
Senior Programmer / Analyst; Architect at DaVita
Greater Nashville Area

Senior Programmer / Analyst; Architect at DaVita
Greater Nashville Area
Architect for rich internet and web-enabled applications, primarily in Adobe Flex & Java, as well as iPhone & 3D development in Unity.
Recent projects:
I have spent the past year+ building & improving clinical applications for DaVita's dialysis business. Previously I have had wonderful experiences creating data collection, trending and analysis software for companies such as US Playing Card, Kohl’s & EyeMed and performing data aggregation, analysis and customized reporting for an extensive list of companies including Kroger, Sonoco, Seagram’s, Schwan’s, JTM & Kellogg’s.
Goals:
- Advancement as a respected developer in the workplace & the community.
- Continue to lead, speak, and contribute in the Adobe Flex community.
- Become a leader in mobile & 3d platform and game development industry (iPhone & Unity 3D).
I enjoy helping others in the areas in which I do well, with hopes that they will do the same for me when I am in need :)
- Working creatively with other professionals.
- Adobe Flex and Flash / ActionScript 3 object oriented design.
- Cairngorm for MVC with Flex and design patterns / application architecture in general.
- Clustered Java middle tier with Terracotta.
- Flex + BlazeDS integration with Spring & Spring Security.
- Continued learning in all areas of web, mobile and desktop application development.
(Public Company; DVA; Hospital & Health Care industry)
December 2008 — Present (1 year )
Designing an Adobe Flex enterprise application architecture and framework for building modular, distributed and centrally available, Flex applications for the health care industry.
(Computer Software industry)
July 2008 — December 2008 (6 months)
Full-time flex resource helping build in-house Adobe Flex teams and create Rich Internet Applications.
(Public Company; DVA; Hospital & Health Care industry)
July 2008 — December 2008 (6 months)
Working as part of a large team to create life saving medical applications using Adobe technologies like Flex and ColdFusion.
(Internet industry)
April 2008 — September 2008 (6 months)
Producing Rich Internet Applications on an Agile Development team. Working in a Scrum and XP environment for maximum productivity with an emphasis on quality and reliability.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
January 2007 — April 2008 (1 year 4 months)
Working with a creative and technical team to develop Rich Internet Applications for the market research industry. Also developing internal applications, websites and marketing materials.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Information Services industry)
2002 — 2006 (4 years )
Developed IR data collection, trending and reporting software for use in continuous manufacturing processes. By recognizing temperature differences in related electro-mechanical equipment, the software is able to detect potential failure points, saving manufacturing companies from unexpected downtime.
2002 — 2006
Developing Web & Desktop Applications (especially Adobe Flex & AIR), iPhone & Objective-C, Android & Java, Investing, Extreme Sports, Reading and Learning.
Triangle Fraternity (Engineers, Architects and Scientists)
615Flex User Group (Nashville)
Ranatra Fusca Award
"The Ranatra Fusca Award is given to teams or individuals who display tremendous creativity at competition. This award serves as an incentive for risk-taking and out-of-the-box thinking for participants."