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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Apple Valley, Minnesota, United States

Apple Valley, Minnesota, United States

Apple Valley, Minnesota, United States

Chanhassen, Minnesota, United States

- Built custom ColdFusion framework based on ASP.NET MVC- Architected video kiosk WPF app, its sophisticated class scheduler, its admin backend, JSON REST webservices, & MonoTorrent distribution system- Prototyped kiosk features such as facial recognition, multiple video projectors, RabbitMQ messaging, MonogoDB storage, Chromium/Electron UI, etc.- Integrated with Google Maps, Exact Target, Salesforce, Authorize.net, geocoding & insurance partners- Lead development on custom CMS used across multiple sites- Developed several reusable UI components, substantially reducing boilerplate code- Developed an email template scheduler for other apps to integrate with- Maintained & improved two custom SQL ORMs- Helped implement databased sessions system, enabling a better load balancing experience- Developed multi-tiered permission system- Developed several CRUD apps; many with complex UIs, versioned data structures, permission-checks, etc.- Developed budget builder app, replacing a VBA-heavy 30-sheet Excel workbook- Migrated code & data from MySQL to SQL Server- Implemented i18n and translated entire site- Rewrote complex Perl email batch process into a better, simpler ColdFusion scheduled task- Developed ColdFusion plugins: Head Injector, Dependency Injection, Java & Perl RegExp, Image Resizer, Captcha, System Status Manager & Messenger, Excel export- Optimized queries, pages, components, stored procedures, scheduled tasks, etc.- Substantially improved code security & robustness- Developed uncaught exception handler, report, & notification system to reduce downtime- Implemented SES URL rewrite rules w/Helicon ISAPI Rewrite 2 & 3- Developed custom Tomcat servlets to support server-side LESS CSS & fix HTTP headers for proper browser caching- A lot more, both big and small…

Telecommute From Mn

- Set up client websites using SiteEngine (proprietary CMS built with ColdFusion & extensive AJAX)- Created/edited content in SiteEngine admin per client’s requirements- Created custom SiteEngine modules & views per client’s requirements- Extended SiteEngine’s base functionality (for all clients) by developing modules such as a configurable photo gallery- Performed extensive cross-browser testing, proofread & quality-checked sites after publication

Chanhassen, Minnesota, United States

- Originally a Claims Processor, promoted to Data Analyst / Web Applications Developer- Entered, processed, and manually valuated class action claims- Generated potential duplicate claim reports, worked on and delegated portions of the report to others- Analyzed bulk (10 million+ row) Excel broker claim form submissions and wrote scripts to automate cleanup for database import- Assisted with building an Excel Interop app to greatly reduce manual labor involved in cleaning up bulk data for error-free database import- Fixed software defects reported by custom uncaught error notification system- Wrote custom, large SQL reports for all company departments- Maintained and improved multiple apps- Built & integrated a documentation app within the main app to provide contextual help documents- Optimized queries, pages, scheduled tasks, etc.

Somerset, Wi

Retail Salesman, Cashier, General & Bicycle Mechanic, Answered Phone, Handled Freight, Restocked Inventory, Repaired Equipment, Filled Propane Tanks, Ordered Inventory (Phone and Online), Operated Heat Press (for Clothing), Custodian, etc.