Experience

BEN-E-LECT

• Insurance
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Developer

  • Jan 2012 - Present

  Benelect is a third-party-administrator for major health insurance carriers. This is an engineering contract assignment in Visalia Ca. The position included the implementation of software modifications to the company’s web-based group health insurance quoting system. The modifications included support for the ‘Affordable Health Care Act’ and recent changes in carrier plans. Additional modifications have enhanced user interaction, overall performance and improved reporting functionality. The position also included a complete redesign of the company’s extranet application which provides numerous sales reports and applications to staff members. The reports are utilized by in house and field representatives to coordinate and track insurance agent/agency activities related to employer groups located throughout the western United States. The on-line reports link agent, agencies and employer group locations and ties geo-coded routing information to interactive maps via the Microsoft Bing Map API. According to the company’s field sales personnel, the Bing Map interface has increased productivity by allowing clients to be located more efficiently. The company’s field representatives are supplied with I-Pads so, the extranet application was developed to provide mobile computing support. This was partly accomplished by utilizing the latest edition of Developer Express controls (DXV2) which provide Touch Computing compatibility. Additional activities have included coalescing disparate data from various systems such as exchange server, production system, insurance quoting system and customer tracking systems. These aggregates are related and unified as enumerable business objects via exchange web services calls and LINQ database queries. The resulting information is utilized as data sources for grids, reports and screens while providing in-house and field personal with a real-time global-view of operations and marketing opportunities. Show less



Segula Technologies

• France
• Engineering Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Software Engineer

  • Jan 2011 - Dec 2012

  Segula Technologies is an international staffing and services company. This is an engineering contract assignment in Fresno Ca. The client is Fresno County, Department of Social Services. The project included the development of a web-based personnel management system used to track and maintain employee demographic and employment position assignment information. More specifically, for maintaining employee and employment details, evaluations, leave of absence, disciplines and civil rights/citizen complaints, on the job injuries, salaries, positions, position hierarchy and position/JCN assignments. This was a complete redesign of an existing Microsoft Access based personnel management system. The project included the development of a win-form based data migration utility which normalized and imported existing data to a SQL Server 2008 database. The system incorporated both legacy and new functionality including document and list type reporting and various interfaces which aggregate employee related information from the main personnel departments PeopleSoft application. Additional projects included the development of a web-base child welfare court scheduling application which provides a method for staff to monitor and manage court reporting information. The Development of a win-form based child welfare database extract utility. This utility uses the SAP Desktop Intelligence COM interface which creates local database import files. Development of a web-base application which dynamically creates narrative text was also developed. Case workers create various narratives while working with clients. This application utilizes raw HTML and Java script to create standardized narrative texts dependent on data captured on the applications web page interface. These applications were created using Visual Studio 2010, Developer Express and the ADO.NET Entity Framework. Show less



TEK Systems

• United States
• Railroad Equipment Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Software Engineer

  • Feb 2010 - Dec 2010

  This is an engineering contract assignment in Delano Ca. The client, Pandol Brothers, is a major producer, and domestic/export supplier of grapes and other produce. The project is scheduled for completion in December of 2010. The project included the development of a windows application (sales dashboard) and a web-based application (management portal). The windows application (sales dashboard) is used for rapid sales order entry. The web-based application (management portal) is used for order/invoice/logistics and management processes. Both of these applications reference the same ‘business logic class project’ which includes database persistence functionality and all supporting business process related methods. The business logic layer also exposes business objects which are utilized throughout the system. The web-based application project references a ‘reports class project’ which provides both standard and dynamic reports such as sales orders, invoices, shipping manifests, confirmations, etcetera. Reports can be created using a windows based GUI designer and then uploaded to the web-project using the reports administrator page. Reports can be viewed directly from the web application and also the windows application via an exposed web service of the web-based application. The applications were created using Visual Studio 2008, Developer Express and the ADO.NET Entity Framework for IBM DB2/AS400 (IBM Database Add-in for Visual Studio). Show less

