Dennis Alan Van Dusen
6910 Ridgewood Avenue
Chevy Chase, MD 20815
(301) 656-9090 (direct)
(301) 237-9090 (cell)
(301) 907-9390 (home)
dennis@dvandusen.com
Strengths
Educated: Juris Doctor plus three advanced degrees in computer science with business orientation.
Creative Technical Leader: effective, detail oriented, driven, experienced, innovative: takes personal responsibility for
challenges and solutions. Attracts support of others, reliably solves business and technical problems; Make-It-Happen
integrator; honest, with high standards. Largest Development Team managed: 28 members, 3 years. Projects included
product development, systems integrations, product customizations, and custom systems.
Knowledgeable Engineer: pragmatic, market oriented solutions for a wide range of requirements, and customers: ORACLE
and customers: ORACLE DBA, RDBMS, Object Oriented Systems, Cisco Networks, Windows NT/2000 Server,
Macintosh, embedded microcomputers, Sun unix systems.
Customer oriented: develops positive customer relationships; effectively presents solutions; shapes sales strategies; adjusts
well to new requirements.
Current: up-to-date in communications, internetworking, PC/Mac/unix, Java, J2EE, Data Warehousing, Data Marts, OLAP,
E-Commerce, ORACLE database, Oracle Designer (CASE), workflow, multi-language, and multimedia technologies,
UML, eclipse. Chief Architect, Requirements Manager and Modeler.
Significant Accomplishments
Management
Managed Business Process Improvement Information System Developments including Constituent Response, Real-time
Operations Recovery, Securities Trading, Para-statal Farm Implement Leasing, Transit Operations, Intellectual Property
Projection, Oil Exploration Control, and R&D Project Evaluation Systems. Each operations improvement project centered
around innovative reorganization of business processes and adding appropriate automation, with the associated requirements
development.
Managed Product Developments including Security and Compliance, Document Management, Intellectual Property
Management, Project Reporting, E-Commerce, and Accreditation / Credentialing Systems. Each project involved significant
architectural definition in multiple modeling languages.
Managed complete computer system solution developments for customer organizations in a wide variety of commercial
business areas. Negotiated design, development, and maintenance agreements with subcontractors and vendors.
Evaluated new and established enterprises for investment and for determining corporate progress and ability. Assisted
enterprises in improving operations, strategy, and fund raising.
Chief Technical Officer in start-ups. Acting as mentor and technical resource for other startups while developing the e-effort
website for accepting, submitting, and managing remote work. Utilizing components of the e-effort system as standalone sites,
developed a website for skills tracking, verification, and credential management.
Managed technical activities during formation of commercial divisions of defense contractors.
Mentor to numerous small businesses.
New Technology Development
Designed (Chief Architect) Security Management System product and implemented tiered synchronizing database to support
it.
Developed website and full system for credentials management website, including large database (400 tables), website pages
(200), inter-site and inter-system interfaces, and management systems (400 forms).
Developed website and full system for R&D project evaluation for DOE and OMB. The system included 150 JSP pages, 170
servlets, 300 Oracle database scripts, and was completed in 40 days, under budget.
Lead architect for Nippon Hoso Kyokai public broadcasting audio/video control system in Japan. This system has been in
continuous operation without any failure or downtime since 1991 and now controls over 5,500 devices in 11 cities and on 2
satellites. The PC / LAN based control system is not expected to fail for at least 20 years.
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Developed warehouse management and exploration asset control system for oil companies.
Implemented CASE model, forms, and database for one of the first E-Commerce sites - 1-800-MUSIC-NOW CD sales
internet web site.
Implemented Satellite Multimedia Delivery prototype system for internet like services via simplex broadcast channels.
Marketing
Received awards for winning major projects, especially as proposal team manager, key customer interface, and lead architect
of the NHK public broadcasting audio/video control system in Japan. ($100 million IBM contract, $10 million to IBM
Systems Integration Division).
Business Development Manager, marketing, sales, and pre-sales roles in many organizations.
Patent Applications
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENTERPRISE SECURITY MONITORING AND CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT
(Unpublished)
The invention provides a system and method for providing network-based security services. The invention enables a customer to
select policy implementations for automatic distribution, installation, and configuration management onto the customer’s network.
