Software developer, information systems architect, futurist
Dallas/Fort Worth Area
- Current
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- System Engineer II at Essilor of America
- Webmaster at Ludwig von Mises Institute
- Past
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- Senior Applications Developer at Reynolds & Reynolds
- Application Developer at C Systems Software
- Architect/Developer/IT guy at Rhino Machinery
- Web Developer at Texas A&M University Department of Student Life
- Education
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- Texas A&M University - Mays Business School
- Texas A&M University
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David Veksler’s Summary
Technology enthusiast focused on Microsoft .Net & related technologies. Experience creating web/windows application for non-profits, e-commerce, online communities, and middle-tier solutions. Experience taking ideas from concept-to-production, including requirements collection, data design, object-oriented programming, working with outsourcing and design teams, implementing user-feedback and providing support.
David Veksler’s Specialties:
ASP.NET, C# (2.0/3.0), VB.Net, XML, Web Services, MS SQL 2005/2000
Content management, web services, patterns, online marketing, SEO
Industries: Non-profit activism, automotive, motor sports, accounting, optics, education, heavy equipment/machinery
David Veksler’s Experience
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System Engineer II
Essilor of America
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Medical Devices industry)
July 2007 — Present (11 months)
Design and development for C# web and windows applications, web services. Designed an optics calculation engine for computer lenses.
Products: BizTalk, Microsoft CMS, SharePoint -
Webmaster
Ludwig von Mises Institute
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; E-Learning industry)
October 2003 — Present (4 years 8 months)
Sole designer of the content management system for Mises.org:
*Access to 50gb of streaming audio-visual media
*Thousands of documents, including literary journals, online books, articles, downloads
*Created automated media/PDF parsers for document metadata generation.
*Web server administrator, database architect, database administrator, and webmaster
*Website upgrade/enhancements increased online donations eight-fold
*Online store for a multi-million dollar organization, and pays for several new staff positions.
*Worked with creative agencies, store managers, editors, moderators, etc. -
Senior Applications Developer
Reynolds & Reynolds
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
August 2006 — June 2007 (11 months)
Single-handed support for Gulf States Toyota application suite which includes 10 separate architectures and 300 sites. 50/50% maintenance and new development. Projects include C# and Classic ASP development, HTML/CSS design, and theme development.
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Application Developer
C Systems Software
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
August 2005 — August 2006 (1 year 1 month)
Participated in the design of a new web OAGIS-based web service protocol for the motor sports industry and single-handedly beat a major industry team to market by leveraging .Net web services.
Converted Crystal Reports-based reports to DataDynamics ActiveReports using custom-designed reporting classes to achieve significant performances and functionality improvements. -
Architect/Developer/IT guy
Rhino Machinery
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Construction industry)
August 2004 — August 2005 (1 year 1 month)
Created a CRM/inventory management/online storefront/marketing system using VB.Net and SQL Server for ASP.Net/ Windows Forms.
· Used iterative development methods, use cases, and extensive user input/testing to create an application with 20,000 lines of code and 70+ interfaces with a concept to launch time of just 5 1/2 months.
· Leveraged the .Net framework to rapidly create role-based security, event/error logging, conditional caching, and then shared business/data layers between web-based and Forms interfaces. -
Web Developer
Texas A&M University Department of Student Life
(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Education Management industry)
August 2003 — July 2004 (1 year)
· Sole designer and developer of a roommate/apartment matching service utilizing the .Net framework, SQL Server 2000, and Visual Studio 2003.
· Applied ASP.Net best practices to create complex multi-tiered and object-oriented web applications.
David Veksler’s Education
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Texas A&M University - Mays Business School
MSIS, Masters in Management of Information Systems, 2003 — 2004
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Texas A&M University
POLS/ECON, Economics, Political Science, Russian, 1999 — 2003
Avid writer, public speaker, and intellectual and political activist.
As officer of the Objectivist club, brought several speakers to campus, including event planning/funding/security and media blitz campaigns. Featured in the student paper on numerous occasions.- Activities and Societies:
- President of Objectivism Club, Webmaster/Writer for Student Paper, Officer/Webmaster of Linux/Unix User Group
Additional Information
David Veksler’s Websites:
David Veksler’s Interests:
Ayn Rand, Objectivism, Cycling, photography, philosophy, web design, AI, futurism
David Veksler’s Groups:
(Organizer) Examined Life Philosophy Group,
(Owner) ObjectivismOnline.Net, North Dallas .NET User Group,
North Texas Objectivism Society,
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Ludwig von Mises Institute member -
Atlas Shrugged member
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