Manager / Technical Writer

Joseph H. Rawlings III

P.O. Box ***** . Portland, OR 97280 503-***-**** **************@*****.***

Expertise

Project/Product Management

SDLC, PLC, Agile, Waterfall Project Management

Configuration/Release Management (Published author)

Process Development and Deployment

Research and Development

Storage Technologies and protocols

Cross-platform development (Windows/UNIX/OSX/IOS)

System Level Code (O/S, Protocols, Networking)

N-tiered Client/Server Applications (SQL, T-SQL)

Distributed Systems (COM/CORBA)

MS Application customization (Access, Excel, VBA)

Object Oriented Design & Languages (C, C++)

Mobile Application design/development (Objective C)

.Net application design/development (C#, VB)

Formal Education and Certifications:

Degrees: BSCS, BSCE, ASM, ASEE, Post Graduate work

Certifications: Network+ (CompTIA), DBA (Oracle), ISD (USAF)

Patents: Patent #5,987,627, Patent #5,652,865, Patent #5,652,865 Descriptions available upon request

Published Author: See below

Certified federal expert witness: Network security (protocols/encryption) U.S. District Court, case #CV-05-1469-AS

Work History

Software Solutions Unlimited 01/2019-08/2019

Project Manager/Technical Writer

Revised project management methodology bringing simplicity through automation and creating standards.

Revised project documentation including customer facing documents and applications.

Using Visual Studio, (VBA, C#, Access) created automated applications to simplify complex procedures and simplify information gathering.

Xtreme Programming

Project Manager/Systems Engineer 04/2011-08/2018

Assigned to Daimler Trucks North America

Create solutions to specialized business problems using the Microsoft .Net architecture C# and SQL-Server

DTNA WIP (Work in Progress) An application by which development personnel recorded project work effort, time in meetings, time off, etc.

Statistical analysis, an application to analyze the performance of various internal IT systems

Forecasting, an application to analyze system loads and forecast upgrade needs.

Design and Develop custom mobile, cloud based business application solutions for the iOS family of devices deployed internationally.

DTNA SA (Service Assistant) An application that reduced service intake time by 75%, provided complete vehicle information including history and recalls, damage picture capable, driver interview.

UTP Mobile (Uptime Pro) on-board device with real-time service needs transmitted to nearest dealer and driver notification.

DTNA RTC (Return Center) Shipping, receiving and inspection records to a central database.

Provided secure data interface with mainframes and other systems through RESTful and other web services through SoapUI.

PTI Global 05/2009-02/2011

Manager/ Coding Mentor:

Intel Project Documentation Manager

Review C++ code, edit and add comments as necessary, debug code, build product, and validate repairs.

Mentor programmers in algorithm development; manage document production, quality, and technical writers

Hillsdale Strategies, Inc. 01/2008-04/2009

Chief Technology Officer/Senior Developer/PM

Work with clients to develop solution architectures (Visual Studio)

Produce proposals; manage budgets, vendor and client relationships

Database and application design, development and deployment (VB, VBA, C#, SQL-Server)

The Wizard's Workshop, Ltd. 06/2002-01/2008

President/ Chief Technology Officer

Project management for clients, local and remote using Agile engineering process

Release and Configuration management for clients, local and remote

Managed remote Research and Development organizations and 3rd party vendors

Engineering Management of remote teams and outsourced development

Application Design and Development using Microsoft® toolsets (VB, C++, C#, SQL, T-SQL, ADSI, ODBC, RDO, ADO, COM+)

Project and program management using Microsoft® Project, Visio, Office

Web site development using Microsoft® FrontPage, Macromedia and other tools

Application development using Microsoft® Excel and Access (VBA and Visual Studio interfaces)

Configuration management using Subversion/CVS for source code control and release management

Defect tracking and response management.

