
Senior Architect; BizTalk VTS at Bennett Adelson
Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

Senior Architect; BizTalk VTS at Bennett Adelson
Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area
In my 17 years in developing software, I've striven to immitate my musical idols Duke Ellington and Miles Davis. I try to master the finest techniques on the contemporary scene, while at the same time embracing and leading the way to the next big thing.
Object-oriented analysis and design, service-oriented architecture (SOA), Microsft CLI prgramming (C#, Visual Basic .NET and C++/CLI), relational database design and querying, Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006 R2, XTreme Programming
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)
Currently holds this position
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
February 2003 — September 2003 (8 months)
I was a senior .NET Developer doing projects and working on proposals for various clients.
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; NASDAQ:DATA; Computer Software industry)
March 2001 — December 2002 (1 year 10 months)
I was a lead developer on one of the first large-scale C#/.NET projects in northeast Ohio. The team included seasoned developers from both Cleveland, Ohio and Bonn, Germany. We were early adopters of the Xtreme Programming method also, practicing pair programming via teleconference across the Atlantic ocean.
(Computer Software industry)
1999 — 2001 (2 years )
J.D. , Law , 1979 — 1982
Law school finely honed my skills in logical thinking, clear communication and self-organization.
B.A. , Government, Philosophy, Literature, Computer Science , 1977 — 1979
I took a traditional liberal education with emphasis on social studies and humanities. I hadn't chosen computers as a career, though I did learn FORTRAN and SPSS.
Government, Psychology 1974 — 1976
I think the biggest thing I got from Harvard was a lifelong interest in philosophy, i.e. in questioning.
Philosophy, politics, piano, NordicTrak, swimming, cats, American literature, cooking
Tech Leader, Clevelent .NET SIG
Speaker on ASP.NET Security, 2003 Microsoft Developer Days