| PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE |
Freelance Consultant |
January 2007 - Present |
| Project Lead - Produxis.com |
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Managed a project team consisting of programmers, graphic designers and writers |
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Developed the Affidia HelpDesk into a full-featured software product |
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| Project Manager – Leading social networking portal |
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Created a new interface that allowed greater control of user profiles and better communication within the user community |
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Developed all project documentation including site flow and functional specs |
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| Developer - RDM Group |
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Created the online presence for a major wholesale produce and transportation company |
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Designed an integrated branding strategy while developing websites for each subsidiary |
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| Developer - Tamis Systems |
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Designed and developed templates for an asset tracking system |
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Manager, Web Development AFFIDIA SYSTEMS |
December 2001 - January 2007 |
| Project Lead - Affidia HelpDesk |
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Developed an on-line call center application using Active Directory, ASP and SQL Server |
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Managed all aspects of delivery ranging from the project plan to graphic design to testing procedures |
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Documented project through functional specifications and use cases |
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| Lead Developer - Affidia.com |
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Managed small team of developers including a web developer, technical writer and graphic designer |
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Oversaw and provided feedback on entire design process from UI design to storyboards |
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Developed HTML templates and generated DHTML menus |
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| Lead Developer - TER Mobile |
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Adapted an existing ASP application for the Palm OS |
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Streamlined the existing application and identified functionality for the Palm |
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Reformatted ASP pages and data to be viewable from Palm Pilot screens |
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| Developer - Netsaint |
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Applied Affidia Systems' branding standards to Netsaint, a shareware network monitoring software |
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Analyzed Netsaint's code and replaced the look and feel using Affidia's styleguide |
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Technologist VIANT, Inc. |
September 1999 - May 2001 |
| Project Lead - Viant Intelligent Enterprise |
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Using Visio, created logical and physical network diagrams of Viant's existing and future internal infrastructure |
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Migrated all of Viant's internal applications to a consolidated hardware environment based on MS IIS, SQL Server and ASP |
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Implemented a knowledge management system for internal applications and documented installation procedures for each migrated application
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| Functional Analyst & Developer - IDC.com |
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Assessed various chat software solutions and presented report to IDC team on software's potential value to their customers |
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Identified business requirements for a site dedicated to analysts and translated them into Functional Specifications |
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Using JSP and servlets, developed research documents, analyst information section and an area for saved searches based on ATG Dynamo platform |
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Created DTD and XML data samples using XML Spy to be used as data feeds to an Oracle database |
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As Assistant DBA, wrote and managed the table creation and data insertion SQL scripts used in the maintenance of each database environment |
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| Developer & Q/A Tester - NetFriday (FleetBoston.com) |
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Created JSPs displaying user request history and user request detail information including pricing calculation |
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Used JUnit framework to develop Java classes to unit test each Java class used by application |
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Developed and executed browser compatibility tests designed to identify browser and OS specific errors |
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| Developer - Upromise.com |
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Interfaced with client to determine functional requirements for a Javascript based college cost calculator |
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The tool calculated a customer's anticipated savings from the rewards program and compared it to the estimated cost of college tuition based on the child's age |
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Webdiva DIGITALEVE BOSTON (FORMERLY BOSTON WEBGRRLS) |
February 1999 - May 2001 |
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Lead the relaunch of the Boston Webgrrls site from managing the redesign process to identifying functionality requirements to working with the ISP to establish remote SQL Server database administration |
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Used Cold Fusion to develop a membership application and profile, events calendar, job search board and implemented administration across the site |
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Designed and implemented SQL Server databases for membership, events, jobs and training which were later used as templates for other Webgrrls chapters |
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Assisted in the launch of the DigitalEve Boston site and created an online membership form that included PayPal integration
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Technical Consultant COMPAQ COMPUTER CORPORATION |
July 1998 - September 1999 |
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Developed reports for an internal senior management reporting tool using ASP, Crystal Reports and a SQL Server database |
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Implemented a third party ActiveX grid control to replace existing HTML tables using Active Data Objects |
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Documented user interface and wrote test scripts for third-party software application |
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Presented a demonstration on DIGITAL Business Bus product to a South African Telecommunication Company's Senior Executives |
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Software Developer/Webmaster DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION |
July 1997 - June 1998 |
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Provided user support and VBA code enhancements for the Demand Forecasting and Logistical Planning application in Digital's Worldwide Manufacturing & Distribution Division |
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Developed MS Access forecasting reports used by senior management during each bi-weekly planning cycle |
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Integral in the migration of the multi-user desktop application to an ASP-based intranet reporting tool |
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Managed worldwide SQL Server product database and identified product code discrepancies for each planning cycle |
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Consultant/Intern BOSTON CATALYST GROUP |
May 1996 - December 1996 |
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Designed, developed, and programmed a data warehouse application for a top-tier academic institution using PowerBuilder and an Oracle database |
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Computer Consultant COMPUTER INFORMATION CENTER, SMITH COLLEGE |
September 1994 - May 1997 |
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Provided college-wide technical support for Novell networks and VAX/VMS systems and student hardware issues
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