Passionate Software Developer & Speaker
Knoxville, Tennessee Area
- Past
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- Software Developer at DPRA Incorporated
- Consultant / Software Developer at Young & Mead Consulting
- Information Services Manager at Site Management Services, LLC
- Education
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- University of Tennessee-Knoxville
- Connections
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- Industry
- Computer Software
- Websites
Alan Stevens’s Summary
Alan Stevens is a passionate software developer living in Knoxville, TN. Alan has had a lifelong love affair with technologies of all sorts. He became a software developer with the creation of his first application, because there was nobody around to do it for him. Life hasn't been the same since. Alan regularly speaks at industry conferences and user groups. Alan is the President of the East Tennessee .NET Users Group. When Alan is not playing with his kids, enjoying a fine cigar, singing or playing his acoustic guitar, he occasionally updates his blog at http://netcave.org.
Alan Stevens’s Specialties:
.NET (C# & VB), Visual Studio Team Foundation Server, Visual FoxPro
Alan Stevens’s Experience
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Software Developer
DPRA Incorporated
(Computer Software industry)
June 2005 — January 2008 (2 years 8 months)
Developed a plan query tool and a ship schedule editor for a legacy military planning application. Lead feasibility investigation of Team Foundation Server (TFS). Formed TFS requirements committee and held interviews with representatives of all teams. Coordinated with CMMI compliance staff to develop TFS procedures. Implemented custom web services to extend TFS to support organizational requirements. Developed custom TFS client for Visual FoxPro
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Consultant / Software Developer
Young & Mead Consulting
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)
January 2002 — March 2005 (3 years 3 months)
Maintained, supported and extended a POS/billing application for the hospitality industry. Designed and implemented a time clock application. Developed cost-of-goods-sold calculation and automated email reporting package for a fast food franchisee. Assembled an internal application development framework to promote standards, and reduce development time. Refactored and extended an existing retail POS system for commercial release.
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Information Services Manager
Site Management Services, LLC
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Telecommunications industry)
June 2000 — September 2001 (1 year 4 months)
Improved site deployment and project management by creating database solutions for consolidating maps, images and related real estate documents. Streamlined potential site selection and approval through creation of plotting and overlay maps.
Additional Information
Alan Stevens’s Websites:
Alan Stevens’s Interests:
Singing, Acoustic Guitar Playing, Personal Development, Agile Software Development
Alan Stevens’s Groups:
East Tennessee .NET Users Group (http://www.865got.net) - Leader 2005 - Present,
Pellissippi Toastmasters Club (http://pellissippi.freetoasthost.com) - VP of Membership 2007, Heartland District Influencers
Alan Stevens’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
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