The invention also improves the way that security events are collected, analyzed, and responded to.
METHOD OF DOING BUSINESS AND SECURITY INSTRUMENT (Application 20030208397)
Disclosed are a method of doing business and a security instrument. An exemplary method includes creating an equity pool with a
plurality of equity interests; and compensating an associate, who has completed a milestone of a project, with a portion of the
equity pool. An exemplary security instrument includes an equity pool and a security interest in the equity pool.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTE WORK MANAGEMENT (Unpublished)
The invention provides a system and method for managing the specification, submission, review, and acceptance of project effort
by remote, networked contract workers.
Employment Summary
e-Effort, 1992-Present
Chief Technical Officer. e-Effort primarily provides contract consulting services. e-Effort was formed to assist other
electronic commerce startups while developing the e-Effort website for accepting, submitting, and managing remote
work (a virtual workplace). Conducted business reviews, including detailed review and assistance with business
models, market analysis and planning, management reviews, financing approaches, presentations to venture capitalists,
etc. These reviews resulted in published reports and / or investments in the businesses. Assisted enterprises in
improving operations, strategy, and fund raising.
e-Effort Contract and Venture Assignments, with role:
e-Effort Venture: Imagine-IT, 2005-2009
Start-up developing an intellectual property concept mapping and valuation system. Architect and database designer. Wrote
Patent description for system and business process.
e-Effort Assisted Venture: Dynasty Hospital Accreditation, LP, 2004–2006
Developing Hospital Accreditation Management System using Oracle 10, J2EE, and DreamWeaver technology for Chinese
company.
The system will provide an educationally oriented continuous improvement facility for small to medium hospitals in China.
Hospitals and their staff will answer questions that led to trend analysis and assessment of the overall hospital quality
and will receive education regarding best practices as part of this accreditation data collection process.
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e-Effort Venture: Allegent Technology (formerly Solvent Solutions, Inc.), 2002-2005, Chief Architect
Allegent Technology developed an IT enterprise security management solution that improved an enterprise’s ability to
rapidly respond to security threats and minimize financial damages associated with downtime. SolventView represents a
new breed of solutions needed to manage an enterprise's continual process improvement program for computer security.
Architected system for comprehensive monitoring and configuration management designed for enterprise IT health and
security. It is an infrastructure for scalable and extensible system monitoring, analysis, and control. Different
application-level plug-ins perform monitoring and management tasks for specific network elements and report based on
user-defined rules. They also utilize the information generated by these agents for many purposes, including analysis
and correlation, trend reporting, alert response, and information archival.
Principal author on Patent application for system.
e-Effort Contract: Department of Energy Project, TMR, Inc. , REI, Inc. 2002-2003
Project manager and technical lead for the Department of Energy’s Deputy Secretary's Quarterly Reporting System project,
implemented an analyst level project management and reporting system in nine weeks. Gathered and analyzed
requirements; managed development team; architected, designed and developed database and application code,
programmed new java application to generate custom MS Word report including complex graphics. Performed software
installation and management, unit and integration testing and deployment in the test systems.
Project manager and technical lead for the Department of Energy’s SCARDI project, implemented a complete end-to-end R
and D project evaluation system in five weeks. For the Department of Justice’s Local Law Enforcement Block Grant
Program, directed the development of portions of the grants management application. Gathered and analyzed
requirements; managed development team; architected, designed and developed database and application code.
Performed software installation and management, unit and integration testing and deployment in the test and production
environments. Architect/Analyst/DBA/Programmer for other web-based projects that involved design and rapid
development of large web-based information management systems.
e-Effort Venture: Remote Work Management, 1999-2001
Start-up developing system for managing the specification, submission, review, and acceptance of project effort by remote,
networked contract workers.
Principal author on Patent application for system.
e-Effort Contract: Intellectual Property Categorization Management, 2001
Developed architecture and product description for adaptive, clustered
categorization, search, and retrieval for industry leading categorization provider.
intellectual
property
(patent)
e-Effort Venture: Certification Co., 1999-2001
Developed Credential Management System using Oracle 8, IBM WebSphere, DreamWeaver and NetObjects technology for
certification, credential verification, and continuing education.
