Jeff Cochand's resume. Software Developer and Architect available for direct full time or contract work.

Jeffrey A. Cochand
978-526-4776 jeff@cochand.com LinkedIn
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30 years implementing, architecting, designing, and managing information systems
Skilled coder across many languages, operating systems, and hosting environments
Quickly assimilate to implement the desired solution
Proven innovator, team leader, and motivator as perm, contractor, and CTO
Extensive startup experience
Technical depth and business breadth

Qualifications

MS design & dev in C#, .NET, SQL Server, Entity Framework, Azure, APIs, IIS, Blazor
Linux using AWS, MySQL, APIs, Docker, Javasript, Typescript, Python, Node.JS, Java
DB expertise in SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle, SQLite, ElasticSearch, & MS Access
C#, Java, C++, Visual Studio 2022, and Eclipse in Windows, Linux, or Unix
Web/Win App & API design and dev, in AWS, Azure, and enterprise-hosted
Financial Services, AI, NLP, Image Processing, Robotics, and 3D Graphics

Professional Experience

Senior Software Architect. Windows, Linux, and Cloud Developer. Team Lead.
2011 - 2024 AMG Beverly, MA

Designed & implemented software supporting AMG's $700B AUM financial services

Built and managed AMG's public websites.
Coded in C#, Java, Javascript, Typescript, Node.JS, and Python.
SQL Server backend, T-SQL sprocs, and AWS VPN Transit Gateway.
Hosted on Windows Server, Linux (RHEL & CentOS), and AWS.
Enterprise WordPress, Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), Ektron CMS.

Built API integrations and custom apps in support of AMG staff and systems.

A favorite project was a C# API integration of SAP SuccessFactors and AlertMedia, automating corporate alerts.
Code handles incorrect SAP data, still integrates hourly with the AlertMedia API.
Designed and wrote C# code for a multi factor authentication system, using the Twilio API, before 2FA was easily available.
Used Photoshop Generative AI to enhance imagery for websites.

Built a complex SQL Server based Affiliate Reporting system.

Both Web and WinForms front ends in .NET Framework 4.8.1
Microsoft widgets, enhanced with Telerik RadGrid and SSRS Reports.
Currently upgrading to Blazor.
Used monthly by 35 AMG Affiliates and their staff for reporting $700B AUM.

Implemented AMG's first SharePoint intranet. Coded custom Excel VBA financial apps.

Wrote custom C# SharePoint Web Parts.
SQL Server DB via T-SQL, WCF web svcs, BCS, and biz & data layers.
Designed and implemented the data layer using Entity Framework.

Visual Studio most commonly used IDE, Eclipse being the second.

.NET Framework 4.8.1, .NET Core 3.1, .NET 7, SQL Server 2012/2016
.NET Core console apps in ActiveBatch for reliable and loggable daily jobs.
CI/CD pipelines, including GitHub, TFS, Docker, GitLab, Maven, and Jenkins.
GitLab pipelines, Maven, and Jenkins for continuous AEM build and deploy on RHEL to dev, staging UAT, and production environments.
GitHub via Visual Studio plugins, after moving off of TFS.
Docker on Windows for local development of WordPress website code.
Linux, Windows, and SQL Server admin
Data Extraction, Transformation & Loading (ETL) & Entity-Relationship (ER) Diagramming
3 years AWS website hosting, configuring ControlTower, VPN Transit Gateway, and logging & auditing in CloudTrail.
Prototypes in Azure, but not yet production apps in Azure.
Project mgmt as appropriate: Agile Scrum, Kanban, Waterfall, and Office 365.
Bug tracking using O365, GitHub, Jira, Bugzilla, ServiceNow, and Wrike.
Mostly JavaScript without Frameworks, but some Angular, React, & Python training courses and prototypes.

Founder and Principal Software Engineer
1994 - 2011 Eagle Rock Systems, Inc. Boston, MA

Founded a software consulting company in 1994, working for 40 companies in 17 years as an architect, manager, and coder.

Please see my detailed resume that lists and expands on each engagement.

Web & Win Forms, APIs, SharePoint Web Parts, VB.NET, VB6, and financial services apps at AMG using .NET 4.8.1, .NET Core, SQL Server, Entity Framework, Javascript, and WCF Web Services.
A (Facebook & Twitter) SaaS website in .NET 4.0 WPF, C#, jQuery IIS 7.5, & SQL Server with an Agile dev team.
DotNetNuke and ASP.NET eCommerce versions of http://www.teamstudio.com.
Designed & built 3-tier .NET web service using Windows Workflow Foundation.
Java & Oracle 11g FDA software medical device, to combat febrile neutropenia.
Reverse-engineered, rebuilt, and deployed http://www.GetTheJob.com.
CTO of ModelGolf, an absolutely cool startup, managing and implementing all ModelGolf technology.
Built WinForms version 1.0 of the widely used biometrics identification system on an ultra mobile hardened touchscreen for the DoD/Navy.
A dispatch call logger in C#, Javascript, ASP.NET, and SQL Server Express 2005.
A C# Windows .NET app reading SQL Server & XML, generating Crystal Reports.
Used Javascript to build a water cost calculator for a local municipality.
SQL Server query optimizations, cutting execution time by 95%.
An Educational Assessment app implemented in VB.NET, Javascript, & SQL Server.
Java Eclipse 3.1 SWT and Swing User Interfaces.
OEMsTrade.com, still in use today, that searches for electronic components in real time.
An auto updating website that maintains first page Google ranking.
C# code that encapsulates a C++ dll.
ASP.NET, SQL Server, and XML Web Services apps for web micropayments.
An ASP, Access, C#, & SQL Server app that organizes accounts of a finance firm.
Vortex Webinator scripts for custom Texis SQL database tables and XML output.
A web-crawling system that retrieves and classifies corporate financial information.
Wrote the software for digital time-shifting of audio that was patented by our startup, Internet Angles, and used as a basis of the iPod by Apple.

Software Engineer
1988 - 1994 TASC Reading, MA

Worked on projects from concept through delivery. Duties included proposal writing, system design, project management, software implementation, hardware integration, and customer briefing and support.

Most projects were UNIX-based C/C++, often on Sun and SGI hardware and also on Cray super computers, PC's, and Macs.
A passion was searching for ways to improve our system development efforts, employing early versions of CI/CD tools and IDE's.
Wrote a ton of image processing and 3D rendering code.
Wrote legit AI code to classify underlying soil and mineral deposits, based on water drainage patterns, observable via satellite imagery.
Implemented Artificial Intelligence algorithms using Neural Networks and Prolog to synthesize natural language.
Numerous training courses, conferences, and authored several technical papers.

Volunteering

Board Member. 2006 - Present. Manchester Essex Conservation Trust (MECT). I help with Outreach, Stewardship, Land Conservation, Fundraising, Technology, and other tasks facing our volunteer Board of Trustees.
Community Volunteer. 2020 - Present. The Open Door. I volunteer at various community events, such as the annual Thanksgiving food distribution event
Community Volunteer. 2023 - Present. Pathways to Children. I volunteer to read and do activities with children.

Education

M.S. Electrical Engineering, 1988
Purdue University, W. Lafayette, IN
GPA: 5.5 / 6.0
Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, NLP, 3D graphics

B.S. Computer & EE, 1987
Purdue University, W. Lafayette, IN
GPA: 5.6 / 6.0
Computer hardware & software