Kevin Decatrel

Email: KevinDEX@duck-walk.net

OBJECTIVE: To obtain a challenging software engineering position, ideally related to the digital media and/or entertainment industries.

COMPUTER SKILLS

Computer Languages: Java / Swing, C/C++, Javascript, AJAX, ASP.NET,Visual Basic, C#, Perl, PHP, Objective-C, TCL/TK, HTML, SQL, XML, WML, ANT

Development Software: Forte, JBuilder, Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0/.NET, Eclipse IDE, MySQL, PL/SQL Developer, Oracle 10g DB and Application Server, Apache / Tomcat, IIS, JBoss, Web Sphere, Weblogic, MS SQL Server, Rational Rose / UML, Cold Fusion, RCS / CVS, Clear Case, Source Safe, Subversion, Git, Sourcegear Vault, MS Office, Lotus Notes

Operating Systems: Windows 9x/NT/XP, UNIX, Linux, Mac OS-X, Nucleus RTOS (embedded)

SOFTWARE RELATED EXPERIENCE

Freelance Software Developer / Duck-Walk Software Inc., New York, NY, April 2010 – Present

• Implemented shopping cart and order handling features to handle multiple payment options for a single order for an e-commerce website. Developed using C# and extending the AspDotNetStoreFront framework .

• Development for a web based interactive medical instruction website utilizing video, slideshows and quizzes implemented with JavaScript & Flash.

• Worked for a leading NYC ad agency providing ASP, JavaScript / JQuery and web server support for various projects involving well known national & international brands.

• Currently developing a business productivity application for OS-X using Cocoa / Objective-C with iOS4 (iphone) integration.

Scholastic Inc., Senior Engineer, New York, NY, Dec 2007 – Feb 2010

• Member of Scholastic Education Technology Group

• Coordinated with contractors and Scholastic personnel on Database, System Architecture, Software Development and Operational issues.

• Primary Engineer tasked with designing server architecture and providing technical operations support for Scholastic Hosting Services, a migration of new and existing products to a web hosted environment. Currently provides a variety of education software to over 150 school districts and tens thousands of users around the country.

• Provided data analysis to software producers for various purposes

Burnlounge Inc., Software Developer, New York, NY, July 2006 – August 2007

• Member of the development team for a pioneering new digital music distribution platform (similar to ITunes, Y!Music Jukebox, etc.) geared towards user customization of a web based store-front and online community to promote their favorite artists and receive commissions for sales.

• Primarily web based development in an ASP.NET / MS SQL Server environment

• Primary developer of the store customization component (I.C.E.). Features included:

  • Layout changes, Skin Changes, Selection of albums to place in any of 100’s of slots organized by musical genre, creation of customized sellable playlists, options for filtering visible content.

• Helped develop and integrate components utilizing a unique blend of .NET, XML, Javascript (incl. AJAX) and Flash

• Designed and implemented a web based concert / event reservation system which interacted with one of the nations largest live entertainment databases.

• Developed web based tools for providing artist / content provider sales information and internal abilities re-assign and create new content classifications (Genre editing).

• Provided general support and development for a variety of other company websites and applications.

Vitech Systems Group Inc, Java Benefits Team, New York, NY, June 2005 – July 2006

• Member of java development team which developed a highly complex and customizable application for the purpose of managing a wide range of pension and health benefits data for large fund offices. Software developed using a wide range of cutting edge java technologies (Jakarta Tapestry, Spring, Hibernate)

• Primary tasks included:

  • Page / component development for our primary web application.

  • Build configuration, application deployments and related tools development.

  • Functional and regression test case definition, implementation, execution, and reporting.

• Designed and implemented a system to ensure “unbreakable” builds by developing hooks for the Subversion source-control system that would detect build errors before they were allowed to be checked into the repository.

• Created and tracked many application issues (new development / bugs / etc.) through completion as a result of design spec requirements, test results and user feedback.

• Developed a framework for and implemented automated testing scripts for our web-application utilizing custom and open-source Java code.

Lehman Brothers, Global Architecture and Engineering group – Internship, Jersey City, NJ, summer 2004

• Worked with internal portal group to add new features and extensions to CMS system. Development using Java & Web Sphere.

Bose Corporation, Software Engineering Co-op, Framingham, MA Dec 2002 – June 2003

• Member of a software team consisting of approximately 20 engineers to develop a high end home entertainment system with variety of innovative, advanced and elegant features. System was implemented in C++ utilizing an embedded real-time operating system (RTOS)

• Participated in many design review sessions for integral system modules.

• Tasked with developing extensive support for internal system messaging including automated code generation, unit testing, and related tool development and maintenance.

• Developed a system level application to manage the repeating of messages with varying time intervals to encapsulate this behavior from other modules.

• Fully designed and implemented a user interface level application for the tuner (radio) source of the device.

• Designed and implemented the base user interface module for ALL source level settings menus and extensions for the CD / MP3 sources.

GTV Communications, Internship – Summer 2001

• Testing of video / chat software. Website updates using HTML / Cold Fusion.

  Supermenu.com, Lead Developer – Aug 1999 – Oct 2001

• Developed javascript interface integrating with CGI (TCL / TK) & a PostgreSql DB to allow interactive browsing of restaurant menu's and fax orders to restaurants

  Education

  Bachelor of Computer Science degree from New York Institute of Technology - 2005