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August 2005 –
Present:
Principle, Beck Engineering LLC |
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Subcontracted to IBM to
develop and deliver training materials on IBM Server Smalltalk
and Web Services to major bank in Caracas, Venezuela.
Material delivered include implementation of Web Services
in Smalltalk, Introduction to Java, Introduction to Eclipse,
HTTP, RMI, XML, SOA (including WSDL, UDDI, and SOAP) and
deploying Server Smalltalk IC’s. Delivered two one-week
courses in Caracas, VE, in November, 2005 and December,
2005. |
| July 1994 –
July 2004: |
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Summary of the Business
Foundation System (BFS) Application: |
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Full life-cycle support (quote,
issue, endorse, renew) commercial Business Owners Property
and Liability and Worker’s Compensation insurance
policies. Distributed Service-Oriented Architecture includes
a browser-based user interface (dynamic HTML, JSP’s,
Javascript frameworks) communicating to Java servlets
running under Websphere communicating using XML over RMI
to Server Smalltalk domain. Java servlet rating engine
accepts both company-specific domain object models and
ACORD XML. Original client/server application was deployed
January 1996; over 35 subsequent production releases;
supports more than 7500 users in over 3200 locations.
It manages over 150,000 policies with policy premiums
totaling over $750,000,000; 99% uptime; cycle time for
rating reduced from 12 seconds to 2 seconds as a result
of architecture improvements. |
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2002 – 2004
Application Architect, St. Paul Travelers (frmr. St. Paul
Companies) |
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As Application Architect and
Technical Lead, performed architecture analysis,
design, and implementation of Smalltalk
– Java conversion to reimplement rating
“engine” for application described above in
Java using WSAD 5.0. Specific responsibilities: designed
re-architecture of Smalltalk to Java application; wrote
frameworks and custom tools to generate Java from Smalltalk
domain classes; rewrote major Smalltalk frameworks in
Java; lead team of eight senior developers during the
rewrite of existing rating code to operate on (ported)
Java domain objects serialized from Smalltalk using RMI. |
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1998 – 2002
Application Architect, St. Paul Companies (frmr. USF&G
Insurance) |
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As Application Architect and
Technical Lead, performed architecture analysis,
design and implementation of next generation architecture
for application cited above. Architecture improvements
involved harvesting subsystems within rich-client VSE
application, porting to Server Smalltalk, and implemented
frameworks to enable communication with distributed objects
using Websphere, Java Servlets, RMI, XML,
HTML. Specific responsibilities included
implementing distributed communications, runtime environment,
domain refactoring, Smalltalk code porting (VSE - VAST),
and performance improvements. |
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1994 - 1998
Senior Technical Specialist, USF&G Insurance |
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As Frameworks Team Lead, responsibilities
included analysis, design, implementation and enhancement
of a Smalltalk VSE application running
on Windows 95/NT workstations used to write policies for
Commercial Business Owners insurance policies. Client/Server
technology includes a PARTS
GUI front-end through TOPLink to Sybase System
11 database. Technical team
leader for Object-Oriented Frameworks
analysis and design, object coding, integration and testing.
Major responsibilities also include developing and delivering
Smalltalk training to new hires, mentoring, design review
boards, developing and promoting coding standards, and
performing code reviews. Performed technical analysis
of alternative Smalltalk dialects for eventual evolution
of application from two-tier to n-tier architecture. |
January 1982 - July
1994:
Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Westinghouse Electric Corporation |
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September 1992 -
July 1994 |
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Design and implementation of program
management tool implemented for major radar contract.
Client/server technology includes
Smalltalk/VisualWorks front-end
to Oracle database on UNIX
file server. Pilot (16 workstations) deployed on Macintosh
and Windows clients 3rd quarter 1993, propagated to additional
50 workstations 1st quarter 1994. Areas of concentration
include Object-Oriented design
and implementation, Macintosh/Windows compatibility
issues, and tool selection. |
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January 1990 - September
1992 |
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Project lead for a distributed
financial Executive Information System used by top-level
management to assess their business area’s performance.
