Projects

• I'm always working on many projects in various computer - related fields, both at work and on my own time - it helps keep my skills sharp and I get fulfillment and experience from it as well. Most of them are non-profit and/or open source, aside from those performed for an employer.
• Specimen Management System Confidential
• Part of a team of four, with me as the primary coder and designer
• Developed over the course of several months.
• Careful UI/UX development for ease-of-use and navigation.
• Interacts with an MSSQL database via the entity framework, a client/server configuration.
• Written in C /.NET/WPF.
• Interacts on a low level with a remote SOAP service manually builds and deciphers XML requests/responses .
• Stores millions of records and is able to search/retrieve/interact with them at a quick pace.
• Written to require military CAC Common Access Card authentication for login, as well as dynamically sending certificate information with the SOAP requests.

Heritage Pedigree Software Confidential

• Sole Designer and Coder except very first bits of initial framework
• Developed over the course of several months.
• Dynamically calculates relationships of persons based on parental information and draws it thousands of times per second when being interacted with . This is made possible by a combination of fixed-function line drawing techniques and streamlined code.
• Allows the user to dynamically modify the pedigree in real-time and watch the connections recalculate accordingly.
• Displays standard pedigree symbols to form a graphical representation of one or more families and their interconnections.
• Written in C /.NET/WPF.
• Able to run stand-alone or be exported as a DLL to be used as a control within other applications.

Periscope File Manager

• Sole Designer and Coder
• In development since 2009.
• Open source replacement interface for any desktop computer.
• Coded in Python and powered by wxPython.
• Truly multiplatform runs on Unix, BSD, Linux, Mac, Win32, Win64 with the same copy and preferences, due to interpreted language - no recompilation.
• Fully customizable to a particular user's taste still in progress .

Confidential

• Sole Designer and Coder for this Version
• Updating a previously dead open source project.
• Written in Delphi 1.0 uses Pascal language .
• Win16 target, a rarely-seen niche now.
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Server Management and Maintenance

• Personal web and game server.
• Administration and management of web server for.
• Administration and management of web server for no longer offline .
• Administration and management for a game server Minecraft .
• Hardware monitoring, configuration, and troubleshooting when a failure occurs, while minimizing downtime.

Vintage Computer Hobbyist

• I work with old computers, ranging from 1979 to the present day.
• Uniquely sharp expert-level skill with now-obsolete machines that are still in use in many places for specialized purposes.
• Special talent for getting old software to run in new environments, which is often useful to help migrate old custom programs to new hardware.
• Special talent for getting newer software to run in old environments, helpful to expand the useful lifespan of hardware and potentially save money.
• Experience with old programming languages and APIs, which can be used to migrate old software to a new environment.

Confidential

• Sole Designer and Coder
• Website for a local author.
• Physical copy PayPal-based commerce.
• Digital copy Amazon-based commerce.
• Simple layout and style, met customer requirements and desires.
• SEO: directory listings, meta tags, hidden link to a site-map.

Confidential

Sole Designer and Coder

• My personal website.
• Various pages hosting projects of mine.
• Simple old-fashioned layout it's the style I wanted with modern flair.

Confidential

Internet Personality/ LPer

• Creating humorous videos with live commentary.
• Lots of video editing in Premiere Pro.
• Photoshop work for title cards and miscellaneous other things.

System Requirements Database

Sole Designer and Coder

• Python-driven.
• SQLite database.
• Self-POSTing CGI web-based application .
• Stores information about the system requirements for video games and other software across a vast timespan, allows dynamic additions via web form, and searching the data via a similar form.

Windows 7 Aero Classic Theme

• Sole Creator
• Hundreds of hours of Photoshop work.
• Low-level understanding of Windows 7.
• Mimics the style of old-fashioned Windows 3.x mimicking styles is its own challenge .

