DAVID D. LUCAS
197 Jefferson Ridge Drive               PHONE# 614.668.4020        EMAIL: DDLUCAS@LSE.COM
Pataskala , OH 43062

Experience: Over fourteen years of experience in all phases of the software engineering life cycle, five plus years of active duty military experience with satellite operations, communication, and data processing systems. Performed software engineering for embedded multitasking systems, remote communications and hardware interfaces, and satellite communications software. Provided software testing, integration, configuration management, and quality assurance/control in a MIL-STD-2167a and SEI level 2 and 3 environment. Lead integration and testing of a GUI client server development effort for Army logistics.  Provided infrastructure architecture, design and implementation of GUI and common business objects for client/server framework.  Designed and developed a decoupled generic server capable of changing functionality by adding different shared libraries at runtime.  Have provided architectural assessment and recommendations to support best of breed environments. Designed and developed several Java server side frameworks using dynamic command pattern and XML processing for manufacturing and financial institutes.

Employment History:

Chief Software Architect
Lucas Software Engineering, Inc.
Pataskala, Ohio
Languages: Java , C++, CORBA , HTML, XML O/S: NT, Linux, Solaris, AIX, MVS
September 2000 to Present

• Lead Technical Architect in a phased approach of access to MVS environment from off host services using MQ and ECI.
• Integrated use of Java Messaging Services API (JMS) into prototype of client/server processing using MQSeries.
• Design, developed and tested CICS Transaction Gateway access to CICS programs using Java as a client.
• Provide mentoring to developers in Java and C++.
• Provide guidance on middleware access techniques and performance characteristics.
• Provide research and evaluation of products for both strategic and tactical objectives.
• Provide expertise in XML processing.
• Provide expertise in high performance Java and COBOL to XML translation design.
  

Software Architect, Lead
The Longaberger Company , Infrastructure Architecture
Columbus, Ohio
Languages: Java , C++, CORBA , HTML, XML O/S: AIX, OS/400, and NT
September 1998 to September 2000

• Evaluated and implemented infrastructure architecture to deliver next generation order entry system. Areas included persistence, transactions, thin client (HTML/XML), application servers, EJB, performance, scalability, and CORBA component models.
• Design, developed and lead team in implementing a Longaberger Enterprise Application Framework (LEAF) with common interfaces and services.
• Provide mentoring to entry level programmers in C++ and Java.
• Provide introduction to design patterns and UML and establish enterprise modeling tool direction ( Together/J ).
• Provide guidance on CORBA/JAVA server placement, performance, and communications.
• Provide research and evaluation of products that would benefit strategic and tactical business requirements.
• Established the Technical Interchange Group lead by infrastructure to access the needs of developers and technical leads and provide direction in both tactical and strategic development.
• Served on Information Technology Steering Committee
  
  

Staff Software Engineer
Checkfree Corporation , Software Systems Development
Columbus, Ohio
Languages: C, C++, JAVA, HTML O/S: HP-UX , Solaris
September 1996 to September 1998

• Designed and developed infrastructure to support rapid client server development using HP-UX and Solaris to include user and kernel threads.

• Designed and developed an OO generic server framework which decoupled dependencies to a minimum. By adding a dynamic shared library loading, I was able to achieve complete decoupled compilation.
• Provided mentoring to entry level programmers in C/C++ and design pattern usage.
• Experience porting code between HP-UX and Solaris.
• Developed a COBOL/CICS "socket server" on an MVS mainframe to prove socket gateway technology would provide a faster response time compared to batch FTP/JCL processing.
• Provided requirements gathering and use case analysis of re-engineering efforts.
• Provide research and evaluation of products that would benefit strategic and tactical business requirements.
• Developed infrastructure for the Checkfree Open Financial Exchange ( OFX )Server and key in design, testing, purifying, and configuration management of package.
• Developed supporting scripts and programs for testing and packaging releases.
  
