As I was laid off last Tuesday, I urgently
need a reality check on the job market for XML development. I am hoping members of this list would
be willing to share their view on the market for XML developers. Although I know this list is focused on
development issues and not employment related issues, I feel the current
economic situation is catching many of us by surprise and I was hoping to
develop a brief thread on what the market is really like. Based on the information I have received
from recruiters during the past week, it looks like I may need to consider work
outside the computer industry. Since I am like many others in that I can
not afford to be out of work for very long, I need to make a decision whether
looking for XML (or Java work) is even reasonable given the current
situation. I have added a text
only format of my resume at the end since I know many do not like attachments. Thank you in advance Jerry Murray 408-732-8874
RESUME Jerry Murray 977
Astoria Drive jmurray@best.com Sunnyvale,
California 94087 OBJECTIVE: Obtain an Java / XML Development Position SUMMARY • Over 22 years experience in all phases
from conceptual design, implementation, product delivery and support • Experience with software development in
both small commercial companies and large aerospace programs with multiple
subcontractors RELEVANT EXPERIENCE • Experience in definition of system
requirements, design, implementation, and system performance evaluation • Experience with Java, JSPs, Servlets,
EJBs, JDBC, XML, XSLT, SQL, HTML, and UNIX shell programming • Experience with Apache, WebLogic, and
Oracle in NT and Unix environments. EMPLOYMENT HISTORY 6/00
to 9/01 Ironplanet, Campbell, CA Designed and developed B2B applications
using XML to submit requests to a third party and receive results as XML data
which was posted to an Oracle database.
Developed applications for receiving XML data by HTTP Post for Linux,
NT, and Solaris systems. Developed
JavaMail and Java 2D API applications.
Supported site (http://www.ironplanet.com) capabilities using JSPs in a
WebLogic environment. 1/00
to 6/00 iVendor, Sunnyvale, CA B2B and B2C applications for iVendor,
Inc. Developed XML based
application for exporting eCommerce store category and product information.
Develop SAX based application for creating an eCommerce store using XML
documents. Designed a multi-logic
product recommendation application using a Web Logic application server and a
SQL database. Developed Java application that provide registered shopper
information for iVendor's merchants. 4/99
to 11/99 Consulting, Sunnyvale, CA Java application for Information
Management System providing patient and employee administrative information for
a long term care subacute facility.
12/86 to 4/99 NASA Ames Research Center, Mountain View, CA Responsible for software integration
support evaluations of the U.S. Army's
Rotorcraft Pilot's Associate Program. Designed a distributed component-based system for system
integration testing and human factor evaluations. Developed a simulation providing operator and qualitative
equipment models for the Army/NASA Aircrew Aircraft Integration Program. Developed dynamic context sensitive
presentation of information concerning the human factors metrics associated
with differences resulting from man-machine interface design alternatives. 8/85 to 12/86 GTE Government Systems, Mountain View, CA Systems Engineer, Artificial Intelligence
Group. Projects
included investigating cooperating expert systems for the U.S. Air Force,
development of an expert system for intelligence analysis and advanced user
interfaces. 3/80 to 8/85 Aviation Simulation Technology Inc., Bedford, MA Developed software for flight simulators
providing scenario generation and real time performance analysis, including user
interfaces and voice digitization. 4/78 to 3/80 Masoneilan International, Inc., Norwood, MA Product planner for a $4M industrial
product line. Designed a timed-phased manufacturing planning program for a $12M
product group which presented information in a temporal context. RELATED PUBLICATIONS AND TECHNICAL
PRESENTATIONS "Content and Media Analysis for
Intelligent Helmet Mounted Displays",
Society of Optical Engineering, Orlando, FL, 1997 "Object-Oriented Programming in the
Development of Real-Time Rotorcraft
Simulations", 1992 [SCS}
European Simulation Symposium,
Dresden, Germany, 1992 "Integrating Multiple Expert Systems
In Intelligent Crew Stations", I.I.T.T. Expert Systems Applications
Conference, Los
Angeles, 1991. "Automation in Complex Man-Machine
Systems: The Role of Planning in
Evaluating Design Alternatives", The AAAI Workshop on Automated Planning
for Complex Domains, Eight National Conference on Artificial
Intelligence, Boston, MA., 1990 RELATED EDUCATION UCSC, Santa Clara, CA Advanced
Java Programming, Object
Oriented Programming in Java, Object
Orient Analysis, Java
Programming 2, Java
Graphical User Interface Programming Using
AWT, AFC, and Swing Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA Autonomous
Agents, Computer Systems UCLA, Los Angeles, CA Advanced
AI, Data Fusion
Northeastern University, Boston, MA C,
Lisp, AI, Expert Systems, Knowledge
Engineering Norwich University, Northfield, VT B.S.
Bus. Admin. MILITARY Major, Aviation Branch , U.S. Army Active Duty: 8/72 - 2/77 Helicopter
Pilot / Instructor Pilot Reserves: 3/77 - Present Served in Medevac, Attack Helicopter, Air
Cav, and Utility units |