Candidate Resume
Dave Babbitt
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OBJECTIVE
Software Engineer, where excellent verbal and written communication skills (and the
ability to learn quickly and apply knowledge to new situations and thrive in dynamic
environments) is a must.
COMPUTER SKILLS
Programming Technologies: Acrobat JavaScript/ECMAScript, ActionScript, Adobe
Acrobat Professional, Adobe Bridge, Adobe ColdFusion
Builder (IDE), Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Fireworks,
Adobe Flash Professional, Adobe Flex/Flash Builder (IDE),
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, AJAX (jQuery, etc.),
Aptana (IDE), CFML/CFScript, CSS, Eclipse (IDE),
HTML, Java, JavaScript, Macromedia HomeSite,
Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Outlook,
Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft SQL Enterprise Manager,
Microsoft Word, Transact-SQL, XML, XPath expressions,
XSD, XSLT
Configuration Management, Mach II, Object-oriented
Methodologies:
programming, Requirements analysis, Software
Development Life Cycle, Struts
Adobe ColdFusion Server, Adobe JRun 4 J2EE Application
App Servers:
Server, Apache HTTP Server, Apache Tomcat Servlet
Container, Bugzilla, Microsoft SQL Server, Subversion
(SVN)
EDUCATION Bachelor of Science Degree, 1991 Excelsior College, Albany, NY
Gordon College Computer Science major with a 3.67 GPA
Commended by the department head for my ability to do master's degree
level programming without supervision
Starving Student, 1986-1996 Various Places
Intercultural Studies Major at Biola University
Worked on Masters Degree in Linguistics, Summer Institute of
Linguistics, Dallas, TX
United States Navy, 1980-1986 USS Texas, CGN 39
Reactor Operator cleared to a DOD Secret level to handle Naval Nuclear
Propulsion Information
Downgraded to Confidential in accordance with NAVSEA
5252.227-9100
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Knights of Columbus, New Haven, CT eBusiness ColdFusion Technical Lead
(2/06 - 7/09)
Designed, documented and developed web-based applications that interacted with
enterprise databases, web services, and applications to support the kofc.org website
Worked with a cross-functional team, juggling multiple time-sensitive projects and
tapping multiple skill sets
Created, modified and troubleshot Object-Oriented ColdFusion code, developing web
applications using ColdFusion Components
Documented programs in accordance with development standards and procedures,
maintaining currency
Hand coded all HTML, XML and CSS with consistent indentation and naming
conventions
Helped maintain and extensively used the Bugzilla bug tracking system
Worked with software engineers as well as business and product departments to develop
and write application systems and programs
Helped maintain consistency of standards throughout the web site
Wrote code that created various MS Word documents, PDF and TXT files on various
schedules from the production servers which were automatically emailed to various
departments and users
Maintained about 3000 XML documents for English, Spanish, French, and Polish content
Tested each solution in an appropriate QA environment (DEV to STAGE) using jUnit,
MXUnit, etc.
Converted ColdFusion web applications to Java Struts applications
Ran the Book Chat project and many other projects in full cycle implementation
Analyzed and reported on Web site accessibility statistics using hand-coded analysis
tools
Used various tools to provide media in a variety of formats including PDF, Flash, Excel,
Word, various graphics formats, etc.
Helped maintain an updated Configuration Management processes used to restore the
sites online during disaster recovery
Abstracted the methods in the WebDriver api in order to create an easy to use library of
test methods
Documented work using MS Word and Excel documents (saved 6 folders deep among
2600 other documents on a common drive), wikis, etc.
