jack fredericks
1931 s. cherry street, green bay, wi 54301
phone: 414-555-2357
e-mail: jfred@mailstation.com
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senior software engineer * eai/pdm/integration consultant
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professional profile
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- highly proficient it professional with proven analytical
abilities and organizational skills, as well as 10 years
of international industry project experience involving
leadership and consulting on object-oriented distributed
information systems, enterprise application integration,
hardware and software development processes, deployment,
customer interaction, and end-user organization.
- well-rounded, communicative, creative technical
problem-solver.
- fast learner who has been consistently cited for
ability to achieve rapid comfort level in new environments
and almost immediately develop optimal solutions.
- innovative, self-motivated, tutor, trainer, team-builder,
project manager, and technical leader.
- rigorous, quality-conscious contributor with solid
analytical and writing skills.
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systems experience and proficiency
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operating systems
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- expert knowledge of unix and its use in high-performance
server systems (smp, cluster, very large memory [64 bit],
metrixfix deployment), commercial (solaris, tru64) and
open source (linux, freebsd)
- solid knowledge of windows 2000 and its architecture
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software engineering
(oo technologies and software
development processes)
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- requirements engineering (use case and scenario
description), oo analysis and design; uml; and
application to metrixfix projects
- test design, development, and maintenance
(regression, nightly builds, reporting)
- quality assurance, development of coding
practices, api documentation
- team leadership and mentoring
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programming languages
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- expert knowledge of:
o c/c++
o python
o java
o unix scripting
- solid knowledge of:
o sql
o tcl
o objective-c
o fortran
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development tools/techniques
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- extensive multi-platform, multi-technology,
and integration skills
- expert practice of cvs (branching, training),
and other development support tools (make,
compilers/linkers, xemacs)
- expert knowledge of metrixfix and ematrix
- solid knowledge of microsoft project for
project definition, planning, monitoring,
and programming
- ipc, multithreading, system, and tcp/ip
network programming
- gui architecture, integration, and testing
- advanced 3d geometry and numerical algorithms
- solid knowledge of oracle (administration,
tuning, and programming)
- statistical analysis, monte-carlo simulation,
and architecture/information system benchmarking
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professional experience
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software integration consultant, university of
wisconsin--green bay,
green bay, wi, sept. 2001 - march 2002
- took on key role in reengineering, evolution,
and industrialization of 3d molecular graphics
visualization toolkit: opengl, c/c++, python,
and java components, embedded in a tcl/tk
customizable gui framework.
- introduced and developed best practices for
software quality enhancement and development,
including cvs, configuration/build tools,
automated regression testing, documentation design,
coding practices, and development strategy.
- designed and implemented new generation of tools
to support software development and configuration
of multiple components across multiple platforms.
- upgraded java-python extension (jpe) to production
quality and deployed it.
- developed opengltk, a multithreaded wrapper
of the 3d opengl libraries in python.
pdm/metrixfix consultant, abatron, inc., kenosha, wi,
june - sept. 2001
- upgraded dto metrixfix project (abatron worldwide
design and engineering information system).
- provided architecture and development assistance
on developing and testing java integration prototypes
with ibm's websphere, bea's weblogic, and jboss
java/web servers.
senior software engineer, piezomax technologies,
inc., middleton, wi, sept. 2000 - may 2001
* brought large software-project experience and
python expertise to young high-tech-grad start-up
environment;
contributed expertise in qa, core architecture, testing
tools, and project monitoring.
* smoothly improved and reengineered complex core
components in rapidly-growing c++/python/xml/java
source base across multiple platforms.
* developed grammar analysis tools, including
modeling, edition, and verification.
* collaborated with middle management to establish
use of microsoft project for monitoring
software-development activities.
* participated in 2001 python conference and
achieved nomination for best python programmer
award for developing jpe.
founder, ceo, and eai/pdm consultant,
xten industries llc, kenosha, wi, may - sept. 2000
founder, ceo, and pdm/metrixfix consultant,
xten industries llc, kenosha, wi, 1995 - 1999
- created and expanded consulting firm as
internationally recognized independent technical
consulting resource on metrixfix, the leading
object-oriented-distributed product data management
software for fortune 1000 companies; maintained
portfolio of diverse projects/clients across europe
and the us, including michelin, airbus industries,
abb, digital/compaq, schneider, alstom, heidelberg,
renault, matra-marconi space, and sdrc.
- managed consulting company and as many as seven
consultants and staff members.
- contributed to pre-development phases, including
requirements, modeling, and pre-project stages
(uml-based oo analysis and design, interaction
with business process reengineering consultants).
- developed most metrixfix performance and architecture
benchmarks in europe.
- created and taught advanced metrixfix customization
course to about 60 senior developers.
- developed in-house metrixfix customization tools
and best practices.
- led development and sale of metadynamic, the python
programming extension to metrixfix.
- collaborated regularly in multidisciplinary teams
with unix server vendors, including sun/solaris,
digital/compaq/tru64, bull/aix, hp/hp-ux, as metrixfix
expert, to assist them in configuring and optimizing
metrixfix on their servers.
- collaborated in integrating metrixfix with applications,
including cad: autocad, microstation, catia; erp: baan;
legacy databases/oracle; and microsoft desktop
applications.
- designed and developed data-migration tools and
processes.
- led pre-deployment phase of dto project, including
regression testing, final integration performance fixes
and optimization, and portage of metadynamic to
windows nt/2000.
- impleme