The Khuc

Current

• Developer at SAIC

Past

• Owner at Dealyzer LLC
• Owner at Creatnovation Technologies
• Developer at Genesant Technologies, Inc

• Developer at SI International, Inc.
• Developer at Inphonic, Inc.
• Computer Support at University Student Center, University of Virginia

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Education

• George Mason University
• George Mason University
• University of Virginia

• Falls Church High School
• J.E.B Stuart High School

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Connections

38 connections

Industry

Internet

Websites

• My Website
• My Company

The Khuc’s Summary

I’m a .NET developer specializing in ASP.NET, C#, VB.NET, SQL Server, Web Services, Javascript, classic ASP, AJAX, NUnit, NAnt, Subversion, Oracle and Extreme Programming. Besides .NET, I am also a big fan and have used many open-source technologies, such as PHP, MySQL, WordPress, Pligg, and Joomla.

In my free time, I like to read about new technologies and start-ups. Some of my favorite websites are Techcrunch.com and Hacker News. I also like to build web applications for fun in my free time. I put together Dealyzer in a few months to teach myself ASP.NET 2.0 and C#.

I regularly attend Capital Area .NET Users Group meetings as well as local code camps and presentations on .NET technologies. Here are some of the professional groups that I participate in: AGGREG8, CMAP, Capital Area .NET Users Group, Community Server, dashCommerce Community, Channel 9, Microsoft 10, U.Va. Alumni.

I received my Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science at the University of Virginia in 2004 and Master of Science degree in E-Commerce at George Mason University (GMU) in 2007. Currently I am working on the Ph.D. in IT degree at GMU. My research interests are E-Commerce and Semantics Web. Some of the courses I have taken include Software Specifications and Requirements, Software Design and Modeling, Software Testing, E-commerce Technologies, Enterprise Architectures, Information Security, and Computer Networks.

When I’m not working or taking classes at GMU, you can find me hanging out with my family and HA, playing basketball with my buddies, jogging at the gym, wandering inside MicroCenter, and watching a little TV. Some of my favorite TV shows are The Office, Scrubs, Late Nights with Jay and Conan, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, and the Colbert Report. Basically, I am up for anything that gets me laugh.

The Khuc’s Specialties:

C#, VB.NET, ASP.NET, ASP, MS SQL Server, NUnit, NAnt, Subversion, Oracle, Extreme Programming, Javascript, Web Services, E-Commerce

The Khuc’s Experience

• Developer

  SAIC

  (Public Company; SAI; Information Technology and Services industry)

  2009 — Present (less than a year)

  Working with a distributed team to upgrade legacy systems, such as Pro*C, classic ASP and .NET 1.0 to .NET 2.0 platform running on Windows Servers
  
  Practicing Extreme Programming process closely with daily stand-up meetings and short development iterations
  
  Applying Continuous Integration to reduce project friction by using these software development tools: NAnt, TortoiseSVN and AnkhSVN
  
  Using Oracle Database 10g, DBVisualizer, Visual Studio 2008

• Owner

  Dealyzer LLC

  (Internet industry)

  November 2006 — 2009 (3 years)

  Helps users discover hot deals, coupons, freebies and sweepstakes. Users of the site submit and review deals, the most popular of which make it to the homepage.
  
  Open-Source project written in ASP.NET 2.0 and C# with SQL Server 2005 in the back-end
  
  Effectively use Continuous Integration to reduce project friction
  
  Responsibilities include code and database maintenance as well as site marketing

• Owner

  Creatnovation Technologies

  (Internet industry)

  January 2008 — 2009 (1 year)

  ShowsTix.com: Vietnamese music entertainment and marketing site
  
  ChroFoxIE.com: One-stop site for all resources related to Chrome, Firefox, IE, and the rest of the major Internet browsers

• Developer

  Genesant Technologies, Inc

  (Internet industry)

  March 2007 — December 2008 (1 year 10 months)

  Designed, developed and tested projects with a small but talented team of developers
  
  Effectively used C#, ASP.NET, VS 2005, SQL Sever 2005, SourceSafe, and Photoshop
  
  Utilized efficiently ASP.NET 2.0 AJAX concepts and Ajax Control Toolkit controls
  
  Used Web services and JavaScript to make the web app more responsive

• Developer

  SI International, Inc.

