Justin Ashworth

Battle Ground, Washington


Java Development Manager

  •   Hands-on software development manager experienced in Java J2EE technologies for deploying mission-critical applications

  •   Real-world project experience and familiarity with the lifecycle of a project.

  •   Capable of managing a small to medium sized team of developers.

  •   Takes pride in code quality, producing code that is stable and maintainable.

  •   Able to analyze requirements and manage user expectations.

  •   Valuable team member, able to design and develop frameworks.

  •   LinkedIn Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/JustinAshworth

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    Objective

    To obtain a position as a Java Development Manager where I can influence, design, and manage the development of small to medium sized projects.

     

    Relevant Skills

    Very experienced with:

  •   Java J2EE (EJB, JSP, JSTL, Servlets)

  •   Hibernate

  •   Apache Struts
  •   CVS, PVCS
  •   BEA Weblogic 4.x – 9.x

  •   JBoss Application Server

  •   Apache Web Server
  •   Apache Tomcat

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  •   Oracle 8.0.x, 8i, 9i, 10g

  •   PostgreSQL

  •   SQL

  •   IntelliJ IDEA
  •   HTML / Javascript

  •   Microsoft Windows

  •   Linux (Gentoo, Ubuntu)

  •   Solaris UNIX

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    Strong with:

  •   Web Services

  •   PHP
  •   CORBA

  •   MySQL

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  •   Clearcase

  •   Bourne shell scripting

  •   PERL

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    Familiar with:

  •   C/C++
  •   Oracle PRO*C

  •   Visual Studio .NET / C#


    • Employment History

    April, 2001 - Present

    Dovetail Systems

    Fairfield, New Jersey

    Dovetail Web Application Framework, Dovetail Settlements System, Dovetail Payments System

    Technologies: Java J2EE, Weblogic 5.1 - 9.0, Oracle 8i - 10g

  •   Managed a team of six developers on a project to add features to and improve the quality of Dovetail's flagship payments system.
  •   Drafted technical documentation and test plans.
  •   Developed a framework on top of Struts to enforce good development practices of internationalization and code re-use, which greatly improved code quality, sped up the development cycle, and provided a consistent look and feel to the user.
  •   Ran a training class and mentored developers with less experience using the framework I designed and developed.
  •   Interfaced with clients in person, via telephone, and via e-mail to educate, explain, and help them use Dovetail's software.
  •   Rewrote a services management tool which uses JMX to communicate with remote processes.
  •   Wrote a test harness for Dovetail's Settlements application to automate the transfer of large volumes of messages in and out of the system and validate the results.

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    Founder / Architect / Principal Developer

    April, 2005 - Present

    Pet Co-op Network, LLC

    Netcong, New Jersey

    Canine Co-op dog sitting website developed on personal time.

    Technologies: Java J2EE, Hibernate, JBoss, PostgreSQL

  •   Managed Pet Co-op Network business.

  •   Designed and developed website at CanineCo-op.com.

     

    Development Manager / Software Architect

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    Development Team Leader / Software Developer

    July, 2000 - April, 2001

    Accordia, Inc.

    New York, New York

    Zany Brainy Website

    Technologies: Java (JSP, Servlets), Oracle 8i, Weblogic 4.5

  •   Led a team of 5 developers in projects to enhance the performance of and add features to the Zany Brainy website.
  •   Conducted code reviews on changes made by the developers in my team.
  •   Maintained the Dick's Sporting Goods and Zany Brainy websites, written in Java with a combination of JSPs and servlets running on Weblogic 4.5.

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    Earlier work history available upon request.


    Education

    9/95 - 12/98

    Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
    Montana State University - Bozeman, MT

    References

    Available upon request