Michael Ormes Email & Phone Number

Bellevue, WA, US

• Developing a system with a recommendation engine at its core hosted on Linux, Windows & mySQL servers running in the Amazon cloud surrounded by a community-based social environment delivered in the browser & in apps on.
• The natural or “inherent” structure of data elements
• The structure of information; the elements of effective information
• Building customized training and education tools from first principles
• Taxonomy – Epistemology – How to we know what is true? ► Business based Engineering
• Effective algorithmic design · Applying intelligent filters and heuristic techniques · Enabling non-coders to build powerful data driven tools · Creating new and previously unattainable analytical capabilities ►.

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• Individual contributor on Expression Blend versions 3, 4 & 5
• Supported Windows 8 application development using the Expression Blend environment.
• Oversaw the rewriting of a significant portion of the Blend codebase to allow it to be used as the Visual Designer in both Blend and Visual Studio
• Drove development support of Windows Phone 7 applications using the Expression Blend product.

Along with other members of the committee, evaluated proposals on both technical and business merit. Recommendations of the committee were used to determine which proposals receive state funding as part of the WTC mandate to encourage high paying jobs in the state of Washington.

• [SumTotal Systems was formerly Click2Learn and Asymetrix]
• Oversaw a globally dispersed development team developing learning space products
• Researched advanced learning system designs.
• Responsible for technical development on ToolBook version 3.0 to 9.0

Worked 20 hours per week as a contract programmer while completing graduate work at Western Kentucky University.

Developed CAD software packages for both Apple Macintosh and Microsoft Windows designed specifically to support Kitchen and Bath applications.

Taught Discrete Computational Mathematics (CS 338). Subject matter included Set Theory, Finite Probability, Boolean Algebra, Graph theory, Logic, and Proofs.

Lexington KY

Responsible for full lifecycle support from Design/Build through Deployment/Support of database intensive applications used to monitor/ manage college bookstore inventories.

Wrote database intensive application code for a series of small companies requiring either part time support or short bursts of high intensity coding to meet critical deadlines.

Lexington, KY

Taught introductory courses in micro-computers.

Masters, Computer Science

Bs, Computer Science & Mathmatics