Kim Berry

Current

• Programmer at a company

Past

• Software Developer at esurance
• Senior Programmer Analyst at Prestwood Software
• Software Developer at Activesoft Technologies

• Software Engineer at Hewlett-Packard
• Analyst/Programmer at NEC Electronics

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Education

• California State University-Sacramento

Recommended

2 people have recommended Kim

Connections

53 connections

Industry

Computer Software

Websites

• Programmers Guild

Kim Berry’s Summary

Magna cum laude BS computer science in 1990. Worked for large corporations like NEC Electronics and Hewlett-Packard. In 2000 I joined a dot-com which fizzled, and then worked for four years at small consulting company Prestwood Software. My skills and interests are Microsoft .NET, SQL 2005, C#.

Kim Berry’s Specialties:

I am currently the president of the Programmers Guild, which lobbies on behalf of the interests of U.S. computer programmers.

Kim Berry’s Experience

• Programmer

  a company

  (Computer Software industry)

  2006 — Present (3 years )

  Lead role analyzing, designing and developing (ASP.NET 3.5 C# / SQL 2005 / SQL Reporting Services) web applications - primarily intranet business apps. Led the redesign of an AccessDB mailing system into a SQL/C# .NET WinForm app. Mentoring co-workers on .NET and web development practices. System admin of IIS websites. Led SharePoint pilot project, including PowerPoint presentation to managment, ultimately bringing SharePoint into our IT department.

• Software Developer

  esurance

  (Insurance industry)

  December 2005 — April 2006 (5 months)

  Responsible for continued development of multi-tier distributed applications in a Windows/Internet environment, primarily defect resolution and business rule changes to the “presales” portion of www.esurance.com. This entails a mix of ASP.NET, VB6, C#, and web services against several SQL 2000 databases, and software interfaces to external entities, such as for credit check and driving record. Analyzed business requirements, identified code changes within design documents, then followed the formal StagingAlpha/Beta/QA/Production release cycle.

• Senior Programmer Analyst

  Prestwood Software

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  February 2001 — February 2005 (4 years 1 month)

  Analysis and implementation of web applications, such as www.fireandrescuetraining.ca.gov; maintenance of Republican Senate website, large Delphi/SQL 2000 project to manage a law firm; Developer of “2004 Employee Handbook Writer” for California Chamber of Commerce. Reports requiring several SQL 2000 stored procedures for www.reporemarketing.com. Delphi application to load-balance HTTP requests among single-threaded Paradox web-servers. Connected client to UPS Shipping via UPS' proprietary XML transactions. Decoded XML response into image and printed label upon successful ship request. Used XML to integrate a client to the Amazon store. Tools included VB.NET, Delphi, Interdev, VB6. Systems: Windows 2000 Server, IIS 6.0, Javascript, ASP, Visual SourceSafe, ADO 2.5-2.6, SQL 2000. WithClass to create and reverse-engineer UML documentation.

• Software Developer

  Activesoft Technologies

  (Public Company; 11-50 employees; Real Estate industry)

  January 2000 — February 2001 (1 year 2 months)

  Worked with team members to develop a web-based, AVM (Automated Valuation Model) system, with proven accuracy, with over 300 counties in the online database, full user/company login and management, integral accounting, rapid response to single requests, and able to process 1000 valuations per hour in batch mode. Responsible for systems analysis to gather requirements to expand the existing prototype Visual Basic, ASP Visual Interdev, and MS SQL 7.0 project into a fully operational system with a large database. Integrated third-party products "AspUpload" to upload Excel files for batch processing, and "Persits" to generate email from the site. http://www.homevaluations.com.

• Software Engineer

  Hewlett-Packard

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; HPQ; Computer Hardware industry)

  August 1997 — January 2000 (2 years 6 months)

  Designed and developed firmware for the Superdome server as a member of a 10-person team. Interfaced with various CEC (ASIC chip) groups to specify then code initialization and O/S support functions. Debugged on a simulator. Conducted and participated in design and code reviews. Environment was 64-bit C on HP-UX. Maintained the team website, and was instrumental in getting design and maintenance specifications on the web. Systems: HP-UX and Unix development tools.

• Analyst/Programmer

  NEC Electronics

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Semiconductors industry)

  August 1992 — August 1997 (5 years 1 month)

  Developed and enhanced factory automation subsystem programs. Development included: Interfacing TIBCO middleware to IPX and TCP/IP; Developed transaction processes in Delphi for mainframe backup project; Conducted code walk-throughs, and prepared formal test plans to test code. Project development was team-oriented, with an emphasis on object-oriented methodologies. Systems: Microsoft Visual C++, Borland Delphi, Rational Rose, PVCS version control, TIBCO Middleware, and Bounds Checker.

Kim Berry’s Education

• California State University-Sacramento

  BS , Computer Science , 1987 — 1990

  Activities and Societies:

  Phi Kappa Phi: http://www.csus.edu/pkp/Initiates/1991.pdf

Additional Information

Kim Berry’s Websites:

• Programmers Guild

Kim Berry’s Groups:

•    NEC
•    Sacramento State Alumni
•    The Wired Tech Layoff Tracker

Kim Berry’s Contact Settings

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