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David Kaufman
Baltimore, MD

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Dates

7/09-01/13
1/07-2/08
3/04-6/06
4/00-2/02
2/97-12/98
4/92-10/96
4/82-7/91

December/1998-present PHH Arval, Baltimore, Maryland - Senior Software Developer

  • Analyze business and technical requirements. Maintain extensive contacts with user community to determine requirements and resolve issues..
  • Perform Incident Management and Break-fix support as part of the MERC( Maintain and Enhancement Request) activities.
  • Responsible for training and mentoring new members of the team.
  • Worked on "PHH Vehicle Ordering 2009" project.The Driver Level Ordering is an interactive Web-based tool that provides enhanced information and capabilities to help drivers select their pre-authorized fleet vehicles. The tool provides a 360º view of a vehicle's exterior and interior, realistic color swatches, extensive vehicle profiles, and more. The development team won first place in the Technology Innovation category for its advanced Driver Level Ordering online tool and North American vehicle ordering platform.

    Key technologies:
  • Java 5, JSF, AOP, iBatis/Hibernate/JDBC, JCore framework
    Accomplishments:
  • Development of reusable business components using Java (J2EE), accessed from a presentation layer developed in ColdFusion under the Fusebox 3.0 object-oriented design pattern and methodology.
  • Customize reverse proxy that passes web requests from the ColdFusion tier back to WebSphere.
  • Optimized real-time connectivity from both ColdFusion and the J2EE server (IBM WebSphere Application Server Advanced Edition) to Sybase and CA-Datacom/DB databases.
  • Message oriented integration among Java, ColdFusion and CICS applications

    *** Click on the dates on the left side for the rest of my experience.

    • December/1998-present PHH Arval, Baltimore, Maryland - Senior Software Developer

    Designed, developed and implemented Out of Stock, Intranet Application. This Intranet Application facilitates the processing and fulfillment of order requests for out of stock vehicles using various sources such as PHH pool inventory. There are also extensive reporting capabilities that provide statistics for operational tracking and performance monitoring. Other key features include end user system administration for extending and maintaining the application capabilities and role-based security access control integrated with the PHH's security system.
    Technologies utilized in this application are:

  • HTML, Cold Fusion and JavaScript for Web front-end development
  • Sybase RDBMS as the back-end database
  • SQRIBE ReportMart, WebSQRIBE and SQR for Web-based reporting
  • Implementing database driven security and authentication
  • Performed unit, system and acceptance testing

    • December/1998-present PHH Arval, Baltimore, Maryland - Senior Software Developer

    Designed, developed and implemented a LAN based vehicle ordering system ("Easy Order"), integrating the current mainframe based vehicle ordering system with a PowerBuilder/Sybase client server application that manages a large amount of additional information, not contained on the mainframe. The fleet vehicle ordering process is extremely complex, demanding challenging integration and enabling vast customization for every client.
    Technologies utilized in this application are:

  • PowerBuilder base on Powersoft Foundation Class libraries for the front-end development
  • Extensive data modeling activities using ERWin 3.5
  • Object-oriented analysis/design
  • Trigger and stored procedure development in Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise.
  • Design and develop a security for "Easy Order" application using Pad Lock 6.0 to grand users access to specific areas of the application

    • December/1998-present PHH Arval, Baltimore, Maryland - Software Developer

    Extended the existing vehicle ordering applications by providing an internet interface that allows clients to obtain basic and custom order specifications and pricing for cars and light duty trucks. This interface enables current users of both the mainframe and the client/server systems to place orders with PHH via the Internet. The Internet application also provides clients and drivers the ability to order their individual vehicles via custom templates that are individually tailored for each client. Applications developed with ColdFusion 4.0 (Sybase 11.5 as a back-end)

    February/1997 - December/1998 Marshall Technical Service, Annapolis, Maryland - Software Engineer

  • Responsible for the design, development and support of an Electronic Time Capture and Reporting System that directly interfaces with other systems such as Payroll, Billing, Human Resources, and provides dynamic bi-directional links to industry-leading Project Management Tools.
  • Migrated the current TimeWizard™ 2.0 application to the Oracle 7.x environment, dealing specifically with Oracle syntax conversions, data types, and performance tuning issues. Prior to release 2.0, designed and developed the setup routines for a table retrieve and update process to bring data from external systems directly into the TimeWizard™ database, which has become part of the core functionality of the product.
  • Performed Oracle DBA functions for the project.
  • Developed Oracle SQL codes for triggers/stored procedures.

    • April/1992 - October/1996 State Sales and Service, Baltimore, Maryland - Field Service Engineer

  • Responsible for installation, troubleshooting and field service of coin operated equipment, vending, music and games.
  • Developed and implemented Order Processing & Inventory Management.
  • PC support for the department.

    • April/1982 - July/1991 Lithuanian Airlines Service Center, Vilnius, Lithuania - Staff Engineer

    Responsible for development, installation and customizing of LAN/ Ticket Reservation System for Lithuanian Airlines.

    Programming Languages
    Java, XML, ColdFusion, HTML, DHTML, JavaScript, SQL, PL/SQL, SQRIBE, UNIX, PowerBuilder
    Java Technologies
    Java 5, JSF, AOP, iBatis/Hibernate/JDBC, JCore framework
    Databases
    Oracle, Sybase Adaptive Server, MS SQL Server, Sybase SQL Anywhere.
    Servers
    ColdFusion MX, Apache, Jetty, IBM WebSphere, Hyperion, Internet Information Services (IIS)
    Tools/Libraries
    Eclipse, JDK, J2EE, PVCS/Subversion, Maven, Cruise Control, ColdFusion Studio, Erwin(client/server DBMS design), DBArtisan, Oracle Enterprise Manager, Tuning and Change Management Packs, Oracle SQL*PLUS , PowerBuilder and Foundation Class Library, SeeBeyond e*Insight, Hyperion SQR
    Operating Systems
    Linux, Unix, MS Windows, Mac OS X, MS-DOS
    Project Management Tools
    MS Project, MS Word, MS PowerPoint and MS Excel.

    Transport and Telecommunication Institute, Riga, Latvia

    April 1982
    Master of Science, Electronics Engineering Technology, Minor in math.

  • Oracle WebCenter 11g: Introduction to Portal Applications, September 2012
  • Java EE Web Application Development with Enterprise JavaBeans and Web Services, March 2007
  • XML Development Intensive, June 2004
  • Java for Web Developers, September 2000
  • Advance to ColdFusion, August 1999
  • Building Application Using the PowerBuilder Foundation Classes, April 1998
  • ORACLE RDBMS, PL/SQL Programming, PowerBuilder 1995-1996

    • References are available upon request

    Here is an excerpt from a letter of reference one of my clients wrote.

    "David has many excellent characteristics which make him an outstanding professional. He has an exceptional ability to produce high quality, innovative, efficient and cost effective technical solutions to business problems, and he does so with phenomenal speed. His ability to learn new technology is quite amazing. Typically he teaches himself a new product and quickly becomes a leader in applying the technology..."

    "From a soft skills perspective, David has been a true team player...everyone enjoys working with him. He is an extremely good listener, is very helpful to others and he communicates well both orally and in written form."

    "...David has a combination of intelligence, speed, attitude, soft skills and superior technical abilities that is extremely rare..."

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