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Al Navidi
www.navidi.com
www.vdillc.com

Security Clearance: "Secret" (Active)

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OBJECTIVE
    To obtain a contract opportunity developing web-based or Windows-based applications, enabling me to utilize my experience and skills in Visual Studio.NET, VB.NET, ASP.NET, Visual Basic, Active Server Pages (ASP), HTML, JavaScript, VBScript, and Crystal Reports with a variety of backend databases such as SQL Server, Oracle, Access or Sybase in Washington, DC Metro area only.

COMPUTER SKILLS
  • Microsoft Products: Visual Studio.NET, ASP.NET, VB.NET, Visual Basic, Visual InterDev, ASP, XML, XSL, XSLT, SQL Server, MTS, Access, VBScript, Visual Source Safe, Windows (NT, 95, 98, 2000 & XP), Exchange, Office XP and Internet Explorer.
  • Other Products & Languages: Crystal Reports, JavaScript, SQL Programmer, Rapid SQL, HomeSite, CC Harvest, HTML, DHTML, InstallShield, Macromedia Flash 5, PhotoShop, Corel Draw, Erwin and Visio.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
  • I currently serve as a Technical Lead on the Automated Frequency Manager (AFM) project for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). This system, which manages all frequencies granted by FAA nationwide, is developed using Visual Basic 6.0, COM+ and the ESRI MapObject and communicates with an Oracle 9i database via stored procedures. Upon its full deployment, it will be converted to a Microsoft.NET system soon after. (SAIC)
  • I served as a Sr. Software Developer on the iPost project for the Department of State / IRM. This web-based system, which also complied with Section 508 of ADA, consisted of a portal that contained a digital dashboard and several types of graphs and charts describing the data collected from various systems located at DoS posts worldwide. The data was displayed in both graphical and tabular formats. The system was built on a Win2003 and IIS 6.0 platform and stored the data in a SQL Server 2000 database. The communication between the forms and the database was done via stored procedures. The technologies and tools used in this system consisted of Visual Studio.NET, VB.NET, ASP.NET, XML, XSL, XSLT, SQL Server 2000, GDI+ and DotNetCharting graphs. (Intercomfed)
  • I served as a Sr. Software Developer on the DoD Defense Travel System (DTS). This system provided DoD travelers with completely automated travel planning and reimbursement capabilities. The technologies and tools used in this system were Visual Basic 6.0, Oracle 9i and Access 2000, as well as several others such as Java and PL-SQL. All reporting on this project was done via Crystal Reports 8.5. (Northrop Grumman)
  • I served as a Sr. Software Developer on several financial systems for Freddie Mac's Multifamily branch. These systems used Visual Basic and COM and were tied to a Sybase database via stored procedures and triggers and operated on a Win 2000 platform. All reporting on this project was done via Crystal Reports 8. (Freddie Mac)
  • I served as a Sr. Web Developer on several projects for the USDA. The majority of these projects used Visual Basic 6.0, COM, ASP, XML, VBScript and JavaScript and were tied to a Sybase 12 database and on a Windows NT 4.0 platform. I also developed a Visual Basic project that retrieved e-mails from an Exchange 2000 server on a Windows 2000 Advanced Server platform using the Collaborative Data Object (CDO) and Active Directory, then detached the attachments and stored them in a SQL Server 2000 database. (Viatech)
  • I served as a Sr. Visual Basic Developer on a project for the Clinical Information Technology Program Office (CITPO) of DOD, under Section 508 of ADA. This project, which was developed using Visual Basic 6.0 and SQL Server 2000 tracked the lessons learned pertaining to each separate program run by CITPO. All database transactions were performed via stored procedures and all reporting done using Crystal Reports 8.0 and various API function calls. (Axiom)
  • I served as a developer on a project for the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (PTO). The first part of this project pertained to developing a Visual Basic 6.0 system to import and export data from/to a wireless Psion handheld system containing the PTO assets. This system communicated with an Oracle 8i database. The second portion of the project involved web enabling this system using ASP, VBScript, JavaScript and HTML to communicate with the same database. (Logicon)
  • I serve as a web developer on an ongoing project for the General Services Administration (GSA). As part of this project, I am developing several interactive websites to collect training-related surveys from the GSA staff. These websites are developed using Visual InterDev 6.0, ASP, HTML, VBScript and JavaScript and are linked to an Access 2000 database. One of the sites can be viewed at www.resources-3ti.com/IrisSurvey/ISurveyP1.asp. ( 3T International, Inc.)
