Ryan Miller

Current

• MOSS Consultant at Columbus Regional Airport Authority
• SharePoint Consultant at My Local Broadband LLC

Past

• MOSS Consultant at Abbott Nutrition
• SharePoint Consultant - Lead Developer at Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation
• SharePoint Consultant - Lead Developer at Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation

• Application Specialist at Tigerpoly Mfg., Inc.
• Contract Intranet Developer at Netwave Corp
• Database Specialist at Rounder Records
• Software Build Engineer at Abuzz Technology
• Computer Tech. at Ashland University

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Education

• The Ohio State University

Connections

62 connections

Industry

Information Technology and Services

Websites

• My Company
• My Blog
• Open Source Tools

Ryan Miller’s Summary

• Web Application Developer with more than 8 years of professional experience specializing in the development, support, and administration of web-based data applications.
• Extensive experience in the development of web applications using SharePoint technologies and Microsoft .Net.
• Strong understanding of Microsoft SharePoint technologies including 2.5 years developing collaboration and publishing applications using Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and Windows SharePoint Services 3.0

Ryan Miller’s Specialties:

SharePoint Platforms – Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS 2007), Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 (WSS 3.0), SharePoint Portal Server 2003 (SPS 2003), WSS 2.0

Languages – C#, ASP.NET, XSL, CSS, JavaScript, SQL, Windows Batch Script

Applications – Microsoft SharePoint Designer, Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft FrontPage, Visual Studio (2008, 2005,.NET)

Ryan Miller’s Experience

• MOSS Consultant

  Columbus Regional Airport Authority

  (Government Agency; Aviation & Aerospace industry)

  April 2009 — Present (4 months)

• SharePoint Consultant

  My Local Broadband LLC

  (Information Technology and Services industry)

  July 2006 — Present (3 years 1 month)

  Freelance web site creation for
  • Green Township, Ross County, Ohio (www.greentwp.net)
  • The Ohio Chapter of Children’s Heart Foundation (www.chfohio.org)
  • The Central Ohio Chapter of IT Service Management Forum (Not Yet Live)
  Creator of the My Local Broadband Community Projects, a set of open source resources available on Codeplex(www.codeplex.com/MyLocalBroadband)

• MOSS Consultant

  Abbott Nutrition

  (Public Company; Consumer Goods industry)

  March 2009 — April 2009 (2 months)

  • Workflow Proof of Concept – Demonstrate the ability of MOSS workflow to effectively and efficiently replace Lotus Notes as a workflow development platform.
  • Create guidelines and make recommendations for the use of the various MOSS workflow tools that are available (out of the box, vs. Designer, vs. Visual Studio, vs. Nintex).
  • Assist with building a Sales Portal proof of concept.
  • Demonstrated how SharePoint could be used to effectively manage recurring processes, such as a project lifecycle, and crisis events, such as a peanut recall.

• SharePoint Consultant - Lead Developer

  Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation

  (Government Administration industry)

  November 2007 — February 2009 (1 year 4 months)

  • Corporate Intranet – Replacing an aging intranet with a MOSS publishing application. Worked with Communications department to implement a strongly branded intranet using MOSS. Created custom master pages, layout pages, style sheets (CSS), and XSL documents to generate the brand. Made extensive use of the publishing features and workflows for content control, scheduling, and approval
  • Departmental Intranets – Replacing all disparate departmental intranet sites with centralized MOSS publishing sites. Working with multiple departments to develop a general site template for use by all departments. Enforced a brand, navigation, and content symmetry across all departmental web sites, making it easier for internal customers to find information throughout the Bureau. Created various rollups and reusable web parts to allow departments to publish, syndicate, and reuse content across the agency.

• SharePoint Consultant - Lead Developer

  Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation

  (Government Administration industry)

  May 2005 — November 2007 (2 years 7 months)

  • Project Management Portal - Create an infrastructure to support the project methodology. Identify the data and documents needed from project launch to completion. Designed a site template that is specialized to facilitate project collaboration and assist with tracking and documenting a project throughout its lifecycle
  • SharePoint Training Site - Support internal SharePoint training. Designed the data structures to house, tag, and coordinate various training materials. Developed Custom XSL data views to display related materials in an intuitive, easy to navigate way
  • Policy Site Portal - Managing at risk employers. Responsible for developing the tools and infrastructure components that make it possible to manage such a large SharePoint (SPS & WSS 2.0) application.

