TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Languages: Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2005, 2008, 2010; 2012; 2013; SQL Server Reporting Services; C#; ASP.NET; XML; XSL; VB.NET; JavaScript; Microsoft Visual Basic V3, 4, 5, 6; Microsoft Access 2000, 97, V7, 2, Microsoft SQL Server V6, V7, 2000, 2005; 2008; 2012; JIRA; VersionOne; TFS; Telerik RAD Controls; Silverlight Controls; ORACLE V7, 8; Microsoft Visual InterDev, HTML, ASP / VBScript, COBOL; JCL; Crystal Reports V5, 6, 8.5, 9, 11; Infragistics Controls; Visual SourceSafe; SQR V2.5; C++; ROBOHelp, Microsoft Office Suite (including MS Project); EXTRA

Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows (NT, 95, 3.1, XP, Vista, 7), DOS, UNIX, IBM Mainframe, Data General Mainframe.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Scrum Master; Senior .NET Developer

Responsibilities:

• As a technical lead and later scrum master: Followed Agile principles while working with our clients’ project managers to delegate resources to issues as they arose. Participated in UAT/Production deployments, documented procedures and created collaborative diagrams for new modules implemented.
• Created UML diagrams and worked extensively with architect on hierarchy implementation for a new client. Responsible for translating their files into our proprietary ACORD data model / database, programming the upload of the files, and integrating the new hierarchy module to the client’s application. Helped business analyst and QA tester create test cases to ensure the logic was properly integrated with the main application and was evaluating the user’s credentials correctly and granting appropriate access upon user’s login via our gateway.
• Collaborated with project managers on initial project requirements, (from a technical standpoint) to ensure all necessary tasks and initial design requirements were accounted for and estimated time for those tasks.
• Troubleshooted and resolved processing issues for various clients of the enterprise application software (AFFIRM and ADMConnect) for clients while utilizing C#, XSL, & SQL. Created scripts, created instructions and packages with changes and deployed them to servers when changes were completed and tested. Troubleshooted issues and worked with other teams, (QA, etc.) to ensure successful deployments.
• Streamlined and fixed issues for internal build and deployment tool - chains to facilitate quicker deployments and avoid manual procedures to minimize user errors and improve build quality. (Utilized C# / Visual Studio .NET).
• Mentored developers, business analysts and associate architects, and assisted them in finding solutions to issues and ensured they followed coding standards in their solutions.
• Participated in daily scrums and bi-weekly sprint planning meetings.Transitioned to become our team’s scrum master and helped team members take tasks based on their skill sets and volunteered when needed. Worked with the scrum masters of other teams when resources were needed to be shared for ours/their tasks. Tracked tasks (new stories) in VersionOne and also used JIRA for bug tracking.

Confidential, MN / ME

Project Manager / Technical Lead

Responsibilities:

• Developed a new multi-lingual internet application using Visual Studio 2013 (C#) and SQL Server to help assessors identify threats to the amphibian populations across the globe.
• Created .NET web application in Visual Studio 2010 for existing wildlife conservation website - converted all HTML pages to ASPX pages; streamlined formatting in style sheets, created master page and removed duplicated HTML on all pages.
• Developed functionality for a user to submit FAQs, reference lists, and application of the software. Created SQL Server database to store submission data including file uploads / attachments.
• Created search functionality across the site for the user to search FAQs, references, and application submissions and be directed to a newly created search results page.
• Developed functionality for a user to submit a bug report while using the website. The information would be saved as another event in the database and an email generated to the site’s administrator.

Confidential, Hollywood FL

Senior Developer

Responsibilities:

• Designed several forms using TIER V5.8, (a.NET-based third party EMR form-designing software) to collect patient admission / intake data.
• Created reports in Crystal Reports XI utilizing subreports and electronic signature fields and attached them, (via Print buttons) on the TIER forms created so that authorization/release forms, etc. could be printed directly from the application.
• Created multiple queries - some using SQL functions to display data on the forms. Also performed data-design changes - modified many tables in the database - adding new columns, changing properties of existing columns, etc.

Confidential, Miami, FL

Senior Developer

Responsibilities:

• Created multiple new database objects (tables, views, stored procedures) across several databases to store and track appointments for a new appointment functionality application module.
• Developed multiple reports using the Report Designer in Visual Studio 2010 to view appointment data across multiple physicians’ practices. Created Microsoft MDX queries and standard SQL queries to obtain the data from various database servers.
• Using Report Designer in Visual Studio 2010, developed several dashboard reports having sub-sections like graphs, tables, etc. to display various financial metrics for a physician’s practice / (across multiple practices). Created Microsoft MDX queries and standard SQL queries to obtain the data from various database servers.