  • Al served as a Sr. Web Developer on the Olympic Visa Information Database (OVID) system for the Department of State. This system was built on an MS Windows 2000 platform, using HomeSite 4.51 to develop the ASP, VBScript and JavaScript code, Microsoft Transaction Server (MTS) and Internet Information Server (IIS) 5.0 as the middle tier to store the COM+ business objects and Oracle 8i as the backend database. All COM+ objects for this system were developed using Visual Basic 6.0. The system, which also interfaces with the FBI, INS and CIA systems, supports the activities of the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics by storing, processing and tracking detailed information on all applicants, providing management reports and issuing identity cards. (SI International, Inc.)
  • I served as a Team Leader working on a financial system that enabled users to apply for credit cards online using certain banks’ or financial institutions’ websites. This product was developed using Visual InterDev 6.0, ASP, VBScript and JavaScript on a Windows 2000 platform, using IIS 5.0 and COM+ and was linked to a SQL Server 7.0 database containing numerous stored procedures. (KeepMore, Inc.)
  • I served as a senior software developer working on a full life cycle web-based survey application and a client-server Food Production System for Sodexho Marriott Services (SMS). The web-based application pertained to a Unit Site Survey that the unit managers would access to update their site information. This application was developed using Visual InterDev 6.0, ASP, VBScript and JavaScript and was linked to an Access 2000 database. The client-server system was developed using Visual Basic 6.0 with an Oracle 8.0 backend. This system tied together menu planning, production, standard recipes, procurement and nutrition and was scheduled to be used at over 4000 facilities (i.e., schools, hospitals and cafeterias) nationwide. Some of the development and testing of this system was performed in SMS's Manchester, England office. (Sodexho Services)
  • I served as a member of team of software engineers developing a multi-tier financial system for Fannie Mae. This system, which was developed using Visual Basic 6.0 as its frontend and Sybase as a backend, also contained several middle tiers that carried the information back and forth in the form of flat files. This application tracked all necessary information pertaining to home mortgage loan applications and was packaged using InstallShield 6.0. (Fannie Mae)
  • I served as a Team Leader working on a system for the Disaster Relief Operations of the American Red Cross. This system, which was developed using Visual Basic 6.0 as its frontend and Oracle 7.3 as a backend, tracked every aspect of every disaster (e.g., budget, logistics, etc.) from the second it occurs to when it is no longer considered a disaster. (American Red Cross)
  • I served as a member of a team of software engineers and developers involved with a Y2K project for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). The system was originally developed using Visual Basic 3.0 as a frontend and Oracle 7.3 as a backend. The first phase of the project consisted of making the existing system fully Y2K-compatible. Once the system was tested and certified as being Y2K-compatible, its frontend was then be converted to Visual Basic 6.0. This system addressed the following areas of USAID: Acquisitions and Assistance, Accounting, Operations and Budget. (CSC)
  • I served as a Team Leader working a client-server healthcare system for the Department of Defense (DOD). This system, which was developed using MS Visual Basic 6.0 as its frontend and Informix as its backend, operated in a Microsoft NT environment and tracked healthcare related information, specifically in the area of dental care. The system was comprised of dozens of COM objects. (SAIC)
  • I designed and developed a full life cycle system for ComTech Services to track all software and hardware repair projects nationwide. This database, which was developed using MS Visual Basic 6.0 with an MS Access 97 database, enabled the ComTech staff to not only track these projects, but also to maintain an inventory of all of their customers, as well as all of their 3,000+ technicians. Several reports were generated by this system, including field reports and invoices, using VSReport. This project used one COM component and several OCXs ( ComTech Services)
  • I served as Team Leader and a senior software developer in charge of converting an existing database for the U.S. Forest Service and making it Y2K-compatible. This database pertained to historical tracking of forest fires in the United States and was developed using Visual Basic 3.0 with an Access 2.0 backend. The system contained in excess of 80 forms and 10 modules and was converted to Visual Basic 6.0/Access 97. (Pro-2-Serve)
  • I served as a senior software developer in charge of converting several existing databases at Sallie Mae and making them Y2K-compatible. These databases pertained to time card reporting, and production and report management areas. All databases were developed using Visual Basic 3.0 with Access 2.0 backends and were converted to Visual Basic 5.0 with Access 97 backends. Most of them contained in excess of 100 API function calls that needed to be converted to 32-bit versions. The conversion of these databases was completed in November of 1998. ( Sallie Mae)
