Mike Hall

Staff Software Engineer

Role & Career Context

Detailed experience breakdown, architectural achievements, and related archival artifacts.

Application Analyst

Sentinel Technologies, Inc. | Downers Grove, IL | -

Owned custom web delivery and early OCR prototyping, leading cross-platform implementations for enterprise clients.

  • Designed an early-stage OCR pipeline using Unix shell scripting and pattern extraction, parsing and digitizing semi-structured paper receipts into relational databases.
  • Delivered custom web applications and database integrations for enterprise clients, including Harley-Davidson.
  • Transitioned from JSP to Active Server Pages and Microsoft Access while learning the source-control and delivery practices of the Windows web stack.

Skills: Java, JSP, Active Server Pages (ASP), Microsoft Access, Visual SourceSafe, Microsoft SQL Server, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, VBScript