Senior ***Remote*** Software Professional

CLAIRE STREB – Remote clairestreb@hotmail.com
+1-585-755-3793 http://www.linkedin.com/in/clairestreb

PROFILE
Claire Streb, an industry veteran with over 35 years experience in software technologies is available for remote employment, consulting, and staff augmentation. She recently closed 1 4 U, LLC which furnished remote software services and deliverables to small, mid, and large companies around the globe. Dedicated to 100% customer satisfaction and operational innovation, Claire personally consulted with clients while managing her global subcontracting teams. Claire formed 1 4 U in 2005 after moving to the UK with decades of senior management and consulting experience. In 2008, she lived and worked both in the UK and US. She returned back to the US full-time in 2013. Claire was a principal founder and Software Project Manager at Phoenix Telecom prior to the company\'s acquisition by CSC. At CSC, she was a Senior Technical Manager. Claire holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science and Information Technology from RIT and three certifications from Rational University in Requirements Management and Object-oriented Analysis and Design.
SKILLS – MANAGEMENT AND SOFTWARE ENGINEERING SEE END OF LAST PAGE FOR TECHNICAL SKILLS
Proficient in an array of methodologies, programming languages, technologies, and concepts, including:
• Full SDLC/ALM/RUP/SCRUM/ISO/FDA
• Mentoring and Training
• Manage Staff (software and hardware)
• Business, Process, Quality
• Project Management, Configuration and Change Management
• Proposals, Quality System, and Risk Management • Analysis, Architecture, Software and UI Design, Data Modeling
• Object-oriented Analysis and Design, Use Cases, User Stories, UML, Functional Application Design, UX Design
• Enterprise, Company, or Team Scope
• Microsoft Project, TFS Scrum, JIRA, Wrike, StageTrak, Kanban, Basecamp, RequirementOne, Planbox
ACHIEVEMENTS
• All of my previous employers asked me to work for them again
• Worked well on my own and when managing a staff of 30 with a $6 million budget
• Managed, mentored, led, and contributed to successful software teams on complex tasks
• Played lead role hundreds of times in winning contracts and delivering software to global customers
• Led requirements workshops, wrote specifications and standards, conducted formal reviews
• Highly respected software consultant for custom, COTS, products, medical devices, databases, and web
• Automated and manual, web and non-web, black box and white box software testing
• Successful freelance consultant: Moved to UK, adjusted to a new culture, supplied cutting edge software services, and hired subcontractors from across the globe
• Founded Core Competencies group at RTE to introduce innovative technologies and share knowledge
• Major contributor to Quality System achieving ISO-9001 compliance and CMMI Level 3
• Awarded outstanding Java developer by Xerox (J2EE using Rational Rose design)
• Participated in Open Source projects (HijackThis plus four others)

EDUCATION
B.S. Computer Science and Information Technology (with concentrations in Mathematics, Physics, and Statistics) Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY USA 1990
Three certifications in requirements management with use cases, RequisitePro, and OOAD 4.0 (UML). Well versed in RUP, trainer/leader in systems analysis and design. Rational University
Boulder, CO USA 1998, 1998, 1999


