## BIO
SUMMARY OF SKILLS: § In-depth knowledge of Internet and World Wide Web technology § Solid entrepreneurial skills and experience § Cross-discipline knowledge of information architecture, design, technology and business § Proven ability to lead and manage teams effectively in mission-critical environments § Solid development skills with Microsoft technologies and methodologies § Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal § Exceptional conceptual, analytical, critical, and creative abilities AREAS OF EXPERTISE: § Business strategy development § Needs assessment and specification documentation § Information architecture, navigation and information design § Interface design, interaction design, customer experience § Usability testing § Web application design and development using Microsoft technologies § Database-driven web sites § Management of customer relationships § Data modeling and database design § Application development concepts and methodologies PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: March 2000 – Present Manager, Web Services Spacenet Inc. Ø Responsibilities include establishing intuitive information hierarchies, databases and effective user interfaces for web sites and information systems that integrate processes and streamline operations. Part of the project development process includes: o User discovery and needs analysis o Project management o Database design and development o Application architecture and development o Navigation design, information hierarchy, and taxonomy o Prototyping and user testing o Interaction with Client, Design, and Production teams to complete projects successfully Ø Implemented a company-wide web design and development process that brought Spacenet to the Internet age. Created own abstract prototyping and flowcharting notation. Developed e-commerce architectures and strategies for business-to-business and business-to-consumer applications for clients such as Spacenet’s Customer Portal, HelpMe! Trouble Ticket System and InstallNet. Responsibilities’ included analyzing the information needs of departments and clients, writing proposals, designing web solutions, and managing web development projects to successful implementation. Ø Developed n-tier web applications using Visual Interdev ASP, Visual Basic 6, MS SQL Server 7.0 & 2000, COM/COM+/DCOM, JavaScript, ADSI, LDAP and MTS. Ø Designed and implemented integration of VACS / MVACS / Spacenet Customer Portal and SAP/R3 using Business Connector, XML and DCOM. Ø Designed and developed real time web based analytical reporting application using Business Objects and Web Intelligence infrastructure integrated with SAP/R3. August 1999 – March 2000 Sr. Web Developer Virtualogic Inc. Ø Developed [login to view URL] using ASP and COM. This application enables Marriott Customers who are signed up with their Rewards program to check on the status of their account, make changes, and add/edit their personal profile over a secure web connection. The application has an Oracle 7.3 database backend. Ø Worked in a lead position for Marriott’s SDS Travel Spending Division. Developed a secure web-based reporting solution with Crystal Reports 7.0 ActiveX objects and Oracle with the ability to save the results/email the results in several formats including HTML, Excel, Word and plain text. Ø Developed an ‘Issue Tracker’ application for Marriott’s SDS Travel Spending Division. The application was initially developed for temporary use on one project but because of its ease of use and scalability it has become a permanent part of Marriott’s Intranet. This ASP & COM based application is currently being used across several departments to manage defect & enhancement reporting for current projects. Ø Upgraded Marriott Rewards Data Warehouse web application. Initially developed by PWC, the application had some major security issues. Developed several COM objects and ISAPI libraries to resolve all issues and make the application secure. December 1997 – August 1999 Web Developer Technology Training Consortium LLC Ø Full life cycle development of several ASP web applications and projects. These applications handle the [login to view URL] online registrations and bookstore providing secure electronic transactions over the Internet. Ø Developed web based Sales’ Leads Tracking application. Ø Developed cutting edge distance learning applications with multimedia enhancements, i.e. voice/ video over IP, web based secure testing engines. Ø Developed training room scheduling application, which involved multiple states and time zones. May 1996 – November 1997 Network Administrator/Webmaster Web Weavers Inc. Ø Maintained and supported various BackOffice Products including Windows NT 4.0 Server, MS Exchange Server 5.5 and System Management Server 1.2. Ø Provided routine administrative support to the users including software and hardware upgrades. Ø Created and maintained web content for corporate clients. Ø Set up and configured IIS on clients’ servers. Ø Configured and maintained MS SQL 6.5 database server for web development. Ø Developed website mockups using Adobe Photoshop. September 1993 – May 1996 Undergraduate Computer Consultant University of Maryland, College Park Ø Assisted users with problems on campus computer facilities, dealing with both hardware and software related problems. EDUCATION: January 1997 – July 1998 University of Maryland at College Park Bachelor of Science degree awarded in July 1998 Major: Computer Science January 1993 – December 1996 University of Maryland at College Park Bachelor of Engineering degree awarded in December 1996 Major: Chemical Engineering TECHNICAL SKILLS: Programming Languages: C, C++, C#, Visual Basic 6.0 & .NET, Javascript, VBScript, ASP, ActiveX DLL, COM/COM+/DCOM, T-SQL, DHTML, HTML and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) Development Tools: MS Visual Basic 6.0, MS Interdev 6.0, MS Transaction Server, MS SourceSafe 6.0, IIS 5.0, Index Server 3.0, Dreamweaver Ultradev, FrontPage 2000 and Adobe PhotoShop 6.0 Database Systems: MS SQL Server 7.0/2000, MS Access 97/2000, Oracle 8i Operating Systems: DOS, Windows 3.X/95/NT/2000 CERTIFICATIONS: MCSD, MCDBA
## Area of Expertise
C, C++, C#, Visual Basic 6.0 & .NET, Javascript, VBScript, ASP, ActiveX DLL, COM/COM+/DCOM, T-SQL, DHTML, HTML and Cascading Style Sheets
