Alexander B. Rodriguez OBJECTIVE I am seeking a position as a Java architect. EDUCATION Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA B.S. in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, Minor in Economics, June 2000. Thesis on Genetic Algorithms and applications in Datamining. WORK EXPERIENCE Aliaswire, Inc. Cambridge, MA ARCHITECT AND SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER SPRING 2005-PRESENT Aliaswire provides a highly configurable and pluggable payment platform which can be leveraged to provide different payment solutions. Worked with business to architect and develop DirectBiller application, a web-based front end for creating, configuring, and deploying bill-payment sites for small to medium sized billers. DirectBiller was architected to be highly configurable, scalable, and performant using technologies such as Spring, Struts, Hibernate, Axis, XFire, Velocity, and others. Payment processing engine designed as a state machine to manage various payment routing methods interfacing to a number of pluggable payment gateways including ACH, credit card, and pinless debit. Manage all technical aspects of company, including platform architecture and production and corporate operations. JPMorgan Chase Lowell, MA Senior Technology Officer 2001-Present Technical team-lead for the Client Access Common Services group. Responsibilities encompass all technical aspects of project execution, including project planning, software design, documentation, implementation, deployment, and testing. Projects implemented include the JPMorgan ACCESS Portal, a web-based, multi-tier platform serving more than 35,000 JPMorgan customers with an average volume of 400 users. Other responsibilities include maintenance and refactoring of the common services codebase, bug fixes, and production support. Technologies used include Java, Servlets, JSP, Struts, EJB, Web Services, CORBA, XML, JSSE, JTA, SSL, SQL, HTML, and JavaScript. Polaroid Corporation Wayland, MA Senior Software Engineer 2000-2001 Managed the efforts of teams in the US and India to develop an online, scalable, fault-tolerant image processing system. Analyzed different technologies to determine those best suited for the system architecture. Coordinated with Quality Assurance teams to ensure the product was robust enough to perform well under heavy load. Technologies used include Java, Servlets/JSP, JNI, Visual C++, SQL, DCOM, and MSMQ. Contata Health Cambridge, MA Founder and Head of Software Development 2000-2001 One of four founders of the company. Managed two technical teams for the design and development of a neural net-based mammogram analysis system to be presented to venture capitalists. Worked with radiologists to examine current mammogram analysis workflow and determine best method for integrating our system as an ASP. Technologies used include Java, C, Servlets, JSP, SQL, and HTML. StoreFront Media Boston, MA Founder and Head of Software Development 1999-2000 Founded the company with six fellow MIT students and an MIT Sloan Professor. Co-wrote the software design documentation and implemented a Natural Language Engine in TCL to be utilized within a web-based clothing sizing advisor. Technologies used include TCL, Java, HTML, and JavaScript. SKILLS * Languages and Interpreters: Java (6+ yrs), C++(1 yr), SQL, HTML, PHP, JavaScript, TCL, Lisp, Unix shell scripting * Technologies & Design: Servlets, JSP, Struts, EJB, Web Services, CORBA, XML, JSSE, JCE, JTA, SSL, Swing, EJB, RMI, Applets, MSMQ, DCOM, Internationalization, UML, OO Design, GOF Patterns * Platforms: Windows (XP, 2000, NT), Unix (Solaris 6, 7, 8), MS-DOS * Servers: JRun 3.1, Weblogic 7/8, iPlanet, Apache, IIS, Oracle (8.1.7), SQL Server, DB2, MySQL, Actuate Reporting * Other: Eclipse, TOAD, Borland Together, Rational Rose, Mercury Load Runner, Borland OptimizeIt, Visual Studio, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, PhotoShop PERSONAL Interests include all things computers, mathematics, running, hiking, reading, traveling, and puzzles. Member of Beta Theta Pi.