Jim Mackillop Email & Phone Number

Flower Mound, Texas, United States

- Created an MVC application used internally to maintain client and contact data, create monthly invoices, and provide key performance metrics to ensure timely processing of more than 30,000+ orders annually for retailers and suppliers as well as identifying top producers of orders and revenue.- Architected and developed a REST API to provide product, promotional, and customer data for nearly 200 Point of Sale terminals which transmit nearly 2 million transactions annually.- Upgraded legacy ASP.NET client portal with more than 200 pages to a modern MVC application.- Created tables in SQL Server for new and upgraded applications ensuring data integrity throughout the migration process.

Flower Mound, Texas, United States

- Developed key functionality for the expense module of an Angular back-office project management application used by contractors and vendors for ongoing projects for a construction company with an annual revenue of $16 million.- Introduced best practices and modular design principles to improve load time and user experience.- Improved validation and error handling of current API to improve user experience and data integrity.- Collaborated with cross-functional members to gather and analyze requirements to meet business goals and user needs.

Flower Mound

- Awarded contract to develop a set of custom enhancements for TD Ameritrade retail locations across the nation based on a simplified, intuitive user interface.- Converted an established ASP.NET web site with 40+ screens of simple input controls to a mobile-friendly MVC application incorporating Bootstrap, jQuery, vector maps, and other controls.

Denton, Texas, United States

- Improved electronic interface to set up new accounts, update account balances, post transactions, and adjudicate eligible purchases originating from FSA debit cards.- Converted multiple existing ASP.NET web sites to implement MVC architecture in C#.- Enhanced user interface of MVC applications using jQuery, JavaScript, HTML 5, and CSS 3.- Answered client phone calls each day to provide customer and technical support.- Improved SQL table design and execution of stored procedures.

Rexburg, Idaho

Bachelor of Science in Business Management – Finance- Graduated Magna Cum Laude.- Honored with the Newel K. Whitney Award.

Idaho Falls, Idaho

- Developed ASP.NET web site using C# with role based security to replace existing web site for a national organization that operates closely with the U.S. Department of Energy.- Streamlined existing procedures for recording data, increasing productivity by 20 percent.- Migrated existing data from MS Access and other sources into a normalized SQL Server database.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

- Designed, developed, and documented proprietary system for Flexible Spending Account (FSA) plan administration using C#, ASP.NET, SQL Server, CSS, JavaScript, and XML.- Integrated XML web services using C# to synchronize account information with debit card vendor.- Consolidated multiple SQL databases into a single, normalized SQL database accessible to all branch locations improving response time to customer inquiries and overall productivity.- Maintained and enhanced web application to capture payroll data and benefit contributions using Classic ASP, JavaScript, SQL Server, HTML, CSS.

Macon, Georgia, United States

- Managed the finance department for nearly 8 months, reporting directly to the President of the mission; directly responsible for all financial matters related to the mission and its 276 volunteers.- Improved efficiency within another department in the main office by developing a simple application that dramatically reduced time performing a key task each day from 4 hours to 30 minutes.- Conducted, planned, and taught at weekly meetings on ethics, communication, and teaching skills.

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

- Developed an application to calculate insurance premiums for all rented U-Haul storage units across the nation; completed project objectives in less than 40 days into the 3 month contract.- Directed a development team in upgrading U-Haul’s existing customer support application used in call centers at every regional office throughout the nation.- Spearheaded team to replace the existing AS/400 mainframe server for the entire Southwest region with a SQL Server database to reduce response time of distributed applications in many locations.