Qualifications/Skills

Programming

• Extensive experience coding with C, .NET/WPF/LINQ, Python, SQL and T-SQL, including LINQ interoperability, HTML, AHK, GML, PowerShell.
• Basic experience coding with Qt, x86 Assembly, Delphi, Pascal, CSS, Java, Visual Basic, GWBASIC.
• Acquainted with PHP, Ruby, JavaScript, VBScript, ASP.NET, QuickBASIC, ActionScript.
• Scripted automation experience with Bash, Python, Windows Batch/Command files, Powershell, and WSH VBScript and JavaScript for administrative tasks such as backup, remote service restart, interface reset, and various other purposes.
• Experience with SQL-based database integration, including SQLite, MySQL, and MSSQL both on the web and not.
• Familiar with various OSS licenses and their implications.
• Familiar with HIPAA implications for software, and related privacy concerns.
• Familiar with military-level security concerns and the associated measures of authentication including CAC Common Access Card .
• Game modding experience with several game engines, most notably Gamebryo and Blizzard RTS engines, as well as Egosoft's engine for the X-Universe game series - particular X3/TC/AP, and Minecraft's proprietary engine.

Systems

• Extensive experience with Microsoft Windows from Windows/286 to Windows 8.1 and DOS from DOS 2.0 to 8.0 and non-Microsoft variants
• Extensive experience with POSIX-compliant systems MAC OS X, Linux, BSD and their associated package management systems, PKG, RPM, DEB, YAST, and source compilation, as well as OS X's binary installers.
• Experience with MacOS systems from 1.0 to 9.2.2, including LisaOS.
• Experience with POSIX-compliant servers both LAMP and specialized services and Windows Server environments on a massive scale.
• Experience with integration and use/setup of various mobile devices, including iOS devices.

Software

• Photoshop 3.0 through CS6.1
• Premiere Pro CS5 through CS6.1
• Flash MX 2004 through CS5
• Dreamweaver MX 2004 through CS4
• Microsoft Office 6 through 2012
• Virtualization solutions such as VMWare, VirtualBox, VirtualPC, Parallels, including VPS environments.

Other Skills

• Guitar
• Photography
• Voice-over/Narration
• Improvised Comedic Commentary

Employment History

Software Developer

Confidential

Supported and participated in development of various proprietary software solutions for the processing of deceased service members and DNA samples in the facilities at Dover AFB. Coding in C with WPF and .NET. Performed extensive testing of new software, as well as new versions of existing software. Responded to user requests across two ticket systems, email, and telephone. Regularly participated in meetings regarding software development/enhancement as well as IT department planning/approval.

IT Specialist

Confidential

Managed approximately 30 Windows-based client systems 95, 98, XP, Vista, and Windows 7, a Red Hat Enterprise Linux server later changed to CentOS, and the network infrastructure across two offices connected via VPN . Performed client additions to the network, along with associated wiring of client machine and server closet patch cabling. Wiring in rack-based server room and traditional server closet. Scripting experience using Python and Bash to simplify administration and automate tasks. Experience with telnet-based terminals and terminal emulation software. Familiar with the privacy issues associated with medical data and the security necessary to keep that privacy intact, such as HIPAA.

Freelance Computer/Network Repair and Setup - The Computer Guy

Confidential

I've communicated with customers, and traveled to their houses to perform setups and maintenance on their computer systems and home networks, had machines dropped off here to work on, and have achieved high customer satisfaction with each job. I also do web design/development when the opportunity presents itself. This ended due to contractual obligations at FTI.

Technical Support Representative

Confidential

Tech support via phone and web chat for customers of this web hosting company. I helped numerous customers per day, all while also performing routine maintenance and troubleshooting on various Windows and Linux-based web and SQL servers. I gained experience with support ticket systems, as extensive documentation was required for each issue raised by a customer. I wrote automation scripts for server maintenance tasks such as service resets in Windows Batch/Command format and Bash to allow myself to work more efficiently.

Web Developer/Designer

Confidential

Did various web design work, including image touch-up, cropping, and design in Photoshop. I dealt with SEO search engine optimization, cross-browser/platform compatibility, and did some work in then Macromedia, now Adobe Flash. Layout work and content input for partially-completed or already-complete sites was also a responsibility.