OBJECTIVE:

• Continuing to offer a high level of technical expertise and efficiency, honed over many years in the IT field. Work with new technologies while remaining involved in all areas of software lifecycle and full - stack development. Offering web, mobile or native app development. Will consider either longer-term commitments or short-term contracts at this time. Primarily seeking opportunities for fully remote and telecommute work, with partial travel a possibility. Managing or mentoring other developers would fit my skillsets well.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Platforms: Windows, Solaris, Red Hat, Macintosh, DOS

Languages: C#, ASP.NET, MVC, C++, C, Visual Basic, VBScript/VBA, ASP, JQuery, Javascript, Java, ColdFusion, Perl, KSH, HTML, DHTML, CSS, XML

Databases: Microsoft SQL Server, Sybase, Oracle, MS Access, MySQL

Misc. Experience: AJAX, JSON, Responsive, LINQ, Entity Framework, Message Queueing (MSMQ), Multithreading, TCP/IP Sockets, Windows API, ADO, UML, Design Patterns, Browser Compatibility, Web Security, .NET Application Blocks, .NET Web Services, PHP

Other Tools: Sitecore, Twitter Bootstrap, JQuery Mobile, Knockout, Royal Slider, Less, WordPress, Microsoft Project, PowerPoint, Excel, Visio, ERWin, SourceSafe, Rational Rose, Actuate, Tracker, Autosys, Mercury Quality Center, Informatica, Kiln, CVS

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Web Application Developer / Architect

Responsibilities:

• Senior full-stack developer contracting for client company focused on real estate investments, working in ASP.NET MVC, architecting and building new intranet applications for company employees and clients to manage data, mailings, entity relationships, etc. Designed database tables and developed stored procedures using SQL Server.
• Continuous development in JQuery including work with AJAX, Bootstrap, JSON, CORS, plus other technologies and libraries. HTML 5 and CSS hand-coding and testing for browser compatibility, particularly for client-facing websites. Maintaining legacy CodeCharge application in Classic ASP. The majority of my work is in C# MVC and involves NHibernate database library as well as Entity Framework.

Confidential

Web Application Developer / Team Lead

Responsibilities:

• Senior developer on public-facing job search website for this Fortune 500 company. Developed REST web services using JSON and Web API, against an Oracle database. I was involved in coding to ensure this site is mobile-ready for iPad and Android browsers, using Responsive design, Twitter Bootstrap and other tools.
• Personally wrote and maintained thousands of lines of JQuery and Javascript code, with heavy use of Knockout JS framework and also numerous JQuery plugins, including some which I developed. Developed server-side GUI components using ASP.NET C# and Sitecore CMS. Mentoring and reviewing code with other developers to assist them with debugging, overcoming obstacles and meeting deliverable targets to keep project on track.

Confidential

Web Application Developer / Database Architect

Responsibilities:

• Created a web app for legal students (www.qltsadvantage.com) using ASP.NET 4.0 with LINQ, SQL Server 2008, Twitter Bootstrap and Less, plus Responsive and a lot of JQuery. This software allows students to take practice quizzes, and view documents without ability to download (similar to Amazon’s website). Document pages are rendered as images (using a 3rd-party document library which I modified heavily). Users can register, pay online (using CyberSource gateway) and log in (using provider), but restrictions are placed on their ability to register from multiple computers or log in simultaneously. Special attention was given to browser compatibility, including tablet and mobile support. I wrote, tested and debugged most of the code for the application, including HTML, CSS, JQuery, C# and SQL. Also did deployment and server maintenance. Managed and mentored two other developers who were involved.
• Designed and built employee applications for multiple corporate clients. Tablet-based development was done using Sitecore, ASP.NET 4.0 with C#, plus JQuery, SQL Server with SSIS, Twitter Bootstrap, Responsive, JSON and AJAX. Database architecture and administration included automated data feeds, stored procedures, table indexing and maintenance plans. Some of these apps included a modern iPad-style interface for user quizzes. One app includes a shopping cart feature, which I implemented using AJAX. Worked closely with graphic designers and wrote pixel-perfect HTML/CSS. This customized software was deployed to a live environment, for clients’ internal usage in company employees.

Confidential

Web Application Developer / Database Architect

Responsibilities:

• Lead developer on a team creating web applications with ASP.NET 4.0, LINQ, and SQL Server 2008 plus SSIS. I built a custom web app for a financial institution, allowing users to register and log into the site to manage their account (using ASP.NET provider). Users can also achieve points for referring their friends to this institution, using the website. This was done using Telerik web controls, AJAX and JQuery. Grid controls were used heavily to display account-specific data to each user, and an administrative interface was also included. The application was successfully completed on time for the client, despite numerous unexpected changes in requirements.

