Kevin
J. Rice
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SUMMARY
B.S.C.S.
software engineer with 25+ years doing highly technical client/server architecture
and development over the full software life cycle, primarily in Python, Perl,
and C.
TECHNICAL
SUMMARY
PRIMARY
LANGUAGES:
Python (14 years), Perl (5 years), C (10 years)
ANCILLARY
LANGUAGES:
C# .NET (1 yr), Java (1 yr),
VBA, C++, Cobol, SQL, Ada, Assembler, Lisp
PLATFORMS: Linux (RHEL, Ubuntu),
Windows (all), AWS, Mac OS X, AIX, Solaris, HP/UX, Embedded, AS/400
DATABASES: MongoDB (6+ yrs), MySQL (6+ yrs), Postgres (7 yrs), Oracle, Sybase, Informix, DB2, Cassandra, MS SQL
Server, Memcache, Redis, MS Access, Paradox, Foxpro, ODBC, Vax/VMS RDB.
NETWORKING: Ethernet, sockets, DHCP, TCP/IP, POP3, PPP,
cabling, firewalls, security, load balancers, routers, NAT, Internet protocols,
authentication & authorization, SSL / TLS.
DEVELOPMENT
TOOLS: Git, SVN, CVS, PVCS, ClearCase, SourceSafe, JQuery, CSS, VSCode, Eclipse,
Visual Studio, SonarCube, Jenkins
OTHER
SOFTWARE: Flask, Django, Pytest,
Graphite, OpenNMS, Splunk, Twisted, Nginx, Apache, F5
Load Balancers (NTPd, Robot Testing Frameworks, WebWare for Python, Pylons, LAMP, Mod_Perl, BBThreads,
Dreamweaver, Frontpage, MS Office, JMX, Awk, Korn / Bourne (bash) Unix shell
scripting, Make, sed, emacs, vi, Vax VMS DCL & VMS utilities, Norbert DOD,
PGP, Roguewave, Lawson.
INDUSTRIES: Retail, Financials / Markets, Construction
accounting, Capital Markets (Risk), Credit, Consumer Electronics, Military,
Education, Petrochemical, Insurance, Telecom, HR, Publishing.
APPLICATIONS: Timeseries/monitoring,
Financials (FINRA / OATS, FIX protocol), E-Commerce, micro-services, infrastructure,
front-end web development, internet security InfoSec, embedded real-time
systems, consumer electronics, telecom, industrial control systems, turbomachinery,
web-based recruiting, version control tools & processes, cryptography.
EXPANDED
DETAILS
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Standard resume with summary info: http://justanyone.com/KevinJRiceResume.docxx
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Employment History: http://justanyone.com/KevinJRiceEmploymentHistorySummary.docxx
EDUCATION
B.S.,
Computer Science, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, 1992
PROJECT
EXPERIENCE:
Senior
Developer, PNC Bank, Pittsburgh/Remote (Indotronix, Consulting) 8/2019
to current (~1 yr)
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Python arch / dev / maintenance on Django app to
automate DevOps server provisioning tools into in-house datacenters.
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Environment:
Python, Django, MongoDB, MySQL, Git, Agile, VSCode,
Python 3.6
Senior
Software Engineer, Bank of America (Apex Consulting) 8/2018 to 8/2019 (1 yr)
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Python-based architecture/development / maintenance
on capital markets deal aggregation processes
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Environment: Custom Python DB, custom BofA toolsets (“Quartz”/”QzDev”) and databases (“Sandra”), Agile, Python3.7
conversion.
Senior
Software Engineer, Engine Group, Inc. 3/2018
to 8/2018 (6 months)
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Python2.7 and Python3.7 lambda functions; business
analysis & specifications, doc-writing; infrastructure & InfoSec /
security analysis.
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AWS lambda diagnosis, some Bamboo, MySQL, NodeJS,
Git, Mac/Brew configuration
Principal
Software Engineer, Sears Holdings, Inc. (Contract-to-Hire) 4/2012 to 2/18,
6 yrs
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Python Devops
arch/design/coding/maint of large-scale monitoring
systems used corporation-wide;
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Architect and technical team lead for team of 8
developers
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Scalability: enhanced from gathering 1M to 15M
metrics/minute incl. Enterprise-wide metrics collection, storage, display;
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Created new MongoDB (v. 2.4 to v.3.4+) data warehouse
accessible via Django / Graphite.
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Sat on 25-person corporate infra architecture
committee, incl. SHC migration to AWS;
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Environment:
Linux, Python, MongoDB, Flask, Kafka, Git, Twisted, Nginx, Graphite,
Ceres, OpenNMS, Splunk, Django, F5, Cassandra. Some Windows/Aix/Solaris.
