Seth Chisamore

Current

• Senior Software Engineer, Fox Audience Network at Fox Interactive Media

Past

• Senior IT Specialist at IBM CEBUD Technical Leadership Team
• Senior Web Developer at IBM Customer Experience, Branding and Usability Design (CEBUD)
• Senior Application Developer at IBM CEBUD Kiosk Software Practice

• Senior IT Specialist at IBM CEBUD Web 2.0 Strategy Team
• Lab Administrator / Lead Developer at University of Notre Dame, College of Business
• Consultant/Systems Developer at Technology Services Group

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Education

• University of Notre Dame

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Industry

Information Technology and Services

Seth Chisamore’s Summary

Seth has a breath of skills that cover the full life cycle of application development, from cutting edge RIA/AJAX front-end technologies, to complex Service Oriented Architectures leveraging the latest Agile/LAMP/J2EE best practices. This unique skill set allows him to adapt quickly to the demanding tasks of today’s multi-vendor, technically complex, systems development world.

Seth Chisamore’s Specialties:

Languages / Frameworks:

* Ruby / Rails
* XHTML / DHMTL / CSS
* JavaScript / AJAX / DOM
* XML / XSL
* SOA / Web Services (SOAP/HTTP, XML-RPC, REST)
* PHP
* Java / J2EE / Spring
* RegEx

RDMS:

* MySQL
* SQLite
* DB2,
* Derby

Web/Application Servers:

* Apache HTTPD
* Mongrel
* WebSphere
* Apache Tomcat
* Apache Geronimo
* Microsoft IIS

Development Tools

* Capistrano
* Apache Ant
* CVS / Subversion
* Adobe Photoshop
* Aptana / Eclipse

Seth Chisamore’s Experience

• Senior Software Engineer, Fox Audience Network

  Fox Interactive Media

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; NWS; Internet industry)

  May 2008 — Present (8 months)

• Senior IT Specialist

  IBM CEBUD Technical Leadership Team

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; IBM; Information Technology and Services industry)

  January 2008 — May 2008 (5 months)

  While representing the Kiosk Software Practice as a core member of this leadership team, Seth helps shape a consistent technical strategy, direction, and message across all IBM CEBUD practices.

• Senior Web Developer

  IBM Customer Experience, Branding and Usability Design (CEBUD)

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; IBM; Information Technology and Services industry)

  June 2000 — May 2008 (8 years)

  Seth is a technical leader in the IBM CEBUD practice. The CEBUD organization helps clients develop brand strategies and multichannel customer experience frameworks that extend and maximize traditional brand strategies into various channels of customer interaction.
  
  Seth has helped establish IBM CEBUD as the Ruby on Rails subject matter experts within the greater IBM development community. He has lead development on multiple Rails projects, as well as leading mentoring, education and sales engagements surrounding Agile development.
  
  Recent project work:
  
  * GIS (geographic information system) mash-up utilizing data from the Google Maps API and existing legacy systems. The application is a first of it's kind Rails deployment on z/Linux running on IBM zSeries 990 mainframes
  * Fully moderated community-based website that utilizes many Web 2.0 mechanisms including user submitted content (photos, audio and text), tagging and favorites.

• Senior Application Developer

  IBM CEBUD Kiosk Software Practice

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; IBM; Information Technology and Services industry)

  2000 — May 2008 (8 years)

  Seth is a senior developer in the IBM CEBUD Kiosk Software Practice, which is responsible for design and development of custom media-rich kiosk applications. He is responsible for the technical direction of the practice and has recently transitioned the team to a Ruby on Rails based development platform. This transition will enable the development of next generation kiosks and allow the practice to bid more competitively on future projects.
  
  Recent project work:
  * Developed a Ruby on Rails powered incentive based recycling kiosk. Seth showed architectural leadership by creating API specifications (and implementations) for both backend XML-RPC services and client-side kiosk device code.
  * Integral member of a specialized IBM team that developed a complex real-time 3D kiosk application. Kiosks deployed worldwide in participating museums and allow visitors to explore ancient Egyptian landmarks in real-time 3D.

• Senior IT Specialist

  IBM CEBUD Web 2.0 Strategy Team

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; IBM; Information Technology and Services industry)

  January 2007 — June 2007 (6 months)

  While working as a core member of the technical track of this team, Seth helped put together sale's presentation material and development best practices focusing around the emerging Web 2.0 marketplace.

• Lab Administrator / Lead Developer

  University of Notre Dame, College of Business

  (Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Computer Software industry)

  April 1998 — May 2000 (2 years 2 months)

  * Administered 30 computer Windows NT network. Managed user accounts, network architecture, and web services.
  * Designed and implemented an MIS Alumni web page and database using Active Server Pages, JavaScript and HTML.
  * Developed an online auction application using Microsoft SQL Server and Active Server Pages.

• Consultant/Systems Developer

  Technology Services Group

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)

  June 1999 — August 1999 (3 months)

  * Developed document management applications using Documentum, Active Server Pages and COM objects.
  * Created a patent capture application for a major pharmaceutical company.

Seth Chisamore’s Education

• University of Notre Dame

  BA, Management Information Systems, 1996 — 2000

Additional Information

Seth Chisamore’s Interests:

Open Source Software, Ruby on Rails, Web 2.0, Web Services, REST, Agile Development

Seth Chisamore’s Honors:

Published Patents:
20060159316 - “Minutiae fingerprint transactions”
20060282519 - “Grid Licensing Server and fault tolerant grid system”

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