Thomas Miller

Lewes, DE

acquhn@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

My extensive experience will bring great value to your organization. I am an experienced individual who finishes projects on time and under budget. I am highly motivated and have an extremely strong work ethic. My objective is simple to build excellent systems that perform flawlessly.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Sr. Developer

September 2009 - present

TIAG Reston, VA

Government and Commercial

I am a Senior Java Developer and Software Architect with more than 14 years of experience.

My most recent projects are with Veterans Administration VistA system (and its variants). On VistA Evolution project I was responsible for programming JAVA SPRING web service wrappers around the VistA API, for example FILEMAN. Resonsible for deciphering complex documentation. Responsible for JUNIT testing routines. Responsible for utilizing the RPC Broker Message and Caché RPC Broker routine associated with the VistA API. Configured and setup over twenty VistA instances for the development of an AWS cloud based VistA system. Automated many sysadmin processes by programming custom utilities and writing shell scripts.

I have programmed Health, Financial, CRM / ERP systems development, web services, Internet applications & portals, and custom software. I am an experienced programmer with excellent troubleshooting skills and a broad range of experience including system administration, database administration, SQL programming. I am an Oracle certified SQL programmer. I have experience using Eclipse as the IDE for programming my projects. I have experience with Identity Management solutions such as Oracle, CA Siteminder SSO, Tivoli Access Management (TAM), Unix LDAP, MS AD, etc. Hands on experience in application development using Java, J2EE, JFC/SWING, DJANGO,GROOVY, EJB 2.0, Hibernate, Castor JDO, DOJO, JDBC, WebWork, Struts, JSP, Servlets, HTML, XML, RMI, SOAP, WebLogic, JBoss. Proficient in database development: Oracle, DB2, MS SQL, MySQL, PostgeSQL, and AWS DynamoDB; Experienced in Software development and business modeling of Web applications, Client/Server systems, Distributed Applications and other custom-built projects on UNIX and Windows. Strong in following the existing Object - oriented design/analysis, UML modeling, Classic design patterns, J2EE patterns. Extensive experience in Java development GUI using JFC, Swing, JavaBeans, AWT. Strong web development skills. Experience in N-tier Client-Server based Internet technology, intranet portal design/development; web based data reporting system, and framework development for Internet applications. Thorough knowledge with J2EE application platform configuration and performance optimization. Hands on experience with J2EE application deployment technology, EJB transaction implementation (CMP, BMP, Message-Driven Beans). I love to integrate disparate systems, for example using Java to program a web application that consumes web services that were programmed in .NET, or having Oracle communicate directly with SQL server via SP_ADDLINKEDSERVER capability. I am also experienced programming .NET applications.

I have worked with VCE (owned jointly by VMware, Cisco, and EMC) to build the VCE “cloud in a box”. The Vblock™ System 700 family is comprised of enterprise- and service provider-class systems. Primarily worked on team responsible for building “reference build” of vSphere, vCloud Director, vCenter Site Recovery Manager, vCenter Operations Management Suite, vFabric, Application Director, and Hyperic into a seamless user interface for enterprises purchasing Vblock systems. I used the EMC VNX API and VMware API’s to integrate with VMware vCenter Operations Manager (vCOPS). The VMware vCOPS was a product acquisition and had a completely undocumented API that I had to reverse engineer to make usable. Turned on verbose logging in the Apache Tomcat and Oracle database and by viewing these logs I was able to integrate vCOPS with various other systems (various VMware, EMC, and Cisco products with well documented API’s and SDK’s). VCE enterprise customers included CSC, NASA, DoD, and SoftBank Japan. I also helped our team with integrating HP and Cisco Orchestration and Automation tools with various other products. The majority of this project was writing glueware using Java and other languages.

Hardened server to conform to NIST 800-53 Medium security guidelines in support of Certification and Accrediation effort. Developed custom modules/apps using Java and SQL to deliver functionality to the customer. Experience in development of content utilizing JavaScript, XML, HTML, CSS, JQUERY, JSON, AJAX, RSS, and other new web technologies. Worked with several platforms including SalesForce, Google, Amazon, etc.

