I am a Senior IT Consultant and Software Engineer with extensive experience in global software development as well as in the modernization of legacy applications.I am a proficient and experienced software developer, and have led the development of key IBM products such as the ibm.com Enterprise portal. My experience includes development of applications and leading development from the early requirements phases through final user acceptance. I am proficient in all phases of the Software Development Life cycle (SDLC) including analysis, architecture, design, application development, testing, and maintenance. I am a well-organized team leader and have successfully led multiple large groups from the U.S. and India in both development and modernization undertakings.I help large clients by supplying road-maps and architectural direction in order to modernize and build more efficient and flexible systems. I am an expert in using tooling for the analyzation of a legacy code base as well as in business rules extraction in order to understand the core business quickly. My expertise also includes integration architecture as clients need to build new system components over time while keeping their legacy systems alive and working with the new components.I am certified as an IT Specialist with IBM and The Open Group. I am also recognized with distinction of “Master Inventor” based on contributions to patent portfolio, mentor-ship of others, and work on patent review boards. My contributions to the IBM patent portfolio includes many patents in the areas of Big Data and Analytics, software development, and in modernization architecture.Please contact me at jbostick22@gmail.com.Languages:J2EE, Java, SQL, HTML, JavaScript, Node.js, C, C++Expertise:Development, Consulting, Architecture, Estimations, Legacy understanding and modernization, innovation (~200 patents filed).Development Tools: RSA, RTC, CAST, Relativity, Microfocus, X-analysis, MobileFirst