Damian Graves
CONTACT INFORMATION
Louisville, Ky 40242
OBJECTIVE
Attain a position relating to my education and experience in Software
Development. I would like to work for a company that will give me
advancement opportunities, the chance to experience new technologies, and
the opportunity to continue learning throughout my career.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Languages: C#, C++, VB.NET, JAVA, JSP, ASP, ASP.NET, ADO.NET, AJAX, PHP,
ColdFusion, XML, JavaScript, VB Script, CSS, HTML, XHTML
Environments: MS-DOS, Windows 95, 98, 2000, XP, NT, Vista, 2003 Server,
Linux, UNIX, Mac OSX
DBMS: SQL Server 2000/2005, Oracle 9.i, MS Access, MySQL
Software: Microsoft Office Suite (PowerPoint, Word, Visio, Excel, Access,
Outlook, and FrontPage), Adobe Suite, Visual Studio
.Net/2005/2008, Dreamweaver, Visual Source Safe, IIS, .NET (1.1,
2.0, 3.0, 3.5), Photoshop, Paint .NET
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
May 2008 - Present
Simon Signs
Louisville, Kentucky
WEB DEVELOPER
After completing my contract with Samtec, I built an eCommerce site for a
business associate and friend. The company I built the Website for designs
and creates advertising and businesses signs. The owner developed and
patented a product that he wishes to sell on a Website so we designed and
built an eCommerce site to sell the product.
. Construct a business model and checklist of needed hardware and software
. Install all software products needed for the Website
. Design and build the network to support the eCommerce site and expected
traffic
. Purchase a static IP address and configure the router and domain
. Design and create a relational database to support the Website (SQL
Server 2005)
. Design and build the ASP.NET apps to run the Website (Internet and
Intranet)
. Link the Website with the credit card vendor and business account
June 2008 - January 2009
Southern Graphic Systems
Louisville, Kentucky
WEB APPLICATION DEVELOPER
At SGS I designed and built an Intranet/Internet system for our clients to
log onto to create or check the status of projects they either needed us to
build or are currently building.
. Coordinate and organize development strategies and timetables
. Analyze Business requirements to develop user interfaces
. Identify, recommend, and prioritize new user interface features and
applications in conjunction with end-user requirements and business
needs
. Define and develop current GUI styles and standards, as well as research
emerging GUI standards and trends
. Analyze data requirements to develop database support and structure
. Create stored procedures in SQL 2005 to support applications
. Meet with clients to develop application logic and functionality
October 2006 - May 2008
Samtec International Inc.
New Albany, Indiana
WEB APPLICATION DEVELOPER
Samtec, Inc. is a multi-national manufacturer of P.C. Board level
interconnects.
. Coordinate and organize team focus for development strategies and
timetables
. Collaborate with business analysts, Web Designers, and software
developers to ensure team cohesion.
. Analyze Business requirements to develop user interfaces
. Identify, recommend, and prioritize new user interface features and
applications in conjunction with end-user requirements and business
needs
. Define and develop current GUI styles and standards, as well as research
emerging GUI standards and trends
. Analyze data requirements to develop database support and structure
. Establish policies and procedures for application standards and
conventions
. Create stored procedures in SQL 2000/SQL 2005 to support applications
. Meet with clients to develop application logic and functionality
. Code, install, and debug new and existing applications
. Present and conduct reviews of application design with project managers,
and stakeholders.
July 2006 To September 2007
Brown Mackie College
Louisville, Kentucky
VISUAL C++ .NET INSTRUCTOR
The Brown Mackie College system of schools is dedicated to providing
educational programs that prepare students for entry-level positions in a
competitive, rapidly changing workplace. The schools offer associate's
degrees and/or diplomas, and certificate programs in business, health
sciences, legal studies, information technology, and electronic fields to
over 7,000 students in eight states (as of fall 2004). Brown Mackie College
system of schools has 22 locations in cities in the Midwest, the Southeast,
Texas and California.
. Train students to program in Visual Studio 2005 using Visual C++ .NET.
. Prepare and present lectures on object oriented programming.
