BEN KITTRELL abpjfx@r.postjobfree.com

KANSAS CITY, MO HTTP://BENJAMINKITTRELL.COM

OBJECTIVE

OBJECTIVE

Motivated Software Engineer seeking a position in a creative working environment.

WORK

WORK EXPERIENCE

Application Architect II 10/2007 Present

Sprint/Nextel Overland Park, KS

Our team maintains the Premium Content area of www.sprint.com. Here, customers can purchase

ringtones, screensavers, and other electronic goods from their computer or phone. My primary

responsibility is to help oversee the transition from Websphere Portal 5 to version 6, as well as designing

and implementing new features.

Design (Rational Rose, UML)

Development (J2EE, Websphere Portal, Struts)

Client Side Development (JavaScript, AJAX, DHTML)

Enterprise Development (SOA)

Development Environment(WSAD 5, RAD 7)

Senior Programmer Analyst - 7/2006 10/2007

Assurant Employee Benefits - Kansas City, MO

During my placement at Assurant Employee Benefits I was part of the Websphere Portal team, which is

responsible for maintaining and upgrading the Websphere Portal applications. These applications serve to

track leads through the application process.

Development (Java, J2EE, JSF, Struts, Spring, Hibernate, Websphere Portal)

Client Side Development (JavaScript, AJAX, DHTML)

Enterprise Development (SOA, EJBs, JMS)

Development Environment (RAD 6, RAD 7)

Systems Programmer Analyst/Architect - 9/2005 7/2006

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City - Kansas City, MO

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City had made the decision to move their application development

platform to Java and I was hired to aid in their transition. I spent the majority of my time developing

standards and procedures for J2EE development. After publishing these standards I conducted training

classes to bring the team up to speed on Java, and the new frameworks and standards. I continued to

participate in development projects between these architectural standardization efforts.

Development (Java, J2EE, Struts, Spring, Hibernate, Websphere)

Development Environment (Websphere 5.1, RAD 6)

Enterprise Development (SOA, JMS, Web Services)

Configuration Management (Subversion, Ant)

Senior Programmer Analyst - 4/2005 9/2005

Argus Health Systems, INC. - Kansas City, MO

This Pharmacy Benefit Management company based in Downtown Kansas City, MO provides a wide range

of services for the pharmaceutical industry. As a Senior Java Programmer I was given the chance to

solidify my Java skills while learning new technologies and frameworks. I was also been invited to join the

Standards and Practices Committee to help outline development procedures for the Web Development

Department.

Development (Java, J2EE, Tapestry, Spring, Hibernate, Websphere)

Database Management (IBM DB2, SQL Server, DBArtisan)

Project Planning (Visio, Rational RequisitePro, Rose)

Enterprise Development (SOA, EJBs)

Development Environment (Websphere 5.1, RAD 6)

Configuration Management (CVS, Maven, Cruise Control)

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Application Architect - 1/2001 4/2005

Bensoft, INC. - Kansas City, MO

Bensoft specializes in customized Internet Development for businesses of all sizes. The relaxed and

creative atmosphere gave me the opportunity to develop many skills and work in a variety of

environments. As the Application Architect I managed a small team of developers and oversaw the life

cycle of all development projects.

Project Planning (SDLC, UML, Process/Flow Diagrams, Visio)

Database Management (MySql, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Oracle, DB2)

Client Side Development (HTML, CSS, DHTML, JavaScript)

Server Side Development (Java, PHP, Perl, ASP, ColdFusion, XML, SOAP)

Java Development (J2EE, JSP/Servlets, OR Mapping, POJO s, etc )

Enterprise Development (EJB, Web Services)

Development Environments (NetBeans, Ecplise, WebSphere)

Application Server Management (Tomcat, WebSphere, WebLogic, JRun)

Software Engineer/System Administrator - 12/1999 - 1/2001

Integrated NetDesign - Jefferson City, MO

Integrated NetDesign is a web development company in Jefferson City, MO specializing in e-commerce

applications. In my role as lead IT professional I gained experience in many facets of Information

Technology and developed strong problem solving skills.

Graphic Design (Photoshop, Fireworks)

HTML Development (FrontPage, Dreamweaver, Notepad)

Javascript and Cascading Stylesheets

Server Side Development (Perl, PHP, ASP, XML, Java)

Database Design & Maintenance (SQL Server, MySql, Flat-file)

Server Management (SMTP, DNS, IIS, Linux, Window NT Server)

Software Engineer - 8/1999 - 12/1999

AMT Canada - Vancouver, Canada

AMT Canada is a marketing agency whose main focus is e-Marketing. During my employment, I was

responsible for designing and developing database driven web applications.

Web Developer - 5/1999 - 8/1999

MO. Dept. of Insurace - Jefferson City, MO

In this entry-level position I developed Perl Scripts to add information and interactivity to the

Department s website. I also developed JavaScripts, created graphics, and contributed to the overall

design of the site.

OTHER

OTHER EXPERIENCE

Doodlekit Website Builder 9/2005 - Present

Co-founder http://doodlekit.com

Doodlekit is a hosted online website builder that combines common website features such as Content

Management, Blogs, Forums, and Photo Galleries into one simple interface. It was written using the Ruby

on Rails web framework. I've been the sole developer/architect from conception, through design and

completion.

EDUCATION

EDUCATION

2/2004 - 12/2007 University of Phoenix

Bachelor of Science in Information Technology

8/1999 - 12/2000 Linn State Technical College

Certification in Networking Systems Technology

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