Jeff Beard
P.O. Box 3621
Boulder, CO 80307
Phone: 303.829.0105
Email: jeffb at cyberxape dot com


Professional Summary

I am a seasoned System Architect and Software Developer driven to 
succeed by a sincere enthusiasm for computing technology and its'
pragmatic application to business problems. My broad business and 
technical experience, versatility, creativity and excellent analytical 
skills support delivery of high-value business solutions.


Skills

LANGUAGES
* Java, PHP, Perl, Ruby, PL/SQL, C, UNIX shell scripting, JavaScript,
  XML, XSLT, VoiceXML

FRAMEWORKS AND TOOLS
* Spring Framework, Hibernate, Struts, JSF, Axis and XFire, XMLC, OJB,
  Sitemesh, Tiles, Spring MVC, JUnit, SSL, JMS, Ant, Cruise Control, 
  Hudson, Maven, Ruby on Rails, Eclipse, NetBeans, IntelliJ

AJAX TOOLKITS
* DWR, Dojo Toolkit, Rico, GWT, prototype and script.aculo.us

APPLICATION SERVERS AND PORTALS
* Sun Java System Application Server, JBoss, Weblogic, WebSphere, Tomcat,
  OracleIAS/OC4J
* Liferay and Oracle Portal

SOURCE MANAGEMENT
* Subversion, CVS, ClearCase, Visual Source Safe

OPERATING SYSTEMS
* Sun Solaris, Linux, AIX, SCO UNIX, Windows workstation and server, BSDi

DATABASES AND DATABASE TOOLS
* Oracle, MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Informix, Embarcadero,
  Toad for Oracle and MySQL, PL/SQL Developer

NETWORKING
* TCP/IP networking, DNS, sendmail, postfix, Apache and IIS web servers, 
  various LDAP servers, RealMedia Ad server, SSL, Jabber IM, MQ Series


Professional Experience

Broadgauge, Inc 1996-present
Owner/Principal Consultant
* Performed IVR System Integration and VoiceXML programming using custom
  Java Servlets, Google Web Toolkit and Hibernate for high-profile real
  estate search engine
* Developed ecommerce component on architect and contractor’s document
  management and workflow system in PHP
* Developed Ruby on Rails application for local human services agency
* Designed and programmed online dictionary search and indexing application
  developed using Perl with mod_perl and MySQL
* Developed simple, robust high-volume email delivery systems in Perl
* Provide strategic IT consulting services to small and medium sized businesses
* Develop and manage network applications using a variety of technology platforms
* Design High Availability Linux clusters and custom Linux-based firewalls


VoSnap, Inc/Startup Weekend 2007 (http://www.startupweekend.com)
Founder/Developer
* Social and business experiment with 65+ professionals, one idea and one
  weekend in which to try to build and release a software product
* Founder and member of the original development team
* Platform was Java, Spring Framework and Hibernate using Maven 2


The Spitfire Group 2004-2007
Application Architect
* Organizational leader in professional services firm providing full SDLC
  support to a variety of industries
* Performed Business Development tasks including sales support, scoping, estimating, backlog
  development and authoring proposals
* Provide leadership for internal business activities such as recruiting, 
  SIG groups, platform architecture, tool set definition and coding standards
* Evangelized and subsequently deployed Liferay Portal for project managing project artifacts
* Architected and implemented event search engine using Spring, Hibernate
  and Struts frameworks
* Designed and implemented custom XML service for ordering HR background screenings
* Implemented SOAP web services and web service client with JSF user interface
* Performed security analysis of application environment and made recommendations 
  that resulted in significant improvements
* Designed and developed Struts-based administration console for JMS transactional 
  file transfer application
* Performed analysis and delivered recommended approach for Oracle Portal implementation

XOR, Inc. 2000-2004
Software Engineering Lead
* Senior Java developer on Weblogic project for leading international real estate corporation
* Integrated and ported disparate Weblogic applications to Tomcat clustered environment
* Designed and implemented build/deployment system for proprietary ETL/CRM system
* Created and documented complex development environment for WebSphere and Divine 
  CMS integration project
* Implemented security feature enhancements
* Architect and developer of user registration and personalization applications 
* Developed custom Apache web server modules in C and Perl 
* Administration of Informix, Oracle and MySQL databases
* Provided sales support for business development staff to enhance service offerings
  and expand client relationships
* Provided operational support for several commerce systems

Web Associates 1999-2000
Web Systems Engineer
* Developed secure Single Sign-On system
* Designed and implemented retail commerce system
* Wrote modular programs using object-oriented Perl, Perl-DBI and MySQL
* Responsible for maintaining software
* Principal planner in establishing a development environment to build up
  intellectual property and streamline production
* Technology analyst

McGuckin Hardware 1996-1999
Systems Administrator
* Corporate manager for online operations with responsibility for all
  aspects of online commerce including web site design, marketing, 
  business development and planning
* Designed and implemented e-commerce system using object-oriented Perl,
  Apache/mod_perl, and MySQL
* Designed, installed and supported homogenous LAN including IBM RS/6000s,
  Windows NT servers and workstations, and Linux systems
* Setup and maintained network security procedures and firewall
* Administration of WAN 
* Experience using ISDN, frame relay and other digital circuits
* Managed AT&T phone system

Online Network Enterprises
Customer Support Professional
* Provided phone support to dial-up internet access customers
* Supported multiple desktop operating systems including Linux
* Assisted in the design and development of customer contact tracking system
  as well as web-based help tools

Education

Front Range Community College, Computer related courses
CU Continuing Education, Computer related courses