Bryan Basham

Current

Contract Developer at Infonow
Software Guru and Writer at Software Alchemy

Past

Senior UI Developer at StillSecure, Inc
Java Courseware Developer at Sun Microsystems, Inc
Software Engineer at Bolder Heuristics, Inc

Software Engineer at NASA, Johnson Space Center

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Education

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Industry

Computer Software

Bryan Basham’s Summary

I am a Software Architect and Developer with extensive experience in Java web technologies. I have a keen eye for identifying core, reusable modules and crafting effective interfaces between subsystems. I have excellent OO analysis and design skills and quickly learn new domains. I am also skilled in information architecture and UI design.

Bryan Basham’s Specialties:

Languages: Java (90s-2000s), C/C++ (90s), LISP/CLOS (80s)

Java SE: generics, annotations, I18N/L10N, concurrency, RMI, Swing

Web: XHTML, CSS, JavaScript (Prototype, scrip.aculo.us, jQuery, and ExtJS)

Java EE: servlets, JSP, JSF (MyFaces, RichFaces), EJB3

DB: SQL, JDBC, Hibernate, PostgreSQL, Oracle 10i (PL/SQL)

Tools: Eclipse, Ant, Maven, Hudson

SCM: Subversion and CVS (older)

Certifications: SCJP v1.5, SCJD v1.2 and SCWCD v1.4

Bryan Basham’s Experience

Contract Developer

Infonow

(Computer Software industry)

September 2008 — Present (1 year 3 months)

I am member of a small team (plus one other developer and one manager) responsible for creating the "Incentive" modules for InfoNow's ChannelInsight service.

I am working in all tiers as needed. We are working with these technologies:
* Client tier: ExtJS (JavaScript widget framework)
* Presentation tier: Java servlets and JSON for data transfer
* Business tier: Spring and Drools (JBoss rule engine)
* Integration tier: Spring JDBC
* Resource tier: Oracle SQL and PL/SQL
Software Guru and Writer

Software Alchemy

(Computer Software industry)

2004 — Present (5 years )

I started my own business in 2004 in support of my first book _Head First Servlets and JSPs_. But I also use this company as an umbrella for other activities, such as software development projects and work on certification exams for Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Senior UI Developer

StillSecure, Inc

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer & Network Security industry)

July 2006 — July 2008 (2 years 1 month)

Developing web user interface code with JavaServer Faces technology. Architecting the strategy to connect UI code to backend services, both local and remote, using Java SE/EE technologies.
Java Courseware Developer

Sun Microsystems, Inc

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

August 1999 — July 2006 (7 years )

Development of corporate training materials (text books, labs, code examples) for the Java programming language.
Software Engineer

Bolder Heuristics, Inc

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

January 1993 — July 1998 (5 years 7 months)

Developed software (mostly business and DB integration tiers) for a medium-sized consulting company. We used C++ and SQL as our primary programming languages. Experience with open source tools.
Software Engineer

NASA, Johnson Space Center

(Government Agency; Aviation & Aerospace industry)

August 1982 — June 1992 (9 years 11 months)

Developed software for fault detection, isolation, and recovery (FDIR) for space flight systems. I used advanced automation (AI) techniques such as rule-based systems, natural language processing, and qualitative modeling. LISP and KEE were the primary languages for this software.