Mike Zech

Winterset, IA *****

ac2gkn@r.postjobfree.com

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/mike-zech-09606433

Company site: www.iappconsulting.com

SUMMARY

Senior IT professional with development, administration, teaching and managerial experience within the public and private sectors looking for opportunities in Des Moines, St. Louis, Omaha, Phoenix, Las Vegas, Tennessee or Remote. Other areas of interest are business development and customer relations.

SKILLS AND METHODOLOGIES

Microsoft

Visual Studio 2015, 2013, 2012, 2010, 2008, SQL Server 2014, 2012, 2008, 2005, Web API 2.0, SSIS, SharePoint 2013, 2010, 2007, ASP.NET Web Forms, ASP.NET MVC 5 & 3, C#, T-SQL, Razor, VB.NET, Telerik ASP.NET AJAX Controls, Entity Framework, LINQ

Web Development

HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, AngularJS 1 & 2, JSON, Bootstrap, LESS, SASS

Adobe

Photoshop CS6, Dreamweaver CS6, Fireworks CS6

Lotus Notes/Domino

Domino 8.5.2, R7, R6, R5, R4.6 server administration, XPages, Sametime, LEI, Lotus Quickr 8.0.0.1, Teamstudio Analyzer, Configurator, Delta and Ciao

Oracle

Oracle 11g, SQL Developer, WCI Portal

Cloud

AWS

Development Methodologies

Agile, Spiral, Waterfall

ALM Tools

TFS, SVN, JIRA, GIT

EXPERIENCE

Owner/Developer – iAppConsulting, Winterset, IA 05/2012 - Present

Offering professional web, Microsoft and Domino application development and consulting services for companies of all sizes.

Writing business proposals, contracts, requirements and design documents.

.NET Developer (Contractor) – Concentric Corporation, Omaha, NE 11/2016 – 04/2017

Wrote a web site that utilizes Google Maps API, MVC 5, Entity Framework 6, SQL Server 2012 and StructureMap used to display U.S. Agriculture demographic statistics.

Created a RESTful service to replace the client’s WCF service. The new RESTful service improved performance and was more scalable and maintainable. The technologies used were Web API 2, Entity Framework 6, SQL Server 2014, StructureMap and log4net.

Adjunct Instructor (Contractor) – Vatterott College, Des Moines, IA 10/2015 – 02/2017

Taught adult students programming fundamentals and best practices, threat modeling, data management and project management using Microsoft and web technologies.

Collaborated with the corporate and campus Directors of Education on curriculum changes.

.NET Developer (Contractor) - Halfaker & Associates, Arlington, VA 10/2015 - 12/2015

Enhanced a web reporting application that is used by the Navy to generate year end base recommendation reports to Congress.

Modified PDF reports to meet Congressional reporting guidelines using iText .NET libraries.

Applied AngularJS, Bootstrap and HTML5 to web front end to make the application more user friendly and robust.

Worked with server administrator to harden development, QA and production servers to comply with Federal IT guidelines.

Worked remotely from home.

Software Developer (Contractor) - Fulcrum Consulting, Des Moines, IA 06/2015 - 09/2015

Wrote new controllers, models and routes using MVC 5 and C# to implement new business logic to an existing web application.

Modified AngularJS controllers to incorporate new Google Map overlays for customers to view the topography of their land.

Created a Web API 2 service to execute CRUD operations to AWS RDS tables and on premise SQL Server tables.

Implemented an AWS messaging queue to communicate between the client’s S3 buckets and the on premise .NET file processing application.

Worked in an Agile environment with daily scrums, pointing sessions, sprints and reviews.

Applications Developer - Hinduja Global Solutions, Peoria, IL 01/2015 - 04/2015

Developed a SSIS package that automated external customer data downloads and exported the data to SQL Server tables for a new CRM system. It was a manual process previously.

Removed inline SQL statements from application business logic and added a data access layer using Entity Framework and the Repository pattern.

Wrote T-SQL scripts to scrub data to improve data integrity.

Worked remotely from home with occasional trips to headquarters.

Senior IT Developer - Berkley Surety Group, Urbandale, IA 07/2013 - 01/2015

Lead Developer

Enhanced the company internet, intranet and extranet sites using jQuery, Telerik ASP.NET AJAX controls, C#, Entity Framework and SQL Server.

Maintained and enhanced the company’s internal surety web application using jQuery, Telerik ASP.NET AJAX controls, C#, Entity Framework and SQL Server.

Migrated the internet and extranet sites from WCI Portal to SharePoint 2013.

Converted a VB.NET desktop application to an ASP.NET web application using MVC 5, C#, AngularJS, jQuery and Entity Framework.

Performed Unit Testing using NUnit following the AAA Pattern.

Successfully closed 72 incident and enhancement development requests in an 11 month period.

Mentored junior developers by establishing best practices and coding standards.

Architect

Created virtual SharePoint 2013 development and training environments.

Installed and configured Team Foundation Server 2012 build server.

Installed and configured Visual Studio 2013 Release Management for code deployment.

Build Manager

Managed what was to be checked in to source control and deployed into our Integration and Test Environments using Team Foundation Server 2012 and Release Management.

Business Analyst

Served as technical liaison when working with other Berkley companies.

Software Developer - Tridea Works, Vienna, VA 10/2012 - 01/2013

Developed an internal web based helpdesk ticket tracking system using MVC 3, jQuery, C#, Razor and SQL Server.