• Software Engineer

  • Apr 2008 - Feb 2010

  Development and maintenance of windows and web based applications utilizing C# and ASP.NET VS2008. Assisted in complete rewrite of web based health insurance quoting system. The system is utilized heavily by insurance agents on a daily basis. Assisted in the development of an n-tier architecture where various business-layer related objects are accessed and persisted to the database through web services calls to/from a business application server. Database access for these systems is done through an entity framework where tables and relationships are represented as strongly-types objects in code. Show less



Accela

• United States
• Software Development
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Software Engineer

  • Oct 2001 - Apr 2008

  Development of enterprise level software solutions for city, county and state governments throughout the USA. Primarily implementing new features and functionality in existing software products, assisting in the development of emerging products and developing technical documentation.These products were developed using VS2005 (VB, C# and ASP.NET) and Eclipse IDE (for java development). Development of enterprise level software solutions for city, county and state governments throughout the USA. Primarily implementing new features and functionality in existing software products, assisting in the development of emerging products and developing technical documentation.These products were developed using VS2005 (VB, C# and ASP.NET) and Eclipse IDE (for java development).



Datawrite Research

• Owner

  • Jun 1994 - Sep 2000

  Manufactured various electronic data recording devices, sensors and supporting application software. The products are used primarily by the pollution cleanup industry. Design and the development of microcontroller based hardware/firmware and supporting windows-based application software. The products utilized microcontrollers manufactured by Intel, Motorola, and Microchip Technologies. In addition, these products also utilized various analog/digital IC’s, signal conditioners, RF and hard-wired interface components and firmware protocols. Published an article in “Sensors Magazine” October 1999 - detailing the use of oxygen and low-pressure detectors to determine the rate of subsurface biodegradation and aerobic activity in soil. Show less



Support Systems International

• United States
• Biotechnology Research

• Manager - Engineering Department

  • Jul 1984 - Jun 1994

  Electronic and mechanical design of data communications devices including protocol/interface converters and electronic peripheral switching devices. CAE software was used extensively in the development of these products. Provided technical sales support and worked as the technical liaison to various approval agencies such as FCC and UL. Received a United States patent award for an automated switching technology that has since been implemented in several products. Electronic and mechanical design of data communications devices including protocol/interface converters and electronic peripheral switching devices. CAE software was used extensively in the development of these products. Provided technical sales support and worked as the technical liaison to various approval agencies such as FCC and UL. Received a United States patent award for an automated switching technology that has since been implemented in several products.



Sandia National Laboratories

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Technical Science Associate

  • Jul 1983 - Jul 1984

  Developed interface hardware, instrumentation, sensors, test methods and supporting software for the labs environmental testing facility. Tested various hardware devices using centrifuge, climatic, shock and vibration testing equipment and procedures. Developed interface hardware, instrumentation, sensors, test methods and supporting software for the labs environmental testing facility. Tested various hardware devices using centrifuge, climatic, shock and vibration testing equipment and procedures.



National Semiconductor

• Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Senior Field Engineer

  • Jun 1979 - Jul 1983

  Repair, preventive maintenance and installation of point-of-sale systems throughout Central CA. These systems included a number of components such as laser scanners, electronic scales, printers, terminals, mini computers and power backup systems. Repair, preventive maintenance and installation of point-of-sale systems throughout Central CA. These systems included a number of components such as laser scanners, electronic scales, printers, terminals, mini computers and power backup systems.



U.S. Navy

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Aviation Electricians Mate, Third Class Petty Officer

  • Jun 1976 - Jun 1981

  While on active duty I was a member of integrated weapons team for Attack Squadron 97 at NAS Lemoore, California. Repair and maintenance of computer controlled navigation and weapons delivery system onboard A7-E jet aircraft. Flight deck troubleshooting and repair of the aircraft onboard the USS Enterprise. Maintained forward looking radar, doppler radar, internal navigation, weapons delivery, cockpit navigational and weapons system display and control apparatuses. Active reservist form 1979 to 1981 where I was also assigned to NAS Lemoore, California and preformed same duties. Show less