SUMMARY:

• 10+ years professional experience developing software in C# including WPF, Windows Forms, ASP.NET WebForm, ASP.NET MVC, and Silverlight applications.
• 5+ years professional experience developing WCF services, SOAP and REST
• 10+ years of experience developing C, C++ applications using the Win32 API
• Experienced with OO methodology (OOA/OOD/OOP) and Design Patterns
• Excellent troubleshooting and problem solving skills

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Languages: Proficient: C#, C, C++, ASP.NET, Silverlight, WPF, WCF, MVC, MVVM Familiar: Java, Classic ASP, Visual Basic, CSS, JavaScript, AJAX, jQuery

Graphics API: OpenGL, DirectX, Silverlight, Ogre, Unity3D, CryEngine

Reporting: DevExpress, SSRS

Software: Visual Studio 2015, 2013, 2012, 2010, 20082005: SQL2012, 2008, 2005 and IIS6/IIS7

Expression Blend: Windows, XP - Win7

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Sr. Software Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Took over project as lead developer
• Managed Jr. Developer assigning tasks, conducting code reviews and giving guidance
• Worked stabilizing SOAP based WCF service
• Worked adding new features to WCF Service
• Converted SOAP based service to REST based interface for consumption by other company products
• Developed plugin based architecture for Remote system monitoring component
• Developed load testing tools using WPF, MVVM, Caliburn Micro.
• Developed NUnit testing framework for Dev and QA environments
• Helped setup, configure and deploy a Dev environment
• Debugged and fixed data migration utility moving data from Postgres to MS SQLServer
• Developed unit test framework for testing data migration over several scenarios:
• Local Postgres to a Local SQL Server
• Local Postgres to a Remote SQL Server
• Remote Postgres to a Local SQL Server
• Remote Postgres to a Remote SQL Server
• Worked on Installshield based installer and implemented needed functionality for install and uninstall
• MS SQL Sever database login and setup
• ODBC DSN Deployment
• FTP IIS Site cleanup
• Data Migration Postgres to SQL Server
• Developed MVC based SSRS Reporting site to replace companies proprietary Java reporting application
• Developed cloud based licensing system

Sr. Technical Developer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Worked adding new features to windows services that consume requests from ProvisionIT
• Worked on bug fixing
• Worked as build/release manager
• Worked managing offshore team developing new security features to meet company standards

Software Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Worked adding new functionality to document services website
• Worked adding error handling functionality to website
• Integrated Accusoft PCC Viewer for viewing documents across all browsers without needing a plugin
• Developed in C# ASP.NET MVC 5 using Kendo UI, JavaScript, jQuery, Bootstrap and Fluent NHibernate

Senior Software Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Added new features to existing collective virtual firearms software
• Fixed bugs in existing collective virtual firearms software
• Added new features to system health monitoring software
• Fixed bugs in existing marksmanship virtual firearms software
• Updated InstallShield based installers adding new features
• Created new InstallShield based installers for new software applications
• Developed in MFC, C/C++, Win32 API, InstallShield
• Worked designing and developing new features in WPF Firing range UI software
• Worked fixing bugs in WPF Firing range software
• Worked adding new features to Win Form system configuration utility
• Worked adding new feature in live fire range control server software
• Worked on proof of concepts for adding new features
• Worked updating Visual Studio installers for UI, Server, and Utility applications
• Developed in C#, WPF, Entity Framework, Unity, Prism
• Developed proof of concept using WPF for next generation law enforcement
• Also worked on bug fixes in existing software applications
• Worked using C++, MFC, Win32 API, C# and .NET 3.5/4.0/4.5, Visual Studio 2010, Visual Studio 2013, CryEngine, WPF, Winforms, Ninject, Prism, Unity Containers

Software Engineer II - Contractor

Confidential, Ga

Responsibilities:

• Added new features to existing collective virtual firearms software
• Fixed bugs in existing collective virtual firearms software
• Added new features to system health monitoring software
• Fixed bugs in existing marksmanship virtual firearms software
• Updated InstallShield based installers adding new features
• Created new InstallShield based installers for new software applications
• Developed in MFC, C/C++, Win32 API, InstallShield
• Also Worked developing new features and bug fixing in several existing virtual firearms products and adding new features and extending functionality to system monitoring software.
• Worked using C++, MFC, Win32 API, C# and .NET 3.5/4.0, Visual Studio 2010, InstallShield

Software Engineer

Confidential, Cumming, Ga

Responsibilities:

