ALFRED S. SMITH, JR.
704 228th Ave. NE. #585 Sammamish, WA 98074
(714) 658-0962 • AlSmith@TheJavaArchitect.com
LEAN, AGILE, SIX SIGMA - IT DIRECTOR
When the health of the projects in your portfolio are RED, I am the strategy to get them back to GREEN.
PROFILE
Highly experienced engineering management professional
with a record of developing and supporting successful
projects and solutions incorporating a wide range of
applications and technologies. Consistently recognized for
improving organizational effectiveness and efficiency
throughout business process. Having served in the US
Army, is comfortable with being a compassionate leader
while maintaining uncompromising standards of
performance. Leverages skills as an Agile/Lean/Six Sigma
Black Belt with the experience necessary to execute on
value-driven initiatives while driving quality, optimizing
value streams and mentoring high performance teams to
increase the bottom line. A builder of high-performance teams
and a natural leader, mentor, and motivator who thrives in
environments requiring a high-level strategist and a big-picture
thinker. Award-winning team builder focused on growing
revenues and elevating organizational productivity, certified and
proficient in Lean/Six Sigma Black Belt, Risk Information
Control Systems (CRISC), PMI Agile Certified Practitioner
(PMI-ACP), Sun Certified Java Programmer (SCJP), Certified
Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)* and
published IT author. A welcome addition to any management
team that is able to function in any role necessary to ensure
project success and on-time integration.
CORE COMPETENCIES
Lean Management • Agile Development • Six Sigma
• TOGAF • Process Re-engineering • Work Flow
Analysis • Process Improvement • Project
Management • Performance Optimization • IT
Curriculum Development • GRASP Principles •
GOF / JEE Patterns • Change Management • Staff
Management • High Performance Team Building
EDUCATION / TRAINING / MILITARY
Bachelor of Science, Computer Information
Systems, University of New York Regents
College
Bachelor of Science, Information Technology –
Security, Western Governors University*
High Frequency Data Communications /
Systems Analyst - United States Army
CERTIFICATIONS / LICENSURE
Lean / Six Sigma Black Belt • PMI-Agile
Professional • PMI- Project Management • PMI Certified as a Lean & Six Sigma Black Belt in Risk Management • PMI-Scheduling • Certified
Information Technology, Risk and Information System
Controls, PMI Agile project management, PMI Project
Management, PMI Risk Management and PMI
Scheduling. Specialist in SOA and high level design for
enterprise applications, as well as mentoring junior
developers, employees and clients during JEE
migrations.
in Risk and Information System Controls
• Sun Certified Java Programmer •
Authorized Vocational Computer Instructor - State
of California
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Congressional Award of Appreciation • Train the
Trainer Course • Army Leadership Training •
Published IT Author
API’s AND FRAMEWORKS
Java 2, J2EE, EJB, SOA, SAML, SCA, Tuscany, Terracotta, Servlets, JSP, AJAX, DWR, JMS, JMF, Swing,
JavaScript, DOJO, JDBC, JUnit, Ant, Web Services, Struts, Hibernate, Spring, PHP, MySQL, HTML, UML,
SAX, DOM, XML, XSL, XQuery, Apache, OSGi, WebLogic, WebSphere, MQ, JBoss, Tomcat, JDeveloper 10g,
Android Mobile.
MANAGEMENT
Specialized in Building High Performance Teams, Supervising Employees, Agile Coaching, Classroom
Management, Opportunity Appraisal, User Profiling, Organization Profiling, Work Flow Analysis, Processing
Research Data, Curriculum Development, Army Leadership.
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Enterprise Architect
2012 to 2013
Costco, HQ (contract)
Responsible for providing engagements with business and Solution Architecture team relative to modernizing their existing
applications and review processes, as well as consulting expertise in support of strategic company initiatives. Collaborated
with Costco’s Solution Architecture team to define infrastructure services, and executive teams to develop consistent SOA
architectures. Delivered clear architecture roadmap, communication of strategy, project management materials, and ongoing assessment for initiatives across the enterprise.
GE Healthcare Information Technology
2010 to 2012
Senior SOA Enablement and Security Engineer
Team member responsible for the Qualibria EHR/HIE interoperability workgroup consisting of a collection of developers
and vendors driving towards common HIT implementation standards. Lead and execute the design and development of
SOA programs for Healthcare EMR, CDR, and HL7 integration, and developing security frameworks to obtain Meaningful
Compliance. Technical evangelist utilizing Lean, Agile and Six Sigma to assist global engineering teams to deliver products
within budget, schedule and quality standards. Oversaw requirements gathering / analysis, developed feasible solutions,
and managed problem resolution. Architected and deployed application across multiple environments, managing all aspects
of process modeling and software development. Implemented system controls while providing user training, application
development, and testing leadership, as well as identifying opportunities for enhancements. Served to translate business
requirements to high level systems specifications and ensure team followed verification and validation quality standards.