Created, modified and troubleshot a simple XSLT stylesheet
Designed charts and posters to enhance understanding of certain projects and concepts
Wrote some pretty gnarly xpaths (using axes starting with ancestor::tr and then
preceding-sibling, etc.) in order to facilitate end-to-end user-acceptance testing using
Selenium and TestGen4Web
Obtained and maintained a working knowledge of operating systems and hardware used
by the Development group
Attended weekly meetings and wrote minutes, as needed
Clipboard Solutions, Beverly, MA Senior Systems Analyst
(5/00 - 2/06)
Created, modified and troubleshot almost all ColdFusion code myself, developing some
web applications using ColdFusion Components to support the clipboardsolutions.net
website
Designed and coded handling time entries from capturing clock-in data to export to check
writing software
Defined systems strategy, developed systems requirements, designed and prototyped,
tested, trained, defined support procedures, and implemented practical business solutions
under multiple deadlines
Coordinated the activities of various web developers both in-house and off-site to
develop a solution
Enhanced application functionality to customer specifications
Maintained consistency of standards (minimalism, indentation, naming conventions, etc.)
throughout the web site
Evaluated, designed, and maintained the advanced SQL databases needed for the web
applications
Hand coded all HTML, XML and CSS
Interfaced directly with the end customer, found out what they needed and then helped to
ensure that they received it
Maintained strict version control of all software artifacts
Maintained the code base (>100 thousand lines of code) at an error rate well below
industry standards
Performed Web site analysis and repaired violations of the Section 508 Amendment to
the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
Provided customer help desk support for technical assistance, instruction and guidance
Ran almost all projects myself from start to finish
Ran and analyzed reports
Tested, debugged and refined software to produce the required product
Worked with a cross-functional team, juggling multiple time-sensitive projects and
tapping multiple skill sets
Worked with existing team members to design, develop and maintain online applications
and databases using web development software and programming tools
Wrote code that created various MS Word documents, Excel Spreadsheets, and TXT files
on an as-needed basis from the production servers which were automatically emailed to
users
Wrote SQL for MS SQL Server access, modification, and construction including stored
procedures
Attended weekly meetings and wrote minutes, as needed
Bank of America, Boston, MA Contract Coder (1/08 -
3/08)
Contributed as part of a development team to support the bankofamerica.org website
Developed in ColdFusion, DHTML, JavaScript, and XML
Worked from home without adequate supervision
Thomson Course Technology, Boston, MA ColdFusion MX7 Contract Developer
(9/05 - 12/05)
Contributed as part of a development team to support the gradebook.course.com website
Developed business logic, filters, plug-ins, and listeners for Mach-ii modules
Evaluated and designed the application databases
Wrote SQL for MS SQL Server access, modification, and construction including stored
procedures
Worked on site with a wide degree of creativity and latitude
Y2M Networks Inc., Boston, MA ColdFusion MX7 Contract Developer (3/05 -
4/05)
Contributed as part of a development team to support the ed-loans.com website
Developed XML configuration, business logic, beans, and listeners for Mach-ii modules
Worked on site under limited supervision
FreeLife, Milford, CT ColdFusion Contractor (2/00 - 5/00)
Contributed as part of a development team to support the freelife.com website
Performed code analysis for the FreeLife website
GTEINS, Irving, TX IP Fax Support Contractor (10/97 - 1/00)
IP Fax Support Contractor
Mastered the technical documentation in order to customize the NetCentric FaxStorm
product for GTE
Rectified a design flaw in NetCentric's technical specifications
Critiqued various interceptor devices that would redirect a long distance fax call to a local
pop server
Worked with various vendors to standardize methods of electronic data interchange
Programmed a SQL server to keep track of every re-dialer provisioned
Created the ColdFusion templates for provisioning and tracking re-dialers
Blogged the entire process (100 pages worth) on a web site accessible only by GTE
employees
Erapmus, Dallas, TX Webmaster (8/96 - 9/97)
Built a power grid of relationships with Erapmus' contracted ActiveX, Lotus Notes and
Linux programmers
Programmed a showcase of web servers including Novell WebServer and MacOs
WebSTAR.
REFERENCES Jim Dunn, Project Manager, Knights of Columbus
Steve Engman, Project Manager, Systems Dynamix Corp
Ed Budelmann, CEO, Servillion