| Don Kirby | 7747 Crosstree Ln. Jacksonville, FL 32256 | 904-254-4527 |
Overview:
Highly-Qualified Enterprise Architect, offering more than 15 years of experience in industries including: Consumer goods, Logistics, Finance, Automotive, Travel & Leisure, Manufacturing, Insurance, Cable Television, ISP and Telephony. Skills include: TOGAF9, architecture, development, database design and staff management. Significant experience in all phases of software life cycle including project management, analysis and design as well as user support. Technologies include: Client Server, Web and e-Business systems. Strengths include: Team Motivation, Requirements Analysis, Problem Solving, Delegation, Mentoring and Diplomacy.
2014 – Current The Mobile
Cloud - Jacksonville, FL Chief Architect
Establishing
architectural patterns in support of mobile field force automation systems.
2008 – Current Taviant – Jacksonville, FL Enterprise Architect
Client – BiLo Holdings/Winn
Dixie
Designing data
integration patterns and administrative systems in support of a web based
talent management system.
Client – Acosta Sales and Marketing
Providing oversight of
multiple concurrent projects that span multiple business units and multiple
technologies. Assisted in gaining corporate buy-in for establishing enterprise
architecture practice. Engaging business segments to analyze needs. Providing broad
scope architectural oversight (patterns/best practices) for new and ongoing
projects. Active participant in corporate IT review and change management
processes. Providing size/complexity estimates for new project proposals. Assess/architect
Business processes. Evaluate new technologies to determine where they fit in
the enterprise. Implemented MS Team Foundation Server 2010 & 2012.
Providing guidance on best practices in use of TFS for project/time management.
5/2006 – 2008 Florida
Technology/Taviant - Jacksonville, FL Software
Architect
Client – Landstar (Logistics)
Specified design, ensured adherence to architecture,
worked with BA’s to refine requirements. Mentoring and coaching, Lead defect
resolution process including team of 7 developers. Research/customizing Telerik ajax enabled RAD web controls.
Quotes included: “still waters run deep” which was
used in reference to the quote: “you are a calming influence on the team”.
Team methodology started as waterfall converted to
Agile including sprints
Architecture included: .Net web application, Model
View Presenter (MVP), Windows Services Enhancements (WSE) 3.0, SOAP
Technologies included: .Net, C#, ASP.NET, AJAX, XML,
HTML, MS SQL, IIS, MS TFS, Telerik
Client – Nelnet (College planning and Financing)
Technical leadership for 6 software engineers. Designed/Created
applications in support of a College lending call center. Application
integration, Business Rules engine. Worked with BA’s to analyze requirements.
Created use case documentation, UML Sequence and work flow diagrams.
Architecture included: .Net Smart client, Web
services with distinct business and data assemblies. WSE3.0. SOAP
Technologies included: .Net, C#, ASP.NET, CAB, XML, XSLT, HTML, MS SQL, IIS, MS TFS, Avaya AES
1/2006 – 5/2006 Payformance
- Jacksonville, FL Senior Software
Engineer
Created intranet applications in support of health
insurance claims medical billing clearinghouse. Created use case documentation,
UML Sequence and work flow diagrams. Agile/Scrum team methodology. Architecture
included: Web services with distinct UI, business and
data assemblies. SOAP, XML. Received
complements for “digging deep” and gaining understanding of systems others
could not fathom.
12/2003 – 12/2005 EDR
- Jacksonville, FL Software
Architect
Provided leadership and task assignments for staff
of 4. Screen and select new hires. Interact with vendors to manage process
integration issues. Complements
included: He’s a man of few words but when he speaks you’d better listen.
Created intranet applications in support of finance
and mortgage placement operation. Met with business users to gather
requirements. Created use case documentation, UML Sequence and work flow
diagrams. Agile/XP team methodology.
Architecture included: Web services with distinct
business and data assemblies. SOAP integration and windows services.
