Robert M. Baker

 (407) 647-6997

bbaker@microapplications.com

SUMMARY

Highly motivated, hands-on, self-starting systems engineer with business customer focus, and broad experience in current and legacy technologies, commercial software development practices, training, and R&D, project, and software development management.

 

Operating Systems     Win32 (API level) and Unix (SCO, Linux, Solaris, IBM AIX and Digital Unix)

Methodologies            Chen, Shlaer-Mellor, DeMarco, UML, Formal Object Role Modeling, GOF (and other) Design Patterns, Instructional Systems Design, Proposal Red-Teaming.

Languages                  SQL, Oracle PL/SQL, HTML/XML/XSL/SOAP, VB/C#.Net, Visual BASIC, C/C++, Java, VBA/VBScript/JavaScript, Perl, Unix Shell Script, Gupta SQLWindows/Centura, dBase/Clipper, and assembly languages.

Hardware                   Intel-based PCs/servers, Alpha, Motorola, and Sun workstations/servers, routers, card readers/writers, and Scantron equipment.

Software                     Microsoft SQLServer, Oracle Tools, Interbase, Informix, xBase, Microsoft Visual Tools, Win and HTML Help, Microsoft Office, MS Project, Visio, Borland Together, Rational Rose/XDE, Sparx Enterprise Architect, InstallShield and Wise Installers, Doc-to-Help, XML Spy, Team Foundation Server, NUnit, CorelDraw!, Microsoft and VMWare virtualization products.

 

EXPERIENCE                                                                                                                                

MicroApplications, Inc.                                  1997-Present                           Maitland, FL

Principal                                             

·         Provide information systems’ analysis, design, development and integration for commercial and government clients, specializing in desktop, thin-client, back-office, and real-time transaction business data processing.

·         Design and develop commercially viable real-time host-to-host and public network Point-of-Sale activation systems for prepaid long distance telephone cards and gift cards over VISANet (SNA), Dial-Up sockets, and Dial-Up Frame Relay topologies.

·         Design and develop eCommerce, job tracking, workflow, and line-of-business applications for the desktop, intranet, and extranet.

·         Architected, designed and developed a family of GPS gateway servers, middle-tier application servers and back-end database to feed a Virtual Earth real-time tracking system using TCP/IP sockets, MSMQ, Enterprise Queued Components, and SQL Serve 2005.

·         Designed and developed transportation logistics B2B web and back-office application suite, including automated carrier load assignment and extra charge calculations with real-time customer, vendor and carrier update.

·         Managed, designed, developed, and integrated a commercial Point-of-Sale phone card system using standard Verifone terminals in four months from inception to production rollout under budget.

·         Designed and developed a custom workflow web application for Food Demonstration Management client in ASP.Net (mix of VB.Net and C#.Net Web Services against SQLServer 2000).

·         Reversed engineered complex home-grown ASP web application to re-factor and develop an n-tier intranet solution that was commercially released and Certified for the Windows 2003 Server Family.

·         Designed and developed a Law Enforcement Training repository and a complete Career Transition Center with individualized testing delivered as Web-based applications using Active Server Pages.

·         Developed custom Accounting Docket management application for small Accounting firm in Access.

·         Microsoft Certified Partner, Oracle Technology Network member, Executive Software Associate.

 

 

Star Mountain, Inc.                                        1989-1997                               Orlando, FL

Director, Orlando Operations                                    

·         Operated semi-autonomous business unit in systems, training, and management consulting at a growing profit level: identified and negotiated customer requirements, and developed architecture, information models, specifications, designs, and costing for process, system, and training solutions.

·         Formed, led, and managed teams of 5-15 professionals per project in meeting customer and corporate objectives. Briefed project status and results to clients at the highest levels.

·         Developed CASE/SDLC documentation, user interfaces, core logic, dynamic link library modules, data base application code, commercial quality user and system documentation, and installation services for a variety of knowledge worker systems.

·         Produced and fielded internet-based remote client/server decision support system hosted on Solaris/Oracle with SQLWindows (4GL) client via SQL*Net (TCP/IP and Async). Reused data base reporting code in migrating query portion to Oracle Web Application Server.

·         Produced outplacement contact management client/server system using SQLWindows and SQLBase.

·         Reverse-engineered analog panel trainer for conversion to interactive multimedia driven simulation.

·         Achieved steady revenue growth from both repeat and new business through solid client and employee management, as well as the writing and costing of winning competitive proposals.

 

Allen Division/CAE-Link Corporation          1986-1989                          Orlando, FL

Manager, Independent Research & Development                                          

·         Planned, directed, and managed multi-disciplined IR&D program emphasizing application of emerging technologies in the development and delivery of training. Wrote and costed winning competitive proposals. Evaluated and recommended corporate MIS components.

·         Produced two automated Instructional Systems Development support data base systems with relational data base back-ends as lead information system engineer.

·         Developed system design documentation, specifications, and Windows-based prototype in C++ for computer-assisted Joint Special Operations front-end analysis system.

 

Allen Corporation of America                       1981-1986                          Orlando, FL

Senior Research Engineer                              

·         Developed supporting microcomputer software for statistical analysis, decision support, computer-based instruction, and other analytical and output processing requirements.

·         Created methodologies to evaluate simulation functional requirements by assessing cost-to-train at the task level, and options for delivery media based on training fidelity and trainee population.

·         Developed specifications and training syllabi for multiple U.S. military training devices.

 

Allen Corporation of America                       1977-1981                          Orlando, FL

Research Engineer                             

·         Invented emergency egress system for large surface mine haulage vehicles.

·         Designed work flow model for U.S. Navy specification for the systems approach to training.

 

EDUCATION

Graduate Engineering                                      University of Florida                          

Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering               The Catholic University of America   

 

References/Publications available upon request.