Michael A. Meystel
Senior Technologist
P.O. Box 2591
West Chester, PA 19380
(610) 344-3400
TARGET JOB
Target Job Titles: CIO, Director of Software Development, Manager, Chief Architect
Career Level: Management / Executive
Availability: Less than 1 month
Willing to Relocate: Yes
Willing to Travel: Yes
SUMMARY
Mr. Meystel is an accomplished IT Professional with more than nineteen years of experience in the following key areas and skill sets:
· Personnel management
· Project management
· Scientific research and development
· Client/server applications development
· Web development
· Unix system and network administration
· Technical support.
During the last eight years, successfully led information technology teams. During the ten years prior, was involved extensively in the analysis, design, modeling, prototyping and development of Web-based and client/server applications utilizing programming and shell scripting languages, and a variety of different RDBMS systems.
Key success areas have included:
· Managing teams of developers and support personnel
· Project management of software development projects
· Liaising with business clients (both internal and external)
· Analysis: translating business requirements into a software development roadmap
· Developing middleware and business logic
· GUI design
· UNIX system administration and technical support
Specific experience and skills include creating transactional Web applications (especially in the Financial Services market), scientific applications such as text analysis and process control optimization, and automated transfer of data between legacy mainframe systems and client/server UNIX TCP/IP based applications.
KEY STRENGTHS
The ability to quickly understand complex business processes; translate business needs into successful technical projects; and the ability to cut through politics and inertia to motivate teams.
SELECTED EXPERIENCE
The Vanguard Group
Valley Forge, PA
1998 – Present
Senior Systems Administrator
2007 – Present
Responsible for third-tier support of several hundred Sun Solaris and RedHat Linux servers. Duties include mentoring junior sys-admin staff, documenting repeatable processes, leading product evaluations, participating in software delivery projects to make platform architecture recommendations. Specific subject matter expertise includes corporate sendmail and DNS infrastructure.
Program Manager
2004 – 2007
Responsible for leading a team of developers in developing and integrating a new brokerage/trading system. Created and maintained project plans, provided status laterally and to management, ensured timely issue resolution, provided support and guidance for staff, wrote annual performance appraisals, handled day-to-day team management tasks.
Integration Testing Lab Manager
2003 – 2004
Responsible for leading a team of testers, ensuring test-region availability, organizing workflow and assigning test-cases to testers; working with business groups to clarify requirements; interfacing with development organization to ensure that test-cases were written properly.
Project Manager
2000 – 2003
Responsible for leading a team of five production support programmer/analysts working in Java, HTML, SQL, Korn shell, and Perl. Within the team's domain of responsibility: provided 24x7 mission-critical coverage of web capabilities; ensured timely and accurate publication of application documentation; ensured all key web capabilities were covered by a SME. Led weekly 1-on-1 meetings with team members; provided input into mid-year and year-end appraisals; provided recommendations for spot awards and promotions; led and coordinated research into production issues; executed rescues as needed; created and published incident reports; ensured that issues sent to the team's Tivoli/Peregrine queue were worked in a timely and quality manner. Coordinated projects and investigations across multiple departments and divisions; led diverse and cross-functional teams: e.g. provided project management and team oversight for the quarterly Disaster Recovery Exercise; organized and led the Operational Failure Testing initiative.
Consultant and Technical Lead
1999 – 2000
Responsible for technical leadership of five production support programmer/analysts working in Java, C++, C, JavaScript, HTML, and SQL. Provided 24x7 mission-critical coverage of web capabilities; developed security policies for corporate Web site; led code inspections, and reviews of compliance with corporate coding standards; assisted developers in technical and project management capacities.
Consultant and Software Release Manager
1999 – 2000
Responsible for coordinating the progression of in-house developed Web software from development through quality assurance and into production on UNIX-based Sun servers using Korn shell scripts and PVCS version control. Performed analysis and developed scripts to automate software release management tasks. Provided UNIX scripting and Web-related training to others in the group.
ICSC Corp.
West Chester, PA
1996 – Present
Principal Architect
Responsible for managing configuration of shared web hosting servers and developing architectures of component reuse for web development. Duties included configuring/upgrading software on RedHat servers, and writing back-end application code used by hosted Web sites.
MRDS, Inc.
Kennewick, WA
2001 – 2004
Director of IT
Developed IT department annual budget; revised quarterly. Managed day-to-day operations, communicating ideas and concepts to CEO, customers, management and staff. Set corporate standards for client-server and mid-range systems. Met with customers and potential customers to evaluate and approve future projects. Developed strategy, organized, planned, and oversaw activities of the IT department.
Cognisphere, Inc.
