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State Of New Mexico - General Services Division

On contract with the General Services Division for the State of New Mexico involved the following:80% Development with testing and 20% Customer Service• Business Analyst responsible for communicating with end users, executives and co-workers to compile and collect requirements.• Development of new applications in .NET 6, REST and API services to third-party applications.• Development and implementation of new MS/SQL databases.• Maintenance of current ASP.NET systems, drive… Show more On contract with the General Services Division for the State of New Mexico involved the following:80% Development with testing and 20% Customer Service• Business Analyst responsible for communicating with end users, executives and co-workers to compile and collect requirements.• Development of new applications in .NET 6, REST and API services to third-party applications.• Development and implementation of new MS/SQL databases.• Maintenance of current ASP.NET systems, drive projects, etc.• Tester for current applications updates to ensure they are ready to be placed in a production environment. Ability to communicate with functional and non-technical individuals. Show less

State Of New Mexico - Higher Education Dept

On contract with the Higher Education Dept for the State of New Mexico involved the following:• Port from ASP.NET 4 to ASP.NET Core 3.1 (or higher), with a view to running BAS within a Linux based docker container.• Rebuild public completed bill list page to aesthetically match rest of site and have a cleaner interface for viewing completed bills, i.e., no greyed out rich editor controls.I attempted to accomplish item 1 in a timely manner. However, I ran into many road blocks trying… Show more On contract with the Higher Education Dept for the State of New Mexico involved the following:• Port from ASP.NET 4 to ASP.NET Core 3.1 (or higher), with a view to running BAS within a Linux based docker container.• Rebuild public completed bill list page to aesthetically match rest of site and have a cleaner interface for viewing completed bills, i.e., no greyed out rich editor controls.I attempted to accomplish item 1 in a timely manner. However, I ran into many road blocks trying to port from ASP.NET Server-side code to containerized MVC. I was able to provide a public-facing MVC application by leveraging a template created earlier as a baseline. This template is complete with the baseline for a maintenance module already coded into it. I was able to stand up this solution in four days versus the originally projected four months. Show less

United States

On contract with COMPA at Los Alamos National Labs - ALDCP. Provided advanced technical support services; plans, designs, develops, tests, deploys and supports solutions for complex problems germane to Project Management Information Systems. Planned software projects; Gathered customer requirements; performed capacity and availability planning for computing infrastructure; A seasoned, experienced professional with a full understanding of specialized areas, plus working knowledge of… Show more On contract with COMPA at Los Alamos National Labs - ALDCP. Provided advanced technical support services; plans, designs, develops, tests, deploys and supports solutions for complex problems germane to Project Management Information Systems. Planned software projects; Gathered customer requirements; performed capacity and availability planning for computing infrastructure; A seasoned, experienced professional with a full understanding of specialized areas, plus working knowledge of Application Lifecycle Management and Systems Development Life Cycle. Has broad expertise or unique knowledge, uses skills to contribute to development of objectives and principles and to achieve goals in creative and effective ways.Primary focus on Data Analytics with a secondary emphasis on Software Development. Working with a team to update projects to MVC Web-based applications. Platforms include but, are not limited to: C#, VBA, T-SQL, P/L-SQL. Show less

Albuquerque, New Mexico Area

A Software Engineer in a fast paced, ever changing environment filled with legacy applications that will need an overhaul to a faster, more modern scalable architecture. Ability to operate on a daily basis to keep the business up and running. I also perform the following tasks: 80% Development with testing and 20% Customer Service1.) Business Analyst responsible for communicating with end users, executives and co-workers to compile and collect requirements.2.)… Show more A Software Engineer in a fast paced, ever changing environment filled with legacy applications that will need an overhaul to a faster, more modern scalable architecture. Ability to operate on a daily basis to keep the business up and running. I also perform the following tasks: 80% Development with testing and 20% Customer Service1.) Business Analyst responsible for communicating with end users, executives and co-workers to compile and collect requirements.2.) Development of new applications, maintenance of current systems, drive projects, etc.3.) Tester for current applications updates to ensure they are ready to be placed in a production environment. Ability to communicate with functional and non-technical individuals. Show less

Solaero Technologies Corp.

