Paul Sturm                                        7566 Zinnia Way
sturm@branewave.com                               Maple Grove, MN  55311

[1]http://branewave.com/resume


Software developer experienced in design and development of large-scale
client-server systems using C++ and Perl with CORBA; developer and
operational support for enterprise application integration software using
TIBCO, webMethods, Java, and Perl; and developer of web-based applications
using Perl CGI/DBI and XHTML/CSS2/JavaScript/DOM.



Skills

Programming Languages
Perl (CGI, DBI, Tk); Java (J2EE, EJB, JMS, JDBC, RMI, JNI); C/C++ (CORBA, 
ODBC, STL, Win32); also: CVS, RCS, SourceSafe

Enterprise Application Integration
TIBCO (Rendezvous, Active Database, Message Broker, Hawk); webMethods 
(Integration Server, Developer, Trading Networks); XML, LDAP

Web Development
Apache/mod_perl, IIS, Tomcat, Perl/CGI/HTML::Mason, XHTML 1.0, CSS2, 
JavaScript, DOM, JSP, ASP

Operating Systems
Unix (Solaris, HP-UX, AIX); Linux (RedHat, Yellowdog, Libranet, Debian); 
Windows (NT/2000/XP)

Databases
Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, PostGreSQL, Sybase



Education

University of Minnesota  1995 - 1999
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Member, Tau Beta Pi
National Merit Scholar
Honorary Presidential Scholarship, Academic Excellence Scholarship,
LANDO Scholarship



Employment History

Website/Database Developer for MakeMusic!, Inc. 2003 - current
Maintained existing [2]smartmusic.com website using Perl/CGI, Oracle,
and Solaris; designed and developed (not yet public) complete rewrite
of website, back-end order processing, and subscription management
with XML-based communication to end-user application; using
Apache/mod_perl with Class::DBI and HTML::Mason. Provided
systems-level support for Solaris servers, including
implementation/customization of automated monitoring system using
nagios.

Application Integration Dev/Ops for Cargill 2000 - 2003
Provided operational support, system administration and development of
Enterprise Application Integration software to support business
processes; using TIBCO, webMethods, and in-house tools. Extensive use
of Perl, Java, C/C++ and Visual C++; on HP-UX, Solaris, Windows
NT/2000, AIX, and OS/400; with Oracle and SQL Server.
Implemented High Availability clustering with HP ServiceGuard for
TIBCO components; developed tools for automated system maintenance,
alert notification, statistical gathering and analysis and remote
administration; developed ORB-like network abstraction layer for Perl,
Object-Oriented Perl database abstraction layer for Oracle, and
Object-Oriented Perl library for the TIBCO Rendezvous C API and the
Hawk AMI.

Software Engineer for Information Advantage 1999 - 2000
Maintained, designed and developed business intelligence software
using C++ and Perl; general maintenance and bug fixing on core OLAP
server, rewrote substantial associated servers. Designed and developed
CORBA-based application server in C++ (with embedded Java VM and Perl
interpreter), providing a distributed environment to host system
components.

Consulting for Bonestroo, Rosene, Anderlik & Associates 1999; 2003
Web-enabled an existing [3]work order system using IIS, SQL Server,
Perl, ASP, and HTML on Windows NT; providing project, plan, and bid
information to external contractors (1999).
Enhanced Excel-based project management tool (SQL Server backend) for
budget planning and project initiation using Visual Basic for
Applications (2003).

Internships 1998 - 1999
Andersen Consulting - Utiligent: General maintenance of large-scale
customer service system for utilities companies and development of
internal tools, using Visual C++, Perl, ASP, and HTML.
Andersen Consulting - PRA Solutions: Assisted in conversion of
large-scale passenger revenue accounting system for airlines from
SunOS 4 to Solaris 2 and general maintenance, using C++, Perl, shell
scripting, and Sybase.
IBM - Rochester: Developed departmental intranet site using Perl/CGI,
HTML, and JavaScript.



Other

Author/Maintainer of Tibco::Rv
[4]Tibco::Rv is an Open Source Object-Oriented Perl library providing
language bindings to the TIBCO Rendezvous C API.



References

1. http://branewave.com/resume
2. http://www.smartmusic.com/
3. https://secure.bonestroo.com/PlanHoldersMenu.asp
4. http://search.cpan.org/author/STURM/