6/18/10
  Brian C. Uri
brian @ urizone.net
Address available on request
Education CompTIA Security+, 2010
Sun-Certified Web Component Developer, 2008
Sun-Certified Java Developer, 2006
Sun-Certified Java Programmer, 2004

M.M., Music Composition, May 2003
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL

Q.C.A: 4.00/4.00

B.S., Computer Science, May 2001
B.A., Music Theory/Composition, May 2001
Minor, Mathematics, May 2001
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech)
Blacksburg, VA
  MUS Q.C.A: 3.93/4.00
CS Q.C.A: 3.69/4.00
Work Experience Software Engineer, FGM Inc., Reston, VA (703) 885-1000
Summer 2000, Summer 2001, Summer 2002, May 2003 - Present
  • Currently the Technical Lead on the DoD Metadata Registry project.

    Graduate Assistant, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
    August 2001 - April 2002, August 2002 - May 2003

  • Taught a section of Music Fundamentals to incoming freshmen
  • Researched and implemented improvements for online Fundamentals applications in Java
  • taught two sections of Sight Singing / Ear Training I to incoming freshmen
  • assisted Dr. Mark Wingate with ongoing grant research
  • took part in brainstorming for the expected electroacoustic music studio

    Work-Study Programmer, Potomac Electric Power Company, Washington, D.C.
    June 1996 - August 1996, May 1997 - August 1997
  • implemented a Lotus Notes application designed to convert all local station procedures and documents into an online existence.
  • created a standard Lotus Notes database layout to be used and modified by other generating stations within the company.
  • typed invoices and purchase orders
  • entered mainframe data

    I have also had experience as a private tutor, graphic designer, drill designer, conducting instructor, music arranger, and trumpet teacher.
  • Computer Experience My primary focus is Java development, and I have experience in the following areas:
    • Operating Systems: Linux, Windows
    • Persistence: SQL, Hibernate/HQL, ebXML/RIM/Omar
    • Data Formats: XML, XSD/OWL/RDF/XSLT, Atom/RSS, DDMS
    • Misc. Java Add-ons: Ant, JUnit, Log4j, Commons, XOM, JAXME
    • Web Development: Spring MVC, Spring WebFlow, ACEGI, JSP/JSTL, HTML/CSS, JavaScript/DOM/jQuery/AJAX, Servlets
    • Service-Oriented Architecture: SOAP/JAXR, WSDL, Apache Axis, Systinet, UDDI, OpenSearch
    • Platforms / Applications: Systinet, Tomcat, Weblogic, Oracle 10g
    I am the creator and sole contributor to the open source library, DDMSence, which supports the DoD Discovery Metadata Specification (DDMS).

    I have also tinkered with:
    • PHP, Ruby, C++, JMS & EJBs, mySQL, Google Data APIs
    Music Experience Composition:
    • Composer of over thirty original works for various acoustical ensembles
    • Composer of over eighty other smaller scale works, mostly for electronic playback.
    • Creator of a Pep Band collection for a small-budget local high school, spanning four editions in five years and containing over sixty arrangements and original works.
    Performance:
    • Private and public study with trumpet and cornet, 13 years
    • Private and public study with piano, 2 years
    • Performance in ensembles of various size, including:
      • Marching Virginians
      • University Symphony Band
      • Virginia Tech Brass Ensemble
      • Pinnacle Brass (Brass Quintet)
    visitors since November 2003