Software Engineer Project

Leonard D. Berman

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Software Engineer/Professional Services Engineer

More than (20) twenty years developing and supporting banking (trade finance) applications in a vendor environment. Primarily client-server development and professional services but also includes three-tier application development, project management and supervisory responsibilities.

Reputation for thorough analysis, attention to detail, and on-time delivery.

Demonstrated excellence in oral and written communications.

Team player.

Technical Summary

PowerBuilder, C/C++, C#, Python, ODBC, MS-SQL, Oracle, MS-Windows, WebSphere MQ (MQ-Series), WebSphere, WebLogic, MS-Visual Studio, Java, Eclipse, IntelliJ, JavaScript, HTML, XML, Altova

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

POWERBUILDER DEVELOPMENT (1995 – 2018)

As technical lead at Surecomp and senior software engineer at Morgan (Surecomp bought Morgan in 2001), successfully maintained as well as designed, implemented, and unit-tested enhancements for Windows based client-server trade finance application using the PowerBuilder IDE and Powerscript and worked closely with QA to fix defects. The application is used by 15 -20 banks both domestic and foreign. The architecture of the database-driven application relied heavily on inheritance for PowerBuilder MDI window and datawindow objects. Specialized functionality was encapsulated in PowerBuilder non-visual objects. The application ran under both MS-SQL and Oracle databases using ODBC drivers.

Assignments included:

Upgraded software from PB 7 to PB 9 to PB 12 to Appeon 2017.

Designed and led implementation of SWIFT 2018 functionality using agile methodology.

Designed and implemented SWIFT message splitter.

Designed and implemented programs for synchronization of trade finance business data residing at the back-end server database with the customer front-end client database.

Analyzed business requirements, designed, and implemented custom interfaces, end-of-day batch programs and reports, utilities to upload of static data from back-end systems.

Designed and supervised implementation of automatic batch processing using the Windows task manager.

JAVA/JSP DEVELOPMENT (2002 - 2009)

As senior software engineer at Surecomp, member of team which developed Version 1 flagship trade finance back-end product. Three-tier, thin-client application written using Java and JSP. Assignments included:

Designed, implemented, and maintained SWIFT message splitter functionality to create several smaller SWIFT messages from one large message in order to conform to SWIFT specifications.

Implemented the gateway processor to interface between the existing Surecomp Internet front-end product and the server application using XML to specify message formats.

Designed and implemented the sub-system for automation of rules to calculate fees and liabilities.

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C/C++ DEVELOPMENT (1986 – 2018)

As technical lead at Surecomp and senior software engineer at Morgan, enhanced and maintained DLLs written in C++ and used by PowerBuilder trade finance application including: (1996 – 2018)

Enhanced error handling for message output renderer DLL.

Added support for new SWIFT messages to the SWIFT Import Message DLL.

Designed and implemented a file sharing DLL.

Designed and implemented a DLL for base 64 conversion.

As senior software engineer at Morgan Labs designed and successfully implemented enhancements for DOS client-server trade finance application written in C including support for DOS Box under Windows, localization, Euro and Y2K. (1988 – 2001)

As software engineer at Britton-Lee, successfully implemented the interface to TCP/IP drivers using UNIX sockets under UNIX V release 3 and Berkeley UNIX 4.3. (1986)

C# DEVELOPMENT (2015)

As technical lead at Surecomp developed a DLL to interface to Crystal Reports. Methods in this DLL were accessible from PowerBuilder.

PYTHON DEVELOPMENT (2017 – 2018)

As technical lead at Surecomp upgraded Python batch programs and services from Python 2.4 to Python 2.7 including:

Support for WebSphere MQ 8.0

Support for Email with MIME using SMTP

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES (2011 – 2018)

As technical lead at Surecomp and senior software engineer at Morgan, provided professional services including:

On-site consulting, remote installation, and configuration of trade finance software.

Multi-day, on-site training of bank personnel, including preparation of training materials.

Customer technical support and trouble-shooting via phone, email, WebEx, and an incident reporting system.

Wrote release notes and installation procedures for new software releases, updated the software User Guide and System Admin Guide

Trained junior professional services engineers.

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PROJECT MANAGEMENT (1995 – 2001)

As senior software engineer at Morgan Labs, successfully led team to build a gateway to interface between the Morgan trade finance back-end product and the Surecomp Internet front-end trade finance product. The future of the Morgan development team rested on the success of this complex project with very aggressive deadlines. (2001)

Designed an efficient development methodology.

Developed the project plan, including negotiating with all stakeholders for sign-off.

Coordinated development, Q/A, and documentation.

As Year 2000 company expert at Morgan Labs, researched, developed, and led the implementation of a project plan and test plans for upgrading products and operations for Year 2000 compliance. This included special Year 2000 application test plans, company-wide hardware and software upgrades, upgrade of the voice-mail system, network testing, and contingency planning. Because of the preparation, Morgan experienced no operational outages or product failures resulting from the rollover to Year 2000. (1999)

As hands-on senior software engineer at Morgan Labs, led team through design and successful implementation of enhancements for a DOS client-server trade finance application. Customers acknowledged that product quality and delivery was excellent. (1995 – 1998)

Worked with customers to define business requirements and negotiated contracts.

Wrote functional and technical specifications.

Interviewed and hired staff.

Mentored junior engineers and conducted formal performance reviews.

Dramatically improved the performance of a poorly performing deaf engineer.

Delivered user-group presentations.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

2002 – 2018 Technical Lead Surecomp Services, Hoboken, NJ

1988 – 2001 Senior Software Engineer Morgan Laboratories, San Francisco, CA

1986 – 1988 Software Engineer Britton-Lee, Los Gatos, CA

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING AND EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science, Humanities, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Master of Arts, Linguistics, University of California, Berkeley, California

RELATED TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Taught 45-hour, undergraduate-level, introductory course in data communications to data processing professionals. Prepared lectures, assignments, and examinations. (U.C. Berkeley Extension, Berkeley, CA)

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