Mike Bryant
606-272-2894
mike@MikeBryant.com
http://www.MikeBryant.com
WORK
HISTORY
December 2007 to Present
Owner, Dogwood
Technologies,
Manage four other software developers in various software development
projects for external clients.
Clients include Crossroads.net, Leased Outdoor Adventures LLC, John R
Turner Scholarship Fund, Kentucky River Community Care, among others.
Implement software solutions using Linux, PHP, Java and MySQL.
August 2006 to March 2007
Software Architect/Location
Manager,
Worked as Consultant to assist in development of Rural Sourcing
firm. Interview candidates, attend sales
meetings with potential clients, generally assist in all aspects of company
activities.
Write Policy Guide, Coding Standards Guide, setup intranet, implement
source control.
Mentor junior developers, design and develop custom software
applications using PHP, Java/JSP and C#, VB.NET.
June 2005 to July 2007
Owner,
Centrant LLC,
Work as software
consultant, primarily writing web-based software applications for small and
start-up businesses.
Specialize in
Java, PHP applications using MySQL backend.
Clients include
Lexmark, Shaw Industries, Kentucky River Community Care, CE Space LLC, among
others.
Work closely with
state government officials to help implement ConnectKentucky
initiative.
Write weekly
'Tech Tips' article, published in various newspapers.
Teach
technology-oriented Continuing Education and Adult Learning classes as adjunct
faculty member of
Member of
Received $25,000
grant for technical innovation from Kentucky Science and Technology Corporation
to assist with commercialization of phpJumpStart, Java-based PHP code generation software.
Acquired by
Voice, Video & Data Systems, Inc of
February 2004 to June 2005
Software
Engineer, AutoTrader.com,
Implement
company-wide portal application using Plumtree
Portal, including Single-Sign On with multiple systems and integration with
diverse back-office systems.
Design and write
various portlets and applications utilizing J2EE,
Eclipse, Web Services, BEA WebLogic and Apache
Tomcat, Apache Axis, SOAP and WSDL.
Serve on five-member
Application Architecture sub-committee to evaluate and design EAI architecture
for AutoTrader.com applications and website.
Implement
continuous integration build process using Ant and CruiseControl.
Sr.
Software Engineer, Automatic Data Processing,
Write software to
allow employees of various companies to manage their health care benefits,
401(k), etc via a web-based interface.
Design and
develop software using WebSphere Enterprise Developer
5.0, WebSphere Application Server 5.0, WebSphere Portal Server 5.0, Oracle, SOAP and WSDL.
Implement
continuous integration build process using Ant and CruiseControl.
February 2000 to October 2003
Sr.
Software Engineer, C-COR,
Serve as
technical team lead for a group of five Java/JSP developers.
Lead team of
Software Engineers in J2EE evaluation and developing migration plan for C-COR
software product.
Write network
management software for Time-Warners
Design software
utilizing UML (Class Diagrams, Use Cases, etc); do code/design reviews; perform
technical interviews to assist management in choosing potential candidates.
Develop code
using JBuilder 7.0 and Macromedia DreamWeaver
4.0
Assist in the
design of backend Oracle database.
Work as sole
C-COR representative on-site in
Travel with C-COR
executive management to various trade shows and engineering conferences to demo
software to potential customers. Very
high level of potential client interaction.
May 2000 to May 2001
Co-founder,
Internet Management Systems,
Work
evenings/weekends on small-scale projects for various companies doing web
design/database design work.
Design and manage
web sites for small to medium sized businesses.
Specialize in web
database programming, utilizing technologies such as Red Hat Linux, Apache, MySQL, CGI programming (using C) and PHP.
Gather customer
requirements, design web site to those requirements, support web site after
go-live.
August
1997 to February 2000
Software
Engineer, Revenue Systems, Inc.,
Write Windows
NT-based motor vehicle tag and title software for various state governments, including
North Dakota, Missouri, Pennsylvania and Utah using PowerBuilder 6.5.1 (and 7),
PFC 6.0 and Oracle 8i.
Serve as team
leader; manage, mentor and schedule four programmers and three QA analysts.
Work closely with
senior development group to determine methods of code regeneration, coding
standards, distributing functional ownership among developers, migrating
existing application to distributed/web-based architecture.
Database
modeling, design/implement code, perform design reviews, do application builds,
write readme files, assist clients in application
installation.
December
1996 to August 1997
Software
Engineer/Analyst I,
Work closely with
end-users to identify needs/problems.
Write
applications in Visual C++ 1.54/Visual Basic
4.0 to user specifications utilizing custom Access 2.0
databases.
Maintain hospital
home page, provide insight into emerging web
technologies and how these could be utilized by the
hospital to improve
patient care.
January
1994 to July 1996
Supervisor residence hall
computer lab,
Determine cause
of problems with computers, printers and servers.
Disinfect viruses
from computers.
Responsible for
managing, scheduling and payroll of lab employees.
Train workers in
MS DOS 6.2, Win3.11, NetWare 3.11, MS Works 3.0 and WordPerfect 6.0b.
Write
troubleshooting guides for use by non-computer literate students/faculty.
EDUCATION
BBA
degree with emphasis in Computer Information Systems
References available upon request.