Professional Background

Summary

With over 32 years experience across a broad range of disciplines, platforms and industries, I successfully lead enterprise level efforts to deliver complex information technology solutions.

Experience
  • March 2000 – Present, IBM, New Jersey, Senior Certified Consulting IT Architect
  • November 1991 – March 2000, McGraw-Hill, Hightstown, New Jersey, Director of Systems Architecture,  Manager of Network and Desktop Support, Senior Programmer Analyst
  • November 1988 – October 1991, Perot Systems, Herndon, VA. Consultant
  • May 1979 – October 1988, Electronic Data Systems, Dallas, TX, Systems Engineer Supervisor,  Project Leader, Senior Programmer/Team Leader, Systems Engineer, Operations Development Program Instructor and Administrator, Computer Operator
Key Skills
  • Industries: Health, Insurance, Vehicle Assembly, Manufacturing, Media and Entertainment, State/Federal Government, Telecommunications, Financial, Retail
  • Project Domain: Architecture, Project Management, Application Development, Enterprise Application Integration, Production Support, Operations, Education, Systems and Network Administration
  • Hardware: IBM, HP, SUN, VAX, Intel, Macintosh
  • Operating Systems: AIX, Linux, Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP, HPUX, Solaris, VAX, VM, MVS
  • Network: TCP/IP, DECNET, SNA
  • Middleware: CORBA, IIOP, TIBCO, MQ, Message Broker, ESB
  • OLTP: ACMS, CICS
  • Computer Languages: Java, C, C++, SQL, VB, PB, REXX, PLI, DCL, Cobol, Assembler, Unix Shells, JCL, SAS
  • RDBMS: DB2, SQLServer, Oracle, RDB, Basis, IMS
  • Development Tools: Rational, SQL Navigator, Erwin, Rational Suite, Visual Studio, Visual CafĂ©, WSAD
  • Testing Tools: Loadrunner, Winrunner, Mercury Test Director
  • Applications: Microsoft Office, Lotus Office Smartsuite
  • Portal: Vignette, WebSphere Portal
  • e-Commerce: Blue Martini, Open Market, WebSphere eCommerce
  • Application Server: BEA, WebSphere
  • Web Servers: Apache, IIS, IBM httpserver
  • Content Management: Artesia TEAMS, Filenet, IBM Content Manager
  • Project Methodologies: IBM GS Method, Waterfall, SDLC, RAD
  • Design Methodologies: UMF, RUP, SOMA, OOAD, Structured, Data Modeling
  • Architectures: PanDOORA, SOA/WS, Enterprise including TOGAF & IBM
Education
  • Middlesex County, NJ, Fire Academy
  • Mercer County, NJ, Community College
  • Computer Tech, Pittsburgh, PA
Certifications
  • IBM Senior IT Architect
  • Master Certified Architect
  • ASA 101 Certification
  • American Heart Association Health Care Provided (CPR and AED)
  • State of New Jersey Firefighter
Other Accomplishments
  • IBM Certification Board Member
  • Author IBM Red Guide
  • Instructor IBM Architectural Thinking