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Costas Kotzabassis, Ph.D. |
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summary |
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Professional
having over twenty years of
experience in computer software and
hardware, managing IT, Project
Management, specifying, designing, implementing, deploying, documenting and supporting
client/server and stand-alone computer
solutions, including seven
years of experience with the software and hardware of real-time data
acquisition embedded systems. Management
experience on IT Departments and large scale projects. Project Management consulting experience. Technical experience
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operating systems |
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MS-Windows (9x, NT {3.51,
4.0, 2000, XP, 2003, |
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technologies/protocols |
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ESRI Servers (ArcSDE, ArcGIS, ArcIMS, ArcImage),
ArcObjects/ADF/MapObjects, .Net Framework, |
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programming languages |
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.Net
Visual Studio 2005 (Visual Basic, C#, ASP), Visual Studio 6 (Visual Basic,
Visual C/C++ { |
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applications |
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ArcGIS ArcView/ArcInfo 8.x/9.x, CAD (AutoCAD; Microstation), Microsoft Office 2003/2007 Professional/Project/Visio Enterprise Architect, Rational Rose, Databases (SQL Server; Oracle; etc.), RoboHelp Office 9, InstallShield, Other. |
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miscellaneous |
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References, Theses, Professional Affiliations and Achievements, Licenses and Certificates, International Conferences, Technical Papers and other Publications, extracurricular activities and community leadership positions, are available upon request.. |
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Languages |
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English, Hellenic, Portuguese. |
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Education |
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1991 · Ph.D. in Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Engineering Department · Minor: Computer Science. |
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1986 · M.Sc. in Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Engineering Department · Minor: Electrical & Computer Engineering. |
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1982 Agricultural
· B.Sc. in Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Engineering and Soil Reclamation Dept. |
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Experience summary |
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Project Manager ·
Associate assigned to Chevron Pipe Line
Company ( ·
Managed seven ·
Member
of the |
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Adjunct Faculty ·
Teaching Computer Science and Information
Technology classes at Cy-Fair and |
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Owner & Technology Architect · Expert technology Architect with partner consulting corporations on joint projects. · Supporting ATOFINA in the LIMS/PHD project for reactor/extruder data processing. ·
Consulting United Recovery Systems, Inc. in a
large scale project developing an Intelligent Collections System. N-tier
application development, including UI, business, database and MTS components,
· Morris Environmental project Phase I to convert their emergency response reporting forms into the NOAA ICS standard format (FileMaker). Joint project with R7 Solutions. ·
Consulting Enron OCC project Phase I to
develop a · Ergonomic Transportation Solutions, Inc. web site development and deployment project. ·
Phase II of a Food Intake Analysis System for
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· Provided Technology Architecture and Design in Geographic Information Systems related projects. Contributing in Proposal generation, SOW development, and Sales support on various projects worth over $2M. ·
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Managed Architecture and Development in seven ·
Contributed in SOW development, · Managed development process to resolve technical obstacles, meet deliverables and schedules. |
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Director of Development · Lead the design, specification and implementation of the core Object Model for .the integration with ArcGIS 9.x Desktop applications and Servers; as part of the second generation of the core products for ArcGIS, AutoCAD and Microstation using COM architecture, while maintaining the legacy systems throughout their full life cycle. · In charge of software development, documentation, testing, licensing, technical support and product architecture, maintaining development standards. Performed data modeling and architecture duties on the BSDI database and integration with pipeline data models (PODS, ISAT, APDM) and geospatial data (SDE, Personal Geodatabases) according to published standards. Defined and enforced internal processes for building and distributing software, maintaining code and tracking customer issues. · In charge of strategic planning for new products and new technologies for integrating processes with enterprise pipeline data management in Oil & Gas industry. Responsible for developing new data connectivity products and enhancements to existing products. · Interfaced with Engineering and Owner/Operator companies to help them define their work processes for properly utilizing the BSDI tools in their daily operations. Supported new business development in cooperation with the Sales and Marketing Director. Delivered presentations/papers in professional conferences and trade shows. · Represented BSDI in the Pipeline Open Data Standard (PODS) Technical Committee and the Spatial Integration Workgroup. Technology Architect · In charge of ArcGIS development. Developed pilot processes in ArcGIS AlignDB that were implemented in the corresponding CAD products. · Provide ArcGIS expert support to sales. ArcGIS AlignDB demonstration to existing and prospective clients, consultation to provide work-process solutions, and integration planning of AlignDB with work-processes. · Developed the BSDI component object model architecture, ISAT/AlignDB and PODS/AlignDB integration wizards, ArcIMS solution for displaying alignment data. · Developed and maintained installation procedures for all three products. Established automated daily component build procedures. |
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Technology Architect ·
Teachnical leader in several projects for
local government, health sector and private companies worth over $2M. Area of
expertise included · Leading development teams and acting as the Project Manager responsible for RFP, schedule and budget for smaller projects. · Enforcing development standards and Source Control methodologies. Member of the Technology Architect Council and the Internal Process panel. ·
Supporting other Senior Consultant · Technical expert on architecture, databases, COM technologies, e-commerce and engineering applications. Performed requirements gathering, developed specifications and documentation, architected, implemented, tested and deployed solutions for the Oil & Gas industry and other sectors. · Code and database application development for stand-alone and web-enabled solutions. Consultant · Initially the Team lead for a small pilot documentation project with Landmark Graphics Corp. evolved to extended engagement for development, testing, requirements gathering, licensing solutions, alternate technology evaluation and presentation to client, and other strategic tasks. · Hands-on experience in developing a variety of supporting applications from wizards and servers, to testing tools and supporting applications. · Developed and presented to a peer panel a proposed model for an ActiveX specification of an Open Interface for Lattix World and Lattix Work, for the Lattix system redesign. · Developed recommendation, examples, and documentation, on launching a Windows application from a browser, using Java applets, ActiveX controls, and direct file access. · Functioned as the liaison between the development, build and QA groups. Evaluated the basic acceptance criteria of the build to approve an Alpha version and corrected installation issues. Reviewed compliance with usability guidelines. · Teaching Intermediate and Advanced Visual Basic concepts to other Consultants. |
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Manager R&D, Open Systems · In charge of the Research & Development Department for the Open Systems, leading the development and enhancement of a large scale project, including client/server suit of applications on Windows, UNIX, VMS/OpenVMS, AS/400 and A-Series, and other technologies for third-party interfaces. Full product life cycle experience · Responsible for project schedule and budget, requirements, scalable 3-tier architectures, deliverables, source control and performance reviews. Lead the team for development of internal Windows Compliance Standards, coding specifications and guidelines, QA/QC standards, and the intranet technical library for the Customer Support Group · Lead small development teams to create third-party solutions and attain Premier Partner certification. · Responded to RFP in support of the Marketing Director and his team. Senior Applications Engineer · Modeled and developed the new scheduling engine for the OpCon/XPS flagship application. In charge of the development for the User Interface and Utilities components of the job scheduling product. · Primarily responsible for the implementation of the ODBC data connectivity architecture through a series of versions and technologies. · Provided pre-sales and post-sales technical support on Operating System, networking, ODBC, configuration and applications issues. |
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addendum |
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Addendum with previous professional experience, achievements, affiliations, extracurricular activities, etc. is available upon request. |
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