Performance Consultant – • Provided business performance and availability metrics to the Office of the Chief Information Officer at the United States Patent and Trademark Office. • Gathered metrics from data sources including, java, custom log files, RESTAPIs, etc.• Created reports for executive staff to use in capacity planning and budgeting. • Installed and administered the AppDynamics performance monitoring solution. This application, along with Splunk provided rapid… Show more Performance Consultant – • Provided business performance and availability metrics to the Office of the Chief Information Officer at the United States Patent and Trademark Office. • Gathered metrics from data sources including, java, custom log files, RESTAPIs, etc.• Created reports for executive staff to use in capacity planning and budgeting. • Installed and administered the AppDynamics performance monitoring solution. This application, along with Splunk provided rapid problem resolution for the customer’s java and thick-client application – cut time for root-cause analysis from days to sometimes minutes. • Investigated the causes of system performance degradation and outages using commercial and team-developed tools, then recommend temporary fixes and permanent solutions. • Worked with application developers and database administrators to find performance issues with JVMs and databases (slow calls, memory leaks, connection leaks, service host). • Worked with network management to specify notification parameters and methodologies. • Found solutions for numerous application issues that affected the submission and approval of patent and trademark applications. Earlier assignments: • Designed, installed, and maintained network management system for the worldwide computer network for a major pharmaceutical company. • Analyzed performance tests and provided performance reports for the public facing websites of a major petrochemical company and a multi-national bank. Show less

Network Management Consultant – Designed, installed, and managed the network management tools for a major integrated circuit manufacturer’s global computer network. The tool set included OpenView and AIXmanagement software. Investigated and recommend software to manage DNS services.

SSDS: Fayetteville, NC 1994 to 1995Consultant – Member of a team that designed and configured an early Windows network for Special Operation headquarters that supported various operations.

Team Lead – Led a team of eleven people and managed an annual budget of $6 million. Successuflly designed and installed Novell and TCP/IP network for NCR’s personal computer division. The network was multi-protocol and utilized early router and switching equipment. Was also responsible for specification, selection, installation, configuration, and maintenance of the telephony switch and network.