Qualifications Summary

Lead Developer with 30+ years’ programming experience. Talent and passion for inventing and building reliable tools and systems to streamline company processes.  Strong ability to analyze and resolve problems with creative, economical solutions.

Experienced professional who can understand the technology issues that a company faces...and also understand what the business issues are, and is able to link the two.  Firmly grounded in real world  'What's the business value?' goals and values.

¨       10 + years’ Visual Basic programming experience (certified).2 years’ MS-SQL experience, including network integration and database design & implementation.

¨       Experienced with small ( 1 – 10 developers ) and large ( 50 + developers per project ) projects and team structures.

¨       Experienced with large projects, complex object models ( 50 + DLL’s, 300 + forms, 500 + classes, 900,000 + lines ).

¨       Experienced with large databases ( 1,000 + tables, 15 million + records per table, etc ).

¨       Experienced working in multi-geographical, multi-cultural team environments.

¨       Proven ability to apply my creativity, innovative ideas, and entrepreneurial spirit to creating value-added tools and  products, and finding solutions to needs & problems,  making them daily end-user tools and automated server tasks.

¨       Proven ability to ‘walk in to complex projects’ and be productive quickly.

¨       Proven ability to develop reliable, fully automated, ‘hands off’ data and reporting systems.

¨       Track record of effectiveness with CEOs, CIOs, VPs, team members, staff-level workers, contractors, and customers.

¨       Industry experience in writing software for the healthcare, banking, retail, accounting, transportation, general business, HVAC, automation and controls, thermodynamics, and engineering fields.

¨       Excellent organization, communication, and training skills (including creating CBT tools).

Technical Skills and Certifications

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Programmer (direct  contract) ( confidential , name on request)                                                                       2005 - Present

Updating and improving motor vehicle accident reconstruction forensics and simulation software.  Used by SAE ( Society of Automotive Engineers ), NTSB ( National Transportation Safety Board ), NHTSA ( National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ), U.S. Department of Transportation, etc, as well as evidence in court cases, etc.  Added many capabilities, such as animation output ( AVI ), integration with legacy FORTRAN modules, advanced reporting, charts, etc.

Programmer (direct contract) - Carrier, Syracuse, NY                                                                                    06/96 – Present

Invented and developed CBT software and manual for Psych+, an HVAC design engineering and training program.  The freeware version,  PMTHERM’, is used by over 25,000 people in 24 different countries.

Programmer  – HVACSuite Mobile , an  engineering and business program for the HVAC industry                     Present

A new product based on 100 % Web-delivered ‘software as service’, using server-side processing ( ASP, DLL ) and SQL database, allowing complex engineering calculations to be served to any and all mobile devices ( PDA’s, cell phones, etc ) regardless of device processing power or language support ( requires an Internet connection, and any web browser ).

Programmer  – HVACSuite, an  engineering and business program for the HVAC industry                    06/03 – Present

I took this window of opportunity to pursue a long-awaited goal, the successor to my program PMTHERM, which has over 25,000 users in 20 + countries.   150,000 lines of code, 116 forms, modules, and reports, and 70 MB of database ( MDB ).   See http://HVACSuite.com for details .  I also wrote PMREFTOOL, a Palm PDA application for HVAC-related thermodynamics.

Software Engineer: Misys Healthcare Systems, Raleigh, NC ( 3 month contract,  extended to 4 months )         3/03 – 6/03

Joined R & D debugging / maintenance programming team on contract to help meet HIPAA deadlines for product releases.

¨    Completed work orders involving a large object model ( 50 + DLL’s, 300 + forms, 500 + classes ) and large multi-database architecture ( 1,000 + tables ), working mainly at the class level, as well as the GUI level.

¨    Responsible for porting my code fixes across a multi-version release structure, with multiple staged deadlines.

¨    Worked on both micro and macro issues with the 50 + member team on these projects.

¨    Participated in formal structured processes of code reviews, unit testing, and code base builds, etc.  Assisted QA team in understanding changes to product functionality and  test protocols as related to work orders and code changes.

¨    Consistently exceeded management goals ( quantity of bugs fixed, etc ), sometimes by 100 %, with zero ‘Returns from QA’.

