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E-Mail: c h r i s . v e r n o n @ t r u e s e r v i c e . c o m (remove the spaces)
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Phone: (available upon request)
Last Updated: July 2004
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To provide high-quality consulting services. |
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Proven dynamic self-starter, problem solver, and manager, with extensive full life cycle development experience. Started as an entry-level programmer at a vertical market software development corporation in 1985. Elected as Vice President of Development and to the board of directors of this corporation in 1993. |
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03/99
Present On-site contract with Delta Technology (Delta Airlines) Configuration and Release Management Consultant, n Developed
enterprise-wide Windows XP migration strategies including: development
standards, MSI packaging standards, and deployment methods. Designed
utilities to enable n Installed
and administered ClearCase on HP-UX high-availability ServiceGuard, Solaris,
Windows NT, and other platforms. System included ClearCase installations on
approximately 100 UNIX servers and 2,000 Windows workstations. n Developed
ClearCase triggers and administration scripts for source access control,
backups, monitoring, and other tasks. n Constructed
pristine build environments for UNIX and Windows platforms. Made all
build-time required compilers and tools available from ClearCase. n Developed
automated build system that allowed development teams to submit build
requests for automated build processing on pristine build environments. n Developed
XML-based packaging model that allowed development teams to develop cross platform
package specifications used to generate HP-UX (swinstall), and Solaris
(pkgadd) packages. n Maintained
enterprise software depots used for deployment by HP Software Distributor, n Designed
component release model and tools to support building, promoting, and
deploying component versions. n Implemented
ClearQuest system to support component release and enterprise defect
tracking. Developed interfaces to integrate ClearQuest with other systems. n Developed
release management strategies for compilers, operating systems, Tuxedo,
WebLogic, IIS, Oracle, and other COTS products. n Mentored
Release Engineers, and trained development teams on use of ClearCase, ClearQuest,
and other tools. n Worked
with development standards, software acquisition, testing, and deployment
groups to establish usage of standard tools and release schedules. n Participated
in CMM (Capability Maturity Model) and ITIL (IT Infrastructure Library) task
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07/00 ClearCase Installation and Configuration
Management Consulting Contract with General Motors ClearCase and
Configuration Management Consultant n Installed and administered ClearCase on Solaris and Windows NT. n Recommended configuration management methods for development efforts. |
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04/98 03/99 On-site contract
work for Brite Telecommunications, Motorola, Enron, and SAIC Business Analyst/Requirements Engineer/System Integrator n Analyzed business processes related to software development. n Developed system requirements for Configuration Management Systems and the integration of the Configuration Management Systems with other tools. n Installed ClearCase configuration management system on UNIX, and Windows NT systems. Configured ClearCase and developed trigger scripts needed to support system requirements. Converted existing source files and procedures to ClearCase system. n Developed customer specific configuration management system documentation and trained users on processes and usage of ClearCase. |
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03/96 04/98 Schlumberger Industries (Contract) Business Analyst/Requirements Engineer/System Integrator n Analyzed business processes related to the development, manufacturing, and shipping of software, firmware, and hardware products. Analysis focused on developing quality development processes in preparation for ISO 9000 certification. n Developed system requirements for Product Data Management (PDM), Incident Tracking, Configuration Management, Document Review, and Product Development Web Information systems. n
Analyzed new and existing systems to determine
their ability to support the system requirements at multiple development and
plant sites, in the n Coordinated customizations to Scopus system and performed acceptance testing. Installed ClearCase configuration management system on UNIX, and Windows NT systems. Configured ClearCase and developed trigger scripts needed to support system requirements. Customized TCL and shell scripts to integrate Scopus and ClearCase systems. Converted existing PVCS files and procedures to ClearCase system. n Developed a Product Development Web Information System used for the automated assignment of project numbers, document management, and maintenance of project status information. The system was tightly integrated with the Incident Tracking System, Configuration Management System and the Crystal Reports Web Server. n Produced an intranet Product Development Process Handbook that was actively linked to the Product Development Web Information System. n Trained users on usage of ClearCase, Scopus, and Product Development Web systems. n Analyzed methods for gathering software metrics and developed software that automatically gathered the metrics from code stored in the Configuration Management system. |
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10/97
