BRIAN A. JACOB

PO Box ** www.bajawebcreations.com

Hancock, IA 51536 ad1m9u@r.postjobfree.com

402-***-**** (After 6pm) ad1m9u@r.postjobfree.com (preferred)

Status: US Citizen

Current Location: Iowa

Please be aware that I have been out of work for awhile now due to complications from covid and 3 weeks in the hospital. I have been actively looking for a position since January, when my health had finally been restored well enough to work again.

Software Engineer or Equivalent

Application/Framework/Language Experience (Last Used):

ASP.NET/C# 10+ years (08/2022)

.Net Framework: 10+ years (04/2022)

.Net Core 2 years (08/2022)

VB.NET/VB/VBA 5 years (03/2017)

AngularJS 3 years (04/2022)

Javascript/JQuery 10+ years (04/2022)

CSS 10+ years (04/2022)

Bootstrap 5 years (04/2022)

SQL Server 10+ years (08/2022)

ETL/SSIS 5 years (04/2022)

SSRS/Report Builder 5 years (04/2022)

Tableau 10.5 3 years (04/2022)

PHP 10+ years (08/2018)

MySQL 5 years (08/2018)

COBOL 84 10+ years (04/2018)

DB2 1 year (04/2018)

CICS 1 year (04/2018)

SharePoint 2007/2010 2 years (03/2013)

Misc Languages/Frameworks Used

WEB API, SoapUI, WCF, REST Infragistics 15.1, Laserfiche, Kofax Capture 10.1, ExpressionEngine 2.3.1, Classic ASP, Visual Basic 6/VBA/VBScript, Delphi,Oracle, PL/SQL, DevExpress and Access Databases, Java EE, MSDOS (Batch Executables), DB2, SSRS, Report Builder, Crystal Reports for VS 2013, Fiddler, WireShark, TortoiseSVN

Certifications:

Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Domain Services Configuration, May 2011

EXPERIENCE:

Priority Technology Holdings, Remote

Senior Software Engineer Apr 2022 – Aug 2022

Accomplishments:

Fixed Helped refactor the MX Merchant Messaging REST API to support email and SMS texting, using NodeJS, Swagger and Postman.

Fixed an authentication issue that was allowing any authenticated user to delete another user’s credit card from their Account Vault in MX Merchant.

Enhanced ACH (new NACHA regulations) - Debit transaction processing with WEB-SEC codes after authorizing the transaction via a bank account authorization web service call. An authorizing email address was then captured under a variety of circumstances (eg none on file; multiple emails with a primary specified; and auto-acceptance of a single email address on file), and then the transaction was processed to completion.

FTNI, Omaha, NE

C#.NET Engineer Sep 2018 – Apr 2022

Accomplishments:

Normalized the history and ongoing storage of EPay Customer data pertaining to Autopay

Activations/Deactivations.

Converted the Portal Admin application from AngularJS to Ionic/Angular 6 with TypeScript.

Enhanced the RprtParamStatus stored procedure process to allow overrides to otherwise

“static” status queues.

Built a Job Scheduler user interface from WPF/C#/SQL to interact with a Job Scheduler

Windows Service which dually polls jobs from a SQL database and a Pub-Sub Real-Time

Cloud Messaging Service (Ably.IO).

Added Check21 Activation functionality to the Etran-Lite Admin application.

Created a database export process to extract all a given client’s data and .tif files and port

them to an sFTP site.

Added functionality to the Etran-Lite Admin application to clone given client’s complete

Auxiliary Field Specification by Group designation.

Performance-tuned sql EtlAdminClientBranchSelect stored proc improve the Client Branch

load in the EtranLite Admin Web Manager (AngularJS) app.

Assumed ownership of Etran-Lite Admin application, written in AngularJS / C#.Net MVC.

Created and deployed SSRS reports for Folio Investments and Waddell and Reed to the

Etran and ERemitPro (Etran-Lite) applications, respectively.

Refactored NCR Posting console application process to allow selected clients to execute at

their desired processing time instead of all at the same time.

