Benjamin D.

Anderson
34 Dewey Ave, Fairport, NY 14450 – 585-678-1232 – [email protected] – http://tech.benanderson.us

Summary: • Talented and accomplished Senior Software Engineer/Architect with creative problem solving abilities, strong
motivation, and polished interpersonal skills.
• Extensive experience with all phases of the software development process.
• Skilled and trained at providing optimal technical solutions tailored to meet specific business goals.
• Team player comfortable with performing many roles from project leadership to working in the trenches.

Education: Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY – 3.8 GPA Barron’s 2001 issue of The
MS in Software Development & Management – 2006 College Board Review ranked
Grove City amongst the top 50
Grove City College, Grove City, PA “most competitive” colleges and
BS in Computer Information Systems – 2002 universities in the country.
Core Competencies:
General
Enterprise Applications, Multithreaded Programming, High Performance/Throughput, High Availability,
Web Technologies, Semantic Technologies, Test Driven Development, Agile Methodologies
Java Skills
Spring, Hibernate, JDBC, J2EE, JPA, JSP, Groovy, Servlets, EJB, Struts, WebSphere, WebLogic, Tomcat, JUnit,
Ant, Maven, JSF, Web Services, Axis, Lucene, SOLR
Other Key Technical Skills
MySQL, Oracle, JavaScript, SVN, Git, Ruby, Ruby on Rails, HTML, XML, *nix, GNU, C\C++, UML, PHP, SQL,
PL/SQL, CSS, ER modeling, OOP design, CMM

Certifications: Sun Certified Programmer for the Java 2 Platform 1.4

Sun Certified Developer for the Java 2 Platform (Threading, Networking, OO)
Sun Certified Developer for Java Web Services
Sun Certified Web Component Developer for the Java 2 Platform
Sun Certified Business Component Developer for the Java 2 Platform (EJB)
95% on the Walden Programmer Analyst Aptitude Test
94% on the Brainbench J2EE assessment

Experience: eXtensible Catalog (www.extensiblecatalog.org) – University of Rochester – March 2010 - Present

