Lester Pieniazek     Contact   15505 Chicory Way Alpharetta, GA 30005 678.624.9394 email: lespzek@yahoo.com web site: www.edenllc.com Word 2K version Text version     Objective     Senior role in an innovative, growing firm       Summary   Proven ability to understand needs and to produce solutions. Full life cycle expertise delivering complete systems in multiple industries. Form, mentor, and lead effective, efficient teams and processes. Over 20 years of broad, in-depth, hands-on experience and expertise. Motivated, team-oriented, self-starter committed to quality and productivity.       Project Experience     Some projects span employers. CollaGenex Data Warehouse, 2001-2004: Database and services to integrate customers, sales, and licensing. Streamlined process and ensures compliance. Analyzed business needs and developed Requirements, Object Model, and Architecture. Integrated interfaces and processes with vendors. JAD, RUP/UML, Rational Rose Designed, developed and hosted services to validate and verify contact and license information and to update other systems. Java, J2EE, MySql, Linux, Linux Admin, OSX, Siebel, IMS Designed, developed and hosted Web Application to browse sales and contact. Includes dynamic reports of sales trends, contacts, activity. Java, J2EE, Struts, Apache, JSP/Tomcat, MySql, Linux, NDC Eden Components, 2001-present: Extendable suite of components and tools for complete, dynamic web applications that publish data sets with moderate complexity. Reduce risk, provide rapid development and easy maintenance. Designed and built java packages that factor out standard patterns. Functionality includes: Generate and process edit and query forms for objects, Manage request and user context., Generate dynamic SQL, Manage connections and queries, Present timed data in variety of formats, Generate data access objects, Email and messaging. Java, J2EE, XML, HTML, SQL, SMTP Designed and built Code Generators that use a common description of business objects to create Java, HTML, SQL, and Data Lists. Reduce time and ensures correctness. C++, Java, HTML, SQL, Linux, OSX, Windows Applied these to design and develop various web applications: calendar, contact manager, booking manager, church scheduler, site link manager, marketing contact manager, lacrosse team info. C++, Java, J2EE, JavaScript, XML/XSL, Apache, JSP/Tomcat, Struts, CSS, MySql, Linux, OSX, Windows Asset Management Business Engine, 2002: Services to manage personal computer equipment for large telecommunications company. Streamlines turn around, improves oversight, and ensures compliance. Analyzed business needs and developed Requirements, Processes, Object Model, and Architecture. JAD, RUP/UML, Rose Designed and built automated back end services: business event engine; feeds to/from HR, Asset Insight.; configurator for allowed equipment; automated messaging. Java, J2EE, JavaScript, XML/XSL, Oracle, SQL Server, Linux, Windows Designed and built web interfaces to review and manage asset status. Java, J2EE, JSP, Oracle, JSP, SQL Server Contracted and directed subcontractors Trasent CRM, 2001: Web application for creating and managing marketing campaigns for financial institutions. Features included Contacts, Email notice, Tailored document engine, Campaign Definition. Architected, built, and operated application. Used components to generate pages and reduce significantly programming effort. C++, Java, J2EE, JRun, JSP, JavaScript, XML/XSL, MySql, SQL Server, JAD, RUP/UML, Rose, SMTP, Sendmail. Directed consultants. Leveraged efforts to reduce cost. MS Project. Made Sales calls/presentations. Built and operated tailored newsletter service. Unix, J2EE i2Go Portal, 2000: Self-serve digital audio platform for the Internet. Products include Internet portals, hardware and embedded software for wireless players, subscriber and play list services. Established essential processes to eliminate rework and defects. Developed strategies and policies to support business objectives and to ensure communication between technical and business needs. Mentored team in transition to Java and distributed object technology. Designed and architected platform for personalized, mobile, interactive audio. Wrote more complicated components. Java, J2EE, C++, Windows, SMIL, WML, JINI, XML/XSL, Bluetooth, UML GVI, 1999-2000: Enterprise wide reengineering of international leisure travel company. Functional areas included Products, Inventory, Costing, Billing, Order Management, Work Flow, System Management. Instituted iterative, OO design methodology to revitalize and to manage