Software Engineer

Chris Gebert, Page *

C H R I S G E B E R T

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An accomplished and innovative information technology professional with broadly diverse expertise in computer operations, hardware/software, systems analysis, testing, programming, development, implementations, installations, troubleshooting and technical support. Collaborates with internal and external parties to ensure compatibility of programs with existing systems. With a solid commitment to excellence, facilitates the long-term success and profitability of an organization. T E C H N I C A L S K I L L S

HARDWARE AND PLATFORMS

Intel X86 / X86-64

Sun Sparc workstations and servers

Macintosh

HP

Windows NT 3.5 - 10

Windows 3.1x - 9x

Windows NT 3.5-2003 Server

IBM OS/2 3/4

Server/Workstation

Linux (CentOS,Mint)

Sun OS / Solaris (UNIX)

HP-UX

OSX

SOFTWARE

Java 1.1-8

JSP / Servlets / EJB

Borland Delphi 1 - 5

SQL

XML / XSL-FO

C / C++

Perl

Python

JSON

Oracle Database Server 7-11g

IBM DB2 5 Workgroup Server

MySQL

WebSphere / Weblogic

JBoss / Glassfish

Tomcat

Struts

JSF / RichFaces / PrimeFaces

Apache Web Server

Hibernate

HTML / Javascript / CSS

jQuery

Shell scripting

Cygwin

ClearCase / Subversion

E X P E R I E N C E

ALLEGHENY HEALTH NETWORK Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Software Engineer 7/2011-4/2016

Updated and maintained in-house health record system, developed in Java and JSP.

Developed various sites, utilities and integration pieces for internal use.

Modernized several projects to use Maven for building, Subversion for version control and various other best practices.

Provided support to 10000+ doctors and other employees for a number of sites and applications across many locations.

Installed and configured Nagios to monitor departmental applications and servers.

Maintained and administered Moodle including annual training for all employees, contractors and volunteers.

Patched and maintained dozens of CentOS and Windows servers to improve security report and decrease vulnerability. EATON CORP. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Freelance Software Engineer 1/2011-4/2011

Interfaced with Eaton and 3PC Media to refine requirements.

Designed numerous pages for complex web application.

Developed work flows and page navigation.

Rewrote build process in Maven 2.

Implemented pages in JSP, JSF, and RichFaces, running on GlassFish on a BSD server with a MySQL backend.

Styled application according to Eaton's design standards.

Tested application thoroughly to ensure quality and usability. T-SOFT, INC. West Newton, Pennsylvania

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Software Engineer 3/2010-6/2010

Implemented a C#.Net webapp from a customer specification document using Visual Studio 2008.

Modified the customer's SQL Server 2008 database in SQL and T-SQL using Toad to meet their data needs for this application.

Tested the application to ensure bug-free operation. TOLLGRADE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Cheswick, Pennsylvania Software Engineer 2/2008-12/2009

Designed and updated modules to enhanced existing products to fulfill customer specifications.

Coded software releases using J2EE, Struts, LifeRay portal, Oracle and UNIX shell scripts.

Administered WebLogic 11 running on Solaris 10 with an Oracle 11 database to facilitate development and testing.

Tested installers, code, and enhancements to ensure quality products.

Technical liaison to Verizon, major customer account.

Led project integrating existing product with the CA SiteMinder single sign-on solution.

Updated documentation to reflect changes and updates included in software release. WEBMEDX, INC. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Software Engineer 10/2007-1/2008

Wrote design documents based on information gathered from bug reports and feature requests.

Developed and tested features in Eclipse for flagship J2EE/Struts application running on BEA Weblogic using Oracle 10G backend.

Administered and monitored speech recognition servers running Dragon Naturally Speaking and Lexicore AutoFormatter on Windows Server 2003 as several proprietary Java applications running on Red Hat Linux.

Updated voice profiles and tweaked formatter profiles to improve quality of voice recognition based on feedback of various medical transcriptionists.

Suggested and implemented coding improvements, including adding good comments to code as well as storing source code and scripts in Microsoft Visual SourceSafe.

Added thorough error handing, enabling program to respond appropriately to problems and log problem thoroughly.

