R. Sam Gilcrist

5257 Felicia Ave

Livermore, CA 94550

Cell: (925) 548-4441

e-mail: Sam@gilcrist.com

Search Objective: Software Engineering and Management

Programming languages C#, Visual Basic, Visual C++, dotNet, MFC, VBA

Database software: SQL server 7.0 / 2000 / 2003, Access, Excel, Oracle

Web tools: JSP, HTML, JavaScript, XML, XSL, XHTML, CSS, ASP

Litigation Software: Concordance, Trial Director

Education:

BS Computer Science (2004) (all CS courses complete), CSU Hayward, CA

BA English (1989), Augusta State College, GA

MBA Management (1992), Augusta State College, GA

Synopsis of Experience:

• 10 years developing business and legal processes and software

• 5+ years building, installing and maintaining networks

• 5+ years e-discovery, litigation and trial support

Understanding Quality Measurement in the Legal Environment (Spring 2004) Nation Association of Litigation Support Managers publication NALSM VIEWS

Work History:

Title: Principal Software Eng. / Architect

Firm: Confidential - Contract

Times: Dec 2005 – current

• Design new system using .Net remoting, web services and SQL 2003
• Responsible for complete architecture of system.

Title: Sr. Software Eng

Firm: Lex Solutio – Phoenix, AZ

Times: May 2004 – Oct 2005

• Develop internal e-discovery software using C#, .Net and VB 6.0
• Create and distribute ActiveX, exe and remote objects
• Develop reports using XML (DOM), HTML and CSS
• Extract information from software including Outlook, Lotus Notes and Office 2003
• Write to and read from SQL Server 2000.
• Support capacity of $600K / month in production or ~ 6 million pages.

Title: Consultant, Litigation Technician

Firm: (Independent contractor) Litigation-Tech, LLC – SF Bay Area - 9/02 – 4/04

Times: 9/02 – 5/2004

• Meet new clients and establish working relationships
• Arrange with counsel to create databases and structures to support litigation
• Setup electronic equipment and networks in the courtroom and war rooms
• Display videos, images and documents in court using Trial Director
• Manage courtroom equipment and provide in court technical support

Title: Systems Administrator / Owner – Livermore, CA

Firm: Gilcrist.com

Times: 9/02 – present

• Write and maintain web site using J2EE, HTML, JSP, XML, CSS
• Maintain Windows network, Apache Server, Oracle Server and SQL Server
• Webmaster / host of Gilcrist.Com, Tracy Gilcrist’s Science Page, Clan Mac Lachlan Webpage
• Design and maintain programs to monitor web traffic
• Current sponsored traffic (academic year 2003/4) - excluding maintenance

• 175 visitors per day
• 1000 pages served per day

Title: Senior Software Engineer, R&D

Firm: Fast Track Litigation Service – Oakland, CA

Times: 1/01– 09/02

• Principal designer and engineer for custom electronic discovery software and systems which reached $500,000 / per month capacity.
• Technical administration of data extraction from inventory thru delivery.
• Technical supervision of software developers as required
• Manage business relations.
• Install, debug and maintain software at customers’ sites
• Administer one 2500 case Concordance library (approx. $20,000 rev. / month)
• Development in all of the following areas:

• C / C++ DLLs for use with VB / MFC
• MFC / GDI32 tool to manipulate TIFF and BMP image files
• VB / Win32 tools to perform bulk server operations on Win2000 operating system
• MFC / VB / Win 32 to manipulate print drivers

• Projects completed included developing all of the following:

• File inventory tool to catalog contents of mass storage
• Design n-tier legal extraction database, SQL7.0 and VB, C++
• Develop modules to extract data from Lotus Notes databases
• Write, install and trouble shoot scripts and exe’s installed on client’s computers
• Supervision of testing and technical writing

Firm: Consultant Pacific Bell (SBC- subsidiary) – San Ramon, CA

Title: Programmer

Times: 4/00 – 12/00

• Coded and rolled out 2nd edition of n-tier application, including creating new COM objects, upgrading reports, modifying existing backend (VB6, MTS, SQL 7.0)
• Created tables, stored procedures to archive e-mailed batch process (VB6, SQL 7.0)
• Maintained binary compatibility with existing COM objects (MTS, VB6)
• Created and installed middle tier on test and production servers (MTS, IIS)
• Created reports in Excel and Word from stored procedures (VB/ VBA / Excel / SQL)
• Reviewed and edited help topics prior to incorporation into the final package
• Packaged software for shipment to customers (MS Packaging Wizard)
• Provided tech support for end-users and trainers during new version launch

Firm: Consultant Air Touch - Walnut Creek CA

Title: PC specialist doing Y2K VBA evaluation

Times: 6/99 – 9/99

• Developed and implemented several utilities for database and spreadsheet testing
• Tested and selected Y2K tools for use throughout AirTouch Communications
• Wrote VBA scripts for office automation and testing
• Tested Excel and Access VBA modules and formulas for Y2K compliance
• Evaluated impact of non-compliant code and presented patches as requested