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Audree Thurman

Audree Thurman

aud1@audsplace.com

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Summary

 

Talented software architect, technical lead and senior developer with the following technical skills and interests:

 

  • Object-Oriented design and development
  • Databases
  • Workflow
  • Distributed Multi-tier Applications
  • Distributed Web-based Architectures
  • J2EE technologies
  • Java, C++, OO Languages
  • PhP
  • XML technologies
  • Unix development
  • Software Development Lifecycle; UML
  • Microsoft technologies: .NET, C#, VC++

 

Experience streamlining and automating business processes, communicating affectively with technical and non-technical associates, developing project plans and executing them successfully.

Experience

October, 2002 - Present:    Chandler-Gilbert Community College

  • Manager of Enterprise Applications (with five direct reports) responsible for planning and leading the design and development of the campus information architecture along with all in-house software .  Projects include:
    • ePortfolio System: Designed, developed and successfully implemented an ePortfolio system used by thousands of students and employees throughout the Maricopa Community College district. Technologies include C++, Perl and various open-source components.  System is simple to use, has RSS syndication throughout and supports a variety of dynamic and web 2.0 style page templates. 
    • Workflow Engine: Designed/developed object-oriented (C++) workflow engine used to automate and streamline many cross-departmental activities Workflow definitions expressed in XML; visual workflow builder (java based) added for easy definition of workflow processes.
    • Portal: Role-based portal (with single sign-on) released August, 2006. This gives students and employees a single point of entry for of their relevant applications, forms, check sheets, etc. Portal built in PHP with a SQL Server database. This project was the recipient of the College and District Innovation awards, 2006-2007.
    • Website Architecture: ePortfolio System extended to be a website Content Management System and is currently the back-end structure for http://www.cgc.edu.
    • Budget System: Designed/developed Budget request system used by college employees and administrators to collect, rank and allocate funds; also handles reallocations between existing accounts. Technologies include Java, Berkeley DB XML (innovation award received), Echo framework.

June, 2000 - October, 2002:    Insight Enterprises Inc.

  • Independent Consultant architecting and designing n-tiered enterprise-wide information infrastructure to support multiple business models
    • Participated in Use-Case generation representing business requirements, created/documented high-level architecture using UML
    • Implemented middleware in a J2EE framework (EJBs using Web Logic and JBoss application servers)
    • Designed/developed Product Searching database and middleware offering sub-second response time for generic product catalog searching

June, 1999 - May, 2000:    Arizona State University

  • Lecturer and Undergraduate Faculty Advisor teaching a variety of Computer Science Classes and advising undergraduate students.

June, 1998 - May, 1999:   Axxess Technologies

  • Principal Software Engineer responsible for the architecture, design and implementation of a customer-driven Kiosk to sell customized engraved items
    • Object-oriented design documented using Rational Rose
    • Component architecture, browser based
    • Internationalized Java applets running in frames comprise 70% of the application
    • Kiosk frame window written in Visual C++/COM using Microsoft's Web Browser control

1995 - June, 1998:    Mesa Community College

  • Computer Science Faculty and Program Coordinator
  • Under my leadership, the Computer Science curriculum grew from eight to over twenty courses with over 35 sections offered each semester.  Additional responsibilities included:
    • Developing course competencies and outlines
    • Hiring and evaluating adjunct and contract faculty
    • Participating in outcomes-based program review process

1986 - 1996:   Emtek Health Care Systems

  • Senior Software Engineer (and original employee) in startup venture that grew to more than 200 employees and a customer base exceeding fifty hospitals.
  • Lead technical contributor in system architecture and database of distributed Clinical Information System (client/server architecture) running in large hospital enterprise networks world-wide.
  • Extensive involvement in all aspects of the development cycle including requirements analysis, design, implementation, test and QA.
  • Primary designer (using object-oriented techniques) and developer (C/C++) of Distributed Object-oriented Database designed for rapid access/processing of clinical data.

Education

Presentations & Awards

  • Winner of the Paul M. Pair Innovation Award for myCGC Portal, 2006-2007
  • "Creating and Using a Simple In-House Survey Tool" presentation at the Association for Institutional Research - June, 2005
  • Winner of College Innovation Award - 2004
  • Winner of Berkeley DB XML Best Application Innovation Award - 2003
  • "Developing a Budget Request System using an XML database" presentation at the Phoenix Java User's Group - October, 2003

Miscellaneous

  • US Citizen
  • Part-time fitness instructor at Bally Total Fitness (2002 - present)
  • Enjoy music, reading, aerobic dance
  • References available upon request

 


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