Software Architect providing software solutions:

• Assessing an organization's needs that rely on software
• Analyzing the structures and processes used to meet those needs
• Designing and creating new software or customizing an organization's current software to meet their needs more efficiently and economically

My software solutions emphasize

• aptness
• full functionality
• flexibility
• extensibility
• performance.

With twelve years of professional experience in diverse software and technological environments, I bring knowledge, skill and a communication style that will put both your technical and business staff at ease. Over the years I've become conversant with myriad programming languages, platforms, and technologies (details below). I specialize in high-performance, dynamic web systems.

Architect, Co-Founder :  NexGenData LLC, Tulsa, OK

June 2008 - Present

Founder, Manager, Consultant: Adaptive LLC, Broken Arrow, OK

November 2007 - June 2008

          Contract: Tone Software Corporation, Anaheim, CA    


          Contract: Visionael Corporation, Tulsa, OK    
                    November 2007-January 2008


     2008 Technology Focus:

• Apache, Django, Mootools, MySQL, Memcached, Python, Sharding, Linux

Senior Programmer Analyst:Strategic Pharmaceutical Solutions DBA Vetsource, Tulsa, OK

June 2007-November 2007

   

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Developed DB backed EDI based integration between Zoasis (purchasing system) and ASW (inventory system). System receives customer orders (810) and sends responses (855, 977) and invoices (810). Developed web reports to display integration status.
• Developed Wholesale Product Ordering web system for use in Vetsource partner veterinarian clinics.

Technology focus:

• JAVA, Spring, Altova Mapforce, Ubuntu Linux, Maven, Mule, MySQL, Oracle, DB2, PostgreSQL, Subversion, Eclipse, AS-400, Wicket

Senior Programmer Analyst:  Visionael Corporation, Tulsa, OK

January 1998-June 2007

Duties & Responsibilities: 

Created or extended Visionael line of software products. Managed development groups. Consulted on-site with customers.

• Programmer/Developer
• • Products
  • • Enterprise Security Protector (ESP)
    • • Create dynamic web framework which transformed generic XML data from JAVA servers into rich XHTML pages
      • Designed and implemented UI
      • Built servers using StrutsXP, Hibernate and MySQL
      • Researched computer vlunerabilities, hacking techniques and hacking prevention
      • Developed sandbox system which alled multiple ESP installations to run concurrently on a single computer in pseudo-virtual environment
    • Visionael NRM (Studio)
    • • Co-designed and implemented CORBA-based event service and middleware
      • Built new UIs in C++ using MFC and WIN32 graphics libraries
      • Implemented considerable portions of a Studio rewrite when moving from a two-tier to a multi-tiered, multi-platform distributed architecture
      • Ported over a million lines of code from Microsoft C++ to standard C++ to enable our middle tier servers to run on UNIX, extensively using GNU, STL and standard C++ libraries
      • Created MFC collection classes and Windows structures clone library to ease port to UNIX
      • Developed an embedded Visio-like view in Studio
      • Ported a subset of Microsoft's COM framework to UNIX
      • Extended the object relational mapping layer
      • Developed queries and stored procedures in SQL
      • Boosted performance with threads and caching
      • Served as primary cross-platform C++ developer on this project for many years
    • Services API Suite
    • • Lead designer of this 2nd generation API product
      • Developed binding libraries for the API in JAVA and C++
      • Created a documentation-generation system which built latest API docs from version controlled specifications and source code
    • ServiceBase
    • • Co-designed, co-developed the framework of pluggable servers and APIs for this workflow integration product (2002)
      • Designed and implemented XML/XSLT/HTML web frame work using IIS and ASP (then later Tomcat and JSP)
      • Provided on-demand programming to create enhancements and customization to support EDS (2006-2007), including changes to the core product at all levels of the architecture
    • Visionael Import
    • • Designer and lead developer of this bulk loading product
    • RME Server
    • • Created CiscoWorks Resource Manager Essentials integration server 
• Manager
• • Served as technical or team lead of in-house programming groups, two to ten members in size; gave performance reviews to personnel; monitored progress and provided status to management
  • Developed process and technology needed to work with offshore development teams
  • Traveled to India to train offshore team
  • Remote technical manager of offshore team (2004)
  • Technical lead of contract development team (Accenture)
  • Hired white-hat hackers/developers to create low-level exploits for use in ESP validation system
  • Managed professional-services personnel 
• Consultant
• • Visionael SME to EDS/Cognizant team (2006-2007)
  • • Provided training and mentored the contract development team in Tulsa and on-site at EDS
  • Visionael SME to Accenture team (2002)
  • • Provided training and mentored the contract development team in Tulsa and in Minneapolis

Technology focus:

Programmer: Control Device, Inc, Broken Arrow, OK

1997-1998

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Developed the Windows portion of a multi-threaded real-time control system. Created for use in a Phillips petroleum pipeline re-routing project.
• Implemented ControlUnit, a Visual C++ application used to control a series of machines containing embedded microcomputers.
• Implemented SlaveUnit, a WIN32 C program that displayed status feedback. Data was received via socket broadcasts from the ControlUnit program.
• Developed Locator, a Visual C++ application used to locate magnetic signals. Locator graphically displayed an animated waveform for feedback.
• Maintained and extended pipeline pig tracking software written in Visual Basic.
• Helped design efficient socket communication protocols.

Technology focus:

Related Experience

Project Owner of the open source project : pyshards. I started this project in late May 2008 and it is now hosted on Google Code.

Owner and Architect : Communitybuy.com LLC, Broken Arrow, OK 2002-2003

Duties & Responsibilities:

• I designed Communitybuy.com (decommissioned)  to provide online auction and classified services through a community-based portal.
• Created a robust online auction/classified ad system using ubiquitous, open-source technologies.
• LAMP architecture: Linux + Apache + MySQL + PHP

Technology focus:

Education

• Northeastern State University, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma 2006
• Tulsa Community College, Tulsa, Oklahoma     Associate of Applied Science, CIS Programming Option 2004

References

“Devin Venable is a professional. He and his company did rapid quality work for us on a contract consisting of several Statements of Work (SOW). He delivered what was promised on time and within budget. Devin personally did the product architecture working with the Product Managers. I would do business with Adaptive and Devin again.” June 19, 2008

John Hutchison, President, Tone Software Corp.

“Having worked with many solution consultants over the years, I can safely say that Devin is one of the best I've ever had a pleasure to work with: extremely technical, up to speed with all the newest technologies, programming languages and design methodologies, he is very thorough when developing a solution and always having an end-to-end picture in mind. When dealing with end customers and internal colleagues, he is courteous, patient and cordial.” June 18, 2008

Gordana Cirkovic, VP, Product Management and Field Operations, Visionael Corporation

“An excellent programmer and problem solver. He writes very solid and easy to understand code and has a great forward-looking sense of design.” July 8, 2007

Miles Flansburg, Senior Software Architect, Visionael Corp.