Robert E. Email & Phone Number

Remote

Fort Detrick

• Supported the government client in capturing the intramural medical research proposal data, providing mission critical medical supply data, and disseminating information pertaining to medical and research service.
• Led two development teams consisting of twelve developers to accomplish tasks including: budget control, production timetables, weekly and monthly progress reporting, client/team coordination
• Identified requirements in coordination with the client, developed and maintained project plans, and set project priorities for each of the 40+ web applications as they ran through their respective life cycles
• Balanced the workloads of team members to ensure all deliverables were provided to the client in a timely manner and of the highest quality
• Developed status reports to provide the client with visibility of all timetables and the progress of all deliverables via project plans
• Mentored junior level team members to assist them in developing robust skill sets

• Designed and developed software solutions for the United States Coast Guard.
• Engineered java based windows service to allow for remote control of data feeds via email
• Reconfigured the application server to use the latest versions of Java, Tomcat, and Apache

• Played a key role in the JMAR release process by improving the build, deployment, and release infrastructure. Responsible for ensuring that releases were being correctly packaged and deployed to the development, QA.
• Managed the processes behind the compilation and deployment of software packages through all stages of the Software Development Life Cycle
• Implemented an automated approach to reduce the amount of human interaction required at different stages of the SDLC
• Standardized the processes behind the software maintenance cycle
• Restructured the code repository to more accurately reflect the production environment and facilitate higher quality development
• Revamped the build process to increase productivity

• Led a Java development team in producing high quality e-solutions for internal business units to streamline the sales and renewal of insurance policies.
• Managed and tuned databases to increase performance, improve data integrity and recoverability, and provide more rigorous security controls
• Developed a service oriented solution that allows the e-commerce team to interface more efficiently with vital legacy systems
• Restructured Oracle databases to increase fault tolerance and data integrity to minimize the impact of data corruption or loss
• Improved database security by removing unnecessary privileges from all users and assigning users specific roles
• Performed code reviews to ensure code that was used by multiple systems was well written, efficient and well documented

• Worked with a team of individuals to develop and enhance a web application used by insurance firms for application processing, underwriting, and illustrations.
• Designed and implemented an Outlook style calendar and meeting feature using AJAX, to be used by insurance agents to track client meeting and callbacks.
• Developed an IGoogle-like, tabbed widget, interface to allow clients to access vital information quickly and from one central screen
• Engineered and implemented a web application that added a graphical interface to the internal build and deployment processes

• Worked with apprenticeship program training juniors and seniors from Philadelphia’s inner city high school in Computer Architecture, Computer Programming, and Oracle Administration
• Guided students while they completed projects designed for them by corporate engineers.
• Made recommendation on how to improve upon the program so the students would benefit the most from their efforts
• Conducted lectures on Java, C# and VB.Net for the Buck County Community Colleges Continuing Education Program