Sample Resume

My education and career have given me opportunities to work with many exceptional people while gaining hands-on experience with a wide variety of technologies. In a variety of scenarios, I have worked on teams in developing web-based solutions from concept phase through to post-launch support. Based on my ability to consistently deliver in a team environment, I have been asked to take on increasing amounts of leadership responsibility with each new initiative.

SUMMARY OF TECHNICAL SKILLS

Proficient in using Visual Basic.NET, Visual Basic 6, Visual J++ (Java), MSXML, SQL Server, Oracle 8.1.6

Experience with C++, UML, NuMega DevPartner, Web Application Stress Tool, Rational Rose

Designed Windows-DNA web applications based on Windows-based OS, COM+/MTS, IIS, and ASP

Conducted training and proof of concept work in .NET technologies

Developed in the following environments: Windows XP, Windows 2000, Linux, Solaris 2.x

WORK EXPERIENCE
Sr. Engineer, Web Corp, Chicago. November 2002 - Present
Description: The Application Development Team at Web Corp is responsible for and supporting a Microsoft-based commerce platform used by some of North America's corporations.

Lead a number of efforts that successfully improved the efficiency of the Applications Development Team through the use of processes and tools

Worked as a technical leader on a major initiative in which the core functionality of our application was redesigned (Windows 2000, SQL Server 2000, COM+, Visual Basic 6, MSXML 4.0, IIS, ASP)

Performed proof of concept work and research in .NET technologies

Technical Specialist, Sr. Engineer, Online Corp. August 2000 - November 2002
Description: Online Corp was a company recognized internationally for its online business. It undetook an initiative to redesign the technology they used to support their customer managment system.

Led a team that strategically extracted business rules from the existing application

Managed team that consisted of mainly client developers who were unfamiliar with Online Corp's processes

Worked on architecture team as a Microsoft Technical Specialist defining a very effective Windows-DNA based solution that allowed the project team to deliver a highly scalable and maintainable application on time and on budget. (Windows 2000, COM+, Visual Basic 6, MSXML 3.0)

Improved the performance of the MS Framework persistence service (J++, MSXML 3.0, Visual Basic 6, NuMega Dev Partner, WAS)

Developed technical documentation used in transitioning support of the application

EDUCATION
University of Big City, Big City, USA. Sept. 1994 - May 1999

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

Minor in Psychology

VOLUNTEER WORK
Hospital of Small City, Small City, USA. June 1999 - July 2000

Completed over two hundred hours of volunteer work, helping long term care patients.