Anthony R. Birge

216-***-**** ad038d@r.postjobfree.com

Qualifications

•Over 25 years technical and over 18 years leadership experience.

•Proven ability to design and deliver software on time, on budget.

•Experience in every facet of the software development life cycle process.

•Excellent problem-solving skills

•A self-starter and a team player capable of hitting the ground running on projects with minimal oversight.

Professional Experience

Consultant

Insight-global LTD. Cleveland OH 01.2023 – 03/2023

Short term contract Diagnosed and problem solved in-house applications.

Consultant

Beacon Hill. Cleveland OH 04.2022 – 07/2022

Documented existing systems, software architecture analysis and systems analysis, sifted through a variety of systems in order to document what existed and where the systems existed.

Database and Development Expert

Chronic Care Management, Inc. Cleveland OH 10.2019 – 12.2021

Wrote and Maintained Electronic Medical Records software. Software Architecture, Design, Development, Database Management, Cloud Administration, and Development, Azure Functions, Applications, and Nearly every aspect of the Azure platform, all with HIPAA Compliance. http://www.cosangroup.com

Led a variety of teams to produce an Enterprise Medical Records solution, for dozens of medical practices and thousands of patients.

Established and executed Enterprise Architecture and best practices. Defined standards and development methodologies. Developed systems through the entire software development life cycle, including project planning, tasking, estimations, specification, and implementation, under a HIPAA compliant solution.

Worked using C#, Azure Functions, Azure websites, Postgres, SQL Server, and all other aspects of Azure. Migrated legacy code to the cloud. Migrated legacy databases to multiple formats within the cloud. Wrote front-end and back-end security solutions.

Systems Architect

Lasership, Inc. Washington DC 11.2014 – 10.2019

Software Architecture, Design, Project Management, and Service Oriented Architecture. Implemented Enterprise Service Solution, Incepted PMO, Sourced, Interviewed, and Hired Project Managers, Developers, and other administrative duties. Designed, Researched, Architected and Implemented Enterprise Operational System, Enterprise Business Intelligence System. Architected Enterprise Pricing and Commissions System. Architected Customer System, Master Data Management Solution, and Software Development Life Cycle. Drafted Standards and ensured team had every resource necessary to deliver.

Led a variety of teams towards development and implementation of technology initiatives. Established and executed Enterprise Architecture and best practices. Defined standards and development methodologies. Developed systems through the entire software development life cycle, including project planning, tasking, estimations, specification, and implementation. Interviewed numerous applicants for junior and senior level positions. Project Highlights include:

NextGen: Incepted an enterprise system, planned, architected, and executed through completion. Green-field, blank-slate project. Consists of seven major architectural components: Customer System, Operational System, Back-office Processing (Accounting) System, Independent Contractor System, Human Resources, and Business Intelligence. Incorporated 30 existing legacy systems into a manageable whole.

Sourced, Interviewed, and Hired majority of dev team and project management staff.

Management and oversight of the development staff.

Sourced, vetted, and saw through contract the establishment of relationships with a variety of external vendors.

Instituted agile process, change management process, architectural framework, technology frameworks, continuous integration, deployment, and project management process.

Interfaced, presented, and assisted executive team with technology initiatives.

Presented near-term, 3 year, and 5-year plan/projections for department goals

Assisted in setting departmental budget

Ensured long term profitability through automation at every opportunity

Balanced budgetary concerns versus operational requirements

Drove adoption of forward-thinking results through careful research and demos.

Acted as NextGen brand ambassador and evangelist.

Utilized every means available to ensure the users were informed and excited about upcoming changes in programs, process, and potential.

Applications Architect

Panther Premium Logistics Seville, OH 03.2013 – 10.2014

Software Architecture, Design, Project Management, and Service Oriented Architecture. Administered Enterprise Service Solution, Microsoft Team System (TFS), Project Server, REDIS, and RabbitMQ servers.

Led a variety of teams towards development and implementation of technology initiatives. Established and executed Enterprise Architecture and best practices. Defined standards and development methodologies. Developed systems through the entire software development life cycle, including project planning, tasking, estimations, specification, and implementation. Interviewed numerous applicants for junior and senior level positions. Project Highlights include:

• Unified Customer Master: A highly distributed, highly transactional, and fault tolerant system developed to unify all existing customer relationship software. Consisted of a highly distributed services end, an MVC user interface, a highly diverse set of downstream systems including SalesForce.com, Sage, BackOffice, Cargowise, CommHub, Cognos, and used numerous data storage mediums including Microsoft SQL Server, IBM Universe, REDIS, and file systems.

