Paul C. Newman

Profile

Software professional with strong interpersonal, quality assurance and system administration skills. Extensive experience in design and delivery of complex information systems. Exceptional problem solving abilities. Skilled in explaining complex technical issues to customers and management. Seen by peers and managers as a technical leader and mentor.

Skills and Experience Summary

  • Object Oriented design and development processes and tools including use cases, UML, Rational Rose, Shlaer-Mellor; business systems analysis and design; structured design methodologies; MS Project

  • Shell scripting languages and tools including Unix shell, Perl, Python, scripting and scripting tools (awk, sed, m4 and troff)

  • Network security and firewall technologies; High Availability systems; LAN and WAN administration

  • Web technologies including HTML, XML, XSLT, and Javascript; Apache configuration, and CGI scripting

  • Industrial strength action tracking, build and configuration management systems, including ClearCase, RCS, CVS, Clarify, Remedy@ARS, Ant

  • Oracle (7, 8i) and Informix (5,6,7,8) relational database systems programming and optimizing; SQL interpreters and language bindings; triggers and stored procedures

  • C++, C, Java (J2SE, J2EE, JMS), Pascal, BBX, PL/1, and assembly language for various microprocessors

  • Berkeley Sockets, XDR, and CORBA interprocess communications libraries

  • Ethernet, Token ring, TCP/IP, ADSL, ISDN, SONET/SDH LAN and WAN technologies

  • HP PA RISC, Sun Sparc, Motorola, Z-80 and Intel hardware platforms

  • HP-UX, Linux (Debian, Redhat, floppy firewall, Turbolinux), Solaris, SunOS, Xenix, Unixware, Unix SVR3.2, 4.0; Windows 98, MS-DOS

  • Carrier Network Management, simulation and testing; factory automation; IS and IT applications; Unix device driver design; typesetting, publishing; wholesale distribution and inventory management.