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President and Chief Architect of a small software research and development startup company. Combining multiple disparate technologies such as the NIST Real-time Control System (RCS), ontologies, artificial intelligence, simulation, and systems dynamics modeling to develop novel techniques and tools for semantic web, ontologies, knowledge management, data.

Conducted multiple project assessments and training sessions on a short-term basis for several clients and internal projects. Application areas included bioinformatics, telecommunications, defense, and e-commerce. Assessments and training were focused on software development process using the Rational Unified Process, requirements analysis, architecture.

Developed high-level business process model for US Bank Home Mortgage. Worked with BA team and business line stakeholders in identifying and defining 91 business processes used in third party loan origination, client management, product management, rate management, and loan funding. Defined a consistent set of common business entities and standard states.

Defined and deployed a new sofware development lifecycle (SDLC) for use by all software projects in the enterprise. The SDLC consisted of a combination of RUP, Scrum, Lean, and XP concepts integrated into an overall framework, coordinated with the major stakeholders and support organizations, and tailorable to meet the needs of an individual project..

(via IconATG) Performed requirements and systems analysis for a systems reengineering effort for Blue Shield of California's public website in conjunction with a major upgrade of core information systems. This included development of use cases, use case models, business rules, and supporting requirements for member, employer, producer, provider, and.

(via IconATG) Performed requirements and systems analysis for multiple US and international mortgage insurance projects. Worked on projects for loan origination, international business reporting, portfolio and project management, contract billing, and customer-specific enhancements. Received more high marks from business unit evaluations than any other.

(via IconATG) Provided analysis, design, and project management to re-engineer the whole person wellness and disease management web site. Worked with various vendors, developers, and internal subject matter experts, to provide detailed specifications for three inter-related projects - a scalable wellness incentive program, integration of multiple.

(via IconATG) Developed the enterprise business model as part of a major business process reengineering program. The model was developed in UML, based on Eriksson-Pinker Extensions, and maintained in an Enterprise Architect shared repository. Developed the majority of the model which was focused on the product development lifecycle, consisting of over 9000.

(via IconATG) Provided analysis for online bill presentment, bill payment, and policy enrollment for health insurance plans (individual, family, and group). This project included integration with existing legacy systems, 4 existing web portals (member, group, broker, and administration), modification of existing business processes, as well as significant.

(via IconATG) Provided mentoring to multiple software development teams the following software development processes: SCRUM, project management, use case development, systems analysis and design, UML modeling, UI design, testing, and deployment for the implementation of multiple web-based applications. Provided (or assisted with) formal training in SCRUM.

(via IconATG) Provided mentoring, analysis, project management, and subject matter expertise for the implementation of Covad's VoIP Automation project. Covad had acquired a small VoIP provider and this project was to integrate the two companies and automate the processes to economically scale the Operations Support Systems (OSS) and their usage. Performed.

(via IconATG) Mentoring and facilitation of a RUP Process Implementation of a large-scale simulation system, on a project consisting of 106 developers. Provided substantial guidance in all RUP disciplines (formerly known as workflows). Tailored RUP to meet the specific needs of the project, attended and facilitated working sessions, reviewed majority of.

(via IconATG) Facilitated sessions and provided requirements, analysis, and high-level designs using Use Cases and UML, for the elaboration phase for the pilot project of a large system reengineering effort for services provided by the State of New Mexico. This project included the integration of a web-based front end and integrated data storage between.

(via IconATG) Coordination, facilitation, analysis, and design for technical architecture for the Integrated On Demand Network (ION) systems. This included custom development of application server and security frameworks for use at the application, component and network layers using multiple languages, multiple standards, multiple ORBs, and multiple vendor.

(via IconATG) Chief object modeler, use case analyst facilitator, business/application architect, and methodologist for a web-enabled, component-based, peer-to-peer, advanced intelligent network (AIN) application. This system is capable of controlling, coordinating and interacting with multiple heterogeneous network elements and legacy systems. Provided.

Systems architect, modeler and integrator on a geographically dispersed major systems reengineering project which included client/server, massively parallel processing, object oriented, and rule-based development concepts. Defined project coordination approaches. Defined development methodologies and processes. Maintained and coordinated software designs..

(via Sai Software Consultants) Test Engineer on large commercial order entry/processing system for MCI Communications. Test lead for a major release. Wrote system test plan and procedures. Performed on-line system testing for major update. Assisted with batch and integration testing.Wrote System Test Plans and Procedures, conducted on-line, batch, system.

Systems Engineer and integrator on large-scale simulation systems and a real-time distributed test system. Defined and developed requirements. Evaluated designs and tested software. Resolved major design problems. Led multi-contractor lifecycle test efforts. Developed software test tools. Wrote software test plans, procedures, and reports. Coordinated.

Instructor for series of undergraduate computational methods courses. Restructured and updated courses. Developed course material. Prepared and presented lectures. Graded exams, homework, and projects.

Software developer, consultant, and systems analyst for a variety of simulation systems. Designed and developed simulation and testbed systems following a self-developed OO methodology (similar to OMT). Conducted research, studies, and analysis. Provided simulation expertise to multiple customers. Authored and edited technical reports. Wrote three winning.

Software developer for nation-wide environmental data collection and reduction on distributed heterogeneous computer systems. Designed and developed software which completely automated data transfer and reduction, from a variety of sources - email, file transfer, direct modem connection. Developed graphical output. Managed multiple computer systems.

System and software developer of data acquisition and analysis systems for meteorological system and sensor research, development, test, and evaluation. Software design and development for automated control, data acquisition, and analysis. Integrated numerous systems. Tested and evaluated multiple sensors and systems. Gave numerous presentations. Computer.

Msie, Industrial Engineering

Course Work -- Manufacturing simulation; Production and operations management; Facilities layout and design; Engineering administration.

Bs, Computer Science

Activities and Societies: Army ROTC