Technologies: Visual Basic 6, Windows 2K / XP, Informix, Visual Source Safe , NetMeeting, etc

Lead Developer: Swifty Serve, Durham, NC (6-month contract,  extended to 19 months, despite layoffs)     01/01–08/02

                Note – Swifty Serve filed Bankruptcy in 10 / 02 , went into liquidation , and ceased all operations.

Designed, coded, and implemented internal computer application software and multi-component network solutions at the headquarters of this Fortune ‘Private 250’ convenience store chain of 600 + stores.

¨    Designed and built complete MS-SQL data warehouse, with complex multi-layer reporting ( ASP, stand-alone, etc )

¨    Created VB application with full ‘hands off’ automation that controlled daily delivery of 1 million gallons of gasoline. Directly interfaced legacy COBOL system and SQL Server 2K to fuel supplier via SMTP, FTP, and TELNET.

¨    Reduced gas inventory by  $ 5.8 M in 30 days, $ 15 M in 90 days, by changing company policies in fuel purchasing.

¨    Devised automation tools to analyze 1.2M transactions per month and identify and escalate accounting inconsistencies.  Reduced cash imbalance from $750,000/month to $75,000/month.

¨    Created and built web- and email-based tool sets and report sets integrated with legacy COBOL system to improve daily store ‘audit and reporting’ compliance from 70 % to 98 %.

¨    Created intranet web site enabling 500 daily users in 10 states to access 800+ reports, charts, and graphs.

¨    Provided ongoing user support and training for recently implemented applications.

Technologies: Visual Basic 6, MS-SQL (7 & 2K), ASP, VBScript, Windows NT 4.0 & 2K, IIS, PDI/RMS, ODBC, PCAnywhere, HTML, SMTP, FTP, TELNET, LAN/WAN, Crystal Reports, FrontPage, multi-protocol integration, network software architecture & automation, web design and implementation.

Lead Developer: Strategic Resource Solutions (SRS), Software Technologies Division, Garner, NC 04/99–01/01

                Note – SRS was sold for its intellectual property only ( no employees were retained ), and ceased all operations..

Re-hired for new position, after previous employment at SRS ( see below ).

Created, designed, and coded enterprise software products, and enhanced existing technology focusing on HVAC controls, building controls, and facility management. Designed N-tier application to integrate unlimited multi-campus building control systems up to network level for executive review of aggregated data.

¨       Managed and delegated database, business object coding, and user interface coding responsibilities to department team members and worldwide contract programmers.

Technologies: Visual Basic 5 & 6, N-tier client/server design, COM/DCOM, Active-X, LAN/WAN, TCP/IP, SQL 7, DAO, ODBC, IE 5, NT 4.0, IIS.

Programmer: Applied Controls Technology, Morrisville, NC      05/98–04/99

Programmed and commissioned building control systems for large ‘Class A’ industrial and commercial properties, using the Andover product line.

¨       Wrote programs to optimize the functionality of Engineering, Controls Programming, and Marketing departments.

¨       Created engineering tools and programming aids and tools to enhance productivity in a workload valued at over $1M. Individual projects reached $500,000.

¨       Regarded as ‘go to’ person for both customers and in-house technical support.

Lead DDC Controls Technician: SRS (formerly Diversified Control Systems), RTP, NC 11/96–05/98

Developed and maintained control systems for large ‘Class A’ industrial and commercial properties using multiple layers of distributed processors and LANs.

¨       Oversaw all aspects of  jobs from initial system check-out to final customer inspection and warranty commencement.

¨       Diagnosed and repaired Siebe systems and related components, carrying a work load of up to $200,000.

¨       Handled testing, adjustment, and balance (TAB), as well as commissioning.

Service Technician: Goodwin Refrigeration, Apex, NC  02/93–11/96

Provided technical expertise for HVAC, commercial refrigeration, scientific specialty environmental, and test chambers.

Service Specialist: Johnson Controls Inc., Systems Service Division, Raleigh, NC      08/90–02/93

Maintained account responsibility for all brands and sizes of HVAC equipment.

Service Technician: Modern Heating & Cooling, Poughkeepsie, NY 05/85–07/90

As sole Service Technician, worked 60-hour weeks to satisfy a mix of commercial HVAC and refrigeration clients.

Programmer, Data Processing Manager, Avis Rent-a-Car, Poughkeepsie NY                                                     1980 –1985

¨    In charge of all data processing operations at the headquarters of  this franchise of Avis, which controlled 29 rental locations w/ 80 employees and > 1,200 rental vehicles.  G/L, payroll, fleet management, etc.

