Jeff Ammons

Current

President at Gwinnett, Georgia, Microsoft User Group
Developer/DBA/Buisiness Intelligence at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Past

Java Architect at Stonebridge Technologies
Java Architect at ServiceCentral Technologies
Contractor -- Software Development Coach at The Coca-Cola Company

Technical Writer/Multimedia Specialist/Web Developer at Telemate.net

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Education

Western Carolina University

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Industry

Information Technology and Services

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Jeff Ammons’s Summary

Enterprise system design and construction. I have served as architect and developer on numerous systems and enjoy everything from creating relational database models and designing n-tier applications all the way down to pure coding.

My most recent experience has been with a system that connects Oracle and SQL Server databases then syncs data with over 1,000 Windows Mobile devices via wireless sync.

I'm always up for a technical challenge and enjoy problem solving.

Jeff Ammons’s Specialties:

Systems Architecture, Microsoft .Net, Java, Oracle, SQL Server, .Net Compact Framework, Logistics, Mobile Computing, Database Design, Application Design

Jeff Ammons’s Experience

President

Gwinnett, Georgia, Microsoft User Group

(Information Technology and Services industry)

January 2008 — Present (1 year 7 months)

Gwinnett, Georgia, Microsoft User Group (ggmug.com) is dedicated to helping programmers and IT pros keep up to date with the latest technologies from Microsoft. We meet the second Thursday of each month from 6:30 until 9:30 at Gwinnett Technical College.

GGMUG is a great opportunity for networking with other people in the IT industry as well.

In my role as President I organize and run the monthly meetings. That means I am responsible for arranging speakers, acting as master of ceremonies and occasionally delivering technical talks myself.

I also maintain the group's website: ggmug.com.

I am one of three founders of the group.
Developer/DBA/Buisiness Intelligence

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

(Privately Held; Newspapers industry)

August 2001 — Present (8 years)

Currently I work in the Data Services group that provides DBA services, database design and development services, and Business Intelligence solutions for the newspaper.

We are currently working with SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) to aggregate data into cubes for reporting via SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) and Performance Point in Microsoft Office Sharepoint Services (MOSS).

In the past I helped design and build several systems that use .net Compact Framework apps on Windows Mobile devices along with web interfaces to manage and track deliveries of newspapers. I worked on overall system architecture, database design, database development and wrote the code for synchronizing data from the handhelds with SQL Server (C#/SQL CE/.net Compact Framework).

In this capacity I worked heavily with both SQL Server and Oracle databases. I designed data models, wrote code for stored procedures and triggers, handled ETL and much more. I have written one metric ton of SQL, PL/SQL and T-SQL. I have done ETL via SSIS, .net apps, and Unix shell scripts.
Java Architect

Stonebridge Technologies

(Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)

October 2000 — May 2001 (8 months)

I worked with a variety of clients ranging from GE Power Systems to the Chik-Fil-A corporation. I specialized in Java Architecture in the early days of J2EE.

In addition to J2EE, I worked with CVS for version control and Ant to script builds.
Java Architect

ServiceCentral Technologies

(Privately Held; Computer Software industry)

March 1998 — October 2000 (2 years 8 months)

I was architect and team lead for a product line used to track repairs on cell phones.

I designed and built a pre-J2EE Java web system that incorporated servlets and applets (using Swing GUI) to provide a rich environment for tracking the entire repair process from logging the phones at the stores to tracking shipping to and from the repair depot as well as all repairs actually made to the phones. Handheld barcode scanners were used heavily to interact with the system.

We began with one customer, BellSouth Mobility (which became Cingular and then AT&T), and one developer (me) and grew to many customers and many developers.

I worked extensively with Websphere and Visual Age during this time period. I also worked with both SQL Server and Oracle databases.
Contractor -- Software Development Coach

The Coca-Cola Company

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; KO; Consumer Goods industry)

March 1996 — March 1998 (2 years 1 month)

I served as a software development "Coach" specializing in web technologies. I worked with various business units to get their start on the corporate intranet.
Technical Writer/Multimedia Specialist/Web Developer

Telemate.net

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)

March 1993 — March 1996 (3 years 1 month)