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Supported the Information Technology Group by investigating and implementing a SonicMQ messaging environment for application integration and executed SonicESB governance and architecture activities* Created and executed governance process for SonicESB custom service type releases as part of initial SOA effort to increase application code reuse* Coordinated creation of naming standards for ESB application artifacts* Consulted on design documentation and issues with top level service and process artifacts and reduced rework effort for application teams* Implemented and supported central messaging environment, SonicMQ, on Solaris and Linux servers for JMS based application integration to support real time transactions and near real time data feeds to a data warehouse* Executed upgrades and operational support and also advised applciation teams on design issues for JMS client applications* Consulted with business unit architects and application development teams to coordinate use of message service* Trained and mentored India based personnel to take over all support and operational activities and reduced support costs

Documented, implemented, and executed SCM activities for web portal project for the Information Technology Group* Performed critical role in achieving CMM L3 certification and contributed to a controlled release process* Co-authored Software Configuration Management Template for IT* Advised development organizations on SCM activities

Performed middleware prototype, research and support activities including coordinating the consolidation of web based applications for Professional Services business unit from multiple uncontrolled environments to central IT managed NT web server environment* Reduced number of servers and cost of PS web site* Contributed to IT Application Integration Strategy with "Strategy for Event Based Application Integration" and "An Architecture to Support Application Integration" white papers* Coordinated application certification testing for new releases of client side Oracle SQL*Net. Interfaced to deployment organization to provide deployment package. Reduced client side version conflicts.* Designed and coded a C++ single sign-on prototype. Defined interface to stored procedures for supporting administrative tool. Developed a DLL for applications to use authentication.

Developed products for the Financial Product Engineering group.* Designed, documented, tested, and supported assembly language firmware modules for an in-lobby currency dispenser* Conducted feasibility research and designed, documented, and tested firmware modules for a financial dot-matrix passbook printer. Recognized for achieving schedule despite unexpected manpower loss.* Designed, documented, and unit tested assembly language firmware modules of an integrated CRT terminal to communicate with a magnetic stripe reader. Organized, documented, and carried out the integration test of the firmware for the CRT terminal and documented results.