EMPLOYMENT SUMMARY
CNS Associates (1 4 U, LLC and Computer Egghead)
Owner and Senior Software Consultant
Remote 8/2005 – present
Cloud, Data, Security, Healthcare, Mobile, Telecom, Imaging, Environmental, Finance, Tax, HR, Document Management, Printing
Client Dates Responsibilities Domains
Cerner (through TEKsystems) (US remote) 2/2015 – present Sr Software Engineer: Analysis, development, testing, and documenting the Siemens MobileMD Health Information Exchange (HIE) for hundreds of hospitals, clinics, and practices. (HL7, PDF, C#, WPF, WinForms, VB.NET, Web Services, CorePoint) Healthcare
Kodak Alaris (through Adecco) (US on-site) 8/2014 – 2/2015 Sr Software Engineer: Design, development, testing, and documentation of distributed computing for complex configuration scenarios on millions of kiosks, tablets, and smart phones. Document Management, Imaging, Printing, Data Capture, Web
INetU Managed Hosting (US remote) 3/2014 – 7/2014 Sr Software Engineer: Requirements analysis, architecture and re-architecture, software development writing web services and websites in C#.NET, WCF, ASP.NET MVC (Razor), Javascript, jQuery, Python, CSS, HTML5, SQL Server, and MySQL. Cloud computing includes AWS, Azure, and vmWare’s vCenter. Cloud, Data, Security
Essintial Enterprise Solutions, Inc. (US remote) 10/2013 – 2/2014 Sr Software Engineer: Requirements analysis, architecture and re-architecture, project estimation, software development, and 24x7 I.S. support writing web services, websites (including responsive), EDIs, interfaces (ADP, SOAP, TOA, Field Nation), call center tracking workflows, ACD (automatic call distribution), in C#.NET, VB.NET, VB6, Java, PHP, ASP.NET, Python, PERL, Ruby, Windows, Solaris, SQL Server, MySQL, and AcuCOBOL. Some Cloud Computing using Azure as well as REST and WCF. Cloud, Data, Security
CNS Associates. All work above was remote (except for five months), no staff (but mentored junior co-workers) ?
1 4 U, LLC and Computer Egghead. All work below was remote, and all staff were remote subcontractors ?
Materials Management Microsystems, Inc. (US remote) 4/2006 – 10/2013 Project estimation, Software Analysis, Requirements Management, Architecture, User Documentation, Test Plans, Mentor (SharePoint, Client/Server, web sites, Databases, DevExpress, Reports, WPF, WCF) Healthcare, Data, Mobile
Subadra Ltd (UK remote) 1/2010 – 9/2013 Architecture and Support (Desktop, VB6 migrating to C#) Environmental, ERP
CCH / Wolters Kluwer (US remote) 4/2008 – 12/2009 Systems Analysis, UX Design, SharePoint Design Tax, Finance, HR
Small to mid size companies (UK, US, remote) 8/2005 – 4/2008 General software engineering (C#, Java, C++, VB.NET, VB6) Finance , Websites, Access Databases, etc.


