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Wade Chandler

consult@wadechandler.com


Professional Summary

I have worked with many technologies and on many different types of projects including highly available Internet based applications. From the user perspective this includes rich user interfaces, both web enabled and on the desktop, along with web/HTML and mobile based user interfaces.

Projects include mobile applications for assessing children and environmental inspections, desktop software of different kinds including kiosks, and multiple highly available, high traffic server side web applications and web services utilized by government, the health industry, early child hood and elementary educators, retailers, media/multi-media, and manufacturers.

Technical Skills

Software: NetBeans IDE and RCP, Eclipse IDE, IntelliJ, JDeveloper, JBuilder, Microsoft Visual Studio and VS .NET, Ant, Maven, Spring, Visual Basic, Delphi, Borland C++ Builder, Altova XML Spy, Director, Flash, Photoshop, Paintshop Pro, GIMP, KDeveloper, GTK+, QT Designer, Cold Fusion, Metrowerks Code Warrior, SuperWaba, Peach Tree Accounting, Quickbooks, MS Office (all), MS Access, OpenOffice, Dream Weaver

Languages: C, C++, Java, C#, Delphi (Object Pascal), Perl, TCL, Lingo (Director), Flash Script/Flash, HTML, JavaScript, CSS, XML, Visual Basic, PHP, JSP, ASP, Cold Fusion

Project Management Tools: Microsoft Project, dotProject, XPlanner, Visual Paradigm, Visio, OpenOffice Draw (UML), Dia, Goldmine

Databases: Oracle 8 through 10g, MS SQL Server (multiple versions), Sybase, DB2, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Firebird/Interbase, Microsoft Access, Derby (was IBM Cloudscape), HSQLDB, Berkley DB, IBM ISAM

Hardware: Sun Microsystems Servers (rack and tower) and Workstations, Dell Servers (rack and tower), Workstations, and Laptops, IBM Laptops, Workstations, Z Servers, Cisco Routers, Linksys Routers, Netgear Routers, Different Linux Based Firewalls and Routers, General Networking Components

Developed: Electronic Discharge Monitoring and Reporting (NPDES Management), Environmental Data Exchange and Web Services System (www.exchangenetwork.net), High Availability Child Assessment Systems (Mobile, Desktop, and Server), Home Association Payment Processing and Payment System, An Iteration of leggs.com, SleepToLive.com, Motion Detection and Kiosk for The High Point Museum, CMS for FoodNetwork.com and HGTV.com among others, Recipe Management System, Selenium and Web Application Automated User Testing Environment and Tools

Industries: Government (Environmental, FDA), Health Care, Retail, Software Development, Media (Scripps Interactive - Food Network, Cooking Channel, HGTV)

Operating Systems: Sun Solaris, Open Solaris, IBM AIX, Windows Desktop 95-ME, XP, Vista, Windows Server NT, 2000, 2003, 2008, SuSE Linux, Red Hat Linux, Ubuntu Linux

Methodologies: PMI/CAPM/PMP/PMBOK (not certified, but trained) – Scope, WBS management, etc, Scrum, XP (Extreme Programming), Agile, Pair Programming, Test Driven Development, Continuous Integration, UML


Professional Experience

Metro Information Services 1999-2002

Lead Developer Winston Salem, NC

  • Worked with clients and team to develop specifications and designs

  • Chose team members and new hires

  • Designed and managed software development processes

  • Developed software

  • Created build systems and tests

  • Designed and managed databases

  • Created multiple applications for Kingsdown Bedding including sleeptolive.com, a FDA fruit and vegetable inspection application, and a Home Owners Association payment processing system

  • Web Applications, Servlets/JEE, Swing/AWT

  • Taught Java courses to other consultants working for the company
Technical Environment: NetBeans, JDeveloper, Visual Studio, Microsoft Project, Dia, Visual Basic, Flash, Dream Weaver, Paintshop Pro, 3D studio Max, Director, Java, Linux, Windows, MySQL, PostgreSQL, RealityX PIC Database, Apache Tomcat, Apache Web Server, IIS, ASP. Multiple Hardware Platforms such as HP, Dell, and IBM were employed along with Linux firewall appliances such as WatchGuard. User acceptance testing and unit testing were performed.


Red-e Set Grow, LLC 2001-2005

Senior Developer Winston Salem, NC

  • Initially consulted for RSG as an employee of Metro Information Services; hired on full time

  • Worked with clients and team to develop specifications and designs

  • Used Microsoft Project and XPlanner

  • Pair development was employed from time to time

  • Developed software

  • Created build systems and tests

  • Designed and maintained databases

  • Consulted for other companies

  • Technical customer support; example: I was sent to fix some issues with our software in multiple parts of Mississippi one summer for a large client

  • User Acceptance Tests, Automated UI Testing, Unit Tests

  • Developed reports

  • Servlets/JEE, ISAPI DLLs, Java User Interfaces, Borland C++ User Interfaces, Web Applications, Desktop and Mobile Software. High Availability Child Assessment Software. Application Service Provider.

  • Worked on many projects. These can be viewed at www.redesetgrow.com Child assessment software sold in boxes and as a service as an application service provider. Serviced Miami-Dade County FL, Texas, and other large areas.

  • Projects involved mobile, desktop, and web. Created a synchronization framework for Palm and our software to “hotsync” across the web with a web application. Developed protocols for data transfer and software to use those protocols.

