Programmer Resume

Title
Programmer

Primary Skills
vb.net, C#, visual basic, engineering, math programming

Location
US-PA-Pittsburgh (will consider relocating)

Posted
Aug-31-09


Housing Situation: Renting, Willing to relocate, and travel.
Availability: Immediate, Actively seeking employment, contract or perm Health: Excellent

Target Position:
Position requiring software engineering background, in an area of advanced software development or application. I would like to continue developing Windows Forms Applications with the Microsoft family of development tools. . NET platform, VB.NET, Visual Basic 6.0, C# languages with Microsoft databases. I am most interested in scientific, engineering, and challenging mathematical type applications. For example, I've recently worked on sophisticated gaming programs, and in the past, I've worked for an environmental company, where we used complex algorithms to keep limits of released chemicals, under EPA approved limits. I have also worked with computers that were interfaced to machines, sensor controls and other devices. I have a great passion for hi-technology and applications.

Skills:

Languages Databases Special Skills
net framework vb.net, C# MS SQL Server Windows Applications, Winforms, GUI programming
(Windows Form Applications) MS Access OOP (objects) object oriented programming
Visual Studio VB 2008, XML ADO, DOA Business, scientific, math, advanced PC applications
Visual Basic VB 6.0 dBase Real time programming, hardware, machine control
C Pascal, PL/1, Modula 2 Q & E multilink Software Engineering, MS Source Safe
various assembly languages Farpoint, Sheridan grids, various 3rd part controls

Education:

School Degree Thesis Awards & Honors Notable Course Work
Rensselaer Poly Tech MSCS Edge Detection in Computer Vision Systems Honorable mention, graduate thesis. Pattern Recognition, Information Theory, Computer Communications, Software Engineering
Youngstown State Univ cs work Numerical Analysis, Advanced Data Structures, Probability
Youngstown State Univ BSEE Sound Synthesis Software Award top percentage freshman class, Dean's List, partial scholarship Electronic Design, Calculus, Linear Programming

Programmer, Consultant Bally Technologies/Sierra Design Group, Reno July 2003 -- Jan 09
Game Design and Development. Games were unique in that they were “pay for action” (iterative and progressive), making the analysis and synthesis of pay rates, much more complex than conventional video poker games. Notable Achievements: Developed mathematical and statistical methods for calculating and developing pay tables/optimum strategy for various computer games, including partial tree factoring method, and perfect tree search method, which provided exact solution, rather than mere estimate of the game. Developed database intensive solution to game to solve game problems using multiple (12) PCs connected to system network. Developed methods to reduce size of data table needed. (by factors of 30.) Wrote PC simulation version of game, as platform demonstration for managers and other developers. Developed simulation system for automated testing of games. Tools Used: VB.NET, VB2008, MS .NET Framework ADO.NET, MS Access, SQL, C#, MS Excel.

Programmer, Consultant Aristocrat Data Sys; Las Vegas; Sept 2001 May 2002
Company provides computer information services to the gaming industry. Coupon redemption system. System allows customers to redeem coupons for cash and merchandise. Tracks player activity and organized data about various coupons, campaigns and offers. Protects casino against theft and fraud by alerting managers to usual player activity. Connected and supplemented existing slot ticket system. Duties included programming the VB program and SQL database. Worked with senior managers to modify and extend specification, to add capabilities. Assigned work to other contractors and supervised their activities. Tools Used: Visual Basic, MS SQL Server (ADO) Bar Code Readers and printers, magnetic card reader, visual scanner, gaming machines.


Programmer, Consultant HNC Insurance Solutions, Irvine, Ca Jan 2001 April 2001
Developed solutions for data entry, processing, validation, tabulation for medical and automobile claims. Developed processing editor to correct web entered documents. System allowed user to modify documents to allow for proper computer processing. Programs modified to user specification. Duties included development of VB Screens and GUI development. VB Interfacing with database and web created files. Participated in investigation of development alternatives for large DP project. Tools Used: Visual Basic, MS Source Safe, MS Project.


Programmer, Consultant Onyx Acceptance Laguna Beach, Ca Feb 1999 - June 1999
Loan Application Company. Company processed loans from used car dealers and then sold those loans to larger lending institutions. Group was responsible updating loan application software. Software originally written in Fox Pro and converted to Visual Basic 6.0 and SQL Server. Duties Included development of VB routines and forms, development and conversion of programs, documentation and Testing of software. Tools Used: Visual Basic 6.0, MS SQL Server (ADO), and MS SourceSafe


Programmer, Consultant Shopping.com; Newport Beach Ca; May 1998 - Oct 1998
E-commerce Startup Company, selling products on the internet. (This was my 2nd experience with a start up company.) Responsible for the development of systems for customer order processing and tracking, vendor tracking and communication, archiving and retrieval of customer service related data. Notable Achievements: Development of VB programs, interfacing programs to client server databases, design of computer software and graphical user interface (GUI), testing of programs and database stored procedures, database design, general improvement of software. Tools Used: Visual Basic 5.0, MS Access and Client Server Databases, MS Sequel Server, MS SourceSafe, Crystal Reports


