PROFESSIONAL VALUE SUMMARY

• I bring 18 years of professional IT consulting experience t the table. I've spent the last 16 years of my career performing business analysis resulting in architecture recommendations and development activities using Microsoft technologies for large clients like Dow Jones, Merrill Lynch, and US Web/CKS and more recently t the marketplace in central Pennsylvania with Pavone Advertising's clients, Tyc and the Commonwealth of PA. I achieved a Bachelor's degree from the Savannah College of Art and Design in Illustration in 1990. My clients often benefit from my artistic ability coupled with technical savvy.
• My .NET technical skills are solid and current 1.1 t 4.0 . I am adept in agile methods and Test-driven development practices. I've been involved in all phases of Full Life Cycle Development processes and can lead efforts of large or small teams effectively. I understand and value the importance of accepted project management tools and methods. I have experience in Section 508 Compliance - important t State and Federal agencies. I am comfortable and experienced working with diverse groups: users, technical professionals, managers, and financial/administrative business leaders. I am adept at developing and deploying SharePoint MOSS solutions and am ITIL v3 Foundation certified.
• I am more interested in solving problems than implementing a particular fashionable technology. I respect foundation and proven software development practices. I bring knowledge from large, enterprise projects with diverse client bases. I prefer simplicity over complexity and value prudence when adopting new technologies. I believe that my technical experience and leadership capabilities will be an asset t any organization.

TECHNOLOGY EXPERIENCE

• Specialties:
• Agile Methods
• ITIL ITSM Concepts
• Full Life Cycle and Test Driven Development
• Technical Team Lead and Project Management
• Section 508 Compliance
• Proficient Skills:
• Microsoft .Net 1.1 t 4.0 and ASP.Net
• MS Office SharePoint Server MOSS 2007 and 2010
• MS Dynamics via SharePoint Enterprise Portal and SSRS
• C , Visual BASIC.Net
• SOE
• Winforms, WPF, Silverlight
• JavaScript/jQuery
• CSS
• XML
• SQL
• MS SQL Server and SSRS and Sybase
• Oracle PL/SQL
• MySQL
• Agile Methods
• TDD/FDD/BDD
• SCRUM
• Extreme and Pair programming
• Model-view-controller patterns

Experience

Principal Architect

Computer Sciences Corporation

As a Principal Consultant/Senior Architect Mr. my responsibilities include analysis, design and integration testing of end t end system from inception t production deployment for global operations in the areas of SharePoint, .Net, and other Microsoft technologies by working in the capacity of strategic architect and client engagement manager. I conduct architectural discussions with clients t define SharePoint requirements, interfacing SharePoint with other products, such as MS Dynamics via SharePoint Enterprise Portal and SSRS , and assemble the proper resources t deliver best practice solutions t clients, providing development support and serving as a team lead in many cases.

Senior Software Architect

Confidential

I served as the sole Architect of several software products, including ERMS and Equate, energy usage monitoring and analysis tools for maritime concerns such as the US Navy, Coast Guard, and others. ERMS is developed as a service accessible t clients via either a web-based application or delivered in a SOAP/JSON Service Oriented Architecture. The technologies we employed included: SSRS, SSIS, MS SQL Server 2008, C , ASP .Net, PHP, MySQL, WPF.

Programmer Analyst Principal I

Confidential

I served as the team lead on most projects and processes related t paying medical providers' claims for Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP programs in all Amerigroup managed states. Technologies used included: SSRS, SSIS, Oracle, MS SQL Server 2005-2012, C , ASP .Net, .Net MVC/WPF, and Trizett System's FACETS, for which I developed several extensions pertinent t the business' needs with regard t claims payment.

Team Lead

Confidential

Team lead on all .Net initiatives for the PA child support services websites, both internal and external. Leading development of a WPF performance dashboard for the county and state level operators, I oversaw and participated in development of an application built in C WPF using the PRISM 2.x framework and JSON format data files delivered via an SOA layer. In addition, has led development of a Predictive Modeling component of this application, which predicts the payment score likelihood for any child support payor based on various data elements in our system. Each module is presented in an MVVM/Prism WPF framework, which is deployed using ClickOnce. The modules and data are downloaded dynamically at run-time as needed as they are uploaded t SQL Server as new version of data or modules .