02/98 MCI (Contract) Business Analyst/Requirements Engineer/System Integrator n Analyzed current software development processes. Documented the development processes, recommended process improvements. Evaluated existing tools and their ability to support the documented development processes. n Developed system requirements for a Product Development Ticket Tracking System to be used to track issues, requirements, enhancements, and defects. n Installed PVCS Tracker customized it to meet the system requirements for the Product Development Ticket Tracking System. n Produced an intranet Product Development Process Handbook. n Trained users on usage of PVCS and PVCS Tracker. |
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03/96 Lockheed Martin / BellSouth
(Contract) Business Analyst/Requirements Engineer/System Integrator n Analyzed business processes and legacy systems used to maintain central office switch facilities inventory. Required in-depth understanding of telecommunications, and central office switching systems. Developed system requirements and interface requirement specifications for a new tool used to mechanize existing manual tasks. n Captured requirements using Jacobson Use Cases and Booch methodologies. n Assisted developers during the design, testing, and pilot of the tool. |
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07/85 - 09/95 AGC Corporation Vice President of Development n Analyzed marketing strategies and customer needs to determine requirements for new products and product updates. Demonstrated system prototypes and new systems to primary distributors and assisted with contract negotiations. n Responsible for budgeting, personnel, and management of all activities related to product development. Evaluated development tools, developed and reviewed systems designs, and performed senior level programming. Established and monitored quality control and configuration management systems and procedures. n Managed simultaneous projects through all phases of the system development life cycle. Responsible for the development of more than twenty different software packages and sixty different system updates. These systems had approximately one million lines of code, and were installed and supported at over five thousand customer sites. Systems developed included a Windows product for nonprofit administrative offices, and a large fund accounting system. n Developed and implemented a plan to migrate all application development from BASIC to object oriented development with C++. n Coordinated development efforts with customer support group, including training and logistics related to new product releases and product updates. Assisted in identifying and correcting software and hardware problems. n Responsible for the selection, installation, and maintenance of software and hardware used for accounting, shipping, and customer support. |
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1990Present Other Contracts n Developed web sites on Windows NT, using HTML, PerlScript, and Active Server Pages (ASP). n Developed web sites on UNIX using HTML, Java Server Pages (JSP), JavaBeans, Servlets, JDBC, RMI, and Java. n Developed a database conversion program used by a utility company to upgrade their current database to a new database design. n Developed a data synchronization program used to synchronize data between an IBM mainframe legacy billing system and a new automated meter reading and accounting system on UNIX. n Analyzed performance of a warehousing system on an HP9000 UNIX system. Required analysis of existing C code and inter-process communications in an application that performed multiple warehouse processes. n Developed a directory editor program for a major photographic company. This program allowed the company to maintain a database of people and export the data to a legacy system. n Performed analysis, design, and development of a wood yard system used by a major pulp and paper company. This system tracked all incoming and outgoing trucks, printed checks, and exported the data for transmission to the home office. |
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Education |
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Computer Science,
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Technical |
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Programming Languages n C/C++, Microsoft Visual C++ (5+ years) n Assembler (various, 10+ years) n Java, including JDBC, RMI, JavaBeans, and threading. n C Shell, Bourne Shell, Korn Shell, Perl n BASIC (various, 10+ years) n Working knowledge of PASCAL, FORTRAN, COBOL, and dBASE type languages |
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Object Oriented Technologies § Use Case Modeling § Object Interaction Diagrams § Event Trace Diagrams |
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Internet / Intranet n Microsoft Front Page n Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) n Microsoft Active Server Pages (VBScript, PerlScript) n Java Server Pages (JSP), Servlets n HTML n
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Configuration Management n ClearCase, MultiSite, ClearDDTS n ClearQuest (Completed Rational ClearQuest Administration Course) n PVCS, PVCS Tracker n
RCS |
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Operating Systems n UNIX (Solaris, AIX, HP-UX, and others) n Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP, etc. n
Novell NetWare |
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DBMS n Oracle n Sybase n DB2 n ODBC n Microsoft Access n Btrieve, Xtrieve n Faircom CTree, RTree |
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Applications Programs n Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Access, Microsoft FrontPage n Microsoft Project n Scopus n Visio n
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CC:Mail, OpenMail, Eudora, Meeting Maker,
Lotus Notes |
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Other |
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US
Citizen with valid passport. |
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Available upon request |
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