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Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area

Member of the development and maintenance team for economic models- Modernized C++ models to reduce maintenance costs- Untangled code to isolate business logic- Re-engineered economic models from C++ to C#/.NET- Re-designed applications from PC desktop to web

Helping companies improve their development teams. Whether it's using a better version control system (or *a* version control system), automated testing, separate environments for testing, or small utilities to automate mundane, repetitive tasks, improvement is always possible!- Created web application to summarize timesheet data from yast.com (HTML, CSS, Google App Engine, Python)- Created utility to visualize web site links (Ruby, GraphViz)- Designed and implemented web site for source code statistics (HTML, CSS, PHP, MySQL, XML, RESTful)- Redesigned client's web site, reduced HTML and made compliant with W3C standards.- Installed and configured web servers.

Washington, Dc

Member of the development and maintenance team for economic models- Modernized C++ models to reduce maintenance costs- Untangled code to isolate business logic- Re-engineered economic models from C++ to C#/.NET- Re-designed applications from PC desktop to web

Washington, Dc

Member of the development and maintenance team for economic models- Modernized C++ models to reduce maintenance costs- Untangled code to isolate business logic- Re-engineered economic models from C++ to C#/.NET- Re-designed applications from PC desktop to web

Toolsmith, build-master, version control administrator, and technical advisor.- Developer on a large C++ project. Designed, coded, tested, and debugged components.- Reviewed requirements, created design documents, and reviewed code changes from other developers.- Implemented Serena PVCS, converted archives from SourceSafe to PVCS.- Converted custom build system from Java to C#. Simplified code, reduced by 80%.- Created control system for coordinating jobs on multiple PCs.- Established test and production environments for build system and increased reliability.- Designed a system to collect metrics on source code, including LOC, SLOC, and complexity.- Created a system to parse source code and generate diagrams of the internal design.- Extracted data from Serena TeamTrack web service, summarized into Excel spreadsheet.- Designed, installed, and managed virtualization environment.- Created utility to compile programs and run automated tests.- Created utilities to extract and inject data into MS-Access and ODBC databases.- Developed tools to monitor disk usage; collected, analyzed, and reported usage trends.- Created scripts to examine and summarize server/directory access rights.- Created tools to measure size of help text (word count, changed count, and translation load).- Installed, configured, and administered web servers and PCs on test subnet.- Created tools to monitor disk space on servers and PCs and send alerts when below threshold.- Created simple report writer generator; used to create data summary/reformat programs.- Mentored junior programmers and coached senior developers.

Team lead for RAVE project (C++ component for Windows and Solaris, team of 4 individuals)- Created project plans, assigned work, reviewed progress, held performance reviews.- Created “mini-build” driver to compile programs, run automated tests, and report results.- Developed supplemental class library for MFC.- Created series of utilities to assist batch files.- Mentored non-programmers into development positions.

Team lead for test team (6 individuals)- Planned tests and assigned work.- Reviewed requirements for testability.- Organized test cases for improved test coverage and efficient use of test team.Also coordinated plans for department Y2K testing and preparation.

Developer on the UPS Online project, a C++ Windows application. - Participated in the “in-sourcing” effort, bringing the development into UPS.- Contributed to maintenance, re-design, enhancements, and testing.- Re-wrote the setup program for the application.

Developer on the Customer Counter and Maxiship projects.- Reviewed requirements and translated into design documents.- Participated in enhancement, maintenance, testing, and support efforts.- Simplified code, reducing total code by 15%.- Created test scripts and a series of structured tests.- Organized tests for efficient use of time.- Held code reviews.- Introduced PC-Lint and static analysis to the review process.

Supervised the PC support team (3 individuals) The team installed PC hardware and software and trained and supported users at all levels of the organization.- Planned projects and budgets.- Gave performance reviews.- Created training program for “Information Specialists”, non-technical members of business teams.

Member of the PC support team.- Installed PC hardware and software- Trained and supported bank employees- Created log-in and menu system in MS-DOS- Wrote program to generate data conversion programs- Created ACH transaction reporting and editing programs- Redesigned loan redline reporting system- Experimented with then-considered new technologies: touchpads, color printers, plotters, and networks- Built an Executive Support System which summarized bank operation activities- Worked with the Data Security team to ensure that applications were built properly and stored data securely

One of the guys behind the counter at the local Heathkit store. I answered customer questions, pulled items from stock, help customers with problems, and took in Heathkits for repair.Heathkit stores (and the catalog center) sold electronic kits. Test equipment (signal generators, oscilloscopes), audio (stereo tuners and amplifiers), televisions, and computers.Best experience: Helping customers with H-8, H-89, and H-100 computers, all proprietary models and not PC clones. Computers were small enough that one could become an expert in them, understanding hardware, software, and peripherals.Best lesson learned: Before picking up a television (and televisions were heavy in those days, weighing forty to fifty pounds), make sure you know where you will put it down.