Over 20 years hands-on experience in the software industry. Proven track record for delivering high performance, scalable and manageable software applications in short time frames.

* Unique ability to abstract (architect) and implement (developer). Very strong OO (analysis & design) skills. Personal attributes include analytical skills, sound judgment, excellent management, interpersonal and communications skills.

* Demonstrated capacity for planning, analyzing, designing, developing and deploying software projects. Recognized as an effective team player and group leader.

I have experience in the following industries: Healthcare, Wireless, Telecom, Gaming, Government, Airline, Financial Services, Disaster Recovery, Retail, Petroleum and Travel.





Principle Architect at Tharwat Consulting Group
November 1989 – Present (17 years 6 months)

Consulting Projects:

* Avomi - Building web 2.0 social networking platform.
* Motricity - Performance tuning a mobile content delivery application.
* Matria Healthcare - Work on implementing an SOA. Evaluated ESB alternatives. Prototyped quality care alerts notification application.
* Bellsouth – Created VoIP softphone. Created VoIP POC with Weblogic SIP server.
* Pharr Consulting - Developed Backend for an online poker site.
* Vodafone - Implemented multi billion dollar trans European wireless portal.
* Weather.com - Multi million dollar backend redesign project.
* Ztel - Implemented backend for telecom startup.
* Rayethon STX - Implemented military airspace management system.
* Delta Airlines/Transquest - Implemented sales force automation applications and diversion recovery application.
* Others, RaceTrac Petroleum, FiServ, HSN, Strohl Systems




Founder/Director at Grand Talent International Corporation
January 1997 – March 2000 (3 years 3 months)

Grand Talent International (www.GrandTalent.com) was founded in October of 1997 to provide representation and career guidance to both male and female fashion models. After building an aggressive scouting we built a talent roster that included a few hundred models.

- Instrumental in creating co-marketing agreement with several top tier model agencies throughout the US.
- Helped to establish Grand Talent as a leader in model management services and a natural first choice selection to a broad customer base.
- Created programs to provide innovative, practical and top quality management and career guidance to a unique, qualified talent roster.
- Participated in industry discussion panels and provided feedback for major model conventions
- Placed models in several major print campaigns and product box placements




Founder/President at Else Bruce Regina & Associates, Inc.
June 1990 – July 1998 (8 years 2 months)

Found/President of Elise, Bruce, Regina & Associates. Provided software development and consulting services to Fortune 500 companies. Clients included Fiserv, NCNB National Bank (now Bank of America), Home Shopping Network, Florida Rock, Florida State, Strohl Systems and many others.




Founder/President at BaseTech International Corporation
July 1985 – May 1990 (4 years 11 months)

The company Base(ment) Tech(nology) was founded in my basement.

Responsible for the development and sales of two products.

TravelPROSE was a database of travel publications and travel writers. The product was endorsed by the International Associations of Convention and Visitors Bureaus (IACVB) and sold to their members. Ritz Carlton Holtels exclusively used TravelPROSE for their PR and Marketing efforts. The products listed travel publications, editorial calendars and travel writer details from the Society of Travel Writers and International Food, Wine, and Travel Writers Association. 35 of the 50 state tourism offices use TravelPROSE.

CodeCop was a building inspection and building code compilance application used by government municipalities to issue building permits. The application provided workflow for permit issuance and assured the proper code were in compilance.