Resume

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

As a diverse and experienced professional for the past 11 years I have been promoted to various positions of the IT industry including: Java Application Developer (2yrs), developing custom web applications for various state agencies allowing for renewal of professional licenses online, and was the project lead in developing a web portal to allow physicians secure access to patient data ranging from x-rays to lab results via application interfaces and oracle query strings, Application Analyst (2yrs), developed a company intranet and instituted in-house Continuing Education Unit courseware for medical personnel utilizing ASP, VB scripting, SQL and Access databases, Network Administrator (3yrs), designed local and wide area networks, using traditional wired and wireless technologies, and Network/Computer Technician (4yrs), repair and maintenance of a variety of personal computers and servers.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Software:
Knowledge of various Microsoft Operating Systems, Fedora Linux, Resin, Apache, Apache Tomcat, IIS, MySQL Administrator, Oracle SQL Developer, SmartCVS, PuTTy, Netbeans, Visual Studio, Coldfusion, Quovadx Cloverleaf, Crystal Reports, Cerner Millennium, Vignette Portal, BEA Weblogic, EXTjs Ajax Javascipt Library, McKesson Horizon Lab, McKesson Horizon WP Physician Portal, McKesson Horizon WP Patient Portal, Adobe Dreamweaver, Microsoft FrontPage, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Office Professional, GNUPG, Cisco VPN.

Languages:
Java, J2EE, Jakarta Struts, EXTjs, ASP, VB, .NET, Coldfusion, SQL, MySQL, CSS, HTML

Project Management Tools:
Microsoft Project, Microsoft Visio, Net Office

Databases:
SQL 2000, SQL 2003, MySQL, Informix, DB2, Oracle 9i, Oracle 10g, DB2, Access 2000, Access 2003

Hardware:
Install, troubleshoot, and repair of personal computer, laptop and server components and assemble functional systems, develop and implement preventive maintenance plans, and configure data storage devices.

Applications Developed:
Patient Intake Portal, Contact Management Portal, Patient Management Portal, Online Ordering and Ticketing Portal, Online nursing continuing education unit exams, Courseware and reporting for licensed nursing staff. License verification and renewal for Alabama Electrical Contractors Board, Alabama Board of Optometry, Alabama Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, Alabama Veterinary Medical Examiners, and development of Alabama.gov portal

Industries:
Healthcare, Information Technology, Legal, State and Local Government, and privately held.

Operating Systems:
Microsoft Windows NT, 2000, XP, 2003 Server, Unix, Linux

Methodologies:
Adaptive Software Development (ASD)
Agile Software Development,

Business Process Modeling (BPM)
Dynamic Systems Development Method (DSDM),
Microsoft Solutions Framework (MSF),
Object Oriented Analysis and Design (OAD),

Rapid Application Development (RAD),

Waterfall Method

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Rotech Healthcare Inc. Winter Park, Florida
Web Application Developer Date: 09/2007-Current - Contractor
Web Applications Developer Project Highlights
I am currently working with Rotech Healthcare Inc. in the Rotech Systems Group. Duties include creation of additional front end and back end administrative systems for current Coldfusion applications and enhanced search features for some of their pharmaceutical and Asset Tracking applications. I am currently working on a Patient Intake System that includes Patient Intake, Ordering and Ticketing, Patient Creation/Maintenance, Contact Creation/Maintenance, Product Catalog System, and Location Maintenance. The current application should have a cost savings of approximately $25 Million a year.

Technical Environment (Development)
IBM Websphere RSA 7.0, Coldfusion, EXTjs, Java, BlueDragon, Informix, Oracle 9i/10g, DB2.

