Ron Pekar
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Caltech/Stanford educated technologist
Background in hardware and software design as well as sales. Able to talk to both technical and business sides in a language they understand.
Proven track record in producing quality work product
Software Engineer
Asthma, Allergy & Immunology, West Orange, NJ
2008 - present
Used Java/JDBC to create business logic for application data stored in SQL Server and HTML/CSS/JavaScript for the front end. Created Python scripts as a substitute for the HTML front end. Worked with REST, SQL, Spring, and AngularJS. Developed algorithms in C++ for business decisions. Experience with Solaris, Linux and Windows. Designed and managed offshore IT projects with UML, Agile, SDLC and MS Project
2001 – present
Experience in network design, configuration of network infrastructure, hands-on implementation, integration testing, and operational support. Migrated 2 practice management systems. Implemented 2 Windows server operating system migrations + Citrix + Backup Exec.
2001 - 2008
Run scripted and ad-hoc queries and reports in/from Tableau, Excel, and Sybase. Experienced in SSAS, SSIS, SSRS, Microsoft Office, Visual Basic, C#, and.NET. Collect data from appropriate internal and external sources. Identify trends in complex data. “Clean” data. Prioritized business data needs. Developed J2EE n-tier web application with WebLogic and Oracle.
Technical Account Manager
Sun Microsystems, New York, NY
1999 - 2001
Presales execution of technical aspects of the sales strategy for the full Sun Microsystems product line for specific accounts in the Financial Services area, including SPARC high- end database servers, mid-range/low-end servers, Solaris, and application servers. Clients included: Salomon Smith Barney, Citigroup, Bear Stearns, and UBS. End users included quantitative trading, mortgage analytics, and risk management. Created and delivered formal presentations, informal discussions, and demonstrations of Sun products. Managed post-sales support.
Major accomplishments:
Implemented a sales approach to one particular business unit, resulting in sales tripling in six months.
Identified a significant bug (memory leak) in the core operating system. Worked closely with technical staff to get it fixed and tested. The modification resulted in more efficient memory usage and significantly improved performance.
Sold Sun's largest servers and strategically-important products.
MSEE, Stanford, (GPA 3.9)
BS, Engineering, Caltech, (GPA 4.0)