John Marsh

Current

• Senior Software Engineer / Team Lead at Rho, Inc.
• Owner at John Marsh Photography (Sole Proprietorship)
• Web Developer at Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina

• Web Developer at BCBSNC
• Owner at ThreeLeaf.com (Self-employed)

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Past

• Web Design Manager at Blue Cross Blue Shield NC
• Web Developer at Blue Cross Blue Shield NC
• Web Master at Research Triangle Institute

• Programmer Analyst at RTI International
• PC Systems Specialist at RTI

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Education

• North Carolina State University
• North Carolina State University
• University of Wyoming

• University of Wyoming
• University of Wyoming
• University of Wyoming
• Natrona County High School

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Recommended

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Connections

62 connections

Industry

Internet

Websites

• My Website
• My Blog

John Marsh’s Summary

Seasoned web programming professional, now leading the web design team at BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina.

Owner of ThreeLeaf.com and freelance programmer.

John Marsh’s Specialties:

Languages: Microsoft SQL, MySQL, MS Access, UDB, Oracle, ADO, ColdFusion, Visual BASIC 5, 6, HTML & XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, FrontPage, PHP, SSI, Java, Struts, XML, XSLT, JSP, WinBatch 99
Software: WordPerfect 4.2-7.0, Microsoft Office 4.0-2000, Lotus 123 2.2, 5, and 97, Paradox 5 and 7, dBase III, Corel Draw 3-8, Adobe Photoshop 6 - CS, and others.

John Marsh’s Experience

• Senior Software Engineer / Team Lead

  Rho, Inc.

  (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Pharmaceuticals industry)

  January 2007 — Present (1 year 10 months)

  * Team lead for four Java developers, and up to three ancillary team members, developing the Electronic Data Capture (EDC) application currently used by 25% of the company's studies.
  * Writing of Business Requirements, Functional Specifications, and Technical Specifications.
  * Active participant on the corporate strategy and software tactical teams.
  * Won a Presidential Award in August 2008 for adding processes to the development lifecycle that helped the team become organized, productive, and able to satisfy our internal customers' needs.
  * Responsible for interviewing and hiring new team members.

• Owner

  John Marsh Photography (Sole Proprietorship)

  (Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Photography industry)

  January 2004 — Present (4 years 10 months)

  Providing on location photography and video services. http://www.johnmarshphotography.com/

• Web Developer

  Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina

  (Non-Profit; 1001-5000 employees; Insurance industry)

  September 2000 — Present (8 years 2 months)

  Performed updates to Java / Struts applications.
  Wrote interface portions of three Java internal applications using JSP and XSL.
  Assisted with moving Web service in house including site reprogramming and server configuration consulting.
  Helped develop global navigation and structure for the site, and reprogrammed site to work in a portal model.

• Web Developer

  BCBSNC

  (Internet industry)

  September 2000 — Present (8 years 2 months)

• Owner

  ThreeLeaf.com (Self-employed)

  (Self-Employed; Myself Only; Internet industry)

  September 1999 — Present (9 years 2 months)

  Freelance programming and graphical work.

• Web Design Manager

  Blue Cross Blue Shield NC

  (Non-Profit; 1001-5000 employees; Insurance industry)

  July 2007 — November 2007 (5 months)

  Leads the eMarketing web design team that is responsible for designing and maintaining the external BCBSNC web sites currently implemented using JSP/Java, ColdFusion, and XHTML technologies. The team's responsibilities include participating in projects to design new content, redesign existing content sections, and design and implement new functionality for the websites (web graphics, HTML prototypes, wire frames, and visual interfaces and integration of web-based applications), designing and delivering high quality user-centric web interfaces that meet business objectives as well as usability and corporate standards, providing expertise for department and company on web technologies, strategies, and design standards, and participating in regular content and functionality pushes to the web, including testing and validation, troubleshooting any issues, and following the change management processes.

