John Dalton
                        4300 Canyon Glen Circle         
                           Austin, Texas 78732
                             512-423-8622  
                          jdalton@zyzzyvas.com

OBJECTIVE:

I seek to utilize my skills, knowledge, and experience in the area of 
Software Development, Software Engineering, and Computer Programming.  
I seek a technically interesting position that stimulates my motivation 
to perform and excel.


SKILL SUMMARY:

Languages: Java, C, REXX, Perl, SQL, Pascal, 6502, 8088, C++, 
           Scheme, PL/1, BASIC
Platforms: Windows NT, Unix, Linux, OS/2, DOS
Other:     XML, HTML, UML, Oracle, CyberSource, DB2


WORK EXPERIENCE:

7/99-date i2 Technologies, Inc.  Austin, Texas
          Advanced Member of Technical Staff, Application Product Development.

          Technologies utilized: Windows NT, Java, XML, UML

          Analyzed, designed, and developed Java/XML-based server-side 
          integration of an online quoting system with a back-end
          order management system.

          Developed Java server-side commerce components for a storefront
          application and an order requisition application, including 
          hierarchical amount rollups, tax computation, credit card 
          processing, and integration with an order management system.

          Primary developer for online ordering business objects domain
          for a customer management application suite.  Performed object
          oriented analysis and design, including object modeling, data
          modeling, and integration with a third party system (CyberSource)
          for tax calculation and credit card processing.  Codesigned the 
          integration of the ordering domain with an existing i2 customer
          commitment product, and implemented the solution using Java.

          Analyzed and developed prototype of integration of customer
          management application with i2 fulfillment product using CORBA.

          SWAT team member for Customer Management solutions, developing 
          product enhancements and resolving issues for i2 Consulting.

5/98-7/99 SMART Technologies, Inc.  Austin, Texas
          Software Developer, Product Development.

          Technologies utilized: Windows NT, Java, Delphi, COM

          Primary designer and developer of an object-oriented ordering 
          and commerce business objects domain.  Integrated domain with 
          three different third-party systems for freight cost management, 
          tax calculation, and credit card processing.  Developed using 
          Java, Delphi, COM, Oracle database, and an internal persistence
          engine.

          Developed an internal business data library validation tool.

2/91-4/98 International Business Machines Corporation (IBM).  Southbury, Conn.
          Staff Applications Programmer, Corporate Financial Systems.

          Technologies utilized: 
          OS/2, REXX, C, OS/2 Presentation Manager, CGI, Java, PL/1, DB2, 
          TCP/IP, SQL, MVS/TSO, VM/CMS, Easel, Communication Manager, 
          3270 Emulation, Visualizer, HTML

          Technical leader responsible for a team of programmers in the
          development of a worldwide web-based financial data warehousing 
          application.  

          Lead designer and developer for a multithreaded OS/2-based
          security daemon which provides high performance retrieval and 
          caching of DB2 user security data for CGI scripts and Java applets.
          Written in C, using OS/2 PM GUI, TCP/IP sockets, dynamic data 
          structures, and DB2/MVS integration.
      
          Codesigner and developer for a multithreaded, client/server,
          data distribution system that integrates a third-party
          Windows-based accounting system with a legacy mainframe 
          worldwide financial consolidation application.
      
          Created an installation template utility that automates the
          construction of self-installing executable files in OS/2.
          Used this utility to distribute software updates to hundreds 
          of customers.

          Developed, maintained, enhanced and supported an OS/2-based 
          journal accounting system.  Developed graphical front-end, 
          a utility for importing data from external sources, and the
          back-end OS/2-MVS communication subsystem.

          Created various programming and development tools, including
          a 12-mode screen saver for OS/2, file system utilities, a 
          mainframe automation utility, text processing utilities, and 
          an award-winning 4GL source code cross-referencing utility.

          Administered local area network domain for extended department
          of programmers, managers, and business analysts.
           
1/90-8/90 Travelers Insurance Corporation.  Hartford, Connecticut.
          Intern/Co-op Programmer, Computer Science department.  

          Technologies utilized: C, DOS, Windows 3.1

          Maintained internal company-wide electronic mail system, 
          investigated new technology, and developed tools, including
          a hard drive archiving utility.

PERSONAL PROJECTS:

          Developed OS/2-based chat room game hosting software, used to
          professionally host word and card games for Prodigy Chat.

          Created a Commodore 64-based arcade-style game written in
          6502 machine language.  Published in Compute's Gazette magazine.

          Developed a game modeled after the Sega arcade game, Columns.  
          Produced a DOS version in C and a C64 version in 6502.

EDUCATION:
          The University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, 1990.
          Bachelor of Science and Engineering, Summa Cum Laude (3.9 GPA)
          Majored in Computer Science and Engineering, concentrating in 
          Software Engineering.

OTHER SKILLS AND INTERESTS:

          Writing, Scrabble, baseball, basketball, football, running.  
          Webmaster for local Scrabble club (http://austinclub.tripod.com)