## BIO
KRIS BRIGHT SUMMARY Expert level web application developer. Specializing in Perl and Java development. Major: web database application development. Minors: telecom, embedded, client/server, hardware. Strong process oriented background. Key member of a SEI Level 5 organization. Outstanding performer in each role held - from developer to leader. Effective and diplomatic communicator. Proficient at delivering technical presentations. Self-motivated. Fast learner. SKILL SET Perl (DBI, [login to view URL], regular expressions, LWP, HTML::Template, CGI::Application, CPAN, data mining) Web application architecture (cookies, sessions, server-side/client-side validation, security, authentication, logging, templates, separation of logic and presentation) Java (JDBC, Servlets, JSP, J2EE, Tomcat, WebSphere, WebLogic) SQL (Sybase, MySQL, Access, SQLite, Oracle) Apache, IIS, DHTML, HTML, JavaScript, CSS, XML, PHP, ASP Linux, Unix, shell, regular expressions, vim Windows, C, Visual C++, Visual Basic PalmOS Version control tools (ClearCase, CVS, RCS, Visual SourceSafe) Testing (unit, integration, system, automated, test plan development, usability) Documentation (requirements, high level design, low level design, test plans, user guides) Rational tools (ClearCase, ClearQuest, ClearDDTS, Rose) Design methodologies (Waterfall, Iterative) UML, SDL TCP/IP, UDP LDAP, USB, ASN.1, OSS ASN.1 Tools, RS232, Parallel Assembly (Motorola 68000, Intel 8051), RTOS (VxWorks, VRTX) Low level debugging (logic analyzers, ICE, source-level debugging) Wind River tools (Tornado, VxWorks, VxSim, CodeTEST) Telecom (CDMA, UMTS, call boxes, switch simulators, protocol analyzers) VHDL, FPGA design (Xilinx, Altera) PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE BANK OF AMERICA – Charlotte, NC September 2004 – Present Contractor Converted legacy Microsoft Access applications to enterprise web applications using Perl and Java. Applications were related to fixed income securities processing and used internally. Breaks Manager – developed web application to manage the resolution of NSCC and GSCC breaks. (Java, JDBC, Servlets, JSP, Tomcat, Sybase, SQL, Perl, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Access) Open Items Report Builder – replaced Access data preparation logic with a new Perl application. (Perl, SQL, SQLite, Access) Trace Recon Report Builder – replaced and extended Access application to report discrepancies in trades. (Perl, Java, Tomcat, SQL, SQLite, HTML, JavaScript, Visual SourceSafe) FREELANCE October 2002 – September 2004 Independent Contractor Performed contract work on a variety of exciting projects (web based database applications and data parsing/manipulation tool). Between projects improved technical skills and ran a successful eBay PowerSeller business. Careerpointe – Arlington, TX September 2004. Developed timesheet management web application. (Perl, CGI, HTML, JavaScript) Continuum – Arlington, TX March 2004 – August 2004. Lead developer for web based staffing application for recruiting companies. Came in to first fix bugs and stabilize the product. Then moved on to implement several new features. Extended and maintained web based HTML editor. (Perl, CGI, DBI, MySQL, Apache, Linux, HTML, JavaScript, RCS) Productive Media – Arlington, TX May 2004. Served as a technical advisor in meetings for transfer of ownership of software product. Developed web based bookmark manager. (Perl, CGI, DBI, MySQL, HTML, CVS) iSheba – Chicago, IL (Telecommute) February 2003 – March 2003. Data mining project. Developed method and code to parse scanned paper forms and store results in a database. This greatly sped up a manual process. (Perl, Microsoft Access) Created web based personal financial management application. (Perl, CGI, DBI, MySQL, HTML::Template, CVS) Ran business selling products online on eBay and a dedicated site. Systemized selling process and customer service. Achieved eBay PowerSeller status. MOTOROLA - Fort Worth, TX September 1998 – October 2002 Senior Software Engineer Performed full range of software development responsibilities for a SEI Level 5 organization involved in the wireless subscriber and infrastructure business. Primarily served as a developer. Occasionally served as a tester, SCM lead, and customer representative. Web developer on corporate web application designed to manage code and design inspections. Led Fort Worth team in extending the application to interface with systems in Chicago. (Perl, CGI, HTML, JavaScript, ClearCase, Oracle) Secured department intranet. Developed login scripts to grant website access by interfacing with corporate LDAP server for authentication of users. Modified 3rd party software to interface with corporate LDAP server. (Perl, CGI, LDAP, HTML) Led server-side development of web application related to document storage. Designed, developed, and tested server-side web application code. Played a key role in design meetings and process improvement activities. (Perl, CGI, DBI, Oracle, HTML) Responsible for department web server configuration and maintenance. (IIS) Developed tool for extracting requirements traceability information from SDL diagrams. Creatively saved several man-hours by automating manual processes. (Perl) Developed tool for producing requirements documents from SDL diagrams. (Perl, HTML) Chosen to represent software team on trip to India to address customer concerns. Provided excellent technical service while handling difficult situations diplomatically. Performed integration and system testing. Executed test plans. Recorded and reported results. Created new test cases. Modified test plans. Served as lead SCM. Coordinated and verified merges. Built and tested final release. Produced and presented documentation for release readiness reviews. (ClearCase, Perl, XML) Effectively worked with remote teams in Chicago and Israel. Was called on as a preferred developer when travel was necessary. Increased factory capacity 5X through reset time reduction feature in wireless subscriber product. Integral member of team formed to decrease backlog of outstanding issues. Evaluated and fixed numerous defects. DALLAS SEMICONDUCTOR - Addison, TX September 1997 – September 1998 Software Engineer Provided design, development, and test support for embedded computing devices intended for secure identification, computation, and storage. Designed test hardware to assist in debugging an embedded device. Performed low-level USB driver development. (C) Test case development, and test case execution for Java enabled embedded device. (Java) EDUCATION Bachelor of Science 1995 - Electrical and Computer Engineering Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, TN Master of Science (90% Complete) - Electrical and Computer Engineering Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, TN
## Area of Expertise
Perl CGI Java Servlets SQL (MySQL, Sybase, SQLite, Oracle) HTML Javascript Unix C Linux Clearcase, CVS Apache, IIS