Created stored procedures and .NET processes to generate and SFTP Presidio Bank/Credo

Mobile and Long Distance files for their Lockbox, Citizen, Donation and Payment Reversal

data.

Refactored the NCR Invoicing and Posting processes for Renzi to allow for E-Pay

functionality.

Redeployed Mutual Transaction SSRS report to a separate USMA site for Mutual Of

Omaha.

Developed and maintained FTNI’s internal Tableau site, data and KPIs.

Contracting Opportunities Apr 2013 – Aug 2018

MVC C#.NET /BI / SQL / PHP Consultant, Wells Fargo – Des Moines, IA 4/18 – 8/18

C#.NET Consultant, Neb. Dept. of Transportation via TEK Systems – Lincoln, NE 8/17-4/18

Business Intelligence Consultant, Iowa Realty via Robert Half – Des Moines, IA 4/17-6/17

Scrum Master/VB.NET Consultant, Avera Health Plans via ALR – Sioux Falls, SD 12/16-3/17

MVC /.NET/Web Service Consultant, Moody’s Analytics via MCC – Omaha, NE 3/16-11/16

VB.NET Application Consultant, Hertz Agriculture Management via ALR – Omaha, NE 7/15-1/16

Software Engineering Consultant, Wells Fargo Rtl Lending via KForce – Des Moines, IA 10/13-4/15

Web UI Consultant, EBusiness, First Nat. Bank of Omaha via CRI – Omaha, NE 4/13-10/13

Top Accomplishments (WebForms and WinForms, Database, WebServices, Front-End):

Converted the LAN Central Migration Management application from PHP to C#.NET MVC

and refactored the application into an N-Tier architecture using Dapper ORM for the data

access via a formal Service Layer.

Configured and scripted inline grid TelerikUI Date and TimePickers.

Performed PHP, SQL and C#.NET code reviews.

Created SSIS packages to replicate critical reporting data from LAN Central to the Migration

Management servers. Reported on these data using Tableau 10.5.

Using PHP and T-SQL, improved data-security on all EIR (Enterprise Inventory Reporting)

searches and detail and summary reports.

Added CSV-file export functionality to the NDOT Traffic Analysis AVC5View application,

generating a Signal Miss Consolidated Report based on street-embedded, traffic-counting

sensor data, by Station, Date, Lane and Direction for either of two desired date ranges

(previous 7 days vs previous Sunday-Saturday).

Created a new Expense Adjustment page and functionality for the NDOT Project

Financial System application in C#.Net/MVC with Entity Framework.

Built a new ETL process for Berkshire Hathaway-First Realty Open House data downloaded

from the RETS Connector and merge them with the Iowa Realty data for the Des Moines, IA

market.

Created a Matrix Credentials and Form Simplicity SSIS packages for Iowa Realty and First

Realty to query/FTP files in .csv format.

Built Iowa Realty Builders Tableau report.

Ran daily scrums and managed project due-dates and time-reporting.

Coordinated SSIS, SSRS, Tableau and .NET projects of a team of VB.Net Developers.

Built a web-based project rating application in VB.NET/SQL Server for rating all IT

tickets by upper-management.

Built six new SOAP Web Services to handle Great Western Bank's Experian risk ratings and

scorings.

Refactored Suncorp's MVC Group-Locking Toggle process.

Created Web API to handle Suncorp's Ignite loans.

Fixed Javascript/JQuery script issues which were causing updated loans to inadvertently

duplicate. Also updated Credit Action AJAX calls to enhance the user experience.

Helped develop on the MARQ Portal Repository to port User-supplied application data to the

Lending Cloud Repository using WebAPI, JSON, C#.NET and SQL, specifically adapting

the Repository Setup and Credit Action interfaces and back-end processing, as well as

analyzing and modifying the overall access within the Lending Cloud application.

Upgraded the Batch Reporting System from VS2010 to 2015, .Net Framework from 4 to

4.6.1, Infragistics 13.1 to 15.1, Crystal Reports Run-Time from XI 4.0 to CRVS13.0.15

and SQL Server 2005 to 2014.

