Michele Cozart

**** *** *** ******, ***** Rosa, CA 95403 707-***-****

acx1rs@r.postjobfree.com

Summary of Qualifications

Twenty years software development experience in all phases of the software development life cycle with emphasis on Object-oriented design methodologies

Extensive experience in web development, GUI design, architecture, implementation, maintenance and product localization best-practices

Excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills

Exceptional written and verbal communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical people

Substantial cross-functional, cross-site experience including experience working with remote personnel

Proven project management experience through project lead positions

Experience in test lab set-up, test plan creation and implementation

Technical Experience

Web Technologies

HTML5, HTML, Razor, C#.NET MVC, CSS, CSS3, EntityFramework (database first and code first design paradigms), Bootstrap, ASP.NET, JSPs, Servlets, JavaBeans, Struts API 1.1, 2.0, RMI

Web Servers

MS IIS 6.0, 8.0, Oracle App Server (OAS) 9i, 10g, 11g, Apache Tomcat 4.1, 5.5, 6.0, 7.0

Languages

C# .Net, Visual Basic .NET, Java 8, C++, C, Visual Basic, Modula-2, Powerhouse, Fortran 77, Lisp, Basic

Databases

SQL Server, Oracle 9i, Oracle 10g, MySQL, Access

Scripting Languages

Javascript, Python, Jython, KornShell

Back-end Technologies

Hibernate, JPA 2.0 (Java Persistence API), Eclipselink, Criteria API

Tools

Visual Studio Community 2015, NuGet, NetBeans IDE, Eclipse IDE, JBuilder, Clearcase, CVS, SourceSafe, Subversion, NUnit, JUnit, Issuezilla, CollabNet Issue Tracker, InstallMaster, Twiki, Maven and Ant build tools

Operating Systems

MS Windows 7, XP, 2000, 98, 95, 3.11, MS-DOS, Linux, Unix,VAX

Methodologies

Agile, SDLC, Test-driven design, Quality Assurance practices

Work Experience

State of Maine

February 2006 – October 2015

Application Development, Department of Labor/OIT, Augusta, Maine

Senior Programmer Analyst – Application Development, Support and Maintenance

Dates

October 2013 – October 2015

Roles

Sole developer for new cost estimate application (C#.NET, IIS 8.0, Bootstrap, HTML5, CSS3, EntityFramework)

Sole developer for major upgrade to the Maine Job Bank (Visual Basic.NET, IIS 6.0,HTML, CSS, ASP.NET)

Software support for the Maine Job Bank

Completed programming tasks assigned on a myriad of systems with a wide range of technologies:

led requirements gathering, system analysis, database design and development for a new/upgrading applications;

analyzed and fixed reported software problems;

added new functionality to existing software and performed technology upgrades;

helped customers with software issues

Department of Environmental Protection/OIT, Augusta, Maine

Electronic Waste Water Discharge Monitoring Report System (eDMR) - version 3.0, 1.6.3, 1.6.4

Dates

March 2010 – October 2013

Role

Lead developer for system re-write and maintenance (J2EE1.4,J2SE1.4-8.0, Tomcat 4.1-7.0,Hibernate, Struts, Maven)

Performed system analysis, design and implementation on an Oracle-backed, Tomcat web application:

analyzed current application, customer needs and expectations;

designed and developed the application architecture and chose appropriate technologies;

created build and test processes, wrote project documentation;

coded, tested, deployed to a UAT test server for customer testing and feedback;

acted as customer liaison and project manager

Application Development, Department of Labor/OIT, Augusta, Maine

Senior Programmer Analyst – Application Development, Support and Maintenance

Dates

September 2008-March 2010

Roles

Completed programming tasks assigned on a myriad of systems with a wide range of technologies; fixed reported software problems; added new functionality to existing software; helped customers with web site software issues.

Participated in requirements gathering, database design and initial coding for a new web application (C#.Net, IIS)

Department of Professional and Financial Regulation/OIT, Gardiner, Maine

Senior Programmer Analyst – Application Development, Support and Maintenance

Dates

February 2006 – September 2008

Served as technical consultant/trainer for web personnel; created processes and procedures to maintain the new website’s structure, integrity and ease of use.

Created requested enhancements to web pages (brochure order form, interest calculator etc.)

Managed contract vendor web redesign project: Determined user needs through task analysis interviews; helped with site organization and content; verified vendor met work quality standards; kept all vested parties informed as to project status; completed project to specifications with management acceptance and approval

Hewlett-Packard

April 1996 – May 2005

Personal Printing Division, Vancouver, Washington

Software Design Engineer/Web Developer

Dates

December 1999 – May 2005

Performed proof of concept research.

Performed use-case analysis for GUI design, and implemented using VS .NET IDE on MS IIS web server using C#, ASP.Net, HTML, Javascript.

Led object-oriented design and implementation effort on a database-backed component for requesting and storing user account information in a print job submission E-commerce web application (Java technologies on an Apache Web Server).

Worked on various other solutions enabling web-based print job submission to/from graphics agencies, print shops and Indigo presses.

Led cross-project/cross-site localization strategy effort.

Coordinated technology transfers to Brazil and Corvallis.

Taught support personnel about product features.

Participated in project scheduling and acted as a liaison to internal/external customers and partners.

acquire test resources.

Handled task assignment and prioritization of development activities such as in defect resolution and future releases.

Coordinated effort to obtain test equipment, set-up test lab and acquire test resources.

Personal Printing Division, Vancouver, Washington

Software Design Engineer – Printer drivers

Dates

April 1996 – December 1999

Led and co-led print driver releases for ink jet printers; educated partners on project status and handled change management; maintained visibility and provided solutions to enable product release without supporting resources; developed test plan and schedule with QA and test coordination engineer; established release criteria with marketing, technical marketing and other partners; worked with upper management and the test lab to acquire test resources.

Work Experience (non-programming)

Bussard Technologies

November 2015 – Current

Anite Rebranding Project for Keysight Technologies

Dates

November 2015 – current

Role

Editor

Edited marketing documentation:

brochures and technical specifications to support the UK’s Anite PLC acquisition

Bussard Technologies

June 2014 – October 2014

Agilent Rebranding Project for Keysight Technologies (concurrently while with the State of Maine)

Dates

June 2014 – October 2014

Role

Editor

Edited marketing documentation:

brochures, white-papers, technical specifications, and application notes to support the Agilent to Keysight rebranding effort

Edited technical documentation:

software programming guides and advanced technical documentation: verified technical terms, scientific and mathematical notation, verbiage, document layout, and software code accuracy

Academic Credentials

Degree

Year

College/University

Location

BSCS - Analytical Computing with a math minor

1996

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, WA

BS Comparative Culture and Education – Magna Cum Laude

1995

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, WA

ISEP Exchange Student

1992/1993

Åbo Akademi

Turku, Finland

Associate of Arts

1981

Santa Rosa Junior College

Santa Rosa, CA

Honors/Memberships

Phi Kappa Phi honor society

Oregon Humane Society Foster Parent of the Year, 2003

American Field Service (AFS), teacher exchange program host parent 2003-2004

American Field Service (AFS), student exchange program host parent 1998

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