Prototype delivered June 1990, and ultimately had 35 users.
Client/server technology includes
Macintosh Hypercard front-end to Oracle
database on UNIX file server. |
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November 1988 -
January 1990 |
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Designed, developed and implemented
custom Macintosh applications in Hypercard.
Implemented an executive productivity aid which
included calendar, action items, rolodex, etc. Distributed
system used by secretaries to maintain executive calendars.
Had 20-25 active users; Westinghouse marketed to Pentagon
for DoD use in 1993. Also, designed, developed, and implemented
a Hypercard application for
managing information used in producibility analyses.
Application used to evaluate alternate system configurations,
perform cost roll-ups, provide extensive reporting capabilities,
and track manufacturing issues. |
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June 1987 - November
1988 |
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Performed systems simulation analysis
activities in SIMAN for automated
Test facilities. Study involved line-balancing and throughput
analysis. Also performed SIMAN
simulation study of production facility for a large Defense
contract to examine machine and worker utilization. |
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January 1982 - June
1987 |
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Designed, coded, and implemented control
software for automated insertion station of digital
components in printed circuit boards. Coded and implemented
control software for an automated storage and retrieval
system. Involved distributed computer networks as
well as direct control of hardware devices. Principal
software written in FORTRAN
77 and Assembly language. Provided
engineering support in meeting production requirements
at manufacturing facility in College Station, Texas. |
| Received Master
of Science in Industrial Engineering
from Texas A&M University, in August, 1989.
Emphasis on Operations Research/Simulation. |
| Received Bachelor
of Science in Computer Science
from University of Maryland, Balto. County, in
December, 1981. Overall grade point average of 3.74 /
4.0. |
| Eclipse, WSAD, VisualAge
Smalltalk, IBM Server Smalltalk 6.0, Java, RMI, XML,
Synchrony Systems’ SMT and SMT/J,
Visual Smalltalk Enterprise/TeamV/PARTS, TOPLink (Smalltalk),
Smalltalk/VisualWorks, some CORBA, Sybase System 12, Oracle,
Hypercard/Hypertalk, SQLWindows, Gupta, some UNIX, some
C, FORTRAN 77, Pascal, SIMAN, some Ada, Assembly Language,
LISP, GPSS, SLAM II. |
| Windows XP, Windows
NT, Windows 3.1, Apple Macintosh, Sun microcomputers,
VAX 11/780, PD.-11 series, HP 1000 and A600 series, Univac
1180. |
| Presenter OOPSLA
2001 in Tampa, Florida, “SPCQuote:
From Smart Client to Distributed Processing “.
Technical paper published in proceedings. |
| Presenter OOPSLA
1997 in Atlanta, Georgia, “Foundation:
A Model for Concurrent Project Development.”
Technical paper published in proceedings. |
| Presenter AutoFact
Europe, 1984 in Basel, Switzerland. Technical
paper published in proceedings. |
While working as Architect,
the St. Paul Travelers Business Foundation
System application received the following
awards:
1997 Smithsonian
Institution Innovator Award
2001
ACORD Early Technology Adopters Award
2002
ACORD Trading Partners Award
2002
ACORD Business Process Reengineering Award
2003
Business Integration Award ACORD
2003
Finalist, Innovator Award Application Development
Trends magazine |
| Named as USF+G I/S Principle
1996 and 1997. |
| Named as software inventor
in U.S. Patent application filed by Westinghouse. |
| Received 4 Creative Software
Awards from Westinghouse. Received Corporate ISAC (Information
System Advisory Council) award 1993 (1 of 2 awarded). |
| Who’s Who in American
Universities 1980, 1981. Phi Kappa Phi Academic Honor
Society. |
| Citizenship: U.S.A. |
| Highest Clearance: Secret
(inactive) |
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