Wil How
616-***-**** . ***.***@*****.*** . *** Hickory Drive, Wheeling, IL 60090
Team Leader Senior Developer Software Architect
Accomplished and success-oriented Information Technology Leader with
extensive experience in all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle.
Expertise in business process automation, enterprise server and network
deployment and system designs. Proven success in team leadership,
mentoring, customer and vendor management and aligning people, processes
and technology delivering timely results and decisive success.
Areas of Expertise:
Software Development Life Cycle Process Automation
Database Administration Project Management
Server Administration Vendor Management
Release and Change Management Web Application Security
TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES
Desktop OS: Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7 family, OSX
Tiger/Leopard/Snow Leopard, Ubuntu 9.x.
Server OS Windows Server 2003, AS/400, RS6000, Red Hat Linux.
Server Lotus Domino Enterprise Server, Lotus Notes Mail Server,
Platforms: Microsoft Exchange Server, Business Objects XI R2 Enterprise
Server, SugarCRM.
Languages: LotusScript, Lotus LEI, Lotus C++ API, DECS, @Formula,
JavaScript, J2EE, HTML, PHP, XML, DHTML, XSLT, JSP, CSS, Cold
Fusion, Visual Basic, SQL, CGI, COBOL, Ruby on Rails, VB
Script, NotesSQL,
Database: DB2, Oracle, Infomix, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Notes Files Storage,
MS Access
Programs: Adobe Photoshop ver4-CS4, Macromedia Fireworks, Dreamweaver,
Allaire HomeSite, SAP Business Objects XI R2 WEBI/DESKI,
Crystal Reports, Lotus Notes & Domino ver4.6-ver8, MQ Series,
Microsoft Office Suite, Merant Mechant, G4U, VMware
Workstation, AVG, Symantec Norton and McAfee Antivirus,
WS_FTP, WinSCP (Secure FTP), Real VNC, LogMeIn, WebEx,
SugarCRM, Magento
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
WOLTERS KLUWER, Riverwoods, IL 2008 - 2010
Team Leader. Lead Domino Developer
Team Leader and developer, managing multiple projects and subprojects, task
managements and quality assessments. Trained regional, national and
international Sales Executives in use of order management systems and sales
processes. Managed Company wide Sales Force Personnel and Sales Channel
Database. Implemented new/revised business rules, custodial/temporary sales
reps, general hardware and laptop management system. Revised existing web
applications and implemented measures to maintain data security such as
encryption, controlled access, user groups and roles, password protection,
code review and web application security practices. Often, main consultant
for issues outside job scope, such as the integration of Salesforce.com,
ASP.Net, Active Directory and various platform and system integration
questions.
. Designed and Developed web based territorial differential system to
locate specific sales representatives using sales channel, product, zip
code and account number, increasing sales inquiries by 30%.
. Implemented RSA encryption to all transactions and completed PCI Data
Security and Standard 2.0 compliance, encrypting all credit transaction
numbers used.
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. Supervised and mentored team members in technical and business aptitude
and support resolutions.
. Implemented a Vulnerability Management System. Monitor each time an
encrypted data is accessed and journal time, user name and user role for
each transaction.
UNITED AIRLINES, Elk Grove Village, IL 2005 - 2008
Lotus Domino. Business Objects. Middleware Administrator
Administrated and maintained Lotus Domino Enterprise Server, Business
Objects XI R2/R3 Server, SAS and various other BI servers. Designed and
Implemented robust security policies on Lotus Domino Enterprise Server and
Business Objects XI R2 servers. Lead Installation, Configuration and
Troubleshooting Lotus Domino 7.x, Business Objects XI R2/R3 servers and
integration with VMware. Led issue management with SAP and IBM, adhering to
vendor's escalation procedure including vendor Development and Management
with Lockheed Martin, SAP, IBM, and EMC.
. Collaborated with Business Objects on issue that severed all links
between reports and universe, restoring key KPI reports.
. Collaborated on integration of Lotus Notes Mail, Exchange and BES,
enabling sales reps to consolidate email inboxes to one location.
