Seasoned J2EE Developer/Architect

PAUL MENDELSON

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SOFTWARE DEVELOPer

IT leader with 25+ years of management and hands-on experience providing technology solutions to support strategic business solutions across diverse markets and industries. Recognized for keen foresights in software development and industry trends in technology. Particularly effective directing the evolution of technical and non-technical solutions from conception through implementation while managing the needs of the client, the team and the project. Highlights include:

Created an innovative software, TrueOutcomes, to organize Learning Outcome Management at Universities and Colleges. Operated company at break even and sold to major publisher.

Refactored Defense Environmental Information exchange from legacy proprietary framework to an Oracle portal.

Collaborated with 10+ organization to create and implement Interactive Advantage delivering a single customer facing presence for 30+ technologically discrete smoke stack applications.

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE

Software Development:

USE Case Analysis, Relational Modeling, SCRUM development process, Test Driven Development

Software Frameworks:

Struts, Spring, JSF, Wicket, Hibernate, Java Web Services (Metro/Axis), jQuery, Moo-Tools

Software Testing:

TestNG, JUnit, HtmlUnit, Grinder

Databases:

MySQL, SQL-Server, Oracle

Languages:

Java, C, C++, PHP

Operating Systems:

Windows Server NT/2003/2000, Linux, Solaris, Macintosh

Protocols:

Web Services, RMI, Mail, LDAP, OASIS

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Verizon, Ashburn, VA 2009 to present

Senior Consultant

Reengineered legacy security assessment application from Struts to AJAX driven Wicket framework. Introduced Axure PRO based methodology for User Experience Design. Engineered build/staging env. to Hudson deployed VMWare cluster

Cengage Learning, Belmont, CA 2007 to 2008

Director, Platform & Architecture Services

Brought onboard after sale of TrueOutcomes to Cengage to aid in Cengage brand release that utilizes TrueOutcomes.

Upgraded data layer from proprietary logic to JPA, introduced JQuery to provide foundation for user interface layer.

Developed JavaServer Faces (JSF) infrastructure for further modules.

Plexus Scientific Inc, Alexandria, VA 2005 to 2007

Manager of Development

Hired to develop custom projects for this employee-owned consulting firm specializing in information technology, safety, environmental and regulatory solutions services to Federal government and industry clients.

Directed the development of www.firstrespondertraining.gov utilizing a portal based on Java, Struts and Tiles; implemented single sign-on with 3 systems.

Led a 3 person team in the design and execution of the environmental information gateway based on the Oracle portal server www.denix.osd.mil

Lead team to select tool set for Requirements Management, Design, Issue Management, Automated Testing.

Recruited and trained Java developers.

Outcomes Assessment Solutions, York, PA 2003 to 2007

Chief Technology Officer (CTO)/Owner

Created and launched this innovative web based solution, TrueOutcomes Assessment Manager, to facilitate every aspect of Learning Outcomes Management at the College and University level with Java 2 Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE). Consulted developed customized services for key clients.

Managed and hosted www.trueoutcomes.net application service provider (ASP) which allowed customers to exercise TrueOutcomes devoid of purchasing infrastructure.

Engineered infrastructure based on Hudson, TestNG and presented dynamic technology to the marketplace.

Wrote 150 thousand of the 200 thousand lines of the Outcome code base.

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AT&T Laboratories, Middleton, NJ 1983 to 2003

Electronic Commerce Architect

Led multiple cross-departmental teams to create client and server based reusable web user interface (UI) generation templates.

Reviewed and evaluated the customer relationship applications for Personalization, Email Response, Knowledge Management and Application Servers; selected best fit technologies.

Designed and deployed the systems integration plan for the realignment of the AT&T, British Telecom and outdated Concert into the innovative Concert.

Created and implemented the operational strategy for servicing the wholesale market initializing the Electronic Customer Care application. Built the Extra-Net authentication and devised the firewall strategy.

Development Manager

Selected to develop and manage projects on an as needed basis delivering cost effective solutions.

Planned and executed a Java based Call Trending Extranet application for 1,000 users.

Developed Session Management server in Java—Provided single-signon for 30 disparate web applications.

Administered the clearing house for business units which managed customer transactions from Extra-Net application, PC and Mainframe clients applying C++ and Oracle.

Systems Engineering Manager

Governed a team of 8 systems engineers that supported the legacy ordering systems.

Converted analysis methodology from Information Engineering to Unified Modeling Language (UML) managing software requirements with the Use Case approach.

EDI Project Leader

Orchestrated the development mapping for invoices, purchase orders, PO acknowledgements, PO changes and PO change acknowledgements for computer and private brand exchange (PBX) business units. Supported daily development of telecom and 811? Managed the electronic data interchange (EDI) ordering system for private line and calling cards.

Negotiated trading partner agreements, EDI procurement process, presented department to various customers.

Designed and managed UNIX EDI gateway and developed FoxPro app. to enhance customer retrieval of EDI invoices.

Presided as expert on Telecommunications Industry rules for data exchange as prescribed in UN/EDIFACT.

Retail Systems Project Leader

Managed a team of 4 developers to support a turnkey retail chain management system ran under Progress on UNIX servers. Developed multi-store architecture and integration of Advanced 800 services into system.

Joined forces with an apparel manufacturer negotiating a trade with AER users. Implemented a style list for retailer utilizing the Price Sales Catalog (832) on the mainframe system.

Programmer/Analyst/Architect

Hired to support business operations developing database software, requirements, applications and implementations.

Managed the use of terminal emulation technology to construct business applications; established policy for 15 development and production groups.

Built electronic mail based system to track changes and inform key stakeholders; set up and maintained departments Standard User Interface.

Designed and coded UNIX based structure to permit sales departments to price complex services and document AT&T and OCC rates. Implemented system in California, Nevada, Colorado, Georgia, Florida and North Carolina; recognized as the companies most comprehensive data-model of inter LATA rates.

Engineered and directed the implementation of the western region database for competition which included rates, services, financials and demographics. Utilized in fillings before the Public Utilities Commissions in Arizona, California, Colorado, Montana and Washington.

EDUCATION

MBA, Management Information Systems, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN—1994

BA, Psychology, Macalester College, St. Paul, MN —1981

EARLY CAREER (1979 to 1983)

Began early career gaining valuable hands-on experience authoring FORTRAN programs, specs to clean data and format tables. Later, designed and taught business systems development at Honeywell, Inc and developed user communication requirements and framework for IDS, Inc. Lectured at the University of Minnesota on FORTRAN and COBOL programming and counseled graduate/undergraduate students on programming and program design.

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