Alabama Interactive Montgomery, Alabama
Java Application Developer Date: 06/2006-08/2007

Java Web Applications Developer Project Highlights
Alabama.gov’s Web site has been ranked as one of the country's top 10 state Web sites for the past three years. Duties include: Maintain current Apache/Oracle/Unix web applications written in PERL and Java J2EE, develop new projects using documented software standards, use knowledge of Oracle database (JDBC, SQL, etc), use working knowledge of the UNIX operating system, assist with business and technical documentation, attend in-house review meeting to assure technical protocol is adhered to by the portal and the various web applications, participate in on-call assignments with developers, assist in coordination with data center, manage customer relationships, assist technical staff with troubleshooting and problem solving of existing and new development projects and conform with our Quality Assurance efforts, assist with billing procedures, work with customers and other staff to determine project specifications with the assistance of the Director of Development, assist with the development of the portal, writing web pages in a combination of codes such as hypertext mark-up language (HTML), Javascript, ColdFusion, Java, Perl and Flash, collaborate with project manager on web assignments, work flow and scheduling, and use communication abilities to meet with our customers to understand and define their needs and then express those requirements to the rest of the team.
Technical Environment (Development & Production)
Apache 1.3, Caucho Resin 2.1.17, Solaris 10x86, Perl 5.8.4, J2EE, Jakarta Struts 1.3.8, Fedora Linux, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Microsoft Visio, Adobe Acrobat.

Applications that I have developed for the State of Alabama and their agencies are:
Electrical Contractors Board of Alabama – Electrician and Journeyman License Renewal Application, this application allows Electrical Contractors and Journeyman to renew their professional licenses online.

Alabama Board of Nursing – License Verification Application, this application allows Nurses to verify their professional licenses in other states online.

State of Alabama Web Portal v.5 – AJAX functionality, RSS Feed, Podcast Feed, Oracle 9i database driven content, and general content layout and deign. County Services Directory and Information with Map GUI.

Alabama Department of Mental Health – Case Manager Online Subscription Service, allows mental health agencies the ability to subscribe to continuing education courseware from the Department of Mental Health.

Alabama Board of Optometry - Optometrist License Renewal Application, this application allows Optometrists to renew their professional license online.

Internal ACH Log – Application that logs Automated Clearing House Transactions
Each of these projects were developed using Java Netbeans, Jakarta Struts, Apache, Caucho Resin, Adobe Dreamweaver, Microsoft Visio, and Adobe Photoshop.

Jackson Hospital Montgomery, Alabama
Physician Analyst Date: 10/2005-06/2006

Physician Analyst Project Highlights
In my final position at Jackson Hospital I actively participated in various projects associated with software testing and installation of a $22 million McKesson Hospital Information System (HIS). I was Team Leader for testing and implementing the Physician Web Portal which streamlines the way physicians can monitor their patients. The portal allowed for access to real time lab results; the ability to view x-rays, MRIs and CT Scans remotely, review the patient digital medical record, sign physician orders, and assorted other common tasks that physicians perform. The portal was secured using the Juniper Networks Secure Access 4000 on which I was trained to maintain. The Juniper web appliance used SSL and LDAP for authentication to the various applications the portal aggregated and displayed. The initial portal was and “out of the box” application developed by Vignette, and we custom built java data beans to deliver the content requested by physicians. The beans were developed using Netbeans, Textpad, and BEA Weblogic. Planned, maintained, and tested programs associated with Clinical Informatics to ensure applications meet the needs of the staff. Maintained up to date knowledge of trends and advances in Health Informatics as well as hardware and software technology. Performed various special tasks as needed at the request of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Information Officer. This position had the responsibility for the analysis, design, development, documentation, implementation and maintenance of business processes related to healthcare information systems, other activities included identification of system and process issues that required definition and resolution within the organization. The position served as a liaison between medical staff departments and information systems; ensuring that applications were current, accurate, responsive, confidential and met JCAHO and other regulatory standards for providing care.

Technical Environment (Development & Production)
IIS, BEA Weblogic, Netbeans.

