Employment History

ReachLocal                                                July 2015 - Present
Woodland Hills, CA  91367
Senior Software Engineer
Media Team

• TDD/BDD using Spock
• Pair Programming
• Develop new social ad features for Facebook platform
• Architected a multi-threaded controller to support real-time Facebook lead updates
• Develop REST controllers and services to integrate with Google Adwords

Medtronic                                                  July 2013 - July 2015
Northridge, CA  91325
Senior Software Engineer
Therapeutic Software Group

• Proof-of-concept using new technologies for software innovation (Cassandra, D3.js)
• Evaluated new UI frameworks
• Recommended process improvements
• Enhance Struts-based UI for CareLink; including jQuery/dynatree.js; improve error handling
• Define web service interface between sensor group and CareLink

Disney Interactive Media Group              October 2011 - October 2012
North Hollywood, CA  91605
Senior Software Engineer
Contractor (Superior Group)

• Worked on RESTful API for new Internet game
• Collaborated with other developers and game designers
• Supported MongoDB instance via provided web services
  

Teradyne Corp.                                     December 2009 - October 2011
Agoura Hills, CA  91301
Senior Software Engineer
Contractor (CDI Corporation)

• Consulted with management about ways to reduce defect rates
  
• Designed and implemented new features for next generation device

Northrop Grumman                               February 2003 – October 2009
Van Nuys, CA  91406
Senior Software Engineer/Architect/Technical Lead
Special Studies Division

• Helped Northrop to earn CMMI Level 3 certification; participated
   in AS9100 audits
  
• Recognized areas of improvement in algorithm testing and
  spearheaded an effort to change, resulting in an improved
  testing methodology
• Improved the software development process to produce better
  products
  
• Investigate new parallel processing technologies to improve
  overall performance
  
• Worked on Independent Verification & Validation (IV&V) for third
  party software
  
• Mentored junior developers in C++
  
  

iApplication Technologies                           June 2002 – December 2002
Altadena, CA  91001
Senior Java Developer/Contractor

• Using a Model-View-Controller (MVC) approach, developed and
  enhanced Java servlet and Java Server Pages (JSP) code to
  interface with a DVD rental kiosk
  
• Instituted a build and deployment process
  
  

SeeBeyond Technology Corp.                       June 2001 – January 2002
(now Sun Microsystems)
Monrovia, CA  91016
Senior Software Engineer/Integration Team
Application Server Group

• Worked to integrate existing company products into a in-house
  built Java Application Server
  
• Used OpenJMS for messaging purposes
  
  

Codexa Corporation (defunct)                        July 2000 – April 2001
Pasadena, CA 91101
Senior Software Engineer/Technical Lead
Engineering Group

• Researched method for federating Softwired Java Messaging
  Service (JMS) services
  
• Researched support of wireless devices for company product
  
• Headed development of prototype GUI using Swing and KL Group's
  JClass libraries
  
• Worked on redesign of business database using Java Naming and
  Directory Interface (JNDI) contexts
  
• Performed requirements analysis and design to obtain Securities
  and Exchange Commission (SEC) data feed
  
  

Ticketmaster Online-CitySearch                      May 1999 – June 2000    
Pasadena, CA 91101
Senior Software Engineer/Architect
Technology Group

• Designed a single sign-on feature using servlets and JSP to
  move across TMCS properties; included internationalization
  
• Researched new technologies for improving content management
  tools used by TMCS editors
  
  

Software Dynamics, Inc.                               February 1997 – May 1999
(now S1)
Chatsworth, CA 91311
Senior Software Engineer/Architect
Office of Technology

• Evaluated CORBA products from Visigenic, Orbix, and Expersoft
  
• Designed and implemented a C++ CORBA middleware component for a
  computer telephony integration (CTI) project wrapping TSAPI
  
• Evaluated different telephony products and their implementations
  
  

Candle Corp.                                        July 1995 – February 1997
(now IBM)
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Senior Software Developer/Technical Lead
Research & Development

• Designed and implemented parts of a multi-platform console
  drill-down capability
  
• Responsible for configuration management and build procedures
  
  

Jet Propulsion Laboratory            November 1991 – July 1995
Pasadena, CA  91109
Member of the Technical Staff/Software Engineer
RF Firmware/Monitor & Control Group

• Technical supervisor to five people
  
• Delivered first successful object-oriented C++ project
  
• Lead analysis, design, and implementation of a real-time
  microwave switch controller
  
•       used in the Deep Space Network (DSN)
  Authored requirements, design, and operator's documentation
  
• Mentored junior developers in object-oriented design and C++
  
  

Previous Work Experience

• Telos Space Systems Group(Contractor to JPL), Software Engineer,
  1984-1991