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Huntsville, Al, Us

Huntsville, Alabama, Us

Huntsville, Alabama, Us

Coordinate the work of technical people of various engineering disciplines (software, embedded, electrical, mechanical) on a particular project to ensure that all parts come together as plannedWork directly with the customer to define accurate requirements and interfaces for systemsPromote clear communication between the customers, stakeholders, engineering, and technician teamsSpecialize as a high-level Software Engineer for the Rapid Prototyping & Production Group (RPPG)Create software functional specifications, detailed designs, and test plans for software projectsParticipate in cross-discipline IPT meetings as well as software-specific design reviews and code reviewsImplement software solutions to technical problems or tasks for a wide variety of contract needsHelp plan and administer a portion of the technology and IT infrastructure required to do our work

Bridgewater, New Jersey, Us

Key member of a mid-sized commercial product software development teamDatabase designer who directly supported product development teams totaling about 20 developersDesigned and developed database utilities for upgrades, maintenance, and performance tuningProvided engineering level support for the Customer Support team for customer database problemsTraveled to domestic and international customer sites to diagnose database issues or aid in planningPeriodically taught an accelerated system administration and configuration course for our productResearched and selected computer infrastructure equipment (servers, SANs, UPSs) for purchaseManaged about 25 physical servers used by the support, development, testing, and training teamsAttended the design reviews of other developers and provide feedback and code reviews Regularly reviewed product documentation and manuals for technical accuracy and clarityCreated a product Knowledge Base and contributed technical articles to promote knowledge transferHelped encourage clear communication between the Customer Support, Development, Product Management, Systems Engineering, and Testing teams

Designed, built, managed, and maintained advanced websites for businesses, nonprofit organizations, and individualsFormulated requirements, designed, developed, tested, and maintain a variety of websites and software applications for numerous commercial and non-profit customersI designed and wrote a system with a number of very useful online features to help non-technical people easily manage a school's dynamic website. The system automates common school-related needs such as Schedulable Dynamic Homepage Content, 'Story of the Day', Photo Galleries, and Document Serving.I designed, built, and help maintain a complicated dynamic website for a medical insurance company. The website is one of the primary means of supplying 3 different groups of users with the latest and most appropriate version of an array of forms and documents.I designed and built a very involved online custom Practice Management System for a small audio technology business.

Aided the IT Director in designing and building a data management infrastructure system, as well as desktop and web applications for use throughout the school districtAdministered Active Directory and Group Policy across 11 locations throughout the districtConfigured and installed 15 new servers, as well as networking, firewalls, and VPN systemsDeveloped requirements for, designed, built, tested, and maintain over 12 custom applications (desktop, client/server, and web-based) covering a broad range of information management purposesUtilized high-level database and application design and performance tuningTook measures to ensure data availability, integrity, and confidentiality in a highly distributed environmentCoordinated multiple concurrent projects, and focused the work of other employees

Completely revised and rebuilt an older software product that was designed and used internally to keep track of all historical data related to customer technical supportCreated a new desktop application with a strong database back end to be used across the company’s LANLearned thorough testing techniques for mission-critical software

Designed and built a completely custom "practice management system" for the businessDJ-related work consisted of managing booked events, directing other employees, traveling to customers, setting up and testing sophisticated sound and lighting equipment, playing and mixing music as well as operating sound devices and programming lighting devices during eventsDiagnosing and repairing equipment, and periodically purchasing new music for company useOther duties included designing and maintaining the company’s website