Confidential, Hollywood, FL

Lead Developer / Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Utilized Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 (C#) ASP.NET and SQL Server 2008 to create a zoo population tracking/monitoring application, (web pages, stored procedures) for members to assess population management techniques / breeding success of their plans across zoos nationwide.
• Utilized Telerik RAD controls for hierarchical grid functionality, graphical drop down lists and other customized UI requirements.
• Held regular meetings with users to gather requirements for additional modules, track status, and assist with testing modules in new builds.
• Utilized Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 (VB) ASP.NET and SQL Server 2005 to add functionality to a plant / seedling tracking application, (web pages, stored procedures).
• The application is for seed manufacturers to track plant species / seedlings produced and sold.
• Also used Telerik RAD controls for hierarchical grid, drag and drop, file-exporting functionality, graphical drop down lists, and other customized UI requirements.

Confidential, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Lead Developer

Responsibilities:

• Utilized Microsoft Visual Studio (C#) ASP.NET and SQL Server 2005 to create an intranet financial application (web pages, stored procedures) for companies to assess their financial solvency. Utilized Telerik RAD controls for hierarchical grid functionality, graphical drop down lists and other customized UI requirements.
• Designed data logging for any change made by a user and error logging functionality throughout all pages of system including a page to display this log with complex filtering (AND/OR) functionality.
• Involved in all aspects of project lifecycle including: database table design and creation, stored procedure creation, web design, quality assurance testing with end users, implementation as well as writing user and technical documentation.

Confidential, Coral Springs, FL

Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Utilized Microsoft Visual Studio .NET (C#) and SQL Server 2005 to create several Windows forms for data entry of patient and referral information for a patient management system.
• Created several reports using Crystal Reports XI to view patient referral information by source. Also created additional summary and total reports to analyze benchmarks for sales and referral sources.

Confidential, Miami, FL

Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Utilized Microsoft Visual Studio (Visual Basic) .NET and SQL Server 2005 to create an intranet application, (web pages, stored procedures) for a local school board administration.
• Created several reports using Crystal Reports XI to view product information for an online clothing company.
• Developed several web pages in VB.NET using third party controls, (Infragistics HTML Editor and UltraWebGrid) for managers to order and edit product information for an online clothing company.
• Assisted with the site and page layout by using master/child pages (.NET), creating dynamic menu controls, and editing the existing style sheet.
• Designed a Windows application using Visual Basic 6 to extract signatures from a credit card reader and save them as bitmap files once receiving external approval codes from company.

Confidential, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Created several reports using Crystal Reports XI to view resort-specific information for a large hotel resort company.
• Designed and created several reports using Crystal Reports XI for users to view inventory, product, and salesperson commissions for a wholesale coffee distributor.
• Designed and programmed web pages using Visual Studio .NET for users to select these reports and filter them using report parameters. Utilized Visual Basic .NET as the programming language.

Confidential, Miami, FL

Web Designer / Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Designed and programmed several Internet web sites using ASP.NET and C#.net to market and sell domestic and international phone card products.
• Implemented new functionality on Radiant’s intranet site for monitoring and reporting items related to their internal switch software. Utilized ASP.NET, JavaScript, C#.NET and MS SQL Server, (developed stored procedures for all functions) for the bulk of development work.
• Also used third party ActiveX controls such as Farpoint Spread Control, ChartDirector, and the ComponentOne FlexGrid for detailed hierarchical grid analysis and drill-down graphing capabilities.
• Created a windows application for “mapping” the company’s equipment using C#.NET and MS SQL Server. This application displayed a graphical map of the company’s switch locations throughout the Unites States with the ability to click on a location and “drill-down” to obtain more detailed data.
• Developed another client-server application using C#.NET and stored procedures written in MS SQL Server for users to dynamically assign available local phone numbers to companies.
• Worked as a department / user liaison with the customer service and monitoring departments in gathering requirements to enhance the current applications and troubleshoot issues in applications as they arose. Created user manuals and technical documentation for applications.

Confidential, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Created intranet applications for a local non-profit disease management group and a local online travel /cruise agency using Microsoft Visual Studio .NET, Visual Basic .NET, Microsoft SQL Server 2000 and Crystal Reports V9.
• Developed and designed reports and user interfaces for the travel agency intranet back-office application including cruise booking confirmation and auditing sheets, invoices and other passenger information.
• Designed and programmed the web interface for gathering patient personal and survey information as well as tracking patient coordinator contacts and other daily responsibilities.

