Larry Kostmayer



Larry Kostmayer

PO Box 219 ~ Albany, VT 05820

802.755.6390 ~ laz@

Professional Summary

Almost thirty years of comprehensive information technology and software development experience, with a unique combination of big-picture and detailed perspectives. Extensive expertise in the full lifecycle of distributed applications, with strong emphasis on database architecture, object-oriented design and development, and internet technologies. Results oriented with a successful track record. Major strengths include:

|requirements analysis |system & data integration |

|system architecture & design |performance tuning |

|application & database development |capacity planning |

Technical Skills

Operating Systems

Linux, Solaris, HP/UX, AIX, Windows (NT, 2K, XP), Macintosh/OS X

Database Technologies

Servers: MySQL/MariaDB, PostgreSQL, Sybase, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server

APIs: JDBC, ODBC, DB-Lib/Ct-Lib, OCI

Languages: SQL, Transact-SQL, PL/SQL, PG/PLSQL

Programming/Scripting Languages

C/C++, Java, PHP, Perl, Ruby, Tcl, Shell (sh/bash, csh/tcsh, expect)

Web Technologies

Servers: Apache, Microsoft IIS, Tomcat, Resin

Applications/Frameworks: Drupal/BackdropCMS, KohanaPHP, Yii2, Slim, Wordpress, OSCommerce/ZenCart, SquirrelMail, Dokeos, WebLogic, ColdFusion, Ruby on Rails

Languages: HTML, CSS, Javascript, XML/XSLT

Other: AJAX, JSP/Taglibs, Servlets, EJBs, ASP, CyberSource ICS

Tools/Other

make, CVS, Subversion, Erwin, CaseStudio

Professional Experience

Senior Web Architect/Developer Independent Consultant, Albany, VT (2004-Present)

Developing a browser web extension, with related database and website, for real-time rating of websites.

Provides back end development and support for a long-standing financial news site.

Provided extensive development and technical support for a major manufacturer of liquid herbal extracts. Back end development for the main public website and the online education website; configuration of standalone kiosk for demonstrations at industry tradeshows. Took over the development of their next generation website and online store (which was running almost a year late) and brought it to successful launch.

Developed a Drupal distribution (with custom modules) focused on the needs of individual artists and writers looking to easily maintain their own data-driven websites (currently in use on three artist websites).

Developed and provides ongoing support for a small, progressive website selling natural chewing gum.

Provided ongoing development support (bug fixes and enhancements) for a popular social website focused on food.

Developed an Apache module for high-performance, specialized ad rotation/serving.

Developed a flexible and lightweight web application framework and related code generation tools, for rapid deployment of custom web sites.

Produced technical documentation for an online restaurant reservation system, required for licensing of system to major credit card companies. Also conducted feasibility study and made technical recommendation for moving the complex transactional database from Oracle to an open source database.

Developed SquirrelMail plug-ins for an email services company.

Developed a digital music management application, using all open source technologies, with unified interface to features including cddb integration; ripping, encoding, storing, and categorizing music files; and control of IceCast streaming media server.

Senior Application Architect Co-op America, Washington DC (2003-2004)

Defined new software infrastructure and related standards for web sites, application development, and internal systems, implementing previously lacking security, reliability, maintainability and extensibility.

Developed application framework, core functionality utilizing framework, and scripts for automatic generation of framework-compliant code directly from data models.

Dramatically improved speed, modularity, and data quality of various existing systems.

Senior Application Architect California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA (2001-2002)

Translated lead scientist's concept for sharing and comparing biological collections database schemas among participating public institutions into a functional system, including facilities for mapping disparate schemas, concept-based mapping ontology (thesaurus), and comprehensive import/export facilities based on XML/XSLT.

Advised technical team defining distributed query protocol and building reference implementation.

Provided technical consulting for part of the original team building the Internet Archive ().

Provided IS support for Linux, Apache, Java, and Perl.

CTO/VP Advanced Technology BuyDirect/, San Francisco, CA (1998-2001)

Coordinated and was a key contributor to the architecture, design, and development of next generation online store for BuyDirect, CNET's E-commerce division launched as a separate company. Features included dynamic content management/publishing, order processing, digital/physical fulfillment, integration with internal systems and external partners, and customer service tools.

Acted as development manager for a stellar engineering team of 11.

Developed a standalone Java application server to do complex fraud risk analysis in real-time, and integrated it with Open Market Transact e-commerce server via their C++ API (later sold to CyberSource).

Led the short term effort to integrate BuyDirect's ecommerce system into 's after merger, with zero downtime at cutover.

Built on BuyDirect's experience scaling systems to architect and design large-scale ecommerce infrastructure to facilitate 's long term strategy.

Senior Technical Resource Independent Consultant, San Francisco, CA (1996-1998)

Relied on by CNET for their strategic development project, , as primary technical resource for large team of designers and developers creating the website, including: database modeling and programming; object-oriented design, development, and training; automated data harvesting (aggregation and integration).

Produced comprehensive Internet/Intranet Strategy & Architecture document for object-oriented database vendor Versant, which included detailed requirements analysis and implementation roadmap to align technical strategy with long-term business objectives.

Conceived and developed proof-of-concept toolset and framework for building large-scale distributed object applications using Java and CORBA, with focus on code generation and migrating legacy applications.

Senior Systems Architect Kurt Salmon Associates/SBS, Los Angeles, CA (1988-1996)

Key technical resource for consulting firms (merged) throughout full lifecycle of numerous mission-critical projects for clients in various industries and of all sizes. Also led in-house efforts to implement reusable code repository, development utilities, code generators, coding standards, API libraries, and Intranet applications. Some representative projects include:

Replaced manual production scheduling process with an automated distributed production scheduling system, Levi Strauss & Co.

Global marketing and opportunity management and tracking system, providing a user base of 1700 with extensive workflow management capabilities during company's transition from military to private sector market targeting, Hughes Aircraft Company.

Fundraising system targeting $20 billion/10 year campaign, Harvard University.

Highly secure enterprise contact management system with sub-second response time requirements, Creative Artists Agency.

Architectural redesign of satellite broadcast scheduling system to resolve performance bottleneck, Hughes Communications.

Integrated reporting with automated production and testing systems, Packard Bell.

Application Developer Independent Consultant, New York, NY (1986-1988)

Focused on automating manual processes for businesses, primarily by designing and developing multi-user database applications.

Developed a computerized volunteer management system for the volunteer department at St. Luke's/Roosevelt Hospital.

Developed curriculum and taught several courses at vocational computer training center (VidKids).

Other Accomplishments

Published articles in leading monthly database journals, including DBMS and Databased Advisor.

Technical editor for Sybase SQL Server Survival Guide (Wiley & Sons).

Developed and published an API library for FoxPro that provides direct access to Sybase and Microsoft SQL Server via their native DB-Library client interface.

Among the first developers in the country to be certified on Microsoft Windows NT and Microsoft SQL Server.

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