JAMES MICHAEL MELOTT

SUMMARY:

Professional with over nineteen years of experience in software architecture and development and project management with various roles in Internet and Intranet systems, database modeling and design, GUI development, language design, and software security. Industry experience includes: banking, finance, accounting, energy, engineering, and telecommunications. Experienced in all phases of the project life cycles including inception, requirements gathering, development, Q/A, sales, and support. Experienced in documenting and teaching technical concepts. Quickly learn and utilize new languages and methodologies. Excellent communication skills.

TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE:

EDUCATION:

BS Computer Science, minor in Mathematics, 1989
McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA 70609

EXPERIENCE:

• Cognizant Technology Solutions (JPMorgan Chase)
• Architect, Manager Level
  • Participating as Subject Matter Expert in a multi-year project to migrated an existing system to a new platform.
  • Training other developers unfamiliar with existing system and assisting them in making modifications to system.
  • Assisting Quality Assurance and User Acceptance teams in devising proper testing procedures for system.
  • Managing enhancements to existing legacy system for needed business enhancements as well as for enhancements of functionality to support migration to new system based on PEGA Systems design.
  • Documenting existing legacy system and interface specifications into it from new system.

• Melott Enterprises
• Owner
  • Created graphical images, scripts, and 3D objects for the Second Life Virtual world for charity and for profit.
  • Consulted for non-profit corporations such as The Volunteer Center, providing support in areas including PC network installation, database management of contacts, software installation and company-wide computer training in workflow management, operating systems, word processing, and online communications.
  • Created software to allow retrieval of Real Estate Parcel information from map based User Interface for use in real estate investment research.
  • Implemented software to collect information regarding stock prices for all available stocks and store indatabase for use in stock investment research.

• Perficient, Inc. (JPMorgan Chase)
• Consultant
  • Designed, maintained, enhanced, and tested customer service workflow software comprised of Java, XML, XFDL, Cold Fusion, custom ColdFusion tags, HTML, JSP, JavaScript, and Struts. Used globally 24/7.
  • Designed and developed interface consisting of 10,000 lines of java code used to import data gathered in new from new system being built to replace legacy system into the existing legacy system.
  • Performed testing of existing legacy system after migration to new servers and upgrading versions of Solaris operating system, JRun Web Application Server, ColdFusion Application Server, Oracle Database, Java Virtual Machine, and switch from iPlanet Web Server to Tomcat Web Server.
  • Created and maintained imaging and archiving code used to scan, archive, and/or retrieve over 1 million image, xml, and other documents totaling over a terabyte of data.
  • Created complex word form with export feature and software to import exported data into XML based forms.
  • Designed and Implemented user interfaces in various languages for web based and client server applications.
  • Converted of millions of records of data between various databases and flat file feeds into Oracle database.
  • Created software to convert hundreds of webserver and application log files into a central database repository for research into application behavior problems and for collecting performance metrics.
  • Created software to update over 120 XML form templates to make compliant with upgraded application software and for client rebranding needed due to merger related changes.

• Marimba, Inc.
• Staff Engineer / Software Developer
  • Refactored Java-based reporting module for non-intrusive real-time web-application monitoring system that utilized Java, JSP, JDBC, JavaBeans, XML, LDAP, JNI and C++ in the Jakarta-Tomcat J2EE environment on a Windows 2000 platform. Report data retrieved from MySQL and Oracle databases via JDBC.
  • Created over 20 XML templates for presenting network and application performance metrics in PDF or HTML.

• NECS (Reliant Energy)
• Deregulation Production Software Coordinator
  • Coordinated error reporting for electronic transmission between competing electric retailers, ERCOT, and Reliant Energy. Retailers included all market participants in the Texas Choice Program.
  • Helped to develop standard library for outputting XML from updated and new COBOL legacy systems.
  • Coordinated development, testing and production rollout for electrical deregulation.
  • Verified conversion of data between EDI, XML, and Legacy system data formats.

