b'JOHN T. PARSONS\nSometown, GA 30082\n(555) 555-5555 | jp@somedomain.com | LinkedIn URL\nDirector of Software Development\nEngineering robust, user-focused solutions driving breakthrough efficiency and bottom-line results\n\xef\x82\xb7Dynamic leader of software development teams offering 11 years of experience managing multimilliondollar, mission-critical projects.\n\xef\x82\xb7Skilled in all phases of the software development lifecycle; expert in translating business requirements into\ntechnical solutions; and fanatical about quality, usability, security and scalability.\nProfessional Experience\nABC Inc. (2005 to Present) / DEF Inc. (2004 to 2008) -- Sometown, GA\nABC is a global financial services firm that acquired DEF in 2008.\nDirector of Software Development, 2010 to Present\nSenior Software Developer, 2008 to 2010\nSoftware Developer / Tester, 2004 to 2008\n\nAdvanced through several promotions, culminating in present director-level role overseeing firm\xe2\x80\x99s software\ndevelopment activities. Manage a $4.5M R&D budget and a 12-member developer team. Provide cradle-tograve oversight of software project management, leading the research, design, development, documentation,\ntesting and rollout of enterprise applications.\nAccomplishments:\n\xef\x82\xb7Designed dozens of software solutions driving continuous improvement to processes, systems, work flow\nand customer responsiveness.\n\xef\x82\xb7Mentored development teams in Agile SDLC and RAD best practices. Ensured the release of premiumquality applications that provided intuitive and secure experiences for users.\n\xef\x82\xb7Delivered new or enhanced developments\n\xef\x82\xb7Web-based customer data-entry applications\n\xef\x82\xb7software that automated customer loan data collection and processing functions\n\xef\x82\xb7systems for securely handling electronic funds transfers\n\xef\x82\xb7browser plug-ins enabling fail-safe recovery of Internet file transfers\n\n\x0c\xef\x82\xb7Drove all phases of enterprise integration and process improvement projects to successful completion,\nincluding application availability initiatives (e.g., Oracle RAC, WebLogic clustering, data replication) and the\nimplementation of single site fail-over and recovery options.\n\xef\x82\xb7Reduced R&D budget from $6M to $4.5M while increasing service levels and improving product stability.\nProject Results\nServed as project manager, lead developer and/or team member on dozens of application development\nprojects. Delivered technology solutions that\xe2\x80\xa6\n\xef\x82\xb7Automated processes to resolve business challenges, such as ever-fluctuating currency exchange and bank\ninterest rates (15+ countries), complex bank reconciliation interfaces and ACH/wire-fraud detection.\n\xef\x82\xb7Minimized system outages, saving an estimated $1.2M annually.\n\xef\x82\xb7Equipped sales force with Web-accessible sales/CRM tools that helped elevate assets under management by\n37% from 2003 to 2004.\n\xef\x82\xb7Accelerated the lending approval process by 35%.\n\xef\x82\xb7Reduced payroll by hundreds of thousands of dollars by automating functions that previously required\nmanual data entry.\n\xef\x82\xb7Heightened security of electronic funds transfers and securities pooling.\n\xef\x82\xb7Decreased monthly error rates to all-time lows (from 1.2% to 0.02%).\n\xef\x82\xb7Streamlined the underwriting and review of government loans.\nTechnology Summary\nLanguages: C++, C#, Java, Delphi, Visual Basic\nDevelopment Tools, Methodologies & Environments: Rapid Application Design (RAD), Object-Oriented\nAnalysis & Design (OOAD), Waterfall Approach, Spiral Approach, Prototyping Approach, Integrated\nSoftware Development, Microsoft Visual Studio\nSoftware: TIBCO, IBM WebSphere MQ, Apache, Business Objects, JBoss, Oracle WebLogic Server\nSystems: Unix, Windows, VAX/VMS, NeXTStep, .Net Framework\nDatabases: Oracle, Sybase, Access\nEDUCATION\nABC UNIVERSITY - Sometown, GA\nMS in Information Systems\nXYZ COLLEGE - Sometown, AL\nBS in Computer Science\nCERTIFICATIONS\n\n\x0cMCSD, Microsoft Certified\nSolution Developer\nMCAD, Microsoft Certified\nApplications Developer\nCMST, Certified Manager\nof Software Testig\nCST, Certified Software Tester'