Automated ePayment process using SQL Server 2005, VB.Net, PowerShell,

WinSCP 5.7.5 using Kleopatra-GnuPG4Win 2.1.0 Encryption.

Served as Kofax Document Repository Administrator and Developer.

Refactored Invoice-Parsing program to handle two additional document types in Kofax.

Created a SPA Web Console for displaying and resubmitting rejected MQ messaging

transactions as part of the Rewards program.

Created a Web Application to isolate fraudulent transactions for American Express.

Started integrating Web Front-end with AngularJS.

Created UI for Invoicing, Payments and Online Enrollment, and Commercial Card Alerts.

American National Bank – Omaha, NE

System Analyst - Web Services, http://www.anbank.com Mar 2011 – Mar 2013

http://www.residentialmortgages.com

Accomplishments:

Rewrote company intranet and Money Order & Cashier’s Check processes onto SP2010 using

true ASP.NET/C#/MS SQL Server interfaces.

Created RSS feeds for both the SharePoint 2007 and Expression Engine 2.3.1 intranets.

Created a PDF-based Branch Key Log and Audit application using Adobe Acrobat X Pro.

Built a real-time online Approval Process using PHP/MySQL and AJAX Web Service calls for

approving large-amount Cashier’s Checks.

Converted an on-line printer install application to an XML/XSLT Web Service application.

Revamped the Cashier’s Checks/Money Order extract audit processes using PowerShell.

Revamped company-wide SharePoint permissions using MS Active Directory.

Redesigned the Human Resources, Loan Ops and Consumer Lending Home Pages.

Supported the Auction and Raffle fund-raising activities for the United Way.

Helped Create Dashboards for the Retail Department using Qlikview BI Enterprise Edition.

Nebraska Red Zone – Omaha, NE

Lead Web Developer, http://www.nebraskaredzone.com Jul 2010 – Mar 2011

Accomplishments:

Added popular social-media (Facebook (Like), Twitter, Digg, StumbleUpon) link-buttons to all

product pages.

Helped redevelop the Home Page appearance and animation.

Helped create a blogging subdomain to support the E-Commerce SEO ratings.

Created displays to indicate when orders would ship and when their estimated arrival.

Created a remaining shipping days countdown display keyed to each game on Nebraska’s schedule.

Created a Stock Item Database entry application for building each season’s item catalog using

VBA and Access 2007.

Contracting/Freelance Web Development Opportunities Mar 2008 – Jul 2010

Web Contractor, The Moeck's Group via Robert Half International – West Des Moines, IA

http://firestoneag.com/dealerresource/login.aspx

Web Developer Subcontractor, Corporate Travel Safety – Marina del Rey, CA

http://www.corporatetravelsafety.com

Contract Developer, Business Solutions Team, Farm Bureau Insurance via ACS - Des Moines, IA

Top Accomplishments:

Fixed/Updated MasterPages, MasterPage Partial Class, Javascript and XHTML files.

Fixed dropped Cookie information being passed to the Fulfillment page and its subpages.

Controlled differential file access for Administration, General and Regional Managers, and

Direct and Associate Dealers.

Converted 100+ existing web pages into a MySQL database format in WordPress.

Converted said web pages from standard HTML to include PHP.

Improved performance by using MySQL queries drive new site navigation.

Merged over 35 policy scripts into one fully flexible master script using Object Oriented techniques.

Mid America Computer Corporation (MACC) – Blair, Nebraska

System Analyst, Customer Master & Bill Master Teams Nov 2000 – Jan 2008

Accomplishments:

Reduced script run-times for an individual client company and engineered easier maintenance

tools and applications.

Introduced innovative, forward-thinking technologies.

Worked with the Conversion Team to help on-board new companies using ETL database

processes using SQL Server.

Reduced production error rates to less than 1% per billing cycle while reducing company run- times by over 50%.

Reduced code duplication substantially.

Eliminated JCL duplication.

Modularized and re-engineered all job streams and critical programs.

Increased efficiency and effectiveness of the Bill Master process.

Created and rewrote numerous reports in Report Builder.

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