• Customer Cross Reference: A joint system developed with Panther's parent company ArcBest. An extension of the Unified Customer Master, this system is envisioned to be the starting point in the overall Enterprise Customer Master Data Management solution, the forerunner to the unified Customer Relationship Management system. Joined and matched all customers from both Panther and ArcBest.

• Mobile Agent: IOS and Android based driver interaction application. Architected and designed public API and specifications for development of mobile user interface. System is used in conjunction with existing systems to allow for driver communications and document submission. Apple and Android push notifications were leveraged to ensure timely driver communications. Developed in conjunction with Panther's sister company FleetNet using off-shore resources for user-interface development.

• Leveraged ServiceStack, WCF, Entity Framework, REDIS, RabbitMQ, Linux, Windows Server, IIS, and Load-Balanced Services.

• Other projects include Cash App, Customer OnBoarding, Unified Security Master, Agent Order Bid, Fleet Web, HotQuote, Unified Quote Master, Rules Engine, and Workflow Engine.

• Managed and administered all TFS servers, including, Windows-SharePoint-Service development, Process definition and implementation, dictation of branching/merging strategy/policy, on demand builds, and custom Team-Services-Reporting. Managed and administered all Project Servers to the end of unifying software projects and capex time capture.

Senior Software Engineer/Architect

Advanstar North Olmsted, OH 02.2007 – 01.2013

Software architect, Lead Developer, and final level of tech support for all technical problems. MS Team System (TFS) Specialist.

Led small team of developers in the re-architecture, design, and development of the ACES suite of software, supporting current systems, and continuous release of enhancements of current systems.

Delivered high quality software standards, process, and leadership using tried-and-tested methodologies, business practices, and experience to bring the project from a failure, to a successful, robust, well-polished, and SOX compliant enterprise applications.

Drafted policies, best-practices documents, standards and procedures for all corporate development teams.

• ACES (Advanstar Communications Exhibition Software): A tool conceived to address the unique challenges of the exhibition industry. Consisted of three separate major WinForm apps backed by SQL server, Goldmine, and a myriad of tertiary applications. Reconsolidated into one an n-tier application, with a WCF service, SQL Server database, and SalesForce.com as CRM (Customer Relationship Manager)

• XAX (Exhibition Attendee Export): Architected and developed scheduling tool for the automated pulling, polling, updating, and exporting of the attendee badge file export system. System utilized scheduled drops of export file, taking a manual process that used countless man hours and completely automating the process out of human interaction.

• Provided architectural upgrade paths and successive feature enhancements via an Agile software development lifecycle process using continuous feedback and business owner requirements.

• Leveraged C#, LINQ, WAS activated TCP-Based WCF Services, Entity Framework, Patterns and Practices Enterprise Library, SQL server, IIS7, and .NET 4.0 to fulfill current and future business needs.

• Managed and administered all TFS servers, including, Windows-SharePoint-Service development, Process definition and implementation, dictation of branching/merging strategy/policy, on demand builds, and custom Team-Services-Reporting.

Software Architect/Lead Developer

Microsoft -- Cybersavvy LLC Redmond, WA 11.2004 -02.2007

Smart-client and .NET development utilization from within Microsoft in an external capacity. Completed projects on time and under-budget.

Wrote enterprise level software for Microsoft in-house use including projects such as EPR, EBT, and SPT Smart Clients relying on web services, SQL Express/SQL Replication, and Office integration.

Led and advised teams in support of SPT and EBT. Created and enhanced VSTO add-ons for Word and Outlook.

Played a major part in News Center and Infoweb SharePoint 2007 sites including Workflow design and SPS/WSS web service consumption.

Architected and implemented CyberSavvy.NET product lines including Project360 DirectTime, Data Marketplace, and other applications offered for sale to the public.

Most projects revolved around C# and SQL Express with Replication, with later emphasis on MS Office integration using the Open Office XML standard and VSTO.

• EPR – Enterprise Product Roadmap: The EPR client field sales tool was used to identify application release and support lifecycles coupled with customer licensing data. Provided a one-stop-shop to communicate through personalized exports, with up to the minute precision, their customers upgrade, licensing, and support path needs. Worked as part of a small to medium team involved in the continuous upgrade path of the software. Continuous, customer-driven, changes to the backend as well as the presentation layer UI. Performed a great deal of office integration. Solution was coded in C# and deployed as a .NET Click Once, Smart Client.

