14 Plumbley Road

Upton, MA 01568

Phone (508) 529-4881

Pamela J. Taylor-Paris

TECHNOLOGY SUMMARY:

C#, ASP.NET, Microsoft.NET, MOSS 2007, AJAX, C++, C, MFC, COM, ATL, XML, HTTP, JavaScript, Windows XP/NT/2000, Windows 2003 Server, UNIX, SQL Server, IIS

CAREER SUMMARY:

17 years of engineering experience designing and developing successful Enterprise Software systems.
12 years of technical leadership of teams of various sizes.
Solid experience Directing Development, QA and Release Engineering teams.
Self-starter with a proven track record of picking up new technologies quickly and writing very stable code.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Extensive experience with all aspects of the Product Release cycle – writing Requirements and Design Specifications, Development, Bug Triage, Alpha/Beta Release cycles, through final delivery and backwards compatibility.
Over 11 years of experience working with Marketing/Sales, Customers and Partners throughout the release cycle.
Have done corporate and customer presentations to audiences from 10 to over 1,000.
History of resolving issues early and quickly to ensure timely, high quality delivery.

EDUCATION:

B.S., Computer Science, University of Vermont

Programming ASP.NET (2005)

EXPERIENCE:

Tiaa-Cref - Boston, MA (Mar 07 – Present)

Software Consultant

Development done in ASP.NET, C#, MOSS 2007, SQL and using AJAX

· Responsible for development of next generation Risk Management Portal aimed at tight integration with MOSS 2007.

· Developed ASP.NET Pages and WebParts to be hosted on the SharePoint Server and interact with both SharePoint and standard ASP.NET APIs and objects.

· Developed Applications using SharePoint Object Model and Web Services Programming.

· Developed Site Definitions and Site Templates; SharePoint Feature and Solution Development and one-touch deployment strategies.

Avalere, Inc. – Framingham, MA (Oct 05 – Mar 07)

Lead Client Architect, Project Manager & Release Manager

Development done in C#, .NET 2.0, XML, ADO.NET, Web Services and SQL

· Responsible for design and development of the Avalere IAM Client. Wrote key components of the system myself and directed a client team of 7 engineers in all development.

· Co-lead the design and development of the client-server communication architecture for this client-server product.

· As the #3 hire and member of the senior team built a company from the ground up to 25 Development, QA and Support employees.

· Directed Development & QA over the course of 2 betas and 4 major releases.

· Managed multiple releases simultaneously including prioritization, resource balancing and associated risk management.

· Defined and documented an end-to-end Development and Release Process for the company.

· Managed the Release Engineering Team and Release Process.

Tatara Systems, Inc. – Westford, MA (Apr 05 – Oct 05)

Lead Software Architect & Project Lead (Contract)

· Lead the development and delivery of the Tatara Wireless LAN Client to Vodafone.

· Worked closely with Vodafone’s engineering and management staff to resolve 3^rd party integration issues, and ensure a timely delivery of this product in 15 languages.

Argo Technology, Inc. – Newton, MA (Mar 04 – Feb 05)

Director of Engineering

· Managed and directed product development activities at Argo ensuring successful on-time delivery of multiple Argo Product releases.

· Worked with Senior Management of Argo Technology in all phases of multiple acquisition opportunities.

Lead Software Architect - HotBot Desktop

Development was done in C++, MFC, COM, ATL, XML, and JavaScript on Windows, and using HTTP.

· Designed and developed key components of the HotBot Desktop and re-architected significant subsystems to make better use of MFC, COM, ATL, XSL and CSS.

· Designed and developed the HotBot Desktop Download Manager.

Groove Networks, Inc. – Beverly, MA (Nov 01 – Mar 04)

Principal Software Engineer – Platform Team

Development was done in C++, JavaScript, COM, ATL and XML on Windows

· Lead the design and development of the Groove Virtual Office for File Sharing product.

· Designed and developed solutions that resulted in a 42% performance improvement in the Groove Document Share Engine.

Softlinx, Inc. – Westford, MA (May 01 - Nov 01)

Lead Architect (Contract) – Atomic ICE

Development was done in C++, MFC and JavaScript on Windows and UNIX.

· Performed code and design reviews for the entire system, then developed solutions for the problems I had identified resulting in a stable product.

· Designed and developed the Atomic Client which allows Atomic ICE to work in an offline capacity.

· Created and managed the release process to ensure stability and reproducibility.

IBM, Inc. (Iris Associates) - Westford, MA (May 97 - April 01)

Lead Architect & Project Manager – Notes/Domino Roaming User Team

Development was done in C++ on Windows.

· Lead the design and development of Roaming User Support in Notes Release 6. Directed development across 5 other teams at IBM, as well as QA and Documentation teams.

· Worked closely with Marketing and customers and represented Notes/Domino at industry functions.

Principal Software Engineer – Notes Client

Development was done in C++ on Windows, working with IMAP and NNTP Protocols

· Designed and developed the IMAP Mail Client for Notes Release 5.

· Represented Iris/IBM in the Internet Mail Consortium where I worked with engineers from Microsoft, Netscape, Sun and IBM to develop and refine the Internet Mail & News protocols.

NetScheme, Inc. – Marlboro, MA (Sept 96 - May 97)

Software Architect – DataSite Modeler

Development was done in C++, MFC and SQL on Windows.

· Redesigned and developed the DataSite Modeler making significant improvements to the UI and Exception Handling.

IBM, Inc. (Lotus Development Corporation) – Cambridge, MA (Mar 94 - Sept 96)

Principal Software Engineer – ViP Report & Print

Development was done in C++ and C on Windows.

· Designed and developed Report/Print enhancements and portions of Lotus SmartSuite.

Intellution, Inc. – Norwood, MA (Dec 91 – Mar 94)

Software Engineer – Manufacturing Automation Systems

Development was done in C on Windows and XWindows on VMS.

· Designed and developed features and improvements to the “Draw” portion of the FiX DMACS system.

· Provided technical direction to several junior engineers working on the product.

Raytheon Equipment Division - Marlboro, MA (June 90 – Dec 91)

Software Engineer

Development was in C on UNIX Workstations using the SGI graphics libraries.

· Worked in the Raytheon Research Labs designing and developing the next generation of Air Traffic Control Systems (ATC).

· Wrote related specifications and represented Raytheon at Air Traffic Control shows across the globe.