• Managed a remote team of twelve engineers distributed across Latin America, Eastern Europe and Southern Asia.
• Led development of a distributed, cloud-centric and multi-tenant application (Axcient x360Cloud .
• Led the rearchitecture of an event-driven, cloud-to-cloud messaging pipeline responsible for client data backup and recovery.
• Supported a team of less-experienced developers by mentoring, reviewing code, guiding team meetings and developing proofs-of-concept for knowledge sharing and seeding development.
• Assisted product support with problem remediation and weekly face-to-face contact with Axcient clients.
• Assisted in operations-related tasks including code freezes and weekly product deployments.

Technologies employed: Java, Python, RabbitMQ, Spring Framework, ELK stack technologies (Elasticsearch, Logstash and Kibana), MongoDB, AWS, Oracle Cloud, SQL, Docker, Git, Jenkins, Maven, Windows, Linux (Debian and Ubuntu)

Health Net Federal Services - Java Architect (2017)

• Assisted in the design and development of service provider integrations upon Health Net Federal Services award as managed care support provider for the United States military’s TRICARE West region.
• Assisted in the development of identity and access single sign-on solution integrations leveraging Computer Associates’ SiteMinder.
• Led teams of software engineers through the development of services providing backend functionality for healthcare payer integrations.

Energy Solutions Group - Architect and Integrations Engineer (2018)

• Led development of service architectures for client solutions in the energy efficiency domain.
• Refactored REST APIs to follow RESTful conventions, eliminate inconsistencies and remediate errors.

Eyefinity / VSP - Senior Development Lean (2019 - 2021)

• Participated in product development, writing code contributing to new product functionality and the remediation of errors.
• Assisted with the migration of monolithic architectures to microservices hosted on AWS.
• Led the client toward a culture of rapid integration and repeatable deployments following industry CI/CD best practices.

Technologies employed: Enterprise Java, C#, .NET Framework and Core, JavaScript, TypeScript, Spring Framework, Spring Security, Spring Boot, AWS (EC2, S3, Amazon MQ, DynamoDB), Google Cloud Platform (Compute Engine, BigQuery), CA SiteMinder, JBoss, IIS, Tomcat, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, SQL Server, Docker, Git, Jenkins, Maven, Nexus, Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code, Eclipse, Windows, Linux

• 3-month contract.
• Realigned a prior consulting firm's attempt at delivering a custom learning management system dedicated to physical and emotional wellness.

Technologies employed: Java, J2EE, Liferay, Spring Portlet MVC, JavaScript, jQuery, Tomcat, Oracle, JSON, Git, Jenkins, Maven, Eclipse, Windows

• Assessed existing software development processes and provided recommendations for incorporating best practices, contributing to code integrity and communication between development and business organizations.
• Mentored less-experienced engineering resources on software development and architectural best practices.
• Developed portlets to contribute to Intuitive Surgical's customer support portal.

Technologies employed: Java, J2EE, Liferay, Spring Portlet MVC, JavaScript, jQuery, CSS, Tomcat, MySQL, JSON, Subversion, Eclipse, Windows

• 1-year contract.
• Assisted in the architecture and development of solutions to integrate Jive Software and other social media technologies within Cisco's internal and external product offerings.
• Re-architected and refactored internal applications to follow recognized architectural patterns, sound development practices and consistent software engineering standards.
• Assisted organizations with the choice of technologies and processes for both new and existing software development initiatives.
• Mentored near and offshore development resources on software development best practices, and social media and content management technologies.

Technologies employed: Java, J2EE, Spring, Spring Security, Spring Boot, JAX-RS, Jersey, REST, Jive (on-premises and cloud), Junit, JavaScript, AngularJS, Bootstrap, Node.js, jQuery, Tomcat, Oracle, SQL, JSON, XML, Maven, Ant, Git, Eclipse, IntelliJ IDEA, WebStorm, SOA, Windows, Linux

• Assumed lead architect and lead developer roles in the creation of a service-based revenue management software platform for early
• to mid-staged corporations.
• Developed a modular, component-based server-side architecture using OSGi to accommodate rapidly changing and evolving regulations in the accounting and finance domains.
• Developed a single-page web application client to accommodate a modular server-side architecture and support the dynamic provisioning of a cafeteria-style, service-based product suite.
• Managed contractual resources contributing to Genuiti's technology platform including client
• and server-side engineers and designers.

