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Santa Barbara, Ca, Us

Goleta, California

San Diego Ca

Improved and created application features that were identified from client demands. Documented and translated these specifications using various software development tools.• Reduced the cost and lead-time required to supply new site licensing and distribution contracts by developing new objects and controls within the current application framework. Savings were directly tied to performance reviews specified in the contract or congressional bill that approved the project.• Improved the application’s overall performance, validated calculations and optimized and re-factored existing code.• Delivered bug-free releases by creating test harnesses for specific procedures that required evaluation.• Successfully tested and compared performance issues by developing new Active X controls with Visual Studio 2005.• Maintained on-time delivery for each milestone, which kept the project on course with government contract.

Torrance, Ca

Provided solutions to improve the performance of DRUMS, Distribution Research Material Statistics, software used to manage the costs associated with the distribution of Honda vehicles worldwide, and improved web based reporting services.• Reduced the run-time for reporting services from hours to minutes.• Developed a clear and flexible interface so that complex reports could be easily defined by the end-user.• Developed a robust application security layer that provided managed access and navigation.• Created cost savings by using X-copy deployment strategies for in-house and remote users through background deployment. Worked in small Agile paired programmer team.• Broadened the scope of the application DRUMS, using MS Visual FoxPro 8, DBI Controls Library and added Active X automation for Excel and MapIt software, resulting in keeping the user interface look and feel current with MS Office 2003 and providing interfaces for distance and time over routing.• Enhanced user training and support by providing user help and application documentation using Robo-Help Professional.• Developed new Visual FoxPro controls to deploy in place of DLLs or registered objects.