  

Independent Consultant
Zinc Software Incorporated
405 South 100 East
Pleasant Grove, Utah

Languages: C++, ZINC O/S: Linux

January 1997 to May 1997

• As a volunteer gesture and desire to assist Zinc in expanding their user base, I worked directly with President Robert Bishop and President of development Larry Macfarlane in a port of their GUI Framework to Linux.
• Ported Zinc Application Framework 5.0 from existing Unix / Motif base to Linux 2.x / Motif 2.0 using GCC 2.7.2 (C++).
• Providing initial testing of port and continued assistance through beta testing phase.
  
  

Technical Specialist
Nationwide Insurance , Life Company
Columbus, Ohio
Languages: C, C++, ZINC, JAVA (research), HTML         O/S: AIX, SunOS, Solaris
July 1995 to September 1996

• Provide consulting to programmers on Zinc Application Framework (OO-GUI), C++ and other technical issues in a 3-tier DCE/Encina team environment.
• Provide performance enhancement of existing systems by tuning client and server code (via threads based framework) and build process.
• Provided vendor code fixes and work-arounds to meet production needs.
• Ported client C and C++ code from AIX to Solaris to include client GUI.
• Re-designed the client infrastructure to support a true client application framework by abstracting the server and GUI interfaces.
• Lead in the design and implementation of a Model-View-Controller class architecture which reduces coding, learning curve, and increases maintainability.
• Created development directory structures to support client promotions and code control using RCS
• Provide Configuration Management of Client code by performing promotion, installation, and quality assurance checks
• Instrumental in division's process improvement efforts by providing key Software Engineering guidance on SEI and setting up process definitions following SEPG charters
• Provide shell scripting in support of production and development needs
• Provide client/server administration in development and production on-call
• Lead in debugging client programs to include purification (Purify) of memory leaks
• Co-developed a DEBUG class to support development and production real-time analysis
• Provide research on new products and provide strategies in their implementation
• Maintain vendor libraries and upgrade products for production use
• Provide analysis, design, code, and testing of business requirements
• Provide project planning estimates and technical expertise when evaluating management objectives
  
  

Senior Programmer Analyst
Science Applications International Corporation ( SAIC )
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
Languages: C, C++, ZINC, REXX, HTML        O/S: MSDOS, MSWindows, OS/2, Unix.
June 1994 to July 1995

• Provide Configuration Management of a C++/ZINC GUI development project for MSDOS/Windows by overseeing a Revision Control System (RCS) and programmer development.
• Provide Systems Integration by programming UNIX scripts, OS/2 REXX, and MVS JCL to deliver various data feeds over TCP/IP to an MVS M204 Relational Database.
• Provide four programmers with guidance of programming, standards, and technical issues related to database,  mapping, cross-platform, and object design for a Windows 3.1 2-tier client using Borland C++/Zinc.
• Wrote C/C++ utilities to support data analysis on both MSDOS and Unix platforms. Also wrote a Visual   REXX program for OS/2 to provide systems status.
• Assistant System Administrator over OS/2, UNIX (A/UX, Linux), and MSDOS/Windows machines on a TCP/IP network.
• Assisted in the development of a World Wide Web page (HTML) for special military users.
• Provide software testing for integrated products prior to beta release.
• Provide customer support for product usage and communications access via SNA, TCP/IP, and modem.
• Design lead for the Army Logistics Strategic Agency's (LOGSA) in transit visibility project to track Army cargo world wide using SAVI Radio Frequency (RF) Tag technology.
  

Global Positioning System ( GPS ) Software Programmer Analyst
National Systems and Research (NSR )
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Languages: 80x86, ADA, C/C++, Clipper, dBase, EDX Assembler, EDL (similar to C), Jovial.
O/S: AIX, EDX, MSDOS, MSWindows, MVS, SCO Unix, OS/2.
April 1992 to May 1994

