Daniel A. Kirkdorffer

Daniel A. Kirkdorffer

SENIOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPER

Extensive experience in all facets of application development. Possessing excellent interpersonal, analytical, organizational, managerial, written and technical skills. Highly motivated employee who brings to every job a high level of passion, dedication, excellent communication skills and an assiduous attention to detail. Core strengths in:

•   Java, J2EE and Web-based Development
•   Enterprise Business Applications, Reporting, MVC and Internationalization
•   Business Analysis and Requirements Gathering, Specifications and Documentation

•   User Experience and UI Design
•   Customer and Client Interfacing, Troubleshooting and Problem Solving
•   Dual Citizen (British / American), Bilingual (English / French)

Seeking challenging opportunities as a dev lead or team member in application software development and design positions in the greater Seattle, WA area.

TECHNICAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

Platforms:	Windows, Linux, UNIX, SUN Solaris
Languages:	Java, Perl, JavaScript, SQL, HTML, CSS, Shell Scripts, SAS, VBA
RDBMS:	Oracle, MySQL, DB2, HSQLDB, Informix, Sybase
Frameworks:	Spring MVC, Struts, custom MVC frameworks
Application Servers:	Tomcat, Apache, WebLogic, WebSphere, JBoss
Methodologies:	Agile, Scrum (Certified ScrumMaster), Iterative, RAD, Waterfall
Technologies:	JSP, Servlets, JDBC, JMS, EJB, JPA, JSTL, Java Mail, AWT, RMI, JUnit, Log4j, DHTML, YUI, Ajax, CGI, iBatis, Hibernate, Spring Security, Velocity, JFreeChart, MS Reporting Services, XML, Laszlo, DTD, XSD, XSL, XSLT, StAX, Web Services, SOA, SOAP, REST, SonicMQ, SwiftMQ, IBM MQ Series, Sonic ESB
Development Tools:	Eclipse, UltraEdit, Visual Studio, DbVisualizer, Firebug, Ant, Maven, Hudson, CruiseControl, Bugzilla, ClearQuest
Version Control:	CVS, SubVersion, ClearCase, Visual Source Safe, Perforce

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

iSoftStone, Kirkland, WA

2010 - Present

Senior Developer

CGI, Bellevue, WA

2007 - 2010

Senior Consultant
Worked on multiple Java-based, SQL-heavy reporting related projects during a 3 year assignment at Marchex. Provided mentoring, wrote technical specifications, documented procedures and systems, and worked closely with QA teams on test plans.

Led effort to enhance a Spring MVC based reporting UI. Took charge of JavaScript, YUI and JSP front end development, as well as backend DAO SQL calls to Oracle and MySQL databases via iBatis.
Enhanced MS SQL Server Reporting Services and email-based reports.
Created new RESTful service adapters for a partner data acquisition system, parsing XML using StAX.

Codesic Consulting, Kirkland, WA

2004 - 2007

Principal Consultant

2006 - 2007

Provided technical consulting leadership in business development during initial engagements with new clients as a Java SME, and engaged in hands-on Java development.

Led rescue of a floundering JSP based, Oracle data query application for Northwest Administrators Inc., a benefits admin company. Refactored entire system within a month.
Converted a WAP based application to Arabic for Qpass (now Amdocs Interactive). Internationalized code to support other languages and locales. Provided training to Tier 3 support personnel.

Software Engineer

2004 - 2006

Assigned to client projects requiring Java expertise with business analyst acumen.

Revitalized a troubled billing collections letter project at Cingular Wireless (now AT&T Mobility). Overcame a highly charged, political work environment to make the project a success.
Lead developer and designer of a Laszlo, Flash-based rich client UI for a web-based content management system at Dwango Wireless.
Helped develop a Scrum managed project creating a JSP / EJB / DB2 web-based state calendaring application for the Washington State Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC).

Versatile (formerly Versatile Mobile Systems), Lynnwood, WA

2001 - 2004

Senior Software Engineer
Contributed to development of various handheld device systems. Provided systems admin and database support to development teams. Served as primary technical contact to Canadian and UK offices.

Developed Palm based ordering / scanning system using kAWT / KJava with IBM J9 / Visual Age ME.
Supported a grocery delivery system for Palm devices, and bookseller route management and inventory tracking system for Pocket PC, using WebLogic with Oracle, MQ Series AMI and JMS.
Produced reports leveraging XML interfaces transformed via XSLT.
Managed and tracked development project tasks, produced technical documentation, and frequently interfaced with upper management. Developed continuous integration builds using CruiseControl.

WebVision, Inc. (formerly Syllogistics LLC), Redmond, WA

1998 - 2001

Senior Consultant

Investigated and prototyped solutions using JMS and RMI, and provided technical assistance with IBM WebSphere Application Server at Cantametrix.
Provided Java development and design consulting expertise for a variety of three-tier JSP / Servlet / JavaScript based projects for NACN group at AT&T Wireless.
Developed server-side engines to Informix and Oracle via JDBC, ACL hooks using LDAP, and Majordomo mailing lists.

PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT: Webmaster, Discipline Global Mobile, Salisbury, England
Sr. Technical Consultant, Zeal Inc., Northbrook, IL
Senior Analyst, ComEd (an Exelon Corporation Company), Chicago, IL

EDUCATION: BSc, Computer Science / Math, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

SIDE PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES

Have designed, organized, created and maintained various web sites, including The Official King Crimson Web Site, Elephant Talk, and The Pacific NW Topic Hotlist.
Reviewed a couple of the first JSP books: Web Development with Java Server Pages, by Duane K. Fields and Mark A. Kolb, and JavaServer Pages, by Larne Pekowsky.
Created a well regarded Visual Café Tips site, and participate in Java Internet newsgroups, mailing lists, and frequently attend the annual JavaOne conference, as well as local user groups and programming study groups.