Java Point of Sale software team - The POS system is created in-house and evolves with changes to the marketplace, laws, and business initiatives. * Implementing discount functionality for our custom order system * Providing system expertise to evaluate vendors for third-party applications * Converting our credit system for multiple brands (both US and Canadian) from magnetic strip to EMV compatibility * Co-authoring the discount mechanism for determining best deals based on the items that are added to a transaction against the list of available discounts * Building a front-end for database entry of complicated discount set up * Applying best practices to previous code (as we touch it) and to current code * Working with a team of developers on-site, remote and off-shore * Providing code reviews for peers * Designing upcoming code changes and documenting the design * Creating and running tests for my updates * Updating the front-end of the POS software * Updating business requirement back-end processes * Working with XML data and database data (from UNIVERSE and Oracle systems) * Improving performance of algorithms to reduce processing time for best deal permutation calculations * Working with management to determine how to best meet the needs of the retail environment for customers, store personnel, and management needs

I managed a team of developers that provided customizations for a document control software system (Windchill) for the Engineering division and International Space Station division at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

Implemented changes to Content Management System. Followed formal software lifecycle procedures.

Contracted with The Carlson Company working as the Lead Java Developer at Court Specialists in Friendswood, TX. Maintained and improved the court management software created at Court Specialists.

Wrote prototype software for next-generation space vehicle (through NASA's Johnson Space Center's R&D department) to take telemetry data and determine how to fly itself. Used artificial intelligence methodologies to examine decisions based on data received. Wrote educational software for an online classrooms. Converted Java code to C++ code.