Robert M. Baker

 (407) 496-2525

bbaker@microapplications.com

SUMMARY

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

 

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

Methodologies:        UML, Scrum, GOF (and other) Design Patterns, Chen, Shlaer-Mellor, DeMarco, Instructional Systems Design, Red-Teaming.

Languages:              C#, VB.Net, T-SQL, Oracle PL/SQL, HTML/XML/XSL/SOAP, XAML (Silverlight/WPF), WCF, Visual BASIC, C/C++, VBA/VBScript/JavaScript, Perl, Unix Shell Script, and numerous assembly languages (x86, 6502, 68000).

Hardware:               Intel-based PCs/servers, Alpha, Motorola, and Sun workstations/servers, routers, as well as specialized network and interface devices.

Database:                 SQLServer (2000-2008), Oracle, Interbase, Informix, and xBase

Software Tools:       Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft Expression, Microsoft Office, including Project and Visio, Sparx Enterprise Architect, InstallShield, Doc-to-Help, Win and HTML Help, XML Spy, Team Foundation Server, Unity, NUnit, ReSharper and other VS add-on tools, and 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, RIA, Web, back-office, and real-time transaction business data processing services as a Microsoft Certified Partner.

·         Design and develop eCommerce, job tracking, workflow, content management, and line-of-business applications for desktop, intranet, and extranet using ASP.Net, Silverlight, Windows Forms and WPF.

·         Designed and developed custom database administration backend systems (in WPF and Silverlight 3) to support user-friendly data management of complex hierarchical data models supporting Fortune 50 enterprise self-service fast food restaurant kiosks and entertainment performance issue reporting.

·         Designed and developed a Silverlight 3 application for Fortune 50 security investigators to examine employee photos based on Employee ID using WCF and the Model-ViewModel design pattern.

·         Architected, customized, and integrated a Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) Content Management System for an in-print and web-based magazine in two months at 80% of budget.

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

·         Designed and developed transportation logistics Business-to-Business web and back-office application suite, including automated carrier load assignment and extra charge calculations with real-time customer, vendor, and carrier update, increasing throughput while reducing personnel requirements.

·         Designed and developed commercial real-time host-to-host and public network Point-of-Sale activation systems for prepaid telephone cards over VISANet (SNA), Dial-Up sockets, and X.25 Frame Relay.

·         Developed a custom Accounting client and docket management application for a small accounting firm in Microsoft Access in 3 weeks (ported to Silverlight 3/WCF/SQL Server and certified by VeriTest).

·         Reversed engineered a complex home-grown classic ASP web application to refactor and develop an n-tier intranet job-tracking solution -- commercially released and Certified for Windows 2003 Server.

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 to migrate read-access query portion to Oracle Web Application Server in 3 weeks.

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

·         Reverse-engineered an 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.

 

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 training delivery media based on training fidelity and trainee population.

·         Developed specifications and training syllabi for U.S. DoD training devices and weapons systems.

 

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, Gainesville, FL                         

Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering               The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C.         


ASSOCIATIONS, MEMBERSHIPS & CERTIFICATIONS

Microsoft Certified Partner; ASPDotNetStorefront Certified Developer; Ektron CMS400.Net Certified Developer, Microsoft Silverlight Insider, past Orlando .Net Users’ Group (ONETUG) Officer and Board Member

References and Publications available upon request.