Richard S. Sevrinsky
richard@sevrinsky.com

Nachal Shimshon 7/2
Ramat Beit Shemesh, Israel
(02) 991-8031
(054) 576-8031

TECHNICAL SKILLS:
Languages: Java (J2EE/Struts/JSP), Perl, C++, C, XML, XSLT, SQL, PHP, CGI, HTML, JavaScript, Python, Shell/Bash, Visual Basic, ASP, Tcl/Tk, SOAP, CORBA, PL/I
Operating Systems: UNIX (Solaris/AIX/HP-UX), Linux, Windows XP/2000/NT, Windows 95/98, Windows 3.x, MS-DOS, CICS
Database Systems: Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, Informix, PostgreSQL, Sybase, DB2
System Software: Tomcat, JBoss, Ant, Apache (mod_perl/Mason), SSH, CVS, Zope, OpenACS (AOLserver), IIS, qmail, sendmail
Applications: IntelliJ, Eclipse, Emacs, vi, Microsoft Visual Studio, Mozilla, Microsoft Office, GIMP, Macromedia Flash
EXPERIENCE:
2003 - Present Mercury Interactive, Yehud, Israel
SOFTWARE ENGINEER
  • Developed and maintained front-end interface (JSP, HTML, Javascript) and back-end engine (J2EE) of Mercury Application Management Analytics, a custom reporting and graphing tool. Provided quick turnaround for release deadline.
  • Designed and developed Custom Image View and corresponding administration for Business Availability Center Dashboard, using Struts, JSP, Javascript, and EJB.
  • Implemented unified indicator JSP tags for Business Availability Center Dashboard, utilizing JSTL and EL.
  • Optimized Ant build scripts, achieving 8x improved performance.
2002 - 2003 Lerner Consulting, Modi'in, Israel
SENIOR DEVELOPER
  • Designed and developed Channel Page system and administrative tool, using Perl and Mason for Shopping.com (formerly DealTime).
  • Developed grant submission and tracking database based on Zope for the Research Authority at Bar-Ilan University.
  • Implemented participant database and corresponding financial system for the Alliance for Educational Programs in Israel, implemented using OpenACS.
  • Developed publication tracking GUI application using Amazon web services (SOAP).
  • Performed all System Administration tasks for Tromax Computing, including installing Linux, building necessary applications, backup procedures, and qmail server maintenance.
2001 - 2002 Amdocs, Jerusalem/Ra'anana, Israel
SENIOR DEVELOPER
  • Enhanced functionality of Order Management System, including filtering capabilities and business process analysis.
  • Maintained various components of a Customer Care & Billing package for Digifone (Ireland).
  • Designed Cellular Equipment Inventory subsystem for Bell Mobility (Canada).
2000 - 2001 Goldman Sachs, New York, NY
SENIOR WEB DEVELOPER
  • Coordinated and developed intranet portal for Technology Professional Services department.
  • Developed various web applications for New Associate Program, including schedule planner and employee message board.
1998 - 2000 The Associated Press, New York, NY
TECHNICAL LEAD, APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT
  • Responsible for all application and system development project coordination.
  • Led project to convert primary web site (hosted.ap.org) to extensible object-oriented Perl modules from proprietary Informix template language.
  • Initiated and created multi-tiered caching system for web server cluster.
  • Designed and developed all application code for APMoneyWire, a financial site, including stock quotes, feature packages, and custom-generated graphs and tables.
1997 - 1998 Jupiter Communications, New York, NY
SENIOR WEB PROGRAMMER
  • Designed and implemented content publication system to provide customized user navigation. Created web account database, account editor and mailing list application in Java. Established authentication and logging systems.
  • Developed site-wide search engine.
  • Developed and implemented various NSAPI plug-ins, running under Netscape Enterprise Server.
1995 - 1997 Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY
PROGRAMMER/ANALYST
  • Designed, developed, and maintained applications and system software for Clinical Information Systems.
LANGUAGES: Hebrew - Fluent
English - Mother tongue
EDUCATION:

B.S., Cum Laude, Computer and Information Science
Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY, January 1994

Related coursework included Microcomputer Design, Operating Systems, File Processing, Data Structures, Project Management, and Theoretical Computer Science.