Resume of .Net Developer/XP Coach

Title
.Net Developer/XP Coach

Primary Skills
WCF, WPF, MSSQL

Location
US-KS-merriam

Posted
Nov-09-07


C#.Net N-Tier Developer/Scrum Master/XP Coach
Summary
Proven critical thinker and problem solver who has desire to make a career in a SCRUM and/or XP team developing commercial grade software.

Key Technologies / Skills
Visual Studio 2005, Visual Studio Orcas/2008, Microsoft .Net Framework 2.0/3.0/3.5, Xaml, Xml, SOAP, Windows Communication Foundation, Windows Presentation Foundation, LINQ, C# 2.0/3.0, Enterprise Library 2.0/3.0 (Validation, Policy Injection, Logging, and Caching Application blocks), Microsoft Patterns & Practices:Webservice Software Factory/Smart Client Software Factory, Microsoft SQL Server 2005/2008, IIS 5/6/7, Windows Sharepoint Services 3.0, Scrum, Rup, Extreme Programming, NMock, and NUnit.

Employment History

October 2007 to Present -- Software Developer II
Zeratec, Inc -- Lawrence, KS -- (913) 331-3200

Works all phases of Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) using XP (Extreme Programming) and Scrum practices (Agile Software Development) to bring about commercial grade software for government agency use. Currently uses .Net 3.0, .Net 2.0, ASP.NET, ADO.NET visual studio and visual source safe. Also acting as XP coach and facilitating the use of scrum.

October 2006 to October 2007 - Software Engineer
Spencer Reed Group, LLC -- Overland Park, KS - (913) 663-4400

Designed, Constructed, Implemented, and Maintained SOAP service on Windows .Net 2.0 distributed systems framework for mobilizing objects from over 15 Dataforce Starsearcher staffing application databases. Refactored said service to Windows Communication Foundation and adhered to Microsoft Best practices as shown by the Webservice Software Factory patterns and the CoreBank example from Patterns & Practices. Designed, Constructed, Implemented, and Maintained call accounting reports using Cisco IP Telephony Call Manager 4.X server database and Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services. Designed, Constructed, Implemented, and then Used Windows Forms applications to prepare multiple Starsearcher datasources for conversion to future VCG Pointwing staffing suite by eliminating duplicates, redundancies, and inequalities. Worked with HR department on OFPR regulatory compliance by providing Equal Opportunity metrics out of key staffing application databases using soap extensions for reporting services. Designed, Constructed, and Beta Released TempApply Kiosk software to Encore Staffing Services built on WPF and WCF technologies with Infragistics NetAdvantage and custom controls. Successfully completed two iterations on a proprietary Asset Tracking System using most elements of SCRUM.

June 2006 to October 2006 -- Technical Support Analyst II
Applebees International, Inc -- Overland Park, KS -- (913) 967-4000

Improved team morale and knowledge through ongoing mentoring and assistance on high priority issues. Wrote numerous how-to's, faq's, and articles to expand and update a knowledge base that was continually outdated by newer versions of proprietary, SQL server 2000 and COM+ based, point of sale. Lead team trainings on proprietary, MS Access based, scheduling software and common troubleshooting issues. Subject matter expert on most second level software issues including but not limited to SQL Server 2000, Citrix Metaframe client, MS Portal Server (company intranet), Peoplesoft, OSCAR scheduling, AppleOne POS, NCR Fitclient, IBM RDM, and EATEC food cost systems. Provided on-call escalation support for level 1. Was acting supervisor on 3rd shift when no supervisors were on site.

September 2003 to June 2006 -- Technical Support Analyst I
Applebees International, Inc -- Overland Park, KS -- (913) 967-4000

Supported internal proprietary systems and restaurant point of sale systems. Tools included Front Range Solution's H.E.A.T. Helpdesk ticketing software, Frontrange Solution's IT Service Management Software, PCAnywhere, Citrix Metaframe Client, Citrix gotomypc.com, Windows OS, DOS batch file scripting, MSSQL Enterprise manager, and VNC.

Extra Curricular

Enjoys programming as a hobby and has been programming since 1993, starting on qbasic, then LPC (www.mudos.org) which included creating my own mud (daybreak ridge), and continuing on into college with c++. Watched the object oriented paradigm come about through school and learned it on Borland C/C++, COBOL, and QBASIC at JCCC (See below). Current activities include Channel9 podcasts, MSDN Webcasts/Events, and blogging about SDLC methodologies and MS technologies at www.jamespeckham.com. Active and involved on MSDN forums in assisting other MS users as user id jdpeckham and have numerous heavy traffic posts including “Unified Input for XNA”. My home lab includes a Sharepoint Services 3.0 server running on Windows Server 2008 with SQL Server 2008 and Visual Studio 2008 Orcas. This is one of several machines that I am dedicatedly learning and trying new technologies as solutions in my home test environment.

Education
• High School Diploma - Olathe East High - Graduated 1996
• Some College - JCCC - Core studies: Computer Science, C++, Java, MS Access, Math, Accounting and Music.

Certifications
See above


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