effort. Accomplished in 4 month where 2 yr effort had failed. Business people welcomed ability to understand. Worked with CEO and other executives to create and to communicate vision. JAD, RUP/UML, Use Cases, Shlaer/Mellor, Rose Defined enterprise wide object model that captured complex constraints with reusable, extendible patterns. Made features feasible by reducing data and development efforts by orders of magnitude. RUP/UML, Rose Organized and led in-depth evaluation of vendor solutions for information system. In depth evaluation of broad range of packages. Included SAP, Clarify, Siebel. Led development of business cases to justify systems and focus efforts. Worked with developers to define and build sales application: Java, EJB/WebLogic, Swing, NT, Oracle, UML Designed and developed software to plan, sell, and fulfill complex orders over internet. Framework of over 600 classes and templates provides for product configuration, order creation, order verification, and inventory management. C++, Java, UNIX/Linux, MacOS, HTML, XML Turner IM, 1997-1999: Inventory Management (IM) is the core "intelligent" segment of a mission critical reengineering of broadcaster sales operations. IM is multi-tier system that includes fault tolerant, multi-process job control of clustered processors, constraint and spot scheduling engine, maintenance tools, and web enabled reports Led team, defined architecture, designed/built critical components. C++, STL, RogueWave, OO, ILOG, UNIX, HP9000, NT, Oracle/OCI, SQL Server/ODBC, CORBA, DCOM, Java, HTML, XML, Tuxedo, PowerBuilder, Visual Basic, Browsers, Rose, Booch, UML, Shlaer/Mellor, MS Project Met aggressive schedule with system that exceeded goals for performance (hrs vs. days) and quality ( 99.9 % vs. 95%). Completed working end to end multi-tier prototype in 3 months. Unix to NT/legacy port completed 3 months before other teams. Only significant part of original effort to reach production. Instituted methodologies and iterative, risk driven process. Created innovative architecture, design, and algorithms. Invoice and Reporting, 1995-1997: Invoice and Reporting Segment of multi-product billing system for large telecommunications company. Provides data access, presentation, data warehouse feeds, physical rendering (paper, magnetic, optical), transport, and workstation access Led team in development and requirements. Integrated with other segments. C++, STL, RogueWave, Rose, Patterns, UNIX/AIX, CORBA/Orbix, Solaris, Versant, DOC1, XPAF, AFP, Metacode, OS/2, IBM/370, Booch, MS Project Created report engine to dynamically creates new reports without code changes. Eliminated the need of previously planned software components. C++, Patterns Defined segmented architecture to combine custom C++ software and commercial products. Flexible framework scalable to terabytes. Streamlined integration testing from weeks to days. Reduced time and skill level to generate new reports. Provided multiple evolution paths for technology. Systems Engineering Process Improvement Team, 1993-1994: NASA wide working group to establish standards and best practices for Systems Engineering . Technical lead for life cycle model; integrated and synthesized standards and practices into a tailorable, end-to-end framework for use as agency-wide guideline. MilSpecs 499, 490, 1521, ISO 9000 Contributed to NASA Systems Engineering Handbook. Advanced Projects, 1993-1994: Advanced efforts in space exploration and transportation systems. Conducted/supervised studies and analyses: Vehicle Sizing, Crew Rotation, Logistics, Mars Sample Return, Evolution of Space Station, Space Shuttle Evolution, Access to Space, Laser Propulsion, Thermal Exchange, Conceptual design for sample canister. C++, Oracle, Excel, 4th Dimension, other tools Planet Surface Systems, 1987-1993: Advanced efforts in planetary exploration systems. Functional areas included habitation, power generation, surface transportation, space transportation, communications, resource plants, science systems, construction, operations and logistics. Key technical management and leadership role in planning, organizing, and directing the Planet Surface Systems Office from two part-time professionals to high profile, nationwide team of several hundred professionals. Received several NASA commendations. JAD, Requirements, Lotus Notes, MS Project Communicated issues and solicited advocacy to Senior Government Officials, Symposia, and Program Teams in numerous presentations. Defined milestones and framework for teams to evaluate options and communicate quickly and efficiently in distributed, volatile