M ICHAEL V EDERMAN
5418 Beechnut • Houston, Texas 77096
michael.vederman@live.com • 713.532.4323
Vision-driven senior software engineering professional adept at designing, developing and enhancing leading-edge
software, Web and database technologies and dedicated to foreseeing challenges and developing code that results
in best-in-class, error-free applications. Excel at distilling complicated problems into actionable solutions, analyzing
issues from multiple angles to isolate and resolving root source.
EDUCATION AND CREDENTIALS
Studies in Computer Information Systems & Computer Science
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON, Houston, Texas
Technical Proficiencies:
Platforms:
Tools:
Database:
Languages:
Windows 2K/NT/XP/Vista, UNIX, AIX, Mac OS, DOS, HP-UX, IBM DB2
VS.net, Crystal Reports, Appworx, VMware, Remedy, MS Office, MOSS (SharePoint),
TeamTrack, PVCS, Maestro, Sybase, Various Database Tools, et al.
SQL Server, Sybase, Oracle, OODBMS
C, C#, C++, Java, JavaScript, .NET, ASP, Assembly, Perl, HTML, DHTML
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
SKYSOFT, Houston, Texas, 11/2009 – present
Principal / Software Engineer
Performed full life cycle design and development of leading-edge software applications providing video loading,
storage and editing capabilities of competition skydives.
• Developed software in C# .NET 3.5 using Visual Studio 2008, as well as C++ DLL in Visual Studio 2010.
• Designed and deployed database schema, SQL, stored procedures and triggers with SQL Server 2010.
• Drove integration of HTTP registration and update mechanism employing PHP backend.
• Executed canned and ad-hoc reports on time data generating dynamic RDLC.
TENNESSEE GAS PIPELINE / EL PASO CORPORATION, Houston, Texas, 1/2001 – 11/2009
Principal Analyst / Production Support & Deployment
Performed broad range of technical support tasks, facilitating system changes related to introduction SarbanesOxley (SOX) audit requirements.
• Built and resolved development / production issues related to Windows servers, including third-party
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Windows components, including IIS, services, and scheduled tasks
Appworx, MOSS, MS Office, DameWare, Crystal Reports, .NET, Visibroker, SQL Server, and
Oracle
Integral disaster recovery team member in coordinating support and deployment of continuity of service
solutions to remote areas; provided 24/7 on-call application support, resolving may Pipeline applicationrelated issues.
Performed SOX-mandated audit reviews of security and system compliance; boosted performance of and
stabilized Appworx environment.
Optimized and developed solutions utilizing TeamTrack, MOSS, PVCS Version Manager, using SSIS and C#
to migrate data.
Designed and deployed in-house tools to assist development, audit and infrastructure staff using C#,
ASP.NET, PERL, DOS Batch, etc.
Designed and implemented process automation for common and complex repetitive tasks, reducing staffinghours.
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Principal Programmer / Analyst
Delivered integral support, troubleshooting and updating to Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) applications.
Reported regularly to senior management on systems status and project progress.
• Played key role in relocation of Coastal Corporation’s ANR pipeline from Detroit to Houston, encompassing
all UNIX systems, subsystems, proprietary and third-party applications.
• Integral in converting all UNIX processes to Windows, SQL Server 2000.
• Steered design and deployment of SQL, DTS, and TIBCO data translation for strategic sharing.
• Instrumental in EDI application support, including revisions related to NAESB standard upgrades and
customer problems.
• Enhanced, maintained, and stabilized IBM TWS / Maestro scheduling software.
ENRON, Houston, Texas, 10/1994 – 12/2000
Technical Lead / Intranet Senior Specialist
Contributed extensively to design, deployment and support of intranets and Web applications. Facilitated meetings
with technical and business staff. Developed customized sites to meet specialized needs of internal intranet users.
• Provided interactive knowledge management for website using eSpeak:
─ Facilitated design meetings with executive business units, identifying technologies and manner to
employ Flash, ASP, JavaScript, DHTML, HTML, Remote Scripting, Oracle 8I data storage, and
Java Stored Procedures.
• Integral in other projects, including customized websites for Enron Intranet users:
─ Supported Global Petroleum Group with real-time online design controls.
─ Revamped, enhanced and dramatically improved another team’s ASP and HTML codes for midyear performance management system (PMS) that had initially failed upon launch.
Research and Development (R&D) / Senior Specialist
Key member charged with research, discovery, and solicitation of evaluations and development of core
technologies to enhance Enron trading systems.
• Led three-person team to research, identify, design, and implement core components for Rateserver project
using Java, OrbixWeb, and Object Store OODBMS on the Windows and Sun platforms.
• Organized and directed design, integration and deployment meetings, performing complex mathematical
analyses on historical trading data; processed calendar requests for date and holiday data covering a
multitude of trading exchanges, countries, and time zones.
Analyst/Programmer (Consultant
Amended and optimized sensitivities calculations via commodities portfolio calculator. Closely analyzed and verified
SQL reports for accuracy and alignment with new data structures. Conducted hiring interviews.
• Contributed to internal R&D network multi-cast project of custom data using Enron Intranet.
• Integral member of three-person TAGG programming team charged with design and deployment of new
trading system backend:
─ Translator / Aggregator (TAGG) used C, SQL, Oracle, and RI triggers and stored procedures.
─ Verified hundreds of SQL reports for accuracy related to new data structures.
─ Received team’s highest technical rating.
• Steered design and delivery of fully automated and fault-tolerant UNIX / PERL system to reconcile daily
trades with system clearing house brokers Paribas and HSBC.
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Prior experience includes various Analyst / Programmer / Technical Lead, Software Engineer / Systems
Programmer, Managing Partner, Software Engineer, and Information Services Assistant roles.