Candidates About

 

 

Will Bracken

Senior Software Engineer

Enterprise Java Consultant (Sun Certified)

 

 

CAREER OBJECTIVE

 

·         A Senior Enterprise Java Software Engineer/Consultant position that best makes use of my strong technical, analytical, and communication skills, as well as my leadership and educational experience.

 

 

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

 

·         20+ years experience using object-oriented, procedural, structured, web, scripting, and other programming languages.

·         18 years experience using Java SE/EE.

·         Full SDLC experience including requirements gathering & analysis, system/technical design & architecture, implementation, testing, integration, maintenance, scaling, and performance tuning/optimization.

·         Proficient in real-time 2D/3D graphics, 3D modeling, virtual reality, game programming, visual simulation, and image processing.

 

 

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE

 

Primary Languages	Java, C/C++, XML/XSD/WSDL, HTML/CSS, JavaScript/Jquery
Server Runtime Environments	Apache, Tomcat, JBoss, BEA WebLogic, IBM WebSphere, Glassfish, Jetty
Web & Front-End Frameworks	JSF/RichFaces, Spring MVC, Adobe Flex, GWT, SWT, Struts, Tiles, Velocity, Tapestry, Java2D, Java3D, AWT/SWT/Swing
Web Services Frameworks	Jersey, RESTEasy, Axis/XFire, Spring-WS
Database Languages &  Frameworks	SQL, PL/SQL, JDBC/JPA/Hibernate, EJB, iBATIS, Spring Data, Cloudscape, Derby
Database Servers	Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Cassandra, Teradata, IBM DB2, Sybase, JavaDB
Operating Systems	Microsoft Windows, Mac, Linux/UNIX (CentOS, SGI/IRIX, Solaris, HPUX)

 

EXPERIENCE

 

Lockheed Martin - October 2017 – March 2018

Senior Software Consultant - Contractor for Apex Systems

·         Java SE/EE development for F-35 ALIS project in Agile/Scrum environment.

·         Programming in Java, Java EE, SQL, JPA, JSF RichFaces, and Spring.

·         Eclipse IDE. JBoss Server runtime environments. Oracle Databases.

·         SVN Version control. CI using Jenkins/Crucible/Coverity.

 

AAA - May 2017 – October 2017

Lead Support Analyst - Contractor for Apex Systems

·         Analysis and resolution of software defects for Roadside Assistance Program.

·         Java SE/EE & Web Services (JAX-RS) development using Jersey, RESTEasy.

·         Front end development using JSF, JavaScript/Jquery, HTML, CSS.

·         Apache, Tomcat, and JBoss servers. Eclipse IDE. SVN/Git SCM.

·         Oracle databases. Windows & Unix/Linux Operating Systems.

 

Lockheed Martin - Jan 2016 – April 2017

Senior Software Consultant - Contractor for Engineering Help Network

·         Java SE/EE development for F-35 ALIS project in Agile/Scrum environment.

·         Programming in Java, Java EE, SQL, JPA, JSF RichFaces, and Spring.

·         Eclipse IDE. JBoss Server runtime environments. Oracle Databases.

·         SVN Version control. CI using Jenkins/Crucible/Coverity.

 

Red Lobster - May 2015 – October 2015

Senior Software Consultant - Contractor for Tek Systems, Inc.

·         Java EE development for DASH POS system.

·         Programming in Java, JSP/Servlets, JDBC & SQL using Spring framework.

·         Eclipse IDE. Version control using Team Foundation Server. CI using Jenkins.

·         Windows and Linux/Unix operating systems.

 

Time Warner Cable - December 2014 - May 2015

Senior Software Consultant - Contractor for Apex Systems, Inc.

·         Java/Scala/SBT server-side development for data analytics project.

·         Eclipse IDE. Git version control. CI using Jenkins.

·         Agile/Scrum/TDD methodologies.

·         Windows, Mac, & Linux operating systems.

 

Level 3 Communications - April 2014 - November 2014

Senior Software Consultant - Contractor for Comcentric, Inc.

·         Development of service assurance/network monitoring applications.

·         Enterprise Java & Web Services using Axis/XFire. Eclipse IDE.

·         EJB, Hibernate, JPA, & SQL on Oracle Databases.

·         ClearCase & Git SCM. WebLogic 11 Server runtime.

·         Windows, Solaris, & Linux operating systems.

Maximus - October 2013 - March 2014

Senior Java Lead - Contractor for Protiro, Inc.

·         Development of Florida's implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

·         Java/J2EE, Spring, Hibernate, XSD/XML, JAXB, & Schematron.

·         WebLogic & Tomcat Server Runtimes. Oracle Databases.

·         Eclipse IDE. Builds with Maven, Ivy, Gradle, & Groovy. SCM using Git & SVN.

·         Windows & Linux operating systems.

