David Guy Brizan                                                                        

570 Westminster Rd. . Brooklyn, NY, 11230 . 718-637-5039 . davidguybrizan@yahoo.com


Skills                                                                                              
  • Expert in OO design, expert programmer in a variety of OO, macro and procedural languages
  • Experienced in working with many relational databases
  • Proficient in network and system administration of applications, Macintosh, PCs and UNIX servers
  • Skilled in communication – both verbal and written

Experience                                                                                   

IBM
Software Engineer (September, 2000 - July, 2004)
Platform and Tools: AIX, FreeBSD, HPUX, Linux, Solaris, Windows, DB2, MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server, C++, Java (J2EE), Shell Scripts, Perl, HACMP, ServiceGuard, WebSphere

  • Developed and implemented High Availability (HA) mechanisms (reconnect, retry) within the WebSphere InterChange Server for database (DB2, Oracle and SQL Server) and MQSeries connections
  • Developed and implemented HA scripts for HPUX and AIX, HA binaries for Windows Services
  • Replaced 3rd party CORBA product with socket listeners, IBM ORB product
  • Designed and developed load-balancing, self-monitoring system to web-enable legacy mainframe banking system using C++, MQSeries, J2EE-standard servlets for IBM client
  • Authored and administered (technical) development build and release procedures for IBM customer
  • Designed and implemented Manufacturing and Aging tests for the InterJet-3 (internet appliance)
  • Mentored peer software engineers in Unix application design and development
iMcKesson (McKessonHBOC)
Interface Developer (April, 1999 - August, 2000)
Platform and Tools: HL7, Java, MQ series, NCPDP, Oracle, Sun Solaris, TSISoft Mercator, Windows NT, XML
  • Developed and implemented Java applications and utilities to connect to customers' and trading partners' networks and to move data into Abaton network
  • Developed Java servlets (in Abaton application) for clinician appointments and error management
  • Mapped data from customer format (HL7 and NCPDP) to internal (XML) format
 Law Cypress
Consultant (July, 1998 - April, 1999)
Platform and Tools: FileNet Panagon and Watermark, HP/9000 and HP-UX, Oracle, Windows NT
  • Installed, configured and administered imaging applications
  • Set up office network and server, including secure web server (HP/9000) Ascend Firewall and routers
  • Authored Detailed Design specifications for client networks
 Allina Health System
Distributed Applications Architect (June, 1997 - July, 1998)
Platform and Tools: Apache webserver, DB2/6000, HTML, IBM AIX, Java, JavaScript, Linux, Lotus Notes, Net.Data Netscape SuiteSpot, Perl, mini-SQL, Oracle, Windows NT
  • Designed, implemented and maintained internet (allina.com, etc.) and intranet web sites
  • Designed and implemented system for content-free administration using Java, Perl, Unix shell scripts
 United HealthCare Corporation
Knowledge Engineer (November, 1996 - June, 1997)
Platform and Tools: ANSI C, Apache webserver, IBM AIX 4.X, Linux, Perl, SNAP, Sybase
  • Implemented UHC's cost-containment policies as SNAP knowledge bases
  • Integrated third-party products into the AdjudiPro application
  • Developed intranet development support tools using shell and CGI scripts
 Unix Systems Administrator (April, 1995 - November, 1996)
Platform and Tools: ANSI C, IBM AIX, Linux, Novell Netware, Microsoft Windows 3.X, 95 and NT
  • Installed and configured servers running AIX 3.2 and AIX 4.1, Novell Netware and Windows NT
  • Installed, configured and supported PCs running DOS, MS Windows (3.1, Win-95, NT) and OS/2
  • Planned development and production application projects; trained operations staff and end-users
  • Supported 24-by-7 EDI production networks, imaging applications and Change Management systems
Horton Companies
Systems Support (January, 1994 - April, 1995)
Platform and Tools: ANSI C, IBM AIX, Novell Netware, Microsoft C++, Windows 3.X and 95
  • Installed and configured servers and workstations running Novell Netware, AIX and Windows
  • Developed and implemented monitoring systems and end-user menu software in C and C++
  • Trained and supervised operations staff
Education                                                                                     

City University of New York (Graduate Center)
Ph.D. Computer Science (expected December, 2009)
San Francisco State University
M.S. Computer Science (expected May, 2005)
  • Special emphasis on Natural Language Processing, Machine Translation
 Brooklyn College (City University of New York)
B.S. Computer and Information Science (July, 1993)
  • Awarded Jack Devine Scholarship (1989)
Classes and Certifications                                                           
  • Certified Novell NetWare Administrator
  • Certified AIX 4.X specialist
  • Completed FileNet administration and EDM, Hyland Software administrator MS SQL 7.0 classes
References                                                                                   
  • Available upon request