October 2005 To May 2006
Kinetic Blue
Warner Robins, Georgia
SOFTWARE ARCHITECT / DEVELOPER
Kinetic Blue is an upstart Medical Software Development firm. The focus of
the company is to design EMR systems for small to mid-level physician
clinics thus eliminating the paper system currently in place, and
collecting data for mining by interested third parties.
. Project Leader, Analyst and Developer for the advanced research and
design of an Electronic Medical Records System for small to mid-level
Physician Clinics using advanced Web Technologies including .NET
Framework 2.0, C#, ASP.NET, AJAX, DHTML, JavaScript, and XML.
. Designed and administrated a multi-national network, which included six
routers (five Cisco), two Dell PowerEdge Web Servers, Wireless Access,
VoIP, and remote access with FTP for teams in India and Russia.
. Configured the access-lists for the routers, as well as the DHCP and
NAT.
. Set up user accounts using Active Directory.
. Installed and managed IIS to run ASP Intranet/Internet applications on a
Windows Server 2003 platform
. Installation of software such as SQL Server 2000/2005, Microsoft Office
Suite, Adobe Suite, Windows Server 2000/2003, Windows XP, Microsoft
Visual Studio .NET / 2005, and Remote Access software, third party ASP
AJAX components.
. Designed and programmed a dynamic patient Kiosk ASP application with
database interaction.
. Traveled to India to meet with and manage a programming team in
Bangalore.
. Liaison between company and a firm (Baren-Boym Company) representing a
3D graphics team in Russia using technology commonly employed by Feature
Films and the Discovery Channel.
. Created an automated Faxing/Emailing System in conjunction with TeleVox
Housecalls as a module for software.
. Created Desktop 'widgets' in XML and JavaScript that are launched at the
system startup, used to monitor email and current tasks.
. Won design awards from Telerik Rad Controls, for tabstrip, and calendar
designs using third party components with AJAX capabilities.
. Worked with new OCR (optical character recognition) mini-scanners
(MedicScan) not yet released on the market to scan Insurance Cards,
Driver's Licenses, Military ID's, etc. to automatically populate
database fields.
. Created a Dashboard Module that had drag and droppable items, which
interacted with the database to automatically position each item where
it was left when the browser was closed, truly customizing it to each
physician.
August 2003 To June 2005
Mercer University
Macon, Georgia
LAB DIRECTOR / WEBMASTER
Mercer is a private University with campuses in Atlanta and Macon. It is
one of the oldest and most respected Universities in Georgia. It has
routinely populated The US News And World Reports Best Colleges Report and
the Princeton Reviews The Best 361 Colleges.
. Supervise and manage fifteen Lab Assistants.
. Upgrade from Windows 98 platform to Windows XP on thirty new machines.
. Software upgrades and removals.
. Installation of Foreign Language software.
. Installation of Microsoft Office Suite (PowerPoint, Word, Visio, Excel,
Access, Outlook, and FrontPage).
. Research and installation of multi-media software to play foreign DVDs
on a projector through a computer.
. Network Administration.
. Create user accounts and assign access permissions.
. Weekly re-imaging of machines using Altiris Bootworks over the network.
. Web Site design and maintenance (Webmaster).
. Liaison between the IT department and the Foreign Language Faculty.
. Implementation of networked applications.
. Allocation of department funds on new technologies.
. Performed a cost/benefit analysis on the acquisition and installation of
a server for the department and wireless access, which was later
implemented.
EDUCATION
Bachelor Degree in Information Science Technology
Mercer University Macon, GA.
Cumulative G.P.A. 3.23
Relevant Courses:
Web Design, Java Programming, VB.NET Programming, C#.NET Programming,
Operating Systems (Windows/Linux/Unix), Cisco I, Cisco II, Cisco III,
Network Architecture, Design and Technology, IIS 6.0
Awards/Honors:
The National Dean's List Scholar - Published Biography - 2004
Mercer Outstanding Major in Information Science - 2004
Mercer University Academic Scholarship
Three time UPS outstanding student/employee
Four time President's List honor (4.0 G.P.A.)
Course Certifications:
Cisco I Networking Basics
Cisco II Routers and Routing Basics
Cisco III Switching and Intermediate Routing