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New York, Ny, Us

New York, Ny, Us

• Develop web applications (in C#, XAML, and Web Services) with complex data-collection business rules for American Express, Costco, Jim Beam, Ford, Lowe's, Scotts Naturals, Blue Cross Blue Shield, E&J Gallo, and Heineken.• Engineer native apps for iOS and Android using Xamarin.Forms in C#.• Created responsive HTML5 Applications with JavaScript and jQuery Mobile. Included reporting, searching, data-gathering, check-in features using Geolocation and Google Maps API. Other features included off-line saving to a local browser database and extracting EXIF data from images. Targeted devices: iPads and iPhones. • Setup and configured TeamCity (Continuous Integration Server) to build and deploy projects (Silverlight/ASP.NET) to EC2, S3, and CloudFront. Used Powershell and the AWS .NET SDK for automation. • Enhanced the back-end portal with functionality in forms of decoupled modules. Modules I used and enhanced included the events calendar (where reps track their sales), alerts and notification dashboard (to remind them of important events on their customized home page or via email), and profile manager, where reps can manage their account details and picture. All were developed in ASP.NET Web Forms (C#) and heavily TSQL-driven.• Processed payroll (via TSQL scripts) for thousands of Ogilvy reps who use the back-end portal to track their work. Payroll algorithm depends on specific brands. All processing must meet ADP requirements. • Migrated infrastructure (Microsoft stack) to run all virtually on Amazon Web Services' (AWS) EC2 instances (for IIS and SQL Server), S3/Glacier for database backups and off-loading reports, CloudFront (for assets like images and XAP files on their CDN), and Route 53 for DNS. Used CloudBerry software for backups.• Along with team, migrated the network infrastructure entirely to AWS as well, including its virtual Load Balancer, and setup VPN and subnets on EC2 instances. Used SQL Server Management Objects (SMO) to script out backups.

Syosset, New York, Us

• Engineered under Windows 2003 Server / IIS / ColdFusion 8 / SQL Server / MongoDB / ASP.NET (C#/VB.NET) • Developed promotional web sites for Ronzoni, Healthy Harvest, TD Bank, MSNBC, Lexus, and Microsoft that included content management tools, rich AJAX UI functionality, content rating utilities, analytics and reporting facilities. • Designed and implemented a custom email blast tool to handle a user base of 50,000 recipients. Features included email templating, statistics reports, list management and email preview.• Created API wrappers for ConstantContact’s (email marketing software) REST web service and built scheduled tasks to do bidirectional synchronization between Ronzoni’s user database and ConstantContact. 600,000+ recipients. The API developed was fault-tolerant with a reporting system. Worked alongside ConstantContact, testing/debugging their software and reporting critical bugs and solutions.• Performed security audits and code reviews on various Chase and Boboli brand web sites. Analyzed code and functionality for XSS and SQL Injection vulnerabilities and created reports outlining improvements and optimizations.• Coded professional pet sitting web site in ASP.NET MVC (C#) with MongoDB using the MongoDB C# Driver.• Utilized many web services, including Amazon’s S3 API, TransloadIt Uploader API, and internal Atom web services.• All UI engineering involved HTML5 Boilerplate with heavy use of JavaScript, jQuery, and various utilities and best practices to accommodate for desktop and mobile browsers. Other tools in arsenal included jQueryUI, Modernizr, CSS3Pie, JSLint, and JsUnit. Revision control took place under Subversion and Mercurial.• Applied best development practices in ColdFusion with using OOP, ColdFusion on Wheels, MXUnit and MightyMock.

