Manager Project

Richard Ladson

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Norristown, PA 19401

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610-***-**** Home

484-***-**** Cell

SUMMARY

More than 12 years experience as a webMethods Architect, Developer and

Trainer

Employed by webMethods Corporation as product trainer for webMethods

products.

Conducted Unisys corporate training for release 4.6.

Certified in webMethods 3.5, 4.6, 6.1 and 6.5.

Performed over 20 consulting engagements with webMethods products.

Skilled in project management, technical writing, and acceptance testing.

12 years experience in IT consulting in retail, manufacturing and

government sectors.

Audited several major projects including Accident Fund Insurance in

Wisconsin, Canadian National Bank in Montreal, and Defense Finance and

Accounting System in Denver.

Over 40 years of experience in software development for Unisys.

Experience in gathering requirements to determine the technical

architecture and infrastructure to be used.

Extensive experience in EAI exchanges using webMethods, XML, EDI, Oracle,

Java.

Experience with webMethods releases 4.6, through 7.0.

Experience with webMethods EDI package, transactions 810, 867 and 850. .

Several years experience in web applications using Apache web server,

Microsoft .NET, ASP/JSP.

Knowledge of wide variety of IT technologies: Java, J2EE, TCP/IP, XML,

Unix, Apple, relational DB and Unisys mainframes.

Extensive experience with mainframe integration, including transaction

processing, shop-floor data collection, barcode data collection, E911

dispatching, fingerprint recognition, and COBOL applications

Managed groups of 10-70 professionals, primarily relating to systems

software development, applications development and support. Served as

Worldwide Y2K Technology Manager for Unisys.

Was the Unisys representative to Project MAC at M.I.T.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Languages / Java (1.3x, J2EE), C++, C, SQL, webMethods (EAI

Software and B2B), XML, HTML.

Operating Sys Unix, Linux, Windows NT/2000, MAC OS/X

Databases Oracle 9i, MS SQL Server

Project Software Development, Y2k Program, Fingerprint

Management Recognition, GE Shop Floor Control

Enterprise webMethods Enterprise Server, Enterprise Adapters

Integration (JDBC, Oracle, flat file, Email)

B2B webMethods Integration Server

Integration

E-Standards EDI, EDIINT, xCBL

PC Skills MS-Project, MS-Visio, MS-PowerPoint

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS:

Web Methods Certified Developer for releases 3.5, 4.6 and 6.0.

Bachelor of Sciences in Engineering/Mathematics - Wayne State University

(1959)

Master of Science in Engineering Mathematics - Penn State University

(1971)

MBA - Temple University (1977)

WORK EXPERIENCE

IntellaSource Corporation, (October 2006 - present)

Member of development team that implemented webMethods proof-of-concept for

Enterprise Return Retrieval (ERR) at IRS. Employed webMethods Integration

Server 6.5 and Broker.

Member of team that conducted pilot program to document the Segment

Architecture for Filing and Payment Compliance (F&PC) business segment of

the IRS.

Responsibe for testing the IRS Enterprise Architecture web site.

webMethods Corporation, (November 2005-October 2006)

Conducted product training classes for clients of webMethods, including

Freddie Mac, Metlife, IRS, American Electric Power, Anheuser-Busch Yale

University and Amtrak. Subject matter included Integration Server,

Developer, Broker, Trading Networks, and Modeler.

Independent IT Consultant (January 2003 - October 2005, various clients)

EchoStar Corporation, Denver, CO

Wrote business requirements and technical specifications for credit pre-

approval process for online screening of applicants for dish TV services.

Involved reverse engineering and enhancement of existing complex credit

scoring logic. Implemented specified enhancements with webMethods 4.6.

U.S. Freightways, Chicago, IL

Member of Operational Excellence team for U.S. Freightways. Installed and

configured webMethods Manager 6.1.5 to monitor 50 IS instances on 25

servers (Windows and Unix based). Implemented enhancements to existing

production services.

Accenture and CGI/AMS at Department of State, Reston, VA

Member of Integrated Logistics Management System (ILMS) team for U.S.

Department of State. Designed and implemented webMethods interface between

AMS/Momentum application and PeopleSoft, using JMS Adapter and SeeBeyond.

CACI at Navy Supply Depot, Mechnicsburg, PA

Wrote technical specifications to integrate components of SAP Distributed

Warehouse Management System with legacy systems, using the webMethods SAP

Adapter and MQSeries Adapter.

Designed interfaces between webMethods, SAP, and MQSeries. Team leader for

webMethods development. Mentored client developers.

Crowe Chizek Professional Services at Johnson and Johnson (LifeScan), San

Jose, California

Wrote webMethods technical design for 7 business use cases for Global Data

Synchronization (GDS) project at LifeScan Division of J&J Corporation.

