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* Currently remotely working on small short-term contracts due to the Covid situation.* Completed several consulting (C2C or W2) positions as described below.* Developed a .NET based SOA application framework and API. * Redesigned and implemented a customer's existing ASP-VB6-Visual FoxPro Medical Information System into a Service Oriented Architecture-based (SOA) application implementing SSO (Single Sign-On), secure communication, load balancing, self-healing and high-availability. * Developed the architecture of, and implemented a .NET-based service clustering system - load balancer - proxy. With advanced fail-over features, the system can handle any web application, or web service with special support for ASP and ASP.NET, including dynamic virtual directory remapping and masquerading. Supporting any standard TCP/IP services (DNS, FTP, POP3, SSH, SMTP...), the system runs on any convenience PC running Windows and .NET (or Mono), or Linux with Mono.

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• Monitor, acquire communication data and diagnose issues with vehicles mobile communication telemetrysystem (TCU relay system).• Contributed as an Architect to the migration of applications implemented on standard platforms from legacy Data Center environments to leading-edge, state-of-the-art, “Data Center of the Future”. • Helped the various Application Teams adjusting from a classical Data Center (DC) environment to a DC architecture focused on customer self-service implemented using a Cloud Delivery model supported by an hyper-converged infrastructure.• Assist Application Teams in the decommissioning and replacement of legacy applications• Performed analysis and planning of the migration schedules and anticipated challenges• Contribute to defining migration strategies and progress monitoring/reporting (i.e. KPIs) to meet or exceed customer’s expectations• Provided strategic advice to the Application Teams from both an Architectural and a technological perspectives• Contributed critical and independent out-of-the-box thinking to help quickly overcoming challenges to meet commitments and deadlines• Assisted in company-wide technology refresh efforts• Reviewed and helped updating the Application Teams’ remediation schedules and architectural artifacts to minimize the time needed to migrate and maximize the chances of their application(s) going live on-time with no or minimal obstacles.

Santa Clara, California, Us

• Technology refresh of a Midrange (AS/400) based legacy set of proprietary business applications (CRM, ERP, Stockroom management) proprietary applications and corresponding integrations (Logistics, shipping, FedEx, UPS…) and an older Windows & VMware, Office 365 environment. • Based on requirements, designed a new highly available and resilient architecture, mostly cloud-based (Salesforce & Azure) infrastructure (hybrid) managed and supported by a minimal, geographically dispersed, hyper-converged physical environment. • The above environment is cloud vendor agnostic, multi-cloud capable supported by a strong network fabric with continuous data migration and automated Disaster Recovery (DR) mechanisms.• Cloud vendor locking prevention uses a continuous data mechanism insuring that any data created in any cloud application is copied/migrated to a physical data warehouse.• Data privacy and information security is enforced by physical (HSM) FIPS 140-2 Enterprise Key Management (EKM) appliances and the cloud vendor’s BYOK (Bring Your Own Key) feature to insure full control (i.e. access audit logs and lifecycle) of the non-public and secret data.• Currently in the implementation phase.Environment: Mainframe, AS/400, Linux, Windows, Visual Studio, VMware vSphere, AWS, Azure, Azure BI Analytics, Power BI, Office365, Dynamics 365, Salesforce SFCC & SFMC and more…