New York, Ny, Us

• Engineered under Windows 2003 Server / IIS / CF8 / SQL Server / Flash Media Server.• Developed features and optimization enhancements to all key web site services: search engine, events pages, widgets, homepage, registration / login, mailing lists, RSS feeds, and other CMS-driven pages. Feature enhancements had to be plugged into and accessible via a home-grown CMS. • Applied MVC methodology for engineering with a home-grown CF framework for the CMS and site. Coded in CFEclipse with Aptana plugin for JavaScript, Subclipse, and EPIC for Perl system scripts. Used RegexpBuddy for Regexps.• Enhanced UI functionality via jQuery (form validators, usability, and accessibility in pages). • Performed functional testing in Selenium IDE, wrote Autohotkey scripts, documented test scripts, and debugged UI components using Firefox Add-ons: Firebug, YSlow, HTML Validator (based on Tidy). Used JSLint for JavaScript.• Developed a maintenance plan for the Pro Bono Net infrastructure. Created backup/maintenance jobs for all site data in SQL Server, created Perl scripts for scheduled file cleanups for all servers, and selected a remote backup service (eSureIT) to meet needs. • Migrated SQL Server 2000 databases to SQL Server 2008. Pinpointed and fixed all incompatibilities. • Set up and maintained Flash Media Server for webcasting. Updated the site webcast module using ActionScript via Flex Builder and Flash Builder. Developed several tests for analyzing bandwidth before deployment. • Created deployment scripts for site launches using ANT/SVN scripting, to roll out database and CF changes with Email notifications. Other tools used: SQL Server Profiler, SQL Compare, SQL Dependency Tracker, and SQL Data Compare.• Managed the company Wiki. Documented important tech processes (deployments, backup schedules, troubleshooting components) and authored several tutorials (setting up email, configuring IDEs, etc.). Diagrammed network architecture in Visio.

• Engineered under Windows 2003 Server / IIS / Apache / ColdFusion MX / SQL Server / MySQL.• Developed a class registration system. Gathered requirements, prototyped, web designed, developed, and tested the web application. Software composed of various Custom Tags, UDF’s, and CFC’s for future reusability. • Created a ColdFusion shopping cart with a back-end administration tool to manage inventory. Created a test plan and a QA timeline to check all critical components. It used the Verity FTS to query documents of various formats. • Served as the information architect, applying principles of Persuasion Architecture by the Eisenberg brothers and usability principles of Jakob Nielsen and Steve Krug.• Focused on analytic trends based on Google Analytics, reviewing clicks, visits, form abandonment, etc. • Optimized HTML / CSS code for SEO. Special attention paid to text, keywords, and multimedia (Flash) use. • Developed a company toolbar for Internet Explorer to include a full-text search + buttons that redirect to products pages.• Created the project plan and strategy for the inventory of digital camera equipment. Created plans for the systems infrastructure – server hardware and software components. Gathered requirements and created strategy and timeline.

• Developed a new design for a private organization, along with a content management system programmed in PHP/MySQL. Contained an admin tool for user management, template management, file manager, and support for traditional CMS work flows, preview and push to production. • Worked with vBulletin and phpBB forums: new styles, and forum modifications and upgrades.• Shopping cart and administration tool developed in Java Server Pages (JSP) using Apache Tomcat and Oracle 8i. Used Amazon.com’s web service (through XML) to retrieve product information. • Served as a Microsoft Access developer, optimizing queries and reports.• Developed project management software (in progress) for a client in PHP/MySQL. Software manages tasks, requirements, code, users, and other projects. Had ability to import/export projects/tasks in XML using proprietary tags. • Made groupware tools (address books, task managers, calendar, forums) in ASP 3.0/ColdFusion/SQL Server.• Designed a computing history web site, with full-text search mechanism developed in PHP/MySQL. Programmed Perl scripts to parse PDF files so the data could import into a MySQL Database. Designed a template system for easy edits.• Engineered File Client/Server in C for Solaris 8. Contained user administration, authentication, and file security. • Coded email client in Turbo C++ and Assembly for DOS/Win95. Used network libraries to securely transport information across modems. Developed various file utilities (like reboot, shutdown) in Assembly using Microsoft’s DEBUG.EXE.