Confidential

Software Development Manager / Database Architect & Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Managed a team of software developers working on an SQL Server-based application for managing and scheduling home health care workers. Was heavily involved in architectural improvements to the database, and troubleshooting performance issues, including SQL code optimization as well as indexing redesign and other techniques. Also acted as administrator for SQL Server database, ensuring maintenance tasks were performed and overnight jobs running successfully. Designed and added new areas to user interface written in Visual Basic and ASP.NET C#; also improved existing user interface for better usability. Worked with developers to assist in mentoring, code review and keeping projects on track. Wrote numerous stored procedures, triggers, batch scripts, reports and deployment scripts. Successfully led data scrubbing and conversion projects.

Confidential

Software Development Manager, Architect and Developer

Responsibilities:

• Managed global and local teams of developers in the Firm’s central data entities group. Served as product owner for document data management system, with over 1000 users throughout the Firm, developed in C#, ASP.NET and Perl. Worked closely with offsite team members in Tokyo, London, Shanghai, Budapest, Manila and Montreal. Engaged with downstream data feed consumers within other groups, to provide custom solutions. Involved in the following areas of project lifecycle:
• Business analysis and requirements gathering
• Project planning and resourcing
• Cost analysis
• Data architecture
• Software architecture
• Implementation
• Provided technical direction and mentoring to team members to facilitate their work. Involved in Sybase database development, query optimization and administration. Worked extensively with Linux shell scripting and Autosys. Wrote SQL queries and stored procedures for reporting, research and implementation purposes. Maintained nightly ETL/feed jobs using Informatica toolset. Performed coding and debugging in C#, Perl and other languages as needed. Created and maintained project plans and scope documents. Reviewed code and offered feedback or corrections to developers. Provided and presentations for business users, developers and management.

Confidential

Senior Web Application Developer

Responsibilities:

• Lead developer and architect on ASP.NET portal project using C#, Actuate and SQL Server. Performed mentoring and architecture for development team, as well as development tasks and codebase management. This portal was used by clients to view daily financial reports and real-time payment statistics.
• Designed and developed bill-payment solutions for use in a real-time production environment. Implemented NT service application in C++ which serves as a gateway for processing phonecard recharge transactions, using Windows Sockets and MSMQ. Developed COM objects to interface between gateway services and core payment engine.
• Created custom web applications in ASP/Javascript for consumer bill payment using credit card or check. Developed middleware COM components using VB6 and C++. Wrote SQL rollout scripts, deployment plans, rollback scripts and test plans for payment solution apps. Acted as in-house web security consultant and managed internal processes and checklists for securing workstations and IIS web servers. Created IVR (Interactive Voice Response) software using VB6 and SQL Server for utility companies. The software plays voice prompts and allows the client’s consumers to pay bills by phone using a credit card or check.

Confidential

Senior Application Developer

Responsibilities:

• Lead Technical Engineer for Cheerios.com website. Coding was in ASP, HTML, Javascript and SQL Server (using stored procedure calls through ADO). Site includes an online store and personalized content, with user registration and login.
• Design, coding and testing for CanadaDry.com website using ASP, JavaScript, HTML and SQL Server. ASP code dynamically creates JavaScript code based upon data from stored procedure calls. Created SQL views and stored procedures to automatically clean and retrieve user data, removing duplicate or invalid entries.
• Lead Technical Engineer for LillyDiabetes.com website. Performed design, coding and testing for dynamic data-driven website for Eli Lilly & Company, which allows diabetes Confidential ts to track health statistics online. Site was developed using Java (Borland JBuilder), ColdFusion, JavaScript, HTML and
• Oracle. Performed installation and configuration of ColdFusion Application Server and Netscape Enterprise Server for staging environment. Designed meta-data system for dynamic questionnaire content management. Created Oracle and CFML scripts for automatic site installation and preloading of data. Built Java applet to perform dynamic graphing of user’s health factors. Worked with Adobe Photoshop, ImageReady and LiveImage for editing, preparation and optimization of web graphics. Techniques for this site included expanding/collapsing DHTML layers; server-side browser and operating system detection using CGI variables; Cascading Style Sheets (CSS); secure user authentication using SSL, cookies, and session variables; Java applet embedding, and Oracle stored procedure calls. Successful testing and resolution of Netscape, AOL & Macintosh browser compatibility issues, including older browsers.

