I'm a professional software developer with twenty years of experience. I enjoy finding many interesting challenges and opportunities to expand my knowledge.I love the creative aspects of software development, and have designed and collaborated on many successful commerical applications and websites. I've served in team member, team lead, and architect roles. I enjoy being a technical contributor and also helping others. I've served as a scrum master and scrum team member. Core strengths: Collaboration, mentoring, project management, design and optimization.I like learning the details of the domain I am working in. I have worked in many areas; here's a few: industrial process control, materials scheduling and management, oil and gas accounting, gas pipeline flow balancing, general accounting software, embedded systems, file system drivers, security, internet banking, webmail and voicemail, time and attendance, aircraft pilot training, retail and e-commerce. I'm competent in a variety of languages and platforms: C, C++, C#, ASP.NET and JavascriptVisual Studio, EclipseSQL, SSMS, Oracle, ETL, ELTAsynchronous communications, multi-threaded programming, separation of concerns, IOC, O/R mappers, and design patterns.Fluent in Spanish, beginner's French, plus a bit of Portuguese and Italian.I enjoy spending my free time with family. We enjoy hiking, swimming, cookouts, gardening, home improvement projects, and playing soccer.