SCOTT E. FREEMAN

• Migrated an existing J2EE application from an outdated WebSphere server to JBoss. Configured JBoss server instance as part of migration effort
• Implemented Struts Validator functionality in an insert/update module for maintaining over 5.5 million student records for the state of California
• Re-developed an order status screen for state-wide standardized tests, including JSP, Struts classes, and back-end business classes
• Updated seven complex PL/SQL stored procedures to load to, and extract from, an updated database schema
• Designed a new module for online administration of tests for students with significant cognitive disabilities

Highmark Inc., Camp Hill, PA, 2003 - July, 2006
Senior Applications Analyst, 2005 - 2006
Programmer Analyst, 2003 - 2005

• Technical lead for a release of new functionality on an existing application
  • Utilized iterative development to refactor EJB session beans to cut development time by 2/3, with no drop in performance
  • Led testing effort for 6-month development effort, using new functional testing tool and JUnit test suites
  • Developed scalable, modular, multi-threaded tool for utilization reporting
• Led a 4-person technical team for an 18-month, $1 million dollar Computer Telephony Integration project that streamlined the workflow for customer service representatives
  • Interfaced with customers to clearly identify project requirements and interface design
  • Built a proof-of-concept prototype to further refine the user interface based on user input
  • Created the detailed architecture for the entire application, including the object model, security model, and web architecture
  • Developed a Java Swing application to interface between the phone/CTI server system and the Web inquiry application
• Demonstrated Java language and architecture expertise by consulting on technical issues on a variety of projects
• Designed, developed, tested, and maintained a standalone, console-based Java application to download scanned images from a remote Website, compile them into PDF documents and upload them onto a mainframe for further processing
• Co-Taught a Java Web Development course for mainframe developers, covering database connectivity, servlets, JSP, and Struts
• Recommended architecture changes to a large Web project which saved 6 months of development time and at least $250,000

HM Consulting, Lancaster, PA, 2002
Web Developer

• Designed and implemented a security module in Java for a web-based reporting and data administration application; Objects included Java Beans as well as database interface objects
• Developed JSP pages using the JSTL to provide a consistent user interface for the application
• Restructured existing database to more naturally reflect the data relationships