P aragon Solutions

Lead Software Developer

Responsibilities:

• Developed upgrades for commodities market graphing application, and companion applications which collect and display market data in real-time. C++, Perl, SQL Server, and HTML. Also headed a research and development project to create a voice-recognition (IVR) app using the MS Speech API (SAPI); created a prototype application using the Lucent speech engine.
• Development in C++ using MFC, implementing the GUI for an SAP Server end-user application. This includes the use of owner-draw and custom-draw controls, ReBar controls, MFC dynamic subclassing, multithreading, synchronization, COM calls, and other techniques.
• Developed COM DLLs for monitoring and recording a user’s actions, using Windows API hook functions. These were used in a SAP Server-related utility; this project also involved multithreading, OLE embedding and NT synchronization objects. Continued on-site work at Confidential, Inc. on several projects: Was responsible for design, development and documentation of a billing system, using SQL Server and an MFC GUI, which allows the user to enter adjustments and print or fax the invoices. Designed and developed an RTF to TIFF conversion utility; this project involved memory-mapped files, mutexes and NT security API calls. Developed new features and bug fixes for Confidential Partner, the client software used in law firms and courts. Development in Visual C++, MFC, ODBC, and SQL SERVER.

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Developed Active Server Pages (ASP) for website which displays artist information from a database. Programming includes HTML, server-side VBScript, client-side JavaScript, and SQL using ADO and ODBC. Worked with HTML forms, entry posting and validation, and ADO database objects for storage and retrieval.

Confidential

Software Developer

Responsibilities:

• Designed and developed a stand-alone Windows application (“ATC”) used to monitor outgoing and incoming files in a real-time document delivery system. The “ATC” program used Windows Sockets calls to provide an up-to-the-minute overview of the activity on the company’s servers. Was also involved heavily in production server-side software development. This included creating and maintaining server programs written in Visual C++, writing SQL Server stored procedures and triggers, and designing new systems with Microsoft Transaction Server (MTS) and Microsoft Message Queueing (MSMQ). Development was in Visual C++ (using MFC), ODBC, SQL Server, MS Access, and Visual Test. OLE Embedding and OLE Automation calls were utilized extensively in the server programs. Confidential was eventually sold to Lexis-Nexis and was renamed to CourtLink.

Confidential

Software Developer

Responsibilities:

• Created 32-bit Windows 95 libraries (DLLs) for scanning and equalizing graphic images, using the industry-standard TWAIN scanning interface. Wrote a similar application to demonstrate the use of the scanning library. Authored two detailed design documents describing the functionality of the libraries. All coding was done in Visual C++.

Confidential

Software Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Designed and developed an RTF editor application using a toolkit from Visual Tools and Visual C++ 32-bit compatible MFC code. Developed an RTF parser/converter and also the user interface, OLE client and OLE automation server modules. Developed classes which were used to transfer files between the client and server machines and store them in an indexed CTREE database.

Confidential

Software Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Utilized Visual C++ with MFC to add features and fix bugs in a pricing management application. Made this application workable for the production and publication of a series of books that contained detailed pricing information for sports cards and other memorabilia. Also designed and developed a series of Visual Basic applications for customer service; designed databases and performed coding in Clipper and FoxPro.

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• TSR product for this company in Turbo Pascal, then wrote another version in C (which was faster). The product worked across a network and performed data conversion when invoked. Added mouse support, direct screen writing and other new features to existing products in Turbo Pascal for DOS.

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Developed an order entry product for a multi-level marketing company utilizing C++ for DOS. Developed the user interface, data dictionary, file I/O routines, data entry routines and report printing.

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Developed a set of multimedia games using the GRASP Graphics engine and its scripting language. Work involved coding in GRASP, graphics captures, graphics and sound editing. Converted picture files and reconciled 256-color palettes which. These products included video sequences (.FLI files) and were marketed nationwide in major Christian bookstore chains (e.g. Zondervan’s Family Bookstores) and software stores.

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Developed a set of programming tools which were marketed through Shareware and were utilized by some large companies in their DOS products (Software Toolworks, TurboTax, Martin Marietta, SemWare, Honeywell and American Airlines). These tools provided extremely fast screen writing, windowing features and a pulldown menu interface to C and Pascal programmers. Coding was in C, 8086 Assembler, and Pascal. Provided customization to add specialized features to the products on a contract basis.