• Developed an Ogre engine based scene template allowing multiple slot games to be run from the same scene.
• Developed in proprietary game engine using Ogre 3D, Visual Studio 2012, and C++
• Extends companies existing Ogre engine to allow for templates and multiple resource groups
• Allows for game specific items to be loaded as secondary scenes on top of existing template game scene
• Developed using Visual Studio 2012, WPF 3.0, C# and .NET Framework 3.5
• Uses AvalonDock library for docking windows and toolbars
• Tool is a work in progress to simplify the complexity and time to create an Ogre Max scene allowing for anyone to create scenes instead of a highly trained artist
• Uses WPF to visualize game scenes, data bind objects to editor controls, and for windowing.
• Can also be used to load in Ogre Max scenes created by the OgreMax plug in for Maya3D, and can split large complex scenes into smaller separate scenes.
• Worked to add new features and games to companies proprietary game system.
• Roughneck Riches/American Anthem/Barnyard Bash/Fahrenheit777 8 line slot games
• Was responsible for rewriting logic of 8 line slot games.
• Clover Cash 1x5 / Cold Cash 1x5 / Grid Iron Gold 1x5
• A 1 x 5 slot game machine game run from an Ogre template
• Bonus and Multiplier wheels that affect Reel outcomes
• Bonus pig pay outcomes where a piggy bank collects coins from reels and when so many are collected the player receives a bonus payout for breaking the piggy bank.
• Modified all poker games to deal from a real deck of 52 cards instead of predetermined 10 card sets on request from a customer
• Added a new feature to poker games called double up where the player is given a chance to double their winnings. To win the player had to pick if a rotating card where only the back is shown is going to be hi, greater than 7, or lo, less than 7 or a push if the spinning card was a 7. If a player correctly guesses their winnings are doubled and they are offered the chance to test their luck again for a maximum of 5 double ups.
• Developed using Silverlight 3.0, Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), C#, the .NET Framework 3.5 in Visual Studio 2010
• Uses conditional compilation to maintain compatibility between Silverlight and WPF
• Architected object oriented 2D game engine based on sprite rendering
• Developed sprite rendering engine to display animated png sequences
• Developed physics for character movement, collision detection, moveable objects, and particles
• Serializes and De-serializes objects for use in games
• Supports Platform Games, Grid based games and Reel based games
• Developed using WPF 4.0, C#, the .NET Framework 3.5 in Visual Studio 2010 and WPF Platform Game Engine library
• Uses a what you see is what you get (WYSIWYG) interface for creating, editing, and saving sprites from frame based animations
• Supports cutting of sprite sheets into individual frames for rendering in Silverlight
• All data is serialized to xml for easy loading and human editing
• Created an object oriented architecture for creating grid based games in C++
• Developed a Game Grid class that acts as a controller and manages all displayable game pieces. This Game Grid is abstract enough to support only basic operations, such as populating the grid and displaying all pieces.
• Developed derivative controllers for both Bejeweled and Collapse style casual games
• Developed a system consisting of multiple game levels that progressively increase in difficulty to give players a sense of when playing casual games.
• Developed an auto play system that would track all available combos on a game screen and allow for one combo to be randomly played each game turn.
• Developed using Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) 3, the .NET Framework 3.5, MS Expression Blend, C and C# in Visual Studio 2008
• Developed core business logic,
• Designed and implemented new features upon request, using custom controls.
• Developed Tournament Management system for creating and managing tournaments as well as tournament players, from Touch POS system
• Responsible for bug fixes and maintenance
• Integrated DevExpress report library
• Developed using C#, the .NET 2.0 Framework, and DevExpress in Visual Studio 2008
• Architected report system to maintain a single code base for the companies reporting that could be used in multiple projects.
• Took existing reports and ported them from Crystal Reports to DevExpress
• Designed new Reports to run on the companies Sweepstakes software
• Designed T-SQL queries to generate reports
• Designed and implemented a user management system for the companies reporting library to ensure only authorized users can view reports
• Developed using ASP.NET 2.0, C#, DevExpress, and JavaScript in Visual Studio 2008
• Worked with artist to design layout of site
• Developed WebForm application using Master Pages
• Designed CSS with help of artist
• Designed and implemented JavaScript popup calendar
• Designed custom web controls
• Integrated DevExpress report toolbar and viewer for displaying of reports
• Implemented user management system using system developed into the companies reporting system
• Developed layout and flow of the reporting site and worked with an artist to finalize design and visual elements.
• Developed new features upon request
• Turned artists workflow into an algorithm that would encode a message typed by a user into a hidden image that can only be seen through the use of a colored lens or cellophane
• Developed and a WinForm MSNSharp based msn messenger client using C# and Visual Studio 2008
• Developed openGL text rendering library using C++
• Uses Platform Invoke (PInvoke) to load C++ dll to integrate text rendering into client
• Developed proof of concept Facebook application
• Uses Facebook.NET, the ASP.NET 2.0, and Visual Studio 2008
• Created asp.net web site using C# that generates hidden images from text supplied to it using Platform Invoke to use C++ rendering dll