  • Have consulted on other projects for them since leaving
Technical Environment: NetBeans, IntelliJ IDE, Borland C++ Builder, Visual Basic, Delphi for components used in Borland C++ Builder, Microsoft Project, XPlanner, UML Tools (Visual Paradigm, Visio, Dia), Modified Extreme Programming and Agile Processes (those that worked for our projects), Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, Sybase, Oracle, HSQLDB, Jasper Reports, iReport, Crystal Reports, Seapine SCM, Seapine Test Track Pro, Seapine QA Wizard Pro, JUnit, Goldmine, Linux, Windows, Java, C++, JSP, JEE, HTML, JavaScript, XML

Decision Dynamics, Inc. 2005-2009

Senior Developer Lexington, SC

  • Eventually moved to a pure consultant role with DDI

  • Designed and implemented a version of www.exchangenetwork.net for the state of South Carolina. Initially Java, Servlets, Apache Axis, Apache XML Beans, EJB. Java/Swing rich client interface. Later was converted to .NET, and I handled the conversion of the services to C#. Responsible for creating data flows (data exchanges) specific to South Carolina for their citizens and partners; includes project management, XML schema development, web service development, server management, deployment, database, etc

  • Implemented and maintained an Electronic Discharge Monitoring and Reporting system for the state of South Carolina; shared code with the state of Maine. Struts, EJB, and other JEE technologies. Added ability to digitally sign and hash final eDMR reports using encryption and private/public key pairs.

  • Maintained an application called Disease Management Control Network which is an ISAPI C++ DLL based web application. This is a product DDI sells to multiple customers. Web based, application service provider, and based on the initial work done at Red-e Set Grow before it was converted to Java from ISAPI DLLs

  • DDI consulted with Red-e Set Grow, and is how I became involved with DDI. They hired me from Red-e Set Grow.

  • Wrote a secure data transfer solution utilizing FTP and PGP. Used for automated data exchanges of files in specific formats. Used to transfer sensitive information such as health records for DMCN; HIPPA compliance.

  • Worked with clients and Decision Dynamics on designs and specifications

  • Developed software and reports

  • Managed my specific projects; consultant; scope, WBS, stake holder logs, meetings, demos etc

  • Managed databases, web services, specific servers

  • Almost all work done over VPN or GoToMyPC
Technical Environment: NetBeans, JDeveloper, Oracle Forms, PL/SQL, Oracle Database 8-10g, Oracle Application Server, GlassFish Application Server, Apache AXIS, Apache Web Server, IIS, Windows, IBM AIX, Struts, JSP, JEE, Java, EJB, HTML, JavaScript, XML, XML Schema, Web Services, C++, .NET, C#, ASP .NET, Microsoft Project, XPlanner, dotProject, UML, PMI scope, WBS development, logs, lessons learned, and other project management concepts utilized throughout

TEKsystems and Scripps Interactive 2009-2011

Software Developer Knoxville, TN

  • Worked with team to design and implement a web content management system which manages major components and layout of FoodNetwork.com, HGTV.com, DIY.com, CookingChannelTV.com

  • Example of feature added: spell check mechanism to tie Java back end into the TinyMCE rich text editor which could use either a Jazzy or Lucene based word lookup service. I implemented both the Jazzy and Lucene based lookup services using the Jazzy and Lucense APIs/frameworks.

  • Maintained a Java Swing/AWT application responsible for creating and editing recipes found on FoodNetwork.com and CookingChannelTV.com.

  • Wrote tools based on NetBeans Rich Client Platform which aid in creating tests which use the Selenium web automated user testing environment; integrated Selenium into the NetBeans IDE.

  • Managed and developed automated user testing of the web CMS for different sites mentioned previously; utilized tools I developed for the NetBeans IDE

  • Helped QA team use automated testing environment to get better information about what was and wasn't working in the systems they were testing; saved them time and resources through automated user testing.

  • Worked with a diverse and local and remote team; people in Knoxville, New York, Minnesota, and England.

  • Custom Scrum and Agile project management methodologies; as a team we decided what worked best for us from agile methodologies and employed those things

  • Asked to participate and be a presenter at a Scripps Interactive internal/private technology festival called TektoberFest; the name in no way implies relation between Scripps and TEKsystems; TEK happens to consult for Scripps.
Technical Environment: NetBeans, IntelliJ, Ant, Ivy, PL/SQL, Oracle Database 9i, MyBatis/Apache iBatis, Hibernate, GlassFish Application Server, Apache Web Server, Windows, Solaris, JSP, JEE, Java, Spring, HTML, JavaScript, TCL, XML, XML Schema, Web Services, REST, JSON, Lucene, JIRA, UML, Scrum, Agile Methodologies

Certifications & Training

  • PMI training and course certificate

  • Former Certified Computer Examiner (CCE); certified in computer forensics

    Education

    School                                                   Date

    Jefferson County High School                                Graduated 1995

    Walters State Community College                          1996-1998
    Computer Science and Electronic Engineering.       

    ITT Technical Institute                                            2006-2007
    Technical Project Management.

      Professional Achievements

      • Won a 2006 NetBeans Community Award from Sun Microsystems.

      • NetBeans Dream Team Member http://dreamteam.netbeans.org Group of non-Sun/Oracle employees who contribute to NetBeans RCP and IDE.

      • Chosen by the NetBeans Dream Team to speak on a panel with Sun Microsystems executives at JavaOne 2009.

      • Commit access to the NetBeans source repositories.

      • Contribute to the user interface designer inside of the NetBeans IDE among other components.

      • iReport project member http://www.jaspersoft.com http://www.jasperforge.net ; worked on the report designer and other features.

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