Used Infragistics NetAdvantage Reporting tools to create web based reports.

Utilized Team Foundation Server 2010 for source and version control.

Senior Consultant (Contractor) - OG Systems, Chantilly, VA 08/2012 - 09/2012

Replaced ASP.NET controls with jQuery widgets and libraries (jqGrid, FullCalendar, Validate, ThemeRoller) to improve performance to OG Systems’ proprietary CRM system.

Modified RDLC files for reports.

Utilized Team Foundation Server 2010 for source and version control.

Senior Developer (Contractor) - TEKsystems, Silver Spring, MD 05/2012 - 08/2012

Improved user experience for customer extranets by adding jQuery widgets, AJAX partial page refreshes, responsive web design and optimized images using Domino Designer, Photoshop and Dreamweaver.

Performed Domino server maintenance and optimization.

Managed 6 outsourced developers by coordinating their activities to meet project deliverables.

Senior Developer (Contractor) - Segue Technologies, Arlington, VA 06/2010 - 05/2012

Provided development and maintenance services for the Marine Corps’ Domino and .NET applications using jQuery, HTML, CSS, C#, Domino Designer, JavaScript and Oracle.

Subject Matter Expert (SME) for application migration from Domino to MVC 3 and Oracle.

Wrote several MVC 3 models using C# to capture the business logic from legacy Domino applications.

Used LEI to export Domino flat file data to Oracle holding tables and then used and ETL process to move the data into the final Oracle database.

Hardened development, QA and production servers to comply with Federal IT guidelines.

Applications Developer II - Sierra Nevada Corporation, Sparks, NV 10/2008 - 05/2010

Served as Lead Developer for the migration of Sierra Nevada Corporation’s proprietary Domino CRM to Saleslogix CRM Project.

Exported and normalized Domino flat data into SQL Server using LEI and stored procedures, respectively.

Extended Saleslogix CRM business logic to match Sierra Nevada Corporation’s business processes using the Saleslogix IDE.

Created a SharePoint 2007 project management template to be used by project managers to track their resources and load their metrics into Microsoft Project Server. Used SharePoint Designer to customize the workflow and branding and Visual Studio to create web parts.

Developed an ASP.NET vehicle tracking site that displayed vehicle location points and information using web forms, C#, SQL Server, LINQ, JavaScript, CSS and the Google Maps API

Worked in an Agile environment with daily scrums.

Senior Programmer Analyst - Princess Cruises, Santa Clarita, CA 10/2007 - 10/2008

Added greater flexibility for the corporate sales team by creating a Lotus Notes workflow application that could be used offline and then automatically replicate data to and from the parent database once the user connected online.

Replaced a “request by email” management process by developing a Lotus Notes workflow application that routed customer requests to management.

Applications Developer II - Sierra Nevada Corporation, Sparks, NV 08/2004 - 10/2007

Developed an inventory tracking application that allowed users to perform CRUD operations to query parts data using ASP.NET, C#, LINQ and SQL Server.

Designed a secure employee self-service HR portal that allowed users to view their employee data, submit forms and chat with HR using Domino, LEI, Sametime and jQuery.

Served as project manager and lead developer for the Corporate Web Site Consolidation Project.

Maintained corporate and subsidiary web sites as Corporate Webmaster.

Supported multiple Domino and .NET applications.

Webmaster - Walsworth Publishing Company, Marceline, MO 08/2002 - 08/2004

Created the Commercial Book Division’s company web site using Domino, HTML, JavaScript and CSS.

Created the Scotland subsidiary web site using Domino, HTML, JavaScript and CSS.

Supported multiple Domino databases.

Systems Analyst (Contractor) - Computer Task Group, Indianapolis, IN 09/2000 - 08/2002

Developed a global Lotus Notes workflow database for Eli Lilly and Company (US) and Eli Lilly and Company (Belgium) to track project lifecycles, resources and material inventory.

Maintained a chemical inventory application using ColdFusion and Oracle.

Supervised the activities of 10 Computer Task Group IT Staff.

Systems Engineer (Contractor) - Electronic Data Systems, Herndon, VA 12/1999 - 09/2000

Designed a Lotus Notes database that kept inventory of the organization’s equipment and processed new hardware and software requests.

Maintained Lotus Notes legacy databases.

Senior Airman - United States Air Force, Pentagon 01/1996 - 01/2000

Developed a Lotus Notes events calendar for the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics) to view key confidential events within the organization.

Created a Lotus Notes automated property pass system that was used throughout the organization to create passes and track inventory.

EDUCATION

B.A., Business Administration majoring in Transportation and Logistics - Iowa State University 1995

AWARDS AND CERTIFICATIONS

IBM Certified Associate System Administrator - Lotus Notes and Domino 8.5 2012

Marine Corps Letter of Appreciation, CPG Task 26, TFRS Project 2011

Security+ (2008) (CompTIA) 2010

Project Management for IS/IT Professionals (Villanova University) 2008

Mastering Project Management (Villanova University) 2008

IBM Certified Associate Developer - Lotus Notes and Domino 7 2008

R5 Certified Lotus Professional, Applications Development 2002

Air Force Commendation Medal 2000

Air Force Longevity Service Medal 2000

Air Force Organizational Excellence Award 2000

Air Force Good Conduct Medal 2000

R4 Certified Lotus Specialist, Applications Development 1999

GNEB Organization Airman of the Quarter 1998

Senior Airman Below the Zone 1997

Basic Military Training Honor Graduate 1996

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