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DARREN M. BLUM
114 Mason Ave
Rochester, New York 14626
[email protected]
(585) 509-6970 cell
(585) 720-9198 home
OBJECTIVE
To obtain a position in Information Technology utilizing my diverse technical and professional background.
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Dependable, hard worker with a strong background in information security, authentication, network protocols, software
development, and databases; with a history of developing successful end-to-end solutions utilizing cutting edge technologies.
Highly effective time manager. Proactive problem solver with strong analytical skills. Self-starter with a proven ability to
exceed corporate and individual goals. Team leader with demonstrated ability to delegate to achieve objectives. Provider of
Total Quality Service by establishing and maintaining positive working relationships with internal and external clients.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Electronic Data Systems, Infrastructure Analyst, Rochester, NY
January 1997 – Current
 Collected and analyzed requirements, using them to create proof of concepts for client approval
 Designed effective solutions using innovative technology resulting in annual cost savings of $3 million for our client
 Designed, developed and deployed integrated security solutions to ensure proprietary/confidential data and systems are
protected using various system architectures and authentication
 Applied knowledge of diverse protocols and network services to securely integrate services into firewall architecture
 Designed, developed and deployed a distributed account management toolset to reduce ongoing administrative costs
 Analyzed, designed and developed Java based applications utilizing a variety of API’s
 Participated in all phases of unit and system testing of solutions developed
 Installed, configured and secured Sun SPARC systems, Cisco Local Directors, and various other hardware
 Analyzed, designed and implemented database solutions including database schema normalization and failover
 Conducted root cause analysis and developed recommendations to prevent the reoccurrence of system issues
 Developed, maintained and reviewed procedural documentation to support operations and disaster recovery
 As a technical team lead, managed enterprise level projects with global implementations
 Reviewed system performance metrics, to make recommendations for architectural changes to maintain solution stability
 Provided third tier application support and coordinated issue resolutions with third party vendors
Freelance Web Developer
January 2003 – Current
 Designed and implemented web applications for non-profit and volunteer organizations
 Optimized applications and database queries to reduce overall system load
 Converted existing ColdFusion applications into PHP while bringing into conformance with W3C Recommendations
 Implemented revision control system to facilitate team-based development
Media Play, Software Department Lead, Rochester, NY
 Provided exceptional customer service with a focus on repeat business
 Managed the employee schedule for the department
 Conducted hiring and training of Software Department personnel
Lockwood Memorial Library, Webmaster, Buffalo, NY
Peterson Computer Services, Hardware Technician, Buffalo, NY
EDUCATION
State University Of New York At Brockport, Brockport, NY
Bachelors of Science in Computer Science - Graduated Summa Cum Laude
State University Of New York At Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
Coursework completed toward a joint degree in Mathematics and Computer Science
October 1995 - January 1997
June 1995 - September 1995
June 1995 - August 1995
January 1998 – May 2002
August 1992 - May 1995
TECHNICAL PROFILE
 Programming: Java, J2EE, JDBC, JNDI, JCE, JSTL, Log4J, Hibernate, Ant, Struts, Apache Commons,
PHP, Perl, SQL, HTML, XHTML, XML, JSP, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), JavaScript,
UNIX shell scripting (csh/bsh/ksh), UML, ColdFusion
 Software: Apache 1.x and 2.x, SunONE/ IPlanet Web Server, Tomcat, SunONE LDAP,
SunONE proxy server, SiteMinder 4.x to 6.0, MySQL, IPfilter, SSH, CVS,
OpenConnect’s WebConnect, SNA Access Server & Enterprise Print Server,
 Operating Systems: UNIX - Sun Solaris and Linux – (RedHat, Fedora, SUSE, Ubuntu), Windows 95-XP
 Hardware: Sun Microsystems servers, Cisco Local Directors & switches, Axis print servers