Alexander Mills
Software Developer and Systems Engineer
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LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/pub/alexander-mills/b/7a5/418/
GitHub www.github.com/the1mills
StackOverflow www.stackoverflow.com/users/1223975/alex-mills
SKILLS
Software/Programming: Java EE, Maven, Java Spring framework, Git, Postgres, Oracle PL/SQL, MySQL (WAMP), MongoDB, db4o (object database),
basic C and C++, Node.js, JavaScript, Backbone.js, WebGL/OpenGL, RESTful services, AJAX, JSON, XML, HTML5, jQuery, Unix/Linux/MacOS bash
Software packages: Matlab/Simulink, Mathematica, Maple, Minitab, SAS, Eureqa Formulize, GLPK, AMPL
Software platforms (PaaS): Heroku, Modulus, Amazon AWS
IDEs and Editors: Eclipse, IntelliJ IDEA/WebStorm, SublimeText, Vim
Software Version Control Systems: Subversion, Git (GitHub), Mercurial (Bitbucket), Phabricator, SourceTree
CAD/CAM: ProEngineer, Rhinoceros, Mastercam
Mathematical Modeling: Operations Research techniques such as linear and non-linear mathematical programming and regression techniques,
probability and stochastic methods (e.g., Monte Carlo simulation, queuing theory, Markov processes, stochastic optimization), general
mathematical optimization, revenue management, ARIMA time-series forecasting techniques, numerical solutions to differential and difference
equations
Systems Simulation: Simulink, Arena (discrete-event simulation), Vensim
Management Science: Decision tools using Excel and VBA, continuous improvement process (CIP) techniques such as Kaizen, Six Sigma, statistical
process control (SPC), quality assurance techniques including design of experiments (DOE), especially fractional factorial experiments
EXPERIENCE
ORESoftware Los Altos, CA
Software Engineer Jan. 2014- present
Building confidential Node.js and Android/iOS/Windows applications for stealth-mode startup.
Creating Node.js back-end codebase to launch social networking web and mobile application geared towards athletes and sports
participants.
Currently using Backbone.js for front-end development and Mocha as our testing framework.
Might try Meteor.js, don’t know yet
TASC McLean, VA
Java and Oracle Developer May 2011- Jan. 2014
As a junior to mid-level software developer, supported a government group on a small TASC information technology and software
development contracting team, primarily focusing on Java development for front and back-end applications.
Provided technical services to the client on a team managing an Oracle data warehouse. Created full-stack Java applications for
customer organization, primarily for CRUD and ETL operations.
Coded more than 80% of the time on a day-to-day basis, and 60% of that time in Java, 30% with Oracle PL/SQL and 10% with Ruby on
Rails. Developed, maintained, debugged, and optimized Java, Oracle and Ruby code, using the Eclipse IDE, Oracle SQL Developer, the
Aptana IDE and Eclipse Memory Analyzer (MAT).
Wrote unit tests using JUnit for the majority of the Java classes I wrote.
Conducted extensive system testing and data quality assurance testing, using SQL scripts, Excel, etc.
Used Subversion for version control and development as a team.
Interacted closely with government client to understand business requirements and help manage, move, and advise the business
process.
Worked on the migration of several desktop Java applications to Ruby on Rails web-based applications.
Created, updated and maintained business documentation and manuals.
Contributed to TASC business proposals in response to RFPs.
Booz Allen Hamilton Fort Meade, MD
IT and Networking Consultant Sep. 2010 - May 2011
Mission Performance and Policy Analytics (MPPA) team member working on computer network analysis and optimization.
Trained to use Opnet software to model and analyze networks.
Created and managed the MPPA Microsoft Sharepoint best-practice website devoted to visualization technology.
Conducted market research and submitted proposals for future MPPA work at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD.
Rockwell Automation Cleveland, OH
Product Lifecycle Management (Summer Intern) June 2010 - Aug. 2010
Worked with SAP Enterprise software to manage product lifecycle data- from pilot production project data to cash-flows.
Used VBA and Oracle code to manage data and perform ETL operations.
Worked with Rockwell plant managers worldwide with information integration for Rockwell's Global Process Transformation (GPT)
project.
The Research Foundation of the State University of New York Buffalo, NY
Researcher with School of Management at SUNY Buffalo Aug. 2008 - June 2009
Lead author of conference (GITMA, Mexico City, 2009) paper and published journal (JIPS) paper on disaster mitigation. (See:
Publications, below.)
EDUCATION
University at Buffalo, SUNY May 2010
B.S. Industrial and Systems Engineering
GPA 3.5/4.0, (3.8 in major)
Honors: Tau Beta Pi, Cum Laude
University of California, Santa Cruz June 2007
B.A. Analytic Philosophy and Logic Studies
PUBLICATIONS
“Web 2.0 Emergency Applications: How Useful Can Twitter Be in Emergency Response?” (Journal of Information Privacy and
Security, Volume 5, Issue 3, 2009)
VOLUNTEER AND PART-TIME INFORMATION
United States Soccer Federation (USSF) E licensee Los Altos, CA
Head Coach – Sunnyvale Alliance Soccer Club July 2014 – present
Knowledge Commons DC (http://www.knowledgecommonsdc.org) Washington, DC
Teacher Feb. 2011 – Oct. 2012
Washington, D.C. Chapter of Sierra Club (http://dc.sierraclub.org) Washington, DC
Board Member July 2011 – July 2012