environment. Developed standardized data bases for reuse and quick access to design and programmatic data. Oracle, Filemaker, 4th Dimension Instituted products, milestones and reviews that kept teams on track in hectic environment and integrated results into consistent strategies, scenarios, and programmatics. Developed Integrated System Architectures for outposts and exploration systems. Conducted/supervised studies and analyses: Special Reports, Manifesting, Vehicle Sizing, Propellant Basing, Habitat Sizing, Materials Processing, Conceptual designs for vehicles, habitats, resource plants. C++, Oracle, Excel, Filemaker, 4th Dimension RELBET, 1982-1987: Relative Trajectory tools for space Shuttle. major parts include 6DOF trajectory generator, tracking data simulator, Kalman and Least squared trajectory filters, graphical data analysis tools. Architected and led team from initial customer need to operational system. Object oriented design and modules adopted by other projects to reduce cost and improve functionality. Unix, C, Fortran, Lisp, Prolog, Displaa, Univac, Stochastic Filters Defined decoupled, modular architecture for navigation simulation and analysis. Simplified ability to support new applications and leverage existing software. Standardized interfaces adopted by other projects. Received NASA technology innovation rewards for code and documentation tools. lex, yacc, man, C Space Shuttle Navigation, 1978-1987: Real-time and post flight Navigation for Space Shuttle. Developed requirements, algorithms, and directed verification. Received NASA commendations. Conducted/supervised studies and analyses: Tethered satellites, Relative Navigation, Proximity Operations, Navigation Accuracies, Mission Analyses. Showed how existing software could support new Tethered Satellite Mission. This eliminated the need to develop expensive man rated software for the mission. Showed how intrinsic flaws in Shuttle Navigation propagation of variational equations caused anomalies and how to use procedures to avoid them. Others Developed system plans and architectures for internet and point of sales firms. Architected IT for firm offering debit cards. Streamlined proposal process for Internet firm. Developed desktop tools for calendars and scheduling. C++, Cocoa, Objective C, Mac OSX, Java, iCalendar, Open GL Enhanced project management tool to integrate organization, requirements, and budget. 4th Dimension Built Mac software to generate and analyze Julia fractals. C, Mac HR application for national restaurant chain. PeopleSoft, Oracle, HP, Lotus Notes. OO architecture tools and studies. Forte, HP Unix, C++ Built software to model planetary systems and ground-tracks. C, Mac       Employment     Eden Systems LLC, Atlanta, GA 2000-present. Founder, President. Trasent, Atlanta, GA 2001-2002. Chief Technical Officer. i2Go, Atlanta, GA 2000. VP of Development. iNet Systems, Denver CO 1999-2000. Cofounder, Technical Officer. Turner Broadcasting Systems, Atlanta, GA 1996-1998. Technical Manager. Trecom Business Systems, Atlanta, GA 1995-1996. Account Manager/Architect. BSG, Houston, TX 1995. Technical Manager. Lockheed Engineering & Science Company, Houston, TX 1987-1994. Task Manager. TRW System Services, Houston, TX. 1978-1987. Section Head.     Education     BS summa cum laude, Honors Program, Mathematics, University of Houston. MS, Mathematics, University of Houston. MA, Mathematics, University of California Berkeley. Advanced to Ph.D. candidacy, Mathematics, University of California Berkeley. Languages: Speak German, basic Spanish. Read French, Latin. Studied Russian, Polish, Classical Greek, Biblical Hebrew, Chinese, Swahili, Old English.       Selected Publications     Pieniazek, L., Atlas Transform (Text composition Software), Eden Systems LLC,. Pieniazek, L. et al., NASA Systems Engineering Process for Programs and Projects, JSC-49040,. Shisko, et al, NASA Systems Engineering Handbook Pieniazek, L., "Automated Software Documentation Utility," COSMIC Software Catalog, p 284. Petri, D., Pieniazek, L., "The Application of Open System Architecture to Planetary Surface Systems," in Engineering, Construction, and Operations in Space III, pp. 469-482, American Society of Civil Engineers. Pieniazek, L., Toups, L., "Characterization of Emplacement Strategies for Lunar and Mars Missions," in Engineering, Construction, and Operations in Space III, pp. 1631-1644, American Society of Civil Engineers. Pieniazek, L., "Space Exploration Initiative Planet Surface Systems Computation Needs," NASA Automation & Robotics Workshop, Ames Research Center.