SUMMARY

• Proven ability to create complex, powerful and versatile enterprise - level business applications on short-term deadlines, including design and architecture through programming, testing and support
• User Centric UI /UX design
• Object-oriented programming expert; 15 years with C#
• WPF (8 years) and WinForms. This is the basis of mobile app development as well.
• LINQ, the Task Parallel Library (TPL), and all other C# core libraries
• Cloud-based data access using Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS); RESTful web services
• Software development strategies, including AGILE
• Coding strategies: SOLID, MVC, MVVM (including frameworks), and design patterns
• Superb problem solving and troubleshooting
• Quality Assurance through Test Driven Development
• Flexible, effective communicator (and listener)
• Accustomed to tight deadlines and the need to set priorities in a high-pressure team environment

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Xamarin Certified
• Xamarin.Android
• Xamarin.IOS
• Xamarin.Forms
• Windows Phone
• Dot Net
• Programming
• C#, with emphasis in UI Development
• .NET Platform
• Windows Communication Foundation
• (WCF)
• Windows Presentation Foundation
• (WPF)
• Visual Studio, through 2017
• Philosophy & Architecture
• Agile development
• Object Oriented Programming (OOP)
• Object Oriented Design (OOD)
• Dependency Injection
• Inversion of Control
• Composite Application Blocks
• Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)
• Spring.Net
• Database &
• Cloud
• RESTful Services
• ADO.Net
• MS SQL Server
• MySQL
• Object relational mapping (ORM)
• Component Libraries
• DevExpress
• Infragistics
• Syncfusion
• Telerik
• Xceed
• Productivity & Teamwork Tools
• GitHub / GitFlow
• Team Foundation Server
• Team City
• SourceSafe
• Perforce
• IBM ClearCase and ClearQuest
• Test Driven.Net
• NDOC
• Tool for Application Developers (TOAD)
• CruiseControl.Net
• Scripting
• XAML
• XML, XSD, XSLT, XPATH
• VBA (“Visual Basic for Applications”)
• Visual Basic
• RibbonX
• Senior C# Xamarin / WPF
• Software Developer (Telecommute)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Senior C# Xamarin Developer

Responsibilities:

• Created a complete app from scratch for a nationwide software firm so its clients - large municipal utilities - can manage their work crews more efficiently.
• Implemented MVVM design pattern
• Leveraged Autofac as the IOC container.
• Created a custom offline strategy for loading and accessing the entire work database while disconnected; managed settings using a similar methodology.
• Provided secure login using the corporate server; also allowed for session timeouts if the user remained offline for more than two days. In that case, their data was automatically refreshed.
• Linked to REST services for data pulls and pushes via the Modern HTTP client and Newtonsoft.
• Invented a custom UI control to display work orders in a tree format that gave users much better access to their work.

Confidential

Senior C# Xamarin Developer

Responsibilities:

• Took lead UI role in adding new features to an app for Amway’s cutting-edge line of consumer products.
• Xamarin Forms focused with heavy MVVM.
• Wrote middle-ware to connect to Amazon Web Services (AWS) using Refit interface declarations and supporting services.
• Created local settings that synchronized to AWS using Xamarin. Plugins (Montemagno’s extension). I used the factory pattern to eliminate redundant code and to ensure reliability. These settings auto-synchronized to the cloud in the background (Task.Run).
• Added push notifications using ACR.UserDialogs. Wired this so the app would respond from either cold-start or sleep whenever an error was received.
• Implemented AutoFac IOC container using BeginLifetimeScope.
• Converted universal time throughout the code base using NodaTime.
• Added validation behaviors so the user was prevented from typing illegal characters into input fields; also validated upon ENTER key to verify that the entry was proper in its given context.
• Designed interfaces to clarify the contracts between classes throughout the code base. Avoided passing implementations of classes.
• Wrote extensions to centralize logic and prevent redundant coding.
• Created Dependency Services for the device (orientation / screen width and height), keyboard, and pull-to-refresh.
• Avoided unnecessary custom renderers; we only used a few. This makes the code much more manageable.

