• Research and development for a proprietary options trading system that makes consistent profits while keeping losses to a negligible amount.• Extensive research into, and analysis and tracking of several options trading programs.• Custom software development using ASP.NET, C#, TD Ameritrade and Tradier APIs (REST, OAuth 2.0). Created unique algorithms/logic not available elsewhere.

• Managed the Platform Support Team. Built up the team, hired new team members. Built team relationships with the Business, Product, Engineering, Architecture, and QA.• Managed production support issues from initiation to release and verification in production. Used Zendesk and Jira to track issues. Connected businesspeople and engineers as necessary to move fixes forward.• Determined impacts of issues though queries and statistics.• Reviewed code, ran queries, and collaborated on solutions.• Documentation for various processes and workflows, application behavior, and internal technical organization and parameters.• Managed Production Incident Escalations.• Building Site Reliability team within Support. Documenting process and procedure.• Managed an overseas software development team in India.

• Improved performance for scheduling dynamically varying loads in electroplating manufacturing lines. Achieved up to 18% gains in production through a combination of optimizations (C++).• Extensive research on the dynamic multiple hoist scheduling and fixed time way (cyclic) scheduling.• Developed a new scheduling algorithm in C++ based on a heuristic model.• Extreme optimization of duplicate electroplating station balancing (C++).• Enhancements to line simulator and scheduler for floating point time values (C#, C++, Python).• Unit testing, bug fixes, enhancements (C#).

• Full ELK Stack 6.4 (Elasticsearch-Logstach-Kibana) deployed in Windows and Ubuntu.• ELK Stack 7.3 deployed in Windows. Configured Logstash pipelines for several sources, including Apache logs and a MySQL database.• Calculator for speeds, positions of 21,787 asteroids. C#/.NET Framework to Excel, based on JPL astronomical data.• Sophisticated Internet log monitoring/alert software, C#, .NET, Visual Studio Code, Windows and Ubuntu versions.• Conversion of 15-year-old large Windows C++ program built with makefile to modern Visual Studio 2017 project.• Business forms creation for industrial client from data (Oracle-Java).

HitTrax is system for monitoring pitches, hits, and catches in batting cages – facilitating analytics, coaching, recruiting, gaming, and tournaments. It is deployed in many countries throughout the world, in the Americas, Europe, Asia, Australia, and New Zealand. My project was conversion of MySQL/PHP system into fully scalable backend running on Microsoft Azure. Wrote MySQL Importer into Azure SQL. Implemented data parallelism strategy that enabled live cutover with zero downtime on a system with dozens of data updates occurring every second. Azure platform development in .NET and C#, with Entity Framework, Dependency Injection. Platform included several websites, applications, and core technologies. Worked in PHP to facilitate cutover. Ported numerous queries into Elasticsearch 5.3 indices updated simultaneously with Azure SQL. These key queries run in Elasticsearch in a one second timeframe, as compared what would have been many minutes on any relational database. Ported several AuthorizeNET services and backend jobs into the Azure system. Also did in-depth investigation on technology to develop HitTrax TV, involving Azure Media Services, Dash.js, Wirecast, and several low-latency techniques for a video chat.

NVIDIA Cuda software architecture and development for advanced data processing orders of magnitude faster than conventional database systems. Architecture for state-of-the-art artificial intelligence simulation based analytics engine. E-commerce architecture and development for the company's powerful pdsCommerce platform, using .NET, Entity Framework, Unity Dependency Injection, Quartz Scheduler, and Azure. Architect and developer for Quantum Search and Dynamic Data Objects, extensive use of features of Elasticsearch (v1.4 - 2.3.4). Architected and developed systems to add B2B capabilities to B2C e-commerce platforms, Demandware and pdsCommerce, combining B2B segmentation with the rich user experiences of B2C websites.

Russell Kennedy Partners specializes in custom enterprise software solutions, including web and database systems, workflow automation, and application integration. The founders, Patrick Russell and Brian Kennedy bring over 55 years experience in the software industry, and have designed systems for many Fortune 500 companies, as well as many midsize and small firms. Enterprise Software, Software Technology Advisory Service, Real Time Social Media Mining and Analysis, Blogger/Influencer Systems

Recruiting speakers, presiding over monthly meetings, interfacing with international organization, managing interfaces with affiliate groups, providing technical education.

Worked with the San Diego AITP President to develop programs and support affiliate relationships.

Developed advanced interfaces to social networking sites, Twitter, YouTube, and Facebook, capable of retrieving, tracking, and analyzing all relevant posts and comments.

MP Partners develops automatic trading systems for stocks and futures, as well as custom indicators for TradeStation.

Renaissance Worldwide specialized in technology recruiting and management consulting (having developed the Balanced Scorecard). In 1997 it acquired Cambridge Software Group, co-owned by Patrick Russell, to build a custom solutions practice. Patrick was Practice Manager, Enterprise Software Solutions Group, and a Director of Technology.

Performance enhancements for several automated processes.

Developed Executive Tracking System for all Y2K Projects for entire Gillette conglomerate.

Lotus Notes applications.

Primary developer of PROMIS system. Served multiple sales channels for sales force to build deals/contracts submitted workflow approvals through 4 levels: district and regional managers, channel VP, and executive VP, depending on a margin calculation. Replication allowed sales force to synchronize even over a phone line. Security/visibility maintained at each level. Served as front-end to SAP.

Several consulting assignments, involving workflow/process improvement software and integration with legacy systems and databases.

Architecture, design, development of custom software and shrink-wrapped products. A top expert in Lotus Notes. Developed many enterprise Workflow applications, integrating with existing databases, applications, and legacy systems. Major technologies: C; C++; Visual Studio; MFC; Windows internals; message hooks; prochooks; NT Server; NetWare; Notes API; HTTP; HTML; Winsock; OLE; Oracle; SQL Server, ODBC.

Cambridge Software Group was a consulting company specializing in workflow applications, Lotus Notes and Domino, Notes API. CSG also had a product line targeted to Notes developers and managers, including the Application Outliner and Formula Editor.

Lotus Notes application development. Put on 3-day Notes training program for executives and developers at Avon.

Developed BITS, an accounting system in Lotus Notes. Notes API work to develop interfaces between Notes databases and mainframe databases.

Tally Systems developed enterprise level asset management software for computer hardware and software (PCCensus and NetCensus), network-based software license metering (CentaMeter), and web usage monitoring (Veranda)

Developed workflow system in Lotus Notes for processing, modifying, and multi-level approvals of investment formulae.

Developed custom Member Services system for a brand new department. Custom workflow routing for types of incidents, through up to 6 stages, with deadlines, alerts and reminders, and escalations. Connection with member database on IBM mainframe.

Developer for Freelance Graphics and LotusWorks.

Developed multi-axis motion control systems, including flame torch CNC cutting machines, sign cutters, grinder, and multi-axis boards with features such as fractional gearing. Programming in Assembly Language, FORTH, and C. Also served as Unix administrator and developed communications utilities in C.

Developed CNC software in 6502 and 8086 assembler, XPL, and C for several models of flame torch cutting machines. Advanced kerf compensation ensure part could be programmed to size but torch path would be automatically adjusted to compensate for flame width. CNC software for automated grinder.