David
Hillman
25912
LaSalle Court ~ Damascus, MD
20872
Cell : 301-602-4719 dave@dhillman.com
http://dhillman.com
In a nutshell…there are three things I do
well:
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Provide leadership and creativity in chaotic environments.
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Design and develop cost-effective solutions for challenging problems.
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Inspire confidence in customers that their needs will be satisfied.
As an example, over the past 3 years:
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Sold a “change of direction solution” to a Fortune 10 customer to move a
project forward.
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Led and provided hands-on development of a product-based solution in a
demanding environment with limited resources under a very short schedule.
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Dealt with rapidly evolving requirements in real time and built a solution
that was delivered on-time, under budget, and with zero defects.
Experience
Software Architect/Developer/Manager (title: Vice President R&D) – January 2005
to Present, Template Software, Inc., Arlington, VA
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Currently developing and enhancing a data-driven analysis tool set using the
Microsoft .Net platform. Solution
brings together an improved metadata model coupled with a rule-based expert
system under an SOA environment.
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Designed and implemented an enterprise application for a Fortune 10 client
to integrate, view, and analyze data to manage program deployment for
vehicle programs over a multi-year period down to the part level.
Designed and wrote the baseline application in ASP, and directed the
implementation of a parallel version in JSP.
The project was initially delivered in three months with significant
enhancements delivered at six and twelve months.
Designed the database in Oracle to enable rapid integration of data
from any data source; application has been deployed worldwide across
hundreds of users and manages hundreds of programs and a half million parts.
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Leads business development efforts to identify new customer markets; designs
and prepares briefing materials, white papers, and technical demonstrations
for customers. Have met with numerous
customers to understand business requirements and potential application of
the product.
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Supervised developers and support staff and provided management oversight
for remote staff.
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Developed web portal and standalone applications (using ASP, JavaScript, and
XML) for the Missile Defense Agency for situation tracking and event
management. Provided technical
leadership to other developers for advanced web application projects.
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Designed and developed .Net-based application that included a backward and
forward chaining expert system engine integrated with a multi-layer,
back-propagation neural network utilizing an XML-based knowledge
representation scheme.
Independent Consultant - March 1997 to January 2005 - Software Development,
Multimedia and Internet Development, Instructional Design and Delivery
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Designed and implemented numerous .Net and web applications for a variety of
customers as an independent consultant.
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Developed .Net applications to support COTS text analytics software; worked
extensively with users to document and implement advanced requirements for
deployment of text analysis software environment.
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Analyzed requirements for enterprise document imaging system administration
control to improve system efficiency and document throughput; prepared
various specifications and provided project management for design and
implementation phases of development.
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Developed various database models and implementation designs for
transaction, process control, and education activities.
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Developed desktop and web-based automated authoring tools using ASP and
first generation .Net tools to support web server applications; tools
included automatic generation of database interfaces for web applications.
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Developed a web-based educational support system application using Visual
Basic that included features for tracking student performance and actions.
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Developed a reusable e-commerce application which was been applied to a
number of client projects and used in the classroom as a training tool for
advanced e-commerce students.
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Provided technical advice and guidance for Internet and e-commerce business
initiatives including web usability analysis, marketing analysis, and
guidance to improve site performance.
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Developed a cost-effective web-based delivery solution for presentation
including display and searching of large text documents.
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Developed instructional support software for CD-ROM delivery of
instructional materials.
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Developed and delivered training seminars on basic and advanced Web
Page/Site development, multimedia technology, web Server implementation, and
web database design and implementation.
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Developed a number of corporate web sites to support brick & mortar sales,
student registration, and other activities.
The Johns Hopkins University, Carey School of Business, December 1994-Present ~
Part-time/Adjunct Faculty
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Currently teaching software development, Internet, and web technology
courses at the
Carey Business School,
The Johns Hopkins University.
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Courses taught include web technologies and application development,
programming concepts and advanced applications in a variety of languages
including c/C++, Visual Basic, C#, ASP, and JSP on a variety of platforms.
