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    Peter N. Alduino
    Yorktown Heights,  NY                                                         E-mail:    peter@AlduinoConsulting.com
    (914) 245-8839                                                                     Web:      www.AlduinoConsulting.com



    CAREER OBJECTIVE

    Experienced, certified computer engineer with solid background in financial/securities industry seeks senior development position designing technical enterprise-level, object-oriented software applications, IT processes and Unix scripts.

    SKILL SET

    Unix, J2EE Java (Certified), C++, Perl/CGI, HTML, XML, JavaScript, JavaBeans, EJB, JSP, SOAP, Web Services, JNDI, RMI/CORBA, X Motif, Eclipse, SQL (Sybase, Oracle, DB2)

    EXPERIENCE

    Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. , White Plains, NY   May 2006 – Present
    Hospitality CRM e-Commerce
      (Software Consultant)
      - Languages: J2EE Java, XML, WSDL  OS: MS Windows XP Professional, Linux   DB: Oracle (8i, 9i, 10gHW: IBM Thinkpad T43, HP Servers   Java IDE:  IBM Rational SW Development Platform (IRAD V6)
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    Designed and developed the Starwood-MeetingBroker Connector, a distributed web-services Java application to automate processing of corporate group booking leads via electronic RFPs.
      - Integrated Starwood's global eSales application with MeetingBroker.com, a hosted B2B e-Commerce CRM tool for hospitality sales executives, using Java, Oracle and the Apache Axis SOAP engine to enable bi-directional data exchange between Starwood's various sales and catering systems.
     
    Morgan Stanley, New York, NY  July 2002 – April 2006
    Institutional Securities / Corporate Services  (Software Consultant)
      - Languages: J2EE Java, Perl/CGI, HTML, XML   OS: SunOS/UNIX  DB: SYBASE, DB2  HW: Compaq Deskpro and Dell OptiPlex PCs, Sun Servers   Java Appl. Servers: Ariba Buyer v7.1 & v8.2
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    Worked on the Ariba iBuySmart project, a Java B2B eProcurement application that automates the workflow of requisition routing and approval, purchasing, and invoicing throughout MSDW using TIBCO messaging software.
      - Developed client/server supply-chain management applications in Perl and Java, improving access to global purchasing data in SYBASE and DB2 databases and enabling data transmission via XML/EDI links with vendors.
     
    Alduino Consulting Services Inc., Yorktown Heights, NY  May 2001 – June 2002
    Management Consulting
      - Languages: J2EE Java, C++  OS: SunOS/UNIX, Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional  DB: SYBASE  HW: Sun ULTRA 5 , IBM NetVista A60 Java Appl. Servers: BEA WebLogic, Apache Tomcat
      - Developed a dynamic load module to incorporate a multi-factor equity-pricing model into the Algorithmics Inc. RiskWatch risk management system using the Risk++ C++ class library and GNU development tools.
      - Participated in Java Enterprise Development certification training (completed May 2002).
     
    Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company, New York, NY  May 1997 – April 2001
    Institutional Securities / E-Business Technology  (Software Consultant)
      - Languages: J2EE Java, C++, Perl/CGI, HTML, XML  OS: SunOS/UNIX  DB: SYBASE  HW: Sun ULTRA 1 Java Appl. Servers: IBM WebSphere, Macromedia JRun, Apache Tomcat
      - Developed the Y2K Distributed Tool Set, a suite of Perl scripts, Java applets, and C++ applications to help software developers assess and test production code and SYBASE databases for potential Year 2000 problems.
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    Excellent communication skills recognized by management when chosen to organize and lead training classes to instruct developers about Y2K issues and the use of the Y2K Tool Set .
      - Created N-tier client/server web applications for the EBT group (Perl and J2EE Java servlets using JDBC):
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    Y2K Event Management :  R/A/G heatmap tool to monitor regional business unit status during the Y2K event.
           - E-Commerce Collaboration :  A moderated, online discussion tool similar to internet newsgroups.
           - Employee Photos:  Integration of security JPEG photos into the web-based corporate LDAP directory.
           - Cross-Selling Supplemental Compensation:  Employees can submit bonus requests from other business units.
           - Online Charitable Contributions:  Developed to support the Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York.
           - Portal Modules :  Auto-integration of MSDW code modules into the Epicentric runtime framework using XML.
           - EBT Change Management
    R/A/G heatmap tool to monitor application testing during portal software upgrades.

