last updated: 19-September-2005
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OBJECTIVES

• To contribute to the conception and completion of software projects.
• To design and develop evolving prototypes that sell and explain ideas.
• To write solid shippable code that's easy to understand, maintain, and extend.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Excellent object-oriented design skills with focus on distributed systems.
• Terrific at troubleshooting, highly organized, and skilled at communicating.
• Excellent writing skills, with experience in advertising and graphic design.

TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE

• Java (9 years), C++ (6), Smalltalk (1), Prolog (1), Pascal (5), BASIC (3)
• J2EE, EJB, servlets, JSP, JSTL, Struts, Swing, JDBC
• RDF, XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, DOM
• IntelliJ IDEA, Resin, Apache, MySQL, Together
• Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash
• Windows, Linux, MacOS X

WORK EXPERIENCE

• Immuexa Corporation
  Bethlehem PA — March 1998 to present
  President and chief architect

  Project lead, architect, and account rep on more than 35 websites, web apps, and Swing applications.
  

  Big Fractal Tangle
  Blogging about life, the Semantic Web, and the software biz.

  Lotus Notes & Domino 5 Development Unleashed
  Chapter 26 - Introduction to Java
  Chapter 27 - Using Java in Domino Applications
  Chapter 28- Using Java and CORBA with Domino
  

   

• Lotus Development Corporation
  Wayne PA — April 1997 to March 1998
  Senior Software Engineer — Wayne Labs — Management Solutions Group

  Lotus Notes and Domino R5
  Worked directly with Iris Associates to add mail tracking and reporting features to core Notes. Became first group outside of Iris to be granted access to the Notes source and be added to the build. Responsible for the Mail Reports system, which allows administrators to request and schedule mail usage reports from a Notes client or a web browser.

  Lotus MailTracker 1.0
  Web-based electronic mail tracking and reporting system using Java servlets and our own homebrew dynamic HTML. Responsible for development of mail reporting interface with flexible tables and drill-down bar charts. Also managed the build and made the install utility.

  IBM Scalable Mail Server
  Adaptation of Prodigy's mail server technology for use by large ISPs, such as IBM Global Network. My team adapted MailTracker and added Web-based service monitoring and mail probing features. Responsible for mail probe interface and overall integration.

   

• Clinitec International, Inc.
  Horsham PA — November 1996 to April 1997
  Programmer / Analyst — Interface Group

  ItemPool Class Library
  Highly abstracted and interconnected class library for using dynamically defined items and multithreaded agents. Uses TCP/IP for agent communication and ODBC for database access.

  Rosetta
  EDI engine for interfacing Clinitec's NextGen medical patient record system with external billing systems. Makes use of ItemPool to flexibly support multiple data protocols such as HL7.

   

• Gravity Systems Inc.
  Bethlehem PA — July 1992 to November 1996
  President, developer, consultant

  Vienna Estimator
  Responsible for design and development of this software package for the creation of mechanical construction estimates.

  Gravity Class Library
  General purpose API for using dynamically-defined persistent items and forms. eEssentially an extension to Turbo Vision that implements the non-agent features of the Gravity architecture.

   

• Gravity Systems
  Bonita Springs FL — July 1989 to July 1991
  Sole proprietor, developer, consultant

  Colony® for OS/2
  Distributed agent-based workflow automation application, which uses the Gravity architecture. Essentially a more intelligent but less established precursor to Lotus Notes and the Web.

  The SFP Program
  Simple job management system for plumbing construction.

   

• Independent
  Alpine NJ — June 1988 to July 1989
  

  Colony® prototype
  Functional demonstration system for Hobart Food Services, which allows maintenance technicians to track repair tasks and materials during site visits and then transmit data for billing and inventory.

  The Gravity Architecture
  Detailed design for implementing autonomous cognitive agents that communicate via their own messaging protocol and process distributed knowledge systems according to contextual rules. Anticipates such technologies as CORBA, HTTP, HTML, Java, and Notes.

   
  

• Independent
  Alpine NJ — November 1981 to July 1983
  

  Vista Bulletin Board System
  Early BBS program for the TRS-80. Allows remote users to log on, exchange email, download and upload files, participate in discussions, chat with system operators, and take opinion polls. Home system operated for two years and received more than a thousand calls.

  
  

EDUCATION

• Lehigh University - BA Computer Science, Philosophy minor - 1984 to 1988, 1992
  Varied curriculum with focus on artificial intelligence, formal systems, and object-orientation.
  Philosophy minor with course work in logical theory, cognition, and philosophy of science.