SUMMARY:

Experienced professional with solid history of success in benefits, insurance, retirement planning, banking, document management, and manufacturing environments. Strong ability to manage projects from concept to completion ensuring on - time, on-budget, and on-target results. Extensive background in business information systems. Demonstrated skills in developing and implementing processes and procedures that enhance operational efficiencies. Well-versed in object oriented and distributed applications.

CORE COMPETENCIES:

• Full Life Cycle Project Management
• Systems Launch / Implementation
• Web and Desktop User Interfaces
• Client Relationship Management
• Common End-User Software
• Quality Assurance and Testing
• Relational Databases
• Problem Resolution / Troubleshooting
• User Training and Support
• Application Architecture

TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES:

Languages: C#/VB.Net/3.5-4.5, MVC, ASP.Net, WinForms, SSIS, Visual Basic, Java, PL/SQL, ASP, COM/DCOM, MSMQ, WebSphere MQ, HTML, JavaScript, JQuery, JSON, LINQ, NUnit, VSTS Unit Tests, XML, SVN Subversion, TFS, Visual Source Safe, Crystal Reports, C, Fortran, PL/1

Databases: Oracle, MS SQL Server, Informix, Sybase, DB2/2, Client/Server and Web Development

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Burton, OH

Developer/Senior Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate on four-person team to oversee full-stack development and application architecture of MVC 5 launch of SalesPortal application for Confidential
• Use DevExtreme widgets from DevExpress, Java Script, jQuery, data grid, tab, pivot grid, and additional widgets, plus JSON, AJAX, RESTful web APIs, Entity Framework, DevExpress reports including exporting reports into PDF format, HTML-RTF conversion and AutoMapper to build and deploy new site to Cloud.
• Develop portal concept proof included executing OData services.
• Build SSIS packages to carry out ETL assignments and user interface for custom reports on intranet portal.
• Recommended as appointed lead developer for this project on replacing existing site constructed on legacy ASP.NET platform with post backs and view states.
• Completed 22 complex pages featuring various popup windows.
• Reduced popup window display time by 80% - from 5 seconds to one second.

Confidential, Cleveland, OH

Software Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Developed full stack application to transfer existing legacy websites to new release.
• Coordinated meetings and prepared documentation to base code. Partnered with testers to resolve issues.
• Prepared new modules including automatic TSQL script generation, HTML templates migration, order management rates, items, pricing and historic order migration, and upgrades to WCF components.
• Arranged and updated technical documentation with new developments and changes.
• Completed multiple projects from design to implementation including writing design documents.
• Repaired existing code bugs, developed new code and SQL Server scripts, and wrote unit tests.
• Upgraded code to .NET 4.5, Visual Studio 2013 and Entity Framework 6.
• Improved execution of all tiers of application facing internal users from 20% to 100% completion within one year.
• Modified application to operate on various threads with SQL Server's bcp utility improving execution time of migration process in 11+ times for largest client, allowing web site release in 3.75 hours without archives instead of 4 days.

Confidential, Cleveland, OH

Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Liaised with small team in agile environment to research and design user stories for MVC portal.
• Investigated and resolved bugs.

Confidential, Cleveland, OH

Software Developer

Responsibilities:

• Managed new development, defect repair, and introductions of mortgage banking applications.
• Liaised with business analysts and database developers to initiate numerous improvements focused on new development.
• Researched MVC/jQuery grids.
• Implemented document storage and retrieval interface using Hyland Unity API to Onbase document management system and unit tests.
• Maximized front-end and middle tier code of legacy .NET application resulting in end user productivity increase.
• Prepared independent user stories to enhance features and front-end screens (i.e. appraisal, funding, reports, print queue, etc.) of mortgage banking application.

Confidential, Cleveland, OH

Senior Applications Developer

Responsibilities:

• Devised, launched, and assisted with core benefit application. Upgraded and transported database platform from legacy DTS packages into new C# .NET stored procedures.
• Created reports and documents for back end procedure publishing information from external systems.
• Supported Team Foundation Server including upgrades, restorations, and backups of source code repository on multiple servers.
• Constructed application inventory application to decrease work to build database layer and number of code lines.
• Improved user reports allowing ability to store for troubleshooting and auditing with performance tuning time reports operating up to nine times faster.

Confidential, Cleveland, OH

Data Conversion Developer

Responsibilities:

• Worked with geographically dispersed team including client and technical users on data conversion project migrating data from legacy application to SQL Server database.
• Developed XML documents and SQL and batch scripts to load and transform legacy data.

Confidential, Cleveland, OH

Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Executed service layer for part searching application for hospital industry.
• Constructed and sustained unit tests.
• Arranged business rule driven application on WCF service oriented architecture platform.
• Introduced advanced concepts including custom service behavior extension. Enhanced user interface application.

Confidential, Cleveland, OH

Software Developer

Responsibilities:

• Deployed inventory system for manufacturing client.
• Worked with business users and internal leadership to set requirements.
• Prepared unit tests in CPPUnit framework.

Confidential, Cleveland, OH

Application Developer/Lead Programmer Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Served as NET technical architect overseeing integration component between legacy VB6 and mainframe applications and lead .NET developer on financial advice calculation engine.
• Worked with end users on requirement definition, documentation and defect fixes.
• Analyzed and executed best practices for .NET 3.0 WCF service including determining proper types, attributes, and configuration settings.
• Instrumented engine via log4net framework and implemented add on .NET extensions for logging.
• Contributed to.Net Center of Excellence Steering Committee.
• Implemented engine input validation library and error handling.
• Executed VSTS unit tests and test driven development.
• Constructed Smart Client WinForms user interface with object data bindings.
• Resolved key issues with NHibernate data access layer.