    Deutsche Morgan Grenfell Inc. , New York, NY  December 1995 – April 1997
    Investment Banking Systems, Deutsche Bank AG  (Software Consultant)
      - Language: C++   OS: AIX/UNIX  DB: ORACLE  HW: IBM RISC System/6000
      - Developed OO front-end trading, risk assessment, and portfolio management applications for dbGETS, a global multi-currency trading system for equities and equity derivatives, using the UIM/X GUI builder, Rogue Wave class libraries, and Reuters Triarch Source Sink Library (SSL) for real-time, networked IPC of financial data.
      - Designed and implemented a multi-threaded front-end/back-end transaction, position, and P&L reconciliation system using IBM MQSeries message queuing software and ORACLE database information.

    Smith Barney Inc., New York, NY  July 1995 – November 1995
    Capital Markets Automation / Fixed Income & Credit Risk Management  (Software Consultant)
      - Language: C++  OS: SunOS/UNIX   DB: SYBASE  HW: Sun SPARCstation 20
      - Designed and developed the Trade Capture module for the Strategic Analysis For Exposure (SAFE) risk management project using Booch object-oriented methodologies and Rogue Wave class libraries.
      - Developed custom GUI components using X Window/Motif widgets for the UIM/X GUI builder.
      - Created client account reports of SYBASE database information using SQR (Structured Query Report Writer).

    Phibro Division of Salomon Inc. , Westport, CT  February 1995 – June 1995
    Energy Commodities Trading  (Software Consultant)
      - Language: Objective C  OS: NEXTSTEP/UNIX  DB: SYBASE  HW: NeXTstation Turbo
      - Developed position, scheduling, and risk management reports of SYBASE database information using SQR.
      - Helped create an object-oriented reporting GUI for the Integrated Commodities Trading System (ICTS), a NEXTSTEP client/server risk management application for commodities trading.

    Goldman Sachs & Company, New York, NY  August 1993 – January 1995
    Global Securities Lending  (Software Consultant)
      - Language: C  OS: SunOS/UNIX  DB: SYBASE  HW: Sun SPARCstation IPX
      - Generated X Window/Motif software using the UIM/X GUI builder to facilitate inter-firm stock loan activity.
      - Created client portfolio reports of SYBASE database information using SQR.
      - Developed GUI programs to run ad-hoc SYBASE database reports and to schedule nightly batch reports.
      - Ported Sun Open Look stock loan applications to X Window/Motif.

    Morgan Stanley & Company, New York, NY  July 1992 – July 1993
    International Derivatives Trading  (Software Consultant)
      - Language: C  OS: SunOS/UNIX  DB: SYBASE  HW: Sun SPARCstation IPC and a NCD X Terminal
      - Developed applications and C shell scripts to process and store nightly transmissions of foreign market data.
      - Integrated Morgan's Trade Analysis and Processing System (TAPS) with the client/server database to place historical equity pricing data into time series using SYBASE image and text field BLOBs.

    Pfizer Inc., New York, NY  April 1992 – June 1992 (Part-Time)
    Free-Lance Consultant, Roerig Marketing Research & Planning
      - Language: Turbo C++  OS: MS-DOS  DB: Flat Files  HW: IBM PS/2 Model 55SX
      - Developed software to generate sales field activity reports based on pharmaceutical marketing data.

    Shearson Lehman Brothers Inc., New York, NY  September 1991 – June 1992
    Fixed Income Research  (Software Consultant)
      - Language: C   OS: SunOS/UNIX  DB: SYBASE  HW: Sun SPARCstation 2
      - Developed portfolio analysis software for the IMPACT project using the Neuron Data Open Interface portable GUI builder for the X Window System.
      - Designed and implemented customer tracking applications to analyze SYBASE database information.

    Timeplex Inc., Woodcliff Lake, NJ  March 1990 – August 1991
    TIME/VIEW Network Management Development  (Software Consultant)
      - Language: C  OS: SunOS/UNIX  DB: SYBASE  HW: Sun SPARCstation 2, Sun IPC, and Sun 386i
      - Developed software for TIME/VIEW, the graphical network management system for Timeplex LINK telecommunication equipment, using Teknekron Communications Systems X Window System toolkit.
      - Designed and implemented a security system using data encryption to prevent software piracy.
      - Developed C shell scripts to perform TIME/VIEW software installations and upgrades.
      - Modified the software library to facilitate build-time modifications of GUI product terminology.

