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Seattle, Washington, United States

Seattle, Wa

Seattle, Wa

* Developed, tested and deployed customized HL7 demographics and document feed parsers, in clear and well documented C#, consolidating hospital and satellite clinic data from multiple disparate source systems into a single reliable data store.* Designed T-SQL queries and PowerShell scripts to support data integrity testing and rapid analysis of raw HL7 message stores, allowing for efficient and accurate testing using actual message sequences under tight time constraints.

* Developed, configured and deployed customizations of key Amalga Unified Intelligence System features (e.g., appointment tracking, patient demographics display) in support of client needs, helping sell skeptical client on product's flexibility and suitability for important scenarios.* Trained client IT staff on Amalga UIS configuration, parser development, application module development and deployment troubleshooting, boosting client confidence in product.

* Ported Windows Parental Controls user interface to new Windows control panel, learning new XML/Win32 API, debugging complex COM issues, and checking in results on a fast paced schedule. Work was later featured in a Windows Vista TV advertisement.* Drove development efforts in globalization, localization and accessibility to bring Windows Parental Controls user interface into compliance with Windows guidelines.* Took over and quickly debugged numerous crashing issues in Windows Parental Controls activity viewer, saving feature by bringing it to check-in quality before feature complete deadline.* Designed and implemented several features and bug fixes to improve reliability, performance and serviceability of Windows Live OneCare's anti-malware feature -- including high priority hot-fixes and supplemental tools -- through complete product lifecycles of versions 2.0 and 2.5, reducing support costs and increasing product effectiveness.

* Designed, implemented and documented custom Perl library and toolset for automating Windows software builds, providing the DirectX SDK build team with better scheduling, easier automation and more useful error reporting and recovery options.* Automated the signing and repackaging of localized hotfix executables, turning a once tedious and time consuming process into a series of simple commands.

* Championed, designed, and implemented new version of customer-facing Webmail system based on Apache, Perl, LDAP and Maildir; building cleaner interface, adding much requested features (e.g., address book, attachment handling) and improving interface response times.* Updated and automated credit card billing system -- from customer interface to back-end payment gateway -- resulting in a significant increase in processing speed and reporting clarity.* Designed and developed modules to integrate third-party Usenet service with in-house billing, provisioning and support system, reducing support costs and enabling a new source of revenue.

Bachelor Of Science, Logical Systems

Bachelor Of Arts, English

Bachelor Of Arts, Philosophy