• EBT – Enterprise Business Tracker: Worked as part of a small-medium team creating and supporting from inception-v3.5. Implemented from legacy website solutions driven by multiple conglomerated infrastructure databases; we created a succinct solution with a rich interface that has become an integral part of MS business strategy planning and growth solutions, with the ability to aid in assisting VC firms in matching up with various corporate entities. Solution was coded in C# and deployed as a .NET Click Once, Smart Client.

• SPT – Solutions Portfolio Tracker: Led development of this technology through its entire lifecycle. Designed to manage the creation and management of the approval process of customer contracts. Involved industry first instantiation of SQL Replication and SharePoint library integration. Directed small-medium teams of developers towards the goal of its inception.

• Project360 DirectTime – A MS Project Server time-tracking Smart Client for sale as part of the CyberSavvy.NET Project360 solution. Used to track hours and availability of our consultants. Worked on this as part of a small team. Made to be easy to use, with a click-and-drag style interface.

• Other projects include TFS Email Assistant, Data Marketplace, and MS News center.

Software Developer/Analyst

Ohio University Athens, OH 06.1998 - 11.2004

Part of a two-to-three-person team responsible for the design and development of the Department of Financial Aid’s PACE system (Program to Aid Career Exploration).

PACE was a massively-multi-user online suite of web applications and WinForms, which facilitate and coordinate employer job offerings, position review, suitability, ranking, and culling of unsuitable offerings while fulfilling Student job applications, skills qualification, interview scheduling, position matching, and hiring to a job directly involving their field.

• Analysis, Growth, Documentation, and Augmentation of the PACE suite, including the single-handed port of the entire codebase from DAO to ADO/Oracle data access methodologies, as well as debugging, feature implementation, and analysis.

• Continued design and development of VB and Java releases implementing structured design techniques and standards, while eliminating code redundancy, introducing dynamic HTML and SQL formation, and personalized/individual user interface adaptation and/or authorization.

• Assisted in coding foundation templates and regression analysis using my architecture.

• Other duties included database management (Access, Informix, Oracle), User Training.

Network Manager

The Sun Newspapers Valley View, OH 06.2000 - 06.2001

Managed a four-person team executing the migration of multiple LAN’s to a comprehensive WAN. Project involved linking and integration of geographically distributed local offices to a main office via T-lines. Included multiple vendor assessments, TELCO coordination, network analysis, recommendation, implementation, integration, and concurrent maintenance of present operative mechanisms while outlining and executing overall utilization of new resources.

• Position placed strong emphasis on self-direction/management, team coordination, and varied enterprise-level to small local server management.

• Managed day-to-day operations of medium-size, 24/7 uptime, highly heterogeneous WAN, including consultation, configuration, recommendation, and implementation of resources towards same.

• Solved software configuration problems, degradations, and hardware issues.

• Researched and developed seamless software rollout methodology.

• Initiated aggressive campaign of existing systems documentation; turned into the departmental system and services manual.

• Evaluated existing security policy and Secured annual budget for formal network security reform. Oversaw overhaul of existing procedures and instituted industry standard security practices.

• Wrote a Quality of Service verification application, which analyzes data gathered from geographically distributed instantiations of itself, then publishes user-friendly reports to company web server.

• Gained valuable experience regarding the introduction of new technology to users, effective team training and management techniques, and gained skills in effective inter-departmental communication.

Consultant

Alltech Resources Valley View, OH 07.1998 -09.1998

Contracted software and network solutions on a case-to-case basis for corporations in the Cleveland area. Analyzed, recommended, and implemented network expansion policies.

• Assessed problems and maintained networks on a wide variety of hardware and software platforms.

• Break fixed, troubleshot, and generally maintained said platforms. Solved connectivity issues and performed global troubleshooting of small-to-large, discrete-to-heterogeneous networks.

• Prepared proposals and/or advised management of specific technological capacity and/or requirements.

Computer Technician

Holland Computers Elyria, Lorain, OH 10.1997 - 08.1998

Diagnosed, serviced, and solved hardware/software problems of customer PC’s. Manufactured custom PC’s based on customer specifications.

• Assisted the maintenance of small-large corporate networks and police stations.

• Implemented in-house virus detection, quarantine, and elimination pogrom.

• Ran marketing division.

• Assisted the initial server room setup and aided the introduction of the integrated user training center.

