LISA BASHIR     
865 Morningside Drive
Schaumburg, IL 60173
(847) 605-8730
lbashir73@hotmail.com
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SUMMARY 

Strong academic background and extensive experience in Java development using Unix and Windows development environments.  Expertise in software design and development using object-oriented design methodologies.  Team player and quick learner with excellent technical and communication skills.

EDUCATION      
 
FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Melbourne, Florida
M.S. Computer Science, August 1990
B.S. Electrical Engineering (with High Honor), August 1988

LANGUAGES 
      
Java, JavaScript, C++, C, Modula-2, Ada, Pascal

SOFTWARE & SYSTEMS

Windows NT, Unix (HP-UX, AIX, Solaris), SQL, CORBA, EJB, Symantec Cafe, Java Foundation Classes,Rational Rose, UML, SQL, X-Windows

EXPERIENCE      

Contract for Intersoft., Deerfield, IL	June 2003 - February 2005
Java Consultant
Designer/developer for Business Process Monitor (BPM) system web application.  BPM enables the administrators to monitor the entire scope of the system.  The admins will be able to easily view the status of each production system via a single view and be able to quickly drill-down to identify any part of the process that requires action. Development using Java 1.4, Java Messaging Service (JMS), XML, Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG).

Contract for Walgreens., Deerfield, IL	February 2002 - July 2002
Java Consultant
Designer/developer for Employee Maintenance web application.  Developed web application to add/update store employee database information,  using JSP 1.1, servlets and integrated with Oracle 8i database using JDBC. Developed back-end processes for automatic initial population and periodic updates of  employee database from other data sources.
Developer for a Salaried Employee Exception Log system. Resolved production issues and deployed enhancements for an exception log application for pharmacists in all 3600 retail stores across North 
America. Developed all server-side functionality using JSP/servlets running on IBM Websphere server. Development environment was IBM Visual Age on Windows NT. 

Contract for Ponvia Technology Inc., Arlington Heights, IL		
May 2001 - September 2001
Java Consultant
Architect/developer for an office products order entry system. 
Developed server-side functionality using JSP/servlets running on 
IBM Webshere server.  Integrated with Oracle 8I databse using JDBC. 

Contract for 3Com Corporation, Rolling Meadows, IL	
November 2000 - February 2001
Java Consultant
Architect/developer for a SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) based VoIP telephony provisioning system. The web-based system is used for managing customers and accounts by a Service Provider offering SIP telephony service. Developed server-side functionality using JSP/servlets running on Apache web server.  Integrated with Oracle 8I databse using JDBC. Designed and developed an API for the provisioning system to facilitate integration into third-party systems.

Contract for Kemper Insurance, Long Grove, IL	
July 2000 - Present
Java Consultant
Developer for a Small Business Group Multi-Line Internet Initiative web-based application using Java and J2EE.  Developed server-side functionality using servlets running on Websphere web server. Applet, JavaServer Pages (JSP 1.0) integrated with HTML on the front end.

Contract for Boise Cascade, Itasca, IL	
January 2000 - March 2000
Java Consultant
Developed an E-Commerce web-based application using Java 2 and J2EE.  Designed server-side packages using Rational Rose. Developed server-side software using Enterprise Java Beans running on Netscape Application Server (NAS). Integrated with Oracle 8i database using JDBC.  JavaServer Pages (JSP 1.0) integrated with HTML on the front end.

Contract for Ameritech, Mount Prospect, IL	
March 1999 - December 1999
Java Consultant
Developed a client-server application for a Remote Network Monitoring software package, using Java 1.2 and Java Foundation Classes (Swing) on Windows NT. Developed client, secure multi-threaded server, 	and server manager, using TCP/IP sockets and secure network communication using Java Cryptography Extensions. Integrated server with Sybase Jconnect using JDBC for data access.