Technologies include: .Net, C#, ASP.NET, XML, XSLT, HTML, VBScript, JavaScript, MS SQL, IIS, MS Server 2003
4/2003 – 12/2003 The Benefit Company - Columbia, SC Senior Programmer Analyst
Created VB/COM+ applications supporting COBRA and HIPAA reporting requirements for a Group insurance sales company providing clients with automated web based enrollment and billing services.
2000 - 2003 Encore
Development - Jacksonville, FL Senior Software Engineer
Worked closely with the Chief Architect to design Web applications including a Web Portal allowing the client to administer all types of web content, users and user roles, for Southeast Toyota, a division of JM Family Enterprises. Worked directly with clients to gather requirements and understand current system architecture allowing the integration of current systems to the new automobile dealer-facing portal. Developed API systems and error handling. Worked with Data, Infrastructure and Applications groups to determine portal integration within client's infrastructure. Defined architectural requirements allowing integration of existing internal and 3rd party applications to be accessed through web based portal. Deliverables included: Current system scope definition, Technical Requirements, Conceptual Network diagrams, Security Requirements, Application Work Flow diagrams, Data Flow Diagrams, Data Model, Domain Object Model, Class diagrams, Sequence diagrams, Collaboration diagrams.
Received complements from chief architect as being innovative.
1998 - 2000 PNV,
Inc. (Cable/Telephony/ISP) Coral
Springs, FL Team Lead
Managed staff of 7 developers. Developed real time credit card processing via IVR which reduced customer service calls by 15%. Other applications included: IVR and web based access and Enrollment, a proprietary Customer Relationship Management system, gathering/reporting telephone call detail records, customer access accounting and billing, remote application monitoring and control.
Received complements as a great person to work for.
1997 - 1998 Alamo
Rent A Car Fort
Lauderdale, FL Programmer
Analyst
Developed a Data transfer system used in ordering vehicles from GM. Technologies included VB, SQL and FTP. Order and status files were transmitted over a WAN via FTP. System included failure detection and recovery features.
1994
- 1997 Perot Systems Tulsa, OK Team
Manager / Systems Engineer
Lead a 4 person staff in maintenance of the Chrysler fleet vehicle ordering system for a multi-company rental car corporation. Handled orientation and training of new hires. Was complimented from higher management and peers for having great patience in the face of adversity.
Resolved errors in vehicle ordering system improving communications speed by 75% producing an equal savings in telecom charges. Worked on Dollar and Thrifty Rental Reservation system. A client server system with separate physical data, business and presentation tiers using airline reservation interfaces (SABRE, COVIA, AIRINC), ANSI C, and ACMS middleware.
Designed the first internet based reservation system for Thrifty using airline interfaces ANSI C, ACMS, CGI, and HTML.
SKILLS:
|
Skill
Name |
Skill
Level |
Last
used/ Experience |
Skill
Name |
Skill
Level |
Last used/ Experience |
|
TOGAF C# |
Intermediate Expert |
Current / 1 yr Current / 10+ yrs |
MS TFS Telerik |
Expert Expert |
Current /7 yrs 2 yrs ago/5 yrs |
|
SQL |
Expert |
Current / 10+ yrs |
MS SourceSafe |
Expert |
4 yrs ago/ 9yrs |
|
ASPX |
Expert |
Current / 10+ yrs |
MS Office |
Expert |
Current / 10+ yrs |
|
XML |
Intermediate |
Current / 10+ yrs |
MS Visio |
Expert |
Current /10+ yrs |
|
XSLT |
Intermediate |
8 yrs ago / 2 yrs |
UML |
Expert |
Current /10+ yrs |
|
HTML |
Intermediate |
Current / 10+ yrs |
Rational Rose |
Intermediate |
8 yrs ago/ 1 yr |
|
JavaScript |
Intermediate |
4 yrs ago / 2 yrs |
C/C++ |
Intermediate |
5 yrs ago/6 yrs |
|
WCF |
Expert |
Current / 5+ yrs |
TCP/IP |
Intermediate |
5 yrs ago/ 3 yrs |