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experience


Successfully completed projects for private companies and government agencies. Examples of some of the significant engagements Stephen has been involved in include:
 

Professional Experience

 
AAA Auto Club South; Tampa, FL
Senior Software Developer
April 2012 – Current
Developed a web based system that AAA insurance agents use to quote and sell customers car insurance. With the ability to connect to multiple other insurance companies Safeco, Progressive, Infinity, and others to obtain multiple insurance rates using web services.
 
Brandt Information Services; Tallahassee, FL
Lead Software Developer
January 2008 – April 2012
Manage and work in small to large teams of software developers, managers and project managers to complete a variety of projects. Work with a variety of clients including; The Florida Department of Health (DOH), Florida Agency for Enterprise Information Technology (AEIT), Children and Youth Cabinet (CYC), and Florida Vital Statistics.
 
Wise Outlook, LLC; Tallahassee, FL
Software Developer
January 2005 – 2008
Successfully completed multiple projects for private companies and government agencies, including; Papa John’s Pizza, Florida Department of Education (DOE), Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), Paul’s Consulting & Ashbritt Environmental, and Florida Department of Health (DOH).
 
Florida State University: Office of Research, Legal Counsel; Tallahassee, FL
Software Consultant
January 2002 – January 2005
Maintained the Human Subjects Research database system as required by federal mandate. Collaborated with Programmer in development of a paperless application and database system to increase efficiency and accountability.
 

Projects

 
Florida Department of Health
Meta Track Information System Consolidation
2011 - Present
Leading the design and development of a system designed to consolidate two existing computer systems in the agency. The new system will act as a Change Management Database System (CMDB) for the agency, which will track server, application, and database information that helps keep the Department organized and in control of their current environment.
State of Florida Data Consolidation
2011 - Present
Worked with the Florida Agency for Enterprise Technology to develop a system to consolidate the department of health and county health department’s key resources in the state. System will also provide reporting on current data systems, database servers, physical servers, virtual servers, and staffing data.
Children Youth Cabinet
2010 - Present
Providing web-service solutions for the Children and Youth Cabinet (CYC) of Florida. The service provides secure intermediate solutions for the CYC to connect to the Department’s vital statistics databases. It also provides real-time data exchanges threw the state of Florida agencies. System uses .net and SOAP web service technologies.
Metadata Information System
March 2006 - 2010
Led the programming/development of the web-based Metadata Repository for the Department which is responsible for tracking, storing, and reporting all metadata information for every system in and not limited to the Department of Health of Florida. Created using an array of technologies including ASP .Net, VB .Net, JavaScript, AJAX, and SQL Server database. Responsible for working closely with the users to develop an efficient, intelligent, and dynamic web based user interface using new technologies.
 
Papa John’s Pizza & Wise Outlook LLC
Apple iPhone Web Based Ordering System
2008-2009
Led the programming/design of the Apple iPhone web-based Papa John's pizza mobile ordering system. Integrated the current mobile system Papa John's had to a customized one that took advantage of the ease of use of the Apple iPhone.
 
Paul Consulting & Ashbritt Environmental
Debris Information Management System
October 2005 - March 2006
Developed and managed a Debris Information Management System (DIMS); a web-based system that was used to manage their debris operations as a result of Hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan, Jeanne, Katrina, Wilma, and Dennis. Developed and maintained system modules using visual basic .net, asp .net, and java script, with a SQL Server 2000 database, which allowed users to created reports, invoice, offer other user enhancement, and operate additional modules based off user and management request.
 
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Emergency Response System
August 2005 - October 2005
Development support for the J2EE system for the Bureau of Emergency Response uses to track incidents and responses throughout the State of Florida. The existing system used woefully out-of-date applications - DOS-based Dbase application – so a complete redesign was in order. The new web-based system contained workflow and outcome decisions which aided in processing 40% of the incidents the districts entered without HQ user interaction. This allowed HQ evaluators time to focus on the cost recovery efforts, rather data entry.
Emergency Event Reporting System
August 2005 - October 2005
Designed, developed, and implemented the Emergency Event Reporting system for Administrative Services. This web-based system was developed in .Net using a Visual Fox Pro database. The system automated the Department’s daily employee task for tracking employee locations and duties during hurricane season. Also provided, designed, and executed the initial training class for the users, which provided a smooth transition to the new system.
Admin Services Server Migration
May 2005 - July 2005
Designed and developed a custom web-based security and management application for Administrative Services. The application supported the migrating servers and operating system upgrades; tracked, saved, exported folder data sizes and user security rights for each server based on users’ request.
 
Florida Department of Education
Teacher Certification System
January 2005 - July 2005
Worked with the Bureau of Educator Certification to help improve the process of certifying teachers in the State of Florida. The existing custom application was successfully enhanced through server upgrades, correcting/upgrading existing systems and adding new client/server and web functionality. Planed, tested, and performed the complete migration from single server systems to redundant systems. This system has web and client/server interfaces with SQL 2000 and DB2 databases. The client/server application also interfaces with an Avaya Telephony system for the call center and FileNet for the imaging system.