Architected monitoring system for the 2010 US CENSUS. Used Java, J2EE, JIRA, WEBSPHERE, Eclipse IDE, Jasper Reports, and a number of COTS products. The technical solution included a number of systems and services. Hyperic web application management was used to monitor servers, services, files, scripts, open ports and event logs. Hyperic calculated and reported uptime and “mean time to repair” for each 14 day calendar period. Report metrics were provided separately for problems impacting shared functions, resources effecting office staff and for groups of field staff greater than 20. Historical data was stored in a PostgresSQL database configured for failover,replication, and load balancing. Continual monitoring was required to support the performance of 700 servers, 600 network devices and 30,000 items every 30 seconds. Jasper report server was used to develop custom reports. Reports identified which items were failing most often, listed all known outages and prioritized critical outages. Over thirty custom reports were developed for system administrators, program managers, and Census Bureau leadership. Tripwire was used to monitor the systems for any changes to the configuration. Every change was stored in the Tripwire database to allow review any time. Reports could be generated ongoing to update management. Oracle databases were monitored for changes to SQL schema, permissions and configuration. Acrsight was used for system logging. If a hardware or software error was encountered, the Syslog facility logged the error, alerted the user, and attempted to repair the error automatically. An Executive Interactive Dashboard for CENSUS SOQ/NOQ was developed and provided to allow the Command Center staff to see “at a glance” the entire US Map. Any reported problems were identified by geographic region, severity and type. Users could “drill down” to see additional information; including contact information for each monitored item which allowed staff to quickly contact the correct person to fix each issue. The dashboard aggregated data from the Hyperic, Tripwire, and Asset Management system and was programmed in Java. Developed gadgets for JIRA to interface with Issue Management System, as well as share data with other systems using REST web services.

Used MS Retail Management System (Microsoft Dynamics) for SCM Supply Chain modernization.

I have working knowledge of BPEL and related BPOL.

Senior Web Programmer

September 2002 - September 2009

Lockheed Martin Chantilly, VA

Computer Software

Led team to build OMA case management system written in JSP / JAVA. Responsible for application design and architecture. Wrote entire ad-hoc reporting tool using JSP, Javascript, and SQL stored procedure that enabled user to build their own custom query. The query results were viewable as HTML in a webgrid, and could be exported to Excel.

Led team to build Wireless Guest Account Management System using .NET C#. Responsible for all aspects of system architecture and design. System allowed NIH staff to add temporary user accounts so guests could access the wireless network for a set period of time. The system interfaced with Active Directory and SQL Server. Wrote service to periodically reset passwords in AD. Application included ad-hoc reports and web services to share information with other agency.

Built VTS system for NIH. VTS is a Vulnerability Tracking System that enabled system administrators to view, update, and delete vulnerabilities in their part of the NIH network. It was developed using JSP, and Oracle stored procedures. Full life cycle application development methodology. Backend application extracted data stored in XML files from BLACKHAWK, SARA, and ISS security scanners and performed XSLT transformation to standard XML format that was parsed. The parsed data was inserted into the database.

Designed and built TallyHours application. Application was a very complex .NET, Javascript, CSS based timecard application that would let users record how much time they worked on tasks. System interfaced with Netegrity Siteminder Single Sign-On to provide seamless integration with other enterprise apps. Coded many LDAP interfaces with Active Directory library. Wrote reusable components in .NET to enable database caching. Programmed complex interface using .NET to interface with MVS Mainframe accounting Mainframe (UNIX) accounting system. Application contained many interfaces to Active Directory. Integrated with SITEMINDER.

Worked with team to implement SITEMINDER across the NIH. Wrote reusable Java and C# library components that other developers could use to easily integrate their project code SITEMINDER without having to understand the technology behind SITEMINDER. The entire SITEMINDER implementation was a complete success and a huge percentage of the legacy and current applications running at NIH are now SSO / Single Sign On enabled.

