Rory T. Cullen

rory@rorycullen.com                                           www.rorycullen.com

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

 

Summary:     Sun Certified Java Progammer (SCJP).  Eight years as the lead SAS developer in a detail-oriented department with client-impacting deadlines.  Experience with refactoring code, library design, code encapsulation, and project management.  Twelve years as a proven leader in continuous improvement of process and coding practices.

 

SAS:                Base SAS 9 including Macros, Report, Means, Freq, Print, Sort, Summary, Format, _Null_; Enterprise Guide

 

Java/Web:    J2SE 5.0; Eclipse; Servlets; JSP; iBATIS; Struts; SVN; Swing; Apache Tomcat; HTML; XML; MySQL; JUnit; Adobe Flex; AS3; MXML; JavaScript; FusionCharts; CSS

 

Other Apps: MS FrontPage, Access, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Visio; Minitab; Rumba; FTP; Brio; TSO; XP; Unix; JCL; DB2; SQL

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

The Financial Risk Group. Inc. – Cary, NC                                                                                       September 2009 – Present

Senior Reporting Analyst

·         Developing custom Adobe Flex applications for data mining and Risk Management reporting

·         Implementing standard Unit Testing process using FlexUnit

·         Using ActionScript3, MXML, JavaScript, FusionCharts, CSS, SAS, XML, Subversion and Unix

 

Galactic Village Games, Inc. – Chelmsford, MA                                                                         April 2009 – September 2009

Consultant Java Web Application Developer

·         Built player/user interface featuring Struts2 with validation, Servlets, JSP, AJAX, Dojo, JavaScript, CSS and MySQL

 

Fidelity Investments – Marlborough, MA                                                                                                                          1999–2008

Senior Manager, Six Sigma Black Belt (2007–2008)

·         Co-Led Software Release process enhancement yielding $650,000 in annual savings and increasing customer satisfaction

·         Led Unit Testing process improvement project, standardizing communication and testing methods

·         Analyzed loopholes in the defect tracking system and managed the resulting software enhancement, increasing the accuracy of tracking data

·         Mentored two Green Belt candidates toward Six Sigma certification

 

Consultant Software Engineer/Developer (2006–2007)

·         Designed and conducted successful training program for 16 Bangalore-based associates

·         Reduced code base by 20% by encapsulating duplicate code, and implementing archive procedures

 

Principal Software Engineer/Developer (2003–2006)

·         Technical mentor to 15 Software Engineers for all SAS design and analysis issues

·         Restructured reusable code libraries to allow easier customization while protecting Unit Test code from tampering, leading to faster conversions and more consistency across programmers

·         Formalized code release and change management across business units

·         Supervised over 20 code enhancement projects per year with a 100% success rate

 

Software Engineer/Senior Software Engineer (1999–2003)

·         Maintained all updates to common code libraries totaling over 235,000 lines

·         Accurately converted assets in excess of $300 million per client utilizing SAS, SQL, JCL and DB2

 

Trustar Retirement Services – Boston, MA                                                                                                                      1995–1999

Operations Manager (1995-1999)

·         Proposed, designed, implemented, and led software help desk services available to 3500 clients nationwide

·         Identified and reported over 20 software defects, reducing repetitive help desk calls

·         Installed software at client locations, and trained clients in usage leading to greater client satisfaction and reduced support issues

·         Promoted to supervise a team of seven employees within 12 months

 

EDUCATION

Fitchburg State College, Fitchburg, MA      Master of Science in Computer Science                                                 In progress

 

Harvard University Extension School, Cambridge, MA       Certificate of Applied Sciences: C++, Java, Perl, HTML      2004

                                         

Boston College, Carroll School of Management, Chestnut Hill, MA      Bachelor of Science in Management                      1995