Technologies employed: Java, J2EE, OSGi, Spring, Spring Security, JPA, Hibernate, JAX-RS, Jersey, REST, Junit, JavaScript, AngularJS, Bootstrap, jQuery, Tomcat, Apache, MySQL, SQL, JSON, XML, HTML, Maven, Ant, Grunt, Gulp, Git, Eclipse, WebStorm, Visual Studio, SOA, SaaS, Windows, Linux

• Assumed lead architect and lead developer roles in engagements with Virtusa clients, creating proofs-of-concept and establishing initial development foundations prior to handing off work to offshore delivery teams.
• Developed the strategic and tactical foundations for Virtusa's enterprise social media solutions, including integration strategies among social and socially-enabled platforms.
• Performed custom client
• and server-side application development for Jive 6 installations. Development included plugins, widgets, and utilities to assist with the migration of content from external systems to Jive.
• Developed proofs-of-concept with the Jive cloud Java SDK to assess strategies for migrating content from on premise Jive 6 installations to Jive's cloud infrastructure.
• Mentored offshore delivery teams on software development and architectural best practices.

Technologies employed: Java, J2EE, Spring, Spring Security, JAX-RS, Jersey, REST, JUnit, Jive 6 and 7 (on-premises and cloud), FreeMarker, C#, JavaScript, AngularJS, Bootstrap, jQuery, OSGi, WebSphere, Tomcat, Apache, PostgreSQL, SQL, JSON, XML, HTML, Maven, Ant, Git, Subversion, Eclipse, Rational Application Developer, Visual Studio, SOA, SaaS, Windows, Linux, Amazon AWS

• 6-month contract.
• Performed custom client
• and server-side application development for Jive 5 and 6 installations with various Social Edge clients. Development included plugins, widgets, and utilities to complement Jive functionality.
• Established Social Edge's software development infrastructure and continuous integration processes, leveraging open source solutions including Git, Maven and Jenkins.

Technologies employed: Java, J2EE, Spring, Spring Security, JUnit, Jive 5 and 6, FreeMarker, JavaScript, jQuery, Tomcat, PostgreSQL, SQL, JSON, XML, HTML, Maven, Ant, Git, Jenkins, Eclipse, Windows, Linux, Amazon AWS

• Extended 12-month contract.
• Re-architected ProSchools' J2EE-based learning management system (LMS), facilitating the online delivery of accreditation courseware for the insurance, real estate and mortgage lending industries.
• Maintained LMS and proprietary courseware development tools for compliance with Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System (NMLS) regulations.
• Overhauled ProSchools' software development environment to accommodate continuous integration, introducing source code management and an automated build and release mechanism leveraging open source technologies including Maven and Hudson.

Technologies employed: Java, J2EE, Spring, Spring Security, JUnit, JavaScript, jQuery, Tomcat, PostgreSQL, SQL, XML, HTML, Maven, Ant, Mercurial, Hudson, Eclipse, Windows, Linux

June 2011 – December 2011, March 2008 – June 2010

• Multiple contracts combined with full-time employee status.
• Extended Jive Clearspace to facilitate social, community-based functionality within Regence's Web-based member portal, myRegence.com.
• Developed identity management and single sign-on (SSO) solutions to provide other Blue Cross Blue Shield affiliate members access to Regence's Jive community resources.
• Assisted in the design and development of member
• and provider-oriented products and services accessible through Regence's Web-based member portal.
• Assisted in the design and development of Regence's Employer Based Reporting (EBR) initiative, a rich Internet application (RIA) responsible for surfacing healthcare payer plan and member data via an interactive, graphical medium.
• Designed and developed EBR's secure access layer, leveraging Spring Security to gate access to reporting functionality based upon user roles retrieved from LDAP services.