  • I served as a Team Leader on a "full life-cycle" project for the Department of State (DoS). This project pertained to the design and development of a database to track all computer security examination and evaluations at approximately 500 DoS posts (e.g., embassies, bureaus, branches, etc.) worldwide. The database, which was based on an existing 16-bit Superbase application, wa developed using MS Visual Basic 5.0 with an MS Access 97 database. When completed, this database was to installed on laptop computers for the DoS evaluators to use onsite to evaluate the computer security issues at various posts. After each site evaluation is completed, a detailed report would be generated by the system describing the observations and recommendations made by the evaluation team. This project was completed in mid-June 1998. (I.M.S.I.)
  • I served as a Team Leader in charge of a team of developers designing and developing a database for a joint venture between the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Board (FRB) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). This database, which would enable the FRB examiners to scrutinize all bank records more accurately, had an n-tier architecture, and was developed in Visual Basic 5.0 with an MS Access 97 backend. It contained OLE servers and OLE automation technology. It also contained more than 100 forms, several custom controls (OCX), as well as several COM objects and ActiveX controls created in VB 5.0 as part of the project. Reporting in this database was performed using Crystal Reports 5.0 and VSReports. Upon completion, the database was installed on laptop computers for the examiners to use onsite. This project was completed in early 1998. (Federal Reserve Board)
  • I was a member of a team of developers developing a membership database for the American Dental Association (ADA). This client/server database, whose first four applications were originally developed in Visual Basic 4.0 with an MS Access 7.0 backend, contained detailed information pertaining to the ADA members on local, state and national levels. After being fully developed and tested, these first four applications were ported to Visual Basic 5.0 with an MS SQL Server 6.5 backend, and delivered to ADA, along with the remaining eight applications. This database contained in excess of 80 screens and used various third-party (OCX) tools including several by Microsoft, Sheridan and VideoSoft. (MEI Software Systems)
  • I served as a member of a team of developers in charge of a "full life-cycle" design and development of an MS Access 2.0 database for the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia. This database contained information collected by field technicians resulting from voluntary interviews of various laboratories and their practices nationwide. After being fully developed, the database was linked with an existing CDC database to address other issues. (Westat)
  • I designed and developed a Student database for the Maryland College of Arts and Design (MCAD). This database, which was developed using MS Access 97, contained detailed information pertaining to each student, faculty member and class, as well as the registration, admissions, financial aid, and billing processes. This database was later converted to a system using Visual Basic 6.0 as a frontend with the existing MS Access 97 database as its backend. (MCAD)
  • I designed and developed another "full life-cycle" membership database for the Council of American Overseas Research Center (CAORC), a trade association in Washington, DC. This database, which was developed in MS Access 95, contained information about the Association's members and their activities worldwide. (CAORC)
  • I designed and developed a full life-cycle database for Opera America, a small trade association in Washington, DC. This database, which was developed using MS Access 2.0, contained detailed information about the Association's member companies and individuals worldwide. (Opera America)
  • I managed one of the tasks pertaining to a large project for the United States Air Force (USAF) Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) located at the Pentagon. Assisted in the development of a database enabling the SAB staff to track data related to SAB's meetings and activities. This database, which was comprised of approximately 100 screens, was developed using MS Access 2.0. It was designed to allow the SAB staff to fully manage the logistics of these meetings. The database contained information on the attendees, as well as the nature of the meetings, the location, travel, registration, security, documentation, and follow up reports based on standardized queries. The database was fully implemented within SAB and I provided a portion of the maintenance and update support. (Anser)
  • I was involved in a "full life-cycle" design and development of a security database for another USAF client. This database, which already existed in Superbase 2.0, was redesigned using ERWin 2.0 and converted into an MS Access 2.0 database. The database was fully tested and implemented in early 1997. Details of this database involve proprietary information. (Anser)
