Senior IT Specialist, Software Engineer, and Web Developer with multiple professional certifications, several work performance awards, team leadership experience, and more than 14 years of professional work experience.

Responsibilities included web development, software programming, server administration, and system design, maintenance, and support across a wide spectrum of organizations such as:

• Western Australia’s Department of Attorney General (DOJ)
• U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
• U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
• U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
• NASA
• UUNET / MCI Worldcom
• TRW
• Loral AeroSys / Lockheed Martin

• Programmed and supported multiple systems for Western Australia’s DOJ including the Integrated Court Management System (ICMS), Fines and Enforcement Registry (FER), and Electronic Transcript Request System (ETRS).
• Designed and developed systems to support the mission of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection division.
• Programmed web-based applications used by the Assistant Commissioners of the U.S. Customs Service to monitor all ongoing U.S. Customs projects.
• Appointed principle web developer to design and implement the "Highwaynet" website which was tied into the Virginia Department of Transportation's (VDOT) highway cameras to provide live traffic video feeds to paid subscribers.
• Developed part of the java-based desktop user interface supporting the IRS Tax System Modernization (TSM) initiative.
• Installed hardware, laid cables, and programmed components of the Hubble Space Telescope Ground System located at the Goddard Space Flight Center.

	Languages					Operating Systems	
HTML / DHTML		C#			Sun Solaris	Windows Servers
CSS Style Sheets	Java			Linux		Macintosh OS
CGI / Servlets		JavaScript		SGI IRIX	FreeBSD
Perl			Java Server Pages (jsp)	DEC Ultrix	SCO UnixWare
PHP			Active Server Pages	Amiga Unix	Amiga OS
SQL			VB Script (asp)		HP VUE
			Visual Basic .NET

I.D.E.'s		Databases			Webservers		
Visual Studio .NET	SQL Server		Apache
HomeSite		Oracle			IBM WebSphere
FrontPage		MySQL			Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS)
DreamWeaver		MS Access		Microsoft Personal Web Server (PWS)
						Netscape SuiteSpot Servers

	Graphics / Miscellaneous	
Adobe Photoshop		WebTrends		
Macromedia Flash	Crystal Reports		
Adobe Acrobat Writer	SQL Server Reporting Services		

• Maintained Western Australia’s AG’s Fines and Enforcement Registry (FER) system using Microsoft’s C# and Visual Basic .NET languages.
• Established SQL Transactional Replication using SQL Server 2000 and 2005.
• Designed and programmed the interface to Western Australia’s DOJ’s Electronic Transcript Request System (ETRS) used by customers and internal personnel to request and/or upload transcripts and view information related to court proceedings from Civial and Criminal Court up through the Supreme Court.

• Automated US Custom's Online Project tracking And Reporting (OPAR) website using Active Server Pages (ASP), Visual Basic (VB) Script, and Microsoft Access. Ported the system to WebSphere, Java Server Pages, and Oracle for inclusion into the DHS network architecture.
• Used Crystal Reports to dynamically create and automate multiple views, data charts, and financial reports.
• Developed multiple web-based applications to support Customs' operations including a "Helpdesk" and "Configuration Control Board" using Macromedia's "DreamWeaver" and "DreamWeaver UltraDev" products. Subsequently upgraded the systems to ASP .NET using Microsoft’s Visual Studio .NET development environment.
• Appointed Project Manager to gather/document requirements, outline implementation and test plans, and be responsible for the timely delivery of multiple applications.
• Programmed Visual Basic .NET applications with Microsoft's Visual Studio .NET development environment to assist in the maintenance of network drives and the enforcement of network policies thereof.
• Installed, configured, and administered users' Windows NT and Windows 2000 workstations.
• Served on the US Customs' Technical Review Committee (TRC) to decide which software packages and technologies would be approved for use within the US Customs service.

• Developed various applications using ASP, PHP, Perl, JavaScript, CSS Style Sheets, and DHTML.
• Converted web-based systems to other technologies and platforms.

• Designed, Developed, Implemented, and Maintained specialized internet applications using a variety of technologies including ASP, Perl, PHP, MySql, MS Access, SQL Server, and HomeSite.
• Lead the adaptation of Diamax Content Management applications to other technological platforms.
• Installed, Configured, and Administered multiple servers running Linux, Windows NT, and MySQL.

