Garrison Wright Email & Phone Number

Bloomington/Normal, Illinois Area

Published Android App Creator - “CaretakerMe”: Creator of CaretakerMe, a pet management Android application published to Google Play in May 2015. Completed all aspects of the application from concept, to design, development, testing and commercial deployment. Key technical concepts employed:- SyncAdapter for obtaining vet data in JSON format from Google.

Bloomington/Normal, Illinois Area

• Onsite Technical Support Engineer in Bloomington, IL for a significant Mitchell customer supporting a medical claim management system called Decision Point. Decision Point integrates with the customer's electronic.
• Proactively keeps the entire electronic bill flow stable from the client integration through third party Voluntary Networks
• Communicates technical information to account managers, business analyst, and users.
• Translates business needs and user concerns for developers and project management
• Investigates and troubleshoots issues surrounding the product interface
• Creates SQL scripts (self-taught skill) for reporting, issue research and problem diagnosis

Bloomington/Normal, Illinois Area

• Owner and web designer at Flying Monkeys. Flying Monkeys was a retail gift shop as well as a web design and development business. Managed daily store operations including finances, inventory, marketing, and sales. As.
• Excelled in analyzing customer web site needs by interviewing representatives for site audience, intended use, and a representation of who they are and what story they wanted to tell
• Selected appropriate web hosting agent for client when needed
• Developed website prototypes, including artwork, saving clients professional graphic costs
• Deployed finalized website upon customer approval
• Supported and maintained websites created and inherited, often working in unfamiliar technologies with the inherited sites

Bloomington/Normal, Illinois Area

• Recruited to join as a Senior Java developer performing analysis, development, and deployment of a personal organization software product, called LifeCrafter, a marketing tool to be distributed by corporate clients..
• Java developer on user interface elements (Eclipse/Swing)
• Contributed to executive level discussions of product requirements suggesting improvements in functionality and capabilities
• Participated in interface and relational database analysis and design
• Wrote Java code to adjust product appearance according to screen resolution
• Developed print algorithm over Graphic2D Java object to fit address list

Bloomington/Normal, Illinois Area

• Contributed to the analysis, development, implementation and support of several enterprise-wide software change management systems for both PC and mainframe environments. Selected as one of the first Java developers.
• C++ and Java developer for RMS, an internal change management system
• Mainframe developer for BLDISS, an internal mainframe change management system
• Volunteered to build secured transaction service in C for the State Farm Bank
• Built VB6 configuration manager for above bank service on own initiative
• Served as team lead in Issuance Area (CMS and deployment)

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Fine/Studio Arts, General

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Computer Science