Some Details Regarding My Consulting Work

1 4 U, LLC / Computer Egghead – 100%
Remote (US and UK)
Senior Software Consultant 8/2005 – 10/2013
Healthcare, Telecom, Data, Security, Environmental, Mobile,
Finance, Tax, Document Management, Publishing
Provided senior software engineering and business/systems analysis services to huge corporations (such as Xerox, CCH, and Wolters Kluwer) as well as small companies. Also included product design, data modeling, programming, unit and integration tests, and validation plans (FDA/ISO compliance).
• Led development of cutting edge technologies:
o Integration and customized reporting to external systems such as Healthcare Benefits and Finance
o Java: Multiple applications and interfaces (J2EE, Android, web services, and UI design).
o C#: Architecture and .NET interop interfacing to legacy VB6 and PowerBuilder applications.
o NoSQL: Setup and training of CRUD databases (Redis, MarkLogic, Raven, MongoDB).
• Wrote Functional Requirements documents and User Interface designs for Tax, Payroll, and Benefits.
• Created an extensive array of data models for collection of laboratory results and data mining of that data.
• Wrote a decision support system in VB that collected data through a survey and later applied data mining to it with comprehensive and analytical presentation using graphs/charts.
• Intensive problem solving, development, mentoring, requirements workshops, business analysis, systems analysis, design and architecture audits, data modeling, reporting, data analysis, web analytics, websites, SEO, desktop apps, databases, technical consulting (C#, Java, VB.NET, Excel, Access, SQL Server, .NET, C++, VB6, MySQL, Oracle, PowerBuilder, Toad, Crystal Reports, Informatica), Research, Analysis, Design, Project Management, Troubleshooting, Support, Testing, and Customer Service.
Materials Management Microsystems – 100% Remote (US)
Senior Applications Developer (Analyst, Architect, Tester, Mentor) Contract: 4/2006 - 12/2007
W2: 1/2008 – 10/2013
Healthcare, Database, Mobile
Furnished hospitals and clinics with a software product that tracks surgical instruments and medical equipment and monitors sterilization. Worked as the only vendor interfacing with 3M’s biological monitoring system. Partnered with Aesculap for its instrument identification system.
• Responsible for defining customer requirements, providing development estimates, architecture and detailed designs, implementation (database schema, user interface and business logic), test plans, automated tests, and mentoring.
• Proposed and instituted the Data Integrity and Continuous Integration program with application/web analytics and automated testing. Includes tool for stress testing database for performance.
• Re-architected the company’s Access application:
o Rewrote for n-layer, n-tier, client/server in C#.NET (EF, WCF, WPF MVVM, ASP.NET MVC with Razor, XML, JSON, Python, T4 templates, WinForms MVP, DevExpress, SQL Server, SQL CE, Dolphin handheld, PocketPC, with framework for Android, iPhone, and Windows Phone).
o Sole software engineer and data analyst working on a biomedical informatics reporting module that included research into data anomalies/patterns.
o Introduced heightened cyber security measures into the architecture: 1) Authentication (both user and machine) are encrypted; 2) Authorization is granted through security groups mapped to operations; and 3) Document storage and retrieval is encrypted and accessible through authorization.
o Provided user experience analysis, concepts, and UI mockups and wireframes for a new look and feel for desktop, web, and mobile clients.
• Re-architected the old Access 2.0 application to Access 2007 linked to a SQL Server backend. Extensive User Interface overhaul and localization to Spanish. Introduced formal system testing, automated unit testing, and online user documentation. Wrote HL7 interfaces (surgical scheduling and other HIS).

Direct, Full-time Employment Before I Began My Consulting Company

RTE – 40% Remote (US)
Senior Software Engineer Level II 12/1996 – 8/2005
Healthcare, Telecom, Manufacturing, Legal, Document Management,
Scientific, Education, Imaging, Automotive, Finance, Aerospace, Mobile
Supplied software engineering services to a vast array of companies and industries, as small as single-owner, and for larger companies (Xerox, General Motors, Bausch and Lomb, Johnson and Johnson, Kodak, Frontier).
• Key technical lead and company’s “go to” and idea person (liaison between customer, business, IT, and IS)
• Project manager of many projects, fixed price as well as time and materials, staff: 1 to 10.
• Consulted for businesses regarding their analysis, architecture, coding, and processes. Comfortable presenting in the boardroom as well as rolling up my sleeves with front-line staff. Authored and presented numerous white papers, proposals, specifications, project plans, test plans (with procedures and cases), and user guides.
• Risk assessment, business strategy, feasibility studies (including gap and impact analysis), project and change management, business analysis, requirements gathering, design, programming, writing, testing, installing, training, and support.
• Worked extensively on:
o Forward and reverse engineering processes and software. Analyzed business processes, quality procedures, source code and databases, created scripts for implementing Data Modeling changes, published Data Models and ERWIN reports, and co-coordinated with DBAs. Scores of migration projects including C to C#, PowerBuilder to C#, VB6 to C#, Delphi to C#, and ASP to ASP.NET.
o Analysis of source code and disassembly of DLLs and EXEs for forensic investigations (including reports for court cases).
o Infrastructure and frameworks, such as queuing system for ACD (automatic call distribution) and a TCP/IP network stack exerciser.
o Log file analysis for website and application usage / ROI statistics (IIS tracking, AWStats, Excel)
o Interfacing with healthcare (EMR/EHR/PMS/QNXT), medical devices, and LIS (HIPAA, HL7, DICOM, ICD-10, XML), medical device software, automated radiotherapy (PIPER).
o PDF Conversions, such as ATA-100 Postscript to PDF and Payer/Payee XML to PDF
• Introduced new technology (such as secure web services using SOAP+WS-security and MSMQ ), planned / estimated / tracked projects, instrumental in company’s ISO-certified Quality System (standards and procedures and process improvement initiatives), founded the Core Competencies group.
• Projects included GUI and web-based applications, mobile, automated testing, databases/marts, reporting packages, embedded programming, frameworks, libraries, data conversions, document management systems (such as Documentum), consultative studies, configuration management. vendor relationships, and mentoring sessions. (Java, C#, C++, VB6, FoxPro, Oracle, SQL Server, Access, HTML, ASP, VBScript, JavaScript).
CSC Communications Industry Services (formerly Phoenix) (US)
Technical Project Manager 6/1992 – 11/1996
Telephony/Telecom, Mobile
Inspired team to produce quality products for noteworthy clients (such as AT&T and Deutsche Telecom) and provided top-notch software consulting services. Liaison for Sales, Marketing, and Software Development.
• Senior Manager (manager of managers) for the Rochester, NY office. Staff: approximately 30 people in management, operations, development, writing, and support. Budget: $6 million.
• Responsible for all landline and wireless technician access projects and personnel. Wireless access was secured using the OSI model. Communications were challenging with disparities between US and Europe.
• Managed relationships with customers (in USA, Germany, Italy, and Spain), budgeting, proposals, schedules, development, delivery, and support.
• Introduced new funding and methodologies into the development environment, improved communications and efficiencies, and trained staff (ask me about “RoboManager”).
Phoenix Telecom (formerly Sykes)
Software Project Manager 10/1985– 5/1992
Telephony/Telecom/Communications
Company founder. 35 of us from Sykes Datatronics started this company.
• Hands-on Software Project Manager (staff of 5).
• Hands-off Software Project Manager heading up the Project Management Office (staff of 60).
• Analysis Group Leader (staff of 3): Conducted joint analysis and design workshops, assisted Marketing and Sales with customer visits and proposals, and constructed specifications, data models, user and external system interface designs, prototypes, and demo packages.
Sykes Datatronics
Software Manager 8/1977– 9/1985
Telephony/Telecom, Hotel
• Hands-on Software Manager (staff of 8): Maintenance and feature enhancements for telephone switches.
• Test Manager (staff of 6): System test, software configuration control, and software QA.
• Supervisor of Operations (staff of 4): 24-hour team of operators and hardware technicians.
• Co-op Programmer: Firmware, customer demos, writing technical documents.
Monroe County Water Authority
Co-op Programmer 4/1977– 6/1977
Utility, Government
• Co-op Programmer (Paid college work/study program)
SKILLS – TECHNICAL
C# (EF, WCF, WPF MVVM, WinForms MVP, ASP.NET MVC Razor), Visual Basic (.NET, VB6, VBA), Java, JavaScript, jQuery, HTML, CSS, C++ (STL, MFC, Boost), C, AJAX, PHP, PERL, Python, Ruby, Delphi, Classic ASP, ColdFusion, PowerBuilder, XML/XSLT, SQL Server, MySQL, Access, SQLite, DB2, Oracle, NoSQL, ORMs (EF, Hibernate, PLINQO), DOORS, RequisitePro, ERWin, Toad, Rational Rose, SPARX, DevExpress, SSRS, Crystal Reports, JReport, Jasper Reports, NUnit, JUnit, WebSockets, WinSockets, TCP/IP, HTTP, HIPAA, HL7, DICOM, CorePoint, Siemens MobileMD, Documentum, EDI, SSIS, Sage, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Visio, Windows, UNIX (Linux, Solaris, AIX), ClearQuest, Rational Test Manager, Rational Performance Test, Selenium, Quality Center, QuickTest (QTP), LoadUI, most SCCC tools, Change Mgmt (Rational, Remedy)