Southfield, Michigan, Us

• Provided many innovative architectural solutions for several of Ford's large applications design• Worked in the HR, HR-OGC and Finance IT departments. • Resolved many complex security and privacy problems related to protected, PII and secret data subject to regional or governmental jurisdictions (EU China Switzerland). • Took active part in developing POCs for selected vendor products. • Designed the architecture of the application including the selected vendor product(s).• Designed the architecture and contributed to the implementation of the Ford Global eSignature and Digital Signature services (eSig & dSig). o eSig Service includes cloud-based DocuSign enterprise (with DC - based key management) o dSig uses the FIPS-140-2 Digital Signature Appliance (DSA) providing global electronic/digital • Worked extensively with PKI and Security (AD, ADFS, LDAP, SAML2, OATH) • Implemented virtualization (VMware, Kubernetes, Docker) for infrastructure optimization• Involved in the design of complex API-based (web services) Hybrid: multiple Clouds to Data Center (DC) integration [Oracle, Azure, O365/Dynamics & on-prem PCF (Pivotal Cloud Foundry)] using continuous data integration (using Informatica) and other in-house resources to prevent vendor locking and provide Agile cloud vendor switching mechanismsEnvironment: Mainframe, Linux, Windows, VMvare vSphere, DataStage, Oracle DB, SQL Server, TeraData, IHS, WAS, IIS, DataPower, Pivotal Cloud Foundry, Oracle HCM, PeopleSoft, MS Azure, MS Dynamics, O365, EDMS, SharePoint, Informatica and more…

Houston, Texas, Us

A Member of the HP Enterprise Services Organization, I have contributied as an architect and technology leader to multiple aspects of the development of HP’s Enterprise Cloud Services Messaging and Collaboration offering. This offering, the Helion Cloud Services (HCS) is an enterprise-class private cloud based on a proprietary Virtual Private Cloud solution, allowing seamlessly, quickly and securely adding or adjusting the infrastructure and its capabilities to the needs of the various enterprise applications offered as a service – in order to maintain the most cost-effective solution supporting the business needs of HP’s enterprise customers. My key contributions to the team relate to the development of a Migration Factory for the Messaging (Exchange 201x) and Collaboration (SharePoint 201x) as well as working in tight collaboration with the Unified Communications team to develop a portal and its associated automation solutions to support the Customer and the HP Support Team access to these cloud offerings. While working on these main subjects, I developed several innovative solutions to resolve unanticipated problems that have occurred during the deployment of the ECS/Helion Cloud Solution for some of our key customer accounts.

Duabi, Ae

In close collaboration with C-level company executives and EVPs developed and implemented the most appropriate technology strategies to improve immediate and future company competitiveness and growth. Authored many novel ideas in the fields of enterprise, security, enterprise, systems & application architectures. Was the lead architect for two large enterprise ecommerce and incentives management web applications projects for well-known automotive customers (members of the Big Three).

Houston, Texas, Us

Integration Architect for the NVDS (New Vehicle Distribution Strategy) project, a large multi-tier web enterprise application development effort, part of EDS GPSC IT Renewal. POMS (Production Order Management & Scheduling) Componetization project. An effort to extend the POMS application to better support GM globalization efforts using modern, cost-effective Java-based enterprise integration patterns with a web application front-end; promoting code reuse and standardization. Started with the project on 9/2006.[Please see Résumé for details]

* Principal Investigator and author for the winning Air Force AF06-178 SBIR: Prognostics for Switch Mode Power Supplies (SMPS) and Navy N06-007: Prognostic Capabilities for Field Effect Transistors (FET)* Lead scientist and designer for the Electronics System Integration (ESI) core technology product line.* Software architect for the development of the plug and play embedded electronics allowing quick and effective integration of emerging diagnostic and prognostic technologies onto automotive and military vehicles.* Developed ABS (Automated Build System) an integrated fully automated multi-site CMS (Configuration Management System) and Life Cycle Management System using Open Source and custom software/scripts* Architect for BOS (Business Operating System) core software component related to ASTI's Schoolstream Product. Promoted XP (eXtreme Programming) and Agile Methodologies

Detroit, Mi, Us

* Conceptualized the extension of the company flagship Vantage product to offer monitoring and management of web services based enterprise applications.* Created a multi-platform (Windows, UNIX, and Linux) client Software Development Kit for Java and .NET, aimed at simplifying the integration of various legacy programs into Enterprise Applications. In offering a socket-based, a DLL, a COM+ / Automation and a Managed DLL module the kit provided a great interfacing flexibility - allowing older programs (Mainframe, UNIX, Linux, and Windows) to operate seamlessly and securely in the Enterprise Application supported by a JBoss-based software bus.* Contributed several product improvements in Compuware EcoTOOLS and its successor Server Vantage products.