The system provided a secure environment in which the individual created their personal profile detailing their
achievements, requirements and personal preferences and took accredited courses or viewed content from other
providers. It allowed on-Line registration and purchase of selected courses and content with all necessary administrative
monitoring and management of users by groups, employer, association, etc.
e-Effort Contract: Mogee Research & Analysis Associates, 1999
Consultant. Mapped several key areas of Information Technology based upon patent, internet and research paper searches
and interviews of IT professionals. Performed gap analysis and completed clustering for combined basis of over 4000
sub-categories. Constructed database for visualization of map and underlying data. Created collaboration website for
effort.
e-Effort Contract: The Centech Group, 1998-1999
Consultant. Developed datawarehouse architectural model in Oracle Designer and Discoverer for comparing existing
customer systems and vendor tools to required function using OLAP.
Project Manager for Data Warehouse Tool evaluation for Health Care Financing Administration. Led design team for
Oracle-based Data Warehouse strategy for US Army Corps of Engineers.
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e-Effort Contract: WorldSpace Corporation, 1997-1998
Consultant.
Planned and designed prototype for internet oriented satellite broadcast network for delivery of digital, multimedia
programming.
Led international team in completing prototype in eight weeks. Group included eighteen artists, designers and programmers
from three US cities and from Iceland.
e-Effort Contract: Innova, 1996-1997
Consultant.
Planned and prototyped internet oriented broadcast network user interface for delivery of digital programming. Led team of
seven programmers.
e-Effort Contract: Schlumberger-GeoQuest Data Services, Inc., 1992 - 1995
Consultant, under full-time contract to lead team implementing asset and document control systems for two major oil firms,
each having multiple sites and platforms. Client-Server system was implemented using ORACLE tools. Performed all
ORACLE DBA functions, all unix, communications, and Macintosh configuration and administration at multiple sites.
Developed ORACLE CASE model and SQL*FORMS maintenance forms for system. Wrote all Excel spreadsheets and
macros for data and forms development. Performed data conversions and database design. Performed installations and
training at several locations. Managed all subcontractors. Developed system encompasses unix/Mac/PC office, image,
multimedia documents, physical rock samples, and physical containers. Asset management and control, security, and
workflow functions are provided. Innovations included easy to use query function that generates SQL queries
automatically, freeing users from knowing SQL. Assisted engineering group in productizing system.
Implemented Oracle based Paleontology database system using ORACLE CASE for major oil firm.
On Point Legal Research, 2008-present
CEO of startup using the talent of recent graduates and law students to sustainably provide legal research at low cost to
lawyers.
DynCorp, Inc. 1995 - 1997
Principal Consultant, and Manager, Special Projects.
Planned and implemented Frame-Relay and ISDN router ‘extranet’ network for US Postal Service.
Project leader on World Wide Web Internet projects. Implemented Oracle database for use within WWW commercial sales
application for CD sales on-line. Implemented Web site for government information provider. Led marketing effort to
put multiple industrial catalogs on-line on WWW.
Lead designer for large, mission critical account control system utilizing Oracle Designer/2000 CASE system. Performed all
DBA functions for effort.
Technical manager for meeting planner multimedia Internet application.
General Electric Information Services, 1990 - 1992
Manager, Advanced Applications Development. Recruited specifically to 'energize' the organization technically, to find
applications that fit the GEIS environment in new and interesting ways.
• Defined and initiated Object Management System project, the baseline for an application platform architecture for
GEIS, a new architecture to encompass LAN-to-LAN stream communications, LAN server management, document
control for an integrated messaging (including EDI, E-mail, and workflow) system, and an easy to use interface. Major
contributor to proposal for new Applelink system to enable collaborative and workgroup computing for Apple users.
Oracle Complex Systems Corporation, 1989 - 1990
Systems Integration Manager responsible for providing complete computer system solutions to customer organizations in a
wide range of business areas, including: petrochemical, pharmaceutical, state and local governments. Responsible for
design of architecture for Local Area Networks and microcomputer systems. Specified design, development, and
maintenance agreements with subcontractors and vendors.
