WILL BRACKEN

Sun Certified Java 2 Programmer
WillBracken@Yahoo.com

Phone: 407-310-1776

CAREER OBJECTIVE

• A Senior Software Engineering position that best makes use of my strong technical and analytical skills as well as my leadership experience and background as an educator.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

• Sun Certified Programmer - Java 2 Platform

• Over 10 years of Object-Oriented Java programming experience.

• Previously held Senior-level Software Engineering, Consultant, Lead, and Educator positions.

• Full life-cycle development experience (requirements definition, UML modeling & design, code implementation, systems integration, deployment, testing, and optimization.

• Extensive experience developing enterprise/web applications on the Java/J2EE platform.

• Excellent 2D/3D Graphics experience (3D modeling, real-time 3D graphics, visual simulation, virtual reality, virtual sets, and game programming).

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE

EXPERIENCE

Walt Disney World - OneSource, Oct 2006 – Present

Senior Software Engineer

• Design & development of J2EE enterprise solutions using Vignette, The Spring Framework, iBATIS and Oracle Databases in Win2000/XP and Solaris operating environments. Programming in Java (JSP, Servlets, Swing, JDBC)m SQL, XML, HTML, & JavaScript.

• WebSphere Studio Application Developer & Eclipse development environments. CVS version control.

Marriott Vacation Club International, October 2005 – July 2006

Lead Programmer Analyst - Web

• Java/J2EE enterprise solutions using the WebSphere platform, Windows 2000/2003 Server environments. Distributed/SOA architecture & Web Services. Struts/Tiles frameworks. SQL Server 2000 Database. Programming in Java, SQL, XML, HTML, ASP, VBScript, & JavaScript.

Siemens Westinghouse, May 2004 – October 2005

Senior Software Engineer

• Design & development of J2EE enterprise solutions using the Apache/Jakarta Struts framework and Oracle Databases in WinXP environments. Programming in Java (JSP, Servlets, JDBC, & EJB), SQL, XML, HTML, & JavaScript.

• WebSphere Studio Application Developer & Eclipse development environments. Rational ClearCase & PVCS version control.

• 3D modeling & conversions using Pro/Engineering (CAD), Okino PolyTrans, Alias/Maya, Vizx3D, & VRMLPad.

VitalWorks, Inc., June 2003 – May 2004

Senior Programmer/Analyst IV. Research & Development for Healthcare & Radiology software solutions.

• Designed, developed, tested, and deployed solutions for the RadConnect RIS (Radiology Information System) enterprise/web application. Java/J2EE, Apache/Jakarta Struts framework, Tomcat, SQL Server 2000, Win2K & WinXP.

• Medical database migration/conversions using Java, JDBC, & SQL.

• IntelliJ & Eclipse development environments. PVCS/CVS version control.

• HL7 interface development using Orion Healthcare’s Symphonia product.

The Maxim Group / Tek Systems, May 2001 – May 2003

Senior Software Consultant

Assignments:

• Cellular South, Apr 2003 – May 2003
  Development & testing of a POS web application designed to manage cellular phone systems, accounts, activations, credit checks, etc.

• Java/J2EE development (HTML, XML, JSP, Servlets, EJB, JDBC, JNDI) on top of Jakarta Struts Framework.

• Deployment, testing, and performance analysis using Borland OptimizeIt & Apache Jakarta JMeter.

• Java/J2EE Mentoring/Training for Cellular South staff.

• Developed using Borland JBuilder & BEA WebLogic Server on Windows 2000. Deployed on Sun Solaris.

• Harris Corporation, Jul 2002 – Nov 2002
  Research & Development for a large-scale, real-time, distributed, network management application (NetBoss).

• Documented system and derived requirements for graphical sub-systems.

• Prototyped distributed J2EE web applications using HTML, JavaScript, XML, JSP, Servlets, EJB, RMI, Jini, & JMX.

• Deployments to Apache, Tomcat, and BEA WebLogic.

• Prototyped 2D graphics applications using JLOOX Visualization Suite. GUI development with Swing/AWT.

• Developed using Borland JBuilder on Windows 2000.

• Deployments to Sun Solaris.

• Louisiana State Dept of Public Safety, Feb 2002 – Jun 2002
  Project Lead for LIGHTS web application project, designed to manage casino licensing and auditing.

• Requirements documentation, design, development, deployment, testing/debugging, and training of staff.

• J2EE web app development (HTML, XML, JSP, Servlets, EJB).

• Developed Applet to remotely capture images of users using JMF.

• Developed & deployed on IBM WebSphere Studio & IMB DB2 Database, on Windows 2000 operating systems.

• Lockheed Martin (EIS), May 2001 - Jul 2001

Development on a web application designed to facilitate Lockheed’s internal document management and workflow.

• J2EE development (JSP, Servlets, JDBC) on PTC Windchill framework.

• Developed using Borland JBuilder on Windows NT. Deployed to Netscape Enterprise Server using JRun and Oracle 8i database.
  
  

Learning Voyage, Inc. / BEA Systems, Jan 2001 - Mar 2001

Senior Educational Engineer. Taught a one-week training/certification course focused on BEA WebLogic Server and Java/J2EE.

• Taught BEA WebLogic Server configuration & deployment techniques & strategies.

• Taught Java/J2EE technologies/API’s (JSP, Servlets, EJB, JDBC, JNDI, JMS, and XML.

• Development and deployment on Windows NT using strictly Notepad and command line.

XL Vision, Inc., Apr 2000 - Jan 2001

Software Engineer for ADG (Advanced Development Group). Research and Development for medical imaging/diagnostic applications. Prototyping of Client/Server application to remotely perform medical laboratory-style tests using “chemical tongue” technology.

• Developed image processing algorithms & libraries using Java 2D and JAI. Developed image capture software using JMF.

• TCP/IP Socket programming, Applets, Servlets.

• GUI programming using AWT/Swing.

• XML Data modeling.

• Development on Windows 98 using Borland JBuilder, Borland C++Builder, Microsoft Visual C++, and Adobe Photoshop.

Full Sail Real World Education
Jul 1997 - Mar 2000

Positions held:

• Course Director for Game Design Program

Instructor for the “Structure of Game Design” course, designed to teach fundamentals of game programming

• Developed all courseware (lectures, labs, exams, etc.).

• Administered all lectures, labs, and exams.

• Public Speaker for open house invitations.

• Developed games using Microsoft Visual C++, Win32 SDK, DirectX 6 & 7, and Adobe Photoshop on Windows 98/NT operating systems.

• Instructor for Digital Media Program
  Instructor for Virtual Reality course, designed to teach fundamentals of Real-Time 3D Graphics and 3D Modeling.

• Developed and taught creation of virtual environments using MultiGen, SmartScene, & Paradigm Vega, on SGI IRIX/UNIX operating systems.

• Paradigm Vega runtime using C++/OpenGL Performer.

• Co-developed courseware (lectures & lab tutorials).

• Public Speaker for open house invitations.

EDUCATION

• Sun Microsystems Educational Services - Jan 2001 - July 2001

  • Java 2 Certification - Sun Certified Java 2 Programmer

• Valencia Community College - May 1999 - Aug 1999

• Seminole Community College - 1993 - 1994

• Lake Sumter Community College - 1991 - 1993

• Full Sail Real World Education - Jun 1998

  • SoftImage 3D Modeling and Animation

• Full Sail Real World Education - Apr 1998

  • MultiGen Advanced 3D Modeling & Terrain Training

OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Contributing Author for “Practical Java Game Development” book

  • Published by Charles River Media, June 2004