• Maintained and developed real-time satellite communications software (Jovial, EDL, assembler) which included  the following protocols: VTAM/SNA, SDLC, and IEEE-488.
• Provided engineering, coding, testing, configuration management, integration, and 24 hour "on-call" software support.
• Assistant task leader in of ground system section; managed five other programmers and over 250,000 lines of code.
• Implemented a unit test process for software life cycle management. Created and refined software engineering processes.
• Wrote data analysis tools in C/C++ for both MSDOS and Windows.
• Wrote/maintained a Visual Basic program for Windows to analyze special data in ACCESS and generate reports.
• Provide Database Management and support to a customer defect tracking database in DBase III and Clipper.
• As a project engineer, assisted NSR in designing a GPS vehicle tracking system (VTS) capable of tracking remote vehicles from a base station via radio modems and providing real-time differential correction; wrote C/C++ MSDOS programs to support low level access to serial ports and data analysis of communications.
• Provided testing and research to the government in determining possible IBM Series/1 upgrade platforms.
• Developed benchmark software (text based) that simulated Series/1 functions on UNIX systems (SCO Unix and AIX) and OS/2 in both ADA and C.
• Identified a faulty Series/1 EDX operating system timing problem which impacted satellite operations, developed an emergency fix to the mission software, and assisted IBM/Loral in resolving the operating system deficiency.

Programmer Analyst (GPS)
United States Air Force (USAF)
Falcon AFB, Colorado (Now Schriever AFB )
Languages: C, dBase, EDX Assembler, EDL (similar to C), Jovial. O/S: EDX, MSDOS, MVS.
June 1990 to March 1992

• Maintained and developed real-time satellite communications software (Jovial, EDL, assembler) which included the following protocols: VTAM/SNA, SDLC, and IEEE-488.
• Provided analysis of software deficiencies and the re-engineering, testing, integration and implementation of associated software modifications.
• Developed and coordinated a programmer training program.
• Developed and managed a data base system (DBASE) for ground systems software status reporting.
• Assistant Section Manager, managed two personnel and over 100,000 Lines of code.
• Wrote new and maintained existing analysis tools in C under MSDOS.
  
  

Satellite Tracking and Data Operator / Evaluator ( DMSP )
United States Air Force (USAF)
Loring AFB, Maine
Languages: C, dBase, Algol, Fortran O/S: MSDOS, RDOS.
October 1986 to May 1990

• Performed command/control, data acquisition, communications routing, telemetry, and weather data retrieval.
• Maintained and developed an operational data base and software procedure process for ground system computers using Fortran, ALGOL, and RDOS PROCs.
• As a positional evaluator, tested personnel for quality assurance in the performance of satellite operations and computer procedures.
• Analyzed both computer and hardware system malfunctions and resolved software/equipment anomalies.
• Developed and maintained a software program (in C) to print out hard copies of satellite location data for manual acquisitions during computer failures.
• Maintained and enhanced a DBASE hardware maintenance database for tracking hardware inventory and preventive maintenance scheduling.
  
  

Education: Chapman University ; B.S., Computer Science, 1992.

Hardware/Software Summary:

Languages: Assembler (IBM Series/1, 80x86, 68000, IBM 370), ADA, ALGOL, BASIC, C, C++, COBOL, xBase, EDL (IBM Series/1 Event Driven Language), Fortran, Java, JCL (IBM), Jovial (J73), HTML, XML, Object-PAL (PARADOX), Pascal, PL/I, REXX, Shell Scripts, SQL, and Visual BASIC.

Operating Systems:  AIX, A/UX, EDX, HP-UX, Linux, MAC System 7, MSDOS / MSWindows, MVS, OS/2,  OS/400, RDOS, SCO, SunOS, Solaris, VMS, and Windows 2K/NT.

Other Packages: CORBA (Visibroker, Orbix, Orbacus), Together/J, JBuilder, EJB, JMS, C++ Builder, MQSeries, PVCS, Rational Rose, Netscape/Gold, X/Xt/Motif, Openlook, OWL, Zinc, Rogue Wave, GNU packages, MAKE, CVS, SCLM, Purify, DCE, Encina, RPC, TCP/IP, Oracle, Mini-SQL, Sybase, PostgreSQL, and VTAM/SNA, ECI, Softbench, Workshop, CocoBase.

Highest Security Clearance: DOD Secret

References: Available upon request

Last updated:  February 12,  2001