Resume

Alan Baker
Resume@TechnoAg.com

EDUCATION

Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
B.B.A. Business Analysis/Management Information Systems
1997

EXPERIENCE
January 2006 – Present
ACT Teleconferencing, Denver, Colorado
Senior Architect

August 2003 – December 2005
Hitachi Consulting, Dallas, Texas
Senior Consultant

  • Architect and Technical Lead for three developers for a rules based system for identifying late healthcare claims and calculating interest based on the business rules for the claimants State. Translated business requirements to a technical design and project plan. Managed project plan, tasks, and resources. Identified and mitigated risks. Delivered project on time under aggressive schedule. Project used ASP.NET, Web Services, SQL Server, NUnit, and NAnt. Coded in C#.
  • Business Analyst responsible for gathering, analyzing, and documenting requirements for an electrocardiogram and arrhythmia detection system for a Pet Healthcare company. Architected solution and created project plan with time and resource estimates. Deliverables were used by the client to analyze the business case for developing the product.
  • Developer on Test Authoring system. Designed and developed a question import system using ASP.NET, XML, XSLT, WordML, Microsoft Word API, MSMQ, SQL Server, and NUnit. Coded in C#.
  • Architect and Technical Lead for one developer for a healthcare claim monitoring system. Project used ASP.NET, Microsoft Reporting, Windows Services, Web Services, NUnit, and COM Interop for interfacing with legacy systems. Coded in C#.
  • User Interface Developer for a large (100+ screen) web based consumer lending call center application. Identified areas of user interface which allowed for reuse and designed a framework of user controls to meet the need. Developed reports with Microsoft Reporting Services and stored procedures. Used ASP.NET, Web Services, third party web controls. Coded in C#. Introduced NUnit and Test Driven Development principles to Data and Business tier developers, which positively impacted quality of deliverables and project efficiency.

October 2001 – August 2003 Docucorp, Addison, Texas
Technical Lead

  • Designed software solutions and lead small teams in development.
  • Mentored development staff in transitioning from ASP and Visual Basic 6 to object-oriented projects using Microsoft .NET and C#.
  • Resposible for Source Control, coding standards, code reviews, and technical interviews for job candidates.
  • Designed and developed a scaleable document composition architecture for creating dynamic, complex data driven print-ready documents.
  • Designed and Technical Lead of a team of two developers in building a distributed file management system using .NET Remoting and ASP.NET.
  • Designed and Designed and Technical Lead for one developer for a print management system that integrated legacy and .NET systems to interface with IBM printing system.

Technologies

Object-oriented, n-tier architectures utilizing ASP.Net, SQL Server,
Remoting, Web Services, PDF utilities, Nunit, Data Dynamics ActiveReports.

May 2001 – October 2001 Tactica, Dallas, Texas
Consultant

  • Designed and developed a system to extract reporting information from a Unix filesystem and import into a database for reporting using SQL Server, and Perl, and BASH scripting. Awarded Service Award for my contributions.
  • Developer on a Supply Chain Management System using JSP, EJB’s, BEA WebLogic, and Oracle.
  • Assisted in developing .NET training program for internal and client use.
  • Participated in University recruiting at Texas A&M University.
  • Contributed to internal continuing education by presenting a discussion of Web Services to the company Microsoft users group, and writing an article reviewing “Code Complete”, which was published in the company newsletter.

October 1998 – February 2001 BSI Consulting, Dallas, Texas
Technical Specialist

  • Designer and Technical Lead for two developers creating a web based reporting solution for semiconductor manufacturer using JSP, Tomcat, XML/XSL.
  • Designed and developed a telecom application using ASP and SQL Server and was responsible for one junior developer.
  • Designed and developed a user maintenance module for a test authoring web application using ASP, JavaScript, and SQL Server.
  • Developed web-based reporting application for a Hospitality client using Crystal Reports, ASP, JavaScript, and SQL Server.
  • Technical Lead for company Microsoft and Java user groups.
  • Received BSI Vision Award for Delivering Results.
  • Conducted multiple training presentations on HTML, ASP, and Web Services.
  • Participated in University recruiting at Texas A&M University.

December 1997 – October 1998 KPMG Consulting, Dallas, Texas
Consultant

  • Developed Computer Telephony Integration (CTI) subsystem for a call center application using PowerBuilder 6.0, third party ActiveX controls, and Lucent CTI hardware.
  • Installed, configured, and maintained Windows NT Lucent telephony server and client applications.
  • Assisted Business Analysts in developing system requirements.
  • Assisted in University recruiting and interviewing at Texas A&M University.
TECHNICAL

Programming Languages

  • .NET Framework
    • C#
    • VB.NET
    • ASP.NET
  • XML & XSL
  • T-SQL

Operating Systems

  • Microsoft XP
  • Windows 2003 Server
  • Linux
  • DOS

Databases

  • SQL Server
  • Oracle
  • Access

Distributed Technologies

  • Web Services (SOAP)
  • .NET Remoting
  • MSMQ
CERTIFICATES
  • Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer .Net (MCSD.NET)