MILLION SOLOMON GONTE
**** ***** *** ****** *********, Iowa 52557
641-***-**** *******.*****@*****.*** https://www.linkedin.com/in/million-solomon
.NET SOFTWARE DEVELOPER
Passionate .NET developer with 3 years of hands-on experience delivering high-performance web and desktop applications to business clients. Strong knowledge of professional software engineering practices and complete software development lifecycle (SDLC). Demonstrated ability to work independently and in teams to meet aggressive deadlines. Highly capable of mastering new technologies quickly. Proven talent for solving real-world problems with innovative solutions.
CORE COMPETENCIES
Software Engineering • Web Development • Rapid Application Development (RAD)
Proof-of-Concept • Coding Standards • Code Review • Software Testing • Source Control
Application Maintenance & Support • Best Practices • Microsoft Development • Data Structures
Complexity Analysis • Object-Oriented Design • Algorithms • Responsive UI Design • User Training • Big data
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Languages: C#, Java
Web: ASP.NET MVC, XML, JSP, Servlets, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, AJAX, jQuery, Bootstrap
Web Services: Web Service, REST, SOAP, JSON, Web API
Web Servers: IIS, Apache Tomcat
Frameworks: Asp.net MVC, Entity Framework, Spring, Hibernate
Databases: SQL Server, MySQL, NOSQL
Design Patterns: Singleton, Factory, Template, MVC
SDLC: Agile, Scrum, Waterfall
Tools: MS Visual Studio 2008/2010/2013, Eclipse, UML, NetBeans, GitHub, MS Office, Nuget, Microsoft SQL server management studio, SQL Profiler
Platforms: Windows XP/7/8/10
Big Data: Hadoop, Spark, R-Programming, Hive
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
CAREER NOTE: Completed on-campus studies and currently taking distance education courses to complete a Master's Degree in Computer Science (Available for full-time, W-2 employment).
PRIME SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia • 2013-2016
Mid-sized website and software development, web hosting, SEO and IT support services firm.
Web Application Developer
Independently developed web applications and dynamic websites. Participated in team-based development of desktop software. Created web apps using ASP.NET MVC 4. Utilized C# to produce model, view and controller (MVC) components. Mapped database objects to applications with Entity Framework (EF) object-relational mapping (ORM). Delivered interactive views using CSS, HTML, AJAX and JavaScript. Led end-user training.
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Responsibilities
Met aggressive deadlines by employing rapid application development (RAD) methodology to expedite completion of projects.
Designed and implemented user-friendly interfaces (UIs) for performing data entry.
Design and implemented database to manage data storage
Leveraged ADO.net entity model to update and save information to SQL database tables.
Optimized SQL Queries; Leveraged Transaction to improve database access.
Involved in all phases of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) including analysis, design, development, integration, and testing of application modules.
Technologies: C#, ASP.NET, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, AJAX, jQuery, SQL Server, MySQL, MS Visual Studio 2008/2010/2013, Windows XP/7/8/10.
Projects
Inventory Management System: A web application that used to track inventory levels, track sales, and tracks deliveries of a packaging company. Technologies Used: ASP.net MVC, SQL server Entity framework, SQL server, LINQ, CSS3, HTML5, jQuery.
Order Management System: A system that used to keep track of Orders for a company that imports agricultural row materials. The system allow end users to create, update and follow the status of orders. Technologies Used: ASP.net MVC, SQL server Entity framework, SQL server, LINQ, CSS3, HTML5, jQuery.
ACADEMIC PROJECTS
Carpooling Web Application: A ride sharing application that generates real time notifications and forecasts weather of destination and route. Technologies Used: Java, JSP, CSS3, Bootstrap, JavaScript, jQuery, Google Map, Open Weather MAP API, MySQL
Movie Recommendation System: Created big-data application for processing and analyzing real-time movie dataset and provide recommendation based on user rating, the application Streamline processing using multiple nodes. Technologies Used: Hadoop, Spark, Java, Scala, Cloudera.
SMU Academic Network – St. Mary’s University, 2015
Conceptualized and developed an application to facilitate communication between faculty, staff and students. Authored system analysis document identifying problems in existing system and proposing strategies for mitigating issues in new design. Built system database. Programmed module enabling instructors to supervise and track students’ senior projects online. Utilized ASP.NET MVC 4 and SQL Server with Visual Studio 2010 integrated development environment (IDE) to produce advisory module. Collaborated with 5 team members to integrate modules into complete application.
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EDUCATION
Master of Science in Computer Science
(In progress via distance education; expected completion June 2019)
Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, Iowa
Relevant Coursework:
• Web Application Programming • Data base systems • Enterprise Architecture • Algorithms
• Big Data
Bachelor in Computer Science
St. Mary’s University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
GPA: 3.38
Relevant Coursework:
• Fundamentals of Software Engineering • Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) & Advanced OOP • Object-Oriented Software Engineering • Advanced Database Systems • Data Structure & Algorithm Analysis • Internet Programming I & II • Software Project Management • Rapid Application Development (RAD)
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
• Big Data Foundations • Hadoop Foundations • Hadoop Data Access