Built MT application that let users find data based on geographic location. Application used Linux, MySQL, PHP, WML, XHTML, XML, and XSL to deliver content to the user. When a request was made from the web browser microbrowser or regular PC browser the PHP code would examine the HTTP header to determine the browser. There was a single XML file that would contain all the data, but the PHP code would use XSLT to deliver XHTML or WML content. The XML data was sometimes a flat file and other times a MySQL query would provide data that would then be converted to XML in memory. The insane client also wished to be able to update the website using Microsoft Word, so PHP was used to enable uploading of Word docs. The Word doc would be parsed, cleaned up, converted to XHTML and then written to a new file, which would be included in the XSL.

Created PHP ad-hoc query tool that let users create custom queries against Oracle database. Wrote complex stored procedures to enable query to run without using dynamic sql.

Created AGI Java wrapper around Linux Asterisk VOIP PBX system to automatically make phone calls to system administrators in event of emergency. Designed and deployed Asterisk systems to several offices. Later applications used FreeSwitch.

Computer Programmer

January 2002 - September 2002

EDP Contracting Services McLean, VA

Management Consulting Services

Built payroll application for Ceridian Payroll Services using BizTalk, .NET, VB, ASP, SQL Server 2000, technologies. Responsible for designing and coding 401k, NACHA Direct Deposit, Tax, New Hire, and Check Reconciliation export files that would be transmitted to banks and other institutions across the country. Was responsible for programming a Windows service that would monitor a directory for input files, call a component that would parse the input file, format the data, perform calculations, and finally write out a file that was suitable to send to the institution. Component would then update database with data that was transmitted to bank so reports could be generated at a later time. Coded pages using that would read data from database to produce web report and generate PDF report if requested. Was also responsible for designing and building an application that would gather XML data and deposit XML to MS Message Queue. From there Biztalk would reformat and validate XML and transfer XML data to another department at Ceridian. Used Visual StudioJava to build applications.

Senior Web Programmer

February 2001 - January 2002

Pelican Technology Partners/EDP Contracting Reston, VA

Management Consulting Services

Contracted to build website where financial advisers could log in and request approval to personally trade securities. The compliance officer within their organization would be responsible for personally approving trades or setting up rules using the interface provided to configure rules to automate the approval process. This enterprise-level web application also helps financial companies comply with government rules and regulations that are enforced by the SEC. Was responsible for designing database, site security, writing stored procedures, and coding all aspects of the website. Site was developed using ASP, VBScript, Visual Basic, COM, JavaScript, SQL Server 2000, Windows 2000, Interdev, Ultradev, Macromedia Fireworks, IIS 5, XML and XHTML. Built enterprise level n-tier COM+ financial application using VB, SQL Server 2000, Windows 2000, JavaScript, XML, XSLT and the Microsoft XML DOM. Primarily responsible for building COM+ transactional business components that interacted with UI components. Components exchanged information via objects that were capable of being persisted as XML. Application used IE 5.5’s DHTML capabilities as the front-end. Business components interacted with Data Access Layer components that would query database and return objects that were capable of persisting XML. Microsoft DOM was used to manipulate XML. Application used homegrown SOAP architecture similar to the MS BizTalk server. User privileges were controlled by Active Directory.

