Gary Gillette Senior Software Engineer Resume

1. GARY L. GILLETTE
SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER
8205 RAINBOWVIEW PLACE, MONTGOMERY VILLAGE, MD
20886
240.460.8661
GARY.L.GILLETTE@GMAIL.COM
© 2012

2. Summary
 I am a Senior Software Engineer bringing extensive experience and a suite of skills
and technologies in delivering software solutions on a range of small, medium, and
large, multi-tiered, web-based mission critical systems. I have a demonstrated track
record in software delivery, as a technical lead and individual contributor. I am
process oriented with a strong foundation in formal CMMI processes and full software
development life cycle (SDLC). I am result-oriented, well organized, and possessing
excellent communication skills.
 Strengths include:
 Coordinating business and technical stakeholders in solving complex business
problems.
 Translating business requirements into technical solutions.
 Architecting solutions that span multiple web site and database technologies.
 Working with complexity while striving for simplicity.
 Web configuration and administration.
 Database modeling, performance and administration.
 Application diagnostics and troubleshooting.

3. Technical Skill Set
Languages
 ASP.NET 3.5/4, C#, JavaScript, VBScript, Visual Basic, XHTML/HTML, Classic
ASP, VB COM/COM+, CSS, XML, SOAP, XML Web services, SQL, T-SQL,
PL/SQL
Databases
 MS SQL Server 2005/2008; Oracle 10g on SUN Solaris with client-side
services via ADO.NET, ODP.NET, and ADO/OLEDB
Tools/Suites
 Visual Studio 2008/2010, Oracle SQLPlus, Oracle SQL Developer, TOAD,
StarTeam, Visio, Microsoft IIS
Environments
 Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows 2003 Server (IIS web sites); Mac OS/X,
and UNIX experience

4. Contemporary Therapeutic Services
Hyattsville, MD (8/2009- present)
Lead Software Engineer
 Currently responsible for developing enterprise software architecture for a
rapidly growing company that provides psychiatric and therapeutic
services, with seven clinics in three states.
 Leading the effort in analyzing the full business and data processes and how to
re-architect the processes to solutions using relational databases, web sites, and
web services, to streamline the business services across all clinics and greatly
improving business efficiency.
 Established a documented Disaster Recovery process with redundancy and real-
time transaction-based data replication, addressing a serious vulnerability to
business continuity.
 Worked with the leadership team to move the servers to duplicate off-site
locations with a thirds party remote hosting service, reducing the cost of
ownership and increasing reliability.
 Responsible all the programming (C#/ASP.NET 4), data modeling (SQL Server
2008), and web site construction (virtualized Windows 2003/IIS web servers).
 Technologies: C# 2010, ASP.NET 4, Visual Studio
2010, AJAX, XML, XHTML, CSS, T-SQL, SQL Server 2008, virtualized Windows
2003/IIS web servers on Apple Servers running Parallel Server on Mac OS/X 10.6.

5. EDS, an HP Company
Rockville, MD (2/2001-3/2009)
Technical Lead/Senior Software Developer (11/2004-3/2009)
 Was a key team player in delivering major enhancements supporting of mission-critical applications for
monitoring and analyzing market data on the NASDAQ and NYSE stock markets for the Financial Industry
Regulatory Authority (FINRA).
 Was responsible for translated business initiatives into technical solutions for a large number of FINRA business
initiatives. Results: applications that met time-sensitive market regulatory goals.
 Coordinated with system administrators in introducing technology upgrades and enhancements affecting the web
servers and their database interfaces. Results: systems meeting client expectations while improving efficiency.
 Worked with external teams in introducing web server virtualization into development environment. Results: a
smaller physical server footprint and reduced resource costs.
 Performed troubleshooting and diagnostics when performance or functionality was impaired. Results: systems
meeting Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
 Prepared Disaster Recovery (DR) test plans and performed verification against the plans. Results: business
continuity readiness.
 Led effort introducing XML Web Services for interfacing our .NET business components with a J2EE team and
sharing business logic to run analytics against market data. Results: reduced maintenance costs.
 Wrote web site design and configuration documents. Results: documentation allowing better understanding of
applications; thus, reduced development and maintenance costs.
 Technologies: ASP.NET 3.5, C#, JavaScript, VBScript, Visual Basic, HTML, Classic ASP, VB
COM/COM+, XML, SOAP, XML Web services, Java J2EE (limited), SQL, PL/SQL Oracle 10g on SUN Solaris with
client-side services via ODP.NET, and ADO/OLEDB, with virtualized Windows 2003/IIS web servers on VMware on
UNIX servers.

