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Recent Clients
  • Punch Boxing + Fitness
  • Multi-Media International
  • H&H Color Lab
  • Spark4 Creative
Work History
Inspire, LLC
Owner/Consultant
9/00 – Present
  • Owner and operator of this software development and support consulting firm
  • Plan, program, document, and implement custom software packages for customers in myriad industries, including medical, real estate, publishing, and various online businesses
  • Implement and foster version control and group collaboration software packages
  • Manage task- and project-oriented teams of up to ten people
  • Comply with Non-Disclosure Agreements and Confidentiality Statements, ensuring the propriety of software solutions
Builder Designs
Senior Developer
5/09 – 12/09
  • Fulfilled various duties of a Senior Developer
  • Plan, program, document, implement, and support large marketing web sites and mobile device applications
  • Open Source web and iPhone software development
ClickFarm Interactive
Senior Developer
10/07 – 5/09
  • Fulfilled various duties of a Senior Developer
  • Plan, program, document, implement, and support large marketing web sites, kiosks, and mobile device applications
  • C#.NET, ASP.NET, and iPhone software development
SkyLink Design, Inc
Field Engineer
2/06 – 8/07
  • Launched a support organization around a new software product, including processes, procedures, and software
  • Managed between four and fourteen developers and support personnel
  • Facilitated and encouraged communication among original software developers, current programmers and staff, and clients of the software (including Sprint, Sanyo, Samsung, LG, Motorola, and Bell Mobility)
Automation Dynamics
Vice President, Tech Services
9/00 – 5/01
11/97 – 9/98
  • Provided interim consulting between dates of permanent hire
  • Wrote and managed software for both PCs and PLCs to control various automation systems
  • Developed proposals and migration plans, including transitions such as FoxPro-to-.NET and Windows-to-Linux conversions
  • Managed all aspects of customer support, including integration between proprietary systems with new, innovative solutions
  • Managed a development staff of six people
Centriq
Vice President, Tech Services
9/98 – 9/00
  • Centriq products allowed integration of data networks with voice networks
  • Managed installation projects including redistribution of voice trunking, maximizing efficiency
  • Prepared and delivered sales presentations
  • Point-of-contact for clients throughout the sales cycle, including the US Postal Service, GeoAccess, FreightPro, and NetSales
  • Managed development staff of six
Certifications
MCSD, C#.NET
MCSD, VB6
MCSE
Technologies
C#.NET
Web Forms, Windows Forms, Remoting, Web Services
PHP 5
Web development, database integration
Python
Web development, XML-RPC services, administrative scripting, text manipulation
BASH Scripting
Automation of *nix tasks
ANSI SQL, Transact-SQL, PLPGSQL
Microsoft SQL Server (certified), MySQL, PostgreSQL, DDL queries including self-introspection of database elements, database design and optimization including index tuning, database replication both locally and over WANs
General Web Development
HTML, XHTML, CSS, AJAX, JavaScript, DHTML, SOAP, XML-RPC
Web Administration
Installation and management of Apache httpd and Microsoft Internet Information Servers
Server Administration
Windows 2000 and 2003, Linux and BSD servers, installation, upgrades, daily maintenance, LDAP user directories
Application Servers
Installed and managed Exchange Server, Postfix (SMTP), Courier IMAP, Microsoft SQL Server (certified), MySQL, PostgreSQL, Jabberd14, Subversion
Development IDEs
Microsoft Visual Studio, Eclipse
Version Control Systems
Subversion, CVS, Perforce
References
Available upon request