LORING (L.J.) R. JOHNSON

	System architect, using both traditional methods and Object Oriented (OO) methodologies.
	Use Rational Rose 4.x and 98 and Microsoft Visual Modeler to design and maintain project architecture.
	High skills with using the Windows API (32-bit and 16-bit), NT architecture, and NT and Novell networking capabilities. Particularly experienced with using the 32-bit API from Visual Basic.
	Extensive experience with Access, Microsoft SQL server, and Oracle.
	Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional) in Visual Basic 1998 - 2002
	Top expert in Visual Basic (all versions). Have used VB extensively since version 1.0.
	Skilled in technical design at both high and middle levels, technical lead on several large, successful projects.
	Have designed and implemented programming standards for several medium to large projects..
	Have implemented source control (VSS) for entire projects.
	Have conducted regular code reviews for entire projects.
	Exceptional designer specializing in OO analysis and design, Windows programming in Visual Basic, NT programming and networking.
	A skilled communicator at both the level of the developer and the end-user.
	Semi-regular contributor to Visual Basic Programming Journal and to the new Enterprise Development magazine (Fawcette Technical Publications).
	Currently run the Ask The NT Pro site..

EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE

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Verizon, Inc, Dallas, Texas  October 2001 to present
Consultant

Hired to help reconstruct the GUI for a current large project into a more object-oriented format. Spent three months adding new features and refactoring current UI code to produce a stable version release of their product in a very short timeframe (for the work needing done). Have continued adding new features and new telephone products to the code, as well as supporting multiple code branches (up to 4) with bug fixes and testing.
 

Helped add two web services to the current project so outside web programs can add orders to our application, gaining a lot of experience with parsing and debugging XML and web services. Constructed and presented to management a number of non-trivial XSLT samples as a possible replacement for our custom-coded XML conversions (they chose not to go this route). One of the major contributors for plan to convert the current project partially to VB.Net to ease the transition to replacing DCOM with web services/xml and avoid some of the current security concerns with DCOM and port 135.
 

I have also been able to help out by producing a number of utilities, including a build program that was recently put into production. I have also automated the packaging of the application for deployment, and installation programs on the server side to allow easy, more foolproof ways in updating the application by the administrators. I have produced a customized programming standards document, and a document on how to code currently in VB 6.0 to minimize the pain of migrating to VB.Net. I have become a resource for solving previously unsolved problems with the VB application.
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Chase GIS, Dallas, Texas  6 Months
VP, Application Architect

Hired to architect 3.0 version of the Views application. However, since the version 2.5 was at the end of the development cycle (and should finish with QA by the end of Feb 2001), the first months have been spent understanding and documenting the code and processes involved. The code was written entirely by the New York City team, most of which will not transition to the new offices in Dallas, and Dallas will have to support this code base while developing version 3.0. Managed (technically) a team of programmers in these tasks. The largest task has been documentation, since so much of the application depends upon other components not under the direct control of this project. Documentation has been in the form of Word documents, Visio documents, and Rational 2000 UML diagrams. Created many of the high-level diagrams (Visio and Rational). Currently re-architecting the current, rather fragile, code base into a more structured, OOP structure for Views 3.0, and working with the other designers to integrate my changes with the rest of the Views 3.0 modifications.

Currently starting work of architecting version 3.0 of the product. Training other team members how to use Rational’s RUP, and in particular, Use Cases. Using Alistair Cockburn’s template (from Writing Effective Use Cases) to replace the one found in RUP. I have also begun self-training (during non-work hours) on VisualStudio.Net.

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Phytel, Dallas, Texas  13 Months
Director of Development

Hired as the Director of Development, with full control over all the code, coding conventions, and application architecture. Tasked with converting their 2-tier, monolithic application into a n-tier application running on both a fat client and on the web. Phytel is creating an application for small to mid-sized doctors offices (www.phytel.com). Application had to be totally re-written, with limited OO design-time (for version 1.0) due to time-to-market concerns and personnel availability issues. A full OOA&D is planned for version 2.0 (with parallel updates to the 1.x product). The application manages all communications for the doctors office, including voice, fax, voice mail, a voice response system (usable by caregivers from any phone, and by patients for limited functions), and email, and includes prescription, patient record, and message management. Voice messages can be played and recorded through the computer sound card, or via the telephony interface (which is available even at the office for a more robust environment than the standard PC sound card/microphone). The fat client will run in the office with full functionality, while the web client allows patients (and doctors from home) to access a more limited range of features. Approximately 30 business objects (running at Phytel under W2K and MTS), 40 UI business objects, and 25 UI objects. Makes extensive use of data-driven programming to dynamically reconfigure the fat client, reducing the number of forms required by an order of magnitude. Uses SQL Server 7.0 as the database. Currently adding MSMQ for intra-machine messaging for the fat client. Created programs to automatically download the latest files from Visual Source Safe, compile, and check the files back in, even when one or more of the components have had their compatibility broken. Currently transitioning from NT 4.0 to W2K for the back-end development.