6. EDS, an HP Company (continued)
Technical Lead (10/2003-11/2004)
 Served as the Technical Lead for the applications supporting the FINRA
Member Regulation business unit.
 Coordinated technical delivery across 12 web application project teams.
Results: more standardized system architectures reducing development
costs.
 Acted as a technical resource into the larger EDS knowledge base.
Results: faster solutions to complex technical problems.
 Lead pre-release testing of upgrades affecting multiple web
applications. Results: more stable upgrades reducing maintenance
costs.
 Wrote technical component for proposals to replace a custom
application with the COTS solution and leveraging an EDS corporate
tools for reducing custom code and reducing development costs.
 Technologies: ASP, Visual Basic 6, VB COM/COM+, XML, IIS on Windows
Servers, database on Oracle 9i on SUN Solaris.

7. EDS, an HP Company (continued)
Team Leader (2/2001-10/2003)
 Lead a 7 member web development team, one of three teams
developing a major new surveillance system for FINRA Member
Regulation.
 Succeeded in bringing a project that was 4 months behind back on track,
delivering application on time, and eliminating virtually all technical
defects. Results: a new surveillance application meeting client
expectations.
 Coordinated work activities with the other development teams.
 Tracked schedule, defect resolution, and testing against requirements,
ensuring project on schedule.
 Worked with project architect in troubleshooting outstanding technical
problems.
 Lead the team through second release (expanded scope). Results: an
application providing more market surveillance with fewer FINRA staff.
 Technologies: ASP, Visual Basic 6, VB COM/COM+, XML, PL/SQL, IIS on
Windows Servers, database on Oracle 9i on SUN Solaris.

8. Honeywell Aerospace
Columbia, MD (11/1995 – 2/2001)
Senior Software Developer/Database Administrator
 Delivered web solutions and MS SQL Server database administration for
business functions supporting Honeywell’s Technical Services
Corporation.
 Lead initiative creating web application for managing employee talent
across multiple sites in US and Asia. Together with four others have a US
Patent pending for the technology created for part of the system.
 Administered data services for physical security application allowing
security office to better track security information on employees.
 Responsible for the data services for a process improvement application
deployed across the Aerospace Sector. Product was recognized by
Computer World as an outstanding solution in manufacturing and
business services.
 Achieved Six SIGMA Greenbelt for process improvement in delivering
services to HR business.
 Technologies: ASP, Visual Basic 6, VB COM/COM+, T-SQL, SQL Server,
IIS.

9. Creative Associates International
Washington, DC (6/1990 –11/1995)
Software Developer
 Technical software lead on projects supporting government contracts by
developing database and client/server solutions.
 Managed the development for a financial accounting database
application for the US Marine Corps Systems Command. Written in MS
FoxPro.
 Developed and launched a new videotape tracking system for the USIA
(United States Information Agency). Written to FoxPro and MS SQL
Server.
 Developed a database application supporting the Human Welfare for the
National Cancer Institute of the NIH. Written in Wybur scripts on an IBM
mainframe.
 Deployed a database application supporting Animal Welfare for the
National Cancer Institute of the NIH. Written in DB2 and TSO/ISPF.
 Technologies: IBM’s DB2, SQL, TSO/ISPF on an IBM mainframe, MS
FoxPro, SQL Server.

10. EDUCATION
 M.S. Computer Science, Johns Hopkins University, 1992
 M.S. Architectural Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, 1980
 B. S. Architecture, Oklahoma State University, 1977