Arthur A. Michaels Jr.

Email: lego@therac25.net

Vox: 201.572.0470

Location: lego.therac25.net/resume.html

Qualifications

• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Proven ability to work and communicate cross-culturally
• Solid experience building, leading, and participating in cross-functional teams
• Strong knowledge of networking technologies
• 2 years of experience in embedded development
• Strong foundation in object-oriented analysis, design and programming
• Extensive experience in a large corporate IT environment (7 years at Lucent Technologies)
• 11+ years of experience with web architecture and development with emphasis on W3C standards
• Deep knowledge of UNIX and *nix environments, including free and open-source projects

Technical Skills

• C/C++, Perl, XML, JavaScript, VBScript, Python, Ruby, Java, AppleScript
• WWW (XHTML/CSS, AJAX, PHP, ASP, JSP, Apache, IIS, Drupal, Tomcat)
• RDBMS (MySQL, Oracle)
• UNIX (Linux, MacOS X, OpenBSD, FreeBSD, Solaris)
• Windows (Active Directory, Exchange, Terminal Services, NT4-Win2k3 Server)
• Wireless infrastructure technologies (CDMA, 3G1X-RTT, 3G1X-EV DO, UMTS, 2.4GHz (DECT-based))
• TCP/IP networking
• Embedded Systems (WinCE, IAR, National, TI)
• Biometrics (speaker authentication)
• Digital telephony using Asterisk (SIP and POTS)

Professional Experience

Achieve Internet : 12.2007 - present

Web Developer

As part of the Achieve team, I:

• Develop custom Drupal modules
• Have introduced test-driven development to the organization, providing automated support tools
• Develop custom Drupal theme code for Achieve's intranet product

Manhattan Neighborhood Network : 8.2006 - 12.2007 | non-profit

MNN is NYC's public access cable station. It is a premier access center in the U.S.:

Director of IT

4.2007 - 10.2007

As Director, my duties expanded to include:

• Leading IT staff
• Budgetary planning
• Setting strategic technology goals for the organization

IT Administrator/Web Developer

8.2006 - 4.2007

In this position, my responsibilities included:

• Developing new features for a Drupal-based web presence at www.mnn.org
• Designing and deploying new infrastructure features (including vendor relations):
• Delivering enterprise-level data storage solutions, including video content playout and archiving
• Creating network-based video post-production environment
• Managing transition of broadcast system to an end-to-end digital environment
• Supporting 40+ Macintosh desktop clients
• Managing Debian Linux and MacOS X servers
• Developing and implementing backup and disaster recovery plan
• Delivering a VOIP phone system for multiple locations using an Asterisk-based solution

Covenant Partners Inc. : 10.2005 - present | pro bono

Covenant Partners is a faith-based multimedia company comprised of a recording studio, film/TV/radio and web radio production house, and music publisher.

Director of IT

This role focuses on providing best-in-class IT solutions while reducing TCO for the organization

• Planned the data center and network topology for a greenfield facility
• Redesigned, implemented, and tested the existing network
• Enabled remote collaboration via OpenVPN-based VPN (California, NY and NJ)
• Designed and configured the internal phone system (Asterisk PBX)
• Created an intranet wiki and shared calendar system to document operations and provide basic collaboration platform. used DokuWiki and Apache/WebDAV
• Managed infrastructure and technology purchases
• Architected the external web site infrastructure
• Evaluated and incorporatade multimedia production and post-production technologies

Synergy Ministries Inc. : 2003 - present | pro bono

Synergy Ministries provides pro bono business and IT consulting to a global clientele.

Executive Director (2006)

The Executive Director executes the mission of the organization that is set by the board of directors.

• Led regular directors' conference calls to plan and coordinate the year's activities
• Developed and presented recruiting material
• Planned short-term missions trips
• Created and fostered relationships with global clients
• Consulted with the board of directors to set technology and business strategies for the organization

Director of Client Technology (2003-2005)

The Director of Client Technology designs technology solutions for our clients.

• Assessed clients' current technology situations, their needs, and future goals
• Provided appropriate technology solutions for each client organization
• Recruited professionals and college students to work on short-term projects
• Transferred project knowledge to team leads who then implemented proposed solutions
• Consulted with other directors to devise long-term strategies for client relationships

InGrid Inc. : 04.2004 - 9.2005

Embedded Software Engineer

Developed embedded software (in C) for a wireless security system

• Architected and developed the prototype system, and demonstrated it to venture capitalists
• Designed and implemented system messaging protocols
• Co-developed overall system design
• Championed agile development methodologies
• Developed production code for the National Semiconductors 1442x family (CR16C) and Texas Instruments MSP430 family
• Used the GNU tool chain as well as IAR tools
• Worked with a proprietary Real-time Operating System (RTOS)
• Key contributor to an in-house RTOS

Lucent Technologies : 07.1997 - 04.2004

Member of Technical Staff - Architecture and Development

Mobility Group

07.2000 - 04.2004

Applied broad IT expertise and interdisciplinary problem-solving skills in support of Lucent's wireless business unit

• Created and maintained automation tools to support application performance testing on 3rd generation wireless networks
• Maintained lab resources such as servers and network infrastructure equipment, including Sun, Cisco, and Lucent products
• Teamed with Bell Labs® researchers to develop proof-of-concept system that implemented a proprietary speaker authentication system on mobile devices
• Technical advisor to Japanese and Korean game device manufacturers seeking to enable their products in the North American wireless market. provided testing resources and user feedback through usability studies
• Technical liaison to Bell Labs video codec team during effort to bring the codec to product status
• Partnered with various Bell Labs research teams to assess their projects' potential and to transition their work to product teams through technical analysis and prototype work

Lucent CIO Organization

07.1997 - 06.2000

Investigated emerging technologies to assess their appropriateness for business use in support of Lucent, its customers and strategic partners

• Created technology demonstrations for high-level executives including president of North American sales and VP of global marketing to showcase potential applications of cutting-edge technologies
• Led a team to create an internal enterprise-class, web-based application in direct support of the president of optical networking. This application pioneered online performance review within Lucent.
• Empowered a high-performance, cross-functional team by developing a web-based workflow management system
• Evaluated and provided thought leadership on decisions for 3rd party products for use within Lucent as well as for Lucent's public presence
• Produced multimedia content for promotion of internal programs and organizational communications
• Championed community-based technologies as a foundation for Lucent marketing strategy

Education

Southern Illinois University at Carbondale

BS computer science, minors in Mathematics and French