I strive to ensure we provide a challenging yet fun and rewarding environment. I focus on Software Craftsmanship and People Development, fostering a culture of knowledge sharing and growth for Software Developers and other technical operators.You will find our culture to be open, light-hearted, supportive, and challenging. You will learn something new every day, and if our culture suits your personality, you will enjoy the people you are surrounded by.

‣ Perform HR / Management responsibilities for a product group in a matrix environment‣ Collaborate with other Development Leads and the Director of R&D on department initiatives‣ Develop / test conceptual code‣ Mentor developers in career paths and disciplines

Develop reusable class libraries supporting n-tier client applications in an Agile / Scrum environment.SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS:‣ Upgraded document utility application for attaching documents to client records to support (rendering of) Office 2007 documents and PDF. - added support for multiple User Interfaces; launched with two (asp.net and WPF) - redesigned to support scaling/maintenance via adjusting a factory and adding / removing an adapter for the specific document… Show more Develop reusable class libraries supporting n-tier client applications in an Agile / Scrum environment.SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS:‣ Upgraded document utility application for attaching documents to client records to support (rendering of) Office 2007 documents and PDF. - added support for multiple User Interfaces; launched with two (asp.net and WPF) - redesigned to support scaling/maintenance via adjusting a factory and adding / removing an adapter for the specific document type (versus existing procedural code mixing factory and collaborator responsibilities)‣ Developed system wide "last resort" error logging application - implemented with WPF desktop system - implemented with asp.net system - utilized Aspect Oriented Programming (AOP) to prevent modification of existing code and redundant boiler-plate code - severity, logging location(s), information collected, information presented to end user, etc. configurable through application config or command line arguments‣ Developed scalable windows service that performed batch migrations for hosted customers‣ Developed prototype client management system utilizing ILog business rules management system (BRMS) - separated existing business rules from business logicTEAM IMPROVEMENT:‣ Improved team efficiency by mentoring peers on design patterns and the principles of object oriented analysis and designs.‣ Coached peers to strive for creating reusable libraries. Show less

Lead the development team in the design and creation of applications supporting Sales and Engineering departments.SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS:‣ A robust design, sales and procurement desktop application for custom Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) units. Capable of supporting multiple product lines among the sister companies.‣ A scalable batch retrieval/print tool for Computer Aided Drawings(CAD). - Allows light-weight clients to queue large bills of material for… Show more Lead the development team in the design and creation of applications supporting Sales and Engineering departments.SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS:‣ A robust design, sales and procurement desktop application for custom Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) units. Capable of supporting multiple product lines among the sister companies.‣ A scalable batch retrieval/print tool for Computer Aided Drawings(CAD). - Allows light-weight clients to queue large bills of material for printing on remote machines.- Reduced need for CAD licenses/stations to a current total of two.- Application is fully scalable, provides load balancing, future clients or CAD stations are added without recompiling the source code.‣ An auto-pricing suite that generates cost-based results:- Parsed sister-company's output, converting to XML and querying our databases, outputting cost-based results.- Reports were XSLT translations to HTML- Interfaced / synchronized with third party global project database. Show less

Delivered networking and workstation solutions to small businesses and home offices.‣ Grew the business from a startup to approximately 250 clients.‣ Launched a campaign to deliver wireless broadband to rural residents of Webster County, achieving over 100 subscriptions.‣ Retained customers by always being approachable and providing prompt, courtoeus service, educating them in safer computing practices, and providing tips and tricks for applications they used on a regular basis.

Promoted from factory to purchasing to technical sales, learning many different aspects of industrial manufacturing.COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY:‣ Developed network storage solution and file organization system for the Sales department.‣ Wrote macros for Sales and Purchasing departments to automate and aid in daily tasks.‣ Developed database for tracking spare and incorrect parts for use on future orders.‣ Developed database for commonly used parts. This significantly reduced the… Show more Promoted from factory to purchasing to technical sales, learning many different aspects of industrial manufacturing.COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY:‣ Developed network storage solution and file organization system for the Sales department.‣ Wrote macros for Sales and Purchasing departments to automate and aid in daily tasks.‣ Developed database for tracking spare and incorrect parts for use on future orders.‣ Developed database for commonly used parts. This significantly reduced the amount of time to bid a job, reduced the potential for errors, and minimized the impact caused by incorrectly ordered parts.SALES:‣ Designed and sold multi-million dollar custom HVAC equipment. ‣ Led the Sales department in gross dollars and profit margin for two consecutive years, topping $8m each year and raising the annual revenue to $30m. Show less

AWARDS AND COMMENDATIONS:‣ Double recipient of the Army Commendation (ARCOM).‣ Recipient of the Army Achievement Medal (AAM).‣ Winner of Soldier of the Quarter for two quarters, 123rd Signal Battalion.‣ Runner-up for Soldier of the Year, 123rd Signal Battalion.‣ Air­-Assault graduate.RESPONSIBILITIES:‣ Provided direct system support to the General's command for the 3rd Infantry and 1st Infantry Divisions.‣ Cross-trained in satellite and telephone switching… Show more AWARDS AND COMMENDATIONS:‣ Double recipient of the Army Commendation (ARCOM).‣ Recipient of the Army Achievement Medal (AAM).‣ Winner of Soldier of the Quarter for two quarters, 123rd Signal Battalion.‣ Runner-up for Soldier of the Year, 123rd Signal Battalion.‣ Air­-Assault graduate.RESPONSIBILITIES:‣ Provided direct system support to the General's command for the 3rd Infantry and 1st Infantry Divisions.‣ Cross-trained in satellite and telephone switching centers. Show less