.:. Resume

ADVANCED COMPUTER AND TECHNOLOGY SKILLS

  • J2EE/Java Server Pages (JSP), Servlets, Portlets (including ISC Portlets)
  • Java, C, Visual Basic
  • HTML/xhtml, CSS, JavaScript, XML, SQL, AJAX
  • UNIX, telnet, and FTP development environments
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Eclipse, IBM WebSphere Integration Developer, IBM RAD, Microsoft Visual Studio
  • Apache TomCat, IBM WebSphere Application Server, MySQL

CERTIFICATIONS

Sun Certified Programmer for the Java 2 Platform 1.4 (CX-310-035) - November 20th, 2005
Sun Certified Web Component Developer for the Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition 1.4 (CX-310-081) - January 7th, 2006

PUBLICATIONS

Developer Works Article - Map Web services with WebSphere Integration Developer 20 Feb 2008

Developer Works Article - Migrating WebSphere InterChange Server artifacts to WebSphere Process Server artifacts, Part 2: Understanding the WebSphere Process Server SCA components 14 March 2007

Developer Works Article - Migrating WebSphere InterChange Server artifacts to WebSphere Process Server artifacts, Part 1: Migrating collaboration templates to BPEL 13 Dec 2006

PATENTS

Reached Thirty-Fourth Invention Plateau ~120 patent applications. Patents awaiting feedback from the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Member/Technical Evaluator of the Pervasive IDT Patent Review Board
Member/Technical Evaluator of the Collaboration IDT Patent Review Board
Vice Chairman of the Collaboration IDT Patent Review Board
Community Contact & Free Thinking Friday Chair for the Women Inventors Community
Peer to Patent Member

EMPLOYMENT

June 2006 - Present IBM, Enterprise Master Data Management Solutions Accelerator Engineer
San Francisco, CA
Currently working on the EMDS Solutions Team.

2005 - June 2006 IBM, WebSphere Business Integration Developer
Austin, TX
Worked on the migration story between WebSphere InterChanger Server and WebSphere Process Server. See publications section for list of articles written discussing my involvement. (Java, Web Services, XML, SOA, BPEL)

2004 IBM, Extreme Blue Summer Intern
Raleigh, NC
Teamed with undergrad and MBA students, we utilized Web Services to create a standard which allowed ISVs to deploy extensions to IBM Director onto a unified web-based console. Main role was to design and develop the ISC Portlet graphical user interface with J2EE technology. Presented to IBM Executives and created PhotoShop posters for Expo. (Java, Java Server Pages, ISC Portlets, PS widgets, PhotoShop)

2003 IBM, Speed Team Summer Intern
Rochester, MN
Teamed with two undergrads and an MBA student, we programmed EZ-Setup for the Linux based Hardware Management Console (HMC) of an eServer iSeries machine. EZ-Setup automates the setup for the customer, handling selected configurations for hardware and/or software. The areas configured include: Service Agent, Security, TCP/IP, and User Profiles. (Java, XML, CL commands)
"Highly concentrated in focus, Speed Teams endeavors have concrete endpoints and are designed to produce specific deliverables at completion. Interns work on all sides of their projects, technically innovating against a backdrop of business value and global importance."

2002 TRW, Summer Intern
Helena, MT
Implemented six sections for a Birth Record Maintenance Application for the state of Montana. The goal of the project was to take an already existing application and make it a web friendly application that provides the ability to add and update offices. Coded using JavaServer Pages, JavaScript, xhtml, PL/SQL, and Oracle.

2001 KPMG Consulting, Summer Intern
Helena, MT
Created internal websites that organized KPMG's contracts to state governments in an effect to make the access of project information fast and straightforward.

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES AND VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCES

Emerging Leaders - Carnegie Mellon University 2002
Carnegie Mellon Women Leadership Program 2004
Member of National Honors Society Service Organization
Member of 3-7-77's 1999-2001
Carnegie Mellon Judicial Branch
Women in School of Computer Science
Society of Women Engineers
IBM Rising Stars 2003

EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Carnegie Mellon Varsity Basketball
Carnegie Mellon Varsity Volleyball

EDUCATION

Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA 2001 - 2005
Major: Computer Science
Minor: Business Administration and Multimedia Productions

Look here for course work

Helena High School Helena, MT 1997-2001
Valedictorian Honors