
Software Engineer at Avanade
Greater Seattle Area

Software Engineer at Avanade
Greater Seattle Area
Software Engineer specializing in Microsoft .NET
Microsoft .NET 3.5 - ASP.NET, ADO.NET, WCF, Windows Azure, Sharepoint Application Development
(Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)
November 2008 — Present (1 year 1 month)
* Contributing to various functional specifications in response to customer proposals to support sales efforts.
* Utilizing a combination of various Microsoft technologies including SharePoint, Silverlight, .NET, SQL Server, Team Foundation Server, IIS, Active Directory Federated Services, Windows Azure, and Live Services to develop customized solutions to meet customer requirements
* Delivering projects on time and under budget through both agile and sequential software development cycles as an individual and as a member of a development team.
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
February 2007 — October 2008 (1 year 9 months)
* Maintained and supported over 20 legacy applications developed in VB.NET and VB with SQL Server.
* Acted as lead developer within cross-functional team to create functional specifications, develop, test, and release custom installation of Sitecore Enterprise Content Management System.
* Developed and maintained coding standards for internal and third party developers.
* Mentored coworkers, external developers, and temporary/student employees.
* Performed miscellaneous system administration duties including configuration and management of IIS, Apache, and DNS.
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
February 2006 — February 2007 (1 year 1 month)
* Developed C#, ASP.NET, and SQL Server based employee scheduling and time clock application.
* Worked in team environment to provide second level technical and customer support to first level support employees, external campus users/employees, and third party technical staff.
* Mentored and trained first level support student employees.
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
September 2001 — February 2006 (4 years 6 months)
* Acted as the first point of contact for the University of Idaho's Information Technology Services by answering questions, providing solutions, training customers, and creating end-user documentation.
* Guaranteed customer satisfaction by analyzing and diagnosing specific problems, documenting customer contacts and solutions, and acting as a liaison between Information Technology Services and customers.
* Created new procedures and operating policies for improved work-flow, participated in training and classes, and cross trained with co-workers.
BGS , Computer Science, Business , 2001 — 2006
skiing, mountain biking, new technology
MCTS: MOSS 2007 – App Dev
MCPD: .NET 3.5 – Enterprise App Dev