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Profile

Longstanding commitment to improving usability and user experience. Committed to acquiring leading-edge technical skills. More than 20 years experience designing, building, and testing e-learning and other applications, both on and off the web. Technology skills include:

• Web Development: DHTML, XHTML, JavaScript, Ajax, CSS, PHP, JSP (JSTL, WebWork), FreeMarker, PHP, MySQL, Perl (CGI), ASP
• E-learning: Authorware, DreamWeaver, Toolbook
• Multimedia: Director, Flash

Experience

ITA Software, Cambridge MA 2006 - present

An airline IT and services provider that is transforming the travel industry

UI Developer

Design user interface for an airline registration system

NLG Vacations, Woburn MA 2005 - 2006

Leisure travel company selling through house and partner brands via dynamic vacation packaging systems

Senior UI Developer

Enhance and maintain UI of "V" Applications, a proprietary travel booking web application suite comprising Valkyrie security & privileges administration, Verbatim refund review & processing; Viper travel search & sales, and Vorpal travel revision. Apply agile methodology as a member of cohesive Java development team. Technical environment includes Eclipse, Tomcat, Ant, CVS, Bugzilla, and CVSZilla.

• Reviewed, standardized, extended, and optimized CSS and JavaScript libraries across entire "V" application suite. Researched, recommended, and customized selected third-party libraries/frameworks including Prototype, Dojo, Direct Web Remoting (DWR), script.aculo.us and Yahoo! UI Library.
• Reduced use of tables for formatting and positioning, inline JavaScript, and inline styles across "V" application suite.
• Implemented "progressive enhancement" JavaScript, delivering core functionality to minimum supported browsers (including Internet Explorer 5.5), and offering expanded features for fully DOM-compliant browsers across "V" application suite.
• Redesigned Viper UI to improve usability, consistency, and visual appeal. Implemented in JSP, using JSTL, WebWork, and display:* tag library.
• Developed Dynamic HTML front end for new Viper product offering which captured over $115,000 of revenue in first month of operation.
• Designed and implemented DHTML/JavaScript UI tools for dynamically filtering travel search result sets and navigating enriched content in Viper. Integrated Ajax features to reduce perceived lag of server round-trips.
• Developed feature to add special travel requests such as non-smoking rooms for Viper and Vorpal bookings. The DHTML/Javascript-based interface supports different modes of operation based on user privilege level.
• Designed Verbatim UI and implemented with FreeMarker.
• Developed JavaScript toolset for dynamic validation of input forms prior to submission.

Mayo-Wells Media Workshop, Washington DC & Somerville MA 1996-97, 2001-2005

Private consultancy

Consulted on web accessibility and usability. Developed web sites. Created templates for web and e-learning applications. Primary clients included Delta Air Lines, Forrester Research, the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). Work performed through teaming and consulting agreements with organizations including C2 Technologies, Dazzle Technologies, and PerformTech for clients that included the US Department of Energy and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Selected engagements include:

• Following the acquisition of a competitor with US government business, a Forbes "200 Best Small Companies List"-ranked Corporation relaunched its corporate web site with new requirements imposed for site accessibility by individuals with visual and motor impairments. Developed HTML and CSS templates to accessibly implement designer's mockups and integrate with Vignette web content management system. System supported presentation of over 30,000 documents as part of the new site without editing or reformatting individual documents. Consulted with design team to evaluate usability of search features, as well as redesign and implement search filtering interface without compromising accessibility goals. (Work performed under a nondisclosure agreement.)
• Designed and implemented architecture for New England College of Optometry Interactive Case Studies e-learning. Course presents students with medical histories and simulates the diagnostic process. System supports dynamic addition of new content and image assets. Course was developed with Authorware 7 and Flash MX, delivered via CD-ROM, and includes extensive tracking of student performance and an administrative report component.
• Designed and implemented architecture for US Naval Education and Training Command Biological Warfare Preparedness web e-learning. Course included enhanced and alternate presentations for students with visual or motor impairments. Developed custom Visual Basic for Applications tool to batch-build e-learning lessons by extracting content from Microsoft Word storyboards. (Work performed under contract to C2 Technologies.)

PerformTech, Alexandria VA 1997-2001

Performance improvement/multimedia consultancy primarily servicing the federal government through the Office of Personnel Management/Technical Management Assistance (OPM/TMA) contract

Technical Director/Chief Multimedia Developer

Recommended overall corporate technology strategy. Managed 4 direct reports. Contributed to all project phases from initial marketing contact through upfront requirements analysis, development, deployment, and evaluation/support. Clients included the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the US Air Force, and a major pharmaceutical corporation (under nondisclosure agreement). Development tools included Authorware, Director, Flash, and ToolBook. Selected projects include:

• Led development team for and co-architected US Environmental Protection Agency Hazardous Waste Inspection Techniques e-learning course that dynamically extracted content from Microsoft Access databases to present instructional simulations in a game-like environment incorporating video and audio. Course was implemented in Authorware.
• Led development team and architected an embedded performance system for The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's Electronic Travel Voucher Application. Participated in application paper prototyping to validate business process support and improve user experience. Coordinated with application development team to incorporate context-sensitive help, including "quick tips" and process walk-throughs. Created e-learning course incorporating guided simulations for processes identified as most difficult for users.

Universal Systems Incorporated (now Integic), Chantilly VA 1994-1996

Performance improvement/multimedia consultancy

Technical Director/Performance Support Services

Recommended e-learning system architectures. Developed templates for use by programming staff. Led e-learning development teams. Marketed and managed projects. Clients included Wm. C. Brown Communications, Microprose, Xerox, and the NASD. Development tools included Authorware, Visual Basic, RoboHelp, C++, and Icon Author. Project summaries available on request.

Applied Science Associates (now Anteon), Landover MD 1989-1994

Performance improvement/multimedia consultancy primarily servicing the federal government through the OPM/TMA contract

Senior Programmer

Led programming teams. Developed interactive courseware. Clients included Delta Air Lines, the Defense Logistics Agency, the US Army, the US Navy, and the FAA. Development tools included TenCORE, Authorware, Toolbook, Accord TUTOR, and Summit. Project summaries available on request.

The University of Maryland University College, College Park MD 1984-1989

UMUC's Center for Instructional Design and Evaluation was an early pioneer in technology-enabled distance learning and computer-based instruction

Programmer

Developed interactive courseware. Clients included Control Data Corporation and a consortium of nuclear reactor utilities. Development tools included PLATO (mainframe based e-learning) and Micro-PLATO (floppy-diskette based version of PLATO). Project summaries available on request.

Publications/Presentations/Awards

• "Database-Driven Authoring Systems"
  Presented at 1999 MacroMedia Users Conference, San Francisco
• Authorware 3 Internal System Functions Professional Reference, (Contributor)
  Published 1996 New Riders Publishing, ISBN 1-56205-599-2.
• 1942: The Pacific Air War Gold (Lead Designer - Multimedia Component)
  Published 1994 MicroProse, ISBN 1-55884-413-9.
• Invision Bronze Medal; Technical & Creative Excellence - Best Programming
  Awarded 1993 (for Troubleshooting Techniques videodisc training program)

Education

Bachelor of Arts, University of Maryland (incomplete)