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[ Contract consultant for 3 years, full-time
employee 3 years ]
Software
Engineer, Nokia / Navteq Garmin (Consultant) 8/2011
to 4/2012, 9 months
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Created Python libraries used by Robot Framework
test scripts;
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Created complex QA automation - test suites exercising
newly-developed code (Java JMX & others);
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Environment:
Linux, Python, Perl, Win32 Python, Robot Testing Framework, JMX, svn.
Lead Trade Support
Analyst, Citadel Corporation 6/2010 to 8/2011, 1 year
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Trading
desk support operations role (handled 6% of the U.S. equities and options
markets;
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Perl
and Python development/design of trading desk automation incl. troubleshooting FIX
protocol lines and backoffice systems & processes;
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Setup
new FIX lines and certified new clients dataflow;
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Rewrote
compliance FINRA OATS processing of equities flow;
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Built
several internal websites (Python Django & mod_perl)
using Sybase;
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Environment: Linux, Python, Perl, Windows 7, Sybase, FIX,
OATS, Django, ksh, bash, svn,
capital markets, financials.
Senior Software
Engineer / Architect, Textura Corporation 2/2005
to 5/2010, 5 years
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Employee
#5 of now-publicly-listed 200+ employee construction industry corp doing B2B ASP / SAAS;
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Python
architecture, design, coding of large portions of the main app in a small team,
working closely with business analysts;
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Highly
Agile weekly releases using TDD (test-driven development) unit and functional
tests;
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Extensive
use of SQLObject & SQLAlchemy
ORMs (like Hibernate) connected to Postgres database, with hand-coding complex
SQL queries when needed for optimization;
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Heavy
OO design, development, incl. business analysis, coding, data conversion, and
deployments;
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Fitnesse
(functional) and Nose (unit) testing frameworks (similar to JUnit);
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Linux
(Ubuntu and Redhat) system administration,
documentation;
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Environment: Linux, Python, Postgres, Apache, SQLAlchemy, ACH payments, E-signing, automated legal docs,
sysadmin, svn, RHEL, TDD Agile, Construction.
Lead Application
Developer, BankOne JP Morgan Chase 4/2002 to 1/2005, 3 years
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Architected
/ developed Capital Markets Risk financials data warehouse;
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Reports
and dataflows went to primary users of CEO Jamie Dimon
& JPMC Board of Directors;
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Technical
team lead for 5 developers on project;
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Wrote
40,000 lines of Perl to scan 350+ file types & load data into Sybase
(migrated to Oracle);
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Developed
2000+ lines of VBA & 3000+ lines of complex SQL to extract data into Excel
reports;
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Wrote
2000+ lines Visual Studio .NET C# code for misc. support functions tying in other project;
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Extensive
capital markets options & derivatives data handling of greeks
data;
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Co-sponsored
Bank’s MS .Net User Group; mentored;
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Put
Linux/Perl open-source into Bank’s mainstream;
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Environment:
Solaris, Windows, Apache mod_perl, Win32 OLE, SiteMinder,
Capital Markets financials.
Senior
Software Architect / Developer, Consultant
(Various Companies in Des Moines, Iowa and Chicago, Illinois) 5/1993 to 4/2002, 9 years
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Created
Single-Sign-On-enabled secure web sessions so UBS clients could buy bonds
online;
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Created
version control tools for Sears.com’s 140+ person dev team, eased a QA
nightmare (circa 1999);
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Automated
a stock exchange clearinghouse’s data entry process, reduced 2.5 headcounts;
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Discovered
$250M savings for Sears Credit Card through improved credit scoring;
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Implemented
IBM’s Net.Commerce, got Borders.com online faster w/ increased efficiency;
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Helped
more college students afford loans w/ Student Loan app to show predicted loan
payments;
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Created
publisher’s magazine subscription website, vastly increased international
subscriptions (CGI in C, Java, and even Cobol!);
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Created
conversion programs to close down a pharma company after a merger;
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Coding,
QA, documentation, and other technical project work at several other locations.
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Real-time
embedded C PID controller for turbocompressor gas
pipeline (2 yrs., fulltime)
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Sysadmin
for defense contractor Logicon for Ft. Leavenworth
War College BCTP worldwide, 1 yr.
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Environments:
Perl, C, C++, Java, Cobol, Solaris,
Windows, Linux, Oracle, Sybase, DB2, MySQL.
OTHER:
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Member,
Chicago InfraGard InfoSec group since 2017
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Have
traveled to (& eaten in) 22 countries and 46 US states.