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Objective

Software Developer / Technical Project Leader

VISION — EXECUTION — LEADERSHIP — RESULTS


Innovative technology leader who can translate ideas to action and results. Effective team participant/leader skilled in communicating technical concepts and gaining support for new ideas. Customer advocate recognized for commitment to usability and ability to develop new capabilities from existing technologies. Evangelist for Agile Development practices.

Ardent believer in the power of technology to communicate ideas and advance human endeavors.

Technical Summary

  • Programming Languages/Standards: Ruby on Rails, JAVA, Perl, C, AJAX, DHTML, CSS, JavaScript, XML, XHTML, ASP, JSP, PHP
  • Operating Systems: LINUX, Solaris, Windows, Mac OS
  • Development Environments and Methodologies: ClearCase, Eclipse, Aptana, Visual Basic Studio, Extreme Programming (XP), Agile Development
  • Databases and Enterprise Software: Oracle, PostegreSQL, MySQL, Salesforce AppExchange, SAP, webMethods

Work History

Electronic Data Systems Corp.

Plano, TX, United States
Feb 2005 - Present
Technical Leader/Developer 
Promoted to multifaceted technical/leadership role, collaborating with other members of the Customer Services team in a fast-paced, creative environment to envision, develop, enhance, and implement online services for the company’s customer base—technical staff at large organizations such as AT&T, Nextel, Boeing, IBM, and the U.S. Military.
  • Doubled speed of product turnaround to customers while reducing engineering time.
  • Led a cross-functional international team in developing the Internal Update Center (IUC), a service that gives access to all EDS products through a web interface to synchronized FTP collections distributed in 3 countries. Completed project on schedule and 5% under budget.
  • Created automated processes that slashed development time for product updates by 65%.
  • Designed new “best practice” testing methodologies that were adopted as the new global standard for online applications.
Plano, TX, United States
Jan 2004 - Feb 2005
Helpdesk Engineer 

Brought on board to strengthen base of technical skills for the company’s front-line customer contacts.

  • Developed new training protocol that cut new-hire onboarding time from 3 weeks to 3 days.

Blackbaud Inc.

Chicago, IL, United States
Feb 2002 - Jan 2004
Technology Manager 

Elevated technology capabilities of fast-growing online educational company. Managed network design, telecommunications, and helpdesk service.

  • Drove website redesign from vision through project leadership, creating an attractive, informative, and easily navigable site. Completed on budget in 3 months (vs. 6 projected).
  • Reduced telecom costs 15% by establishing uniform nationwide standards and negotiating new contract at highly competitive rates.

Consolidated Graphics Inc.

Houston, TX, United States
Jun 2001 - Feb 2002
Webmaster 

Handled all technical and organizational aspects of the company’s online presence. Also served as LAN administrator and technical support staff.

Certifications

Project Management Professional (PMP)

(Project Management Institute)
Jan 2006 - Has no expiration

Education

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL, United States
Aug 1997 - May 2001
B.S., Computer Science

Recent Training:

  • Website Usability for Programmers (University of Chicago)
  • Leading Technical Teams (Chicago Chamber of Commerce Business Forum)
  • ASP.NET, AJAX, Ruby on Rails, XHTML, Web 2.0 (National Association of Technology Professionals)

Code Sample

Sample of Code

Example code snippet from a recently developed application.

Blogspot

Blogspot

This blog has been a project of mine for the past three years.  It has not only had a large impact on Ruby on Rails users but also the entire programming community.

References

Stefan Majors

(Peer)
Senior Developer City of Chicago 312-555-9999

Personal friend for 20 years.  Stefan can provide references regarding my technical development and project management capabilities.

 

Robert Peterson

(Superior)
Sr. Vice President Research & Development Electronic Data Systems Corp. (315) 555-2222

Provided support both internally and directly to customers. Developed an excellent rapport with Mr. Peterson, feel free to contact him for a reference.

Shawna Smith

(Peer)
EVP Technology Development eChicagoland Online (312) 555-7777

Fellow Rails evangelist and development manager. Professional colleague for 10 years.