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Bristol, Connecticut, United States

- Hired full time to be a Java language expert and taught Java, Google Web Toolkit (GWT) and Object-Oriented Programming to Oracle Forms developers despite never having previously written in the Java language.- Led development teams that created applications in an in-house Advertisement Sales application suite for ESPN. The suite was eventually chosen by Disney to replace the other Advertisement Sales applications being used by their other business units both domestically and internationally.- Led the development and User Experience (UX) for a Java/GWT-based advertisement logging application.- Independently developed the software, designed the UX and tested a stand-alone application that computes the compensation for sales executives replacing an existing Microsoft excel-based solution that reduced the potential for user errors.- Played a critical role in persuading the architecture team to use emerging HTML 5 technology instead of Silverlight. The Silverlight technology was no longer supported shortly after the technology decision was implemented.- Championed adoption of the Agile methodology.- Recognized as the “go-to” resource when mathematically complex or performant algorithms were needed to be developed across the application suite.- Interviewed, hired and trained the majority of the development team leads.

Middletown, Ct

- Developed a desktop application for ESPN that reduced the average time to reallocate a proposal from over 10 hours to under 30 minutes. Became the development lead by the end of the project.- Assisted on a prototype application that showed .NET's ability to interact with on-line APIs. The prototype was critical in setting technical direction for a subsequent effort.

Shelton, Connecticut, United States

- Wrote the web-based user tool that complimented a desktop-based stock option software application that enabled stock option owners to calculate the effects of different option realization scenarios.- Created a web-based form for corporate insiders to complete their reporting requirements to the SEC within the required 48-hour window.- Developed Excel spreadsheets for ex-pats to determine foreign tax responsibilities due to their option activity.- Created programs that interacted with bug-tracking software to better enable analysis by management.

Middletown, Connecticut, United States

- Encoded the engineering calculations and 3-D mapping for an application that designed blasts for rock quarries.- Wrote a desktop application to track ignition times for explosives used in blasting caps. The application reported to an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system.- Wrote a web-based budget entry and reporting system for a global chemical company.

Old Saybrook, Connecticut, United States

- Created the hardware and software for a high-speed color-sorting system for an anodizing company. Their manual process sorted 1,000 units per hour per employee, the automated system produced 150,000 units per hour per machine. The company eventually purchased 4 machines that were able to be operated by a single person.- Created a keyboard interface for a piece of medical testing equipment.