 

GHX - May 2013 - October 2013

Senior Software Consultant - Comcentric, Inc.

·         Design & development of eInquiry application (full SDLC).

·         Java/J2EE, Web Services using Spring, Spring-WS (SOAP and REST), & Spring Data/JPA 2.

·         SCM using Git & SVN. Oracle database. Windows & Linux operating systems.

 

Level 3 Communications - May 2012 - May 2013

Senior Technical Lead - Contractor for Comcentric, Inc.

·         Enterprise Java/J2EE development for Telecom/Voice applications in TDD Agile/Scrum environment.

·         REST Web Service development using Spring, Jersey, and Enunciate.

·         DAO/ORM solutions using JPA, Hibernate, and EJB3.

·         CI using Jenkins ClearCase, Git, and SVN. Maven builds.

·         WebLogic, JBoss, & Tomcat servers.

·         Oracle, MySQL, & PostgreSQL databases.

·         Windows, Solaris, & CentOS/Linux operating systems.

 

McKesson Health Solutions - November 2011 - May 2012

Senior Software Consultant - Contractor for Ivesia Solutions, Inc.

·         Enterprise Java/J2EE development for the Coordinated Care Management System (CCMS) project.

·         TDD/BDD development in Agile/Scrum environment using Eclipse IDE and SVN version control.

·         Programming in Java, GWT, JSP/Servlets, JDBC, JPA 2, SQL, PL/SQL, HTML, JavaScript, & CSS.

·         Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server databases.

·         Windows operating systems.

 

MedPlus - December 2010 - November 2011

Senior Java Developer

·         Java/J2EE development for the Care360 EMR healthcare project.

·         JSP/Servlets, JDBC, SQL, PL/SQL, HTML, JavaScript, CSS, and Tapestry.

·         Deployments to BEA WebLogic Server. Oracle databases.

·         Agile/Scrum development environment. Eclipse IDE. SVN version control.

·         Windows & Linux/Unix operating environments.

 

Lockheed Martin/Air Force - October 2007 - December 2010

Senior Software Consultant - Contractor for Digital Prospectors Corp (DPC)

·         Enterprise Java development for GCSS Data Services at Wright Patterson.

·         Java, JSP/Servlets, EJB, JMS, JDBC, SQL, PL/SQL, XML, HTML, & JavaScript.

·         Web application & Web Services development using Adobe Flex, Spring, and BlazeDS, Axis, Axis 2, and XFire.

·         Deployments to IBM WebSphere and JBoss application servers. Oracle, Teradata, & MySQL databases.

·         SVN version control. CI using Hudson/Jenkins.

·         Windows and Solaris operating environments.

 

Perficient, Inc. - March 2007 - October 2007

Senior Software Consultant

·         Java/J2EE web application development for Tufts Medical Center.

·         Programming in Java, JSP, JDBC, SQL, PL/SQL, HTML, JavaScript, & CSS.

·         BEA WebLogic Server. Oracle Databases. CVS version control.

·         HPUX/Unix and Windows operating systems.

 

Walt Disney World - OneSource, October 2006 - March 2007

Senior Software Engineer - Contractor for Software Resources

·         Enterprise Java developer for Disney OneSource portal/site.

·         JSP/Servlets, Swing, JDBC, SQL, XML, HTML, & JavaScript.

·         Spring, Vignette, and iBATIS frameworks.

·         Deployments to IBM WebSphere application servers and Oracle databases.

·         Windows 2000/XP and Solaris/Unix operating environments.

 

Marriott Vacation Club International, October 2005 - October 2006

Lead Programmer/Analyst - Web

·         Java/J2EE enterprise development for MVCI.com.

·         Web application & Web Services development using Struts, Tiles, and Axis frameworks.

·         Programming in Java, SQL, XML, ASP, VBScript, HTML, JavaScript, CSS.

·         Deployments to WebSphere and IIS servers. SQL Server 2000 Database.

·         Windows 2000/2003 operating systems.

 

Siemens Power Generation, May 2004 - October 2005

Senior Software Engineer

·         Java/J2EE development using JSP/Servlets, EJB, JDBC, SQL, XML, HTML, JavaScript, & CSS on WebSphere platform (WebSphere Studio, WebSphere Server, & Rational ClearCase).

·         Real-time 3D modeling & development using Pro/Engineering (CAD), Okino PolyTrans, Alias/Maya, Vizx3D, & VRMLPad.

·         Oracle databases. Windows operating environments.

 

 

 

VitalWorks, Inc., June 2003 - May 2004

Lead Programmer/Analyst

·         Research & development for healthcare & radiology software solutions.

·         Designed, developed, tested, and deployed solutions for the RadConnect RIS (Radiology Information System) enterprise/web application.

·         Java/J2EE, Apache/Jakarta Struts framework, Tomcat, SQL Server 2000.