Senior .Net Developer

Confidential

I was a member of a team working on a .Net application providing internal and external users at a major Reverse Mortgage company t process applications. The existing application uses WinForms, VB.Net, and CSLA, while out new version proofs of concept were built using Desktop WPF, Silverlight, and .Net 4.0 MVC. The database was SQL Server 2008. The business object layer was CSLA.

IT Department Manager/SharePoint Developer

Confidential

I served as the IT Department Manager and the sole SharePoint lead on an initiative t bring the internal company departments int a solely electronic environment using SharePoint 2007 as the engine for the task. I developed many work-flows for support, HR, Business development, etc. t streamline company processes, implementing ITIL V3 practices at every level.

Senior Web Developer

Confidential

• Managed and lead a small team of developers building public, commercial web sites and applications for a variety of Pavone clients, including: Turkey Hill Dairies, Excel Modular Homes, Hershey Foods, Utz Quality Foods, General Electric, The Pennsylvania College of Art Design, and more. The technologies employed include: ASP.Net 3.5 with LINQ and MS SQL Server 2008, Wordpress as a blog and general CMS engine, jQuery in combination with ASP.Net 3.5 and AJAX, DotNetNuke, ASPDotNetStoreFront, and a great deal of Flash often driven by .Net using XML files or parameters .
• At Pavone, was been able t utilize design training and implement well-crafted User Interface designs, often leveraging jQuery and AJAX quite heavily t produce a friendlier User Experience.
• One recent example can be found at: r t customers through their custom builder network. It has not yet been deployed int production. Ultimately, the application will be launched from within /. The Model Browser is built with an ASP.Net 3.5 back-end utilizing Javascript with JQuery/AJAX heavily on the client-side t create the user interface.

Consultant

Confidential

I worked on several web-based Global Positioning System projects for Gannett Fleming in Camp Hill, PA. We used Microsoft ASP.Net 3.5 using LINQ and Oracle.

Consultant

Confidential

• I developed an Analysis Library feature within their web-based pricing management system.
• Built a system using ASP.Net 2.0 C , Oracle PL/SQL procedures, and .Net libraries written in C , through which future developers could easily add new searches and reports t the Analysis Library using a simple architecture with search criteria, and display grid user controls.
• The client specified the use of the Infragistics suite of ASP.Net grid, export, form controls, and AJAX refresh panel.

Consultant

Confidential

• I developed of a Benefits Invoicing system for a major Benefits Consulting firm. I built the system using MS .Net 3.5, LINQ, and MS SQL Server 2005.
• RSS Feeds were provided t the member groups benefits groups s that they could easily track benefits changes and system updates. Invoices were available both as automated email tasks and PDF formatted envelopes and invoices or XML actual data download of the invoicing data.

Consultant Software Engineer

Confidential

I was a member of a project team of which rebuilt an application used by the State of PA t manage and report on Public Works projects. The existing application was developed using FoxPr many years ag and is very dated and limited. The new application was developed using ASP.Net 2.0, MS SQL Server 2005, Javascript on the client-side, and MS SQL Server Reporting Services.

Consultant

Confidential

Working for I served as a Senior Software Developer at Portfolio. I worked on a new system for their Bankruptcy department. We utilized .Net using C and agile methods Test-driven Development . We Used NUnit t facilitate TDD within Visual Studi 2005.

