PROFILE

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Architecture Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Enterprise Service Bus, Design Patterns, UML, MagicDraw, Visio, PowerDesigner, Extreme Programming

Programming Java/J2EE (EJB, Servlets, JSP, JDBC, JNDI, JMS, RMI), C#, Python, XML, XSL/XSLT, SQL, PL/SQL, ASP, VBScript, CGI/Perl, C/C++, HTML, JavaScript, CSS/DHTML, shell scripting (sh, bash)

Middleware WebLogic, Tomcat, JBoss, JRun, Apache, AquaLogic Service Bus, Oracle 9iAS, ATG Dynamo, Jakarta Ant, Struts, Hibernate, Web Services, SOAP, WSDL, Velocity, LDAP, MS IIS, COM, IBM MQSeries, ActivePerl, Essbase OLAP Server

Databases Oracle8i/9i/10g, Sybase, SQL Server, MySQL, DB Artisan, Toad, SQL Navigator, TOra

OS Windows 95/98/2000/NT/XP, UNIX (Linux, Solaris, AIX, HP-UX)

IDE/Tools Eclipse, Visual Studio 2003/2005, VisualCafé, JBuilder, Visual SlickEdit, Ultra Edit, HTML-Kit, XML Spy, Arbortext Epic, MS Project, jMeter, jUnit, Rational ClearQuest, DevTrack, JIRA

Source Control CVS (WinCVS, jCVS), VSS, MKS, Perforce

Network Cygwin, pcAnywhere, Tera Term Pro, SecureCRT, FTP, Putty, WinSCP

EXPERIENCE

2010 - PRESENT
J Buzz Real Estate LLC, New York, NY

Founder, CEO, Real Estate Broker, & Software Architect

• Residential sales in Brooklyn & Manhattan
• Design and build applications (web & mobile) and backend systems

2010 - PRESENT
AgentePortal.com LLC, Brooklyn, NY

Founder, CEO, & Software Architect

• Design and build applications (web & mobile) and backend systems

09/08 - 2010
Fillmore Real Estate, Brooklyn, NY

Licensed Realtor® - Residential sales in Brooklyn

• 2009 Rookie of the Year
• 2009 Office Top Producer
• 2009 Top 10 Salespersons (company-wide)

09/06 - 08/08
LEHMAN BROTHERS HOLDINGS, INC., New York, NY

Senior Software Engineer - Fixed Income Technology, Electronic Trading

• Design, build, and maintain applications and backend systems that provide senior management, investment bankers and traders with access to electronic trading activities used to manage the business
• Lead projects in all phases of development life cycle from requirements gathering through deployment
• Mentor and trained junior developers on proprietary and Java/J2EE technologies
• Research new technologies and tools to facilitate development practices

08/04 - 09/06
THE MCGRAW-HILL COMPANIES, INC., New York, NY

Senior Software Engineer / Tech Lead

• Designed, developed, and supported robust, secure, and scalable web applications and database systems
• Collaborated on vision and strategy for systems to be more flexible, scalable, and high performing
• Documented technical architectures and software components using UML
• Hands-on development in both backend and web (Java/J2EE, python, PL/SQL, etc.)
• Assisted with defining/refining development and operational processes to improve quality and efficiency
• Applied software engineering concepts/practices/principles/metrics throughout development life cycle
• Led multiple engineering project teams of 3 to 20 engineers
• Provided technical team leadership (by example), support, and mentoring to team members
• Designed and implemented processes for software debugging, maintenance, and deployment
• Assisted with producing project plans and analyzed requirements to provide reliable estimates
• Reviewed all major software deliverables to ensure architectural consistency across projects
• Participated in hiring process by interviewing candidates and making recommendations to management
• Designed and developed a web application that allowed students, parent, and educators to login, view student assessment reports. Managed an off-shore development team of over 12 developers.
• Acted as integrator of creative vision, business objectives, and technology