Confidential

Senior C# Xamarin Developer

Responsibilities:

• Debugged and reworked an existing app that was not working as expected. The app is used by attendees of Confidential events to watch the races and keep track of their favorite cars, drivers and teams,
• Correctly implemented TPL calls such as Task.Run with callbacks, plus async/await where required.
• Reduced source code size by 50% while improving reliability.
• Eliminated code-behind; replaced this with MVVM and injected view models, which were stored in an Autofac IOC container. Used BeginLifetimeScope to constrain the lifetime of IOC variables.
• Managed user profiles through Gigya.
• Published Dependency Services for orientation and other device-specific features.
• Created consistent PCL profiles for easier code distribution and sharing.
• Established Crittercism / Apteligent crash logging throughout the app.

Confidential

Senior C# Xamarin Developer

Responsibilities:

• Brought in on a short-term assignment as a coder, mentor and trainer to the existing staff.
• Added new functionality to an existing Xamarin Forms installer app, including UI screens, offline data capabilities (using SQLite.Net), customized list views, and custom picker controls.
• Created a dual bar code scanner to gather a bar code and a QR code simultaneously.
• Made the app more user-friendly through “soft” features such as animations and visual cues.
• Followed the MVVM design pattern; created view models; bound to commands; enforced notifications (INotifyPropertyChanged).
• Verified and debugged the product(s) using unit tests and UI tests.

Confidential

Senior C# Xamarin Developer

Responsibilities:

• Designed and coded the full UI’s; added animations to keep the interface lively.
• Created custom renderers and effects to allow for pixel-perfect platform-sensitive design under Xamarin Forms.
• Leveraged MVC and MVVM design patterns.
• Awaited services using the Task Parallel Library (TPL).
• Managed security through OAUTH and encrypted passwords and pins.
• Tested and debugged the product(s) for final user acceptance.

Confidential

Senior C# WPF Developer

Responsibilities:

• Cleaned up, debugged, and added new features to a WPF kiosk application for the company’s worldwide headquarters.
• Major focus on animations, MVVM design pattern, image handling, and touch interface.

Confidential

Senior C# WPF Developer

Responsibilities:

• Lead role in migrating 2 gigabytes of legacy code into a modern WPF application, including Injection of Control (IOC) container, Microsoft Entities, and full MVVM support.
• The application manages industrial x-ray scanners that are used worldwide for airport security and hospital imaging departments.
• Redesigned and refactored according to a more modern coding style, including focused class design, interaction through interfaces, and separation between the UI (view), business logic (view model) and data (model).
• Fully implemented touch support, including flick, pan, zoom and tap.

Confidential

Senior C# WinRT 8.1 and Windows Phone 8.1 Developer

Responsibilities:

• Designed and coded a unified solution for WinRT and Windows Phone 8.1 where 95% of the source was shared. The client is one of the world’s most renowned computer intelligence companies. They sell web services to provide instant problem solving for any type of business requirement. The apps promoted the firm’s new portable offerings.
• WinRT and Windows phone are specialized coding environments with many tricks and twists when compared to WPF. Created elegant, centralized solutions that work safely in these exciting arenas. A few of the skills involved: MVVM, dependency properties, the event-driven model and emulator testing.

Confidential

Senior C# WPF Developer

Responsibilities:

• Lead development role in creating a WPF application to manage the visual layout and functionality of hardware alarms used by complex monitoring systems. The company supplies equipment management and monitoring systems to manufacturing facilities around the world.
• Responsible for design, coding, and documentation.

Confidential

Senior C# WPF Developer

Responsibilities:

• Developing the next generation software for a global ERP system targeted at architects and urban planners. Over 1 million lines of code in play. The product allows on-the-fly creation of customized data types and visual layouts.
• Member of design and planning committee; key programmer in the creation of new UI features; expert at debugging difficult issues.