Heather CunninghamHeather CunninghamHeather Cunningham is web technologist with sixteen years experience designing, developing, analyzing, and implementing web sites and software. Expertise in key intranet applications such as employee directory lookup, enterprise search, online forms, collaboration, and multimedia.
.NET, C Sharp (C#), XML, XSL, XSLT, Microsoft Active Server Pages (ASP), VBScript, JavaScript, AJAX, SQL Server 2005, ActiveState Perl, Google Search Appliance (GSA), Ultraseek Search (formerly InfoSeek), LDAP, SharePoint, ImageMagick, Lotus Notes, Lotus Domino, HTML, CSS, Windows XP, Internet Information Server (IIS), HomeSite, Adobe Acrobat, PhotoShop, Visio, WordPress, Twitter
(Public Company; SAI; Information Technology and Services industry)
January 2008 — Present
Designed and developed web applications for SAIC's intranet and public web site using ASP.NET, C#, XML, ASP, PERL, JavaScript, and AJAX. Interviewed customers to discover user needs. Formulated requirements, system architecture, and test plans for new web applications. Researched commercial software and recommended products to web team.
Accomplishments include:
Replaced our public web site and corporate intranet search engine Ultraseek with Google Search Appliance.
Analyzed user needs and detailed project requirements for indexing SAIC’s SharePoint environment with Google Search Appliance.
Invented a way to display a dynamic list of related news stories and Twitter posts within a web page using Google Search Appliance, Twitter APIs, ASP.NET, XML, and XSLT.
Expanded the use of employee badge photos and avatars throughout SAIC's intranet by developing tools in ASP.NET and ImageMagick (an open-source image editing software.)
Invented a way to display a dynamic list of related news stories within a web page using Ultraseek, AJAX, XML, and XSLT.
Expanded the use of employee badge photos and avatars throughout SAIC's intranet by developing tools in ASP.NET and ImageMagick (an open-source image editing software.)
Created a media library to share video on SAIC's corporate intranet using ASP, VBScript, AJAX, JavaScript, and Longtail JW FLV Flash Player.
Directed the Indian development of a .NET online quote system for SAIC's GeoRover software product line.
(Public Company; SAI; Information Technology and Services industry)
May 2004 — January 2008 (3 years 9 months)
Designed and developed web sites and applications for SAIC’s intranet and public web site using HTML, ASP, PERL, JavaScript, XML, and AJAX. Analyzed customer needs and generated project requirements. Planned information architecture and user interface for new intranet sites. Led technical projects and coordinated server upgrades.
Accomplishments include:
Pioneered process to publish "SAIC Today", a Flash-based video newsmagazine for SAIC employees.
Designed a SharePoint site to facilitate communication between Six Sigma experts at SAIC.
Reduced time to process forms by converting paper forms to Cardiff LiquidOffice online forms.
(Public Company; SAI; Information Technology and Services industry)
March 2001 — May 2004 (3 years 3 months)
Managed four web programmers on SAIC’s web team. Programmed using Lotus Domino, PERL, JavaScript, LDAP, Microsoft Active Server Pages (ASP), VBScript and HTML. Researched customer needs and formed project requirements. Headed technical projects and guided server upgrades.
Accomplishments include:
Improved Lotus Domino development by establishing platform processes and best practices including stats reporting in Hitbox (now SiteCatalyst), automatic error notification, link validation with Linkbot (now Watchfire WebXM), and codeless header and footer navigation maintenance.
Built an application that empowered SAIC employees to update their own information in the employee directory via the intranet. Utilized diverse data sources including SQL, Lotus Notes, x.500, and Corporate Security systems.
Launched content management pilot using Documentum Web Publisher and XML/XSLT.
Evaluated Google Search Appliance in a side-by-side comparison with SAIC's Ultraseek search implementation.
(Public Company; SAI; Information Technology and Services industry)
August 1997 — March 2001 (3 years 8 months)
Wrote software for SAIC’s corporate intranet and public web site. Programmed using Lotus Domino, PERL, JavaScript, LDAP, and HTML. Analyzed customer needs and generated project requirements. Led technical projects and coordinated server upgrades.
Accomplishments include:
Constructed intranet forms repository using Lotus Domino.
Simplified the method used by content developers to create online forms by creating a configurable PERL CGI script.
Developed employee directory search using LDAP, PERL, and Soundex.
Implemented Infoseek (now Ultraseek) search engine on intranet and public web sites.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; SAI; Information Technology and Services industry)
March 1997 — August 1997 (6 months)
Designed web pages using HTML for SAIC's corporate intranet.
(Information Technology and Services industry)
July 1995 — March 1997 (1 year 9 months)
Developed Visual FoxPro business software and reports for Computer Works Consulting customers. Designed Computer Works Consulting web site.