Technical Proficiency

• Certifications:Sitecore Certified Developer
• Development: C#, ASP.NET, ASP.NET MVC3, PHP, Razor, SQL, MySQL, Lucene.NET, Examine, JavaScript, jQuery, HTML 5, XHTML, CSS, XML, XSL/XSLT, UML, dotless CSS
• Software: Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Visual Studio 2005/2008/2010, .NET Framework 2.0-4.0, MSBuild, MSDeploy, Jenkins / Hudson, FogBugz, SQL Server Management Server, VMWare, Telerik RAD Tools, Umbraco, Drupal, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign
• Version Control: Git, Mercurial, Team Foundation Server, Subversion, Visual Source Safe

Senior Software Developer
Centurion Medical Products, Howell, MI Customer Pricing System (CPS) - Intranet App

• Business needed a means of managing 75-100k price records for all customers
• Architected CPS utilizing EntityFramework 4 and MVC3
• Personally responsible for price validation engine (C#, .NET4)
• Performed role as Git Gatekeeper to ensure code standards were being met

CenturionMP.com - Corporate Website (May 2011 Release)

• Performed CMS evaluation to determine the best fit for our corporate site
• Leveraged Umbraco for the CMS architecture
• Designed and constructed the site using Umbraco, Razor and XSLT
• Implemented site and advanced searches using Lucene.Net and Examine's Fluent API

CenturionDirect.com - Site Development and Feature Addition

• Redesigned existing Centurion Direct Label Sales site
• Incorporated AJAX controls into site to decrease page load times
• Decreased initial page size 100 fold
• Implemented AJAX client-side validation to provide quicker response times to end users
• Modified a majority of the site to perform asynchronous server calls to provide a more fluid user experience

SorbaviewShield.com - Architecture, Design, Production

• Recreated the existing Flash-based site using HTML5 and jQuery to provide a consistent user experience
• Maintained 95% of the existing user interface and 90% of the functionality without the use of Flash
• Ensured the site was cross-browser compliant (IE 6/7/8, Firefox, Chrome, (Mobile) Safari)

Miscellaneous - Project Management, Business Analyst

• Currently leading the development initiative to retire the current version of CenturionDirect
• Lead developer for the reconstruction of CenturionMP.com using Sitecore
• Responsible for researching and procuring .NET tool kits (Telerik, Sitecore)
• Performed responsibilities as Business Analyst for several web-based initiatives
• Introduced a modified Agile software development life cycle for all web development

Environment: C#, ASP.NET 3.5/4.0, HTML 5, Umbraco, Razor, Jenkins, MSBuild, Microsoft SQL Server, AJAX, jQuery, Telerik RAD Tools, Team Foundation Server 2010, Git, Mercurial, FogBugz, .less CSS, Chirpy Zippy

Founder & CEO
Image Science Incorporated, East Lansing, MI

• Founded the company to provide web design services to individuals and small businesses
• Perform sales, customer service, programming, server administration and quality assurance roles
• Ensure customer satisfaction through detailed analysis of business needs
• Provide an affordable means for customers to gain a presence on the internet
• Environment: Linux, PHP, MySQL, XHTML, CSS

Software Developer
EDS/Tek Systems, Lansing, MI Medicaid OSCAR Project - System Architecture Design and Documentation

• Documented network topology and system architecture for existing and future implementations of EDS' Medicaid solution (including over 60 servers and 200 applications)
• Modeled application and network topology using UML and Enterprise Architect
• UML models encompassed 60 servers (Virtual and Physical) and 200 applications
• Environment: Enterprise Architect, Microsoft Word

MI Secretary of State (MDOS) BAM Project - User Services Team

• Designed and constructed user interface layer (ASP.NET)
• Leveraged third party AJAX toolkit (SyncFusion) and custom JavaScript
• Wrote custom validation controls using JavaScript and Microsoft's validation controls
• Re-factored existing ASP.NET pages to increase speed and efficiency by a factor of three
• Responsible for time and complexity estimation for change controls using predefined EDS standards and measures
• Participated in requirements gathering and screen design with customer
• Environment: C#, ASP.NET, Microsoft UIP Application Block

MI Secretary of State (MDOS) BAM Project - Interfaces Team

• Created translation application to transform a flat file (.csv) to a custom object using XML serialization and XSLT
• Authored several interfaces to external agencies using VB.NET to allow one way transmission of data related to driving, judicial and other records
• Environment: C#, VB.NET

Systems Programmer
Baytree Bank, Lake Forest, IL Baytree Finance - Premium Finance System

• Wrote web service security system used to secure all publicly accessible web services using Microsoft Web Security Enhancements (WSE)
• Authored several financial functions (IRR, XIRR, NPV, XNPV, etc) in .NET using Goal Seek algorithms
• Wrote several parsers to facilitate communication between online and client-side systems (CSV, XML, MISMO, etc)
• Converted database tables from Binary Serialization to XML Serialization
• Created custom .NET/SQL reports for management
• Environment: C#, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft SQL Reporting Services

Baytree Lending - HALO (VBA) and ASP.NET Web Sites

• Normalized sections of the database to correct for reporting inconsistencies
• Added system checks to current production process to ensure data integrity and minimize end user error
• Ensured accurate calculations by implementing logic checks throughout system
• Responsible for updating and maintenance of all Baytree Lending websites including all additional functionality
• Environment: VBA, Microsoft SQL, Microsoft Access, XSLT/XML and ASP

Business Systems Consultant II
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Lombard, IL IL Business Support - System Design

• Took initiative and led 2 projects to completion. Received Service Excellence and Business Support Leadership awards
• Led testing initiatives on multiple projects and took responsibility for deliverables
• Experience working with iterative development (i.e. RUP methodology)

BS Botany and Plant Pathology
Michigan State University

• Graduated with High Honors
• Created websites for the MSU Herbarium and the Beal Gardens

Give Camp
Lansing Give Camp

• Volunteered to build websites for non-profit organizations
• Environment: PHP, Drupal, Joomla, MySQL