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KPMG, Dallas, Texas  3 Months
Consultant

Senior architect for a major internal VB project. Created an OO design for both the business services layer and data services layer, and documented the design using Rational Rose 98. Used both Use Case and Sequence diagrams to transition between the requirements and the Class diagrams. Project was n-tier, with a UI and UI Business Objects at the User Services layer, and an "EZ" interface at the data services to hide the underlying implementation of the data storage. Used OLE structured storage for data storage (Word documents, RTF documents, and text) and Access for the associated metadata and relationship information. Used VB 5.0 for the programming. Used abstract classes (via "Implements") to enforce a standard interface to the 50+ business objects interfaces. In addition to creating the implementation model, I was technical lead for both business and data services, with associated code reviews/walk-throughs. Created the timelines for the part of the project I was leading. I also coded the core classes and tested those classes against the data services to create a narrow but deep vertical slice through the application. Project was cancelled.

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DATAPLEX (ACS), Dallas, Texas: 1 Year
Consultant

PEROT SYSTEMS, Dallas, Texas: 9 Months
Associate (System Architect)

KPMG, Dallas, Texas: 9 Months
Senior Consultant (Technical Lead)

MARY KAY COSMETICS, Dallas, Texas: 2 Years
Senior Systems Analyst (Technical Lead)

• Technical lead on the Mary Kay InTouch project (project described in Visual Basic Programming Journal, April 1995 issue, under "Basics Heroes" column). Project contains 65 forms, 90 modules, and over 120,000 lines of source code in three EXE files just for the client software. Client software includes ESD (Electronic Software Distribution) for automatic program updates for the user via CompuServe, and distribution of daily and monthly data via CompuServe.
• Create and maintain 5 InstallShield scripts, including one that runs the ESD module.
• Create and maintain the entire backoffice process that extracts the data from the VAX and automatically uploads the daily and monthly data to the users. The backoffice consists of 11 programs written in VB 3.0 running on dual-processor NT Advanced Server, and includes pseudo multi-tasking (each program starts additional copies of itself to take advantage of the available SMP).

Created and maintained strict coding standards for the group (coding standards can be downloaded from CompuServe, Visual Basic Programming Journal Forum ,ProCon.Zip — go VBPJ). Conducted code reviews to enforce standards, propagate knowledge, and share experience.

• Conducted training for the younger programmers on the project.
• Spoke during the Visual Basic Insider Technical Summit in San Francisco (1995) as one of the keynote speakers on the third day.

Served as one of the judges in the 1995 Visual Basic Programmer’s Journal programming contest.

• Passed the following exams pursuant to obtaining a Microsoft Certified Solution Developer certification: Microsoft Visual Basic 3.0, Microsoft Visual Basic 4.0, Microsoft Windows Operating Systems and Services Architecture I, and Microsoft Windows Operating Systems and Services Architecture II. Currently a Microsoft Certified Professional Product Specialist.

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TECHNICAL RESOURCE SERVICES, Dallas, Texas: 2 Months
Permanent Consultant

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TGI FRIDAY’s, Dallas, Texas: 2 Months
Consultant (temporary)

ORYX ENERGY COMPANY (formerly Sun Exploration & Production), Dallas, Texas: 10 Years
Systems Analyst: 6 Years   

• Implemented, trained, provided support, and served as database manager for DIMS (Drilling Information Management System) which included the operation of DIMS itself, field support, telecommunications, and the upload/download of DIMS data to the mainframe database.
• Provided primary support for much of the telecommunications, including laptops (FT-Term, Personal TAO, Xeus, and Procomm).
• Supplied primary support for Extra for Windows package and secondary assistance for other field automation projects, including both major and minor PC software/hardware problems.
• Served as DOS/Windows technical specialist "guru" within IS organization.
• Participated on team to deploy PC Standards for a complete implementation of PC's throughout the corporation.
• Led the evaluation and planned the upgrade from DOS 3.3 to 5.0.
• Implemented major software upgrade across all PC's in organization (Windows 3.1, Extra 3.3, WP for Windows, Excel 4.0, other new/upgraded Windows and DOS programs). Provided consultation and led sub-team on the technical design of the upgrade, including the writing of 14 DOS programs to provide needed sub-functions.
• Planned, developed and managed the ongoing major upgrade of the DIMS software on the PC side.
• Provided training, created all training documentation, and installed the new version of DIMS in Quito, Ecuador, as well as scheduled the project, tested the software, coordinated communications with vendor, and interfaced with mainframe programmers of the DB2 database.
• Developed and implemented program to upload and download DIMS data from the mainframe, replacing many small DOS programs with one integrated Windows program.
• Researched Microsoft Windows NT for possible use as an application server.

