Robert Tanenbaum is an experienced software developer with over 15 years of expertise in designing and developing a variety of applications, including a successful conference call reservation system. He holds a Master's degree in Computer Science and has strong technical skills in C#, .NET, SQL, and various programming languages and tools. His professional background includes roles at AT&T, Highland Park School District, and Infinite Conferencing, demonstrating a track record of increasing productivity and delivering successful software solutions.

1. Robert Tanenbaum
1016 Central Ave.
Highland Park, NJ 08904
Home: 732-819-7533
rtanenbaum@att.net
Website: http://www.linkedin.com/in/rtanenbaum
Portfolio: http://www.slideshare.net/rtanenbaum
OBJECTIVE: Software Developer – C#, .Net, T-SQL, Win Forms, ASP.Net, ADO.Net
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:
Accomplished, results-driven Software Developer with many years experience designing and developing
software for a wide range of applications which include operations support, business reporting, trouble-
ticketing, conference call reservations, data analysis and hardware interfaces.
• Experienced developer with an upgraded skill set at a reasonable price
• Master’s degree in Computer Science.
• Graduate (July 28, 2010) from highly acclaimed SetFocus .Net Master’s Program.
• Well versed in systems analysis, operating procedures, business requirements, technical
requirements, object-oriented design and structured design.
• Designed and wrote systems using procedural code, object oriented methods, transaction based
programming, event-driven software and service oriented architectures (SOA).
• Over 15 years of combined experience engineering, designing and developing software.
• Sole designer and developer of a conference call reservation system using HTML, CSS,
JavaScript, VBScript, ASP and SQL which automated a manual process allowing the company to
triple the amount of work with the same number of staff.
• Designed WEB services for a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) using XML tools like XMLSpy.
• Wrote high-level database design, low-level data modeling and optimized SQL queries.
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
Writing Skills: Skilled in writing documents of varying complexity for different audiences
Writing Tools: MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, DreamWeaver, XMLSpy, Snagit
Databases: SQL Server 2008, Informix, Access, Oracle
Platforms: UNIX, Solaris, Windows, Windows Server 2003
Applications: Visual Studio 2008, Visual Studio 2010, SalesForce.com, ACT, SVN
.Net Skill Set: C#, .NET Framework 3.5 and Common Type System, ASP.NET, XAML,
WPF, WCF, ADO.NET, .NET Class Libraries, Web Services, LINQ,
Languages: C#, XML, C, Shell, AWK, JavaScript, VBScript, HTML, CSS, Perl, SQL, T-SQL
SetFocus, LLC, Parsippany, NJ 4/2010 – 7/2010
.Net Master’s Program (14 weeks / 40 hours per week)
The SetFocus .Net Master’s Program is an intensive, hands–on, project oriented program
where participants add knowledge of and valuable experience putting the .Net skill set to
use in a simulated work environment. Additional topics included JQuery and Silverlight.
• Developed solutions for diverse programming scenarios in C#, employing object–
oriented programming concepts: encapsulation, inheritance, polymorphism,
abstraction, interfaces and generic collections.
• Created complex business components in C# using .NET Class Library assemblies in
a multi-tier environment. The environment had included a data layer using ADO.Net,
a business layer, a Windows Forms user interface, a website using ASP.Net and an
Entities component. Wrote T-SQL stored procedures for SQL server 2008.
• Project average score 97, test average score 88, total average score 92.
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2. Robert Tanenbaum rtanenbaum@att.net
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Highland Park School District 9/2009 – 4/2010
Certified Substitute Teacher
Filled-in for absent teachers at any grade and any subject. Substituted for pre-school handicapped,
Advanced Placement Calculus and anything in between. Flexible enough for any team.
Professional Services Group of NJ Department of Labor, New Brunswick, NJ 11/2008 – 4/2010
Trainer
Provided training and orientation in job hunting techniques for recently unemployed professionals. Strong
written and oral communication skills.
AT&T, Middletown, NJ 8/2007 – 9/2008
Systems Engineer — Consultant
Wrote advanced engineering documents including application interface documents, technical
requirements, system functional designs and time and cost estimates.
Key Accomplishments:
• Wrote requirements for multiple projects while collaborating with users and subject matter experts
both in country and overseas.
• Designed web services for an SOA (Service Oriented Architecture) using XML interfaces and an
Oracle database backend.
• Specified the mapping between the Oracle DB data elements and the XML interface data
structures.
