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ChristianDonner43 Bancroft Rd.StoughtonMA02072+1781341 4690cdonner@computer.orghttp://donners.com/christian/portfolio
Manager of an infrastructure or application
development group at the Director, AVP or VP level
with an annual operating budget of $1 million or more,
preferably related to Internet technology.
2000presentGranitarFramingham, MAPrincipal Consultant, Solutions ArchitectGranitar is a Web consulting firm specializing in Content Management Solutions for the Financial Services and Media industry.
The architect leads all technical aspects of a client engagement, provides pre-sales support, creates the solution design, manages the
development effort, the deployment and launch and provides post-launch support.Conducted annual performance reviews for 3 direct reportsDefined development goals with engineers and conducted quarterly reviewsInterviewed job applicantsDefined and structured the scoping processReverse-engineered current ASP siteDocumented business requirements based on current siteReviewed functional requirements with the client's business ownersReviewed approach with the client's technical teamWrote the scope documentDocumentum Content RepositoryDocumentum Web PublisherASPVBScriptSQL Server 2000XMLXSLT
http://www.hondaredriders.com
Contributed outline of technical solution to the winning proposalDetermined project scope with client teamParticipated in steering committee workshopsReviewed and revised the information architecture of the new siteDefined architecture of solution including web and applications servers, database servers, firewalls, load balancer for optimal performance, availability and costCreated solution design, i.e. application modules, data model, external data feeds, search engine implementation and customization of 3rd party componentsManaged 5 software engineers during development phaseDesigned legacy system integration with client teamsDeployed solution to the client's in-house hosting environmentManaged releases as acting configuration manager during bugfixing cycles and deploymentSolaris 8iPlanet AS 6iPlanet WS 4Oracle 8iVerity K2 Enterprise 4.01Divine Content Server 3.6JDK 1.2.2Java AppletsNetCharts BeansWebtrends 3MarketFirstRational ClearquestShell ScriptingHTML/XML/JavaScriptErwin
http://www2.standardandpoors.com
Engineered integration with IBM Labs TorontoSupported IBM team at the Doculabs site during a 2-day benchmark test of WCSThe integration was successful, WCS was moved from 7th to 2nd rankDivine Content Server 3.5Divine Content Centre 3.5Divine Catalog Centre 3.5WAS 3.5IBM WCSIBM WCMXML/XSLTJDK 1.3Oracle 8iManaged the development and deployment of a site maintenance release (8 software engineers)Created the solution design for site enhancementsManaged release cycles during QAWorked with Idapta engineering to resolve performance problems with the productSolaris 8Weblogic 5.1JDK 1.3, Enterprise BeansOracle 8iIdapta MarketExchangeVisual Source Safe
http://www.fuelspot.com
Conducted Streaming Media provider evaluation and made a recommendation for the hosting of Windows Media seminar video filesDesigned solution with client and information architecture consulting firmManaged integration of HTML and ASP code from streaming solution vendor (Intel)Designed site infrastructure and defined hardware requirementsManaged application development (4 software engineers)Conducted data migrationDeployed solution remotely at hosting providerManaged site launch (10/2000)The site won the TechnoLawyer awards in 2001 and 2002Windows NTIIS 4.0ASPCOMVisual BasicVisual Source SafeSQL Server 6.5Siteminder 4Rational ClearquestHTML/XML/JavaScriptErwin
http://www.law.com/seminars
19972000Sun Life of CanadaWellesley, MASystems ArchitectThe Sun Life Financial Group Insurance division operates more than 20 sales offices throughout the US. As part of a major business process and systems redesign effort,
the sales organization was provided with a data warehouse and online sales reports. The project started out with an external consulting firm and was later moved in-house.Managed database and report development (2 DBAs, 2 software engineers)Designed development platform, database and reportsDesigned Actuate class libraryPerformed evaluation and selection of reporting tool and ETL toolParticipated in development of a large number of SQL Server stored proceduresConducted monthly status meetings and presented to the project steering committeeInterviewed job candidates for engineering positionsCreated end user training material and documentationLaunched the sales data warehouse and reports applicationActuate 4 Beta TesterPresented the project at the 1999 International Actuate User ConferenceActuate 4SQL Server 4.0Stored ProceduresHTMLForteCrystal Reports 6Select Enterprise ModelerLotus NotesC Programming LanguageWindows SDK19941997RaconVienna, AustriaManager, Client-Server Infrastructure DevelopemntLeader of an infrastructure development team, serving an IT organization with 400+ employees. The team was responsible to
provide application framework services (network communication, security, logging, auditability, offline transactions etc) in the form of class libraries,
operation of callable components, documentation and training to client-server application
development efforts at a large retail bank with a network of 800 Unix servers and 7000 Windows clients.Responsibilities included budget, employee compensation, training, allocation to projectsInterviewed new hiresHired four software engineers into the teamHired two external software consultantsConducted formal annual performance reviewsMade recommendations for salary increasesManaged the development and implementation of a client/server architecture and multi-tier development framework
for a retail bankDesigned parts of the solutionDeveloped training materials and trained engineersMentored application development teams to ensure platform complianceMVSCICSSINIXInformixSQL WindowsC LanguageDCE/RPCOS/2IBM Ultimedia BuilderSmalltalkObject Cobol19851986STUAG AGVienna, AustriaSoftware EngineerSTUAG is a large Austrian construction contracting firm. It operated a datacenter with IBM 4361 mainframes. Batch applications were written in RPG II,
online applications in IBM CSP, a "4th Generation" language.Taking wage calculationRPG IICSP19861987AllprojektVienna, AustriaSoftware EngineerAllprojekt was a small software company and data center specializing in statics software for the construction industry.Developed modules for a terminal-based project plan software in CCAOS/VS19871994Vienna, AustriaFreelance ConsultantCasinos AustriaVienna Philharmonic OrchestraRobotunitsVisual C++8086 AssemblerClipper Summer 87Requirements definition through interviews and workshops with business ownersApplication developmentApplication deploymentDocumentationEnd-user trainingApplication support 24x71993MSEE (Industrial Electronics and Control Engineering)Technical University Vienna, Austria1996Project Management DiplomaGrundschein der Akademie für Organisation2002SCEA - Sun Certified Enterprise Architect for the Java 2 PlatformGermanfluentEnglishfluentFrenchconversationalIEEE Computer SocietyWebsphere User Group BostonAustrian-American Association of Boston (board member)