Wilfred Springer

Requirements analysis and architecture of a Java based implementation of services required by Philips' Streamium devices, involving a loosely coupled document-style service oriented architecture.

Leading the development of a software factory for generating OSS/J artifacts from a simple model. Based on Modello and Maven.

Documenting and prototyping future DASL enhancements. (Dynamic discovery of source code generators and moving to Maven for building DASL.)

Feasibility study involving the applicability of using DASL (a Sun-internal MDA/DSL tool) for migrating a large collection of Lotus Notes applications to the J2EE platform.

Re-architect the OSS environment of a Telecom Provider in the Netherlands.

Define and construct a mission-critical system for replicating changes on a Sun Java System Directory Server to a large number of OpenLDAP instances, to be used in LogicaCMG's messaging products. The solution relied on Spring, Java 1.5 and Java Management Extensions (JSR 255).

Performing an assessment of BBS' future architecture based on IoC and service oriented principles. Provided insight in the status of some of ongoing standardization work and highlighted how their architecture could benefit from it.

Performing a SOA Readiness Assessment for VPS, Norway's central security depository. Providing strategic advice on future SOA standards adoption, a roadmap for moving forward, and a plan to links VPS's progress and findings to Sun's engineering department.

Participation in a joined Sun/IBM effort to define the service oriented multi-channel architecture for the retail department of a large financial institution.

Leading a workshop to discuss the future roadmap for the architecture of value added services around the core services provided by ASML's wafer steppers.

Architectural counseling in ING's global governance effort to set the standards and guidelines for future integration projects. Involved discussing the basic architectural models, the concerns addressed in different upcoming Web Services standards and their relevance in an ING governance framework.

Leading a Sun/KPN Mobile team in a project to introduce self service capabilities to KPN Mobile's customers. Adopted XP principles for the construction phase of the project, and a customization of the Unified Process for earlier stages in the project. The upper platform components on which this solution was built included the Sun Java Access Manager, the Sun Java Directory Server and the Sun Java Web Server. Mechanisms included in the end solution relied on JATO for the Web UI presentation, and Apache Axis for the Web Services included.

Performance tuning of Philips' worldwide customer portal, involving providing detailed statistics on the Java VM's internal behavior, taking the required steps to boost performance and remove scalability bottlenecks, verifying the results and documenting it. (Also involved leading the team of hardware, operating system and database specialists.)

Performance tuning BDL's mission-critical trading system, based on BEA WebLogic. Involved close collaboration with the Java Performance Engineering and the VM Engineering team.

Leading an XP-team of (originally) non-Java programmers in the successful construction of one of the first web applications based on a J2EE back-end and a Flash-based front-end, relying on an XForms-alike protocol. The solution relied on a clustered deployment BEA WebLogic, and Oracle Parallel Server as the back-end database.

Project management and definition of an all-encompassing set of internal standards for construction of J2EE-based Web Applications.

Realization of one of the first WAP portals, based on J2EE standards. Relying on BEA WebLogic, Oracle and the iPlanet Web Server. Responsibilities included the design of a service accepting different graphical formats, and converting it into wireless bitmap, to be displayed directly on the device.

Definition of the corporate guidelines for Intranet web applications, and construction of a toolkit to ease construction of web applications adhering to these guidelines.

Construction of a component based system for life insurance, based on Dynasty.

Construction of an object oriented insurance system, based on tool developed in-house.