Programmer Consultant Tamarack Science; Anaheim Ca; Sept 1997 - Mar 1998
Company produces equipment for the production and testing of electronic components including integrated circuits and other microelectronic devices. Project involved development of Visual Basic screens and real time software for the control of high-powered laser systems used in material ablation and scanning of electronic components. Development team made extensive use of object oriented programming techniques, in Visual Basic, in order to encapsulate program functionality. Notable Achievements: Development of Visual Basic Screens, development of real time software, interface of Visual Basic software to lower level C routines. Integration, testing, and debugging of VB software using the actual ablation laser unit and associated laser equipment. Tools Used: Visual Basic 6.0, with special emphasis on object oriented techniques, Star team software development tracking system.



Programmer Consultant American Glass Research May 1996- Jan 1997
Company provides diagnostic and production equipment to the worldwide bottling and packaging industry. Project involved design of computer interface to PPT (Plastic Pressure Tester). Machine tested plastic bottles by filling them with pressurized water under software control and then recorded bottle parameters under stress. Duties included development of GUI (Graphical User Interface) for PPT; design of serial port (com port) communications protocol for interface between IBM PC and PPT; development of diagnostic software to assist in testing and debugging of PPT "C" code; design of MS Access database to allow the program to be operated in various non-English human languages; oversight of the language translation process; development of Windows Install and Help systems. Tools Used: Visual Basic 4.0, Microsoft Access, RoboHelp, GigaSoft Charting Package.


Programmer Consultant Bell Services Roanoke, Virginia Feb 1995 - March 1996
(Note: Bell Services is named for its President Mr. John Bell and not the Bell Telephone company. Coincidentally, Bell Services current largest customer is the Ameritech Telephone Company). Major project involved moving the printed information on thousands of Ameritech's office wiring schematic diagrams into a computer database management system. Duties included: modification and development of programs to facilitate data entry; development of programs and methods for data checking, validation, and preformatting; development of employee time and data sheet tracking programs; development of prison data tracking system for input into SPSS program for academic investigation; development of Windows GUI front end to Informix database for technology demonstration. Tools Used: Visual Basic, Microsoft Access.

Consultant Environmental Computer Sys; E Liverpool, Oh; Nov. 1993 - Sept. 1994
Waste Technologies Inc. (WTI). Company had responsibility for overseeing WTI''s computer and information systems, and for the development of software information tools in order to assist WTI in its function of tracking and burning hazardous waste materials. (This was my 1st experience with a start up company.) (Note: The controversial WTI is a new and highly automated toxic waste incinerator, and was the subject of a featured segment on the CBS News Show 60 Minutes) Notable Achievements: Developed Advanced WTI Burn Planner, improved algorithms to expedite the burn calculations from several hours to 40 seconds. This system allowed the scheduling manager to schedule both tanks and drums into the incinerator to maximize hazardous waste throughput while at the same time complying with all EPA regulations and site specific operational constraints. Completed modification of database applications for use by the WTI operations managers. Assisted in training of WTI operators. Tools Used: Visual Basic 3.0, Microsoft Access, Informix, Q&E Multilink Oracle ODBC


Senior Engineering Programmer United Technologies Winsor Lockes, Connecticut May 1984- Dec 1991
FMS Group - AIMS Group Flight Management Systems computer received data from several types of electronic monitoring equipment, as well as input from user (L-1011 aircraft pilot) then, using mathematical algorithms, calculated best route for safety and fuel efficiency and provided real time control of the autopilots. Duties included: design of real time software; testing and analysis of computer software, data structures, hardware and system interface; training of aides and junior engineers; general improvement and streamlining of procedures in preparation of Government C.O.R.E. Audit; estimated software time schedules and prepared status reports for review by Project Group (management). design and testing of code; design and performance of software acceptance tests; and high level design of hard landing and braking action modules Software leader several projects. Tools Used: PLM, Fortran, C, Pascal, Assembler on Vax, HP-3000 and PC platforms, Software tracking tools.


Business Owner Computer Heroes/Adv. Comp Photo; Ohio; June 1983 - Nov. 1993
Computer Heroes - Self owned software business specializing in development and marketing of educational, mathematical, and engineering software for PC and home computers. Programs included: Electronics AC DC Circuit Analysis Programs and Analytical Geometry in 3 Dimensions. Latest program is Linear Programming Do It Now! - a Visual Basic program marketed on computer networks through shareware. When users register the shareware version they receive Advanced Edition, which contains additional capabilities.)

Advanced Computer Photography - Self-owned business intended to develop visual craft projects and kits, from customer furnished photographs, and to market these products in various ways. Software programs were developed in Borland Turbo Basic and used mathematical algorithms to process digitally scanned images into corresponding directions and patterns to allow users to build the projects.

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