Engineer Software

Joe Kosik

Lakewood, CO *****

email: abl1tq@r.postjobfree.com

SKILLS SUMMARY

COMMUNICATION / PEOPLE SKILLS (11.5 years)

. Well-versed in active listening & understanding "core" issue(s).

. Ability to summarize / break-down complex issues into relevant points

. Use of strategic-thinking skills to generate viable options.

. Proven ability working through "intense" situations.

. Experienced working in team environments; forming excellent working

relationships with co-workers.

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING / DEVELOPER SKILLS (8.0 years)

. Experienced in all stages of software development lifecycle (initial

requirements to maintenance)

. Well-versed in Object-Oriented Analysis & Design (OOAD); Rational Unified

Process (RUP) software development.

. Accomplished trouble-shooter with excellent problem-determination skills

using critical-thinking & methodical approach

. Highly-skilled at detecting bugs, analyzing their cause(s), engineering &

verifying solution(s).

. Developed diagnostic & regression testing plans for software quality

assurance.

. Accomplished "path-finder": researching, experimenting with new

technologies; summarizing & demonstrating to team members.

JAVA (JDK 1.4-1.6) (5.5 years)

. Sun Certified Java Programmer (SJCP:310-055) June 2, 2010

. J2SE (Java 2 Standard Edition), J2EE (Java 2 Enterprise Edition)

. Java Beans, Java Servlets, Java Server Pages (JSP) [scriptlets-based &

JSTL-based]

. JSTL (Java Server Page Standard Template Library) standard tags, JSTL

custom tags

GENERAL INTERNET / INTERNET BROWSER-SIDE TECHNOLOGIES (7.0 years)

. Accomplished with development & maintenance "browser-neutral" HTML /

JavaScript

. HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language), JavaScript [Document Object Model

(DOM)], CSS (Cascade Style Sheet), AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML)

XML (Extensible Markup Language) (3.5 years)

. XML, XSL (Extensible Stylesheet Language ) / Xpath, Java based XML

processing

DATABASE (relational) (8.0 years)

. Database modeling, design, implementation, interface / access.

. Integrated relational databases into N-tier architectures.

. RDBMS / Relational Databases: (Oracle, MS-SQL Server, MS-Access,

Informix)

. ODBC, JDBC, SQL

MICROSOFT / MS-Windows-based TECHNOLOGIES (4.25 years)

. Windows operating systems (Win-XP, Win-2000, Win-NT, Win-9X, Win-3.1, MS-

DOS, IBM-DOS)

. IIS (Internet Information Services), Visual-C++ / C (MS-Visual Studio),

COM objects / Active-X DLLs

. Active Server Pages (ASP), VBScript, Visual Basic

COLD FUSION (2.0 years)

. MX7

BACKGROUND CHECK / SECURITY CLEARANCES:

. SF85P- Position of Public Trust (Dept of Int. / Bureau of Reclamation)

RELEVANT I.T. SKILLS

Certifications:

. Sun Certified Java Programmer (SJCP:310-055) June 2, 2010

. (via Brainbench) Java-1, Java-2, JSP1.1 (Java Server Pages), XML

. (via Batky-Howell): Object-Oriented Analysis and Design - UML

Operating Systems:

. Unix (Solaris / SunOS), UNIX-shell scripting

. Windows family operating systems (Win-XP, Win-2000, Win-NT, Win-9X, Win-

3.1, MS-DOS, IBM-DOS)

. VAX / Vms

Internet Browsers:

. Firefox(1.5-3.X) / Firebug plug-in

. IE (3.0-7.0) (Firebug-lite: Firebug emulator for IE)

. Netscape (3.0-5.X)

Web Server / Development Applications

. Apache HTTP Web Server (2.2), Netscape Web-Server / iPlanet, ServletExec

(NSAPI plug-in)

. JBoss 4.2, Tomcat Servlet Container (4.x - 6.x)

. Apache Ant (build tool), Selenium (for web-site testing)

. MyEclipse, NetBeans IDE 6.8

Other Applications:

. Sun's Open Office, MS-Office (Excel, MS-Word, PowerPoint, MS-Access)

EDUCATION

Computer Science (B.Sc. degree)

Metropolitan State College of Denver, Final G.P.A.: 3.79 / 4.0

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Training Sabbatical

[Mar-2010 to Jun-2010]

. Earned status as Sun Certified Java Programmer (SJCP:310-055) on June 2,

2010

N-Tier Applications Engineer / J2EE Software Engineer

[Oct-2008 to Mar-2010]

Catapult Technology

contract: Dept. of Interior / Bureau of Reclamation (Lakewood, CO)

. Assigned to Rapid Web Application Development team for various internal

BoR (government) "customers"

. Used HTML, CSS, JavaScript, ColdFusion, SQL, Oracle relational DBMS to

deliver N-Tier / Web-Application I.T. solutions to BoR (government)

"customers".

. Performed software engineering duties (maintenance & enhancements) for

legacy ColdFusion intranet Web-Application.

. Delivered brand-new ColdFusion-based N-Tier / Web-Applications.

. Performed software engineering duties (maintenance & enhancements) for

legacy J2SE / J2EE software & Web-Applications.

. Produced requirements & design analysis for high-profile project.

. Performed software architectural analysis for high-profile project in a

timely manner.

. Designed, coded, implemented above software architectural design

resulting in 55% decrease in software delivery / release schedule for high-

profile project.

