Program Manager at Del Mar Database (Fiserv) and Computer Software Consultant
Greater San Diego Area
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- Product Lead at Fiserv Lending Solutions, Del Mar DataTrac
- Principal Consultant at Sharp Innovative Technology
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- Senior Software Developer at Fiserv, IPS-Sendero
- Systems Analyst at University of Phoenix / Apollo Group
- Systems Analyst at Cybarworks (Sole Proprietorship)
- I.T. Administrator at Path Communications, Inc.
- Consultant at Beaumont Properties / Arizona Storage Inns (ASI)
- Web Application Developer at ProNet, Inc.
- Education
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- Loyola Marymount University, College of Business Administration
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Matt Howell’s Summary
12 years of experience delivering projects on time, and within budgetary constraints in the healthcare, education, professional services, and mortgage lending industries.
Matt Howell’s Specialties:
XML, HTML, CSS, networking, security, functional design, program management
Matt Howell’s Experience
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Product Lead
Fiserv Lending Solutions, Del Mar DataTrac
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; FISV; Financial Services industry)
October 2005 — Present (2 years 10 months)
- Worked directly with vendors in order to design solutions around their specs.
- Provided third tier support for document imaging products and vendor integrations.
- Completed functional design of Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) integrations with the Mortgage Electronic Registration System (MERS), Questsoft Mortgage Compliance, GMAC-Residential Funding Corporations Underwriting System, and DSI Docmagic.
- Created mappings and documentation between the Del Mar Database DataTrac schema and several external vendors' XML schemas.
- Oversaw vendor acceptance of SOA integrations. -
Principal Consultant
Sharp Innovative Technology
(Partnership; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)
October 2003 — Present (4 years 10 months)
- Documented a requirements management process around Microsoft’s MSF and Extreme Programming.
- Regularly Conduct Network and Security reviews for Phoenix area small and medium businesses. Follow up reviews with comprehensive plans for securing environments.
- Continuing to develop print and web branding for local and international businesses
- Develop and support ASP.NET, and Python / Zope-based Internet Portals -
Senior Software Developer
Fiserv, IPS-Sendero
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; FISV; Financial Services industry)
October 2004 — October 2005 (1 year 1 month)
- Mentored staff in Open Source Software and .NET development best practices
- Developed a business plan for migrating from classic ASP and .NET platform to Zope-based CMS (Plone) for three major financial web portals which saved approximately $1 million in costs compared to competing Microsoft products and hosting.
- Used Sourcefire Snort, OSS Snort, Nagios, Nessus, and Syslog-ng for network auditing
- Leveraged VMWare GSX Server and Workstation to mitigate development costs.
- Contributed to the Fiserv Open Source Standards and Guidelines, distributed to 200+ businesses -
Systems Analyst
University of Phoenix / Apollo Group
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; APOL; Higher Education industry)
October 2003 — October 2004 (1 year 1 month)
- Developed presentation / look and feel mockups for a 3,000 seat web-based document imaging application. Worked with business units to incorporate their needs into designs.
- Composed technical assessment documents based on customer requests for document imaging system.
- Developed monitoring architecture and reports in Visual Studio .NET to monitor workflow-driven acceptance process.
- Mentored other developers on the OSI model and MVC Framework concepts.
- Provided Network performance analysis for a distributed enterprise imaging and workflow system.
- Conducted security audits of systems, procedures, and facilities for FERPA compliance
- Composed Policy and Procedures for department based on internal requirements. Procedures included an IIS web server deployment guide and secure data transfer for Microsoft SQL Server. -
Systems Analyst
Cybarworks (Sole Proprietorship)
(Sole Proprietorship; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)
August 2002 — October 2003 (1 year 3 months)
- Designed internal corporate identity (logos / artwork) and built Jakarta Struts-based web site, available online at Http://www.cybarworks.com .
- Implemented an on site archive solution for the City of Casa Grande, AZ based on clients requirements and within budgetary constraints.
- Identified and documented a medical software development company’s need for a secure network intrusion monitoring solution. Implemented a Snort-based three sensor environment tuned to client’s needs to minimize false positives and comply with HIPAA.
- Developed a network of Intrusion Detection Systems and relevant security policy.
- Developed and tested a custom Red Hat 8.0 distribution for Toshiba Laptops.
- Assisted in administered a 300 seat Citrix MetaFrame XP Farm, Win 2000 Network, and Microsoft Exchange 5.5. -
I.T. Administrator
Path Communications, Inc.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)
1999 — November 2001 (2 years)
- Generated client requirements documentation in UML, ERD, and GANTT charts for internal unit testing and proprietary software (Path Application Manager) customization projects.
- Managed software build process for all products. Process included build scripts written in Jakarta Ant and Make. Builds also included automated retrieval from Star Team version control and Retroguard obfuscation.
- Provided training and implementation for Path's PAM product at Carsdirect.com.
- Developed a standard of requirements for LRN, The Legal Knowledge Company to enhance compatibility and security among Path’s Java application management architecture and LRN’s online hosting environments.
- Organized versioning and deployments of custom Java Application Server for Pratt & Whitney’s AeroOffer.com. Path team was issued an award for outstanding achievements in quality and service.
- Administered internal Solaris, Debian, StarTeam, and NT-based services. -
Consultant
Beaumont Properties / Arizona Storage Inns (ASI)
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Commercial Real Estate industry)
January 1997 — January 2001 (4 years 1 month)
- Constructed requirements documents for functionality, and mockups for a web-based marketing campaign for Arizona Storage Inns and BPI Capital.
- Worked within budgetary constraints to build web presence based on corporate identity.
- Administered and maintained distributed Novell / NT 4.0 Domain services. -
Web Application Developer
ProNet, Inc.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)
October 1995 — August 1997 (1 year 11 months)
- Met with clients to identify web marketing requirements. Constructed mockups and presented them to clients: Scottsdale Flyers, Gilbert Ortega Jewelry, and Executive Flight Services.
- Deployed data network and supporting servers to a distributed Phoenix-based company.
- Administered internal Windows NT, Red Hat Linux, and Solaris servers.
Matt Howell’s Education
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Loyola Marymount University, College of Business Administration
CIS, Business Law 1998 — 2002
- Activities and Societies:
- Management Information Systems Student Association (MISSA)
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Matt Howell’s Websites:
Matt Howell’s Interests:
Sailboat Racing, Backpacking, Mountain Biking, Photography, Open Source Software contributions
Matt Howell’s Groups:
US Sailing
Arizona Zope / Plone User Group
Arizona Yacht Club
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Pragmatic Marketing Alumni member
Matt Howell’s Honors:
Eagle Scout
Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) - MS Windows Server 2000, MS Windows Server 2003, MS Windows Server 2003 Networking, and SQL Server 2000
Citrix Certified Administrator (CCA)
Pragmatic Marketing Certification (PMC) - Completed Practical Product Management & Requirements That Work
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