Web Developer

June 1999 - February 2001

IDEV Silver Spring, MD

Internet Services

Programmed many database driven ASP web applications using Java, VBscript, VB, Javascript, ASP, SQL Server, Access and IIS. Also developed database driven web applications using PHP, Mysql, Postgres, and Apache. Programmed ActiveX user, business, and data components. Worked on over fifty websites, including etienneaigner.com, stuartweitzman.com, aabb.org, and haircuttery.com. Strong working knowledge and interest in WAP, WML, and wireless applications. Web applications were usually built using Visual Studio, Interdev, HomeSite, DreamWeaver UltraDev, or Jrun Studio. Projects included JAVA, JSP, ASP based ecommerce systems, personalized membership systems, content managements systems, document management systems, online marketing tracking system using cookies, shopping carts, stored procedures, triggers, Index Server site searches, custom site reporting, CybercCash implementation, Ultraseek, Livewire, CSS, HTML, DHTML, Java Servlets, Perl, ColdFusion, Access, Oracle, ActiveX, Visual Basic, COM+, classes, objects, PowerBuilder etc.Managed many aspects of large projects where companies completely redesigned website. Full life cycle web development. Was responsible for gathering requirements, scoping project, planning architecture, engineering usability, designing database, developing use cases, programming, and testing.Hired, trained, and supervised Internet Systems Engineer. Supervised administration of web servers at PSI Net, Exodus, UUnet, and Cable and Wireless hosting data centers. Administered and supervised administration of Internet Information Server (IIS), Apache, and Netscape Enterprise Server (NES) using Livewire. Migrated over 100 websites to new servers for Y2K readiness, and used troubleshooting skills to ensure successful migration. Responsible for all Verisign Certificate installs on said servers. Configured IIS and httpd.conf and httpsd.conf on Apache servers. Installed WatchDog FireBox firewall. Handled all DNS changes for over fifty domains. Troubleshooting IIS problems, debugging code that caused IIS to fail.Administration of Unix web servers using ssh, bash, sendmail and other utilities. Administered high capacity, high traffic Unix servers running FreeBSD, Solaris, SunOS, Red Hat Linux, and Debian. Installed and configured Eshare on both Solaris and NT to run as a chat server. Performed internal and external security analysis of NT and Unix web servers and networks using port scanners and other security tools. (NMAP etc.) Responsible for creating document outlining company standard regarding web application and server design and setup. Participated in developing business process cycle document for company.

Systems Programmer

April 1999 - June 1999

SALLIE MAE Reston, VA

Banking

Programmed for large site using ASP, SQL Server, IIS, MTS, Visual Basic and VBscript. Helped team building web application where users could apply for a student loan online at salliemae.com. Microsoft Transaction Server (MTS) would make calls to bank, university, credit bureau, and SM databases to verify information and transfer funds.

Internet Applications Engineer

February 1999 - April 1999

Intermedia Silver Spring, MD

Internet Services

Troubleshot ASP code and used Cisco Local Director to load balance servers for nationally known high-capacity Ecommerce websites such as www.marthastewart.com, www.staples.com, and www.motleyfool.com. Built fault-tolerant Compaq web servers that utilized dual port Ethernet cards, Raid 5 SCSI disks and dual switches for total fault tolerance and redundancy. Administered websites running Netscape Enterprise Server for Solaris. Used web server-monitoring tools such as SiteScope and perfmon to ensure top server performance. Used Ghost to create baseline build image of server. Troubleshot network connectivity problems using commands like ping, traceroute, nslookup, whois, dig, arp, route, etc. Troubleshot and administered email server problems with Rockliffe and NT Mail. Troubleshot problems with MX records, DNS records aliases, etc.

Consultant

January 1999 - February 1999

RHI Consulting McLean, VA

Management Consulting Services

Migrated medium sized office from CCMail to Microsoft Exchange.

Programmer

September 1997 - October 1998

Americorps Princess Anne, MD

Nonprofit Charitable Organizations

Designed and programmed website for local Americorps chapter. Used Notepad and DIDA to hand code HTML, Javascript, Visual Basic, and ASP. Administered NT network and IIS. Taught high-school students in the Upward Bound Program how to create HTML pages and publish them to the web. Used Photoshop, Illustrator, ImageReady, and Macromedia Fireworks etc to create and edit images.

Web Developer

January 1997 - September 1997

TAM Salisbury, MD

Management Consulting Services

Built Websites for small businesses in local area. Used HTML, VBscript, IIS, NT4, Access, SQL Server, Interdev and ASP to successfully build sites.

EDUCATION

January 2012

Comptia SECURITY+ Chantilly, VA

Achieved OCA certification in 2004

January 2004

Oracle Certified Associate - OCA Chantilly, VA

Achieved OCA certification in 2004

December 1999

Network Analytics - Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer - MCSE Silver Spring, MD

Achieved MCSE certification in 1999

July 1995

Salisbury State University Salisbury, MD

Majored in English

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