Danny Wahlquist
11201 Wimberly Drive 804.690.8580
Richmond, VA 23238 dannywahlquist@gmail.com
QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY
A Senior Software Developer with over 25 years of demonstrated expertise in product development. Established track record for providing engineering solutions that have turned around unprofitable businesses and impacted new startups. Championed organizational efficiency improvements by utilizing agile software development techniques across multifunctional teams. Innovative and enthusiastic team player with a strong commitment to quality improvement. Strong project manager with a collaborative leadership style which fosters career development through mentoring and coaching.
· Tool Expertise: Eclipse, Microsoft Project, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Visio and Visual Studio.
· Technology Expertise: AJAX, Apache, C, client-server technology, CMM, configuration management, CSS, databases, Docbook, DSSSL, expert systems, HTML, HTTP, internationalization, ISO 9001, Java, JavaScript, JDBC, JVM, Linux, networks, OLAP, Perl, PKI, QA, Real-time, RSS, SDLC, security, servlets, software engineering, SQL, SSL, TCP/IP, Tomcat, Unicode, visualization, XML and XSL.
Software Development
· Over 25 years experience in all areas of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC).
Project Management
· Demonstrated successful project management experience on projects of varying size and duration.
· Excellent time management skills and ability to handle multiple initiatives simultaneously.
· Experience working across multiple departments as well as the ability to interface effectively across all levels within the organization as well as external clients and vendors.
· Excellent interpersonal, organizational skills with an ability to communicate ideas (verbal and written) to others at appropriate levels, in a clear concise manner.
· Strong analytical ability.
· Demonstrated problem management skills and the ability to identify issues and proactively determine ways to resolve them.
Leadership
· The ability to promote cooperation among peers, subordinates, superiors and other teams toward achieving team and corporate goals.
· The ability to mentor subordinates in skills that they need to develop and to advance in their career path.
· Demonstrated ability to review technical designs & development work to ensure quality & consistency.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Application Developer supporting Owens & Minor, Dell PerotSystems, Richmond, VA 2009-current
Supported Enterworks Content Management System.
· Enhanced and corrected program errors in CSS, HTML, Java, JavaScript & XSL.
Application Developer supporting Owens & Minor, Comsys, Richmond, VA 2008-2009
Supported Enterworks Content Management System.
· Enhanced and corrected program errors in CSS, HTML, Java, JavaScript & XSL.
Vice President, Engineering, Tridium, Inc., Richmond, VA (Acquired by Honeywell in 2006) 1996-2008
Led all New Product Design and Development (including hardware, software, technical services, and field support) of start up through third generation product release. This product uses open standards to provide internet access and management of control systems including BACnet and LonMark. Served on Board of Directors during startup.
· Enhanced and corrected program errors in Java to provide localization in 46 languages.
· Used JavaScript and Java Server Pages (JSP) to provide information management solutions.
· Used internal SQL-like language and JDBC to provide access to SQL (DB2, Oracle & SQL Server) and embedded dynamic real-time databases.
· Used XSLT to transform common XML source documentation into HTML and PDF for content management.
· Enhanced and maintained Perl scripts for automated build environment and tested daily builds during critical phases of development.
· Successful track record leading 3 major and dozens of minor product releases on fast cycles with excellent quality and cut typical release cycle from 18 months to 6 months.
· Developed a customer focused culture that prioritized customer needs over typical development activities.
· Built outstanding department from startup by attracting talent, hiring over 30 engineers, and placing them in a highly productive environment where each member of the team had ownership.
· Developed excellent managers from top technical talent by personally coaching performance and delegating duties to facilitate professional development of the team.
· Developed agile development process to support quick iterative development and ensure no details were overlooked.
· Worked closely with customers to understand software needs and developed special solutions in weeks rather than months to refine requirements.
· Successfully moved 15% of software development and 20% of testing offshore by carefully managing.
· Developed Software Quality Assurance (QA) organization to test product internally and externally and support complex customer needs.
· Worked with healthcare organization to make the framework an integral part of the firm’s strategic plan.
· Experience collecting and documenting requirements throughout the SDLC.
Invensys,
Richmond, VA
1979-1996
(formerly Siebe Environmental Controls & Robertshaw Control Systems Division)
Director of Engineering (Siebe) 1982-1996
Led Product Development group (including hardware, software and often technical services, field support, and IT) of 50 people with a budget of over $5 million. Led ISO9001 certification effort for engineering and passed FDA audits.
· Successful completion of ISO 9001 and FDA audits.
· Successfully completed projects with waterfall and spiral SDLC.
Software Department Manager (Robertshaw) 1979-1982
Led Software Development group of 20 people with a budget of over $1million with a reputation for saving troubled projects by setting priorities, reorganizing efforts, and surpassing goals. Organization became profitable within 3 years of arrival.
QA
Software Engineer, Texas Instruments, Houston, TX
1977-1979
Developed software for automated incoming test.
Education
University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, Bachelor of Science (BS) Degree - Magna Cum Laude
Electrical Engineering Major and Computer Science Minor
Rice University, Houston, TX, Freshman engineering student – Dean’s list
Industry Standards Activities
ASHRAE Building Automation and Control Network (BACnet) Standard Committee
Active participant and networked with most competitors in the industry.
Patent issued - "System and methods for object-oriented control of diverse electromechanical systems using a computer network ", 2004