Thomas kaminski

10 Springwood Drive * Lawrenceville, NJ 08648

(609) 712-7782 * tomk62@gmail.com

Summary

Experienced technologist with a particular expertise in innovative and creative web-based applications. Strengths include strong technical leadership, focus on resourceful and inventive applications, ability to work with little supervision, and management/organization of individuals from diverse backgrounds and experience. Solution oriented with an eye towards meeting business needs.

R-Squared, Princeton, NJ May 2010 – September 2015

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  Supervise management of a 30-member combination on-shore/off-shore development team.
  
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  Oversee the deployment and coordination of effective Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Quality Control (QC) and configuration management processes for R-Squared software solutions.
  
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  Guide the documentation of requirements and production of technical design specifications and/or system architecture, Collaborate with Product Management to prioritize feature development.
  
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  Consult with client project teams to provide direction and oversight to ensure project solutions align with R-Squared’s technical vision.
  
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  Lead the strategic development effort of the next version of R-Squared’s software platform (RADS5).
  
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  Perform expert level hands-on coding within the system as necessary, to expedite delivery of critical components and to maintain a working familiarity with the current codebase.
  
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  Rapidly configure and code components on demo systems to deliver key prototypes and proof of concept modules for demo clients.
  
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  Act as lead technologist where necessary to troubleshoot and debug sensitive, complex, and/or critical client production issues.
  
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  Review and approve both base product and client driven change requests to ensure soundness of technical design of proposed solutions, modules, and enhancements.
  
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  Participate in sales visits and demos to provide technology support. Support the Sales team on RFP responses for all technically related questions.
  
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  Oversee IT operations management of infrastructure (150+ servers and network) and assets with a focus on system availability and data protection.
  
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  Co-awarded a patent in 2015 for the development and design of R-Squared’s iPad application.
  

AT&T, Bedminster, NJ May 1996 – May 2010

Web Applications Architect (Senior Technical Specialist/Enterprise Technology Business Integration) for the Law Department of a major telecom corporation, specializing in web applications for use by the attorneys, advocates, government affairs, and support personnel within the company.

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  Serve as team lead to provide technical direction, innovation, research, and troubleshooting for applications development group consisting of 20 developers, administrative staff, and data center management staff.
  
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  Manage web server platform – responsible for installation, maintenance, deployment, and administration of IIS servers. Host 20+ servers in a lab, development, testing, and production environment.
  
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  Develop and implement highly customized web-based document repository applications integrating ASP.NET, Adobe Acrobat and MS Office documents, Verity full text search engine, and MS SQL Server.
  
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  Lead developer and/or technologist on various applications including Legal/External & Legislative Affairs web sites, a document repository of FCC regulatory documents, a patent tracking and reporting database, and a custom legal approval document workflow application for marketing materials.
  
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  Customize and implement Windows SharePoint Services sites to facilitate and support the corporate merger, as well as day to day operations of various Legal and E&LA work groups. Required rapid turnaround and deployment.
  
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  Interfaced with clients across various disciplines and divisions to translate business needs into technical requirements.
  
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  Communicated technical issues and concepts to management and non-IT users at a non-technical level.
  
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  Served as presenter/speaker/technical expert at various conferences with material targeting both technical and non-technical audiences.
  
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  Represented the law division on cross-functional corporate IT teams.
  

Bell Atlantic Yellow Pages, Somerset, NJ 1992 – 1996

Bell Atlantic Yellow Pages sales analysis, research, and forecasting for senior executives and sales management.

Atlantic Container Line, South Plainfield, NJ 1988 – 1992

Trade Manager, Canada

Trade management for Canadian market. Developed marketing and pricing plans for containerized shipping. Initially held various junior trade management and marketing positions.

MBA Management Information Systems, Rutgers Graduate School of Management, Newark, NJ

BA Economics, Rutgers College, New Brunswick, NJ
Affiliations

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program 2002 – 2010

The Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Program recognizes and thanks outstanding members of technical communities for their community participation and willingness to help others. MVPs are credible, technology experts from around the world who inspire others to learn and grow through active technical community participation.

* Awarded MVP designation for IIS for 2002 - 2010.

* Worked as expert staff at Microsoft TechEd 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006. Represented Microsoft and met with customers to answer questions and provide technical direction for IIS.

* Regular direct contact and online meetings with Microsoft’s IIS development team to provide feedback, obtain expert support, and keep abreast of new developments, features, and future versions of IIS.