·         HL7 interface development using Orion Healthcare’s Symphonia product.

·         Medical database migration/conversions using Java, JDBC, & SQL.

·         IntelliJ & Eclipse IDEs. PVCS/CVS version control.

 

Cellular South, Apr 2003 - May 2003

Senior Software Consultant - Contractor for Tek Systems

·         Development of POS application using Java/J2EE, Struts, HTML, XML, JSP, Servlets, EJB, JDBC, JNDI.

·         Performance analysis using Borland OptimizeIt, JProfile, & Apache JMeter.

·         Borland JBuilder IDE. BEA WebLogic Server. Windows 2000 & Solaris.

 

Harris Corporation, Jul 2002 - Nov 2002

Senior Software Engineer - Contractor for Tek Systems

·         Design & development of large-scale, real-time, distributed, network management applications (NetBoss).

·         J2SE/J2EE, JSP/Servlets, EJB, RMI, Jini, JMX, HTML, & JavaScript,

·         2D graphics applications using JLOOX Visualization Suite. GUI development with Java Swing/AWT.

·         Borland JBuilder IDE. Apache, Tomcat, and BEA WebLogic servers.

·         Windows 2000 and Solaris/Unix operating environments.

 

Louisiana State Dept of Public Safety, Feb 2002 - Jun 2002

Project Lead - Contractor for Tek Systems

·         Project Lead for LIGHTS project (state licensing and auditing systems).

·         Developed Java/J2EE client/server & web applications using Java, Servlets, EJB, JSP, XML, HTML, and JMF.

·         IBM WebSphere Studio, IMB DB2, and Windows 2000 operating system.

 

Lockheed Martin (EIS), May 2001 - Jul 2001

Senior Software Consultant - Contractor for Tek Systems

·         J2EE development (JSP, Servlets, JRun, JDBC) on PTC Windchill framework.

·         Borland JBuilder IDE on Windows NT platform.

·         Deployments to Netscape Enterprise Server. Oracle 8i database.

 

Learning Voyage, Inc. / BEA Systems, Jan 2001 - May 2001

Senior Educational Engineer

·         Instructor for Java/J2EE training & certification course.

·         Taught JAVA/J2EE APIs targeting BEA WebLogic Application Server runtime.

·         JSP, Servlets, EJB, JDBC, JNDI, JMS, and XML technologies, as well as BEA WebLogic Server configuration and deployment.

 

XL Vision, Inc., Apr 2000 - Jan 2001

Software Engineer

·         Research and Development for the Advanced Development Group (ADG).

·         Developed lab-on-a-chip (chemical tongue) application using Java, Java2D, JAI, AWT, Swing, JMF, and Java Communications API.

·         Borland JBuilder, Borland C++Builder, Microsoft Visual Studio, and Adobe Photoshop IDEs.

·         TCP/IP socket programming. XML Data modeling.

·         Windows operating environment.

 

Full Sail Real World Education, Mar 1999 - Mar 2000

Course Director for Game Design Program

·         Instructor for “Structure of Game Design” course.

·         Developed and administered all lectures, labs, exams, etc.

·         Development using C++, Win32 SDK, DirectX 7, Direct3D, Adobe Photoshop.

·         SGI IRIX (Unix), Windows NT, and Mac OS operating environments.

·         Public Speaker for open house invitations (Full Sail tours).

 

Modis Technologies, Mar 1998 - Mar 1998

Technical Lead – Web Development

·         Developed Virtual Reality and CBT training software for ARMY/DOD projects.

·         Programming in Java, VRML, HTML, and JavaScript.

·         SGI/IRIX (Unix), SGI PC, HPUX, and Windows NT operating systems.

 

Full Sail Real World Education, Jul 1997 - Mar 1998

Instructor for Digital Media Program, Virtual Reality

·         Real-time 3D modeling using MultiGen/Creator for VR applications.

·         C++/OpenGL programming on Paradigm Vega/Performer and SmartScene.

·         SGI IRIX (Unix), Windows NT, and Mac OS operating environments.

·         Public Speaker for Full Sail Open House invitations (guided tours for prospective students).

 

EDUCATION

 

·         Sun Microsystems Educational Services - Jan 2001 - July 2001

o   Sun Certified Java 2 Programmer Certification

·         Valencia College - May 1999 - Aug 1999

·         Seminole State College - 1993 - 1994

·         Lake Sumter State College - 1991 - 1993

·         Full Sail Real World Education - Jun 1998

o   SoftImage 3D Modeling and Animation Certification

·         Full Sail Real World Education - Apr 1998

o   MultiGen Advanced 3D Modeling & Terrain Certification

 

OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS

 

·         Contributing Author for “Practical Java Game Development”.

o   Published by Charles River Media, June 2004

·         Developed of 3D sound engine for Cosmic Birdie game

o   Programming in Java/JOAL