Résumé

Name: James F. Bisso

Employment history

Principal consultant, Bitzone LLC
In charge of design and implementation of server-side programming (Perl CGI scripts, Java servlets), client-side programming (Java applets and JavaScript), electronic commerce solutions (connectivity, security, and funds transmittal), and database-web connectivity (JDBC, ODBC, Oracle, Access, and Cold Fusion). Technical writing and training contracts include: API documentation for Fresco (Java RAD product) at Infoscape Inc., updating and adding new functionality to the Programmer's Guide and Reference Manual for VisiBroker for Java and VisiBroker for C++ release 4.0 for Inprise Corporation, and 5-day Java for Oracle Developers training classes for Oracle University.
December 1997 - present
Adjunct lecturer, Golden Gate University
Have taught CIS 102 Advanced Programming Concepts (in Java), CIS 352 Object-oriented Analysis and Design, CIS 361 Architecture of the Internet and the World Wide Web, CIS 364 Database Development on the World Wide Web, CIS 375 Java for Programmers, CIS 390 Capstone Project for Masters. Developed curricula for CIS 361 and CIS 364 for the web certificate program.
June 1998 - June 2000
Senior technical writer, Oracle
Wrote API documentation for Sedona, Oracle's objected-oriented, distributed components, integrated development environment. Documented Sedona class library for on-line help. Wrote Sedona C++ and Java Developer's Guide. Worked on JDeveloper online help after the Sedona project became Java Business Objects.
March 1996 - December 1997
Product manager, Oracle
Planned instructor-lead classes and video-based and computer-based training for a system management product, Oracle Enterprise Manager. Developed and taught API classes to third-party vendors. Wrote Concepts Guide and Application Developer's Guide. Set up and maintained intranet web site.
August 1995 - March 1996
Technical writer, Oracle
Wrote and updated non-system-specific documentation for the Oracle7 Server, Programmer's Guide to the Oracle Call Interface, Programmer's Guide to the Ada Oracle Call Interface, and Pro*Ada Precompiler. System administrator for Interleaf 5.3 (15 users) running under UNIX, SunOS 4.1.3 and Solaris 2.4.
June 1994 - August 1995

Education

Mills College, Oakland, California
M.A. Interdisciplinary Computer Science
Thesis: Jaako, A Common Lisp Implementation of a Two-Level Morphological Rule Compiler
May 1994
University of California at Berkeley
A.B., Linguistics (Comparative Historical Linguistics)
March, 1979