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Developed a hybrid classroom/online web-based educational model for
undergraduate courses; it was applied to over 25 classes and provided course
management and instructional delivery. Developed
and taught online courseware for Continuing Education program.
Experience Prior to 1997
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Thomson Technology
Services Group - January 1995-March 1997
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Developed first-generation Internet-based distance learning tools simulating
interactive "school" environment for registration, classroom, delivery, and
communication with the instructor and fellow students.
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Conceived and developed Multimedia Brainstorming Tool for rapid graphical
construction, automated application generation, and size/cost estimation of
multimedia applications.
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Developed authoring system concept and software suite. Delmar Publishing adopted
the system for authoring and editing reference books.
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GTE Government
Systems - 1991 to 1994
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Managed information, multimedia, and database research and development efforts
for a staff of 15. Projects included CIA client efforts and internal research
and development.
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Designed and developed multimedia authoring technology (using Visual Basic) for
use by educators to develop and deliver classroom instruction; conducted
research and technology project for educational technology project in an
elementary school environment.
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Designed and developed prototype Veterans Administration computer-based
information kiosk.
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Designed and developed the first prototype multimedia information delivery
system for distributing Intelligence Reports from the CIA to the White House and
State Department.
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Quality Systems
Incorporated, Software Engineer (1989 to 1991) Provided research
and development support of artificial intelligence and advanced information
systems technology for the CIA Office of Scientific and Weapons Research.
Developed expert system and neural network system for assessing technology
development by Third World countries.
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Contel Federal
Systems, Software Engineer (1987-1989) Designed and developed expert
system applications for intelligence analysis. Designed and developed
mainframe-based computing services help desk support system for CIA Office
of Information Technology.
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Vitro Corporation,
Software Engineer (1983-1987)
Developed expert system technology for Cruise Missile weapons control system
fault diagnosis and repair. Developed technical documentation for
maintaining the Ground Launched Cruise Missile System.
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USAF (1974-1983)
Lead engineering technician for the Ground Launched Cruise Missile weapons
control system development and test program. Maintained air-to-air/ground
missiles/bombs guidance and control systems and electronic test equipment;
conducted training for missile maintenance personnel.
Publications
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Multimedia Technology
and Applications,
Delmar Publishers 1998 - a college text book.
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Numerous technical articles for
AI Expert Magazine (1988-92).
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Various technology papers and reports for symposia, clients, and employers.
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Maintain dhillman.com – a
personal web site since 1997; site contains a variety of technical resources
for fellow developers and students.
Education
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MS Computer
Information Systems, University of Phoenix
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BS Computer Studies,
University
of Maryland
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AAS Electronic Technology, Community College of the Air Force
Clearances
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Current: Top Secret
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Previously held lifestyle polygraph clearance (TS/ISSA).
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Numerous clearances held since 1974.
Technical Expertise
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Operating Systems:
Windows 95/98/2000/XP/Vista; Windows NT Server, 2000, 2003; DOS, Windows
3.X, OS/2, Macintosh, Unix
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Hardware Platforms:
Intel-based, Apple, SGI, Sun
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Network Technologies:
TCP/IP, Ethernet, IPX, Token Ring; Web Servers: IIS, Apache, Netscape
Enterprise
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Software Tools and
Applications:
Languages/Environments: .Net (2003, 2005, and 2008) including Visual
Studio platforms, Visual BASIC (20 years), Visual InterDev, Active Server
Pages (ASP) (10 years), VBScript, Java, JavaScript, LISP, Prolog, Assembly,
Pascal, C/C++/C#
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Multimedia Authoring:
Flash, Director, Authorware, ToolBook, Astound, Digital Video Producer, 3D
Choreographer
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Applications:
Word, WordPerfect, Lotus 123, Excel, PowerPoint, PhotoShop, PaintShop,
Access, dBase, SQL Server, IIS, SharePoint, WebLogic, Oracle, Office
95/2000/2003/XP
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Technologies:
Expert Systems, Neural Networks, Multimedia, Internet