Rory Cullen

Current

Senior Application Developer at The Financial Risk Group
Webmaster at Fergus Cullen Communications

Past

Java Web Apps Developer at Galactic Village Games, Inc.
Six Sigma Black Belt, Sr Quality Mgr at Fidelity Investments
Consultant Software Engineer at Fidelity Investments

Operations Manager at Trustar Retirement Services
Operations Manager at Trust Consultants, Inc.

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Education

Harvard University Extension School
Boston College

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Industry

Information Technology and Services

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Rory Cullen’s Summary

Eight years as the lead developer in a detail-oriented department with client-impacting deadlines. Experience with refactoring code, library design, code encapsulation, and project management. Twelve years as a proven leader in continuous improvement of process and coding practices.

I have spent the past year focused on upgrading my Java and web skills in pursuit of a return to development. This includes passing Sun Certification in June 2008. I am currently working on a project utilizing Eclipse, Tomcat, Struts, JUnit, XML, MySQL, iBatis and other technologies. I am also studying for the Sun Certified Java Programmer exam (SCJP).

I am currently seeking new opportunities. My preference is for an individual contributor position in Java development or SAS programming, but I am open to all opportunities. Please feel free to share my information with your connections.

I have an Irish passport, so can work throughout the European Union.

Rory Cullen’s Specialties:

Sun Certified Java Associate (SCJA), J2SE, Struts, JSP, Servlets, MySQL, Eclipse, Tomcat, Web applications, 401(k)
SAS, JCL, DB2, Six Sigma, Process Improvement, Kaizen, DMAIC
Flex

Rory Cullen’s Experience

Senior Application Developer

The Financial Risk Group

(Privately Held; Financial Services industry)

September 2009 — Present (4 months)

Contract Position through 12/31:
>> Creating custom report wizards and web components using Adobe Flex, ActionScript 3, CSS, XML and SAS.
>> Testing with: FlexUnit, FlexMonkey
>> Other technologies used: AIX/UNIX, SAS Enterprise Guide, Subversion, Adobe Flex Builder 3, Charles, Fiddler
Webmaster

Fergus Cullen Communications

(Think Tanks industry)

August 2009 — Present (5 months)

Redesigned site using CSS and HTML. Total of over 30 pages, 100s of images. Perform ongoing maintenance.
Java Web Apps Developer

Galactic Village Games, Inc.

(Computer Games industry)

April 2009 — September 2009 (6 months)

Design, develop and test Java web applications for player support services. Current project features:
Struts2, AJAX, Dojo, JSON, Servlets, JSP, MySQL, XML, Eclipse, Subclipse, SVN, HTML, CSS
Six Sigma Black Belt, Sr Quality Mgr

Fidelity Investments

(Privately Held; FMR; Financial Services industry)

August 2007 — December 2008 (1 year 5 months)

Apply Six Sigma breakthrough strategy via DMAIC to processes throughout the systems area. Increase profit by reducing the cost of bad quality. Manage project teams (Green Belts) in DMAIC tool application. Manage Sponsor and Champion expectations. Communicate with stakeholders.
· Co-Led Software Release process enhancement yielding $650,000 in annual savings and increasing customer satisfaction
· Led Unit Testing process improvement project, standardizing communication and testing methods
· Analyzed loopholes in the defect tracking system and managed the resulting software enhancement, increasing the accuracy of tracking data
· Mentored two Green Belt candidates toward Six Sigma certification
Consultant Software Engineer

Fidelity Investments

(Privately Held; FMR; Financial Services industry)

June 1999 — August 2007 (8 years 3 months)

· Designed and conducted successful training program for 16 Bangalore-based associates
· Reduced code base by 20% by encapsulating duplicate code, and implementing archive procedures
· Technical mentor to 25 Software Engineers for all SAS design and analysis issues
· Restructured reusable code libraries to allow easier customization while protecting Unit Test code from tampering, leading to faster conversions and more consistency across programmers
· Formalized code release and change management across business units
· Supervised over 20 code enhancement projects per year with a 100% success rate
· Maintained all updates to common code libraries totaling over 235,000 lines
· Accurately converted assets in excess of $300 million per client utilizing SAS, SQL, JCL and DB2
· Promoted three times
Operations Manager

Trustar Retirement Services

(Financial Services industry)

November 1995 — June 1999 (3 years 8 months)

· Proposed, designed, implemented, and led software help desk services available to 3500 clients nationwide
· Identified and reported over 20 software defects, reducing repetitive help desk calls
· Installed software at client locations, and trained clients in usage leading to greater client satisfaction and reduced support issues
· Promoted to supervise a team of seven employees within 12 months
Operations Manager

Trust Consultants, Inc.

(Financial Services industry)

November 1995 — June 1999 (3 years 8 months)

Same role as Trustar, name of company changed during my time there.

Rory Cullen’s Education

Harvard University Extension School

Certificate in Applied Sciences , Technical Editing and Software Engineering , 1999 — 2004

Certificate is equal to one year of graduate study. Courses included C++, Java, Perl, HTML, Technical Editing.
Boston College

BS , Business , 1991 — 1995

Carroll School of Management