Resume of Faith R. Sloan

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TECHNOLOGIES

ColdFusion 1.0 - Cold Fusion 7 (Fusebox Framework), Active Server Pages (ASP), VBScript, Perl, Jpython/Jython(Java-extended Python), shell scripts, JavaScript, Server-Side JavaScript, XML, HTML, Internet Information Server (IIS), Netscape Enterprise Server, Oracle PL/SQL, MS SQL Server, MySQL, MS-Access, Intraspect Collaboration and Knowledge Management Solution (a Vignette CRM, KM Portal product), Visio, Windows, Solaris (Sun Unix flavor), HP-UX (Hewlett-Packard UNIX flavor), Visual SourceSafe, Macromedia Studio MX, ColdFusion Studio, Dreamweaver, Eclipse, JBOSS, SAS including Data Mining and Web-Related Suite of Products

MANAGEMENT SKILLS

Work within IT and Professional Services to help develop business application requirements for internal and external clients; Translate requirements into Statement of Work (SOW); Create Change Requests and Supporting Documentation including Risk Assessment and Impact Statements; Created a Programming Department from the ground up and Hired both Permanent and Contract Personnel; Managed both Projects and Personnel to meet top-level Objectives; Created Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).

EDUCATION

Dale Carnegie Course in Effective Speaking and Human Relations
Master of Science(MS) Systems Management, Concentration: MIS, University of Southern California (USC) - 1991
Bachelor of Science(BS) Quantitative Methods, Concentration: Statistics, University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) - 1983

CAREER HISTORY

Lockheed Martin Logistics Services (Formerly Lockheed Martin Aircraft and Logistics Centers) (2006August – Present) (Greenville, SC)

Consultant charged with ColdFusion Migration and Testing efforts; Interfacing with Clients to create Statement of Work (SOW) and Feasibility Assessments; Creating IT Change Requests including Risk Assessments; Creating Project Plans including Budget Estimates; ColdFusion Applications (Eclipse, Dreamweaver, and SVN, Aqua Data Studio) Maintenance and Database Management using Oracle, MS SQL Server and MS-Access; Creating Test Plans; Using Results of inhouse web application security audits to check for exploitable hacking vulnerabilities (such as SQL injection & Cross site scripting vulnerabilities) and creating Remediation Plans; Fixing All CF-related vulnerabilities and documenting the same.

Telecommunication Systems Inc (2005September – 2006August) (Seattle, WA)

Consultant charged with understanding, documenting and reverse engineering an undocumented ColdFusion 6.1/Java/WebServices(XML and CFCs) Web-based reporting extranet on Linux/JBOSS/Oracle/MySQL architecture. Responsible for maintaining application using Eclipse for development and Source versioning control, Dreamweaver for CF development, and Visio for diagramming. Adhering to standard Implementation and Back-Out Plans procedures and deploying tested applications.

Application supports external clients' real-time reporting needs in the wireless data solutions industry. Designed and implemented reporting facility for new VoIP customer solution using ColdFusion MX 7, Remedy Provisioning Database and an in-memory TimesTen database.

Responsible for contributing to the Functional Specifications document and creating/maintaining System Design Specifications document.

Independent Consultant (October2003-September2005) (Norfolk, VA)

Miscellaneous projects such as:
4Daily.com: Troubleshoot PHP/MySQL application to determine database and source code bottlenecks which stalled update programs
FS2M: Sole Designer/Developer of User Interface, Graphics, and PHP/MySQL modules > registration/login/email processing; downline builder and matrix tracker; website replication module

e-Commerce Instructor (July2003-September2003) PC Center Training Institute , OakBrook and Chicago, Il

Teaching adults intense hands-on use of Dreamweaver, ColdFusion, VB Script/ASP, and Microsoft Site Server 3.0, Commerce Edition to prepare for certification exams. Taught A+ Certificate Level Core Hardware and OS Technologies course material.

Consultant (May2001-June2003) Logitech (Marketing, Internet Communications) , Fremont, California

Installed/Administered ColdFusion on UNIX Solaris w/Netscape Enterprise Server to support multiple global e-commerce applications. Coded e-Commerce application using ColdFusion, JavaSscript, and Oracle. Recommended source control, stress-testing/load balancing and web site log analysis solution.

