Dallas/Fort Worth Area
- Current
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- Contract Writer at various publications
- Owner at Focus IT Solutions, LLC
- Contract Java Architect at Archon Group
- Past
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- Author at Prentice Hall
- Contract Technical Lead at JC Penney
- Software Systems Analyst/Developer, Sr. at Countrywide Financial
- Web Developer at Alcatel
- Software Developer at Belo Corp.
- Education
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- The University of Texas at Dallas
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Jacob Orshalick’s Experience
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Contract Writer
various publications
(Privately Held; Writing and Editing industry)
October 2007 — Present (2 years 2 months)
Authored "Continuing the Conversation -- Understanding Seam Nested Conversations" which was published to Red Hat Magazine on October 31, 2007.
Authored "Seam Core Quick Reference" published to DZone Refcardz in November of 2008.
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Owner
Focus IT Solutions, LLC
(Information Technology and Services industry)
August 2007 — Present (2 years 4 months)
Focused on providing agile software solutions to clients demanding the best that IT has to offer. Focus IT Solutions specializes in delivering solutions that integrate open-source technologies and commercial-off-the-shelf products only performing custom development when key market differentiators have been discovered. Focus IT Solutions enables your business to achieve quicker time-to-market, lower upfront investment, and decreased maintenance costs.
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Contract Java Architect
Archon Group
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Real Estate industry)
May 2007 — Present (2 years 7 months)
Iteratively developing the core technology stack and customized core components utilized by the application group through implemention of key features included in existing business applications. Employing agile techniques to ensure timely delivery of required components to support new application development. Technology set: JSF 1.2, EJB3, Seam 2, Hibernate, Jboss Rich Faces, Ajax4JSF, Maven, and CruiseControl.
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Author
Prentice Hall
(Public Company; PSO; Publishing industry)
December 2007 — February 2009 (1 year 3 months)
Co-author of Seam Framework: Experience the Evolution of Java EE the second edition of the best-selling JBoss Seam book, released in February 2009.
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Contract Technical Lead
JC Penney
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; JCP; Retail industry)
October 2006 — September 2008 (2 years )
October 2006 – May 2007
Led development of a strategic project focused on redefining the architectural structure, methodology, and development techniques utilized within the JC Penney organization. Mentored a team of four individuals with experience only in a Waterfall environment to embrace Agile methodology and techniques. Technology set: JSF 1.1, Spring 2, Hibernate, Apache Tomcat, Maven 2
April 2008 – September 2008
Led development of a processing engine requiring high scalability and strict performance requirements. Utilized agile practices and open source technologies to incrementally develop the engine as well as a user administration interface. In addition, consulted in the development of integrating applications. Technology set: JSF 1.2, Spring 2.5, Spring Web Flow, Seam, JPA / Hibernate, Jboss Rich Faces, Ajax4JSF, ehcache, WAS, OSGi, Maven 2 -
Software Systems Analyst/Developer, Sr.
Countrywide Financial
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; CFC; Financial Services industry)
September 2005 — October 2006 (1 year 2 months)
Performed requirements engineering, architectural design, detailed design, implementation, and management of the development of complex, enterprise-wide loan servicing systems. Enhanced and integrated legacy systems with new strategic project initiatives utilizing COTS products as well as custom development to consistently meet the evolving needs of the business client. Employed Agile techniques including Scrum, XP, feature-driven development (FDD), test-driven development (TDD), and continuous integration (CI) to maintain enhanced client focus and mitigate requirements change throughout the development lifecycle. Mentored and trained individuals on methodology, OOAD, AOP, and Java technologies to promote a shift from a procedural development environment to a modern development environment.
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Web Developer
Alcatel
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; ALA; Telecommunications industry)
2003 — 2005 (2 years )
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Software Developer
Belo Corp.
(Public Company; Media Production industry)
2002 — 2003 (1 year )
Jacob Orshalick’s Education
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The University of Texas at Dallas
BS, MS , Software Engineering , 1999 — 2007
