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Charlottesville, Virginia, Us

Designed and developed solutions for retail, telemedicine, healthcare, and renewable energy businesses ranging from embedded applications to web based information management systems and e-commerce solutions. Used Ruby/Rails, PHP, Clojure, C#/.Net and C++ with MySQL and PostgreSQL.Deployed and maintained systems on AWS EC2, Rackspace Cloud and Heroku.

Led a team developing registry systems that track and manage carbon emission credits for various nations participating in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Initiated a major reengineering effort to replace the existing ColdFusion and SQL Server based application with an improved system based on Groovy, Grails, and Java.Fostered agile processes and adoption of Scrum methodology. Established continuous integration and test driven development.

Led a team of developers producing software and firmware to drive, manage, and monitor Avir’s open path hazardous chemical detection system. Applied the Scrum methodology, test-driven development techniques, and other software development best practices to quickly establish a cohesive, productive team and deliver a quality solution on a very aggressive timeline.

Burlington, Ma, Us

Serologicals acquired Upstate in 2005 and Millipore acquired Serologicals in 2006.Managed custom development activities for Upstate and subsequently for its parent company, Millipore after it acquired Upstate. Directed teams of internal and outsourceddevelopers building applications using both Java and .Net technologies.Developed a custom e-commerce solution featuring a content management toolset, customized data structures for marketing biological reagents and services, and automated production of the company’s annual catalog.Managed and participated in the development of several Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) solutions, as well as a custom Licensing and Royalties system. Assisted, mentored and provided custom tools for the database administration and reporting staff in the establishment of a data warehouse and reporting solution.

Managed development and technology operations activities for MuseumCompany.com, the online retailer for The Museum Company, the Smithsonian Institution (SmithsonianStore.com) and the American Museum of Natural History (AMNHStore.org).Designed and led implementation of a custom e-commerce architecture based on Microsoft IIS, ASP, VB & COM+ and using XML and MSMQ to integrate with Great Plains and a third party fulfillment center.Managed the development of a Java based store administration toolset using SilverStream. Established ‘best-practice’ methods for development, quality assurance and site/system operations in this highly productive and dynamic organization.

Senior Architect for Value America’s web development and operations (ValueAmerica.com). Led development teams spanning a wide variety of systems and technologies. Mentored development staff and encouraged adoption of good software development practices.Established structured build/test/deployment practices for web applications. Mentored site operations team, establishing standard server configuration scripts, automated monitoring and 7x24 on-site coverage.

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

Solution architect in IBM Interactive Media organization for a number of high profile public web site projects, including: SuperBowl.com, Phil-Mickelson.com, Masters.org, PGATOUR.com and DeanWitter.com. Analyzed requirements, estimated projects, developed proposals and project plans, led programming teams, and managed site-hosting efforts.Led proposal engagements, developed system architecture, and led design and development teams for a variety of IBM projects in the Media and Health industries, including:- a broadcast spot insertion solution for the WB (Warner Bros.) television network;- a web based health care industry solution, that could be customized for commercial healthcare organizations to provide consumer-oriented information and services;- a medical claims processing application that was customized and delivered to three major commercial healthcare organizations.

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

Architect and overall technical lead for the IBM LAN Server development team, responsible for requirements definition, system architecture, and project planning.Technical liaison for LAN Server/400 (LAN Server on AS/400) development.Led an architecture group determining how to integrate DCE, LAN Server and DSOM.Developed and maintained the LAN Server API.