    IBM Corporation , New York, NY  November 1989 – February 1990
    Citicorp Enterprise Banking  (Software Consultant)
      - Language: C  OS: AIX/UNIX  HW: IBM RISC System 6000 and PS/2 Model 70
      - Helped develop the graphical user-interface for banking applications using the OSF/Motif X Window System and User Interface Language (UIL) and Market Focus Technologies' development tools.
      - Provided technical support for IBM multimedia marketing demonstrations to Citibank representatives.

    Salomon Brothers Inc., New York, NY  June 1989 – October 1989
    Fulcrum Technology Testbed  (Software Consultant)
      - Language: C  OS: SunOS/UNIX  DB: SYBASE  HW: Sun SPARCstation 1, Sun 4/110, Sun 3/60, and Sun 386i
      - Developed a trader workstation user-interface application coupling real-time market data and SYBASE database information using the OSF/Motif X Window System and UIL.
      - Participated in a comprehensive review of the technical alternatives for digital market data delivery over Salomon's distributed architecture.
      - Wrote technical documentation for Salomon's software libraries.

    Stamford Systems Inc., Stamford, CT  July 1988 – May 1989
    Information Systems Modeling and Analysis  (Small, Start-Up Company)
      - Language: C  OS: SunOS/UNIX  HW: Sun 386i
      - Designed and developed software to parse and analyze IS network models based on graph topology to determine system reliability, availability, and maintainability statistics.
      - Incorporated queuing theory into algorithms combining system load and capacity to determine overall IS performance and average response times.
      - Arranged and presented seminars outlining the modeling and analysis subsystem to new personnel.

    Digital Equipment Corporation , Marlboro, MA  June 1987 – June 1988
    High-Performance Workstations
      - Language: C  OS: Ultrix/UNIX and VAX/VMS   HW: DEC VAX 8800 and VAXstation 8000
      - Developed real-time 3-D graphic software and benchmark programs for Digital's high-performance workstations.
      - Implemented PEX extensions to the X Window System server.
      - Tested and debugged MIT Version 11 of the X Window System server.
      - Created software development tools using C shell scripts.

    IBM Corporation, Poughkeepsie Laboratory, NY  1982 – 1987  (Part-Time '85 – '87)
    Solid Modeling Technology
      - Language: PL/I  OS: VM/CMS and MVS/XA  HW: IBM 3090
      - Developed software algorithms for an interactive, 3-D solid modeler (a B-rep/CSG hybrid) used by mechanical engineers to design IBM mainframe computers.
      - Earned an IBM Cost Effectiveness Award for developing an automatic vertex labeling tool.
      - Improved mechanical designer productivity by optimizing Boolean operations on model geometry enabling CAD batch processing tasks to become interactive.
      - Designed and developed an automatic bill-of-material report generator using CAD data.
      - Implemented and supported RACF data security system.

    Rensselaer Design Research Center, Troy, NY  1985 - 1987
    Graduate Research Assistant, Center for Interactive Computer Graphics
      - Language: C  OS: Ultrix/UNIX  HW: DEC VAXstation II/GPX
      - Improved geometric modelers used in mechanical CAD to enhance product visualization and engineering analysis.


    EDUCATION

    Master of Engineering, Computer and Systems Engineering
    Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY  (GPA 3.9)
      - Concentration in computer graphics, artificial intelligence, and CAD/CAM/CAE.
      - Master's Thesis:  Mass Property Analysis of Non-Manifold Topological Models.

    B.S. Engineering, Magna Cum Laude, Computer and Information Sciences
    University of Florida, Gainesville, FL  (GPA 3.7)
      - Strong mathematic and engineering background with concentration in software and digital design and application.
      - High Honors Project:   Real-Time Robotic Collision Detection and Correction.

    Professional Training
    - IBM Professional Programmer Development Degree
    - Java Enterprise Development CertificationJ2EE Java, JDK, JDBC, AWT/JFC, Applets, Servlets, Agents, Threads, Sockets, JSP, XML, XSL, JavaBeans, EJB, JNDI, RMI, CORBA, SAX/DOM, IDL, IIOP, JMS, JavaMail, Jini, SOAP, RPC.
    - OO Programming in C++ , Programming with VAX PHIGS, Digital Image Processing Fundamentals, SYBASE for Programmers.