OBJECTIVE:

A position in the IT industry developing software and capitalizing on a very unique work history. With experiences from business management, and business development to IT application development and project management. Also with a solid work ethic, experience, and achievements to create the most desirable finished product.

SUMMARY:

• Eight years extensive programming with COM/DCOM/COM+ using classic ASP for presentation layer along with JavaScript, HTML, and DHTML. Eight years extensive Visual Basic 6 (VB6) for business logic creating application components using SQL and XML for processing. Also includes Oracle or SQL Server databases.
• Two years experience converting front end application to their .Net counterparts, and Convert VB6 applications to VB.Net counterpart. Create new screens and enhancements with ASP.Net, VB.Net and C#.
• Experienced and well organized in processing logic flow, with an ability to foresee trouble areas within the targeted solution.
• Excellent skills in logical decision making, and efficiency by using past experiences to avoid problems before they happen.
• Handles tasks responsibly and in a structured manner to meet or exceed specifications for the given project.
• Experience with a vast array of software used in creating many different projects.
• Projects range from websites, graphics, fleet management software and stand alone applications.
• Also able to find problem areas and resolve the issue.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Software: Joomla Content Management System (CMS), SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), Visual Studio 6, Visual Studio 2005, Visual Studio 2008, Visual Source Safe, Oracle Enterprise Manager, SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2008, Dreamweaver, Freehand, Fireworks, Paint Shop Pro, Photoshop, Focus.

Languages: VB.Net, ASP.Net, Visual Basic 6 (VB6), T - SQL, HTML, DHTML, XML, CSS, JavaScript, Active Server Pages (ASP), JQuery, VBScript, C#, Oracle, SQL Server, T-Sql.

Development Environments/Frameworks: Windows DNA, COM, COM+, Active X, .Net.

Operating Systems: Windows 2000 Server, 2000 Professional, XP Home, XP Professional, Vista Home Premium.

Other Services: Internet Information Services (IIS), File Transfer Protocol (FTP).

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Conshohocken, Pennsylvania

Programmer Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Use business analyst experience to develop, and/or change existing applications to perform reliable business tasks.
• Project management for conversion process of Access reports to SSRS reports. Confer with Director of production support to develop a method of converting, testing, and loading new reports along with unloading of old reports. Manage team of support personnel and programmers to accomplish project.
• Use T-SQL with SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) to assist with everyday financial, human resource, general company, and employee tasks. Write stored procedures and functions as needed to assist with reporting resources.
• Assist Web Application developer with the design and functionality of company web applications using C#, JQuery, ASP.Net and CSS. Convert VB6 applications to VB.Net counterpart.

Confidential

Director of Technology

Responsibilities:

• Develop technology strategy and execution for the Confidential platform using the Joomla Content Management System (CMS).
• Translate business requirements into an approach that is executable and delivers on business goals.
• Responsible for conducting technical requirements gathering, technical analysis and identification of key success metrics.
• Provide accurate work estimates and make resource requests and allocations based on project requirements and budgeted scope.
• Participate in new business opportunities as required, develop proposals and scopes of work as required.
• Serve as the primary technical contact for third-party vendors, identify and document integration points with third party solutions to manage risk accordingly.
• Responsible for representing technology through all phases of a project from discovery to deployment.

Independent Consultant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Create strategic marketing campaigns designed for maximum effectiveness
• Effective sales methods for penetration of new markets
• Design and implement programs for trade shows and other public relation events
• Project management services for new technology installations

Confidential, Wayne, Pennsylvania

Associate Engineer/Software Engineering

Responsibilities:

