V.P. Architecture and co-founder

• Architected and led the technology implementation of the worlds first interactive, a-la-carte content syndication marketplace for online and print media, supporting thousands of members, millions of content assets and millions of daily impressions.

• Led the design and development of innovative content management and data federation products.

Chief Architect and XML Guru

• Document Management - Native XML Database Designed the architecture for, and led the coding of the company's first product, a document management system initially targeted at the financial services vertical market, and subsequently repackaged as a general purpose XML content repository and indexing engine, Xfinity Server.

• XSL Design Tool Led the design and implementation of Xfinity Designer, an interactive development environment for constructing XML transformations

• These products have been commercially deployed at a number of Fortune 500 firms

Chief Architect

• Customer Service -- Call Center Retrofitted a new Java Swing User Interface layer on the system I built for AT&T/TCI in my previous job at TRW. The new UI proved and extended the earlier architecture with the addition of an XML and DOM like business objects layer within a strict Model-View-Controller patterned client application.

Project Manager, Technical Lead, Systems Architect

• Customer Service -- Call Center Architected, designed, and managed implementation of the primary tool for use by customer service in AT&T/TCI's @HOME call center. The system unites billing, customer interaction tracking, service provisioning, and trouble shooting applications within a single Web browser-based user interface. Middleware layer performs transaction management with local ORACLE database and remote, legacy billing system and provisioning applications.

• Human Services -- State Government Designed and developed a Web application for electronic submission of applications for public assistance.

• Electronic Commerce -- Food Distributor Led the design and implementation a World Wide Web site for the food distributor's customers, suppliers, and employees. The site offers customized views of a collection of company and industry information based on the user's profile. The site provides the ability to search the company's product and vendor database and an order entry subsystem.

Project Leader

• Directory Composition and Pagination Developed automated directory (yellow and white pages) pagination system. The system is currently in use throughout ITT World Directories' operating units, producing a wide range of layout styles.

• Re-implemented an existing pagination system in C++, generalized the input data stream parsing, and externalized the system's run-time configuration by implementing a Scheme-based extension language and incorporating an SGML parser. Designed a GUI process flow management tool for users to operate the pagination system along with any pre- or post- processing activities. Managed successful installations of the product in Holland, Norway, South Africa, and Portugal.

Consultant

Performed multiple IT design, development, and implementation projects for various clients. Performed in technical, as well as management positions.

• Product Catalog Designed the software for, and managed the conversion of, the scientific products provider's product catalog from a proprietary typesetting language to Interleaf format.

• Technical Documentation Analyzed documents and specified system to convert a large computer peripherals manufacturer's technical documentation from mainframe-based to an Interleaf authoring and maintenance environment.

Project Manager

For this publishing systems supplier, served as Project Manager for Yellow Pages composition and pagination system in partnership with U S WEST Communications.

Manager, Systems Development

Nine years in technical and management roles in this division of a large printing firm. Managed software development and technical support staff and had responsibility for defining and promoting the information system's architecture. Worked with other members of the management team in developing the strategic and tactical plans for the division.

• Typesetting Systems Moved graphics production systems based on mainframe and proprietary typesetters to networked PC, Macintosh, and UNIX computers and desktop publishing software.

• Display Ad Production Selected, installed and maintained computer systems (hardware, software, network) for display ad production service producing 500+ ads daily. Designed and implemented production tracking and workflow management system for the facility.

• Database Publishing Created and maintained a generalized, parameter driven system for composing and paginating database extracts and SGML tagged text. The system was used to produce a variety of catalogs and directories and served as a primary source of revenue for the division.

• Legal Publishing Created batch software for composing camera ready copy for law books with complex pagination requirements including loose-leaf inserts, tables, forms, illustrations, and multi-column and multi-page footnotes. The software implemented Matthew Bender's proprietary markup language.

Software Developer

Developed Xerox 9700 emulation capability for high-speed laser printer OEM.

Technical Lead

Managed technical support and systems development for this commercial typography company.

Studied Fine Arts/Painting at the San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA.