Gaul I.

## BIO Gaul C. Ihenacho (U. S. Citizen) ** SUMMARY ** Eighteen years of full life cycle software development and consulting experience. Experienced in both internal corporate projects and commercial software packages. Has been involved in all aspects of the application development lifecycle including feasibility, requirements analysis, design, development, and implementation. Experienced in both host-based and client/server software development, object-oriented analysis & design (OOA&D), including the following: Windows SDK (10 years), Visual C/C++ (8 years), WIN32, MFC, ATL, STL, ActiveX Controls, XML,UML, COM, Rational Rose, Visual Basic, TCP/IP, WINSOCK, ODBC, MS SQL Server, WATCOM SQL Server, Crystal Report, Clipper, XBASE, COBOL, PC/FOCUS, MSMQ, MQSeries,Visual SourceSafe. IBM DB2, IBM WebSphere, VisualAge For Java, JBuilder, Java, Java Servlets, JDBC, .Net Framework, C#, Managed C++. Have worked on various platforms that range from mainframes, minicomputers, and microcomputers including: IBM 390, 3091 OS/MVS, IBM 8100/DPPX, IBM AS/400, Honeywell Level-66, Intel x86 (since 1983), DOS, Windows 3.x, Windows 95/98, NT/Win2000, IBM OS/2 Warp Server, Novell Netware, Unix (SOLARIS), Linux. ** EDUCATION** MBA, Management Information Systems Depaul University, Chicago IL Bachelor Of Science, Computer Science. Honors. Deans List Roosevelt University, Chicago IL **EXPERIENCE** ** Currently - Independent Software Developer and Consultant ** Led the development and implementation of a new banking application for an international bank. Software modules include customer accounts, treasury management, asset management and human resources management. Software was developed using Visual C++, COM, ATL, ADO, accessing SQL Server on Win2000 and Oracle on AIX and Solaris in an n-Tier architecture. Environment: Visual C++, COM, ATL, STL, ADO, MS SQL, 3-Tier Client/Server, RS/6000, AIX, Solaris, Java, C/C++, Rational Rose, UML **Sep 2000 – Nov 2001 Chicago Center for IBM e-Business Innovation Global Services I/T Architect (Architect/Lead Developer)** Lead I/T Architect in the design and implementation of a life insurance application. Led the effort from proposal development to requirements gathering, development of object models, database models, design, and development. Developed the architecture, use case model, and component model. The system is designed and developed in Java, involves Java Servlets, IBM WebSphere, and some components in COM, and interaction with MS Office. Wrote the Java to COM messaging and document management modules. Setup the development, QA Testing, and client production environments, including the installation and configuration of WebSphere. Led a team of five to seven. Lead I/T Architect in the review and assessment of technical issues involved in the design and implementation of a web-based order-processing application, and several WebSphere related issues on RS/6000, AS/400, and S/390, for Kraft/Phllip Morris group of companies. Reviewed the overall architecture and application design to try to identify problem areas, and interviewed several people both at Kraft and IBM, including architects, developers, customer and client services executives. Lead I/T Architect in the review and assessment of the technical requirements and issues for the web-enablement of an e-Tax system for IOWA State government agency. Developed the architecture, use case model, and component model. The system, designed and developed in Java, allows a taxpayer to use a web browser to access, setup and/or view their payment history on a backend S/390, with WebSphere Application Server and MQSeries acting as middleware. Led a team of developers. Software Architect and developer in charge of the design and development of the Trouble Management subsystem of a billing and customer care system for a telecommunications software company. Did the analysis and design using UML, wrote the associated database access modules, and several middle-ware components, including those callable from web and desktop clients. The software was developed using Visual C++, COM, ATL, STL, ADO, MS SQL Server in a 3-Tier client/server architecture. Environment: Visual C++, COM, ATL, STL, ADO, MS SQL Server, DB2, Oracle, 3-Tier Client/Server, WebSphere, RS/6000, AS/400, OS/390, Solaris, Java, Visual Basic, Visual Age for Java, C/C++, Rational Rose, UML, Erwin ** May 1999 – June 2000 Deloitte & Touche Tax Technologies, Deerfield IL Senior Software Engineer (Architect/Lead Developer) ** Involved in the Requirements Analysis, Design and Development of LightYear Corporate Tax Compliance & Planning System. Responsible for analyzing and translating business & software requirements into functional specifications, and specific system architecture. Involved in overall architecture re-design. Lead Developer & System Architect (SA) for Compliance Navigator, Desktop Navigator, Worksheets, Partnership modules. Design OOA/D Object Models, including Sequence Diagrams, Class Diagrams, etc using UML and Rational Rose. Design Screens, COM interfaces, Business Objects, & Database Interface Objects. Prepare estimates for time and resources. Develop work-plan. Manage and coordinate teams of developers and analysts. Lead development of assigned modules using C/C++ (Visual C++ 6.0), VB, COM, ATL, STL, ActiveX Controls, SQL Server. Development includes n-Tier Client/Server architecture. Environment: SQL Server, Visual C++ 6.0, Visual Basic, Com ATL, STL, ActiveX Controls, n-Tier Client/Server architecture, OOA/D Object Models, COM, UML, Sequence Diagrams, Class Diagrams, Business Objects **September 1998 – May 1999 HBOC (McKessonHBOC), Wheeling IL Senior Software Engineering Advisor ** Involved in development of Pathways Materials Management (PMM). Worked on Main Object Manager (MOM), Purchasing, and Receiving modules. ? Lead Developer & Architect for HBOC Desktop Integration Component (using COM). Software development includes COM, ATL, VC 5.0, C/C++, Windows Sockets, 3-Tier Client/Server Architecture. Involved in Beta Planning. Environment: Visual C++, COM, ATL, STL, ADO, MS SQL, 3-Tier Client/Server, WINSOCK ## Area of Expertise object-oriented analysis & design (OOA&D), WIN16/WIN32 (10 years), Visual C/C++ (8 years), MFC, ATL, STL, ActiveX Controls, XML, UML, COM, Rational Rose, Visual Basic, TCP/IP, WINSOCK, ODBC, MS SQL Server, WATCOM SQL Server, Clipper, XBASE, COBOL, PC/FOCUS, MSMQ, MQSeries,Visual SourceSafe. IBM DB2, IBM WebSphere, Visual Age For Java (VAJava), JBuilder, Java, Java Servlets, JDBC, .Net Framework, C#.Net, Managed C++. DOS, Windows 3.x, Windows 95/98, NT/Win2000, Novell Netware, Unix (SOLARIS), Linux.