Lead / Senior C# .Net Software Developer

Senior C# / VB.Net Developer with 5 years of .Net Programming experience and 8 years of Web Development experience looking to play a lead role for a well organized software development team in any type of IT environment. Considered by managers, co-workers and peers to be a persistent analytical thinker, a strong team player, and highly competent programmer.

Advanced Knowledge
C#, .Net Framework, Web Services, XML, SOAP, WSDL, XSD, ADO, ADO.NET ASP.Net, VB.Net, ASP, UML, OOP, OOA, Visio, Software Architecture, SOA, T-SQL, HTML HTTP, FTP, SMTP, Vbscript, Javascript, XSLT, CSS, DHTML, SQL Server 200+, LDAP Query, Windows Server 2000+ / NT / XP, IIS, Visual Studio.Net, Windows Services, Visual Source Safe, NAnt, AutomatedQA Build Manager, Windows Communication Foundation, Various Microsoft Office Interop, Microsoft Project.


Intermediary Knowledge
C C++( Managed ) Java JSP Perl Visual Basic MySQL IBM DB2 SOAP WSDL WCDL Mod Perl Cold Fusion Linux Unix Siebel Apache Tomkat Visual Studio 6.0 COM COM+ QA

Jetaway Inc – Lead Software Developer – Las Vegas, NV
2/2004 – Present

Currently leading small teams of UI, Middle-Tier and Back-end programmers for this major ecommerce travel product provider. Managing all phases of software development for large projects, including design, development and deployment. Key areas of impact include:

• Assisted the Chief Software Architect in designing and coding Jetaway’s core Travel Product availability, and booking services. This system, which is based on .Net Service Orientation, I helped build using Object Orientated design prinicpals, n-tier Application Architecture, and C# Web Service Messaging.
• Designed and developed a Travel Product Rate Adjustment component, which is composed of a collection of C# classes communicating together using the “Strategy” design pattern. This program intercepted the base rates of Jetaway’s Travel Products (I.E. Hotel Room Rates, Air Travel rates, etc..) and adjusted them based on external factors such as taxes, discounts, and promotions.
• Lead integral parts of an effort to redesign the Website and re-architect the overall system from a legacy ASP/VB architecture, to an ASP.Net client communicating with the Service Orientated Back-end architecture.
• Designed and Developed a mission critical “promotions” system which helped JetAway gain key Hotel contracts by giving them the ability to offer the Hotel specific promotions through Jetaway’s website. This service was built with a SQL Server database back-end, Asynchronous C# Web Service calls, Dataset merging using ADO.net and Asp.Net Custom controls to display the promotions.

World Savings Inc. - Application Developer – Oakland, CA
4/2003 – 2/2004

Worked as a Senior developer in the group that manages and developes critical software applications for the Loan Administration department of this industry leading Savings and Loan Bank. Key areas of impact include:

• Designed and developed a .Net based shopping cart and online ordering system for World’s promotional giveaways. This system was written using ASP.Net Web Custom Controls, C#, and XML Custom Serialzation. It included an Approval Workflow Module, and a Configurable API which allowed the application to adapt to different merchandise providers in order to receive their orders via SMPT, FTP, HTTP or Fax.
• Programmed new features on the company’s Interest Rate Sheet Generator using Windows Services, an FTPClient, Web Services, C#, VB.Net and XML.
• Worked on a C# Web Service that provided LDAP Query results against the company’s Active Directory implementation. Also developed the client for this service using a .Net Web Service proxy class, and a collection of custom security classes used to authenticate and authorize users against user groups set up in the company’s exchange server.

Vital Link Inc. - Senior Software Engineer – San Francisco, CA
5/2002 - 4/2003

Individually managed and developed a collection of software for a provider of small to medium size business management products. Key areas of impact include:

• Developed a C# / .Net based CRM System Monitoring tool which solved a major problem in the redundancy of Vital Link’s business customer information. This tool monitored a SQL Server customer database using triggers, and then executed Perl Script API calls against each customer’s redundant data in a Perl/MySQL based proprietary business suite program called “Open Desk”.
• Architected a .Net based business application template using the Windows File System, Visual studio .net Add-ins, C#, XML and Sql Server. Using this template I could easily hook into a pool of scattered resources such as workflow definition schemas, security information, and business reporting data, and then easily use those resources to launch a number of the company’s inter-related key business application features.
• Designed and coded a new Javascript based UI for Vital Link’s online video surveillance product. This project included working with streaming media using the API from the Microsoft Widnows Media Player SDK.

ConsumerReview.com - Web Application Developer – Sunnyvale CA
3/2000 - 2/2002

Worked as part of a web application development team responsible for both conceptualizing and creating applications which ranged over 18 different vertical web sites. Key areas of impact include:

• Designed and coded a PERL / CGI based Virtual Tradeshow program which allowed Web site managers to dynamically create tradeshow booths for a manufacturer while they were sitting at the actual tradeshow booth. The application used custom written PERL based templates which dynamically generated HTML code to display booth and product images/descriptions.
• A .Net based “Web-Metrics” reporting system which reports on all of the companies’ operational / financial data, and converts the reports into MS Excel format. ( MS Office Interop ).
• Redesigned the “Virtual Tradeshow” application mentioned above using C#, SQL Server, XML, and XSLT.
• Redesigned the “Directories (Dynamics Directory Links)” application. ( C#, VB.Net, XML, XSLT, SQL Server ).
• Engineered and coded numerous ASP Active Server Pages applications, integrating embedded SQL code and numerous Javascript web form validation scripts.
• Re-engineered the web site s Marketplace application using the proprietary Web Crossings WCTL scripting language.

Egghead.com - HTML QA Engineer - Contract Position
1/2000 - 3/2000

Worked on a Software Quality Assurance team responsible for the web site support and quality content. Daily tasks include:

• "Hand-coded" editing of HTML for Egghead s font-end UI.
• Design of customer support and Human Resources web pages.
• Assisted in designing Javascript UI scripts.
• Assisted in designing XSL templates.

Apple Computer Inc Web Designer, Finance Intranet
10/1998 - 1/2000

Web Design / Development Projects and Finance Department Support Duties Included:

• Redesigned the Apple internal finance website, a static HTML site, using Bbedit, Dreamweaver, and Microsoft Front Page.
• Assisted in restructuring the architecture of the site using Adobe GoLive and the Mac OS.
• Online support by providing web based financial data to administrators and analysts for their purchasing, accounting, and financial reporting issues.
• Lead training classes for administrators, analysts and managers on Apple s SAP financial reporting system.

2003 – Microsoft Certified Professional
Passed Microsoft’s “Developing and Implementing Web Applications with Microsoft Visual C#™ .NET and Microsoft Visual Studio .NET” Certification exam, to receive this award.

2003 / 2005 – Microsoft Professional Developers Conference
Attended the past two PDC Conferences, attending lectures and participating in workshops concerning ASP.NET, Web Services, Messaging and Remoting, Language Fundamentals, Software Architecture, ADO.Net, and Sql Server.

5/2001 - Microsoft Certified Training Courses - Consumer Review Inc.
Mastering Visual Interdev 6.0, Mastering Visual Basic 6.0 Development, Building Distributed Application for Windows 2000.

12 / 1997 to 12/2000 – Various Continuing Education Courses (UCSC, SJSU, CAL)
Java Programming, Object Oriented Analysis, Object Oriented Programming Using Java Microsoft Active Server Pages, Database Access From Web Applications, Introduction to ANSI SQL, C Programming, Internet Programming (CGI / PERL), Unix Operating System, Javascript Programming

12/1997 - UC Santa Cruz
Bachelor s Degree in Economics