Contract for Madison Information Technology, Chicago, IL        
July 1998 - February 1999
Java Consultant
Developed GUI front-end for a database comparison software package, using Java 1.1, Java 1.2 and Java Foundation Classes (Swing) on Windows NT.  Integrated with API classes on the back-end for data access

Contract for Wallace Computers, Hillside, IL    
January 1998 - June 1998
Java Consultant
Develop software for an online order entry system, using Java 1.1, Roguewave, and Microline Java GUI widgets on Windows NT. Developed GUI, business logic, and database connectivity (using JDBC) for the system. Used Visigenic VisiBroker ORB for middleware.

Contract for Motorola, Libertyville, IL 
September 1997 - December 1997
Java Consultant
Develop software for a handheld device integrating telephony, messaging, and personal information management. Developed GUI and database support for messaging using various mail protocols. Used Java 1.1 on Windows NT.

Contract for Northern Trust Company, Chicago, IL        
May 1997 - August 1997
Java Consultant
Design GUI architecture for deploying various banking applications on enterprise-wide intranet, using UML and Rational Rose. Designed and implemented a time-out feature, window manager, and generic frames and dialogs for intranet applications using Java 1.1 AWT package.

Contract for NETG Corp., Aurora, IL                     
January 1997 - April 1997
Java Consultant
Designed and implemented an intranet based multimedia education system for Fortune 1000 companies. Developed GUI using java.awt package and JavaScript.

Contract for Reuters, New York, NY                      
July 1996 - December 1996
Java Consultant
Designed and developed a web-based news retrieval system.  Developed graphical user interface (GUI) using Java. Used java.awt and java.net packages. Developed news retrieval queries from user input. 

Contract for R.R.Donnelly, Chicago, IL                  
December 1995 - June 1996
Software Consultant
Designed and developed as part of a team, a client-server based publishing bindery line control system. Developed graphical user interface (GUI) using Visual C++/MFC on Windows NT. Interfaced front-end screens to back-end database using ODBC. 

Contract for Chicago Stock Exchange, Chicago, IL        
May 1995 - November 1995
Software Consultant
Designed and developed as part of a team, a client-server based securities trading system.  Developed graphical user interface (GUI). Implemented business logic for the client side of the system using C++ on Unix (HP-UX).  Developed reader and writer for GUI defaults file using iostreams.

Contract at Siemens Corp, Hoffman Estates, IL           
February 1995 - April 1995
Software Consultant 
Part of Nuclear Medical Imaging Software development team.  Developmentenvironment consisted of HP-UX, C++, and Versant object-oriented database. Designed and implemented the abstract base classes used for Versant database objects, and the API functions required to interface C++ with C.

Motorola Corp. 
Land Mobile Products Sector, Schaumburg, IL             
April 1994 - February 1995
Software Engineer
Member of team responsible for design and development of SmartZone radio trunking network system - a system for multi-site radio communication over large geographic areas.  Implemented using C++ and Interbase (RDBMS) on HP-UX. Designed using Schlaer-Mellor Object Oriented Methodology.  Implemented database processing using SQL.

Contract at IBM Corp, Rochester, MN                     
April 1992 - March 1994
Software Consultant
Member of team responsible for design and development of C compiler back-end for AS/400.  Compiler was developed using Modula-2 and object-oriented design on RS/6000 (AIX).  Followed standards satisfying ISO 9000 requirements for software development.  Designed and developed code to perform optimization, arithmetic and logic functions for 64-bit data types using bit manipulation.

Harris Corp, EDA Division, Rochester, NY                
September 1990 - March 1992
Software Engineer
Performed analysis, specification, design, and coding for developing a CAD package (SCICARDS) for printed circuit board (PCB) design. SCICARDS was implemented using C on Sun Sparcstation running SunOS and X-Windows.

HONORS  
Member of Tau Beta Pi and Eta Kappa Nu Engineering Honor Societies National Dean's List, 1987 and 1988: Lists top 2% of students in USA "Senior of the Year", 1988, Electrical Engineering Dept., Florida Institute of Technology