New York, Us

* Corrected all the Y2K problems in a very complex, proprietary administrative & accounting program: Tape Library & Scheduling System for the company Producer Colors Services in Southfield, MI under extreme timing constraints, after two previous failed attempts by teams from competing companies.* Completed the software design specifications for ZipForms 5.1 for the company CBF, Sterling Heights, MI in a very tight time frame.* Completed the Y2K testing of UNIX-based mid-range and mainframe platforms (Siemens Pyramid, SUN, HP, ...). Wrote C/C++ software to test the firmware, the operating system and the applications on various platforms with minimal porting for the IRS in Detroit.* Completed testing on multi-tiered, client-server database applications where the source is not available.

* Head the electronics engineering & design team as well as the software & systems team. * Setup an electronics subdivision for EGS, Inc.* Implemented an integrated multi-protocol UNIX/PC network (TCP/IP, SPX/IPX and UUCP)* Implemented LAN/WAN, Intranet & Internet company-wide network.* Setup a homogeneous redundant network system with secured subnets and direct interconnection to Ford (EGS was a Tier-1 supplier to Ford). * Supervised the setup of ISO900x - QS900x, QSAS quality management procedures for the electronics and software department.* Authored a proprietary system for self-aligning vehicle headlamps (US patent 5,633,710).

Daytona Beach, Florida, Us

* Completed the design of cellular spread-spectrum RF transceivers for wireless networks. * Designed a digital sound input device for PC and compatibles (code name Parrot, sold as SoundMan) for the company Logitech. * Designed the hardware and the software for sound and graphics interfaces (multimedia-digital TV) for PC clones and Apple MacIntosh systems. * Made major contributions in the redesign of a unique electrical CAD software package: SAWS, while consulting for the company Wire Graphics. * Setup and supported several PC-based UNIX (Mark Williams Coherent, XENIX, ) systems and integrated (via TCP/IP networking) them in the back-end with UNIX server(s) [mainly HP (HP/UX) and DEC (Ultrix)]; and the DOS/Windows front-end PCs. This (for the connoisseur ), at the time (1990-94) was no small challenge!...* Became very involved in Linux “hacking” – (kernels 0.9x and later ). Used mostly Slackware, Debian and RH.

New York, New York, Us

* Developed two video/graphic subsystems for the Commodore Amiga and IBM PC computers. Designs included extensive DSP and Digital Television techniques.

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* Supervised company operations with full P/L responsibility while also assuming the management of all R&D activities. * Setup a VMS-based and a (DEC) UNIX based Cluster with high-speed interconnection system to four CIG1100 systems for database modeling and advanced 3D rendering. These systems were used to produce artificial 3D visual effects and pictures for the movie industry at unparalleled speeds. Systems where a mix of DEC-VAX & micro-VAX, SGI and HP systems * Multiplied the company income by almost 3 between 1986 and 1988. Manufactured and customized Real-time 3D Image Generators (CIG 1100) for tank, flight simulators and other scientific applications including virtual reality.* Completed the integration of real-time image generators (CIG1100) in tank simulator (M1A1 Abrahams). * Customers included Honeywell, TSC-Westinghouse, Edwards AFB, MIT and NTSC...

* Directed development of real-time VAX-controlled camera interface system.* Developed a 135 MHz band-Width video overlay/synchronizing systems for special effects.* Conceived ultra-high resolution display techniques. * Completed the integration of real-time image generators (Trillium CIG-1100)) in tank simulator (Leopard II).* Designed and implemented proprietary real-time system software on Mainframes and Minis for dynamic mechanical behavior modeling.* Developed DECNet-based proprietary network management software to integrate the visual system into tank simulators.