• Managed teams consisting of server administrators, programmers, and web developers to deliver various web-based applications and functionality for corporate and customer use.
• Created and supervised operations of the company’s Intranet Web Portal.
• Installed numerous webservers and used WebTrends software to analyze the server logs.
• Programmed and Implemented various web-based systems using Active Server Pages, Visual Basic Script, Cascading Style Sheet definitions with DHTML, SQL, Notepad, Frontpage, and HomeSite.

• Designed the framework for Systems Engineering's Apache-based Intranet Web Server.
• Worked with Engineers, gathered requirements, and identified the best implementations for their web-based projects including a “Vendor/Product tracking/comparison system” and a “Library system” with ASP, Perl, Javascript, and CGI implementations.
• Produced custom internal multimedia movies.

• Designed and Implemented the IRS TSM Desktop in Java using Microsoft's Visual J++ Visual Studio Development Environment, IBM's Visual Age for Java, and Sun Solaris' Java Development Kit.
• Created interactive web sites using DHTML, PERL, Java Servlets, JavaScript, and CGI on a Sun Sparc Station network to support software engineering and development that were associated with the TSM project within the IRS.

• Assisted in the Programming and Advancement of a real time system for the Hubble Space Telescope using the graphical development software "LabView".
• Appointed Principal Network Administrator of the Central Intercommunications System for the new Hubble Telescope Ground System which utilized Silicon Graphics Workstations, Power Macintosh Systems, and various PC/Windows platforms.
• Arranged, Constructed, and Produced World Wide Web pages for NASA employing multiple graphic packages including "SGI Image Works", "Corel Draw", "Adobe Photoshop", and "Paint Shop Pro".

• "Team for Speed", Unisys Corporation, “for willingness to assist where needed and demonstrating Team Spirit”, 2008.
• "Certificate of Recognition", Unisys Corporation, "for having been identified by Unisys Customers as a contributor to their business success”, 2004.
• "Bronze Recognition Award", Unisys Corporation, "In recognition of your exceptional achievement and contribution to the success of Unisys.", March 2004.
• "Certificate of Appreciation Achievement Award", U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Information & Technology, "in appreciation for your outstanding contributions to the Program Monitoring Group", February 2004.
• "Certificate of Appreciation Achievement Award", U.S. Department of Homeland Security, "in appreciation for your outstanding contributions to the Technical Support Team", January 2004.
• Letter of Commendation, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security, "having consistently provided expert technical assistance and support to Customs and Border Protection (CBP). He continues to demonstrate a very high level of expertise in the areas of web programming, database development, Visual Basic programming, and a host information technology applications. He is dependable and very thorough in his work. In addition to his professionalism, he is a pleasant person to work with, always ready with a smile or laugh. He exemplifies the highest level of dedication to the CBP mission and is well deserving of recognition by CBP.", January 2004.
• "Certificate of Achievement and Appreciation", U.S. Customs Office of Information Technology Program Monitoring Group, "in appreciation for your outstanding contributions to the Technical Support Team", January 2003.
• Letter of Commendation, US Customs Service, December 2002, "having made incalculable contributions to OIT and to the US Customs Service. He personifies the qualities of an ideal employee who inspires everyone he meets with his positive attitude, generosity of spirit and extraordinary talent. His qualifications have been clearly evident to all with whom he works and have resulted in his continually being relied upon to produce timely, well-thought-out, and very high quality work."
• "Employee of the Month Award", EYECAST, October 2000.
• "Wizard of the Week Award", EYECAST, "for helping other departments and fellow employees complete projects on extremely short notice with tight deadlines.", May 2000.
• "Outstanding Performance Award", UUNET Technologies, June 1999.
• "UUNET Customer Service Award", UUNET Technologies, "for going above and beyond the call of normal duty, presenting a creative or non-standard solution, and demonstrating exceptional follow-through or dedication.", October 1998.
• "Best Theatrical Presentation & Future Product Award", UUNET Technologies, September 1998.
• "TRW Special Employee Award", March 1998.
• "Best of Campus", May 1996 by the Internet Board of MDL Inc., "for recognition of college students' 'superior' web pages."
• Various web page design awards.

• Previously held a U.S. Customs and Border Protection Background Investigation Clearance.

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• Professional References available upon request.