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Douglas D. Stewart
(402) 212-1349
dougstewart@cox.net

Specialize in architecture and construction of system and testing environments. Practice Test Driven and Test First Development. Strong in the areas of application design, testing, and architecture. Experienced with applying and coaching agile practices that increase developer productivity. Interested in managerial roles or lead positions involving application architecture, design, and team coaching.

Languages:

  • VisualAge Smalltalk
  • VisualWorks Smalltalk
  • Squeak Smalltalk
  • Java/J2EE
  • Shell scripting
  • Javascript/Ajax/xHtml/css
  • Ruby & Rails
  • Php
  • Perl
  • Tcl
  • Sed
  • Awk

Databases:

  • MySql
  • DB2
  • Sql Server
  • Postgresql
  • Openldap

Other:

  • Envy
  • Apache
  • Tomcat
  • Resin
  • Eclipse
  • SVN/CVS/AccuRev
  • Typo3
  • CORBA

Platforms:

  • Linux, Unix, AIX
  • Windows variants


Experience:

Dec 2007 thru Present - Northern Natural Gas Co. - Omaha, NE
Position: Senior IT Specialist

  • See next description

May 2007 thru Dec 2007 - Concentric Corporation - Omaha, NE
Position: Contractor with Northern Natural Gas Co.
(VisualWorks Smalltalk, SQL Server)

  • Designed and developed a strategy and tools to apply Test Driven Development practices, processes, and frameworks to a legacy, client-server architecture.
  • Developed scripted customer acceptance testing framework, providing testing professionals with tools to comprehensively apply repeatable test cases against system processes and business objects.
  • Refactored complex processes into extendable and simplified programming artifacts.
  • Engineered testing environments, empowering testers with the maximum ability to apply test cases and exercise business processes and procedures.
  • Translated business requirements into testable story lines, in support of Agile software development.
  • Profiled existing business processes and tuned for more efficient operation and response times.
  • Applied object-oriented models and patterns to legacy system designs.
  • Developed coding, testing, and communication standards to affect improved business operations in all positions and responsibilities among the project and development teams.

Feb 2007 thru May 2007 - West Corporation - Omaha, NE
Position: Systems Engineer

  • Designed and developed web portal applications and system design strategies for a clustered server architecture (Aix and Linux).
  • Established Object Oriented design principles, unit testing, and code reuse practices for the MIS department. (Perl/Tcl)
  • Analyzed, documented, and re-designed existing Tcl and Perl packages promoting better system flow, code reuse, better allocation of resources, and established an independent test system to emulate the production environment.
  • Reduced defect production, increased overall system stability and performance, and enhancing development productivity and velocity.
  • Assisted with redesigning the data warehouse for better performance and dimensional re-use.
  • Maintained database applications utilizing direct, federated, and remote interfaces. (Informix, DB2, Postgresql, Sql Server)
  • Initiated server upgrade reviews to keep server software suites up-to-date and in sync across all cluster nodes and independent servers.
  • Involved in effort to reduce the number of languages, tools, and paradigms that developers were using.

Nov 2005 thru Feb 2007 - Creighton University - Omaha, NE
Position: Web Systems Architect

  • Designed and developed web applications and processes for educators, students, and staff. (MySql, Php, Javascript, Ajax, xHtml, Css, and Typo3 (Content Management System).
  • Implemented a central object oriented php code base complete with a unit testing framework.
  • Integrated online interactive form submission processes with database backends and user account management.
  • Restructured existing web sites to meet ADA (American’s with Disabilities Act) and xHtml/Css standards compliance.
  • Established and designed best-practices for form submission process and control flow.
  • Researched, procured, project managed, configured, and located four new web cams and enclosures; designed, and implemented a web site to house the feeds from these web cameras.
  • Designed and implemented the public relations Experts database application, enabling central control over public interaction with University experts in various fields.
  • Designed and implemented a database application to capture and report varied survey submissions for the Psychology department.
  • Researched and proposed a paper on the Ruby programming language and the Ruby on Rails framework.
  • Developed style sheets for several websites.

Sep 2005 thru Dec 2005 - ITT Technical Institute - Omaha, NE
Position: Adjunct Instructor

  • Taught Web Server Administration (IIS/Apache), DNS setup on Windows and Unix.
  • Taught Web design and Javascript programming.
  • (Web development program was discontinued)

Jan 2004 thru Jan 2005 - IronMug Web Hosting Solutions - Omaha, NE
Position: Owner and Operator

  • Administered and configured DNS, POP, SMTP, IMAP, mySQL, postgresql, Apache, Resin, Tomcat, php, eRuby, Java, et al… server processes.
  • Provided web development and consulting services.
  • Provided web hosting plans.

Jan 1996 thru Oct 2004 - First Data Corporation - Omaha, NE
Position: Senior Systems Engineer

  • Implemented a gift card settlement and reporting web application. (SOAP, Java, and Smalltalk, Korn Shell).
  • Maintained a web-based credit card balancing and settlement system. (Smalltalk, DB2, XML, Korn Shell)
  • Developed a credit card imaging system. (Java/J2EE/Ant, MQ Series, DB2)
  • Utilized web services to produce and implement a client profile management system leveraging this functionality across multiple product applications. (SOAP, DB2, eXist XML Database, XPath, Java, and Smalltalk).
  • Conducted interviews and served as a champion for organizational core values and principles.
  • Oversaw and developed a global addressing database application, successfully adapting and integrating over 25 sub-systems. Received patent for innovative design. (DB2, Cobol, Assembler, JCL).
  • Coordinated, designed, and implemented third party credit card processing solutions in Sydney, Australia and Hong Kong, China. Directed implementation of batch systems and served as liaison with foreign technical management. (Cobol, JCL).
  • Managed a team of six contract programmers while implementing expansion of monetary fields on financial reporting screens and batch systems. (Assembler, Cobol, CICS)

Jul 1995 thru Jan 1996 - Resource Solutions - Omaha, NE
Position: Senior Systems Engineer

  • Managed a team of five contract programmers responsible for splitting an existing credit card processing system into two physically distinct systems. Effort included splitting over 7,000 files and scrubbing over 3,000 programs. (Cobol, JCL)
  • Maintained communication and change management plans to enable management to focus on other development efforts.
  • Trained each new contractor on First Data systems and software.

May 1988 thru Jul 1995 - Central States Health & Life Ins. Co. - Omaha, NE
Position: Report Writer

  • Designed and developed reports and programs; interfaced with several batch applications. (Cobol, JCL, Culprit)
  • Redesigned a check-digit routine responsible for identifying clients by credit card number that was unknowingly giving false results, correcting this defect.
  • Redesigned a central reporting framework reducing time-to-deliver from approximately 2 hours to just 10 minutes.
  • Established development design principles and practices among report writing team.

Apr 1987 thru May 1988 - Eastern NE Human Services Agency - Omaha, NE
Position: Residential Associate

  • Provided Home Care for three mentally handicapped adults, designed programs to enhance their life skills, and provided management of correspondence, bank accounts and progress documentation.
  • Kept family members up-to-date, reporting on progress of individual clients and any issues or problems experienced on a month-to-month basis.


Education

Graduated Mar 2006 - Capella University - Minneapolis, MN

  • M.S. in Systems Design & Programming

Graduated Jul 2000 - Bellevue University - Bellevue, NE

  • B.S. in Management of Information Systems

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