I have a proven track record of accomplishing re-engineered work flow and data structure to help deliver the next level of user experience. Internet and Intranet websites, data warehousing, data flow and data visiualization are areas where I have helped large and small companies leverage their current infrastucture to achieve better outcomes.
Nationwide Service Support Web Portal - A major business objective was national expansion in support of a major home retailer. I was solely responsible for developing a web portal that would allow subcontractors from 15 states access to select backend data and upload their call summaries, so they were linked to the tasks assigned to them.
Informational Dashboards - These Intranet based web portals allow staff insight into Microsoft Dynamics GP Data and Microsoft CRM data in ways that give them visibility into the data without having to purchase Microsoft GP licenses.
Automating Routine tasks - Converting/Updating VB applications
to C# applications, utilizing common application template.
Improved UI and functionality for increased staff productivity.
Reporting and special projects support - Supporting business
pursuits by supplying historical data for new projects, querying
backend Data stores from MS Dynamics GP and CRM to provide insight
into the data using Power BI.
Standard Setting/Item Review Conference - Project Leader /
Architect - Improved process of data collection to eliminate errors
and reduce setup time, revised testing - reduced manual effort and
provided greater coverage, enhanced day of conference support and
freed personnel for other tasks. The improved performance of the
system allowed for the largest standard setting event in the history
of the company 53 fields, 5700 forms, 213 reports all in 8 days.
Payroll System - Senior Analyst/Support - Converted VB
applications to C# applications, utilizing common application
template. Improved UI and functionality
Office Support -
Designer / Implementer - An Internal Application Framework for
consolidating and standardizing access to various backend databases
with improved security, single point of authentication and central
security administration, and reporting options. Designed to give the
feel of an internal Application Store.
Special Projects, assigned to projects with broad technology
knowledge and expertise requirements: Java, UML, UDB, Stored
procedures, SQL, VB, VBScripting, JavaScripting, XML/XSL, CSS,
Active Directory and ASP Pages.
Enterprise Java Charting
software selection, Project Leader – Created Project Scope
documents, met with Enterprise Architects, and secured funding. Led
Project team meetings, and surveyed clients for requirements.
Security Data Warehouse re-design, Project Leader – Created
design documents to migrate home-grown MS Access database to an
enterprise level data warehouse.
Security Audit and Review,
Application Developer – Wrote: Specifications, testing documents,
and the application to simplify the Active Directory changes. Visual
Basic application delivered on time, on budget, exceeded client
expectations.
Career Agency System strategic upgrade to
Trilogy, Java Developer – Assigned Web
Reporting task on an
already behind project. Worked closely with client community to
repair some damaged relationships due to delivery date slippage.
Delivered the Reports on the newly negotiated dates, within budget.
(Bonus awarded in 2003 for Web Reporting results)
Object Team, founding member – Developed, reviewed and oversaw the implementation of the Java/Object Development Boot Camp training for new Java developers at MM. Helped establish Java coding standards for MM and provided system process knowledge to the team to formalize development processes..
graduated 2nd of 300+
Enterprise Apps: | Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 - 2018, Microsoft CRM / CRM 365, SharePoint, SmartList Builder, and Extender, MS Power BI |
Languages: | C#, SQL, HTML, .NET, ASP.NET, php, Ajax, CSS, jQuery, JavaScript, COBOL, JCL |
RDBMS: | MS SQL Server 2000 - 2016, MySQL, SQLite, MS Access 97-2010 |
Frameworks: | MVC, .NET 2.0 - 4.6 and .Net Core |
Methodologies: | OOAD, Agile, TDD and Waterfall |
Technologies: | OLEDB, WPF, XML, XSL, XSLT, Web-APIs, Web Services, SOAP, WSDL, NUnit |
Development Tools: | VisualCode, Visual Studio 2003 - 2017, Eclispe IDE |
Version Control: | Visual Source Safe, GIT, AWS CodeCommit, SVN, CVS, Panvalet |
Apart from being a web developer / data integrator, I enjoy my time as a mentor to 3rd and 4th grade boys in a weekly AWANA program
I also enjoy serving the local senior housing community with air conditioner install and removal.
When not coding for fun and food, I am an enthusiastic photograper, home video creator, and documentary watcher.
Spent a summer as an itern at Lawrence Livermore Laboratories. During that time I had a government issued top security clearance that permitted me to tour the full facility where I saw the Shiva Laser Array and the lab's supercomputing facility which housed a Cray-1.
From 2005 - 2015, I Served on the board of Pioneer Valley Christian Academy.
From 1998 - 2010, I was the web support for my wife's Customer Service Calendar. We processed online orders and took credit card payments using Verisign, then Comodo Certificates for secure https.