
Consulting Engineer, Project Manager, Instructor
Greater Boston Area

Consulting Engineer, Project Manager, Instructor
Greater Boston Area
Consulting Software Engineer, Project Manager, and Part-Time Instructor
Java-based software development; Business Requirement Analysis; Integration; Testing; User Interface; Security.
Project Management.
Course delivery in introductory computing & programming.
(Public Company; ARTG; Computer Software industry)
January 2009 — Present (7 months)
Manage resources and own project plan on a large multi-vendor hosted eCommerce solution for a major retailer. Oversee site through launch, deliver on time and on budget. Audit risk, track schedule impact. Communicate with internal teams, customer, and partners.
Consult on best practices, program management, and future roll-out strategy.
(Public Company; ARTG; Computer Software industry)
February 2007 — Present (2 years 6 months)
Build technical solutions for customers of a leading eCommerce provider as part of the Professional Services division. Responsible for a wide variety of initiatives, including application architecture, business analysis, technical design, software development, customization, integration, customer support, and testing of completed solutions before critical go-live dates.
Grew in responsibility from Developer to Tech Lead role.
(Professional Training & Coaching industry)
September 2006 — April 2009 (2 years 8 months)
Create, organize, and deliver curriculum for introductory programming courses to an audience of working professionals.
(Public Company; PEGA; Computer Software industry)
June 2005 — February 2007 (1 year 9 months)
Design, write, and test integration software for PegaRULES Process Commander, an industry-leading Business Process Management product suite. Before joining the Integration team, I contributed to 3 other departments during a 9-month rotation through the Engineering division (Release Engineering, Test Engineering / QA, User Interface group).
(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)
September 2005 — January 2006 (5 months)
Teaching Fellow for Harvard Extension School's Computer Science E-1: Understanding Computers and the Internet (http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~cscie1). The course is offered via distance education in addition to traditional classroom learning. In 2005, it was also offered publicly as a podcast for the first time, gaining nearly 10,000 subscribers.
(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)
October 2001 — May 2005 (3 years 8 months)
Network Security Analyst (2004-2005): Monitor a class-B network, collect and analyze IDS data and network scans, enforce security policy, disinfect vulnerable hosts with a diverse security toolkit.
IT Support Representative (2001-2003): Address and troubleshoot a wide variety of technical problems, respond to support requests from university-wide community.
BS , Computer Science / Economics , 2001 — 2005
Senior Team Project: "Insertion of Encryption into Applications using Quality of Service Components", commissioned by BBN Technologies, Cambridge, MA
Honors: magna cum laude
Junior year abroad , Computer Science / Economics , 2003 — 2004
Sailing, Choral Singing, Guitar, Ballroom Dancing, Cross-country Skiing, Investing, Technology, Business, European Art, Japanese Culture, Classical Music, Theatre, World Travel, Tea