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GordonTillman
161 Willow Street
Humble, TX 77338 USA
281-540-8247 (home)
832-453-3282 (cell)
 
 
 

Summary

Twenty years experience working with all aspects of computer software development. Constantly exploring new technologies and languages. Strong proponent of the support and development of open-source projects to help implement robust and powerful software solutions in academia, government, and business. Available for relocation.

Professional Experience

Chief Technology Officer / Senior Developer
Kindle Publishing, Humble, TX
April 2006 - February 2010
 
  • Engineered and wrote infrastructure to migrate online applications from traditional data center to the Amazon cloud
  • Engineered and wrote a high-performance online assessment system using state-of-the-art software technologies
  • Engineered and wrote internal-operations applications, including: customer database, employee time reporting, and service monitoring and notification systems
  • Implemented a project management system for tracking, bug-reporting, and collaboration
  • Implemented application repository for managing builds accessed by multiple internal and remote developers
  • Performed all system administration tasks on Unix, Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows platforms.
  • Supervised and mentored members of my development team

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Senior Developer
American Guidance Services (now Pearson Assessment), Circle Pines, MN
May 2001 - April 2006
 

Technologies:

Senior Developer
Lindy Enterprises, Humble, TX
August 1994 - May 2001
 
  • Designed and developed cross-platform installer capable of supporting many registration/installation options
  • Engineered and implemented cross-platform iteration of stand-alone applications and removed data platform-dependencies
  • Designed and developed networked version of existing stand-alone applications
  • Engineered and implemented the code framework utilized by 160 stand-alone desktop assessment applications for Macintosh and Windows
  • Developed all internal software and performed all system administrative tasks
  • Trained UI developers in the use of application editing tools

Technologies:

Consultant
Daugherty Systems, Chattanooga, TN
June 1993 - August 1994
 
  • Consultant on the Engineering Work Management System used at T.V.A. nuclear plants
  • Duties included:
    • Gathering requirements
    • Writing specifications
    • Implementing and testing software modifications
    • End-user training

Technologies:

Technician / Developer
Shell Oil, Houston, TX
January 1983 - June 1993
 
  • Initial responsibilities included the maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of various computer systems and proprietary Shell hardware
  • After earning degree from the University of Houston, new responsibilities included:
    • Configured VAX/VMS Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition system and programmable logic controllers for the environmental controls at Cray supercomputer facility
    • Designed and wrote infrastructure code for Shell's data center
    • Integrated parallel computing (NCube hypercube) capabilities into seismic processing work flow

Technologies:

Fire Control Technician, Ballistic
US Navy
October 1976 - October 1982
 
  • Maintained all electronic systems in missile fire control aboard two Poseidon-class SSBN submarines
  • Qualified in all non-nuclear watch stations
  • Nuclear weapons security guard
  • Hazardous waste disposal team
  • Held a Top Secret (SIOP/ESI) security clearance

Notable Accomplishments

2008
Implemented migration from traditional data center to the Amazon Cloud allowing the application to scale instantly in response to load and reducing company's annual delivery costs by 54%.
2007
Leveraged a wide range of open-source technologies to eliminate commercial license fees, increase reliability, enhance product quality, and mitigate obsolescence.
2004
Scoring and reporting software developed by my team directly contributed to AGS Publishing assessment revenue increase of $23 million (20%) in 2004 and lead to 2005 acquisition by the world's leading educational publisher, Pearson Education.
2001
Company's success with the software I wrote led to $10 million acquisition by one of the country's leading publishers of special student population assessments and textbooks.
1996
Wrote conversion utility for porting Macintosh desktop applications to Windows resulting in a much broader customer base and highly increased sales.

Education

Bachelor of Science (summa cum laude) - Mathematics major, Computer Science minor
University of Houston
1990
 

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