Software Developer Systems Integration

WILLARD THOMPSON (CHUCK)

619-***-**** - ***************@*****.*** - San Diego, CA

linkedin.com/in/chuckcthompson - github.com/zuberbot - @ZuberBot Summary

Enterprise web applications software developer with over 25 years of experience. Proven ability in optimizing high performance solutions, systems integration, and delivering innovative results across various industries. Adept at collaborating with cross-functional teams, leading complex projects from design to implementation, and passionate about solving critical business challenges. Skills

● Client Server Database Web Solutions

● Java, C++, Python

● jQuery JavaScript HTML CSS

● SQL Database Development

● Web Object Wizard

● API Web Services

● Mobile Web Design

● Performance Optimization

● Systems Integration

● Agile SCRUM

● AWS Cloud Computing

● Software Development Life Cycle

● Software Architecture Design

● Requirements Estimations

● Jira Ticketing System

● Bitbucket Git

● Adaptability

● Communication and Problem-Solving

Experience

PlanetJ Corp., Software Consultant, San Diego, CA, 09/2013 to Current

● Enhanced B2B eCommerce applications for Aurora Parts, built on the Web Object Wizard (WOW) Java-based framework; Part Search, Orders, Estimates, Quotes, Invoicing, and Inventory Management.

● Integrated Google Maps API for real-time order details and shipment tracking.

● Barcode PDF Templates for labeling parts to enhance inventory management.

● Part cross reference numbers for part matching to streamline ordering with integrated repair shops.

● Dealer Management Systems Integrations development using XML and JSON for JAX-RS.

● Led development of the Remote Image Distribution and Logging (RIDL) application for Qualcomm, for test engineers to view device activity, configure device rules as well as upload and download code patches, phone images and log files, using WOW, AWS, MySQL, and Android integration.

● Managed, designed, developed and integrated the SalesForce component of RIDL for log file ticketing and tracking, used JSON REST Web Services.

● Developed tool for snapshotting code stored in GIT for e-design artifacts enabling HW and SW co-development using ClearCase SCM, Python, Docker, Django API’s, PostgreSQL, on Linux Ubuntu. UTC Aerospace Systems, Inc., Applications Developer, Chula Vista, CA, 09/2006 to 08/2013

● Served as Lead Java Developer for a high-volume B2B eCommerce application, enhancing features like Part Searching, Order Placing, Requesting Quotes, Shopping Carts, Order Status, Order Tracking, Shipments, Invoicing and Administration, using the Java based Comergent framework, IBM WebSphere, and Oracle backend with XML bean configurations and ERP messaging.

● Designed and managed projects for up-sell/cross-sell, shipment routing preferences, remote inventory processes, and accounts receivable. Contributed to the development of new UI themes, mobile applications, while exploring next-generation technologies like Spring MVC, Struts, and Hibernate.

● Coordinated with QA, ERP, and business teams on requirements and testing; led technical training for offshore teams and facilitated global technical alignment meetings. IEEE Computer Society, Programmer Analyst, Washington, D.C., 10/2005 to 09/2006

● Developed a web application to manage purchase orders for journal and conference products, using Java and MS SQL Server backend. Integrated the application with a remote Siebel shopping cart via SOAP-based web services.

● Applied software engineering principles such as Requirements Analysis, Use Cases, UML, and Design Patterns, and ensured robust application performance through comprehensive testing. Avant Interactive, LLC, Web Media Software Contractor, Los Angeles, CA, 05/2005 to 10/2005

● Created interactive, clickable video solutions for online advertisements, education, and training, using Apache Tomcat, MySQL, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and Flash video overlays. Florida State University, Cyber Software Research Assistant, Tallahassee, FL, 08/2003 to 04/2005

● Authored the Semantic Encryption Transformation Scheme publication on tamper-resistant software and anti-piracy techniques with support from the U.S. Army Research Lab.

● Developed a multithreaded Java Process Migration (JPM) application, leading to the Improving Energy for Mobile Computers publication.

Gerber Technology, Inc., Software Engineer, Tolland, CT, 04/2000 to 06/2003

● Enhanced software quality for textile cutting machines, using Visual C++ .NET.

● Developed user-friendly web alert application for managing cutting machines using Java, with a multithreaded solution for enabling real time notifications to mobile devices.

● Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure software functionality met industry standards and client requirements.

Travelers Insurance, Corp., Information Systems Specialist, Hartford, CT, 05/1999 to 04/2000

● Developed a workers compensation insurance claims reporting prototype, transitioning from phone and EDI methods to a web solution.

● Employed SDLC methodologies, Java, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Apache Tomcat, and MS SQL Server, and integrated solution with an ERP system on a UNIX environment. Education

M.S. Computer Science, 2002

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Hartford, CT

Honored for thesis: Dynamic Relativity Metric for Objects, A State-Space Approach B.S. Computer Science, 1999

Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, PA

Other

● IT Lead Faculty Area Chair, 10/2005 to 09/2019, University of Phoenix, San Diego, CA

● United States Coast Guard, 08/1993 to 07/1997, Wilmington, NC, Honorably discharged.

● References available upon request.

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