jason skipper

Senior Systems Analyst specializing in JAVA

Orlando, Florida Area

Current
  • Java Software Engineer at cMedia Solutions Inc.
Past

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Education
  • University of Florida
  • Valencia Community College
Connections
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Industry
Computer Software
Websites

jason skipper’s Summary

I consider myself an energetic and focused engineer. I enjoy creating software solutions using an appropriate blend of creativity, logic, and proven patterns. Effective communication has allowed me to reap the benefits of group dynamics while learning and sharing knowledge as it is exposed. I carry a passion for problem solving and I come to work with a smile.

I have recently become a freelance writer for a parenting magazine (in my spare time) and it serves as a wonder creative outlet.

jason skipper’s Specialties:

Content management systems, specifically video and all things JAVA

jason skipper’s Experience

  • Java Software Engineer

    cMedia Solutions Inc.

    (Public Safety industry)

    November 2002 — Present (7 years 1 month)

    Gained experienced in full lifecycle of requirements, design, prototyping, implementation and support of Linux/JAVA-based Video Evidence Management System (VEMS) for police and courts, which utilized STRUTS, Hibernate and PostgresSQL. Components included web sites for viewing and managing evidence, web services for backend processing of the evidence, queues for persistence of workflow data, and a client for ingesting the videotapes. Heavy R&D work developing new and more efficient components of the VEMS System. Used JNI to integrate with third party C++ SDK on both Linux and Windows based systems.

  • Freelance Writer

    Playground Magazine

    (Computer Software industry)

    2008 — 2008 (less than a year)

  • Senior Systems Analyst

    L-3 Communications

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; LLL; Defense & Space industry)

    January 2005 — October 2008 (3 years 10 months)

    Successfully designed and implemented video management server from requirements to deployment within six months, currently over 600 + clients installed.

    Served as lead engineer for a six member team throughout successful development cycles. Responsibilities other than development included providing direction and mentoring for junior members, leading code and architectural reviews, deploying and maintaining BETA clients, and many others. Technologies included: Stuts, Ajax, Hibernate, Postgres, Servlets, JSPs, and Applets.

    Moved front end from tiles/jsp to IceFaces (AJAX) and JSF

    Implemented automated product updates using AJAX and Applets.

    Implemented SOA via SOAP to expose a DVD burning service to third party.

  • Java Contractor

    Marriott Vacation Club International

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MAR; Hospitality industry)

    May 2004 — January 2005 (9 months)

    Member of team which converted the Marriott and Rits websites from ASP to Java (JSP/Servlets)

  • Systems Analyst

    Northrop Grumman

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; NOC; Defense & Space industry)

    January 2002 — November 2002 (11 months)

    Developed Swing GUI application utilizing RMI and High Level Architecture (HLA), which fronted complex military simulations.
    Received Interim Secret Security Clearance for working with classified data. Rapid response to urgent customer needs and successful troubleshooting of complex issues onsite at the DOD Joint Integration Facility (JIF) in Orlando.

  • Java Software Engineer

    Vingage

    (Computer Software industry)

    March 2000 — January 2002 (1 year 11 months)

    Implemented Enterprise Web Service via SOAP and Servlets. Created web client and SOAP server to enable an HTTP API which serves www.imagestation.com (Sony’s video site)

    Designed and implemented video delivery web application that used Servlets, JSP’s, and JavaScript to detected end-uses bandwidth, media players, and other environment characteristics. It then selected cached media or requested new media files, delivered these files via ASX/SMIL meta-files that were dynamically generated via JSP’s.

    Created multiple ‘Homepage’ video demo sites, which were ‘skinned’ via Servlets and JSP’s according to data within the database.
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    Used JSP’s to generate dynamic DVD Script files, which enabled a DVD burning program to author DVD’s dynamically.

  • Java OO Developer

    SunGard

    (Privately Held; 10,001 or more employees; SDS; Information Technology and Services industry)

    May 1999 — March 2000 (11 months)

    Internet enabled legacy systems using Java Server Pages and IBM’s Websphere Application Server and MQSeries.

    Designed and Implemented Prototype Utility Billing web site
    (HTE’s Click to Gov www.hteinc.com/products/product2.cfm?apid=12&aid=5 )

    Assisted in implementation of HR application using JAVA.

    Utilized Jprobe to find performance bottlenecks in existing Java applications

jason skipper’s Education

  • University of Florida

    BS , Computer Science , 1996 — 1999

    First graduating class to use JAVA as core language.

  • Valencia Community College

    AS , Computer Science , 1995 — 1996

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jason skipper’s Interests:

JAVA, new tech, AJAX, and I love to write

jason skipper’s Groups:

Orlando Java Users Group

  •    Java EE Professionals

jason skipper’s Honors:

JAVA2 Sun Certified

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