Tag: Java

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Backend demand-side Innovation Troubleshooting

Web-Based Document Management

(IAEA : 4/06-4/06)

We were charged with building an application to allow the customer to perform three essential tasks

  • upload documents (as PDFs) to the web
  • manage those same documents via a web-based interface
  • Apply business rules to the documents based on embedded properties (e.g. PDF XMP metadata)

The first version of the system has already allowed the customer to publish and manage 10 years worth of documents. The next 40 years of documents were to be uploaded as the customer’s schedule allowed.

Results

  • Delivered a Java-based document management system for managing 50 years of PDFs on-time after assuming project leadership when the Project Manager fell ill
  • Delivered a user-friendly custom solution for publishing PDFs directly to the web via the enterprise document management system
  • Managed the project to completion when the original Project Manager had to excuse himself during a crucial phase of the project
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Analytics APIs Building buy-in Collaboration Full-Stack Process Prototyping supply-side

The Portal for Nuclear Information

(IAEA : 8/05-8/05)

At the end of 2004, the IAEA had well over 200 scientific and technical information resources (e.g. databases, websites, applications, etc.)

In order to reduce the effort to maintain these (saving time for graphic designers, software engineers, DBAs, and resource custodians alike,) a single portal was conceived and made a priority deliverable for the IT and MIS sections.

As the Lead Information Architect, I was responsible for gathering technical details about the resources, supporting the technical architect, and driving the design behind the user experience.

Results

  • led requirements gathering and implemented modular components for the authoritative web resource on scientific and technical nuclear information
  • Met with and built buy-in among information stakeholders
  • Abstracted the business processes of the organization to the 50,000 ft view
  • Utilized user-centered methods to inform the design of the portal
  • Implemented the beta version using OpenText, LiveLink, and Java APIs for each
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Innovation

Improving Document Management

(10/01-08/02)

Also while a grad student at UNC Chapel Hill, I worked with university staff to improve a knowledge management system. The system had two document repositories which needed synchronization.

I implemented web services using Axis for event production by one system and consumption by the other whenever a new document pertaining to coursework was added.

Results

  • Improved the document management process for a knowledge management system
  • Created web services in Java using Apache Axis to synchronize document collections across document management systems
  • Optimized caching pipeline for the content management system (based on Apache Cocoon) to serve documents 13% faster