New York, New York, Us

• Managed all aspects of the software management process: requirements gathering & analysis, project planning, prioritizing, quality assurance planning, testing, contracting, release planning, prototyping, and risk management.• Authored essays (based on market and company analysis) regarding artnet’s technical risks and solutions to improve artnet’s infrastructure, SEO strategy, service management, content management, user experience, and security.• Established departmental roles, processes, and ways to interface with other departments. • Led the largest project in the history of artnet: the artnet Online Auctions, which is an online auctions platform with functionality similar to eBay. Managed teams of software/systems/QA engineers, web designers, analysts and copywriters to make sure business needs are met. The project was successfully launched on time and within budget having high uptime. Managed two different engineering vendors located in Germany and Ukraine.• Translated business goals, rules, and requirements into software project specifications, as well as assist all stakeholders with functional and non-functional requirements. Managed meetings / kick-offs. • Served as a business analyst and project manager for many key artnet products and services, including its Auction House Directory, and its Fine Art Auctions Database. Worked with an in-house team of consultants and a vendor in Germany. All projects delivered on time. Did functional testing of requirements using Mercury Quality Center.• Played the role of project lead for artnet’s SEO strategy and worked closely with the VP of Marketing to establish strategies. Led initiatives for web analytics using Google Analytics and HBX (Omniture). • Set coding conventions for the department, developed strategies for quality assurance (for products and IT methodologies), and established project management guidelines.

New York, New York, Us

• Engineered (and updated pre-existing) internal applications and new services using ASP (classic), C#, XML, and SQL Server. This included artnet’s key products: the Fine Art Auctions Database, auction email alerts, and artist bios. • Co-wrote the documentation of all business process of the entire company for every department. Used BPMN diagrams.• Co-Led the initiatives for an artnet.com redesign and infrastructure rearchitecture. • Worked in a 3-tier application environment in charge of the client tier using JavaScript, CSS and C#. Source control managed with Visual Source Safe and Subversion (via Tortoise).• Analyzed and documented every process (e.g., development, research, release, source control, systems engineering) of the artnet technology department to root out inefficiencies. The task also included the improvement of all processes.• Served as the Lead Web Designer for web applications and web pages. Supported all marketing initiatives including the company newsletter, direct e-mails, web banners and print ads - in two languages: German and English.• Was the moderator of IT-related incidents. Applied incident/problem solving initiatives based on the ITIL standard (Information Technology Infrastructure Library).• Executed all content management throughout the web site. Most of the content was in multi-language XML files.• Led the QA of client-side code and layout of all visual components: header, footer, body, menus, etc.

• Debugged (and added new features to) pre-existing inventory-tracking software in ASP 3.0/ IIS /Access 2000.• Optimized Access 2000 SQL queries for its inventory-tracking software. • Designed graphical interfaces for intranet applications (e-mail, invoice, reports).• Created logos and business cards for clients in Photoshop, Fireworks, and ImageReady.

Hempstead, Ny, Us

• Constructed a full-text search application in ColdFusion/MS-SQL for a database of financial institutions. Converted the tables, relationships, and code from MS Access to SQL Server. Successfully migrated all the data, without any corruption. This utility contained AND/OR, specific categories, and number of results.• Developed an automatic reminder task tool for the Spectra CMS.• Worked with Macromedia Spectra (a content management system), to create and modify web pages. Instructed faculty members on usage and web page best practices.• Programmed tools in Perl, C++, and ColdFusion that scanned for key loggers on servers and file sharing programs on the Hofstra network. This helped pinpoint users and aided Hofstra on reducing network bandwidth dramatically.• Reconstructed the entire computer science web site to reach a younger target audience. I led the requirements analysis, usability, web design, and project management.

Melville, New York, Us

• Inherited pre-existing e-commerce software. Fixed bugs and added new features such as file-upload and full text search in ASP 3.0 and SQL Server 7.0.• Developed various intranet applications: change request manager, knowledge manager, and FAQ manager software.• Designed paper prototypes for intranet applications and authored in NetObjects Fusion, Fireworks, and Dreamweaver.• Served as the web content manager for the web site.

Bachelor'S In Computer Science, Computer Science

Minor, Psychology

Minor, Business Computer Information Systems