Discovered elusive network misconfiguration, leading to the reclamation of over 30% productivity. VOCOLLECT, INC. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Software Engineer 8/2006-8/2007

Contributed to development of requirements of numerous new features for flagship J2EE WebLogic application.

Wrote test plans from various design documents.

Synthesized automated tests based on test descriptions using JUnit, Selenium and XFire.

Helped execute batteries of system, regression, and acceptance tests.

Crafted detailed descriptions of bugs found during testing, including follow up and fix verification.

Created various scripts for Linux and Windows to support service integration.

Developed numerous SQL and shell scripts to support various types of testing.

Tested and verified Linux/Oracle installations leveraging VMWare to simulate various hardware configurations.

Ran batteries of performance tests on variety of platforms and configurations, compiling benchmarks and tweaking to enhance performance numbers.

Supported software installations on Linux and Oracle, including Oracle RAC. FEDERATED INVESTORS, INC. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Software Engineer 9/2004-5/2006

Developed detailed design specifications to contribute to development, testing and project wrap-up.

Extended functional areas of company’s TotalClient SalesPage application to fulfill user requirements.

Modified screen designs to enable increased intuitiveness to use and time-saving.

Wrote as well as extended tables, stored procedures, views and queries in Oracle 9i to support data representation needs.

Tested and debugged new requirement development to ensure smoothness of turnover. Chris Gebert, Page 3

Collaborated extensively with SalesPage to maintain cohesiveness of design strategy and minimize implementation time.

Extended, maintained and supported batch transaction system, written in shell script on HP-UX with Oracle 9i backend.

Provided 24x7 support for critical applications. RIGHT HAND MANAGER, INC. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Software Engineer 1/2002-4/2003

Worked closely with product management in gathering and refining lists of requirement for releases.

Contributed to development of time and work estimates.

Completed high- and low-level design work.

Developed unit test plans according to specifications and requirements of project.

Researched software packages to aid implementation of modules and screens.

Coded back-end components in Java 2, running on Tomcat.

Used JSP and Servlets with Struts and JavaScript to create automated pages from static HTML examples.

Oversaw unit testing and contributed to regression as well as system testing of software.

Administered network of small office with 12 users, six servers, VPN, as well as outward-facing web server in DMZ.

Purchased hardware and software to support office, including research and recommendations to support purchasing decisions. FREEMARKETS, INC. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Software Engineer 1/1999-9/2001

Collaborated with project management in gathering and refining lists of requirements for projects.

Designed, integrated and retrofitted solutions to existing web-based software systems.

Contributed to development of time and work estimates.

Developed unit test plans according to specification and requirements of project.

Coded software applications and modules in Java 1.1/2 as well as Delphi 4/5.

Completed unit testing and contributed to quality assurance in regression as well as system testing of software. A D D I T I O N A L E X P E R I E N C E

ESSENTIAL SYSTEMS, INC., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Software Engineer, 1/1998-9/1998. Designed and developed customer applications for various clients in group/individual situations, including client/server database front-end application and simulator, in variety of development packages including Delphi, C++, and Java. Designed databases for client-server applications under S-Designer for Oracle, DB2 and SQL Anywhere. Setup and installed server software packages for clients as well as internal use. Installed, troubleshot and upgraded hardware/software for clients. Visited client sites to establish requirement and specifications, deliver and install finished packages, as well as troubleshoot and debug existing systems. SONY ELECTRONICS, INC., Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania, Computer Information System and Automated Inspection Specialist, AG Division, 6/1995-12/1997. Created multiple in-house utilities using Borland Delphi and C++. Improved and maintained larger productivity databases written in Microsoft Access. Upgraded and maintained Windows 3.11/Windows NT 6.51/4.0 workstations on 10base-T/100base-TX network connected to Novell and Windows NT servers. Designed and built customer hardware/software systems for Windows-based automated inspection machines. Maintained Window NT 4.0 file/database server and NT 3.51 file/print server. Provided hardware, software and network support. Crafted Ethernet network. Upgraded and installed hardware/software. E D U C A T I O N

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME DU LAC, Notre Dame, Indiana, B.S., Engineering in Computer Science, 1997 C E R T I F I C A T I O N S

Sun Certified Programmer for Java 2 Platform

A F F I L I A T I O N S

Pittsburgh Java Users Group

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