Ed Schmalzle

1. Programming languages: Java, Ruby, C++, Objective-C
2. Relational databases: Oracle, SQLServer, MySQL, DB2, PostgreSQL
3. Standards compliant web development: DHTML, XML, CSS, JavaScript
4. Project management and bug tracking systems: Jira, Lighthouse
5. Version control systems: CVS, git, subversion

1. Persistence frameworks: Hibernate, JPA (TopLink), ActiveRecord
2. MVC frameworks: Java Server Faces, Rails
3. Entity management frameworks: Spring
4. Aspect oriented programming: AspectJ, Spring
5. Deployment environments: JBoss, Websphere, Tomcat
6. Test driven development
7. Behavior driven development
8. Object oriented design

1. Designed and implemented Oracle Insurance’s first insurance illustration system.
2. Redesigned and implemented Oracle Insurance’s existing policy administration system.
3. Mentored and trained new UI developers for policy administration and illustration system projects in my role as UI lead.
4. Developed internationalized version of older policy administration system as prototype for successful marketing campaign to obtain international clients.

1. Utilized standards compliant HTML and CSS as well as JavaScript to deliver clean and dynamic user interfaces.
2. Leveraged open source tools and libraries to bring web applications from prototype to production in a fast paced, iterative development environment.
3. Freed up resources spent maintaining older systems by designing and implementing migration to newer more efficient platforms.

1. Worked with analysts to implement new trading strategies on the Brandywine Java based trading platform.
2. Streamlined trading strategy simulator by implementing xml configuration based processing framework.
3. Extended Brandywine trading platform through test driven development and object oriented design.

West Chester University, West Chester, PA
BA, Computer Science
2002-2006
GPA: 3.76