Pre-Sales Engineer / Architect

• Authored system and application architectures (UML), engineering estimates, costs, and risk analysis
• Assisted with defining software development estimation and project planning process
• Participated in RFPs by analyzing customer requirements and designing technical solutions
• Assisted in defining sales function and processes, sales presentations, and product pricing strategy

12/03 - 08/04
EMETA CORPORATION, New York, NY

Senior Software Engineer / Technical Architect
(Clients: Financial Times, IEEE, El Sevier, and The McGraw-Hill Companies)

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS (on-site), Chicago, IL

• Developed custom Java applications and system integration with UCP system and eRights software
• Architect for an online journal subscription system

INTERNATIONAL DATA GROUP (IDG) (on-site), Boston, MA

• Developed custom JSP tags to facilitate in building the presentation layer
• Designed and developed database schema and business objects to interface with the Oracle database

THE GLOBE AND MAIL (on-site), Toronto, Ontario, CA

• Designed and developed a user authentication system
• Installed applications including Oracle, Tomcat, Java JDK, and Ant

08/01 - 11/03
UNICAST COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION, New York, NY

Senior Software Engineer / Project Lead
Online Advertising Campaign Management Platform
Web application used by client service representatives to efficiently manage/report on online ad campaigns

• Designed/developed extranet applications using XML/XSL, JSPs, Servlets, and PL/SQL scripts
• Led discussions and design meetings with IT team and senior management
• Translated business requirements into technical specifications
• Authored requirements, assisted with QA plans, and resolved production issues with web applications
• Implemented source code management practices; Coordinated and delivered Development and QA builds
• Migrated an ASP/SQL Server application to JSP/Servlets/Oracle9i
• Served as the liaison for Netcoole to integrate their J-ASP product.
• Coordinated and delivered weekly Development and QA builds
• Technical lead for QA and Product Management by prioritizing issues and allocated technical resources
• Automated build/deployment process with Ant, XML, and batch/shell scripts

02/01 - 07/01
ART TECHNOLOGY GROUP, INC. (ATG), New York, NY

Senior Service Software Engineer
Assisted clients with the ATG Dynamo product suite and Java/J2EE software development.

SCHOLASTIC, INC. (on-site), New York, NY

• Developed Servlets, DSP/JHTML pages, custom java applications and database design/documentation
• Developed a user profile (registration and authentication) and data importing Java application which involved database mapping, flat file parsing, and SQL content loading

HSBC (on-site), Jersey City, NJ

• Developed several custom ATG Dynamo Java applications including DSP/JHTML development
• Addressed issues relating to the integration of the ATG Dynamo package with client's existing environment

08/99 - 02/01
POWERONE MEDIA, INC., New York, NY

Lead Software Developer, Abracat.com

• Developed web applications using Java/J2EE, JSP, XML/XSL, WebLogic, Oracle, PL/SQL
• Full life cycle development including requirements, design, development, QA, and deployment
• Wrote technical specifications and software design documents
• Developed and maintained hundreds of affiliate websites such as NY Daily News and Houston Chronicle

EDUCATION

08/94 - 05/99
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA

05/00 - 11/00
Sun Microsystems, Inc., New York, NY

06/06
BEA Systems, Inc., New York, NY

09/06 - 08/08
Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., New York, NY
IT Training Courses:

05/07 - 10/10
New York Real Estate Institute, New York, NY
Real Estate Salesperson & Real Estate Broker License

COMMUNITY

Awards
01/06
The Salute to Black Achievers in Industry (BAI), New York, NY
The Salute to Black Achievers in Industry (BAI) project was conceived by the late Dr. Leo B. Marsh, a visionary interested in the development of young people and the fulfillment of their dreams and aspirations. His vision was executed by the Harlem YMCA Branch in 1971. Fundamental to the project has been the recognition of African-Americans who have made outstanding contributions as members of the corporate community and enlisted their energies in ways that would provide inspiration, motivation, and hope for youth and young adults.

Nominated by former employer, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (Grow Network)

Service
08/96 - 07/97
The Salvation Army, Pittsburgh, PA
Computer Instructor
Taught teenagers basic computer skills and core Microsoft Office applications

Charity

Walkathons

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