Drilling Foreman, Sun Exploration and Production (now Oryx Energy Company), Corpus Christi, Texas: 4 Years 

Supervised all employees and contractors on drilling locations, and dealt with contractors, service operations, and sales representatives associated with the well operations.

EARLY CAREER HISTORYCAREER DEVELOPMENT
   

• Drilling Foreman, Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation, Corpus Christi, Texas 3 years 
• Drilling Foreman, Champlin Petroleum, Corpus Christi, Texas 1 year
• Drilling Foreman, Ocean Production Company, New Orleans, Louisiana 2 years
• Roustabout, Offshore Platform Operator, Production Technician, Marathon Oil Company, Venice, Louisiana 4 years

CAREER DEVELOPMENT
 

	First published account of how to use VB to read and write directly to the NT event logs (VBPJ, March and September, 1996). Even in VB 5.0, still a better method than App.LogEvent.
	Created VB program to read and write to memory-mapped files (VBPJ, July, 1996).
	Used the PSAPI.DLL to emulate the ToolHelp32 (available on Win95) on NT (VBPJ, September, 1997).
	Created a NT service with VB 5.0 via both native code and Microsoft’s NTSVC.OCX (VBPJ, Enterprise Issue, 1997).
	Create real console applications with VB 5.0 (VBPJ, March 1998)

Fawcette Technical Publications Articles

	VSM, May 2002, "Access Windows Networking Info"
	VSM, November 2001, "Read From the NT Event Logs"
	VSM, September 2001, "Write To The NT Event Logs"
	VBPJ: December 2000, article, "Take Control of Your Build Cycle"
	VBPJ: August, 2000, column, "Protect Your Disk Space"
	VBPJ: July, 2000, article, "Manage Your Resources with WMI"
	VBPJ: Jan 1999, COMponent Builder, "Maximize DLL Performance"
	VBPJ: October 1999, Guest Opinion, "Drivers Induce Road Rage"
	VBPJ: October 1999, article, "Encapsulate NT File Security"
	VBPJ: September, 1999, COMponent Builder, "Retrieve Network Info"
	VBPJ: January, 1999, article, "Maximize DLL Performance"
	VBPJ: Enterprise Issue, 1998, "Ask the VB Pro", "How Do I Reboot NT"
	VBPJ: March 1998, Black Belt Programming, "An App to Console You"
	VBPJ: November, 1997, COMponent Builder, "Make Smarter Apps with a Dumb UI"
	VBPJ: Enterprise Issue, 1997, Article, "Servicing Your NT Computer"
	VBPJ: September 1997, COMponent Builder, "Create Your Own Toolhelp for NT"
	VBPJ: February 1997, Article, "Create Truly Reusable Code"
	VBPJ: January 1997, Windows Programming, "A File for All Seasons"
	VBPJ: September 1996, Windows Programming, "Publicize Your Events"
	VBPJ: July 1996, Windows Programming, "The Persistence of Memory"
	VBPJ: March 1996, Windows Programming, "NT Events are a Terrible Thing to Waste"
	VBPJ: November 1995, Windows Programming, "Use 16-bit EXEs to Fake 32-bit Features"
	Enterprise Development: Jan 1999, "UML Can Save Your Next Project"
	Enterprise Development: Feb 1999, "Herding Cats: Corral your Cowboy Programmers"
	Enterprise Development: March 1999, "Herding Cats: Keep Your Cats at Home"

LANGUAGES

• Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0
• SQL Server
• Oracle 7.x
• Access
• Quick Basic 2.0, 3.0, 4.5, Microsoft Professional Development System 7.0, 7.1

EDUCATION
 

• A.S., Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, Louisiana
• B.A., Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas
• Cum Laude, Senior Scholar in Sociology
• National Science Foundation award summer of sophomore year at TCU for research at Princeton (chemistry).

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