Employment

Principal Consultant

eComp Consultants, Tampa, FL
2000 to Present

Provide consulting on the design and development of software products and eCommerce technology.
Provide technology consulting and expert support for Telecommunications, Internet, and eCommerce applications in the areas of:
patent portfolio evaluation, market valuation, identification of potential prior art, and licensing opportunities.
Independent consulting for Alcatel-Lucent (AT&T Bell Labs) to review, recommend, and rate Alcatel’s extensive Patent portfolio, specifically in the area of telecommunications and web-based eCommerce.
Patent litigation consulting for Telecommunications and Internet technology patents.
Software contract and due diligence consulting for disputes involving custom software projects.
Internet publishing and copyright consulting for web content management and licensing.
Commercial websites, search engines, and web marketing strategies.
Sample clients include: Alcatel-Lucent, LogicLink, NWI Corp, Jones Day, Finnegan Henderson, Fish & Richardson, Cozen O’Connor, Morrison Foerster

Smith & Nephew Inc., Clearwater, FL
2007 to 2008

Smith & Nephew is a global manufacturer of medical, wound, orthopedic, and surgical supplies. Smith & Nephew has facilities in 33 countries and maintains 35 websites for different product areas and country marketing.
Designed the Smith & Nephew corporate web architecture for all intranet, extranet, and internet sites.
Directed a staff of web professionals in developing and managing 35 individual Smith & Nephew websites maintained in the US and 14 countries for both Smith & Nephew clients and internal users.
Managed and maintained the 650 domains currently owned by Smith & Nephew
Optimized search engine ranking and website meta tagging.
Developed corporate technology and IT standards and policies, including:
Created web hosting agreements and IT service contracts (SLAs)
Defined web development standards
Researched page ranking, redirection, and domain optimization strategies

Eva-Tone, Inc, Clearwater, FL
2002 to 2007

Eva-Tone is a $45M commercial multimedia company specializing in ecommerce and marketing solutions, media and content customization, order processing and fulfillment, print & web publishing, and CD & DVD manufacturing. The Director of the eBusiness Department delivered audio, video, and other media distribution solutions. Automated web publishing & content management systems. Clients include: McGraw-Hill, Warner Brothers Music, Capital One
Manage large commercial websites, Internet Storefronts, and eCommerce processing
Develop Content Management and Media Systems for large web publishers
Hosting of audio & video streaming sites

Tanning Technology and IMRGlobal
1999 to 2002

Tanning Technology is an international systems integrator specializing in network infrastructure and channel integration for financial markets and the insurance industry.
Proposed and managed eBusiness and Internet infrastructure projects focused on client and user personalization, data mining, and web marketing practices.
Client web engagements proposed and managed:
GEICO – Development of an Integrated IVR and Web call center (multi-media contact center)
Eckerd Pharmacy – Developed eBusiness and web marketing for personalized client web content.
Hartford Insurance – Integrated 3-tier online claims processing & subrogation with legacy systems
Citicorp Bank – Network infrastructure and communication system design.
Smith Barney – Developed remote access network infrastructure & wireless PDA financial system
Medwerks – Created a medical insurance clearinghouse, where MDs centrally process insurance payments

Utility Partners, Inc., Tampa, FL
1996 to 1999

Utility Partners developed and customized utility company software for scheduling service appointments, assigning and routing mobile workforce (field technicians), and dispatching and coordinating resources during power outages.
Implement transmission of Powerline for meter reading and device monitoring.
Created a 24×7 Helpdesk for Utility dispatch centers and IT departments
Developed system and network monitors for real-time client system monitoring
Perform RF signal testing for mobile terminal testing, transmission, and reception

Telecom Software – GTE Data Services (currently Verizon), Tampa, FL
1987 to 1996

GTE was an $8B Telecommunications company and formed the Commercial Services division to customize its telephone business software to sell to other telephone companies internationally.
Managed large product implementations for Telecom billing, service order, and Switch management.
Developed project proposals and provided client pre-sales support.
Created project plans, managed resources, and set expectations for customer delivery projects.
Specific projects managed:
Mercury Communication – setup Service Bureau to bill their new intelligent network services.
PTT Netherlands – managed $5M inter-carrier billing project for PTT Netherlands
Bell Canada – developed Pricing Plan & Table Management system
Deutsche Telekom – designed and developed a German billing prototype system.
Received the GTE personal best award.

Digital Equipment Corp., Maynard, MA
1980 to 1987

As Technical Lead, led the development of manufacturing automation and control software. Projects Included:
Supply Chain, CAD/CAM – Designed a system to retrieve parts information from circuit board CAD design. Developed a parts ordering system based on expected volumes.
Pick & place automation – Automatically program IC insertion machines. Developed a system to determine IC insertion order, generate machine instructions, and download the program to the machine.
As a Software Engineer for embedded controllers and video subsystems, designed and developed the PDP-11 operating system and device drivers.
Designed and developed CTI drivers for Digital Equipment’s PRO-350 for the creation of the Telephone management system (TMS).
Developed Telephone Interactive Menu, Answer, and Playback
Designed and developed disk controller firmware and device drivers for floppy and Winchester disks.
Designed and enhanced the video controller firmware and layered graphics system for PRO-350.
Enhanced high-speed DecNet drivers for Synch, Asynch, and Parallel communications.
Network Manager for all RSX-11 development systems and the DecNet network hub

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