. Collaborated & united together with other I.T. professionals to deliver /

release high-profile high-risk project on time.

. Designed, & implemented innovate GUI design for intranet web application

optimized for high-volume data entry used by high-profile project.

. Researched, developed & documented how-to installation & configuration

guide for mission-critical utility used by other I.T. team members which

increased overall productivity.

. Earned / granted SF85P (Position of Public Trust) to work with U.S.

Federal government.

. Downsized due to economic conditions

. Left on favorable terms; eligible for re-hire.

J2EE (Java 2 Enterprise Edition) Software Developer / Internet Engineer

[Dec-2006 to Apr-2008] Auto-trol

(Thornton, CO)

. Company provided software for technical illustration, electronic document

management, product / change lifecycle management applications.

. (intranet) Web application used RDBMS / Relational Database (Oracle),

JDBC, SQL, Java beans, CGIs, Java Servlets, Java Server Pages (JSP 2.0),

JSTL (Java Server Pages Standard Template Library), custom JSTL tags, XML,

XSL / XPath, AJAX, JavaScript, CSS, HTML

. Web application was solution / tool for CMII process; used Apache HTTP

web server, Apache Tomcat Servlet container; ran on Windows & Unix

platforms.

. Performed software engineering duties (maintenance & enhancements) for

core product (web application) & several customized variants.

. Analyzed & debugged software glitches throughout N-Tier web application

(Java Beans / JSP to HTML).

. Recommended & developed fixes to software bugs; estimated implementation

costs of solutions (what components, what changes, what test sequences /

plans, overall time estimate)

. Implemented & methodically tested software fixes.

. Performed & evaluated unit / regression testing for software quality-

control; worked with Selenium to create automated test scripts.

. Developed & compiled how-to installation / configuration guide for

Apache, Tomcat, web application environment; useful to new programmers by

reducing initial learning curve.

. Trained myself in less-familiar technologies by researching, exploring &

experimenting between assignments.

. Participated / collaborated with other engineering team members to

redesign & overhaul existing web application to make use of brand new core

infrastructure for CMII_4.0 product.

Non-I.T. Employment

[Jul-2004 to Jul-2006]

. [Mar-2006 to Jul-2006] Refund Processor: Verizon Business (Highlands

Ranch, CO)

. [Jan-2005 to Dec-2005] Student: Metropolitan State College of Denver

. [Jul-2004 to Dec-2004] Call Center Customer Support Representative: AON

(Golden, CO)

J2EE (Java 2 Enterprise Edition) Software Developer / Internet Engineer

[Mar-2000 to Jan-2004]

iXL (Denver, CO)

. Company provided Internet engineering services to Dot-Com industry.

. E-Commerce web application (car rental reservation system) used RDBMS /

Relational Database (Oracle), SQL, JDBC, RMI-to-mainframe bridge, Java

Servlets, Java Server Pages (JSP), Java Beans, Java-based XML processing

(SAX & DOM), JavaScript, HTML, CSS.

. Collaborated with other engineering team members to analyze application:

tightly-coupled, difficult-to-maintain architecture.

. Helped to redesign & rebuild application using easy-to-maintain Model-

View-Controller (MVC) design architecture; used UML / Rational Unified

Process (RUP) software development methodology.

. Adapted to Dot-Com Crash by transferring into tech support department as

company downsized.

Java Software / Internet Development Engineer

[Jul-1998 to Oct-1999] Applied Graphics Technologies

(Boulder, CO)

. Company provided image processing (JPEG), classification, search &

retrieval software for publishing industry.

. Web Application used internal proprietary software libraries, Visual-C++

based Active-X DLLs / COM objects, RDBMS / Relational database (MS-SQL

Server), ODBC, SQL, Active Server Pages (ASP), VBScript, Java-Applets,

JavaScript, HTML.

. Java Applets (image-manipulation & management) used AWT / Swing, JDK1.02-

JDK1.1, multiple event-handling models (event-chaining vs. event-listener

/ delegation).

. Researched & developed ways to create & interface with ATL-based (Visual-

C++) COM objects since everyone else lacked specific expertise.

. Trained & mentored other programmers in developing their own COM objects

/ Active-X DLLs.

Webmaster / Internet Development Engineer

[Jul-1997 to Jun-1998] Colorado Information Network

Services (Denver, CO)

. Company ran pay-for-access e-Commerce website that searched through

public-domain records generated by Colorado counties.

. Application used RDBMS / Relational Database (MS-SQL Server), ODBC, SQL,

Cold Fusion / C.F. custom templates, Active Server Pages (ASP), VBScript,

COM / Active-X DLL, JavaScript, HTML

Application Software Engineer / Visual C++ Developer

[Jun-1996 to May-1997] Comprehensive Software Solutions (Golden /

Genessee, CO)

. Company produced software applications for Financial / Brokerage

industry.

. Application used RDBMS / Relational Database (MS-SQL Server), ODBC, SQL,

Visual-C++ server modules, Visual-Basic desktop components

(College Co-Op Internship) Technical Support Representative

[Nov-1993 to Aug-1995] IBM / ISSC Division

(Boulder / Niwot, CO)

. Company ran internal help desk for its Boulder / Lexington / Pennant /

ISSC divisions.

. Applications (Profs/OfficeVision, E-Forms) were VM & MVS mainframe-based.

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