Principals

Summary:

I am an experienced software architect with extensive biotechnology and medical domain experience. My focus has been enterprise software development using Java technologies, including J2EE and WebObjects. Extensive experience developing iPhone applications.

Education:

B.Sc. Chemistry, summa cum laude, 1975-1978

Millersville University, Millersville, PA

M.D. Program, Penn State University College of Medicine, 1978-1981

Finished 3 of 4 years M.D. program. Left to do research.

Ph.D. Biophysical Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 1981-1987

Laser research on biological systems

Extensive data acquisition experience in C, Assembly

Some hardware experience in interface techniques

iPhone

2008 - present

iPhone applications - Family Budget, iFeel, Stanford Hospital - all available on iTunes store. These applications used iPhone web, iPhone native API, and are supported with java server services.

Java and J2EE technologies

2009 - present

Consultant with Alchemy Ventures San Mateo CA and Sheridan WY. Java JBoss/Seam applications, RichFaces, jQuery, AJAX, CSS/HTML. Primary architect and implementer. Deployed on Linux.

2008-present

Various J2EE applications using WebSphere and IBM RAD technologies for Highmark Health Insurance in Camp Hill PA.

2007 - 2008

Consultant with Zenn New Media, Great Barrington MA lead architect on Project Liberty, a XML based single-sign-on security framework being developed under open source license. Java/WebObjects implementations for survey distributions and reporting.

2006 - 2007

Consultant with Motorola SunnyVale CA. Architect and implement high volume middleware to support new product line. Extensive XML processing, including jaxb (java binding), XSLT, DOM, and Stream parsing (StAX). Architected and implemented billing system using CyberSource XML api to be used by other departments at Motorola. [Reference Aleksey Novicov - Project lead - Aleksey Novicov]

2007 (August - December)

Technical lead with Capital Blue Cross (CBC) Harrisburg PA. Designed and implemented J2EE internal middleware application to process claims. Java persistence with Oracle database, servlets, JSP, high volume parsing and MQ integration to migrate legacy data from mainframe systems. Deploy with Tomcat.

2003 - 2007

Consultant with Pace antipiracy inc, San Jose, CA. WebObjects/Java application to securely transfer software authorizations to USB "dongles" over the internet. Complete application services, including credit card processing, web services, multithreaded processes. See www.paceap.com and the application will be available at www.ilok.com

2004 - 2005

Consultant with Tapwave San Jose, CA. Tapwave manufactures a Palm OS gaming device. I helped architect a Java Web Service using WebObjects to communicate with partners who were selling their device and games.

1998 - 2005

CTO WellInvested LLC. WellInvested was a stock/futures technical analysis trading web application. I had the responsibility of maintaining and extending the applications, which were largely written by me.

2002 enterprise applications

Complete enterprise software solutions for Ideal Cards, Camp Hill, PA.

Designed, implemented, and deployed an online ordering system using WebObjects and Java technologies. Browser application for clients followed classic category/product/shopping cart paradigm. Worked with graphic designers to deliver solution. Used Java WebStart desktop client technology for administration. Project was completed in under two weeks. Browser application available at www.ideal-cards.com.

Complete enterprise software solutions for Apple Fasteners, Camp Hill, PA.

Similar to Ideal Cards solution. Both browser and WebStart desktop applications designed, implemented, and deployed in under two weeks.

Calendar Application - A calendaring and scheduling application designed in concert with Balance IT, Camp Hill, PA. Application uses WebObjects to deliver html and WebStart desktop client applications.

Apr 2002 - Sept 2002

Complete enterprise software solution for Kenco Logistic Services, Chattanooga, GA.

Company needed to scale a value-added business. Analyzed, architected, implemented, and deployed complete enterprise software suite, including a Java desktop distributed application and browser-based web application. Project involved full backend architecture, from data source acquisition, database design, and Java middleware business logic. Detail about project available at www.etreasure.com/conversion/index.html.

Apr 2001 - Apr 2002

J2EE web applications CtoB and MQSeries Data management

Carpenter Technologies, Reading, PA

Rearchitected and implemented an IBM Global Services web application.

Application was written using servlet/JSP technologies. Adding new functionality and fixing deficiencies. Extensive schema changes and enhancements. MQSeries used to move data from mainframe to web databases. Required enhancement/rewrite of java application to access MQSeries queues and populate databases. Using VAJ and WebSphere App Studio. Deployment on WebSphere application server.

Followed java and J2EE since inception in late 1990s. Used IBM VAJ since 0.9 release. Member of VADD since 1998.