• Application Specialist

  Tigerpoly Mfg., Inc.

  (Automotive industry)

  November 2002 — May 2005 (2 years 7 months)

  • Evaluate and compare various web portals (SharePoint Portal Service -SPS, Windows SharePoint Services-WSS, DotNet Nuke-DNN) and select the appropriate solution for our company.
  • Designer/Developer of Tigerpoly Windows SharePoint Services Intranet, a company wide, multi department resource for dispersing information.
  • Designed a SharePoint B2B web application for informing Tigerpoly suppliers of upcoming orders and the status of their deliveries.
  • Developed a C#.NET Windows Service to act as middleware for data translation between our ERP database and SharePoint's lists.
  • Created a C#.NET Windows Service to act as an HTML report writer for EDI information transmitted by customers.
  • Custom built C# Web Parts to assist Human Resources Department.
  • Use of MS FrontPage 2003 to customize various WSS sites.
  • Gather requirements and select technology solutions for multiple departments.
  • Windows 2003 Server Administration
  • SQL Server 2000 Administrator
  • IIS Administrator

• Contract Intranet Developer

  Netwave Corp

  (Information Services industry)

  October 2002 — December 2002 (3 months)

  • Developed internal web site for Colgate – Palmolive (Cambridge, OH).
  • Multi tier design uses .ASP (VB Script) on IIS on the front end and SQL Server 2000 related tables on the back end.
  • Simplified front end coding and safe guarded data by using Stored Procedures and Transactions for all data access.
  • Responsible for full life span of project: Requirements gathering, design, coding, QA, server preparation, and application installation.

• Database Specialist

  Rounder Records

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Music industry)

  July 2001 — June 2002 (1 year)

  • DBA for all company databases (SQL Server 7, Access, Interbase).
  • Responsible for Database design (data modeling, stored proc. and triggers programming).
  • Reduced outsourcing cost by internally migrating data from legacy applications to SQL Server 7 application.
  • Support interdepartmental data mining needs by creating ad hoc queries and custom reports.
  • Assist Marketing department with analyzing web data for browsing trends.
  • Reduced work load and update time by moving the company web site from static html/CGI on UNIX to dynamic SQL Server Driven.ASP on IIS.
  • Responsible for the technical aspects of www.rounder.com, such as back end design & coding, database support, shopping cart, security, and statistics gathering.
  • Integrated a new web site and SQL Server shopping cart with a legacy Interbase inventory/billing database by creating Visual Basic tools.
  • Supervisor in charge of Network & Systems Administrator.

• Software Build Engineer

  Abuzz Technology

  (Internet industry)

  August 2000 — May 2001 (10 months)

  • Analyzed our configuration management process, needs, and available tools, then implemented procedure and data storage changes to simplify and stabilize the process
  • Managed all code deployments to both the testing and live site servers.
  • Coordinated releases as a liaison between Communities, DBA, QA and Developers
  • Worked with site moderators and developed MS Outlook tools to assist their alert sending needs
  • Developed a customized SCM tool in JAVA, using JDK 1.3. The tool contains a JAVA interface to StarTeam and automates the build process for scheduled, hands free operation
  • StarTeam (SCM application) administrator
  • Assist with Exchange Server and Windows 2000 Server administration

• Computer Tech.

  Ashland University

  (Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Higher Education industry)

  July 1999 — June 2000 (1 year)

  • Work with faculty and staff to create customized data applications for such purposes as recruitment and fund raising
  • Survey staff on existing data applications and design upgrades based on their feedback
  • Upgraded applications included the University Mailroom, the Technology Help Desk, and, the University Safety and Security database
  • Administered the university’s online learning center (WebCT 2.1)
  • Produced several live internet broadcasts of Real Audio and Real Video
  • Administrator for all NT web servers

Ryan Miller’s Education

• The Ohio State University

  1994 — 1999

Additional Information

Ryan Miller’s Websites:

• My Company
• My Blog
• Open Source Tools

Ryan Miller’s Groups:

•    COSPUG
•    SharePoint Contractor & FTE Jobs
•    Sharepoint Guidance

Ryan Miller’s Honors:

Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation - Administrator's Recognition for Outstanding Performance

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