About Me

Programming is not only my profession but also my hobby and integrated into my lifestyle. I think that computers and technology help me lead a more fulfilling life and make best use of my time. My family, friends, and co-workers would call me a geek or nerd. I am proud of those titles. I have always been working with a website in various forms since 1996. I grew up with computers and technology. I don’t know what I would be like without that.

Resume

Perpetual Technologies, Inc.Experience Summary:
        I have over 10 years experience in web development. I have designed large applications hosted on dozens of servers across locations that support thousands of users at once and millions of registered users. I have mentored several successful development teams. My main focus is connecting very large databases to internet users thru feature rich Microsoft web applications.

Education:
Edison State Community College,  Piqua, Ohio                                                    1996
Associates Degree
 
Additional Training and Certifications: Several development and project management classes at ACS.
 
Technical Skills:
 
Software: Microsoft Visual Studio 2003, 2005, 2008, Eclipse
 
Operating Systems: Windows 98, 2000, XP, 2003, Vista, 2008, Linux, OpenVMS
 
Programming languages: C#, VB.NET, ASP.NET, WPF, WCF, WinForms, Java script, vb script, XML/XLST, Ajax, HTML (DHTML/XHTML), SilverLight, ColdFusion, CFML, Java, Perl
 
Work History:
Perpetual Technologies, Inc., Indianapolis, IN                               11/2008 – current
               Microsoft Consultant
 
Affiliated Computer Services, Inc., Indianapolis, IN                      8/2005 – 11/2008
               Senior Web Developer – CAQH
               I lead developers in a move of another vendor’s code to a new web farm and database cluster. It involved over 6 months worth of work in C++, ATL Server, C#, ASP.NET and T-SQL. The website has over 1 million registered users and involved a data repository of over 6 Terabytes. The code base was incomplete and lacking structure and source control. We were online and testing a month before go live.
 
               Senior Systems Development Specialist – Online Health Plan
               I was the lead developer in rewriting ColdFusion web applications to ASP.NET and C#. I worked on various projects like HIPAA compliance, single sign on, and web services. The product was also performing badly and unstable when I took on the role. When I transitioned to CAQH, the server uptime (minus maintenance) was over a year.
 
WFYI TV20 FM90.1, Indianapolis, IN                                             1/2005 – 6/2005
               Internet Projects Manager
               I worked on various community internet projects while at WFYI. I also worked diligently to secure the online pledge applications and keep them PCI compliant. The sites were written in C# ASP.NET and classic ASP.
 
Trilithic, Inc., Indianapolis, IN                                                    10/2002 – 12/2004
               Internet / Intranet Web Developer
               Most of my time at Trilithic was spent working with Sales and Marketing. I created a web application called Sales.NET that linked the corporate office with the technical sales professionals across the globe. I converted many classic ASP web sites to PHP.
 
Tronitech, Inc., Indianapolis, IN                                                                        2002
               Automation Developer
               While at Tronitech, I increased efficiency in the data processing departments and automated the CD archival processes. I also consulted on all the other Tronitech applications and web sites. I worked in a vb script and C environment.
 
Trendoid Web Design (self employed), Fortville, IN                              1999 – 2002
               Web Developer
               For many years I worked alone as a freelance web developer. I hosted many of the sites on my own servers and sold dial up internet service. I also did security consulting for large corporations worried about securing their web sites.   The web sites I wrote at the time were written in perl and php.
 
Com Microfilm Co., Springfield, IL                                                        1998 – 1999
               Imaging Developer
               Some of my fondest memories working in technology happened while at Com Microfilm. I worked with senior consultants on large government and commercial accounts. St. John’s Hospital was my favorite account and was very proud when I automated the Blue Cross Blue Shield reconciliation project. I used mostly vb script and Perl while at Com Microfilm.