West Chester, PA
1996 – Present
Development Manager and Principal Architect
Responsible for developing text analysis tools for database applications and the Internet. Responsibilities included requirements analysis, developing business and marketing plans, interacting with customers to determine needs, and managing research and development staff involved in design and development of Web-based applications software using C++, Java, JavaScript, HTML and various CGI scripting languages.
Citizens for Youth Development through Sports (CYDS)
2005 – 2006
Chairman
Responsible for interviewing and selecting candidates for public office at the municipal level; fund-raising; publicity; ensuring regulatory compliance.
Anderson BDG
Allentown, PA
Jul 1998 – Oct 1998
Consultant and Application Developer
Responsible for design, development, documentation, implementation, and testing of Bourne- and Korn-shell scripts on SCO UNIX machines for use as middleware in client/server Point-of-Sale and back-office system. Additionally performed analysis, development, testing and implementation of middleware routines using C++ in a 32-bit Windows environment, integrating third-party database products with Anderson's core back-office software.
Conectiv Energy
Newark, DE
Sep 1997 – Jun 1998
Consultant and Application Developer
Responsible for design, development, implementation, and testing of Web-based Internet and Intranet applications using perl, shell scripting, JavaScript, Oracle, and Oracle Web Server. Applications included Circuit Reliability Calculator, Real-Time Pricing, and the corporate phonebook. Trained staff in the use of Internet technologies. Evaluated and recommended software and hardware components for growing the Intranet infrastructure.
Shared Medical Systems (SMS)
Malvern, PA
Jan 1996 – Aug 1997
Consultant and Application Developer
Responsible for design, development and implementation of a client/server-based Patient Diagnosis and Tracking System using C++ and Visual Basic 4.0 with SQL Server 6.0 and 6.5 for Windows 95 and Windows NT Client environments. Initially responsible for analysis, integration and testing of third-party decision-support knowledge bases. Specifically developed various objects and routines in C++ and C to interface with third-party and SMS internal network and middleware products. Additionally performed analysis, development, testing and implementation of new objects and routines using C++, C, and Visual BASIC for the SMS Clinical Documentation and CareEncounter network systems that are installed in major hospitals nationally. Maintained program code using PVCS and assisted in QA process.
Siemens Corporate Research
Princeton, NJ
Mar 1992 – Dec 1992
Developer and Research Assistant
Involved in the design and development of a Neural Network Simulator for use in Medical Systems. Personally developed numerous system routines including a Graphical User Interface for the Sun workstation, dynamic memory allocation, and other system level functions including on-line documentation.
DecisionOne Corp.
Malvern, PA
Aug 1995 – Jan 1996
Application Developer, UNIX Systems Administrator and DBA
Performed design, development and implementation of Inventory Control, Scheduling and Transaction Processing Systems in C++ and Visual Basic 3.0 with Sybase running in heterogeneous UNIX Server and Windows client environments. Initially responsible for improving network performance, minimizing windows system resource utilization and streamlining the GUI interface. Previously developed and implemented a real-time Inventory Data Collection and Processing System in C.
Bell Atlantic Business Systems Services
Malvern, PA
Sep 1994 – Aug 1995
Developer and Sun Microsystems Support Specialist
Developed and implemented in C++ and Sybase, a Multivendor Services Tracking System that interfaced legacy mainframe systems with TCP/IP based workstations. Other responsibilities included software implementation and support on a national level for all Sun Microsystems based applications including support for all bundled software applications, operating systems, network services and desktop hardware platforms. Other accomplishments included the development of a technical user's guide for a network monitoring and analysis system which used OpenView and SunNet Manager running under UNIX with TCP/IP.
AdREM, Inc.
Bala Cynwyd, PA
Feb 1989 – Mar 1993
Systems Consultant and Support Specialist
Participated in development, implementation and support of various engineering software applications written on the Apple Macintosh. Designed, installed, and configured the corporate LAN. Provided training for staff. Additionally supervised and provided technical support for all network resources.
Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
Sep 1991 – Sep 1994
Computer-Aided Design Lab
Developer and Network Systems Administrator
Sep 1993 – Sep 1994
Performed UNIX systems and network administration functions. Additionally developed a virtual reality simulation system in C++.
IMPACT Center
Sep 1991 – Sep 1994
Systems Administrator and Research Assistant.
Responsible for operation of computing resources. Duties included system administration of Sun SPARCstations and related networking equipment; installation and research of IBM industrial robot and computer controller; developing and implementing algorithms and simulation systems for image processing and learning-based robot control.
TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE
Hardware
Sun Microsystems servers and workstations; IBM PC and compatibles, 3090, 9121 390Z; DEC VAX 11/780, VaxStation 3100; Symbolics; Apple II family, Macintosh. LAN equipment (switches, routers, hubs).
Operating Systems
UNIX (SunOS, Solaris 8, Solaris 10, HP-UX, SCO, Linux, etc.); MacOS (System 5-9, OS X); MS-DOS, MS-Windows 3.1, 3.11, 95, 98, Me, NT 3.51, 4.0, XP, 2000, Vista; VMS; VM/CMS; OS/2 2.1; TSO; Genera 7.0.
Programming Languages
Java, JSP; Ajax techniques; C++; C; JavaScript; perl; PHP; Korn, Bourne, C shells, other UNIX/CGI scripting tools; HTML; Pascal; Visual Basic; BASIC; PL/SQL.
Software
Tomcat, jBoss, IBM WebSphere (app server and developer studio); Macromedia Flash; Netscape/iPlanet FastTrack, Enterprise Server, Application Server; Apache Web server; NCSA httpd; PowerBuilder; MySQL; Sybase System 10, 11; Oracle 7 and 8; Oracle Web Server 3.0; Microsoft SQL Server 6.0, 6.5; SQL/Anywhere; OLE 2.0; DDE; OpenView; SunNet Manager; MS Office: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project, Access, Outlook; Lotus Notes; Merant PVCS Version Manager, Tracker; Hummingbird eXceed; Peregrine Service Center; Rational Rose
EDUCATION, CERTIFICATON AND TRAINING
University
Certification
Technical Seminars
Management Seminars
Leadership Seminars
BBA/CS (Bachelor of Business Administration, minor in Computer Science), Magna Cum Laude, Ursinus College
RHCT (RedHat Certified Technician)
Websphere Advanced Studio Application Development
XML Advanced
Object Oriented Analysis and Design
Fundamentals of Rational Rose
Java Advanced: Servlet and JSP Development with WSAD
Java: OO Programming using WSAD
Object-Oriented Analysis and Design Using UML
Intermediate System Administration for Solaris 10 (Sun SA-200)
Advanced System Administration for Solaris 10 (Sun SA-202)
Veritas Volume Manager 4.1 Administration
RedHat Linux System Administration (RH133)
jBoss for Administrators (RedHat RH336)
Sendmail Complete Training Series
Perl Programming
Visio 2000
Flash MX Level 1
Flash MX Level 2
Project Management Principles
Project Management: Managing IT Projects
Requirements Management
Time Management for Team Leaders
Microsoft Project 2000
“Love 'em or Lose 'em” for Supervisors
Understanding and Preventing Sexual Harassment
Leadership through Targeted Selection
Leadership through Performance Appraisals
Winning Policies
Leadership without Boundaries
Leadership through Interaction
PATENTS AND PUBLICATIONS
System and Method for Text Structuring and Text Generation, U.S. Patent 6,941,513, Sept. 2005
“Reference Architecture for Intelligent Semiconductor Manufacturing”, Meystel, A., Perry, S., Orr, S., Cestari, J., Meystel, M., AEC/APC Symposium XVI, Denver, Colorado, 2004
''MRDS for Complete Fab Optimization/Control'', Meystel, A., Orr, S., Meystel, M., Cestari, J., Proceedings of International Conference on Computing, Communications and Control Technologies (CCCT’04), Austin, Texas, 2004
"Multiresolutional Schemata for Unsupervised Learning of Autonomous Robots for 3D Space Operation", Lacaze, A., Meystel, M., Meystel, A., Telematics and Informatics Journal, Pergamon/Elsevier Press, #12, 1995
"Baby Sub: using schemata for conceptual learning", Lacaze, A., Meystel, M., Proceedings of the Workshop on neural Architecture and Distributed AI: from Schemata Assemblages to Neural Networks, USA, Los Angeles, CA, 1993
"Baby Sub: a conceptual learning approach to planning and control of AUVs", Lacaze, A., Meystel, M., Proceedings of IEEE Conference on Oceanic Engineering (OCEANS 93), October 1993
"Top-down/bottom-up algorithm for adaptive multiresolutional representation of gray-level images", Meystel, M., Rybak, I., Meystel, A., Proceedings of the International Symposium on Electronic Imaging: Science & Technology, Conference on Image Modeling, 1993
"An algorithm for adaptive multiresolutional representation of gray-level images”, Meystel, A., Rybak I., Bhasin, S., Meystel, M., RNNS/IEEE Symposium on Neuroinformatics and Neurocomputers, Rostov-on-Don, Russia, 1992
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LANGUAGES
English – Fluent
Russian – Fluent