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General Information
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Name: Muharem
Hrnjadovic • Education:
master's degree in computer
science (Diplom-Informatiker
Univ.) from the University of Passau in Germany •
Age: 43
• Marital status: married
• Nationality:
German
• Languages: English
(fluent), German (perfect), Bosnian (mother tongue), French
(basic)
Please note: my resume is also available
in PDF format.
Furthermore, you may also be interested in my weblog (with articles on the Python programming language).
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Skill Summary
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| General
skills |
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conceptual and strategic thinking,
technological sense-making |
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strong (and proven) problem
solving skills |
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strong skills and instincts
in the area of system and software architecture |
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over a decade of experience
in software development and engineering |
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| Professional
certifications |
Certified MySQL 4 Professional (MySQL
4 core and professional
certification) , Sun Certified Programmer for Java 2 Platform
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| Operating
systems |
UNIX,
Linux, MS-DOS/Windows 9x/NT/2K |
| Languages |
Python, C++, Java, SQL, Perl, C, PHP, HTML, XML
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| Tools |
Komodo,
IntelliJ IDEA,
Sybase PowerDesigner, Together 5, Rational Rose, Dreamweaver,
Fireworks, Jbuilder, JProbe, ClearCase, Apache |
| Methodologies/notations |
RUP,
UML, Booch |
| Frameworks, libraries |
Hibernate,
Spring, STL, RogueWave |
| Databases |
PostgreSQL, MySQL, Sybase ASE 12.5.1, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server |
| Hardware |
Intel
PCs, Sun, HP, DEC |
| Graphical
User Interfaces |
X-Windows,
Motif, OpenLook |
Additional
know-how
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Certified
MySQL 4 Professional, Sun Certified Programmer for Java 2 Platform
1.2, J2EE, JMS, servlets, CGI, CORBA
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Professional Interest |
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Professional experience
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| 12.2005 – present, Corvil Ltd., Dublin, Ireland |
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| Principal Engineer
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| Member of the engineering team that is designing Corvil's next generation product. Roles and activities:
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Information modelling, preparing decision input information on the choice of the RDBMS |
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Design of the database schema and administration of the PostgreSQL RDBMS |
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Participation in architectural workshops |
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| Skills:
PostgreSQL, Python, information modelling, SQL, relational databases, OO design, Java, Spring framework, distributed system architecture and design |
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| 08.2003 – 12.2005, LM Ericsson Ltd., Athlone, Ireland |
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| Principal
Engineer (reporting
to the head of the product development unit (PDU)
"operations support systems (OSS)") |
| Member of the PDU's management
team, providing technical direction by |
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advising
on technology as well as on PDU strategy and
strategy finding process |
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analysing
key technical issues and spearheading the
resolution of these (includes architectural
analysis and refactoring of major systems) |
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mentoring
of technical teams (especially regarding architecture
centric engineering) |
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leading the
re-architecting of the persistence tier for
Ericsson's 3G radio access (sub)network (RAN)
manager. Activities:
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development
of an overall architectural vision for
the 3G RAN (sub)network manager |
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architecting
of the persistence tier consisting of
a RDBMS, a message bus and an OO persistence
framework |
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development
of logical and physical database models |
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| Skills:
Distributed system architecture and design,
enterprise application architecture, UML, CORBA,
Java and XML technology, radio access and mobile
networks, JMS, relational database technology, Hibernate
O/R mapper |
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| 10.2000
– 07.2003, Corvis
Corporation, Columbia, Maryland, USA |
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| 05.2002–
07.2003: System
architect (NE Management) (reporting
to director of system engineering and senior director
of engineering (Baylight Division)) |
| Responsible for various network
element management aspects of the OCS
system architecture. Roles/activities: |
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analysis
and definition of system level requirements |
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devising
of architectural solutions |
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mentoring
of design teams (on system requirements and
architecture) |
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ongoing involvement
with both hardware and software design teams
in order to ensure that the chosen solutions
are practical, efficient and fulfill the system
requirements |
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technical
conflict resolution between design teams and
final authority in architectural issues |
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| Skills:
Distributed system design, UML, CORBA, CMISE,
SNMP, transmission networks, ITU-T recommendations,
series M, G, X |
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| 10.2000
– 05.2002: Technical
section leader (reporting
to director of software and to manager, SONET applications
(Baylight Division)) |
| Responsible for the equipment
management subsystem of the CorWave
OCS which is a distributed system with redundant
and multiprocessor components. Roles/activities: |
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leading a
team of three software engineers |
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requirements
clarification, architecture and initial analysis/design |
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development
of concepts and architectural solutions for
the system startup and the redundancy logic
of the main control processor |
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delivery
of the following features: startup on component
and system level, various equipment redundancy
schemes, equipment state and presence monitoring |
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| Tools/platforms:
C++, STL, UML, Together 5, Perl5, Microsoft
Project, Windows NT; ITU-T recommendations, series
M, G, X |
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| 01.2000 – 10.2000, Ericsson,
Athlone/Ireland |
| Software architect (reporting
to technical coordinator and to project manager) |
| Analysis, design and implementation
of an off-switch client/server traffic measurement system
with soft real-time properties. Roles/activities: |
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responsible
for the architecture of the off-switch part of the
traffic measurement system |
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Requirements
analysis, architecture and high-level design |
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Prototyping
and architecture validation (esp. with regard to
the performance constraints/aspects of the traffic
measurement system) |
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Decision
support for implementation language choice (C++
vs. Java), support for Java adoption |
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(Support
for) work package breakdown and initial effort estimates |
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Coaching/mentoring
of various teams working on the project |
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(Support
for) integration of Java applications with the Windows
service control manager (SCM) |
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| Tools/platforms:
Java, CORBA, UML, XML, C++, STL, Rational Rose
2000 (Enterprise edition), Windows NT |
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| 11.1999, FSS Ltd, Bracknell/UK |
| senior engineer (reporting to
technical director) |
| Short assignment (2 weeks), evaluation
and analysis of the architecture and design of a 3-tier
client/server booking system for the travel industry.