• Web Developer

  Blue Cross Blue Shield NC

  (Non-Profit; 1001-5000 employees; Insurance industry)

  September 2000 — July 2007 (6 years 11 months)

  Technical lead on the content management system selection team, and programmed sections of the site in Stellent.
  Fixed and improved applications that were already on the site, including the rewrite of Fusebox applications.
  Developed several new applications in ColdFusion and Oracle 8i.
  Assisted in porting databases from Access and Oracle to UDB.
  Developed error handling systems to immediately notify web developers of problems on the site.
  Introduced concepts of usability and accessibility to the Marketing team, eventually resulting in the creation of a separate team that provides user testing and interface design support.
  Member of review panels for new software, usability testing, member services, and e-architecture initiative.

• Web Master

  Research Triangle Institute

  (Non-Profit; 1001-5000 employees; Biotechnology industry)

  January 2000 — September 2000 (9 months)

  http://www.rti.org/
  Researching, documenting, and implementing standards for the marketing Web site, specifically W3C XHTML, CSS, and ADA accessibility standards.
  Working with over a dozen Web developers to ensure technical quality of Web pages
  General administration of Intranet and Internet servers including indexing and directory structure
  Developing help pages for time reporting, accounting reports, and Web guidelines

• Programmer Analyst

  RTI International

  (Internet industry)

  August 1998 — December 1999 (1 year 5 months)

  Developing Web applications for internal, local, and international web sites.
  Developing stand-alone Visual Basic 6 / ADO / SQL applications for internal use.
  Developing Access database application for use in school system survey.
  Developing Intranet connectivity to SQL database and Verity search engine using Visual Basic and Cold Fusion.
  Translating HAHT Basic code into Visual Basic to add new features and make it year 2000 (Y2K) compliant.

• PC Systems Specialist

  RTI

  (Internet industry)

  July 1995 — August 1998 (3 years 2 months)

  Writing and updating corporate programs using WinBatch. These programs were designed to manage network connections while running network software. Many of these also served to install or upgrade software on a corporate-wide basis.
  Developing an Access database to keep track of computer hardware.
  Diagnosing and solving software and network problems with Windows95 clients connected to an NT domain and VMS.
  Diagnosing hardware problems, upgrading hardware, and building new systems.

John Marsh’s Education

• North Carolina State University

  Biochemical Engineering, Chemical Engineering 1993 — 1995

  Activities and Societies:

  InterVarsity Christian Fellowship

• North Carolina State University

  1993 — 1995

• University of Wyoming

  MS, Chemical Engineering, 1992 — 1993

  GPA: 3.6

  Activities and Societies:

  InterVarsity Christian Fellowship

• University of Wyoming

  1986 — 1993

• University of Wyoming

  BS, Chemical Engineering, 1991 — 1992

  GPA: 3.6

  Activities and Societies:

  Campus Ventures
  Tau Beta Pi
  Professional Engineer

• University of Wyoming

  BS, Molecular Biology, 1986 — 1990

  GPA: 3.6

  Activities and Societies:

  Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity
  Baptist Student Union

• Natrona County High School

  1983 — 1986

  GPA: 4.055

  Activities and Societies:

  Honor Society
  Forensics (Debate Team)
  Band
  Orchestra
  Student Council

Additional Information

John Marsh’s Websites:

• My Website
• My Blog

John Marsh’s Interests:

Cooking Gardening Music

John Marsh’s Groups:

•    Java Developers

John Marsh’s Honors:

Publications:
Sanjay Saraf, John A. Marsh, Frank D. Guffey, "Reactive Coprocessing of Scrap Tires and Heavy Oil," Resources, Conservation, and Recycling, vol. 13, no. 1 (April 1, 1995), 1.
John A. Marsh, Chang Y. Cha, Frank D. Guffey, "Pyrolysis of Waste Polystyrene in Heavy Oil", Chemical Engineering Communications, vol. 129 (1994), 69.
John A. Marsh, Michael A. Matthews, "A Unit on Acid Rain in a High School Outreach Program," Chemical Engineering Education, vol. 27, no. 3 (Summer 1993), 210.
John A. Marsh, Thermal Processing of Waste Polystyrene in Waste Motor Oil, Masters Thesis, University of Wyoming (1993).

John Marsh’s Contact Settings

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