James M. Kaufman
7356 Ontario Blvd.
Eden Prairie, MN 55346
952-934-4851
jmk@kaufman.eden-prairie.mn.us

Education:
University of Illinois, Champaign, IL
B.S. in Computer Engineering (Computer Science + Electrical Engineering)

Goals:
Seeking technical/managerial position in a high energy company that wants someone who can "get the job done." Am especially interested in Network or Systems Engineering in a pre-sales or post-sales position.

Background:
Have worked on all phases of successful projects from proposal writing and presentation to system integration and delivery to client, including User Acceptance Tests (UAT). I communicate well and am adept at translating user needs into specifications.

Certifications and Professional Achievements:
* Holder of US Patent 4,792,226 as the inventor of an optical fingerprint system
* Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
* University of Illinois, Linux/Unix SysAdmin (16 CEUs)

Professional Experience:
CSAComp, Minneapolis, MN
Sub-contractor Sep 2002-Oct 2002

Worked with CSA Computer Systems of Minneapolis to install and configure Red Hat 7.3 on a Dell PowerEdge 6100 dual-processor server. Installed the software and all relevant updates, set up a DHCP server, firewall, web proxy and URL filter. Wrote and installed Unix shell scripts for tape backup and restore. Also discovered and corrected a buggy device that was causing severe Ethernet collisions.

Alliance Data Systems, Minneapolis, MN
Senior Systems Engineer Oct 1997-Dec 2001

Provided the technical point of contact for specialty retail clients, including Barnes & Noble, West Marine, TJMaxx, and The Wiz.

Designed and delivered VPN networks to clients for credit authorization and financial settlement services - on-time and within budget.

Validated client's changes to their Point of Sale systems to ensure proper operation from end to end. (From client's POS to authorizer's host)

Certified transactions for compliance to published specifications for the Alliance Data network, external authorizers, and settlement institutions.

Worked with software engineering and QA departments to ensure that development and testing completed on time. Worked directly with clients and their vendors, as well as the authorizing and settlement institutions.

The job required knowledge of RS/6000 computers, AIX, Unix Shell Scripting, Perl, S2System's NetX (a message switching system similar to IBM's MQ Series), ConnectDirect:NDM, MLink, Point of Sale systems, TCP/IP (LAN/WAN), Cisco routers, Telebit Netblazers, Point to Point Protocol (PPP), FTP, and Sybase.

Hi-Key Technologies, Eden Prairie, MN
Director of Software Engineering July 1996-Sep 1997

Designed a biometric security device that unlocked a door based upon the positive identification of an individual using fingerprints. Wrote most of the software, hired contractors as needed, wrote documentation, and gave presentations to prospective clients.

Administered the office LAN, ensuring that e-mail, news, and internet access, worked for a heterogeneous mix of Unix, Windows 95, and Windows NT systems.

Digital Biometrics, Inc. (now Visionics), Minnetonka, MN
Manager, Marketing Technical Services Jan 1993-June 1996
Senior Software Engineer July 1986-Jan 1993

Was a member of the core team that designed and implemented the TENPRINTER electronic fingerprint system. The system consisted of a multi-processor system in a VME card cage. My responsibilities included system design, implementation, unit test, system test, module integration, documentation and customer training. Responsible for all telecommunications modules and the user interface for the TENPRINTER product. Listed on US patent 4,792,226 as an inventor of the TENPRINTER.

Developed process for software field updates of the system that reduced system downtime to less than five minutes and eliminated possibility of operator error, resulting in significant cost savings and increased satisfaction in the field service department.

Did performance reviews for other team members, recommending salary adjustments and next year's goals.

As Manager of Marketing Technical Services, my responsibilities included evaluation of new system features, technical support for marketing and sales, proposal writing, and working closely with prospects and customers so as to provide cost-effective and appropriate solutions.

Moore Data Management Services, St. Louis Park, MN
Software Engineer 1983-1986

Helped develop an on-line database system for realtors. The system ran on DEC VAX minicomputers under the VMS operating system. Wrote code to support a graphical front end to a relational database back end to service dial-in users.

Primary responsibilities involved design and coding of routines to facilitate data entry into the system, database administration, system integration and tuning. Knowledge of the relational database engine as well as VMS operating system internals was essential. Successfully developed a system that worked well over low speed phone lines, and also fine-tuned the database to deal with ad hoc queries without adversely impacting system performance.

Control Data Corporation, Plymouth, MN
Marketing Support 1982-1983

Worked in the Energy Management Systems (EMSD) division of CDC in Marketing Support, responding to customer RFPs by writing proposals and giving system presentations. Also worked as a project leader, coordinating the efforts of three programmers, and was part of a liaison team between CDC and the client.

Moore Systems, San Jose, CA
Software Engineer 1977-1981

Served as project leader of real-time systems used by electric utilities to control the generation, transmission and distribution of power. These systems were developed and ran on Digital Equipment PDP 11/xx series minicomputers.

Powers Regulator Company, Northbrook, IL
Software Developer 1973-Jan 1977

Helped develop SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) systems for real-time data acquisition used to monitor and control heating, ventilation, air conditioning and security in office buildings, schools and hospitals. These systems ran on Data General 1200, Nova 2 and Eclipse minicomputers under the RTOS/RDOS operation systems.

Technical Skillset Summary:
SQL, Sybase, Perl, C/C++, Java, network security, frame relay, VPN, DNS, DHCP, HTTP, Javascript, PHP, LDAP, LAN, WAN, NAT, SL/IP, PPP, FTP, NetX, VME, ConnectDirect:NDM, MLink, Cisco routers, IDS, MS-DOS, Windows ('95, '98, NT, 2000, XP), Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint), and Unix systems (AIX on RS/6000 systems, Linux, and SCO on PC-compatibles). Open Source tools include Nessus, Apache, and Snort.