Technologies employed: Java, J2EE, Spring, Spring Security, JUnit, Jive Clearspace, FreeMarker, JavaScript, jQuery, ActionScript, WebSphere, Tomcat, Apache, SOAP, PostgreSQL, Oracle 9, SQL, XML, HTML, Maven, Ant, Subversion, Eclipse, Rational Application Developer, Windows, Linux

• 12-month contract.
• Architected and developed a Google Web Toolkit-based rich Internet application (RIA) responsible for aggregating, reporting and managing errors and messages raised from distributed heterogeneous systems.
• Assumed roles as project architect and technical lead, mentoring team members in agile software development methodologies and continuous integration practices.

Technologies employed: Java, J2EE, Spring, Spring Security, Google Web Toolkit (GWT), SmartGWT, Tomcat, Oracle 11, XML, Maven, Ant, ClearCase, Hudson, Eclipse, Windows, Linux

• Assisted in the architecture and development of Web-based software to facilitate the electronic preparation and submission of federal grant applications within academic institutions.
• Developed the means by which grant applications are submitted to federal agencies, marshaling data to XML for submission via SOAP and published Web service interfaces.
• Leveraged agile software development methodologies, planning and implementing Cayuse product functionality in an iterative manner.
• Developed the means by which grant application data is marshaled between server and client systems, from persistence in a database to its programmatic availability for viewing within the context of a Web browser.

Technologies employed: Java, J2EE, Spring, JUnit, Tomcat, Apache, SOAP, PostgreSQL, Hibernate, SQL, XML, Ant, Subversion, Eclipse, Windows, Linux

• Designed and developed SignaCert’s “Integrity Management Model”, a service-oriented architecture (SOA) responsible for harvesting integrity metadata, submitting metadata to a database leveraging Web service interfaces, and verifying system integrity by computing ad hoc hash values to compare against those maintained in the “white list” database.
• Designed the XML and database schemas accompanying SignaCert’s integrity metadata database, including the development of a corresponding Java object model for persistence via Hibernate.
• Authored provisional patent applications, contributing to SignaCert’s intellectual property portfolio.
• Participated in standards bodies (specifically the Trusted Computing Group) to develop industry standards applicable to SignaCert’s Integrity Management Model.

Technologies employed: Java, J2EE, Spring, JUnit, Tomcat, Apache, SOAP, MySQL, Hibernate, JDO, SQL, XML, Ant, Subversion, Eclipse, Windows, Linux

• Acted as the primary developer for Tripwire's File Signature Database (FSDB) initiative, a means of assessing system integrity by leveraging a "white list" repository of file "signatures" (cryptographic hash values), later to be spun off as a separate business entity, SignaCert.
• Participated in agile software development practices, developing FSDB software by defining and implementing stories within the context of short, sprint-like iterations.
• Designed and maintained the database schemas accompanying the FSDB, including the development of corresponding Java object models for persistence via a combination of JDBC and Java Data Objects (JDO).

Technologies employed: Java, J2EE, Tomcat, SOAP, DB2, JDO, SQL, XML, Ant, ClearCase, Windows, Linux

• Architected, developed and served as the technical lead for Informix's Java-based platform
• and product-neutral software installation framework.
• Participated as an Expert Member on Sun Microsystems' JSR 38 specification development team.
• Acted as the technical lead and focal point for Informix i.Foundation installation-related applications and technologies.

Technologies employed: Java, InstallShield, Informix, ClearCase

• Designed, developed, tested and maintained Forté product installation applications for UNIX and PC/Windows platforms employing Java, InstallShield and shell scripts.
• Automated processes related to the packaging and distribution of software via multiple distribution media.

Technologies employed: Java, InstallShield, Perl, RCS, Windows, UNIX

• Acted as the technical lead and primary developer for Sybase's SyBooks initiative, the migration of Sybase documentation from FrameMaker to SGML for viewing within an SGML browser.
• Designed, developed and maintained Sybase's product-neutral installation application for UNIX platforms.
• Developed client utility applications bundled with Sybase Open Client.

Technologies employed: Perl, SGML, FrameMaker, CVS

• Developed internal utilities using REXX to assist IBM's information developers.
• Authored documentation for IBM DB2.