Senior Developer / Architect / Analyst

A Senior Engineer, Analyst and Developer with 8 years cutting-edge IT experience. A specialist in developing complex applications and multi-tiered systems in a diverse subset of development languages on multiple platforms. A track-record of designing, developing and delivering products on-time and on-budget and a demonstrated ability to produce enterprise class software.

Well suited to challenging positions that require strong leadership, design and technical skills. A proven asset to companies due to a broad range of skills extending beyond object oriented development and architectures, including Windows/Unix system administration, network design, database administration, documentation and project management.

Skilled at object relational mapping database architecture, network sockets, threading, numerous popular e-commerce payment solutions, Asterisk telephony server, database design and implementation, and desktop / web based application development. Designed and developed multiple 3 tier client/server/database applications that have served millions of users and handled thousands of transactions a second. Abilities and experiences continue to extend into cutting edge technologies such as complex 2D/3D simulations, cryptology, custom audio/video streaming solutions, mobile development, and distributed computing environments.

Portfolio of Technical Skills

Languages and Skillsets:	C, C++, C#, VB, Java, MFC, MVC, Win32 API, PHP, JSP, ASP, Perl, Python, Ruby, Flash/Actionscript, XML, RDF, SQL, Unix Shell Scripts, COM, .NET, DirectX, OpenGL, JavaScript, HTML, CSS
Development Tools:	Visual Studio .NET 2003/2005/2008, DevExpress DXperience, Infragistics NetAdvantage, Zend Studio, Eclipse, Microsoft Visio, Team Foundation Server, SourceSafe, CVS, Subversion, Git, JIRA, Bugzilla, InstallShield Pro, Microsoft Project, the entire Adobe Suite, 3D Studio Max, Maya, Blender
Databases:	SQL Server 2000/2005/2008/Compact, Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Access, SQLite
Hardware:	PCs, Apple, Sun, AS/400, Routers, Switches, Firewalls, Network Access Servers
Systems:	Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003/2008, Linux, Solaris, MacOS X, DOS, Windows CE, Windows Mobile 5.0, PalmOS, Android, iPhone
Networking:	Microsoft Exchange, XML-RPC, SOAP, TCP/IP, QMail, PostFix, Sendmail, Apache, IIS, DNS/BIND, Samba, DHCP, SSH, SNMP, Ethernet, Virtualization, SSL, HTTP, FTP

Professional Experience

Applications Developer	December 2005 - Present
Synergistix Data Solutions	Sunrise, FL
Responsible for ensuring quality software patches, maintaining productive version/build control system, performing preventative analysis, and performing design and implementation of new features for a complex multi-user, offline application used by well-known life science companies in the field. Maintain and deploy highly customized data in-house to thousands of reps on a per customer basis. Require the ability to ensure data integrity via quality software design and data replication essential for company to profit. Leading development efforts in rewrite of flagship VB6 application to the C# platform. Designed a completely customizable layout component used extensively for building screens dynamically at run-time on a per customer basis. Built and maintained a highly efficient, custom software update platform that could manage the differences between multiple software versions and customer deployments. Technologies Utilized: C# (Winforms, WPF, WCF, and WF), SQL Server, Windows Server, Team Foundation Server, DevExpress, Infragistics, Photoshop

Senior Application Architect	January 2005 - December 2005
The Building IT Company	Hollywood, FL
Responsible for planning and developing all internal company websites as well as multiple client websites of the Building IT Company. Successfully built an internal CRM tool from scratch in PHP with an MVC framework for modularity with the goal to imitate SugarCRM Professional as much as possible in the shortest time possible. Developed an internal networked employee timeclock application in C# that helped monitor the effectiveness of employee resources in comparison to employee wages. Customized the development version of Asterisk telephony server for use in a call center environment for 20+ sales people in order to take advantage of VOIP and the associated reduced costs. Responsible for building and maintaining three Linux servers and assisting in the maintenance of three Windows servers and a WatchGuard FireBox. Technologies Utilized: PHP, C# (ASP.net), Ruby on Rails, C/C++, SQL, JavaScript, Flash/Actionscript, Shell Scripting, Asterisk, Photoshop, Windows Server, Linux (Debian)

Chief Technology Officer	September 2002 - December 2004
Melted Media, Inc.	Sunrise, FL
Built and maintained the corporate website as well as managed a team of developers and acted as lead developer through well over 500 client web development projects built on a diverse range of platforms and programming languages. Responsible for setup and maintenance of all Linux servers in the network of hosting machines at the Nap of the Americas. Researched and reported on new technologies and determined best use scenarios for these technologies within the company, most of which were successfully implemented as expected. Evaluated costs associated with hardware/software upgrades as well as the advantages and disadvantages of implementing external software products. Successfully handled a large percentage of the customer related technical issues over the phone and via email as preferred by the client with an expected turnaround time of 24 hours or less. Technologies Utilized: PHP, C# (ASP.net), Java, Ruby on Rails, Python, C/C++, SQL, JavaScript, Flash/Actionscript, SOAP, XML-RPC, Shell Scripting, Photoshop, 3D Studio Max, Maya, Windows Server, Linux (Debian and Fedora Core)

System Technician Internship	August 2001 - April 2002
Ohio Union at the Ohio State University	Columbus, OH
Assisted in the configuration and maintenance of all on-site computer systems and network resources. Responsible for finding and implementing solutions to Ohio Union employee helpdesk tickets and emergency phone calls. Solely responsible for the development of the dynamic events section of the website, which also required a proprietary and undocumented software's database being used at the university to be reverse engineered. Technologies Utilized: ASP, SQL, JavaScript, Photoshop, Windows Server

System Technician Internship	May 2000 - July 2001
Honeywell, Grimes Aerospace Division	Urbana, OH
Assisted in the configuration and maintenance of all computer systems and network resources across three separate locations. Assisted in overlooking operations for the entire refresh of all machines as required by company policy due to the five year aging restriction on on-site equipment. Responsible for finding and implementing solutions to Grimes Aerospace employee helpdesk tickets. Solely responsible for the development of an intranet based application to provide an indexed reference of existing training material for Honeywell / Grimes Aerospace employees. Technologies Utilized: Java/JSP, SQL, JavaScript, Windows Server NT, Windows Server 2000

Certifications

			Detailed information on my BrainBench certifications can be found at www.BrainBench.com using Transcript ID# 5924631.

References

Doug Lowenthal, CEO	Phone: 954-325-4314
The Building IT Company	Email: doug@buildingitc.com

William Worley , CEO	Phone: 954-873-0282
Melted Media, Inc.	Email: bill@meltedmediainc.com