Led the systems design, architecture and implementation of a wireless handheld receiving application for GEPS' Material Receiving and Distribution Warehouses. Derived UML object models and Information structures for all system Interfaces both to the Teklogix handheld and the underlying Citrix Metaframe Server. Defined Database Transaction structures to Oracle 11.03/11i Enterprise Planning Applications and encapsulated by COM Components written in VB6. Setup and configured a total of Seven access points acting as Wireless Gateway for the Teklogix handheld into the Company's LAN via 802.11b protocol.

Led the design and development of FiscalOutlook's integrated suite of web based financial services tools, running on Windows 2000 and Exchange 2000 server products. Derived the product architecture based on an n-tier component model, including server side components that abstracts the windows 2000 ACTIVE DIRECTORY via Active Directory Services Interface (ADSI), and middle tier components that encapsulates the business logic of FiscalOutlook's expense reporting, and Fiscal Alerts within a collaborative environment, derived from Exchange 2000 and Outlook for web access (OWA). Implemented component interaction via an XML based methodology and enabled support for client side processing via XMLHTTP and XSLT. Implemented component security via a combination of COM+ role based security and XML security descriptor feature of Exchange 2000 server. Mentored members of the development team on Internet based Software development issues.

Worked in a team of two in developing the Prototype for the new CareerStream, 3-Tier, Web Based, work flow application employing technologies such as COM, SOAP, XML, SQL SERVER 2000 in compliance with the HR-XML consortium and distributed over multiple Windows 2000 based application servers. Developed components in VB 6 as COM+ services, implementing Permission driven user Menuing, exposing methods as a web based service through SOAP and developed automated discovery of service methods of typical SOAP encapsulated objects. Assisted in the redesign of the existing database model to support new features of the application and wrote several Stored Procs, making extensive use of the XML features of SQL SERVER 2000. Derived the application object model to support the database schema and implemented XML based communication with the user Interface for transformation via the MSXML DOM and XSLT.

Assisted in the final phase of development of the Siemens SIPLACE PRO electronic chip placement software. Reimplemented the use of custom error lookup mechanism for the COM based subsystem using VC++ 5.0. Implemeted fixes to several of the Application error handling and Callback mechanism. Mentored team members developing the Company's Intranet and assisted with issues regarding Visual Interdev and ASP.

        

Trading and Risk Analysis Group: Assisted in developing new functionalities and enhancement of existing functionalities for the SCEM Trading and risk analysis system using VC++ 5.0 running on NT4 platform. Reimplemented the determination of Position and use of location profiles for the Bucketing subsystem; Developed enhanced PRO/C scripts to improve the performance of data access to the ORACLE 7.3 server from the Bucketing subsystem; Defined and developed Credit Reports used in Mark to Market accounting, Intra Company Trade resolution and Counterparty Available credit determination with VC5.0, employing ADO2.0 Extensions as the data access mechanism; Assisted in the implementation of a distributed version of the system using the Active Template Library; Assisted in the reimplentation of the Appraisal and Bucketing subsystem as In-Proc COM DLLs which improved the latency by over 500%; Led the enhancement to the Trade capture subsystem to support leg editing functionality.

Strategic Technologies Group: Defined and implemented the daily download and publishing of energy data via SCEM's intranet for Marketing Department's use in Gas pricing using VB6.0, VISUAL INTERDEV6.0 and ACTIVE SERVER PAGES. Developed ACTIVEX DLL to Link and download historical as well as projected future price information from proprietary energy server, classify, aggregate and format the data for different pipelines and publish the formatted data via Internet Explorer 4.0.

Defined, Developed and Maintained new Contributor System for the KNIGHT RIDDER FINANCIAL Data Acquisition System with INTEL C CODEBUILDER using BRIEF Programmable Editor. This included addition of new Instruments and Modification of Existing Protocol . Installed BRIDGE DFC (Data Feed Collector) Data Acquisition System on London-based NT4.0 Server; Developed GUI Front-end for BRIDGE TGT (Third Generation Ticker) Processor with MFC Class Library; Developed Message Formatter and Line Handler for the Brussels Stock Exchange X.25 Data Feed with VISUAL C++ and EICON X.25 Library; Added Duplex Communication Capability to the Generic SerialSimplex Feed Handler Library and implemented same for REUTERS' MARKETLINK Message Formatter; Migration of Several Message Handlers from C-based KRF READER System to the C++-based BRIDGE Third Generation Tickers for ASYNCHRONOUS, X.25 and TCP/IP Protocols; Transaction Processing with St.Louis based BRIDGE Database via named-pipes; Testing of new Contributor System with KRF's MONEYCENTER for Windows and BRIDGE's BRIDGESTATION. Migrated the Communications Protocol of the Batch Ticker Processor from DECnet to TCP/IP to enable accessibility via NT4.0 Domain. Performed scheduled batch Ticker processing on remote AS400 system via the AS400 emulator (Operations navigator) running on NT4 . Worked with the Company's Intranet group in providing Web Content via a dialog based Query and Reporting Interface to an ORACLE Database.

Installation and Configuration of Intersolv PVCS Version control System on NETWARE Server and NT 3.51 Workstation for Ryder's Integrated Logistics Planning System. Administered change control using Intersolv PVCS 5.2 Configuration Management tool on Windows NT 3.51; Custom Control, Dialog and Help System Development for VRS (Vehicle Routing System) Module implemented as 32-bit Dynamic Link Libraries; Development Build Integration with PVCS Configuration Builder and Borland 4.52 using PVCS Build Scripts; Windows System Debugging with CODEGUARD; General GUI Development with Borland C++ 4.52; Installation Program Development implementing Copy Protection with Installshield version 2.0; NT Installation, Administration, Trouble Shooting and Support Duties.