. Implemented single sign-on with Lotus Domino and Business Objects using
LDAP to improve user experience, enabling sales executives to access
multiple applications using a single login screen
. Served as key backup for UNIX shell script that send flight passenger
list for customs in Washington Dulles International Airport and Sydney
Airport.
. Served as key backup for MQSeries batch jobs that communicated scheduling
details between several HP-UX servers thereby reducing downtime by 15%.
Software Solutions Architect
On various projects, collaborated with Enterprise Architect, Business
Analyst, Change Management and Project Managers to improve and enhance KPI
reporting system for O'Hare airport activities. Served as the primary
resource for security application enhancements.
. Collaborated with Lockheed Martin on S.P.E.A.R. database. Built KPI
reports, facilitating trending of airport activities
. Served key role in Daylight Savings Time changeover. Accessed and
analyzed over 200 key applications, 100 airport terminals and coordinated
scheduled rollout of all vendor patches and code fixes nationwide,
resulting in a zero error transition for 2007's new DST changeover.
. Co-developed web based search interface to a local MySQL database
containing TSA's Federal No Fly List, enabling airport counter managers
to review names on the list in real time.
Senior Lotus Notes Developer, United Airlines
Senior Lead Developer and Support, with commendations from UAL pilots,
flight attendants and ground crews over UI trainings, application issues
and VPN issues. Participated in security meeting consisting of members from
AFA, FAA and UAL lead security analyst.
. Rapidly learned, without training and documentation, eight UAL security
applications thereby enabling user support of the security applications
without any downtime.
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. Completed three user help documents and a technical document for each of
eight UAL security applications, later used in the training of offshore
resources from InfoSys at no additional expense.
. Lead transition of the UAL security applications to InfoSys, supporting
all UAL security Applications. Project was completed ahead of schedule.
. Modified and enhanced Lotus Domino applications to correct flaws/errors
in LotusScript, @Formula, javascript, HTML, CSS and XML, thereby updating
the application to Web 2.0 compliance and speeding efficiency of the
applications for the end users.
V2SOFT, Detroit, MI 2004 - 2005
Senior Lotus Notes Developer, DaimlerChrysler
Lead Lotus Notes developer, maintained dealer survey applications running
on and backup source files and versions using Merant Version Manager.
Developed web based survey application to poll most wanted new car features
from Chrysler Dealers nationwide.
. Supported internal dealer's only vehicle ordering system, facilitating
custom new car orders be completed 50% quicker.
. Mentored new developer on DaimlerChrysler's Lotus Environment, IBM's
D.A.R.T. manager and other systems that were integrated to the Lotus
environment, decreasing the need for human intervention for each
application migration between environments.
PROVIA SOFTWARE, Grand Rapids, MI 2003 - 2004
System Engineer
Provided 24/7 on call for all clients. Troubleshot data issues on live DB2
and Informix databases in UNIX servers. Resolved incorrect Truck Manifest
and shipping label-printing issue, warehouse data queue issue, server
unavailability, wifi networks within warehouses and located lost pallets or
shipments in the system.
. Developed knowledge database and troubleshooting road map, reducing by
half, the time spent on help desk calls
. Collaborated on project that replaced bar codes scanners with RFID tags
and scanners enabling floor manager to locate pallets faster, increasing
efficiency by 30%.
ISD CORPORATION, Holland, MI 1998 - 2003
Application Developer / Lotus Notes Developer
Primary Developer and support for various ISD applications. Provide level
two customers training and support and level three code analyses of logic
and data errors.
. Expertly utilized DECS then LEI to synchronized data between Lotus Domino
databases with AS/400 DB2, enabling credit card transactions stored in
AS/400 to be searchable through a web interface.
. Collaborated with UNIX system Engineers to enable web based reporting on
DB2 databases hosted RS6000 servers.
. Designed and Developed web based time/project-tracking application on
Lotus Domino 4.6/R5 enabling automated tracking of employee payroll and
billable hours.
. Collaborated with retail vendors on the implementation of ISD's
Transaction Management Software enabling rapid adoption of ISD's
transaction software by vendors such as Value
City, Hobby Lobby and Spartan Foods.
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EDUCATION / CERTIFICATIONS
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) - Concentration in Finance
Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Certified Lotus Professional (CLP)s