http://www.weichbrodt.org
noel at weichbrodt dot org
423-834-1745
6612 Chamberlain Avenue
University City, Missouri, 63130
Spring 2008; Academic project
Code contributor to hood, open-source social geotagging application on the Android mobile platform. Written in Java and using the Android mobile platform API, hood lets you add social geo-tagging to your existing social networks like Facebook and Twitter. hood uses RESTful web service APIs exposed by popular social networking sites to add geospatial data and metadata tags to the users activities.
December 2007; Academic
co-wrote the world's first javascript go (the board game) engine.
Spring 2007; Northrop Grumman R&D
With vision from chief architect, upgraded key internal library API (including custom RSS library) to support business expansion into software-as-a-service in .NET 3.0.
December 2009-Present
Co-authored a end-to-end project contract pipeline methodology (including white paper and slide presentation) and associated SharePoint portal tools that combined Program Management, Scrum development management, and Spiral lifecycle management. Utilizing a SharePoint list web service, pair-programmed a 250 element form that minimized government-mandated complexity and allowed contractors to input contract data as they received it, all while complying with privacy regulations, and taken from concept to delivery in 4 weeks. Resuscitated a Java Swing GUI and associated SOAP web service and persistence layer that automated metadata catalog crosswalk and delivered on time and on budget.
Summer 2006-December 2009
Working with management, lead two web applications for the intelligence community from initial requirements through several releases, resulting in minor contract wins for the company. This leading consisted of developing the schedule, scope, and software requirements, implementing those requirements in software with a small team, and delivering the whole project on-time and tested using unit testing and QA personnel for customer approval. Gained experience in project management using Scrum and Spiral methodologies within an office certified as CMMI-Level 5. Assisted with interviews for potential new programming hires. Collaborated across divisions to maintain an internal library API with an internal working group. Incorporated Scrum technical project management into several projects by developing a Scrum backlog spreadsheet, creating own work estimates for project backlog, and tracking. Integrated two unit testing frameworks into the standard development environment, and incorporated unit test writing and passing as part of the standard development cycle. Refactored projects to clarify object model, increase abstraction, and improve code quality, while still adding required features and meeting schedule. Developed code quality metrics for customer use. Supported further work with a new customer by authoring a white paper on Windows SharePoint Services, wikis, and classification portion marking and a corresponding slide presentation for future development.
Summer 2004-Summer 2006
Delivered line-of-business applications to major stakeholders of the firm's business. Assisted in all aspects of analysis, design, and coding of a full rewrite of an in-house, three-tier Client-Resource-Management software. Utilized technologies such as Microsoft Office Managed-Code Add-ins, T-SQL, ASP.NET, C#, and VB.NET to provide custom-fit solutions to business needs. Gained an excellent grounding in requirements specification, object-oriented design/programming praxis, and code-foo.
Summer 1999 - Summer 2001
Intern (Summer 1999), Production Designer (1999), and Web Developer (2000 on). Brought a successful design firm into the digital age as their chief web developer. Lead numerous projects from conception to design to final implementation. See portfolio below for an example project. Technical accomplishments included learning and applying Flash and Javascript to create dynamic web pages, and interfacing a .edu website with a mysql database for dynamic content and pages.
2007-present
Enrolled with part-time status graduating in 2012.
2000-2004
Honors: Maclellan Scholar (2000-2004)
Cumulative GPA: 3.3, Major GPA 3.45
Foreign Languages Conversant in Spanish, reading and writing comprehension of Classical Greek
Member, ACM (Association of Computing Machinery)
Northrop Grumman TAP Award (2), for instrumental role as a developer on R&D projects for the TEAMS Sharepoint 2007 applications.
Regular participant in the St. Louis Lambda Lounge monthly language interest group meeting. StackOverflow.com rep: 117 (hey, not what they pay me to do!)