• Designed New York City Department of Probations Records System.
• Designed, managed development of prototype of Relational Directory System (similar to Lotus Notes) for image and
document control; provided demonstration to over 40 companies and 350 customers.
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IBM - Systems Integration Division, 1985 - 1989
Advisory Systems Engineer, lead architect, and proposal manager for major systems integration projects.
• Lead architect for Nippon Hoso Kyokai public broadcasting audio/video control system in Japan (achieved major win,
award, and Patent Disclosure). This system now provides control over 5,500 audio/visual devices in 11 cities and aboard
2 satellites. The PC / LAN based control system is not expected to fail for more than 20 years.
• OS/2 Image Architect. Designed OS/2 based ImagePlus architecture and improvements in the operating system for
efficient image systems.
• Systems Engineer, proposal manager, and lead architect for banking communications system for the Union Bank of
Switzerland.
• Lead architect, designer, and system engineer for an advanced peer-to-peer protocol converter for Bank of America and
United Airlines.
• Provided New York Area IBM branches with technical selling and initial systems design support for PS/2, RT, AIX, and
OS/2 projects.
• Architect for "contra" or mock competitive proposal for a securities trader system.
• Advanced technology focal point for Systems Integration Division in IBM, DEC, SUN, and Apollo competitive
workstation arena.
Virtual Devices, Inc., 1983 – 1985
General Partner/President
• Firm involved in the manufacture, marketing, and distribution of products integral to remote control devices.
• Developed custom hardware and software to permit control of U.S. Marine Corps drone aircraft; remote printers linked
via satellite; and electronic display signs.
• Developed and marketed C language compiler, assembler, and debugging system for remote (in situ) program
development.
• Managed design, implementation and marketing of microcomputer product capable of remotely controlling robots.
• Successfully sold remotely controlled computers in several applications.
Analytic Disciplines, Inc., 1982 – 1983
Senior Software Engineer
• Responsible for assessment of long-term needs of U.S. Navy underwater acoustics analysis systems.
• Assisted in designing Data Flow language for Enhanced Modular Signal Processor (EMSP) system for U.S. Navy.
Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co., 1978 – 1981
Consultant
Consultant in the strategic management, systems, and transportation groups of the Washington office. Specialized in
technological innovation in telecommunications and consumer-oriented data communications.
• Developed and coordinated Transit MIS marketing plan, including proposal efforts, system design strategy, multiproject coordination strategy, promotion and sales. Responsible for $700,000 in consulting fees in less than one year.
• Project manager of Tidewater Regional Transit MIS implementation effort. Supervised all aspects of design, computer
system procurement, program development, installation, testing, on-going system enhancement and maintenance of
major transit company's scheduling, payroll and accounting systems. Implemented all aspects of the scheduling,
dispatching, and mileage and maintenance systems.
• Played key role in the planning, analysis, and development of major computer systems for the Department of Labor's
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs; the Milwaukee County Transit System.
• Successfully built systems for the transit market.
Texas Instruments, 1977 – 1978
Business Development Manager
• Responsible for all aspects of the start-up of an advanced product business area within the Personal Computer Division
of TI:
• Designed two personal/portable computer systems and the Personal Problem Solver series of software which later
evolved into the VISICALC system (external to TI).
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Successfully defined a winning Personal Computer strategy and application suite that was to become the solution for
98% of all personal computer use.
Community Service
MIT Enterprise Forum
Entrepreneurial Director involved in providing Washington-Baltimore area companies with a forum for the presentation of
new business concepts.
Instigated new series of entrepreneurial forums at Georgetown University, and University of Virginia.
Mentor to entrepreneurs in the Washington, DC area.
Education
Juris Doctor, David A. Clark School of Law, UDC., 2009
M.E., Information Sciences, M.S., Applied Mathematics, Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Harvard
Graduate School of Business.
M.S., Computer Science, Pennsylvania State University.
B.S., Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University.
A.A., Business Information Systems, Orange Coast College.
Military
United States Marine Corps, Avionics; Secret Clearance; Disabled (10% - eye area) Combat Veteran Status