Roles/activities: |
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evaluation/analysis
of architecture and design of the client/server
system |
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discussion
of enhancements |
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work
package breakdown and rough effort estimates |
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| Tools/platforms:
Java, CORBA, C++, STL, UML, Select Enterprise,
Windows NT |
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| 05.1999 – 11.1999, Nortel
Networks, London/UK |
| senior engineer (reporting to
project manager) |
| Alarm to trail correlator component
(“root cause” and “services affected”
analysis) of a network management system, project roles: |
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advising/leading team of three |
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requirements
engineering, business case preparation support for
project and portfolio managers |
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OO
analysis, architecture and design for the entire
correlator component, rapid prototyping and implementation
of the correlator core and generic components |
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| Tools/platforms:
ITU-T recommendations, series M, G, X; UNIX, C++,
STL, UML, Perl, X11, CORBA; Rational Rose, FrameMaker |
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| 10.1998 - 05.1999, OmniNet
GmbH, Nuremberg/Germany |
| senior engineer (reporting to
project lead) |
| client/server-system (2 clients,
1 server) for online booking of tickets, project roles: |
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requirements
engineering (customer facing) and architectural
work (system level) |
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architectural
concepts/design on the client side, responsibility
for one of the clients |
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advising/leading
team of six |
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responsibility
for generic parts of the clients e.g. design and
implementation of a "functional layer"
offering business process oriented functionality
to the GUI layer |
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| Tools/platforms:
Windows98/NT, RationalRose 98, UML, MFC, STL, Microsoft
Visual Studio/C++, Microsoft SQL Server, Perl |
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| 02.1996 - 10.1998, Alcatel
SEL AG, Stuttgart/Germany |
| Object-oriented analysis and design
of agent software for a digital cross-connect. Roles: |
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coaching
of Alcatel-employees |
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OO
analysis/design of the cross-connection manager
component |
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analysis/technical
feasibility assessment of the off-line configurability
feature of the system |
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OO
analysis/design of a three stage CLOS matrix switching
diagnosis tool |
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OO
analysis/design of a context preservation framework
(using the “memento” design pattern) |
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OO
analysis/design of a three stage CLOS matrix switching
resource pool mechanism (for multicasts and protections) |
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| Tools/platforms:
ITU-T recommendations, series M, G, X; OOA/D (Booch
method); Solaris/Linux, C++, STL, Perl; Rational Rose,
InterLeaf |
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| 06.1995 - 02.1996, Telekom
AG, Darmstadt/Germany |
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Object-oriented analysis and design for the workstation
function (WSF) of a Telecommunications Management Network
(TMN) for a SDH-based transmission network. Roles:
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review
and quality assurance of technical concept papers
delivered by other companies (subcontractors) involved
in the project |
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coaching
of Telekom-employees |
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development
of prototypes |
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| Tools/platforms:
ITU-T recommendations, series M, G, X, Q; Jacobson
use cases, OOA/D (Booch method), UNIX, C++, X11, Motif;
Rational Rose, FrameMaker |
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| 06.1994 - 06.1995, Compaq
Computers (European HQ), Munich/Germany |
| Database back end software specification
and client software design for a product pricing system
capable of displaying and manipulating a product tree
through customizable views |
| Tools/platforms:
Compaq PCs, MS-DOS/Windows, SCO UNIX, C++, Perl,
PowerBuilder, Sybase |
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| 09.1993 - 06.1994, Siemens
Nixdorf AG, Munich/Germany |
| Design and implementation work on
a Service Control Point (SCP) component (part of a switching
system for SS7-based Intelligent Networks (IN)), topics: |
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high
availability systems (computer clusters) |
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OMNI-platform |
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Distributed
Lock Management |
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| Tools/platforms:
Pyramid MI-Server, SNI MX-600, SYS5R4, X-Windows,
Motif, C/C++, Perl; Standards: Q.771, Q.711; SS7-Layer:
SCCP, TCAP |
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| 07.1992 - 09.1993, Philips
Kommunikations Industrie, Nuremberg/Germany |
| Object-oriented design and implementation
of a Network Management System (NMS) component displaying
the topology of a Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH)
network |
| Tools/platforms:
HP-Appollo 715, Unix, X-Windows, Motif, HP Open
View, C++, Perl; Standards: G.803, X.710, M.3010 |
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| 01.1991 - 02.1992, University
Of Passau/Germany |
| Design and implementation of hierarchical
layout-algorithms for directed graphs (master thesis) |
| Tools/platforms:
Sun SPARCStation 1+, UNIX, X-Windows, C++ |
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| 08.1990 - 12.1990, Ixtra GmbH,
Munich/Germany |
| Development of an object-oriented
graphical information system for the chemical industry |
| Tools/platforms:
Sun, UNIX, X-Windows, C++ |
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| 08.1989 - 12.1989, ICT GmbH,
Munich/Germany |
| Design and implementation of a communication
and synchronization concept for a multiprocess system
using UNIX IPC constructs (semaphores, shared memory) |
| Tools/platforms:
Sun 3/260, UNIX, C |
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