Jackson Hospital Montgomery, Alabama
Clinical Applications Analyst Date: 10/2004-10/2005

Clinical Applications Analyst Project Highlights
As a clinical applications analyst I was in charge of maintaining clinical staff databases, as well as the creation and maintenance of the online courseware for staff that was to be used as continuing education units for their licensing process. Courses were developed with Windows Server 2000, IIS, SQL 2000 and Macromedia Dreamweaver. Web Applications were developed using ASP and VB Scripting, reporting was done converting HL7 flat files, SQL, Access, Crystal Reports, and Adobe Acrobat. During this time our clinical IT lead in the lab transfer out, and I was temporarily placed into that position, where I used Quovadx Cloverleaf, HL7, and Misys to get a variety of laboratory instruments to communicate with our Hospital Information System (HIS). This position had the responsibility for the analysis, design, development, documentation, implementation and maintenance of business processes related to healthcare clinical information systems. Other activities included the identification of system and process issues that required definition and resolution within the clinical informatics realm. I was also tasked to create a internal productivity report for the CIO, that tracked employee metrics. This position also served as a liaison between clinical departments and information systems; ensuring that applications were current, accurate, responsive confidential and meet JCAHO, and regulatory standards for providing care.

Technical Environment (Development & Production)
IIS, Microsoft SQL 2000, Access 97, Access 2000, ASP, VB Scripting, Affinity, Mysis Laboratory, Quovadx Cloverleaf, Microsoft Frontpage, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Crystal Reports, Adobe Acrobat.

Jackson Hospital Montgomery, Alabama
General Application Analyst Date: 10/2003-10/2004

General Application Analyst Project Highlights
As a general applications analyst I was in charge of maintaining staff databases, as well as the creation and maintenance of the company intranet. The company intranet was developed initially with Windows Server 2000, IIS, MS Frontpage and MS Access, later I upgraded the intranet applications and their databases to SQL 2000 and used Macromedia Dreamweaver to design and edit the content. Web Applications were developed using ASP and VB Scripting, reporting was done using HL7 flat files, Access and Adobe Acrobat. During this time I was trained as an Interface Engineer using Quovadx Cloverleaf, and was trained in the HL7 standard. I was then tasked to develop interfaces with the Mysis Laboratory Information System (LIS) and the Affinity Hospital Information System (HIS). I was also trained on Cerner Millennium (Pharmacy) to do routine maintenance and updating of the server. I also attended courses from Mysis and Cerner personnel on their various information systems. This position had the responsibility for the analysis, design, development, documentation, implementation and maintenance of business processes related to healthcare information systems. Other activities included the identification of system and process issues that required definition and resolution within the organization. This position also served as a liaison between non-clinical departments and information systems; ensuring that applications were current, accurate, responsive confidential and meet regulatory standards for providing care.

Technical Environment (Development & Production)
IIS, Microsoft SQL 2000, Access 97, Access 2000, Affinity, Mysis Laboratory, Cerner Millennium (Pharmacy), Quovadx Cloverleaf, Microsoft Frontpage, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Adobe Acrobat.

CERTIFICATIONS AND TRAINING

Microsoft Certified System Builder

Microsoft Partner Research Panel

NVidia Select Solutions Provider

Crystal Reports Developer

University Courses:
Computer Science – Java I
Computer Science – Java II
Discrete Mathematics
Management Information Systems
Production and Operations Management
Web Site Design
Advance Topics in Web Site Design

Recent Courses and Online Courseware attendance past 6 months:

EXTjs Web Application Creation’ – EXTjs,
‘Ajaxify your Java Apps’ – Backbase,
‘JUnit Factory Struts Webinar’ – Agitar Software,
‘The Microsoft Web Platform’ – Microsoft,
‘ISV Web Seminar Series on Longhorn Server parts 1-7’ – Microsoft,
‘Overview of Java Application Security’ – Sun Microsystems
‘MySQL Backup Techniques for the Oracle DBA’ – MySQL
‘Top 4 Tools for Becoming a More Productive Developer’ – SetFocus

EDUCATION

Troy University, B.S.B.A. Business / Computer Information Systems 2006

U.S. Army Chemical School, Chemical Operations Specialist 1996

U.S. Army Signal School, Multi-Channel Radio Operator 1993

General H.H. Arnold High School, General Education 1992

PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS
Obtained US Military Secret Security Clearance
Member of the following organizations:
U.S. Army Signal Corps Regiment
U.S. Army Chemical Corps Regiment
Member Microsoft Certified System Builder Program
Member Microsoft Partner Research Panel
HTML Writers Guild
Association of Computing Machinery