Senior c-Architect (Collaboration Architect) (November2000-September2001) Intraspect Software, Customer Solutions Group (Professional Services) , Brisbane, CA

Integration Consultant charged with performing complete project life-cycle and pre-/post-sales support for integrating the web-based collaboration/portal server w/customers' back-end systems; developing custom applications using template languages and API programming (Java/Python, etc); creating Statements of Work and technical requirements documentation; project management; documenting customer application configurations and solutions; and providing account status reports. Used ColdFusion, ASP/VB Script, XML/XSLT, Python and other languages depending upon the clients' existing architecture to facilitate integration. (KPMG - a few months in London, England and a month in Zurich, Switzerland with a major telecomunnications company)

Research Analytics Consultant (August2000-November2000) I/PRO, a wholly owned subsidiary of Engage, Inc. (Now acquired), San Francisco, CA

Implement and manage the InfoCharger data mining technology to efficiently process and analyze billions of Web hits and 100's of millions of page views per day for various clients. Developed applications to analyze web logs and e-commerce databases. Managed a team of data mining engineers and acted as vendor liaison.

Consultant (January2000-May2000) Encirq, San Francisco, CA

Developed an internal web-based application using ColdFusion, MS-SQL Server, and ColdFusion Studio on an NT platform in the development environment and ColdFusion and Oracle on Solaris Unix as the production platform. The application is used by advertisers and banks to facilitate uploading of logos and banner ads which integrate with the personalized, targeted marketing product. Also used by internal staff to review the data before pushing it to the production data warehouse.

Co-Founder/CTO (1999-September2001) Lenos.Com, San Francisco, CA

Designed and developed a meetings/conference product using CF FuseBox methodology, CFHTTP, XML via WDDX for parsing data and returning a CF structure containing the XML document, MS SQL Server 7.0, and session management. Including registration, log-in, and profile update facility, meetings promotions web site builder tool, search/add feature, on-line exhibitor registration form creation tool (w/secure credit card transactions processing and floor-plan upload facility), exhibitor lead generation site creation tool, on-line attendee registration form creation tool, on-line agenda/sections/tracks/sessions creation tool, attendee agenda building tool, calendaring/scheduling tool, address book, and expense tracker tool. Ported application over to MS IIS using ASP/VB Script. After receiving millions of dollars of funding, took on senior role and hired and directed a team of programmers to go forward with our vision.

Consultant (November1999-January2000) (retained) Eba Systems, Inc , San Francisco, CA

Recommended/Implemented web-based software solutions and project managed remote engineers. Developed features using WAP/WML, ColdFusion, Siebel client product, and the Palm Development platform. Wrote technical and non-technical documentation for the application.

Consultant (September1999-January2000) (retained) TeamToolz - (Spin-off of Winkler Advertising)

Responsible for debugging and maintaining Version 2.0 product using Netscape Live Wire Pro (Server Side JavaScript); configuring Informix Database server, Netscape Enterprise Server, and writing cron scripts for this project management and collaboration product targeting marketing professionals and advertising agencies.

Consultant (May1999-August1999) Therma-Wave, Fremont, CA

Assessed PowerBuilder/Paradox electronic wafer measurement recipes application and porting to web. Designed and developed application w/ColdFusion/MS-Access in less than 8 weeks. Trained C++ programmers in ColdFusion. Created MS-C++ calls to extract legacy data and insert into database via ODBC.

Consultant (March1999-April1999) University of California, Environmental Health and Safety, San Francisco, CA

Charged with recommending and implementing hardware infrastructure from networking to security and administration. Installed/configured MS-IIS and the ColdFusion web app server. Developed/implemented a dynamic, secure extranet.

Consultant (Jan1999-March1999) The San Francisco Chronicle - The SF Gate, San Francisco, CA

Responsible for optimizing the performance of a MS-Access/VB application. Migrated the MS-Access database to Oracle for use by the SF Gates Web Site and by the MS-Access/VB application via ODBC. Converted queries to views and stored procedures. Performance via ODBC improved drastically. Responsible for Oracle DBA duties and training a novice in this area during transition.

Consultant (June1998-1999) (Team Intranet Architect) U S West, Denver, CO

U S West has over 80 CLECs in 14 states and they needed a way to quickly analyze and report on more than 250 service measures in order to facilitate legal and regulatory processes. Responsible for conceptual and physical design as well as development of a very secure intranet using the components of SAS including SQL, statistical procedures, SAS/IntrNet, and SAS/MDDB (SAS/EIS interface). Wrote production jobs using Korn Shell Scripts. Worked with sr. statistician, data warehouse architect, project mgr, and director.