Database and System architect (entities, relationships, queries, stored procedures, etc.) Microsoft® Access and SQL-Server

Development platforms Microsoft® Windows Advanced Server 2000 (with Active Directory) and UNIX (Linux and FreeBSD)

Server setup, configuration and management for Exchange 2000, SQL-Server 2000, ISA Server 2000, and IIS

Technical Writer of White Papers, Requirements and Specifications, User’s Manuals, API References

VirtualDesign.Net, Inc. 05/1998 to 06/2002

VP of Engineering

Database and System architect for a secure collaborative Web application with app sharing and whiteboard.

Designed secure methods for using TCP/IP Unicast and Multicast over software VPN

Created and staffed the software/database development and supporting organizations (i.e. IT, QA, Pubs, Support, Admin)

Implemented Configuration Management, SDLC, and PLC policies and procedures

Responsible for Research and Development, 3rd party vendor management.

GenRad Corporation/Mitron 04/1993 to 05/1998

Acting VP of Engineering / Director of Engineering

Responsible for IT, Research and Development, Technical Publications and Quality Assurance

Database and System Architect using SQL-Server (SQL and T-SQL) and Oracle (PL/SQL)

Product development with Gcc (C, C++ ), Gdb (UNIX, Linux), VB/VC++ 6.0 with Crystal Reports (Windows)

Implemented Software Configuration Management policies, practices and procedures using:

Configuration Management with PVCS®, Bug Tracking with PVCS Tracker®, Build Management with PolyMake®

Directed product development operations in four globally remote locations

Managed 3rd party vendors and out-sourcing of development activities (Russian, Indian, German, Swiss)

Worked with customers to ascertain needs, expectations and product requirements

Staffed and led world-class engineering teams of up to 60 engineers.

Created and staffed Research and Development, QA and documentation organizations

Significantly reduced turnover from 40% to near zero and promoted engineering personnel where appropriate.

Increased headcount as necessary to facilitate meeting customer commitments

Provided mentoring and career assistance to subordinates

Publications:

"The Graphical Kernel System"

This is a textbook on the ISO standard GKS programming system with emphasis on code development. The book described the programming paradigm and its implementation.

"High Speed Detection and Decoding of Code 3 of 9 Bar-code Data contained Within a Monochromatic Bitmapped Image" Based upon original research and development, the white paper describes and defines a methodology used in high-speed digital image analysis.

"SCM for Network Development Environments"

McGraw Hill Systems Design and Implementation Series, 1994 A textbook about establishing, maintaining, and using Software Configuration Management (SCM) tools and techniques in a LAN based development environment.

“Designing a Microsoft Windows Directory Services Infrastructure”

LightPoint Learning Solutions (Ibid), 2000 Part of the “Windows 2000 10 Steps to Certification” series published by LightPoint Learning Solutions in coordination with Microsoft.

“Migrating to Windows 2000”

LightPoint Learning Solutions (Ibid), 2000 Part of the “Windows 2000 10 Steps to Certification” series published by LightPoint Learning Solutions in coordination with Microsoft.

“Designing a Secure Microsoft Windows 2000 Network”

LightPoint Learning Solutions (Ibid), 2000 Part of the “Windows 2000 10 Steps to Certification” series published by LightPoint Learning Solutions in coordination with Microsoft.

Products:

Graphic Software Systems’ “Screen Management Toolkit, (GSS*SMT)” provided tools for building GUI applications based upon the ISO Virtual Device Interface standard. The toolkit provided user interface primitives to the programmer through a “C” based API

Professional Graphic Systems’ “CG-VDI Programmer’s Toolkit” A graphical subsystem providing real-time graphical output and screen management tools. In one application, the system was used for the display of the medical data of four simultaneous patients on a single display device in the intensive care units in over 2700 hospitals across the US.

The Wizard's Workshop, Ltd. “Business Wizard” A financial projections and modeling tool designed for entrepreneurs and business financiers used to determine the viability of a business idea.

The Wizard's Workshop, Ltd. “Project Manager’s Assistant”, a unique paradigm for management and control of multiple simultaneous projects.

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