• Used 30 years of past experiences to predetermine problem areas in logic flow, user interface and design issues. Recommended and responsible for fixing issues using stored procedures, functions, batch processes, DHTML and other processes.
• Create COM+ Components using Visual Basic 6 (VB6), based on Use CASE for older version software (Open Road, C). Software is Fleet Management system used to maintain fleet vehicles, parts, work orders, employees and more. Personally developed over 350 Active-X components (.dll’s) for use with Oracle or SQL server Databases.
• Develop n-tier application using software development life cycle methodology (SDLC). Assisting in the planning, design, testing and maintenance procedures. The waterfall process was typically used during the initial build. The Scrum process was later used after the application was released.
• Diagnose problem areas within the application or the COM+ environment. Including settings within the IIS server, Component services, or code within the web pages, and components.
• Recommended, modified and developed BlowFish algorithm for encrypting the database connection strings when stored in a file or database table.
• Assisted in converting our classic ASP application to the .NET environment. This included the ASP pages and XML pages to their .NET counterparts including C#. Write new front end pages using ASP.Net and C# (C sharp).
• Create, modify and expand the CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) library to conform to the application standards that were written.
• Recommended and developed batch programs, stored procedures, Active-X executables and other non COM+ processes to assist the application in processing large amounts of data. This project resulted in saving system processing for the application by running the batch process separately.
• Create fuel interface executables to import client data to the new system. These imports were from legacy fuel systems and did not conform to the software constraints. The files were flat files and were either comma delimited, fixed length or other flat file formats. These interfaces were written to work with Oracle and SQL Server databases.
• Analyze client’s needs, design and write Active Server Pages for the front-end application. Some projects were client specific and some were product enhancements. Design pages using HTML, DHTML, JavaScript and CSS.
• Designed and wrote standalone applications to assist in product development and testing using Visual Basic 6 (VB6) and VB.Net.
• Used for interface preparations, this application would take a client input file typically fixed length, comma delimited, etc and determine data positions.
• Would read the default menu from the development application and create an XML file that would be used during the install or upgrade.
• Determined which focus items were in a “conflict” status to determine if the item could be moved to the testing or QA site.

Confidential

Web Designer

Responsibilities:

• Developed and maintained current Internet accounts along with creating present Websites using Macromedia Dreamweaver.
• Websites are developed using HTML, JavaScript, CSS and/or in-line styles.
• Create web safe images and backgrounds for use on websites, forums and free download sites.
• These images were created to give back to a community that got me started.
• Compose and create monthly sales flyers, company logos, brochures, letterheads, event tickets and graphic art.
• These documents are created with Paint Shop Pro, Photoshop, and Macromedia Freehand.

Confidential, Greensburg, Pennsylvania

Sales Representative/Store Manager

Responsibilities:

• Store manager with responsibilities of business management and development. Including the management of employees, delivery scheduling, order scheduling, marketing, and customer services.
• Brought in new line of paints and sundry products by field testing. Submitted the Carboline line of Industrial paints for bridges and structural steel. Also added the Chlor*rid line of products for salt removal and neutralization.
• Created an airless spray sales and service department with Wagner Spray Tech, Graco, ASM and others. Sales were steadily increasing year by year.
• Custom Color Matching by NOT using a computer. Custom color matching is an art form that cannot be duplicated by computers although many companies try.

Confidential, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Sales Representative

Responsibilities:

• Recalled back to work in 2000 as a temporary assignment while attending school. The company needed assistance with store management.
• Color matched designer samples to acquire a large volume contract.
• Created a new source of store income by selling and servicing Graco, Wagner and Wooster spray equipment.
• Brought in a new line of paint products to enhance sales.

Confidential

Owner

Responsibilities:

• Developed business to field test new products for vendor and manufacturers in the paint industry.
• Subcontracted work to assist contractors in need of painters to complete their projects.
• Employed 6-8 painters full time as subcontractors to fulfill customers’ needs.

Confidential, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Sales Representative/Store Manager

Responsibilities:

• Inside sales duties for residential, commercial and industrial customers.
• Assistant store manager for Bellevue and McKnight road locations.
• Increased retail and commercial sales for 2nd quarter 250% at McKnight road location.