Confidential, Davie, FL

Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Designed applications utilizing Visual Basic V6, Access 2000, Oracle PL/SQL and Crystal Reports V8.5 to generate daily welcome letters to both new retail and business account holders. The processes obtained data from the Oracle server, through ADO, loaded it into Access databases where numerous validations and updates were made to the records before printing letters.
• Created and modified stored procedures using PL/SQL to obtain data from the Oracle server for a complex exception report listing discrepancies between cardholder information and associated deposit account information.
• Designed a report-writing application utilizing Visual Basic V6 and ADO, Access 2000, Oracle PL/SQL and Crystal Reports V8.5 to generate trend analysis reports for the internal users. The processes obtained data from the Oracle server, loaded it into Access databases where several validations and calculations were made to the records before printing reports.
• Responsible for all aspects of project planning and timelines. Conducted meetings with end users to gather requirements for project design.
• Wrote technical and user documentation for all Visual Basic applications, including Help Desk scheduling / user procedures for running programs. Also, authored technical specifications and functional design requirements for all projects.

Confidential, Plantation, FL

Technical Project Manager / Lead Developer (Consultant)

Responsibilities:

• Developed an Intranet application, which automated marketing strategy initiatives for the risk analysts at Confidential . Involved in all phases of project development, from initial design with senior management in the marketing department to database creation, development, rollout and user training. Responsible for weekly status calls to the client and project tracking using MS Project. Utilized Visual InterDev and Microsoft SQL Server V7, developed active server pages using VBScript and JavaScript. Also used Visual Basic V6 to create an ActiveX EXE, which was then used as a distributed COM object once the project was moved off-site to another server.
• Designed an application utilizing Visual Basic V6 and ActiveX DLLs to facilitate coupon processing for various card member services. The application opened an EXTRA session and through “screen-scraping”, automated a previous manual process of verifying enrollment of a particular service and then applying appropriate actions based on a set of business rules. Constructed a reporting system using Visual Interdev (ASP) and SQL Server to report on analyst’s productivity using this new application.
• Constructed an Intranet application for reporting which tracked the results of validating personal information for new credit card applications. Utilized Visual InterDev and Microsoft SQL Server V7, using primarily VBScript for the active server pages development and ADO to connect to data source.
• Programmed another reporting Intranet application that tracked totals from mainframe processing of accounts with an outside vendor. Utilized Visual InterDev and Microsoft SQL Server V7, using primarily VBScript in the active server pages development.
• Assisted in preparing user and technical documentation as well as design documentation for several client-server and intranet projects. Asked to supervise and proofread several additional department manuals for technical writers on team.
• Responsible for hiring team members and was a member of the team, which helped to create extensive interviewing procedures and technical aptitude tests for hiring.
• Designed a database in Microsoft Access 97, utilizing VBA to maintain / track current issues and their statuses for various projects at the client site.

Confidential, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Senior Managing Consultant (Team Leader)

Responsibilities:

• Managed a team responsible for building a web application for a health care provider. Responsible for all aspects of the project life cycle from initial project plan design to implementation. Utilized Visual InterDev and Microsoft SQL Server, using primarily VBScript in the active server pages development. Also used Visual Basic V6 to create a DLL, which resided on the server and was used by the web application to interface with the database.
• Designed a database in Microsoft Access 97, (including the use of VBA code), to maintain data for various insurance companies’ Year 2000 preparedness. Also responsible for creating a database in Microsoft Access 97, (including the use of VBA code), for importing claims data from a health care management provider.
• Conducted training for junior consultants in Microsoft Access 97 (VBA) and the SQL language so that they would able to perform future programming assignments for the Navigant office.
• Wrote several stored procedures for the data transfer and validation in Microsoft SQL Server for a state pension fund.

Confidential, Boca Raton, FL

Team Lead/ Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed six programmers on the project team for support of IDR’s workers compensation system. Responsible for delegating all projects and assignments as well as compiling weekly status reports for the department’s director. Also responsible for hiring team members and helped to create extensive interviewing procedures and technical aptitude tests for hiring.
• Trained junior programmers in both SQL and Visual Basic so that they were able to troubleshoot issues found in the system and perform daily data cleanup and maintenance of the tables as needed.
• Wrote numerous stored procedures, queries and functions utilizing PL/SQL in Oracle for extracting data for ad hoc reports, as well as data cleanup and table maintenance.
• Responsible for troubleshooting all critical errors reported by the users of the application and acted as their main liaison to the other developer teams, managing these issues until they were completed and incorporated into the next executable version.
• Wrote technical specifications, designed and programmed several user interfaces in Visual Basic 5.0 utilizing class modules and collections for obtaining and extracting data (using RDO) from the Oracle database.

Confidential, North Miami, FL

Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Worked directly with the senior management of a hotel supply ordering company to create over 55 custom reports including purchase requisitions, order forms, and invoices. Acquired knowledge of the customer’s business processes and needs.
• Used Crystal Reports 6.0 for report design and Microsoft SQL Server as the main database. Created over 35 reports using Microsoft Access 97 as the data source.
• Designed and programmed several user interfaces utilizing class modules and ActiveX controls in Visual Basic 5.0 for the maintenance and use of the reports.
• Created over 75 stored procedures and views in Microsoft SQL Server to conduct the main extraction and processing of data for the reports