EDUCATION

College Coursework Completed Towards:

BS Computer Science 09/1998 – 12/2003

Ohio University Athens, OH

Technical Skills (languages, technologies, methodologies)

Programming/Scripting Languages

C#, VB.NET, PowerShell, LUA, .NET IL, Language Integrated Query (LINQ), Java, C++, C, Scheme, Common-LISP, Structured Query Language (SQL), T-SQL, PL-SQL, SQL-DTS, VBScript, Haskell, Pascal, LOGO, Z80 ASM, RegEx, JavaScript, ASP.NET, APEX, HTML, XML, and SharePoint. Using Object Oriented, Declarative, Imperative, Functional, and Procedural paradigms; both Interpreted and Compiled.

Tools and Technologies

Visual Studio, ServiceStack, REDIS, RabbitMQ, Windows Forms, Console Applications, Windows Services, Web Services, Windows Communication Foundation Services (WCF), Windows Presentation Framework (WPF), Entity Framework (EF), LINQ-to-SQL Object Relational Manager (ORM), Common Language Runtime (CLR), Active Data Objects (ADO), Data Access Objects (DAO), Eclipse, Code Warrior, Emacs, VI, Mono, Tools For Oracle Application Development (TOAD), Enterprise Library, Korzh Query, SQL Business Intelligence Development Studio (BIDS), SQL Reporting Services (SSRS), SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), Office Integration (Elixir/VSTO), Mono for Android/iOS, TFS Process Editor, Performance Analysis Tools, MSLL Profiler, CLR Profiler, MS Process Explorer, MS Process Monitor, SalesForce.Com, Active Directory (ADS), MS Project, MS Office, ASCII, ANSI, POSIX, UNICODE, FAT, NTFS, NBX, IPX, TCP/IP, UDP, NAT, HTTP, FTP, SSH, SSL, TLS, AES, QOS, DRM, ACPI, APM, I2C, SPI, USART, DMI, DMA, GPIO, ARM, AVR, XBEE, FPGA, PIC, ADC, DAC, PWM, JTAG, SFI, GPS, NET.TCP, NET.PIPE, MSMQ, SOAP, COM/COM+, DCOM, DTC, OLAP, OLE, RPC, SSDP, TPM, SNMP, IMAP, POP, SMTP, LDAP, BGP, RIP, SIP, OSPF, ICMP, IGMP, IPSEC, ARP, PPP, NTP, RTP, DNS, WINS, DHCP, and WMI.

Servers

Windows Server, SQL Server, SQL Server Reporting Server, SQL Server Replication Server, Team Foundation Server, Team Build Server, Team Foundation Source Control Server, Team System Analysis Server, Team Foundation Web Access Server, Internet Information Services Server, Windows Activation Server, AppFabric Server, SharePoint Server, Remote Desktop Services Server, Hyper-V Server, SQL Server Integration Server, SalesForce, Informatica, REDIS, RabbitMQ, Project Server

Clients

Windows 95-7, ADS Integration/Security, Desktop Administration, and Integration. Advanstar Specific Images, Imaging, ClickOnce, Setup, Deployment, Support, Historical Problem Domains, and Remediation.

Software Architecture

Enterprise Architecture, Service-Oriented (SOA), Client Server, Peer-to-Peer, Standalone, Service, Extraction Transformation and Loading (ETL), Model-View-Controller (MVC), Model-View-View/Model (MVVM), Model-View-Presenter (MVP), Three-Tier(Client-Middle-Data), N-Tier(Client, Middle-Middle-N, Data), Layered (UI, Application, Domain, Infrastructure), Top Down, Bottom Up, Loosely Coupled, Tightly Coupled, Monolithic, Distributed, Relational, Transactional, Atomic Consistent Isolated Durable (ACID), POCO, KISS, Application Programming Interfaces (API), User Interface Design.

Database

MS SQL Server, Oracle, Informix, Access, ODBC, JDBC, IBM DB2, IBM Universe, Schema Design.

General Computer Science

Data-Structures and Algorithms (DS&A), Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning DS&A/Analysis, Dynamic/Evolved DS&A/Analysis, Formal Logical, Mathematical, and Numerical Analysis, Time, Space, Complexity, Big O, Best-Case, Worst-Case, Average-Case. Parallel, Concurrent, and Distributed Systems, Multi-Threading and Synchronization, Finite State Machines, Networking, Communications, and Security, Engineering, Cryptography, Graph Theory, Game Theory, Manifold Theory, Complex Systems Analysis.

Software Project Management

General Software Development Life Cycle Methodologies, Waterfall, Agile, Scrum, Lean, XP Time Estimate Analysis, Business Analysis, Use Cases, Formal Modeling, Risk Management, Requirements Management, Change Management, Configuration Management, Debugging, Release Management, Specification, Enterprise Integration, Proposals, Budgets, Time Tracking, and Scheduling

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