¨    Created new applications in RPG-II w/ OCL, maintained existing applications.

¨    Responsible for upgrading hardware environment from IBM System /3 to IBM System /34, converting all data and applications.

Accomplishments and Affiliations:    - http://pmilligan.net/  ,  http://hvacsuite.com/

Consultant, Expert Witness – British Telecom vs. Prodigy ‘Hyperlink’ case ( for law firm Kenyon & Kenyon )                       05/02

Author – MultiPrn - Visio Technical add-in program distributed by Microsoft   06/98

Co-author – Psych+, Carrier Corporation’s only psychrometric program ( on contract to Carrier  )                   07/97

Guest speaker – ‘Latest Advances in Psychrometric Analysis’, ASHRAE Annual Meeting, Boston, MA             06/97

Guest speaker – ‘The Internet and the HVAC industry’, ARI seminar, Chicago, IL                 06/97

Guest speaker – ‘Computer-aided Psychrometrics’ RSES chapter meeting, Raleigh, NC               04/97

Lecturer/Presenter – PMTHERM, to ASHRAE T.C. 1.1 (Psychrometrics) for peer review, Atlanta, GA 08/96

Inventor, Programmer PMTHERM (VB program, over 25,000 users worldwide) reviewed in The HVAC News.                     07/96

                                        PMTHERM is also distributed by ASME, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Mensa membership , Triple-9 qualified                     01/91

Work samples and exemplars    - http://pmilligan.net/ ,  http://hvacsuite.com/

http://www.pmilligan.net/FECTOOL.htm - A tool I wrote in March, 2008, to assist in researching campaign contributions.  FECTOOL downloads raw data files from the FEC’s website, converts them into a database ( 1.5 m records ), adds normalizing and indexing, and provides a UI with many research options not available elsewhere.

http://hvacsuite.com/mobile/- a server-side application, web-delivered, that performs psychrometric state point calcs and airstream mixing on any mobile device, such as PDA's and cell phones ( as well as PC's ), that have an Internet connection and a web browser.  Works across 100 % of all operating systems, device types, etc, regardless of client-side functionality or language / scripting support or lack thereof.  This architecture can also be extended to enable control of building automation systems via the same devices.

http://hvacsuite.com/-  A Windows-based program I wrote to analyze HVAC/R systems performance, and many other tasks.  Select any of 38 different refrigerants, calculate ductwork in metal, flex, and ductboard simultaneously, etc.

http://pmilligan.net/palm/- A Palm PDA program I wrote, with many of the features of HVACUITE, including HVAC/R systems performance analysis, psychrometric analysis, etc. Select any of 38 different refrigerants, many other calculations, etc

http://pmilligan.net/MYLAR.ZIP- A PC program I wrote that reverse-engineers the controller code of  Siebe NW8000

series automation controllers ( LCM, GCM, MicroZone ) and extracts data point information to a format suitable for printing point device and controller labels.  This program was distributed by Siebe to many Barber-Coleman and Siebe dealers for internal use.

http://pmilligan.net/security.htm- a PC encryption / decryption tool I wrote that wraps a variety of encryption techniques, both common ones and some of my own design, in an Active-X DLL format suitable for use in any Active-X aware programming project as a security tool.

http://pmilligan.net/resume- a wide variety of business reports I have programmed under various environments and output formats , such as server-side automated graphics generation from database and legacy systems, seen at http://www.pmilligan.net/resume/serverside01.htm , and many others..

http://pmilligan.net/mydemo.htm- A couple of HVAC automation front-end interface designs that I have done.  These were actual production screens for real-world working customer installations, with live interface to the building automation systems.  The customer got a good chuckle out of the geese on the lower one, which actually fly in real-time motion based on the status of each AHU they are linked to in the system.

http://pmilligan.net/panaviewer- A PC based program I wrote for viewing panoramic images that are many times wider than the screen, in an attractive manner as a display method

http://pmilligan.net/pjm_dll_intro.htm- A network enumeration tool, written as an Active-X OCX, to deploy under a browser environment.

On a lighter note - some music I've written is at  http://pmilligan.net/mp3.htm.  Emperor Suite.mp3 is the most complex of the bunch.