Lead Application Architect/Developer at Dept of Homeland Security
Washington D.C. Metro Area
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- Lead Application Architect/Developer at Dept of Homeland Security
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- Principal Info Engineer at Digicon
- Senior Web Application Developer at Federal Aviation Administration/Digicon
- Senior Web Application Developer at US Department of Education/Digicon
- Internet Developer at Fig Leaf Software
- ColdFusion Consultant at Westlake Consulting Group
- SQL Server Database Administrator at Woodside Travel Trust/Radius Travel
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- Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
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Courtney Payne’s Experience
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Lead Application Architect/Developer
Dept of Homeland Security
(Government Administration industry)
September 2008 — Present (11 months)
Currently serving as Lead Architect and Developer on the Standard Quality User Interface Development (SQUID) Services pilot project and the Citizenship & Immigration Governance Authoring & Retrieval (CIGAR) System in the Office of Information Technology within the United States Citizenship & Immigration Services agency. My initial objective here is to help with providing a standard approach and toolset for development of mid-range web and database applications at the local and headquarters levels of USCIS, primarily on a MS SQL Server and ColdFusion-driven platform.
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Principal Info Engineer
Digicon
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
December 2000 — September 2008 (7 years 10 months)
Worked as part of a small team developing and maintaining several internal Web applications in support of NIH’s National Institute of General Medical Sciences division using the Rational Unified Process (RUP) development methodology and the Rational ClearQuest, ClearCase, and Requisite Pro tools to manage system defects, source control, and requirement/bug repositories, respectively.
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Senior Web Application Developer
Federal Aviation Administration/Digicon
(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Internet industry)
July 2005 — September 2006 (1 year 3 months)
Assisted FAA Human Resources Web Division (AHR) staff in migrating disparate, inconsistently formatted, static HTML pages into a new, standardized, homegrown ColdFusion-based templating system; As part of this process developed utility scripts to mine existing HTML pages, parse them for their relevant content, wrap the content within the new standardized template, and move the newly assembled files to their final destination; Assisted existing AHR Web staff with general technical questions as they arose; Was available for consultation with regard to how AHR could improve their current processes/applications.
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Senior Web Application Developer
US Department of Education/Digicon
(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Internet industry)
December 2000 — July 2005 (4 years 8 months)
Served as a Lead Developer on several high-visibility data driven Web applications for the Internet Services Division of Digicon Corporation at the U.S. Department of Education.
Led development of projects at the U.S Department of Education, including the Guide To ED Programs (GTEP) web application, which details the Department’s programs and resources for financial assistance offered to institutions, organizations, and individuals;
The redesign of the Department of Education Intranet, “ConnectED 3.0.”;
The Department of Education’s Planning and Performance Management Database, “PPMD,” which is used by all Offices throughout the Department to track their performance and progress toward Strategic goals and initiatives. Reporting produced by the PPMD is submitted to Congress quarterly and serves as a justification tool for federal funding. -
Internet Developer
Fig Leaf Software
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)
March 2000 — December 2000 (10 months)
Served as a Cold Fusion Developer on several team-based projects. Tools/Technologies used: Cold Fusion 4.5, JavaScript, MS Access 97, DHTML, SQL and CSS. One of first to earn Certified Cold Fusion Developer designation.
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ColdFusion Consultant
Westlake Consulting Group
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)
October 1999 — March 2000 (6 months)
Served as an on-site Cold Fusion Developer and Consultant for Lockheed Martin’s Mission Systems division (Gaithersburg, MD). Assisted in-place Web development staff with the Web-enabling of existing traditional applications and moving paper-based business processes to the Web. Participated heavily in all phases of the development cycle, including requirements gathering and analysis, hour-based project sizing, concept demonstrations, development, and maintenance. Tools/Technologies used: Windows NT, Cold Fusion 4.5, JavaScript, SQL Server 7, and CSS.
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SQL Server Database Administrator
Woodside Travel Trust/Radius Travel
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Airlines/Aviation industry)
August 1998 — October 1999 (1 year 3 months)
Managed large SQL Server 6.5 database containing ~ $10 – $15 B in hotel, airline, and car rental transaction data. Was responsible for recurring receipt and import of transactional data from domestic and international travel companies. Wrote VB Script for manipulation and processing/filtering of incoming transaction data. Produced periodic and ad hoc aggregations for management which were used as foundation for various business decisions. Performed routine database maintenance tasks such as tape backups and SQL Server 6.5 configuration management in optimization effort.
Courtney Payne’s Education
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Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
BS , Computer Info Systems/Business Administration , 1994 — 1998
As a Student Web Assistant in the Computer Information Systems department, assisted in the HTML- and javascript-based maintenance of the Florida A&M University CIS departmental web site, including content updates, and user interface-related bug fixes and enhancements.
- Activities and Societies:
- Men's Track and Field, Men's Cross Country, NCAA Academic All-American (Track and Field), National Society of Black Engineers
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Courtney Payne’s Interests:
Gadget + Web geek, extraordinaire.
Courtney Payne’s Honors:
NCAA Academic All-American, Track and Field, 1995-1998, ColdFusion Developer Certification, May 2000
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