30W014 Penny Lane - Warrenville, IL 60555 - 630٠293٠8912 - chuck@isdale.com
Profile: 20+ years of experience in software
development and QA, with strengths in networking and data communications, and a
focus on online technologies since the early days of the Internet. I like to
build systems, and I also like to maintain and automate them.
Highlights
- Project Coordinator at Spyglass, the company that
commercialized Mosaic, the first Internet
browser, which was licensed to Microsoft and became Internet Explorer.
- Created an index engine, based on a deep understanding of search engine
programming, search positioning and strategies for generating online traffic.
This engine was used to generate niche market link pages.
- Self-taught expertise, with a track record of innovation, and a proven
ability to rapidly master new technologies and languages as needed.
SKILLS
Im seeking a role within a
software team. My breadth of experience and exposure to various
technologies/languages enables me to communicate with all members of a project
team; I have credibility from having been there/done that; and this helps me to
serve as an effective team member .
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Languages |
PHP |
PERL |
Java |
C/C++ |
KSH |
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Internet |
HTML |
DNS |
Apache |
Server
Administration |
Security Planning |
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SQL |
MySQL |
Oracle |
Broadbase |
MS
Access |
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OS |
Windows |
Linux |
Solaris |
AIX |
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EXPERIENCE
United Airlines/United Loyalty Services Schaumburg/Elk Grove Village,
Illinois
Software Solutions Architect August 2007 June 2008
§ Identified
areas of change impacting applications, prepared questionares for application
impact areas, and analysed responses from Subject Matter Experts (SMEs)
regarding the impact to each application and across the enterprise, determining if the application needed remedation to function in the updated
environment
§ Assisted
vendor resources in acquiring needed knowledge and documents.
§ Participated
in a Citrix solution evaluation proof of concept.
Lead Data Engineer -
January 2002- August, 2007
(United Loyalty Services bought MyPoints and absorbed the technology
personnel.)
· Supported
and maintained the E-Commerce database (Broadbase Database) and the ETL process
that processes data from multiple
sources for that database. Also assisted in the transition of this database
from Broadbase to an Oracle platform.
· Engineered
and supported the Campaign Data Mart (Oracle Database) as part of the
datawarehouse team. Utilitzed PL/SQL, and KSH
MyPoints.Com - Schaumburg, Illinois May, 1999 December, 2001
Software
Engineer
MyPoints.com is an internet direct marketing and loyalty infrastructure
provider
· Maintained
and enhanced index.cgi - the main entry point for co-brands, private labels,
and the main www.mypoints.com site. (written in C)
· Engineered
a generic redirect that gets a user logged in and redirected to an appropriate
co-branded site. (written in PL/SQL)
· Implemented a mail pre-processor
that "bursts" mime encoded mail into appropriate pieces for further
processing. (written in PERL)
· Implemented multi-byte character
utilities as part of the Mypoints.com (Mypoints for Japan) project.
Inso Corporation - Chicago Illinois 1998 - May, 1999
Sr. QA Engineer
Inso is a software development firm offerring electronic publishing
solutions. The Chicago office focuses on file viewing and conversions products.
· Tested
the OutsideIn-Server plugin using low
level HTTP commands.
· Automated
testing of the publishing rules (using C/C++) and explicit publishing (using
Java) portions of the OutsideIn-Server
· Tested other Inso products including
Quick View Plus and OutSideIn Technology
Phoenix New Media, Inc. - Urbana Illinois 1997 - 1998
Internet Technology Consultant
A Web site development firm.
· Designed
and implemented code to meet the needs of clients with multiple hosting vendors
gaining experience in Perl, PHP, JSP, Active Server Pages programing and Netscape, Apache, and II0S web server
software. Operating Systems included Solaris, Irix, Linux, and Windows NT.
· Working
with clients ISPs to provision environments, and transfer DNS.
· Clients
included TCBY, National Association of Morticians,
and Muscular Dystrophy Association.
Spyglass,
Inc. - Champaign, Illinois 1995 1997
Project Coordinator
A developer of OEM internet and world wide web technologies.
· Coordinated
multi-platform releases of the Spyglass Mosaic Browser product, interfacing with
QA, Technical Communications, Engineering, and Technical Support.
· Spyglass
Mosaic 2.1 released on 90 day cycle.
· Acted
as official contact with our off-site Technical Support department for support
of the Browser product.
· Assisted,
guided, and led customers through the customization of their web browser from
start to finish.
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EDUCATION
Bachelor
of Science - Computer Management, Eastern Illinois
University