• Chase Bank / Techsource
• Tech Officer / AVP – Internet Services Team
  • Developed Internet software system to allow clients to order, modify, or delete financial products managed by the bank for clients using a HTML, JSP, servlets, JavaBeans, JDBC, and XML in a J2EE environment.
  • Designed and implemented internationally-used system for creation of sales presentations. The system consisted of multiple Java applets that communicated to a custom Java server via sockets and object serialization. The server automated creation of Word and Powerpoint presentation via J-Integra's Java - DCOM bridging software and stored and retrieved client, user, and document information in Oracle databases via JDBC.
  • Implemented security system for HTML interface to Peoplesoft using Java in NetDynamics AppServer. Used JDBC to connect to Oracle database and execute vendor supplied stored procedures.
  • Optimized database schemas, tables, views, stored procedures, and indexing schemes for speed and storage.
  • Created and scripted SQL code to create and maintain custom database schema for multiple projects that utilized Oracle and SQL server databases. Ported data between Access, Excel and Oracle database tables.
  • Migrated java and other web-based software products from PVCS into StarTeam version control system.
  • Trained team members in various software and languages and interviewed candidates for various positions.
  • Led reengineering of internal software development lifecycle process to use Rational Unified Process.
  • Developed server software on Windows NT 4.0 systems. Applets operated on all windows platforms.
  • Authored software and database design documentation for multiple software systems.

• MCI Systemhouse
• Sr. Software Engineer / Project Manager
  • Managed a team of over 10 people and associated resources to create an Oracle Forms-based pricing application consisting of various reports, Oracle stored procedures, and over 60 Forms in a two month time period.
  • Instructed team members in use of Oracle applications including Oracle Forms and Reports.
  • Designed and implemented tool to allow user to define custom data retrieval, transfer, and storage between various databases and software APIs.
  • Implemented and optimized real-time application to perform software integration between multi-platform, multi language, multi-application software for use in automated EAI and data warehousing.
  • Authored program and database design documentation and marketing materials for software integration product.
  • Ported over 30,000 line Access application to Visual Basic.

• Bechtel Engineering / BePOS
• Consultant
  • Created C++ client and server software to interface UNIX based Oracle database with Visual Basic client-side application to manage all aspects of multi-billion dollar engineering projects.
  • Implemented Visual Basic code to provide user interface for enterprise-wide project management system.
  • Refactored standard code compilation procedures that resulted in decrease of app. size from 23M to 12M.
  • Designed and implemented server for management of project-wide global variables stored in Oracle 7+ DB.
  • Authored software and database design documentation for low-level class dictionary API.

• KPMG Peat Marwick
• Consultant
  • Designed multi-user LAN-based accounting application for cable television company using Oracle 7, Oracle Forms 4.0 and Oracle Reports 2.0.
  • Designed and implemented prototype accounting program using Visual C++ and the MFC libraries and Access.
  • Designed Oracle database model for tracking contracts, formulas, and account data for a nationwide cable company with over 400,000 customers.
  • Performed reviews of hardware, software and security procedures of multi-million dollar oil and gas companies including Murphy Oil Corporation.
  • Interviewed potential candidates for technical and management positions.
  • Authored over 400 pages of software design documentation.

• Dataseek, Inc.
• MultiMedia Software Engineer
  • Developed multimedia system combining text, graphics, sound, and full motion video in a LAN environment.
  • Designed and implemented Windows-like, object-oriented authoring tools for creation of information kiosks.
  • Implemented imaging software for real-time capture, digitization, and processing of color photographs.
  • Constructed applications used by Novell ( NetWorld 92 ) to demonstrate capabilities of Novell Netware 3.11.
  • Created automated telecommunications software to update nation-wide WAN multimedia information system.
  • Aided in enhancements to leading-edge online system used by Halliburton Geophysical to sell oil field data.
  • Created custom software used by Oil & Gas Journal to sell advertising space in their publication.
  • Authored over 250 pages of software documentation.

• Various Companies
• Contract Programmer
  • Developed software for seismic, geographical, and engineering data systems in BASIC, C, and FORTRAN.
  • Digitized and performed quality assurance of various Oil Field data including base maps, well logs, and velocity panels.