Consultant (April1998-May1998) (retained) University of California, Environmental Health And Safety, San Francisco, CA

Installed and configured MS IIS for multiple websites/domains including the Index Server for network security and site-wide searching capabilities. Installed and configured ColdFusion. Developed web-based surveys using CF and Microsoft Access.

Consultant (January1998-June1998) Hewlett-Packard, Palo Alto, CA

Developed the admin app for executive managers' Corporate Education Development intranet using ColdFusion, Javascript and Oracle PL/SQL on WIN-NT. This admin tool allowed administrators to create and maintain resources. Extracted input from admins and created dynamic custom data sheet for each resource. Customizable template based upon whether the resource was an external pgm, an audio/video resource, or a publication.

Consultant (July1997-January1998)Pacific Data Design (clients were Connectics and Collagen pharmaceutical companies), San Francisco, CA

Created SAS programs for data conversion and validation, and customized data listings and summary tables including logistic regression statistical tables for Collagen and Connetics. Used SAS/Connect w/JTunnel and JConnect via SAS' JViewer Java applet to web enable the data for remote client review.

Sr. ColdFusion Developer (February1996-July1997) Hewlett-Packard, Palo Alto, CA

Developed a 'Recommended Vendors' intranet using LiveWire Pro w/Netscape Enterprise Server and Oracle PL/SQL on HP-UX (UNIX). Allowed decision makers to enter vendor information from previous projects. Also wrote shell scripts to interact w/Oracle stored procedures. Search app was created to allow search by keywords, region, country, state, and vendor category type. A secure administrative page was created to allow additions/updating of vendor parameters.
Developed a 'Developing Educators' intranet using LiveWire Pro w/Netscape Enterprise Server and Informix on WIN-NT. Gave users ability to add relevant educators resources to database. Search developed from scratch to search by keywords and other parameters.
Developed an 'Engineering Project Tracking' intranet using ColdFusion and JavaScript for dynamic weighting formulas calculations on WIN-NT. Responsible for converting the application from ColdFusion to ASP in order to port over to MS-IIS web server and MS-SQL Server.
Developed a Corporate Education Development intranet for executive management using ColdFusion on WIN-NT. This application housed a repository of executive development resources which were viewable contingent upon the custom profile of each executive - (personalization)

Biotech, Pharmaceutical Clinical Trials, NDAs, SAS Software Experience (1980's-1996)

From 1980's to mid 1990's: Various FULL-TIME positions from Statistical Programmer to Analyst to Sr. Manager in the clinical trials R&D area w/pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies with emphasis on Phase II and III. Managed efforts related to New Drug Applications (NDAs): Creation of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). FDA Validation, Resource Management, Mentoring, Integrated Safety Summary (ISS), Integrated Efficacy Summary (IES/ISE), Computer Assisted New Drug Application (CANDA) which directly relates to CFR 21 Part 11.

Began career as a SAS Statistical Programmer for CooperVision (now Alcon Surgical) responsible for analyzing laser medical devices data, creating ad hoc reports and listings, managing PC-based systems.

At Allergan working as a Statistical Programmer for the Eye and Skin Care Clinical Trials. Responsible for creating ad hoc and standard regulatory reports and listings. Instrumental in creating the Computer-Assisted NDA (CANDA) Task Force with the long-term goal of a paper-less NDA.

At Parke-Davis/Warner Lambert worked as Sr. Analyst charged with interviewing and mentoring junior Programmer Analysts; creating SAS/AF GUI-based clinical applications for data management and biostatistics; creation of Standard Operating Procedures.

At Fujisawa USA, specialized in liver, kidney, and heart transplant studies. Charged with creating a SAS Programming Department from the ground up under the direction of Director of Biostatistics. This included Hiring of full-time staff members and contractors; building relationships with Clinical Research Organizations (CROs) such as Quintiles and Technical Recruiters; hardware/software recommendations; creating SOPs; creating standard applications and macros/subroutines; and budget management. This new management role was challenging initially but the outcome was a strong, stable department with a staff of 14 programmers.

At Syntex/Roche BioSciences specialized in kidney, liver, and heart transplant studies. Charged with the responsibilities of a Sr. SAS Developer Expert/SAS Programming Manager with a staff of 6 permanent programmers and 9 contract programmers. Member of the International Global Clinical Trials team which included our UK counterparts; Creation and Implementation of SOPs

In 1996 began working as a consultant. Worked for Pacific Bell using SAS Software to analyze terrabytes of data and to automate tasks using batch jobs in a mainframe environment. Responsible for documenting process, work flows, and audit trails.