Consultant Confidential

• This was a startup in an existing industry: providing logistics, purchasing, bidding, and complete support t buyers and sellers doing business with US and other NAT Governments. Services are provided via a portal-like platform containing tools for logistics searching, bid matching, solicitation notifications, and standards document searching/purchasing.
• The system, Parts Professional, allows subscribing Government and Commercial buyers and sellers t match parts with requirements by private and public organizations, along with direct access t published solicitations and associated Government specification documents MIL SPECS and commercial standards, such as ASTM and ASME standards pertaining t the part or assembly. Parts and NSN information is acquired from many DOD entity logistics databases and linked together at the NIIN, FSC, and Part level. In addition, supporting DOD and society ASTM, ASME, etc. specifications and standards documents are linked t the part and NSN records wherever possible.
• Parts Professional was built using .Net 2.0, utilizing VB.Net and MS SQL Server 2005. Certain middle ware components were delivered in Java in order t more seamlessly integrate with a partner's systems.
• While building the system, sourced the DLA FLIS data and other key databases in DVD or CDROM format rather than the expensive, outdated, and cumbersome 9 track format all our competitors used. We used a third-party COTS tool, which specialized in data conversion from EBCDIC and created scripts for it t yield clean CSV and XML from the EBCDIC FLIS data. The XML, in turn, was easily imported int MS SQL Server and ready for use by our system.
• FLIS and other DOD logistics data was refreshed automatically on a regular basis from the source feeds, some weekly, others daily, and a few only monthly or quarterly.

Senior Software Engineer

Confidential

• Developed new parts/supplier and specs and standards related features and products, while managing daily production programming as well.
• In the USAInf and Haystack Gold product Parts and NSN information is acquired from many DOD entity logistics databases and linked together at the NIIN, FSC, and Part level. In addition, supporting DOD and society ASTM, ASME, etc. specifications and standards documents are linked t the part and NSN records wherever possible.
• During the last part of 2004 and beginning of 2005, I developed the newest iteration of IHS' parts and supplier search product offering, Haystack Gold. The product was in the hands of real customers Beta in 90 days.
• I developed both the USAInf and Haystack Gold products in Classic ASP with custom COM components written in VB6 and MS VC . The data was stored in and delivered by MS SQL Server 2000.

Senior Software Engineer

Confidential

I led the re-tooling of a VAX-based batch processing system int a Windows DNA three-tier model using DCOM, J , and Visual BASIC with a front end built using Active Server Pages and Visual BASIC COM. I als led the development of a parallel version of the system using Java: JSP, Beans, Servlets, and J2EE. The system accepted association member data in various formats, validates it, transforms it t the correct internal format, and warehouses the data in Oracle for client use.

Technical Solutions Manager

Confidential

• I served as a liaison between the corporate officer CT of this Technology Consulting firm and the field branches. Traveled extensively t the branches and aided them in staffing solutions, producing proposals t clients, and often took part in potential client meetings in a technical sales support role. James' charter was t aid the branch offices in developing eCommerce business knowledge and in acquiring eCommerce solution contracts.
• Primary role was t provide this service t all branches needing Internet solutions expertise.
• Guided staff of several branch offices in delivering eCommerce solutions utilizing a storefront/cart system I developed using Active Server Pages, DHTML, CSS, and MS SQL Server.
• Director of Internet Services

Confidential

• I served as manager and chief architect of all Internet projects.
• I was responsible for resource management, staffing, budgeting, and project management within my department. At times, I served as a sole technical liaison t special clients, such as American Airlines.
• During tenure, my landed and developed dozens of Internet project commissions. Clients included: American Airlines, The University of Maryland, and the U.S. Dept. of Transportation.
• All products and solutions were developed using Active Server Pages and MS SQL Server utilizing a custom Content Management System t enable the clients t easily edit their own web site content.

Senior Architect

Confidential

• Served as an Internet solutions architect and was the project lead on most large-scale e-commerce and financial sites.
• At USWeb/CKS, I led the development of several high-profile E-Commerce websites, such as: VarsityBooks.com, MotherNature.com, Furniture.com, and Dsports.com. Most of the sites developed utilized Microsoft Windows DNA n-tier architecture. We deployed E-Commerce functionality using MS Site Server Commerce, Interworld Commerce Exchange, and Broadvision.

Consultant/Senior Web Developer

Confidential

• I was a lead developer on several extranet projects and helped t develop and define departmental and corporate web standards, and web strategies.
• I worked on several project teams, developing various systems using Windows DNA architecture utilizing Visual BASIC, Active Server Pages, COM, client-side Active-X, and DHTML.

Internet Testing Analyst

Confidential

• I was brought in t create testing procedures for Dow Jones internet-based products.
• Led testing plan development and execution for prior t and after the launch of wsj.com The Wall Street Journal website .
• Designed and ran a 12 machine testing lab specifically for Internet-based products utilizing a Windows NT Server and clients of all flavors.