Daniel Colonnese

Experience

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  IBM

  Apr 2003 - Aug 2003

  I worked on the project 'North Carolina BioGrid'; Worked with team to design and implement high-throughput web services framework for bioinformatics applications; Pioneered document-style web services in Perl; Developed web services for Grid (Globus) execution of genomics software; Published open source release, patent filings, and journal papers. Project NC BioGrid; Worked with team to design and implement high-throughput web services framework for bioinformatics applications; Pioneered document-style web services in Perl; Developed web services for Grid (Globus) execution of genomics software; Published open source release, patent filings, and journal papers.

  • Extreme Blue

    Apr 2003 - Aug 2003

  • Extreme Blue Intern, IBM

    Apr 2003 - Aug 2003
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  U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)

  Sept 2003 - May 2004

  Research Assistant

  Project Renoir at NC State University; worked with team to develop grid computing and workflow composition for the bioinformatics domain; Developed Java Web Services; Published exploratory research in collaboration with Argonne National Laboratory.

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  IBM

  Jun 2004 - Feb 2005

  Portal and Workplace Specialist

  Worked with team to remove the technical barriers to the sale of WebSphere Portal for the Insurance and Financial Services markets; Worked on demos, pilots, and proof-of-concept projects; Exceeded sales quotas; Executed sales plays.

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  WebSphere Integration Specialist, IBM

  Feb 2005 - Jun 2007

  WebSphere Integration Specialist, IBM

  Worked with team to architect and sell middleware software solutions for government, healthcare, insurance, aerospace and defense companies; performed enterprise architecture reviews and software project estimation and planning; managed software deployments; gave executive briefings, demonstrations, and lead proof-of-concept projects.

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  IBM

  Jun 2007 - Feb 2009

  Boston Finance Sector WebSphere Specialist, IBM

  Worked with Northeast insurance and financial services companies on business process management, market data, business intelligence, and communication networks. Developed with and deployed leading technologies including virtualized environments, in-memory databases, market data distribution, and cloud-computing platforms. I know over 100,000 acronyms!

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  Lighthouse Computer Services, A Converge Company

  Feb 2009 - now

  Managing Consultant, Lighthouse Computer Services

  I currently work as a business and middleware consultant at an IBM Value-Added Reseller. I lead a small team to deliver advanced middleware solutions for IBM clients around the Northeast. As well as performing technical services delivery, my job role includes new business development, authoring and responding to services proposals, as well as pre-sales, strategy, and solution architecture.