Thom Allen

Current

Chief Executive Office / Founder at PressDev LLC

Past

Engineering Manager/Senior Software Engineer at Senforce Technologies
Development Manager at Echopass Corp.
Software Engineer Consultant at TEKSystems

Team Lead, Software Engineer at Hexcel Corp.
Software Engineer Consultant at Software Technology Group
Software Engineer Consultant at Micro Information Systems
Communications Expert at United States Marine Corp

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Thom Allen’s Summary

I've pretty much been developing and implementing software solutions for small and large businesses for 20+ years. I've done everything from coding, to design, to product management.

Currently I am excited about social software, specifically OpenSocial platforms like Facebook, Ning and LinkedIn. I really want to work with companies who see these technologies as the future and need help getting them designed and implemented.

If you are looking for a CTO or VP of Engineering or Technology, please contact me.

Thom Allen’s Specialties:

See my full profile for all of the technologies I've worked with.

I also have expertise with CMS and CRM applications.

Thom Allen’s Experience

Chief Executive Office / Founder

PressDev LLC

(Computer Software industry)

June 2006 — Present (3 years 6 months)

Web software and engineering, social software development, content management implementations.
Engineering Manager/Senior Software Engineer

Senforce Technologies

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

May 2003 — May 2006 (3 years 1 month)

• Assisted the Principle Engineer in the architecture of applications using Microsoft’s .Net technologies.
• Designed and developed a Windows Forms application using Microsoft .Net technologies.
• Assisted in designing and writing a middle tier assembly which facilitates communication with a SQL Server database and web server.
• Assigned to manage the Quality Assurance department. With a team of Testers and Engineers, I oversaw the successful implementation of new procedures and infrastructure to improve testing capabilities of the test lab.

Technologies used: C#, SQL, XML, XSLT, ADO, SQL Server 2000
Development Manager

Echopass Corp.

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

August 2000 — February 2003 (2 years 7 months)

Manage development projects and mentor developers. Improve existing application integration with Computer Telephony software and hardware, voice recordings and IVR. Assist in defining company architecture and product offerings.

• Developed a core reporting application, including report wizard, exporting and SMTP mail delivery.
• Instrumental in designing and developing a middle tier system to manage all aspects of a hosted solution for Windows 2000, including Active Directory, Exchange Server, Genesys CTI and SQL Server 2000.
• Managed the design and development of data extraction process that improved access from daily to real time.
• Mentored developers, assisted in customer technical reviews, and client implementation.

Technologies used: C#, Visual Basic 6, XML, XSLT, SQL Server 7 and 2000, Genesys CTI
Software Engineer Consultant

TEKSystems

(Privately Held; Myself Only; Computer Software industry)

March 1999 — August 2000 (1 year 6 months)

I worked as a contract Senior Software Engineer responsible for project management and development projects for several TEKSystem clients. These clients included American Express, Kennecott Utah Copper and Echopass Corporation. Also mentored other developers, conducted technical interviews and assisted Account Managers and Clients with project requirements.

Projects that I worked directly on were credit card application processing system, multi-site inventory tracking and management system, and hiring a team of software developers to write applications used in call centers.

Technologies used: Visual Basic 6, Java Script, SQL Server 7, Oracle 8i
Team Lead, Software Engineer

Hexcel Corp.

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Aviation & Aerospace industry)

June 1998 — March 1999 (10 months)

Develop applications and provide technical support for internal Manufacturing applications. Responsible for converting applications in DOS FoxPro to Visual FoxPro and mainframe based applications to Oracle Forms applications. Assist 6 plants with troubleshooting and system enhancements.
Software Engineer Consultant

Software Technology Group

(Computer Software industry)

June 1997 — June 1998 (1 year 1 month)

Member of Y2K project team. This team was responsible for inventorying and assessing all of the company’s software and hardware, evaluate it for potential failure and recommend solutions. Developed the application that was used in collecting information on company hardware, software, maintenance contracts and Non-IT assets. Application used by 40 plus individuals at various sites across the country. Utilizing Visual Basic 5, Microsoft Access
Software Engineer Consultant

Micro Information Systems

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)

August 1991 — June 1997 (5 years 11 months)

Development of custom and vertical software applications. Customers ranged from local hospital to national Telecommunications Company. Responsible for application design, development and implementation. Languages used were determined on a project basis. Utilized Visual Basic, FoxPro and Microsoft Access.
Communications Expert

United States Marine Corp

(Military industry)

July 1985 — July 1989 (4 years 1 month)

I spent most of my enlistment as a communications expert providing radio and telephony support to command centers and combat units. Worked on developing cryptographic hardware for mobile radios.

• Graduated from communications and electronics school
• Expert marksman awards
• Several awards and ribbons for exemplary performance
• Honorable discharge.

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