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Rockville, Md, Us

Tysons, Va, Us

Responsible for the software aspects of Aquanta's IoT water heater controller. Duties range from implementation to devops to managing partner integration for utility demand response programs. Hands-on technology: Python, AWS and many of its services such as ECS/Docker, Lambda, S3, RDS.

Washington, Dc, Us

Nextility was founded in August of 2009 in Washington, DC by a team of problem-solving energy professionals committed to tearing down barriers to the adoption of renewable energy.Responsibilities• Technology leadership contributing to startup successfully growing from foundation to small business• Technology and IP for product lines as competitive differentiator• Development of monitoring and energy revenue infrastructure• Monitor hardware vendor management and integration, Custom and CoTS• Distributed M2M, Campus wide WLAN networking• Cloud deployment and operations• Solar Thermal and PV O&M• Corporate ITNotable Achievements• Architect of remote monitoring infrastructure• Architect of energy revenue infrastructure• Built software development and hardware integration teams• Implemented software development process and tool chain• Implemented company support desk• Supported angel and two funding rounds• Two patentsHands-on• Python software development• Sencha ExtJS web apps• MongoDB, Postgres, MySQL, SQLite, MSSQLServer• AWS: EC2, S3, RDS, IAM, etc...• Atlassian Jira and related apps• Dropbox integration

Reston, Va, Us

GridPoint, a leading smart grid company, is the pioneer of innovative platform that empowers utilities to optimize electrical grid management, achieve business objectives, increase grid reliability, promote environmental stewardship and fuel the adoption of emerging technology.Responsible for product software development. Supported an unprecedented funding effort through deliverables successfully deployed, operated in production and delivered to end user through contract manufacturer.Product Generations Delivered • G1 - Solar and storage • G2 - Load measurement and control • IDM - Intelligent demand management • GEM - HVAC thermostat control • GHG - ZigBee customer premises equipment controlNotable Achievements • Founding employee • Managed $2.5m '08 budget • Managed product software development • Managed over ten major system releases • Managed software integration of four hardware platforms • Established team responsible for customer oriented development • Established product operations team • Hired the key software architects and developers pre-M&A • The technical due diligence representative for M&A activitiesHands-on • Software development management in .Net/TFS environment • Board bring up w/ MS WinCE Platform Builder • MS embedded VC++ • Serial bridge and relay controller integration (Moxa, ADAM) • Outback power systems inverter and mppt hardware integration

RAS Inc. serves as a corporate entity for various endeavors ranging from consultative services to project oriented software development.Notable Achievements • Revenue: '04 $122,964; '05 $268,363; '06 $20,180 • ComputerWorld Mobile & Wireless Word: Best practices in Mobile & Wireless 2006 Awards. • Staffed and executed USPS Emergency Management System (PEMS) - Supporting 6,000 postal managers, including all 38 officers of the company, 750 executive managers, and all operations management, including over 5,200 major facility managers, key staff, and continuity of operations processing (COOP) leads.Hands-on• Web app front ends• Java, JSPs (J2EE)• Oracle, Postgres• Linux/Windows hosting• SCORM (LMS DoD standard)• Remote DevOps and System administration

Independent Software Vendor manufacturing pixHeat, a digital image processing platform for digicam enthusiasts.Notable Achievements • Revenue: '02 $10,008; '03 $127,763; '04 $112,184; '05 $136,175; '06 $142,790 • Organized legal entity • Managed H1-B INS process • Developed marketing materialsHands-on • Functional modules in Visual C++ • Application installer • XML based help system • Web plug-in Foundry using PHP

Viaduct Technologies was a boutique consultative software development firm that provided bleeding edge internet and mobility solutions to companies such as HP, First Energy and NOVA Information Systems. Over $3.5m in revenue was earned with no start up capital.Notable Achievements • Founding employee • Managed and participated in all proposal activities • Managed the technical aspects of professional service/consultative engagements • Provided technical leadership to staff • Recruited and hired technical staff and manage while managing $20k Monster.com recruiting budget. • Managed development of first of a kind voice interactive game • Spoke at HP E-Speak Developers conference. Boston 2001Hands-on: • Exhaustive web application development • IBM Net.commerce

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One of three initial founding employees of the precursor systems integrator Proxima in November 1992. At the conclusion of 2000, Proxicom generated more than $200m in revenue across approximately 1,700 consultants. Dimension Data acquired Proxicom in 2001 for $448m.Notable Achievements • Managed development of four web based community products • Managed complex deployment of these products to over twenty customers • Managed production staff for the build out of internet sites • Product line eventually valued at over $1m in a deal with Well Engaged • Provided technical support for business development • Conducted technical interviews for staff hiring process • Engaged by Forrester for, "August 1998 Interactive Technologies Strategy Report: Web Best Practices Benchmarked."Hands-on • Java 1.0.2 and beyond! • C • Solaris, HP/UX • HTML/HTTP/CGI

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Acted as software developer at NeXT Computer Inc. a computer software and hardware company that became the Apple Computer Inc. of today. Worked with the technologies that today make up Mac OS-X and the iPhone.Notable Achievements • Provided technical consultation to Disney for DCL's reservation system • Mentored technical staff in objective-C • Implemented user interface for passenger reservation applicationHands-on • Objective-C • Desktop application development with Interface builder • All precursors of XCode & iOS • Sybase, DB2 • NeXTStep System Administration