Ryan Wilkes
2411 Folsom Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
ryan.wilkes@gmail.com - 415.971.9395
I am a self-motivated engineer devoted to building quality products and services. My experience has been in all layers of the application stack, focusing most recently on Flex/ActionScript/BlazeDS/Java based systems. It is my mission to explore all that is software.
Skill Set
Flex, ActionScript, Javascript, Ajax, JSON, CSS, HTML, Java/JSP/JEE, Spring, Struts, Apache Commons, Hibernate, SQL, MySql, Maven+Nexus, ANT, Hudson
Senior Engineer - XA.net, Inc. (formerly CPM Advisors, Inc.)
October 2008 – Present (2 years 3 months) - Privately Held; Information Services industry - http://xa.net
Flex, ActionScript, Javascript, Ajax, JSON, CSS, HTML, Java/JSP/JEE, Spring, Struts, Apache Commons, Hibernate, SQL, MySql, Maven+Nexus, ANT, Hudson
Senior Engineer - XA.net, Inc. (formerly CPM Advisors, Inc.)
October 2008 – Present (2 years 3 months) - Privately Held; Information Services industry - http://xa.net
Lead builder and designer on a team focused on the Adobe Flex/AS3/Cairngorm/Flash/BlazeDS/Java based RIA's for the CPMatic and Optim.aL advertising platforms. Responsible for the development and enrichment of the core Java components (Java/Hibernate/Spring/Maven) which service the front-end & integration layers. Recently building interactive Client->Server->Facebook Ads RESTful API components to connect the end advertising user with Facebook targeting & reach data (json-based). Also the lead on version control maintenance/merging and continuous integration components. Tools: Idea, Flex, BlazeDS, Java, Spring, Hibernate, Tomcat, MySQL, SVN, Hudson
Senior Software Engineer - AMS/Vertafore, Inc. (formerly BenefitPoint, Inc.)
January 2005 – October 2008 (3 years 10 months) - Privately Held; Computer Software industry - http://vertafore.com/All-Products/BenefitPoint
Focused on all tiers of a JEE/Weblogic system for high volume CRM and insurance procurement. Tools: Idea, Java, Weblogic, SVN, Struts 2, Hibernate, Oracle 10, Spring, various AJAX components including YUI, Scriptaculous, prototype
Software Engineer - DRS Technologies, Inc.
April 2003 – January 2005 (1 year 10 months) - Public Company; FNC.MI; Defense & Space industry - http://drs.com/
Primary Lead in building a JEE military grade bandwidth management command & control system - BMAC QoS. Tools: Eclipse, Tomcat, SVN, CruiseControl, Struts 2, Kodo JDO, InstallShield X
July 2002 to April 2003 (9 months) - Privately Held; Computer Software - http://morsemedia.net/
Creation of new/maintenance of legacy JEE, PHP-MySQL, and static content based web systems.
Humboldt State University - Arcata, California- 1994-96, 1998-2002
Four semester length internships: CIS Professor Assistant & Technical Support III for the Office of Enrollment Management
Exchange - Universite de Technologie de Troyes, France – Jan-July 2002
Semester length Exchange Program in the French language: Corporate Networks, Information Resource Management, Project Management, & System Administration.
Also: Stage Manager, Stage Sound Designer/Technician, Stage Master Electrician, and an avid Photographer
