Michael P. Sperry

*** ******** **. 904-***-****

Jacksonville, FL 32259 aboa0m@r.postjobfree.com

Quality-oriented software engineer with a proven record as a top -performer

Excellent problem solver with well-recognized communication skills

Passionate about creating software

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

10+ years of experience developing software with involvement in all aspects of the

development lifecycle

Advanced technical skills in both web application development using ASP.NET and

VB.NET with Object-Oriented design principles

Extensive experience communicating with application users, business partners, system

architects, and business analysts

Broad exposure developing in all application layers from database /backend to

web/windows services to user interfaces

Proven background completing superior-quality projects on time while adapting to a

constantly changing business environment

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Languages: VB.NET, LINQ, ASP/ASP.NET/JavaScript, HTML, SQL, XML, C#,

C++

Patterns/Concepts: MVC, WCF \Web Services, TDD

Software: MS Visual Studio 2008/2010, MS SQL Server Management Studio,

MS Virtual PC, MS Office 2007/2010/2013, GIMP

Operating Systems: W indows XP, W in 7/8, Windows Server 2003/2008

Databases: MS SQL Server 2000-2005

Browser Familiarity: IE8+, Firefox, Chrome

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Sperry Software, Inc., Software Engineer October 2002 - present

Jacksonville, FL

Sperry Software makes a line of Microsoft Outlook add-ins. Over the course of ten years,

many jobs were performed. This includes initial creation, debugging, testing and releasing

of over 195000 lines of code using VB.Net for debugging, testing, and releasing; all

development, debugging and care of the SperrySoftware.com website including interfacing

with credit card transaction processor, the use of web services calls (using SQL) to

interface with the customer database, maintenance of the SQL Server database including

creating tables and using stored procedure; Also solving customer technical support calls

and emails in a timely manner.

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Sept. 1998 – Oct. 2002

The PRISM Network, Inc., Middle Tier Programmer

Jacksonville, FL

The PRISM Network is a small property and casualty insurance consu lting company which

specializes in helping large property and casualty insurance companies manage their

business. While there, several broad programming assignments have been completed,

including creating DCOM objects which were consumed by both the web based workflow

application and by the main business desktop applications. Created these applications to

become fully scalable using Microsoft Transaction Server. This effort met Prism's growing

need for cost-effective, web based technology solutions by leaving their legacy data intact

and marrying it to the web.

1997 – Sept. 1998

Blue Cross Blue Shield, Software Engineer

Jacksonville, FL

BCBSFL is a leading provider of healthcare that serves 23% of the Florida market. Held

position of project leader of client-side development (of a three-tiered architecture) in the

Development Environment Services department (which services the Client/Patient information

systems). As project leader, set six, twelve and eighteen month goals using Microsoft Projec t,

as well as interim goals. Recommended tools to be purchased to achieve those goals, as well

as outlining/recommending the need for more personnel. Also provided programming solutions

for Blue Cross Blue Shield. In this role, primary responsibilities involved the day-to-day

maintenance of the architecture DLL (written in C++) as well as a host of other solutions which

required familiarity with COM/OLE, the Windows NT Registry, multithreading, the "ActiveX for

Healthcare messaging components" (which allow for communication using HL7, an

international standard) and how DLLs communicate with programs like Powerbuilder and

Tuxedo. Also implemented web based security requirements in Java (server side) .

1995 – 1997

Tillinghast-Towers Perrin, Applications Programmer

Jacksonville, FL

Tillinghast-Towers Perrin is a large life insurance consulting agency specializing in

insurance projection software. While there several assignments were accomplished,

including design and implementation of custom distributed processing, aiding transition to

international version of the product suite, and participation in the identification and

development of common object candidates (both C++ and COM objects). Created both 16 -

bit and 32-bit thunking DLLs to allow application suite to communicate across process

boundaries.

1988 – 1995

Labtek Corp., Orange, CT Real Time Applications

Programmer

LabTek specializes in the development of real-time embedded runtimes and development

tools under the Microsoft Windows operating systems (Win95 & Windows NT). Designed,

programmed and tested a complete source code debugger. The debugger is hosted on

Microsoft Windows NT and targets both Microsoft Windows NT programs and/or LabTek's

real-time distributed runtime.

EDUCATION

Michael P. Sperry 904-***-**** aboa0m@r.postjobfree.com

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Southern Connecticut State University 1988

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

Emphasis in Hardware Technology

3.4 cumulative out of 4.0

Microsoft Certified Solution Developer 1999

(MCSD)

Successfully passed first and second of four exams, Windows Operating System Services

Architecture I & II.

Successfully passed first elective, Writing Application s Using Visual C++ and MFC

Successfully passed second elective, Implementing Applications Using COM/OLE.

Successfully passed new core requirement I, Desktop Applications with Visual Basic 6.0

Successfully passed new core requirement II, Distributed Applications with Visual Basic 6.0

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