Designed interfaces between webMethods, Peoplesoft ERP, Siebel CRM, and

Tandata shipping systems. Employed publication/subscription paradigm using

standardized Universal Data Model documents.

Deloitte Professional Services at 7-11, Dallas, Texas

Created webMethods workflow technical design based on 15 business use cases

for Global Data Synchronization (GDS) project at 7-11 corporate

headquarters.

webMethods Professional Services at INCO, Toronto, Canada

Implemented webMethods services to integrate applications within multiple

divisions of second largest refiner of Nickel ore.

webMethods Professional Services at Exostar, Herndon, VA

Implemented improvements to webMethods performance and security for the

Exostar supply-chain management system.

webMethods Professional Services at National Bank of Canada, Montreal, CA

Conducted design review of new webMethods Point-of-Sale system developed by

CGI for the bank.

Independent contractor at Firmenich, Inc., Princeton, NJ

Upgraded ERP interface between producer (Procter and Gamble) and supplier

(Firmenich) using webMethods xCBL document exchange.

webMethods Professional Services at IRS, Lanham, MD

Designed and implemented Proof of Concept implementation for new webMethods

ETL (Extraction, Translation, Load) system to provide access to legacy data

via the web.

webMethods Professional Services at IRS, Lanham, MD

Designed and implemented webMethods Proof of Concept implementation for new

modernization system for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

webMethods Professional Services at Defense Finance and Accounting System

(DFAS), Denver, CO

Designed and implemented webMethods Proof of Concept implementation for new

military payroll system for Defense Finance and Accounting System (DFAS)

webMethods Professional Services at Defense Supply Center (DSCC), Columbus,

OH

Conducted audit and evaluation of webMethods implementation at Defense

Logistics Agency

Inventa, Mt. Laurel, NJ

Created test environment for evaluating webMethods release 6. Installed

all components of releases 6.0.1 and 6.1 on a test network of three

servers. Configured and tested Integration Server, Broker, Manager,

Monitor, Workflow, Designer, jdbc (for Oracle 9i and SQL Server),

EDI, EDIINT and Trading Networks.

American Management Systems, Fairfax, VA

Conducted acceptance testing on PD2 system, based on webMethods, prior to

delivery by AMS to the government client, an agency that is responsible for

all DoD procurements.

Unisys Corporation, (September 1959 - December 2002)

Implemented EDI X12 transactions (810, 867, 850) for Bank One partner using

java, XML, webMethods Integration Server and EDI tools. Documented this

work to serve as a model for future development by other team members.

Evaluated third-party EDI tools, such as EDISIM, and made purchase

recommendations Analyzed existing proprietary EDI services.

Re-engineered existing EDI processes to conform to webMethods architecture.

Developed java and flow services under webMethods to capture incoming EDI

documents, parse them, map data fields and deliver to legacy mainframe in

flat-file format.

Developed java and flow services under webMethods to capture outgoing EDI

documents in flat-file format, map data fields and package them into X12

envelopes and deliver to the EDI VAN via FTP.

Developed webMethods flow steps to accomplish complex data mapping for

incoming/outgoing record structures.

Utilized EDISIM utility to validate contents of incoming and outgoing EDI

documents.

Documented webMethods design and process flows.

Managed operation of five webMethods Integration Servers within the

corporate IT department

Developed internal webMethods training course and delivered it at multiple

locations throughout Unisys

Developed course material for administering webMethods Integration Server.

Developed course material for writing flow/Java steps within webMethods

Developer.

Delivered webMethods classes to four corporate locations within Unisys.

Developed webMethods "best practices" document to guide developers

Implemented numerous software packages, including operating systems,

compilers, database management systems, transaction processing systems, and

manufacturing applications.

Implemented CICS-like transaction processing system (IMS/90) for Unisys

mainframes.

Interconnected numerous computer systems via a variety of communication

protocols including RS-232, 3270 BSC, 3270 SNA, Poll-Select, Uniscope, and

Ethernet. Connected barcode devices to mainframe transaction systems

including 1100-TIP, Unisys 1100 MAPPER, MAPPER-C, Unisys A-Series, CICS,

IMS, IDMS, AS/400, PC, and UNIX

Implemented CODASYL COBOL Database Management system for Unisys mainframes.

Provided Unix expertise for Kmart, supporting over 2,000 retail stores.

Configured systems for point-of-sale and inventory applications.

Provided integration expertise for 911 call dispatch system. Integrated

E911, TDD, radios and alarm systems for real-time response at seven

counties.

Installed automated fingerprint recognition systems at several police

departments and county welfare agencies.

Implemented transaction-oriented shop-floor control system for GE,

Syracuse.

Implemented transaction-oriented factory inventory control system.

Served as Technology Manager for the worldwide Unisys Year 2000 remediation

initiative.

Served as Unisys representative to the M.I.T. Project MAC, the world's

first time-sharing system.

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