• Handled advertising, communication with prospective clients, and recruiting employees.• Created and maintained a website for the business.• Managed payroll and tax accounting.• Constructed a new kitchen and bathroom, and remodeled existing indoor space for childcare use.• Developed a custom time-tracking application for students and employees.

MSN Weather Team• Owned features and fixed bugs in existing features for the MSN Weather app for Windows Phone 8. (C#, Silverlight for Windows Phone)• Owned features and fixed bugs in the MSN Weather app for Windows 10 and Windows 10 Mobile. (C#, XAML, WinRT)• Designed and implemented merge and de-duplication logic for personalized data shared among multiple clients. (C#)• Investigated and fixed performance issues for the MSN Weather mobile apps.• Developed features for an unreleased app for iOS. (Objective-C)MSN Tools Team• Developed features for an internal content management system. (C#, ASP.NET MVC, Razor, AJAX, JavaScript, JQuery)• Designed and implemented a RESTful web service for a content management system. (C#, ASP.NET Web API, REST, T-SQL, SQL Azure)• Trained a team of 5 web developers to build a prototype Windows Phone app for creating original content. (C#, XAML, Silverlight for Windows Phone)

• Developed new features and fixed bugs in existing features for Xbox SmartGlass. (C#, XAML, MVVM, Silverlight for Windows Phone, multithreading)• Developed a prototype for usability testing of several input styles. (C#, XAML, Silverlight for Windows Phone, touch gestures, multi-touch, accelerometer)• Investigated rendering performance, and made several optimizations to improve frame rates.• Implemented layouts and interactive animations according to specifications from UX design team, and made changes based on usability feedback. (Silverlight animation, custom easing functions)

• Developed two web applications for querying, visualizing, filtering, and exporting analytics data. (C#, ASP.NET MVC, Razor, AJAX, JavaScript, JQuery, WCF Data Services Client, LINQ to OData, Open XML)• Developed a metro-style WPF application for browsing analytics data related to topics extracted from a Word document. (C#, WPF, MVVM, WCF Data Services Client, LINQ to OData, Multithreading)• Analyzed the performance of a WCF Data Service, and recommended optimizations to reduce processing time and network traffic. (Fiddler, WCF Data Services Client)• Wrote a stress test for a WCF Data Service to consistently reproduce two intermittent bugs, and debugged the service code to determine solutions. (C#, WCF Data Services, VSTS Load Test) • Created a web service client library that extends WCF Data Services Client to enable multipart requests in a format not normally supported by the framework. (C#, WCF Data Services Client, LINQ)

• Developed UI features for a new web-based clearinghouse application used by Expedia and its partners. (C#, ASP.NET MVC, AJAX, JavaScript, JQuery)• Developed UI features for a new release of an internal content management system. (C#, ASP.NET Web Forms, JavaScript, JQuery)• Fixed IE9 compatibility issues in existing features. (HTML, JavaScript, JQuery)• Identified performance bottlenecks in existing WCF and ASP.NET components and delivered solutions. (C#, WCF, ASP.NET MVC, Fiddler, SQL Server Profiler)• Created new stored procedures and web service methods for two projects. (C#, WCF, T-SQL, SQL Server)

• Developed core features of a WPF client application for a content management system. (WPF, XAML, C#, MVVM, LINQ, MEF)• Proposed, designed, and developed an abstraction layer to expose a unified interface for accessing similar entities that are exposed by the service in different forms. (C#, LINQ)• Debugged issues in the service layer, and recommended specific code changes to resolve them. (C#, SQL)• Analyzed web service traffic and recommended specific performance and reliability improvements. (Fiddler)• Defined requirements for deliverables from an external design vendor.

• Designed and developed a TFS data migration tool to move work items and test case results from TFS 2005 to 2008. (C#, WPF, TFS API, LINQ)• Refactored and consolidated disparate reporting UIs to fit under a common framework. (C#, ASP.NET MVC, AJAX, JavaScript, JQuery, LINQ to SQL)• Created UIs for new internal system status reports. (C#, ASP.NET MVC, JavaScript, JQuery, LINQ to SQL)• Developed the front end for an internal system that maintains localized lists of banned words for a content database. (C#, ASP.NET MVC, AJAX, Excel Interop, LINQ to SQL)• Collaborated with a web designer to create a branded look for internal reporting UIs.

• Developed a data-driven customer-facing website that enabled ISVs to find resources and benefits related to the Microsoft technologies they are using. (C#, ASP.NET, Silverlight, JavaScript, RPS)• Developed a Microsoft internal smart client application that enables marketing, sales, and DE employees to profile ISVs and Microsoft partners. (C#, WPF, ASP.NET)• Developed a smart client application that facilitates partner-to-partner collaboration on projects. (C#, WPF, WCF, SQL Server 2005, RPS)• Developed and executed load tests to measure performance and run stress against a database API. Analyzed results and created reports. (VSTS Load Test)• Analyzed performance bottlenecks in database APIs for two projects, and proposed solutions. (SQL Server Profiler, Fiddler)• Implemented database API performance fixes, resulting in client operation times reduced by as much as 95 percent in some scenarios. (C#, WCF, SQL Server 2005)• Reviewed an existing unfinished codebase from an older project, enumerated tasks necessary to complete it, and created a dev estimate.• Consolidated scattered code into a cohesive solution, eliminated non-functional code, and deployed to a demo VM. (C#, WPF, WCF, ASP.NET)• Troubleshot network-related issues experienced by customers and implemented fixes. (Terminal Services, Remote Assistance, Fiddler, SQL Server Profiler)• Designed and developed a diagnostic utility that runs communication tests and gathers information to assist tier-1 support personnel. (C#, WPF, SQL)• Assisted testers with WPF UI automation and web automation. (C#, WPF)• Worked with SE teams to ensure successful deployment of website and database updates.• Trained new developers and testers.• Created and reviewed design documents for multiple products.

• Developed core functionality and features for an online collaboration website that enables ISVs to find trusted partners to combine their efforts on projects. (C#, ASP.NET, JavaScript, WSS 3.0, SQL Server 2005, RPS)• Developed UI for a smart client application that enables ISVs to analyze their applications’ dependencies on Microsoft APIs and enables Microsoft to aggregate this data to determine usage patterns. (C#, WPF)• Led a team of five developers by creating work items, triaging bugs, and coordinating daily activities.• Worked with new team members to bring them up to speed on development processes.• Assisted team members in resolving difficult development issues.• Participated in the design process for several product features.• Transitioned to an employee role with the same team after 7 months.

• Designed, developed, and maintained a highly configurable client/server application that distributes resource-intensive daily accuracy tests across many machines to reduce running time and increase capacity compared to the same tests running on a standalone machine. (C#, WinForms, SQL Server 2000, 2005, XML)• Created, and deployed a test result reporting web site that provides testers and developers with several highly customizable dynamic accuracy reports based on results for daily product builds and/or private builds. (ASP.NET, C#, SQL Server 2000, 2005, HTML, XML, JavaScript)• Owned verification and distribution of daily test results.• Implemented an alert system allowing testers and developers to receive customized email alerts when test results meet user-defined conditions. (ASP.NET, C#, SQL Server 2000, 2005)• Created a report archival and distribution system. (ASP.NET, C#, SQL Server 2000, 2005)• Created and updated documentation for internal test tools.• Taught a less experienced SDET new techniques with ASP.NET and C#.• Ran automated tests using WTT and other tools, analyzed results, and filed bugs.

• Installed network cables and hardware in two buildings.• Configured workstations for network access.• Evaluated and upgraded workstation hardware.• Assisted with server setup and administration.• Developed a document backup application. (QuickBasic)