A Software Engineer in a fast paced, ever changing environment filled with legacy applications that will need an overhaul to a faster, more modern scalable architecture. Ability to operate on a daily basis to keep the business up and running. I also perform the following tasks: 80% Development with testing and 20% Customer Service1.) Business Analyst responsible for communicating with end users, executives and co-workers to compile and collect requirements.2.)… Show more A Software Engineer in a fast paced, ever changing environment filled with legacy applications that will need an overhaul to a faster, more modern scalable architecture. Ability to operate on a daily basis to keep the business up and running. I also perform the following tasks: 80% Development with testing and 20% Customer Service1.) Business Analyst responsible for communicating with end users, executives and co-workers to compile and collect requirements.2.) Development of new applications, maintenance of current systems, drive projects, etc.3.) Tester for current applications updates to ensure they are ready to be placed in a production environment. Ability to communicate with functional and non-technical individuals. Show less

New Mexico Public Education Department

Corporate Lead and on-site Analyst/Developer supporting the transfer and customization of the existing Arkansas National School Lunch Program(NSLP) application to New Mexico Public Education Department (PED). • Designed and updated advanced ASP.NET, VB.NET and SQL code to support the PED Applications and Claims modules. Intermediate to advanced working knowledge of Web Services, .NET framework, SOAP, AJAX, JQuery and, MVC.• Utilized UML, OOP and Agile methodologies for research… Show more Corporate Lead and on-site Analyst/Developer supporting the transfer and customization of the existing Arkansas National School Lunch Program(NSLP) application to New Mexico Public Education Department (PED). • Designed and updated advanced ASP.NET, VB.NET and SQL code to support the PED Applications and Claims modules. Intermediate to advanced working knowledge of Web Services, .NET framework, SOAP, AJAX, JQuery and, MVC.• Utilized UML, OOP and Agile methodologies for research, project planning, development and management of the NSLP application.• Provided analysis and implementation of the customer’s current and future business needs. • Assisted with the setup and Administration of the Web, SQL and, IIS Servers in the PED Development environments.• Assisted with the training of interal and external customers on the functionality of the updated PED web applications.• Member of the developmental teams assigned to support the Child and Adult Care Food Programs (CACFP) Claims and Application projects for both NJ and OK .Accomplishments:• Delivered the NM NSLP Applications and Claims modules on time in spite of a highly accelerated project schedule. Show less

National Nuclear Security Administration/Department Of Energy

Developed, administered and maintained existing / new ASP.NET, MS Access, and SharePoint client applications. Developed, administered and maintained existing / new SQL and MS Access databases. • Lead Engineer for several major client-server and web development projects. Supervised software developers on various projects.• Systems Administrator of the SQL, IIS and SharePoint Servers on Development and Stage environments.• Provided analysis and implementation of the customer’s… Show more Developed, administered and maintained existing / new ASP.NET, MS Access, and SharePoint client applications. Developed, administered and maintained existing / new SQL and MS Access databases. • Lead Engineer for several major client-server and web development projects. Supervised software developers on various projects.• Systems Administrator of the SQL, IIS and SharePoint Servers on Development and Stage environments.• Provided analysis and implementation of the customer’s current and future business needs. • Utilized UML, OOP and Agile methodologies for research, project planning, development and management of organization and enterprise-wide applications. Advanced knowledge of MS Access, SQL 2008 R2 Server and Windows 2008 R2 Server. Intermediate to advanced knowledge of Visual Studio 2010, SSRS, ASP.NET, VB.NET, C++/C#, IIS 7, the 4.0 .NET Framework and SharePoint 2010.• Organizational Point of Contact (POC) for Disaster Recovery and Continuity of Operations (COOP). • Trained and worked with customers on web and client-server applications. Show less