  (Public Company; SINT; Information Technology and Services industry)

  July 2006 — March 2007 (9 months)

  Responsibilities included database design, code design, unit testing, user acceptance testing, and documentation
  
  Utilized .NET 2.0 concepts, such as Master Page, SQL Data Source, Object Data Source, and Gridview Control
  
  Developed Windows CE mobile application

• Developer

  Inphonic, Inc.

  (Public Company; INPC; Telecommunications industry)

  June 2004 — July 2006 (2 years 2 months)

  Designed and developed applications using VB.NET, C#, MS SQL Sever, ASP.NET, ASP, and XSL
  
  Worked on a small team of developers to develop new applications and features, as well as application maintenance as needed for www.wirefly.com, www.inphonic.com, www.libertywireless.com
  
  Proficient in using Visual Studio 2003, Visual Source Safe, MS SQL Manager, MS, MS SQL Query Analyzer, Win Merge
  
  Responsible for training new team members and getting them acquainted with existing systems and applications

• Computer Support

  University Student Center, University of Virginia

  (Educational Institution; Hospital & Health Care industry)

  June 2003 — May 2004 (1 year)

  Designed and implemented databases using MySql and write PHP code to access the databases
  
  Implemented and maintained mailing lists for all staff and student employees using Mailman
  
  Troubleshot and resolved general Windows 2000 computer and network communication problems

The Khuc’s Education

• George Mason University

  Ph.D. , Information Technology , 2008 — 2012 (expected)

  Research interests include E-Commerce and Semantics Web.

• George Mason University

  Master , E-Commerce , 2005 — 2007

  The Master of Science in E-Commerce (MS in E-Commerce) is a comprehensive program designed to prepare students for careers in the digital economy. This inter-disciplinary program draws from knowledge areas such as business and management, public policy, legal issues and intellectual property, and information technology. Students will be able to integrate the concepts, tools and techniques learned in their coursework to analyze, design and deploy Internet- and Web-based solutions in areas such e-commerce, management, banking, health care, government, and education. In addition, they will respond to the demand for professionals - in Northern Virginia and beyond - with skills and knowledge to create new business processes, architectures and systems for the emerging digital economy.

• University of Virginia

  BS , Computer Science , 2000 — 2004

  Developed an understanding of the engineer’s role in society and the role of ethical issues and ideals in engineering and gained first hand experience with the communication of technical information
  
  Exposed to software development methods: project management, scheduling, planning, configuration management, semi-formal and formal specification, object-oriented design, programming practices, application generation and component-based software reuse, and inspections. Programmed in C++, C#, and .NET Framework.
  
  Conducted simulations in Glomosim using C code programming language under Unix environment
  
  Wrote applications for Berkeley Motes in TinyOS and NesC to be used in wireless sensor networks

• Falls Church High School

  1998 — 2000

• J.E.B Stuart High School

  1996 — 1998

Additional Information

The Khuc’s Websites:

• My Website
• My Company

The Khuc’s Interests:

New Technologies, Web Applications, Traveling, Martial arts, Photography

The Khuc’s Groups:

•    .NET Developers
•    .Net Professionals
•    UVA Engineering Alumni and Friends
•    GMU Alumni Association
•    TechCrunch
•    DC Tech Events Readers
•    University of Virginia Alumni (UVA)
•    C# Developers / Architects
•    University of Virginia graduates
•    (SAIC) Employees
•    Silverlight Experts
•    GMU Professional Network
•    NoVa Search and Social Media Marketing

The Khuc’s Honors:

Engineering School SRJ Scholarship Recipient, 2003-2004 School Year

National Science Foundation Scholar, 2001-2003 School Years

Outstanding High School Student Award - Hazel and Thomas Scholarship Recipient, 2000-2001 School Year

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