Environment: Windows-XP, Oracle, XMLSpy, Visio, PowerPoint, Microsoft Word
Infinite Conferencing, Millburn, NJ 4/2005 – 6/2007
Senior Software Engineer
Provided desktop administration and support, network design and maintenance. Designed, wrote,
maintained and documented Intranet web application for the operations support team.
Key Accomplishments:
• Sole designer and developer of a conference call reservation system using HTML, CSS,
JavaScript, VBScript, ASP and SQL which automated a manual process allowing the company to
triple the amount of work with the same number of staff.
• Produced a design based on user requirements and then developed a conference call reservation
system which allowed unlimited simultaneous users to create and store reservations in an SQL
database.
• Increased capacity and streamlined the work flow resulting in a tripling of work center productivity.
• Designed, configured and installed the local area network of 3 routers, 4 hubs and 3 service
providers, including DSL, Cable and T1. Wrote documentation clearly describing all of the
connections.
Environment: Windows-XP, SQL Server, Windows Server 2003, IIS, ACT, SalesForce.com,
DreamWeaver, HTML, CSS, VBScript, JavaScript, ASP, SQL
Quic Solutions, New York, NY 1/2005 – 3/2005
Web Developer — Freelance
Supplied Website design to clients, incorporating style sheets for ColdFusion Web server, SQL for SQL
Server back-end, and secure authorization of credit cards.
Key Accomplishments:
• Provided rapid turnaround of new Web service for client with important event in the next week.
• Quickly completed work, allowing designers more time to work on graphics.
Environment: ColdFusion, Dreamweaver MX 7.0, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, SQL, SQL Server
AT&T, Piscataway, NJ 3/2002 – 12/2004
Senior Software Developer and Data Analyst — Consultant
Analyzed data, generated statistical reports using S-Plus and re-engineered reporting process, slashing
turnaround time from 10 days to 3 days by rewriting code, thereby easing maintenance.
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Key Accomplishments:
• Configured Apache Web Server and wrote server side application in Perl using CGI and DBI
modules with Oracle.
Environment: UNIX, Windows XP, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Perl, CGI, DBI, Oracle, Apache Web
Server, AWK, Shell, S-Plus
Software Synergy Inc., Morganville, NJ 1/2002 – 2/2002
Systems Engineer — Freelance
Produced an engineering document describing alternative communications options between element
management systems and Lucent’s 5ESS or Nortel’s DMS switch. Within weeks, prepared document that
was instrumental in making the business decision whether or not to proceed with development.
Lucent Technologies, Middletown, NJ 9/1995 – 7/2001
Senior Software Developer / Member of Technical Staff
Wrote program design documents, wrote code and led teams of developers and testers for the
CONNECTVU voice provisioning system supporting the 5ESS and DMS telephone switches. Developed
applications to synchronize shadow database with real-time changes on the 5ESS and DMS switches.
Key Accomplishments:
• Created new interfaces and modified protocols to process X.25 messages over TCP/IP in
coordination with Dynastar, Cisco, and AI.
• Designed a new DMS interface, which improved message throughput ten times and led the
international team of developers and testers to implement it.
• Programmed in C, C++ and JAVA for X.25 and TCP/IP connections, UNIX sockets and CORBA
interfaces.
• Rewrote a highly trouble-prone process and reduced the lines of code by 50% and improved the
efficiency of all SQL calls and turned it into one of the most robust and reliable processes in the
system.
Environment: UNIX, Solaris, C, C++, Java, SQL, Informix, TCP/IP, X.25, Sun, HP, Sockets, SSL
BellCore / Telcordia, Piscataway, NJ 5/1994 – 8/1995
Senior Applications Programmer
Wrote configuration scripts in C and UNIX shell for the BAE (BellCore Application Environment), which
sends transactions between UNIX workstations and IBM Legacy systems.
Key Accomplishments:
• Created configuration scripts for both Informix and SyBase.
• Developed shell-based menu system to perform data transfers between UNIX workstations and
IBM mainframes.
Environment: IBM, UNIX, C, SQL, Informix, SyBase, UNIX Shell
EDUCATION:
Queens College, Flushing, NY M.A., Computer Science - 3.70 GPA
Queens College, Flushing, NY B.A., Computer Science - 3.36 GPA
Affiliations: Member ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)
Member PSG (Professional Service Group of NJ Department of Labor)
Member STC (Society for Technical Communication)
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