Sean L. Tack

Key
Skills

• Over 15 years experience in actively participating and leading the full product life cycles of innovative business applications creating high-value, standards-based technology.
• Tenacious and innovative problem solver.
• Keen understanding of the travel industry and related technologies.
• Integration of legacy, X-tier client/server, and Internet architectures.
• Strong desire to succeed while having the ability to motivate others to their highest potential.
• Bridges still intact with every previous employer; excellent references.
  
  

Professional
Experience

Jan 2006 – Present

Software Architect, Consultant

• AQUA Software Products, Inc.,   Apr 2007 – Aug 2008
  
  • Contracted for two projects; retained for a third.
  • Copy/Paste/Import functionality to their mid-office business rules user interface.  Clipboard feature to copy/paste business rule objects or components of a particular business rule.  Also, allow the user to import business rules or components from other existing business rules. (VB)
  • Business rules import/copy.  This feature allows the user to copy/append business rules from another system or database. (VB)
  • Integrated web service communications class for the Sabre reservation system into existing communications architecture. (C++)
• BCD Travel,   Apr 2007 - Present
  On-going support and maintenance of HRM (Hotel Rate Manager) application. (C# / C++ / .ASP)
  
  
• Balboa Travel,   Jan 2006 - Present
  On-going support and maintenance of a few travel agent desktop products including Ticket Trax and Expiration Email. (VB / C++)
  
  

Mar 2006 – Apr 2007

BCD Travel
Yorba Linda (virtual), CA
Systems Analyst

• Maintained and enhanced HRM application, which is used by over 3000 travel agents company-wide. (C# / C++)
• Converted mapping functionality from CNG Travel web service to BCD mapping web service. (C#)
  
  

Apr 2003 – Feb 2006

CNG Travel
Irvine, CA
Senior Software Architect, Desktop Systems

• Built team of industry professionals to extend HRM’s capabilities to support multiple global distribution systems and incorporate additional features such as maps, merged hotel rates (legacy and web rates), email and other useful features. (C#/C++)
• Assisted in the design and complete rewrite of the HRM user interface using .Net C#.

Aug 2002 – Apr 2003       

Pernova, Inc.
Irvine, CA
Co-Founder, Senior Software Architect

• Developed hotel booking tool (HRM, Hotel Rate Manager) for CNG Travel (Kenmare, Ireland) that integrates web-based hotel bookings into travel agency’s legacy global distribution system (GDS).
• HRM user interface was written in Visual Basic 6 and the business logic and communications layers were written in C++.
• GDS communications class interfaced to Sabre, Apollo and Worldspan reservation systems.

Apr 1994 – Aug 2002       

AQUA Software Products, Inc.
Santa Ana, CA
Director of Development

• Managed development team and projects while continually offering guidance and knowledge of both software development and the travel industry.
• Solely responsible for the design and implementation of the current AQUA Platinum mid-office business rules engine (C++) and user interface (VB), which is used by seven of the top ten travel companies in the world (http://www.aspisoft.com/qcfilefinishing.aspx).
• Worked intimately with QA department to ensure a thorough Beta Phase on the road to successfully releasing products on time and on budget.
• Major clients - American Express, Travelocity, Navigant Intl., Rosenbluth Intl. and Carlson Wagonlit Travel.
  
  

Nov 1992 – Apr 1994       

Sundance Travel International
Irvine, CA
Software Developer

• Single handedly developed custom applications to automate labor-intensive tasks of a corporate travel agency.
• Maintained and enhanced existing mid-office automation applications to keep current with evolving industry requirements.
• Oversaw the company’s IT department.
  
  

Education

June 1995

California State University of Fullerton
Fullerton, CA
Bachelors of Science, Computer Science

Proficiencies

Visual C++
.Net C#
XML

SQL Server
Visual Basic

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