EMPLOYMENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Bat Conservation International — Independent Software Developer — Austin, TX (2007 to Present)
- Fixed and enhanced eCommerce system.
- Added comprehensive 'inventory tracking' system to eCommerce site including monthly report engine.
- Ported invoicing/billing system from MS Access to web interface for the VRC images database.
- Ported VRC data from MS Access .mdb to MySQL.
- Ported Bat Library data from MS Access .mdb to MySQL.
- Ported Bat Library user interface to Joomla!.
- Created Bat Sound File Database including full Administration.
- Consolidated common database tables used throughout several projects.
- Consolidated common code used throughout several projects.
- Added CAPTCHA to reduce automated robot abuse.
- Initiated conversion of existing code to parameterized SQL to avoid SQL Injections.
Manexa — Senior Software Developer — Austin, TX (2006 to 2007)
- Consolidated common ASP.NET code between software projects.
- Introduced coding standards to projects.
- Implemented invoicing system for "publications" and "non-event merchandise."
- Developed a highly configurable "Complex Pricing" mechanism for increased flexibility
in pricing options. Written in ASP.NET, AJAX, and Javascript DOM, "Complex Pricing"
included staff-side support for item pricing as well as end-user interface (shopping cart)
for pricing selections.
- Created a "Subscription Managment" module for managing subscription based periodicals.
Boys Town National Research Hospital — Research Computing Engineer — Omaha, NE (2004 to 2005)
- Developed and tested the Auditory Research Sound Card (ARSC) API.
This ANSI C API was designed specifically for synchronous auditory research projects. Duties included:
- Tested and debugged existing MME/WDM code.
- Encapsulated API code into a Windows DLL for use by other languages.
- Created numerous examples to use above DLL in the following languages:
ANSI C, MatLab (using 'Generic DLL Interface Functions'),
C#, VB.Net, VB 6.0, VBA (Excel).
- Integrated ASIO into API to bypass the Windows Mixer to remove latency issues.
- Converted 1rst Order Otoreflectance (Ear Reflectance Measurement) modeling
code from Borland Delphi to ANSI C for use in a "hand-held device" implementation.
- Created the "Physical Acoustics Database Server — Web/database" application for archiving
subject test data. Created automated scripts to move test data to secure location.
- Converted data acquisition software from MME to ASIO using Borland
Delphi, Delphi ASIO SDK, and
OpenASIO v1.01.
- Added WDM support to existing 24-bit application using WAVEFORMATEXTENSIBLE under Delphi.
Garot Software Services — Software Consultant — CA, AZ, NE, TX (1997 to Present)
Numerous software consultation projects for over seven years. Accomplishments include:
- Created a full-featured eCommerce system (CoastCart) for a web hosting company used by over 200 clients.
- Automated a 20-minute, tedious, mistake-prone user-setup process to a two minute, mistake-free process for a web hosting company
- Coded and implemented all VB/ASP features (lodging guide, keyword/directory search, dining reviews, etc.) for SantaBarbara.com, a web portal, that receives 210,000 unique visitors each month
- Created a hotel club system for SantaBarbara.com that generates revenues of $10,000 per year
- Designed and coded Visual Basic graphical interface to compiled MATLAB antenna modeling routines for an engineering research company
- Assumed responsibility for an intranet Document Control system for engineering and manufacturing companies to archive and control Bills of Materials, schematics, software, and other documents
- Created a Document Control system separate from the above listed.
The system included data mining from existing Excel spreadsheet system,
database architecture, creation of intranet browser interface, and creation
of interface between schematics and the part system.
Classifieds2000, Inc. — Senior Software Developer — Santa Clara, CA (1996 to 1997)
- Developed software tools, handled information storage and retrieval, and administered Windows, web, and database servers for a Internet startup company.
- Single-handedly configured Windows NT 3.51 Webserver running Netscape FastTrack Server, Oracle 7.3, and custom CGIs.
( Classifieds 2000 was bought by Excite.com and now is managed by InfoSpace )
Boole & Babbage, Inc. — Product Support & Tasks Engineer — San Jose, CA (1995 to 1996)
Supported COMMAND/Post product, an enterprise-wide system management tool on most major UNIX platforms.
Took over development of "Ensign NetWare & NT agents." Continual
streamlining of processes, documenting and improving knowledgebase.
Won the first "Star of the Quarter Award", an in-house award for excellence.
Received 8% salary increase after one year.
( Boole & Babbage is now BMC Software )
Greenbrier & Russel, Inc. — Software Developer — Brookfield, WI (1993 to 1995)
Software development using PowerBuilder on Sybase and Oracle databases.
Developed a "core" set of framework objects, the backbone for all PowerBuilder applications
created within two Wisconsin state agencies.
Presented technical forums and hosted standards committee.
Received 3% salary increase after six months for "hard work and dedication."
E.D.S. — Novell and Network Administrator — Warren, MI (1992 to 1993)
- Migrated 300+ users from over-populated Novell NetWare server to upgraded model.
- Assumed role of "Supervisor" for two Novell NetWare 3.11 file servers hosting over 600 clients.
- Consolidated network communications of over ten remote sites to General Motor's Technical Center.
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