  • A smaller database that I designed and developed for the USAF is used to track information pertaining to the nomination of new board members. The database contains personal information such as scientific specialty, education, employer and geographical location for all current members and those individuals proposed for nomination. Information such as SAB committee affiliation and length of service with the SAB was also tracked. This database, which was developed using MS Access 2.0, was in full implementation within SAB, was comprised of approximately 50 screens and allowed the user to run and create reports based on standardized queries. (Anser)
  • I developed another database also for the USAF to track personnel data pertaining to the entire directorate. This database was developed in MS Access 2.0 and contained information such as name, address, phone number, rank, office symbol and location, previous posts, DOB, POB, security clearance, area of expertise, and supervisor's name and information. (Anser)
  • A third database that I designed also for the USAF in MS Access 2.0, was developed to track data on publications and report ordering activities. This database tracked data on publications and reports generated by SAB and available for order. It also tracked current inventory, shipping data, and customer profiles. This database contained approximately 10 screens and was fully implementated within USAF. (Anser)
  • I served as an onsite Project Manager in charge of a multi-million dollar project dealing with standardization of environmental information systems and databases DOD-wide. Aside from serving as a Project Manager, I also served as a programmer. I reviewed and analyzed environmental databases designed and developed by various government agencies. Reviewed, analyzed and modified data models and data dictionaries. Modified database designs. Tasked the system developers to modify necessary sections of the database, and helped in the modification as well. Chaired numerous focus sessions to obtain development ideas from prospective onsite users and acted as liaison between these users and the developers. Became familiar with several other databases and GIS software applications such as Ventana Groupware, Informix, ArcView, ArcInfo, GRASS, Clipper, and FoxPro. My other activities also included managing a staff of four professionals, remaining active in business development, and managing proposal efforts. (Ogden)
  • Served as a Project Manager and programmer on various environmental government and private sector projects. Duties included designing and developing environmental databases for the company, as well as various clients. (Rust)
  • I have designed several functional, dynamic, and secure websites for clients on a contractual basis, as well as one for myself. In doing so, I have created and published web pages, using tools and languages such as HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language), JavaScript, Visual Basic, VBScript, and the latest development tools and setup mechanisms to manage and update website contents. These websites that are very animated, include graphics designed and manipulated using various graphics software such as Corel Draw, PhotoShop, LView Pro, PaintShop Pro and several animation and morphing packages. I also provide occasional maintenance support for some of these websites. (Independent)
  • I managed large technical environmental projects for both the government (EPA, DOD, DOE) and the private sector. These projects, which involved on-going client interaction, ranged from $50K to $3M. My other duties also included managing a staff of engineers, scientists and support staff, performing business development activities, and managing proposal efforts. (Rust and Booz, Allen & Hamilton)
  • I served as an environmental engineer reviewing, analyzing and approving various treatment, storage and disposal permits for commercial facilities in NJ. My duties also included day-to-day interaction with the facility senior management, and acting as liaison between these facilities and various offices within DEPE. (NJDEPE)

Commercial Websites Developed

  • Facial Art

  • Razi Highschool

  • Visual Development International

  • American Telephone

  • Nazarian Brothers Rug Stores

  • ElleK Associates

  • 3TI and more…
  • I have also developed several other fully interactive websites for various clients. These websites allow the users to add, edit, sort, view and search for information and conduct surveys and draw graphs. They were all developed using Visual InterDev 6.0, ASP, HTML, VBScript, JavaScript and Macromedia Flash and were linked to Access or SQL Server databases on Windows 2000 or XP platforms.

    EDUCATION

  • Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP), Visual Basic 6.0 for Desktop Applications, 2001.
  • M.Ch.E., Chemical Engineering, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, 1985.
  • B.S., Chemistry, The American University, Washington, DC, 1982.
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