• Re-architected a high throughput system (MST) which processes and transforms multiple metadata formats
from library catalogs into a more modern metadata format (FRBR) resulting in a 10x performance gain.
• Architected and implemented a platform and toolkit enabling 3rd party developers to write services which
are pluggable into the MST platform.
• Designed and implemented a testing infrastructure which compares expected output of metadata to the
actual metadata output from services enabling quick and iterative testing for service developers.
Croop-LaFrance – Senior Software Engineer – MTA of NYC – Rochester, NY – April 2009 – March 2010
• Designed and implemented a state of the art claims and litigations system for MTA of NYC.
• Worked closely with customer to ensure that technological goals are aligned with business goals.
• Utilized and trained other team members on technologies including JSF, ADF, Spring, JPA/EclipseLink,
and AOP.
TextWise – Software Engineer – Advanced Development – Rochester, NY – October 2006 – April 2009
• Managed projects from inception to production involving the design, implementation, testing, and
maintenance of several projects ranging from advertising campaigns to social applications all of which
utilized semantic technology.
• More efficiently utilized hardware by optimizing software and the underlying architecture to handle heavy
traffic loads.
• Continuously modified code base in short amounts of time to explore various business opportunities.
• Collaborated with Marketing, NOC, QA, and various other departments to ensure the alignment of
technological goals with business goals.
• Created a cutting edge, multilingual semantic dictionary allowing semantic searches to span multiple
languages.
Croop-LaFrance – Software Engineer – Paetec – Rochester, NY – July 2006 – October 2006
• Integrated, developed, and enhanced existing enterprise applications for use in the telecom industry.
• Provided insight into various enterprise strategies and methods for optimizing Oracle E-Business Suite
Applications.
DO Tech – Software Engineer – Xerox – Global Services – Rochester, NY – November 2004 – June 2006
• Worked with Xerox Global Services to deliver industry leading applications for a broad audience.
• Utilize leading technologies in the xml realm such as xslt 2.0, ajax, xquery, and web services.
• Architect enterprise systems using SOA in the J2EE environment along with heavy database development
including Oracle and MySQL.
 • Utilize other leading technologies in the Java realm such as hibernate, spring, and cocoon.
ClosetCalendar.com – Founder – Rochester, NY – December 2005 – April 2009
• Handle all technical aspects of developing and maintaining a consumer based Internet application.
• Developed the system leveraging Ruby on Rails, MySQL, and Debian Linux.
• Handle all business aspects including the initial launch of the corporation and day to day operations.
Croop-LaFrance – Software Contractor on site at MedAmerica - Rochester, NY – May '04 – November '04
• Worked on-site at MedAmerica maintaining, upgrading, and actively developing J2EE web applications for
various business needs, such as online enrollment for customers as well as providing valuable information
to the sales force.
• Migrated WebSphere from 3.5.7 to 5.1, which led to other subprojects; one of which was the refactoring of
the deployment process utilizing Maven, which supersedes Apache's Ant.
• Develop, test, and deploy applications using IBM’s WebSphere Studio and WebSphere Application Server.
• Converted DB2 database to Oracle by means of DB2’s client tools and Oracle’s SQL*Loader.
Paychex Inc. – Developer – Webster, NY – December 2002 – May 2004
• Using the Struts framework, developed secure web applications using JSP, JSTL, Java Servlets, XML,
HTML, JavaScript, and CSS which were deployed on the WebLogic server.
• Utilize JDBC, JNDI and other J2EE services, providing support to an Oracle RDBMS and LDAP server.
• Created new code to enhance existing applications written in ProC, C, Korn Shell, SQR, and PL/SQL
which all run on the UNIX platform.
• Unit test new functionality along with maintenance and support procedures while providing SQA’s with
detailed documentation of the processes’ overall operation.
PittsburghMargarita.com – Independent Web Developer – June 2004 – February 2009
• Designed, developed, and deployed a mostly static site from scratch.
• Worked closely with customer, enabling them to give valuable input as the site was developed.
Dietrich Industries – Developer – Blairsville, PA – July 2002 – December 2002
• Maintained and developed code written in SpeedScript for a web based time entry and reporting system.
• Worked with sales managers to integrate data regarding customer accounts from a recently acquired
competitor into our databases.
• Develop additional features for in-house applications running on the Progress platform, which are tightly
integrated into all business processes used by machine operators, accounting, and management.
Allegheny Power Intern – Technology Development & Support – Greensburg, PA – Summer 2001
• Updated the company’s employee work tracking system from Power Builder to Crystal Reports.
• Using ASP and COM objects developed in Visual Basic, implemented an intranet web application allowing
users to enter parameters for various reports in a user-friendly environment.
• Created an Access database and form for a company-wide survey providing the Technology Development
& Support managers with valuable information for their decision-making processes.
Salem Measurement Technologies – Greensburg, PA – 2001-2002 Holiday Break
• Programmed Rabbit2000 microprocessor of a battery-powered instrument used in aluminum foundries
resulting in automated functions such as operating solenoid valves and calculating engineering values.
• Using Dynamic C from Z-World, interfaced digital and analog I/O on the Rabbit2000 with peripherals such
as analog to digital converters and a serial based LCD display.
Honors\Activities:
Town Drainage Committee – Chili, NY – January 2007 – September 2008
• Reviewed drainage complaints, assisted the Public Works department in obtaining easements and work
releases for approved drainage work, checked designs for new development, and met with property owners
regarding drainage problems.
Flower City Work Camp – Spring 2006
• FCWC is a project which coordinates teenagers from local churches in fixing up inner city homes in
Rochester. My particular role involved working onsite supervising a group of these kids.
Study Buddy – 2005-2006 School Year
• Study Buddy is a program organized by the Sojourner House where adults from the area tutor children after
school whose mothers have been through a crisis.
Grove City College
• 2002 Cookie Harper Award – InterFraternity Sportsmanship
• Secretary Phi Tau Alpha Social Fraternity – 2000-2001
• InterFraternity Vice-President – 1999
• Student Government Association InterFraternity Representative – 1999
Handicapped Children’s Aid – Export, PA – 1990 – 2002
• Worked with two paralyzed teenagers on weekends to experience wheelchair versions of hockey, football,
swimming, and other activities.
• Helped boys with schoolwork provided personal instruction and assistance in typing.