National Nuclear Security Administration/Department Of Energy

Developed, administered and maintained existing / new ASP.NET, MS Access, and SharePoint client applications. Developed, administered and maintained existing / new SQL and MS Access databases. • Lead Engineer for several major client-server and web development projects. Supervised software developers on various projects.• Systems Administrator of the SQL, IIS and SharePoint Servers on Development and Stage environments.• Provided analysis and implementation of the customer’s… Show more Developed, administered and maintained existing / new ASP.NET, MS Access, and SharePoint client applications. Developed, administered and maintained existing / new SQL and MS Access databases. • Lead Engineer for several major client-server and web development projects. Supervised software developers on various projects.• Systems Administrator of the SQL, IIS and SharePoint Servers on Development and Stage environments.• Provided analysis and implementation of the customer’s current and future business needs. • Utilized UML, OOP and Agile methodologies for research, project planning, development and management of organization and enterprise-wide applications. Advanced knowledge of MS Access, SQL 2008 R2 Server and Windows 2008 R2 Server. Intermediate to advanced knowledge of Visual Studio 2010, SSRS, ASP.NET, VB.NET, C++/C#, IIS 7, the 4.0 .NET Framework and SharePoint 2010.• Organizational Point of Contact (POC) for Disaster Recovery and Continuity of Operations (COOP). • Trained and worked with customers on web and client-server applications. Show less

National Nuclear Security Administration/Department Of Energy

Developed, administered and maintained existing / new ASP.NET, MS Access, and SharePoint client applications. Developed, administered and maintained existing / new SQL and MS Access databases. • Lead Engineer for several major client-server and web development projects. Supervised software developers on various projects.• Systems Administrator of the SQL, IIS and SharePoint Servers on Development and Stage environments.• Provided analysis and implementation of the customer’s… Show more Developed, administered and maintained existing / new ASP.NET, MS Access, and SharePoint client applications. Developed, administered and maintained existing / new SQL and MS Access databases. • Lead Engineer for several major client-server and web development projects. Supervised software developers on various projects.• Systems Administrator of the SQL, IIS and SharePoint Servers on Development and Stage environments.• Provided analysis and implementation of the customer’s current and future business needs. • Utilized UML, OOP and Agile methodologies for research, project planning, development and management of organization and enterprise-wide applications. Advanced knowledge of MS Access, SQL 2008 R2 Server and Windows 2008 R2 Server. Intermediate to advanced knowledge of Visual Studio 2010, SSRS, ASP.NET, VB.NET, C++/C#, IIS 7, the 4.0 .NET Framework and SharePoint 2010.• Organizational Point of Contact (POC) for Disaster Recovery and Continuity of Operations (COOP). • Trained and worked with customers on web and client-server applications. Show less

National Nuclear Security Administration/Department Of Energy

Developed, administered and maintained existing / new ASP.NET, MS Access, and SharePoint client applications. Developed, administered and maintained existing / new SQL and MS Access databases. • Lead Engineer for several major client-server and web development projects. Supervised software developers on various projects.• Systems Administrator of the SQL, IIS and SharePoint Servers on Development and Stage environments.• Provided analysis and implementation of the customer’s… Show more Developed, administered and maintained existing / new ASP.NET, MS Access, and SharePoint client applications. Developed, administered and maintained existing / new SQL and MS Access databases. • Lead Engineer for several major client-server and web development projects. Supervised software developers on various projects.• Systems Administrator of the SQL, IIS and SharePoint Servers on Development and Stage environments.• Provided analysis and implementation of the customer’s current and future business needs. • Utilized UML, OOP and Agile methodologies for research, project planning, development and management of organization and enterprise-wide applications. Advanced knowledge of MS Access, SQL 2008 R2 Server and Windows 2008 R2 Server. Intermediate to advanced knowledge of Visual Studio 2010, SSRS, ASP.NET, VB.NET, C++/C#, IIS 7, the 4.0 .NET Framework and SharePoint 2010.• Organizational Point of Contact (POC) for Disaster Recovery and Continuity of Operations (COOP). • Trained and worked with customers on web and client-server applications. Show less