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KEY QUALIFICATIONS
- Research comparing security vulnerabilities as manifested in various programming languages.
- Database programming: C, Perl, Java, JDBC, Hadoop, stored procedures, and SQL scripts for Oracle, SQL Server, and MySQL.
- Client/Server programming using both traditional listen/fork and boss/worker multi-threaded patterns.
- Web programming using HTML/XHTML, XML, XSLT, CSS, servlets, JSP, JavaScript, AJAX, and PHP.
- Team player and leader, effective oral and written communication; customer-oriented and a problem solver.
- Secret clearance.
EDUCATION
Master of Science, Computer Science
Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA December 2004
Bachelor of Arts, History
University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA June 1979
EXPERIENCE
Programmer Analyst, USC Information Sciences Institute 2005-Present
- Wrote map/reduce Hadoop jobs implementing a K-Means algorithm in Java for network bandwidth experiments. (Abstract for paper accepted for the 2009 I/ITSEC conference.)
- Ran performance tests using OneSAF in a clustered environment.
- Developed and deployed a PHP and MySQL application to process errata for the RFC Editor.
- Redesigned the database schema and enhanced PHP workflow application for the RFC Editor.
- Assisted Criticality-Sensitive Coordination (CSC) Project with trade show web demonstration using AJAX.
- Software development, analysis, and support of Joint Experimentation on Scalable Parallel Processors (JESPP) Project for USJFCOM J9 Directorate and HPCMP.
- Wrote two research papers describing results of the project and lessons learned.
- Java programming utilizing Java Server Pages, servlets, JDBC, and RMI for OLAP enhancements to the Scalable Data Grid (SDG) on the MySQL database management system.
- Additional programming using C/C++, Perl and shell scripting in Linux environment.
Financial Aid Office Graduate Assistant, Teaching Assistant, Loyola Marymount University 2003-2004
- Assisted instructor of undergraduate course in operating systems by reviewing background material on Unix and C programming and grading student homework assignments.
- Assisted staff with data cleanup using Access, FoxPro and Banner.
- Provided desk support, installation of software and printers for Windows NT/2000.
Consultant/Software Engineer, Sierra Systems Group, Inc. 1994-2002
Succeeded in multiple rolls for a variety of projects
- Designed and developed systems using C, Java, shell scripts, HTML, CSS, XML, XSLT, servlets, JSP, JavaScript, TCP/IP, Transact-SQL, Oracle, Pro-C, JDBC, and J2EE (WebLogic) for Unix, HP/UX, Linux, Windows NT/2000 platforms.
- Used Apache and IIS web servers to ensure W3C standards compliance.
- Designed and implemented relational database for client-server interface to legacy IMS database.
- Performed system analysis and user requirements gathering.
- Technical team leader, code librarian (RCS and PVCS), build coordinator, and test team leader.
- Lead technical team for a Y2K project that successfully designed, developed, and deployed the replacement system so the client organization could continue operations.
- Mentored junior staff.
- Utilized structured programming and object-oriented programming methodologies including UML Use Cases.
Professional Staff/Software Engineer, PRC Public Sector, Inc. 1992-1994
- Convinced project team to use UDP for client-server architecture for LAPD 911 dispatch system.
- Designed and implemented state table pre-processor tool for message switching between system components.
- Wrote new I/O routines in C for legacy Fortran code ported from PDP-11 to VMS.
- Integrated third-party hardware into dispatch system to support Voice Radio Switch.
- Performed integration testing.
Programmer/Analyst, Systems Programmer, USC Information Sciences Institute 1981-1992
Initially hired on as an operator and promoted to programming positions of increasing responsibility
- Applications programming and maintenance: Pascal, Assembler, C, scripts for applications on Tops20 and Unix.
- Provided end-user technical support.
- Wrote service request tracking system.
- Provided operations support for Tops20 and Tenex.
- Implemented production version of an experimental email system. Co-authored RFC 1168 to document the system.
CERTIFICATIONS and PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
- Sun Certified Programmer for the Java™ 2 Platform, 2001
- Member IEEE Computer Society
- Member Association for Computing Machinery