SCME
2006 to 2009
Director of Technology and Strategy
Lead strategic vision and technological vision of company, providing technical expertise to build, scale, and integrate Java
and JEE applications for organizations of varying sizes / scopes. Analyze risk scenarios to determine impact on business
objectives, identifying appropriate technology platforms for the delivery of the company's products with a strong emphasis
on external development partner relationships. Analyze technical pipelines, processes, budgets, personnel plans,
and engineering staff through on-site visits and assessment of builds and documentation. Provide management with risk
response
options
based
on
value-driven
initiatives
maximize
profitability
of
the
company.
CalAmp
2003 to 2006
Director of Application Architecture
Directed and implemented the development of a proprietary Enterprise Service Bus (ESB), managing internal and external
resources across engineering, infrastructure solution delivery, infrastructure resource management, and strategic technical
sourcing. Worked with the company’s financial department to secure the purchases, negotiate contracts with vendors, and
implement cost-reducing methods. Strategically focused engineering resources on business objectives and directed the
delivery of company-wide infrastructure enhancements, deployment of infrastructure to support major projects, and
infrastructure operating environment.
IBM Global / County of Los Angeles
1994 to 2000
Team Lead - Design, Development, Testing, Implementing, Code Corrections
Liaised with management on the implementation and expansion of the program's business and strategic plans. Tested
information systems controls to verify effectiveness and efficiency prior to implementation. Developed training programs
for end users and trained new employees. Collaborated with client Technical Support Desks to resolve issues and
documented integration problems within a multi-vendor environment. Led on-site support to customers throughout the
County of Los Angeles during CWS / CMS roll out.
MILITARY EXPERIENCE
09/94 140th Military Intelligence Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINGARS)
Due to security clearance not all of my experience can be included.
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TECHNICAL TRAINER EXPERIENCE
03/12
10/11
04/10
06/10
04/09
03/09
10/08
04/08
10/06
Steve Trautman – Knowledge Transfer Process Owner for Solution Architecture Team
PMI-Certification Agile Practitioner Training
Lean/Six Sigma Black Belt
ISACA – Certified in Risk and Information System Controls
PMI-Certification Risk Management Training
PMI-Certification Project Management Training
Hewlett Packard - Spring & Hibernate Migration Training
Boeing - Java Migration Training
Virtual Training Company - Authored online JavaScript course:
http://www.vtc.com/cd/javascript-tutorials.htm
05/04
01/03
05/03
05/02
10/00
University of Virginia - Beginning/Intermediate/Advanced Java Programming
Training Hands On Technology Transfer - Java, PHP and UNIX training
Toyota Corporation - Java Certification Preparation Course
ORT Los Angeles Technical Institute - Beginning/Intermediate Java Programming
Learning Tree International - Beginning/Intermediate Java Programming
PUBLISHED WORKS
PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) Exam Preparation Self-Study Courseware
ISBN-13: 978-1469964188
PMI-RMP: PMI Risk Management Professional (RMP) Exam Preparation Study Guide
ISBN-13: 978-1467983891
Project Management Professional (PMP) Exam Preparation Courseware
ISBN-13: 978-1469916439
SCJA Contributor to the Sun Certified Java Associate Study Guide , McGraw-Hill Osborne Media 2009
ISBN-13: 9780071490030
Hiring the Java Architect:
http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-05-2005/jw-0509-architect.html
SOA Right Away “Everything you Need to Know about SOA and ESB”
http://soarightaway.com
BIOGRAPHY
Google “Java Architect” and Al Smith is at the top of the list for writing Hiring the phantom Java architect and co-author
of McGraw Hill’s SCJA Sun Certified Java Associate Study Guide. In addition to consulting, Smith teaches Java
programming to junior developers and provides mentoring during large-scale Java migrations. When it comes to application
development Al's objective is always clear: deliver maximum value by remove waste through continuous improvement. His
experience in Enterprise Architecture and object-oriented analysis has helped clients such as IBM, NASA, the US District
Court, Sprint, Merrill Lynch and numerous others, maximize the power of technology.
*In progress.