Bachelor of Business Administration Management of Information Systems University of Oklahoma
August 1995 - May 1997
Bachelor of Science Zoology University of Oklahoma
August 1997 - May 1995
Professional Experience
President SOCO TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Dallas, TX
October 2003 - Present
Contributing programmer to iCopyright's digital content marketing and licensing platform
Contributed to v4.5 release of online document management system for FedEx Kinkos. Converted FedEx Kinkos build process from Ant to Maven and setup continuous integration build using Continuum.
Conducted market research, developed business model, and implemented software platform for RealtyBaron.com. Offering includes real estate value estimation tracking and agent bid service.
Contributed to architectural design and led development effort for rebuild of bid services web application for SiteStuff.com. Devised master build and continuous integration processes.
Assisted KPI Consulting, LLP in implementation of collaboration website for mobile device manufacturers and programmers.
Authored requirements, designed and developed 3-tier, web application used by Inglet-Blair, LLC for auditing residential loans purchased in the secondary mortgage market.
Authored requirements, design specifications, and alpha code release for internal resource management application targeted at optimizing personnel allocation within the organization.
Improved code quality of existing applications by incorporating automated build and testing frameworks.
Sole Proprietor SOCO TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Austin, TX
August 2002 - May 2003
Interviewed domain experts and conducted proof-of-concept testing for a distributed, open platform on which mortgage related transactions could be completed between lenders and brokers.
Software Developer POWERED, INC., Austin, TX
August 2000 - August 2002
Lead developer on email vertical for packaged version of 5.x e-Learning platform. Modeled, designed, and implemented email API, administration UI, and template parsing.
Designed and implemented pre-process validation component preventing import of invalid data from third-party content management system and maintaining data integrity of 5.x platform.
Designed and developed content import process which transformed XML to HTML using XSLT.
Designed and developed EJB components, university hierarchy and course scheduling, of e-Learning software platform that supports hundreds of learning centers with each offering educational content to thousands of users.
Programmer/Analyst III SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO., Dallas, TX
July 1997 - July 2000
Developed Java Servlet-based solution for payroll step rate increases eliminating wasteful and inefficient paper system.
Contributing programmer in early development of web-to-mainframe prototype for Benefits call center using SilverStream solution.
Acted as mentor to younger analysts helping to develop both business and technical skills.
Successfully developed programming interface between Time & Attendance System and HRMS.
Rewrote Benefits annual confirmation letters job stream making yearly maintenance easier and reducing required analyst hours.