Ben Northrop Senior Java Developer Pittsburgh, PA http://www.bennorthrop.com

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Technology:

Struts

Straightline		Jun2002 - Dec2003
Created a Notification hub used by different J2EE applications to send messages to subscribers in different file formats and via different delivery channels. Implemented based on the Publish-Subscribe design pattern (JavaMail, EJB, Struts)

Straightline		Jun2002 - Dec2003
Designed and developed a generic reporting framework which provided common functionality for displaying and manipulating read-only data, like sorting, paging, filtering, and file conversion. (Struts, Custom Tags, Java)

Straightline		Jun2002 - Dec2003
Led the development effort for an online contract management tool used by customers to manage their own accounts. Developed utilizing core J2EE design patterns including the Business Delegate, Session Facade, Value Object, MVC, and Service Locator patterns (EJB, Struts, WebSphere, Oracle, Java)

Straightline		Jun2002 - Dec2003
Designed and developed a core logging and exception handling framework used by multiple application teams within Straightline. (Log4J, Struts, JavaMail, Java)

Straightline		Jun2002 - Dec2003
Built custom extensions to the Struts framework providing common functionality for session management, resource lookup, and data caching. (Struts, EJB, Java)

Carnegie Mellon University		Apr2004 - Jan2005
Collaborated with Information Visualization specialists from the Human Computer Interaction Institute to design an effective interface for searching and navigating large, multi-faceted, hierarchical data sets. (JSP, Struts, MySQL, Java)

Summa      > Telecom Client		Jul2007 - Aug2008
Led the design and development of a web-based system used to manage the process of customers opting out of license agreements with the client. (Java, JSP, Struts, Oracle, EJB)

Summa      > Telecom Client		Jul2007 - Aug2008
Implemented key enhancements to a proprietary workflow engine, allowing the client to track license requests from customers. (Java, JSP, Struts, Oracle)

Summa      > Telecom Client		Jul2007 - Aug2008
Helped implement enhancements to the client's Online Application system to support a critical business goal of increased agility and responsiveness to customer requests. (Java, EJB, Struts, JSP)

CRM and Scheduling System		May2006 - Jul2007
Designed and implemented a web-based system to help a local fire protection business track inventory and route technicians to customer sites. The system was intended to reduce operational costs and increase customer retention, thereby increasing revenue. (Java, Struts, Hibernate, JSP, Javascript)