Michael Curtis
Vista, CA *****
****@*******.***
http://www.fumarin.com
https://github.com/FumarinOG/
Objective
I am a seasoned professional with over 30 years of experience seeking a challenging, mentally stimulating, full-time remote position in the IT field that allows me to use my extensive experience in software development or networks (or both!).
Summary:
Experience with developing the frontend/web applications using HTML5, DHTML, CSS3, JavaScript, AJAX, XML, XSLT, XSL, RESTful Web Services, jQuery, and JSON.
Strong Knowledge of Object-Oriented Design Methodologies (OOD).
Knowledge of back-end database development with SQL Server and Oracle.
Expert in developing windows applications, web applications and web services in Microsoft Visual Studio .Net 4.8 IDE using VB, C# .NET, VB.NET, ASP.NET, JavaScript, ADO.NET, SQL Server and Oracle.
Extensive Knowledge of Object-Oriented programming including implementation using polymorphism, inheritance and encapsulation. Experience in utilizing these techniques in C# and VB.NET.
Technical skills
Languages
Proficient in: C#, Visual Basic .NET, T-SQL, PL/SQL, Javascript, jQuery, web development in ASP.NET and ASP.NET MVC, and application development in Windows Forms
Familiar with: C, C++
Software & Technologies
Databases: Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, Microsoft Access
Platforms: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows CE
Server Software: Exchange Server, SQL Server, SharePoint, ElasticSearch
Reporting Software: Crystal Reports, Telerik Reporting
UI Libraries: JQuery UI, Telerik UI for MVC and WinForms
Experience
Tier IV Support Software Engineer
Delinea – Remote
Provided top tier technical support for Privilege Manager
Had full access to source code and fixed or consulted with development on fixes that needed to be made,
Built custom reports in SQL and used XML to format the output and integrate it into Privilege Manager
Developed business classes and data access classes using C#, .NET 4.8, and SQL Server 2017+
Used CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) in ASP.Net UIpages and Java Script for client-side validations. Involved in Unit testing and Bug fixing.
Developed User Interface using .NET MVC 4.6, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery and AJAX.
Involved in developing both windows forms applications developed in C# as well as web applications developed using ASP .Net MVC4, Web API., Mobile Views, ASP .Net 4.6, WCF, LINQ. Experience in developing User Controls and Custom Controls using C#.
Was a dedicated developer for one the largest customers for year who used Privilege Manager on Azure web servers using AzureSQL to provide a private cloud worldwide for their customers. Supported the Azure installation of the VMs (10 total) with 4 AzureSQL instances of the supporting databases.
Senior Software Engineer
Sept. 2019 – March 2023
May 2013 – August 2019
Thomson Reuters – Remote
Maintained and added new features to an established legal matter management, e-billing, and performance analytics hosted software system using C# against SQL Server
Troubleshot the C# source code and made fixes as needed to solve customer-reported issues.
Worked on a team responsible for internal system tools including reporting, administration and various tools used to onboard new clients and move data around between companies
Woeked on transitioning from .Net 4.6 to .Net 4.8. Made sure transitioned pages still worked. Introduced new features to the WinForms admin app based on .Net 4.8
The “build master” on the development side – Responsible for coordinating patch reviews and cutting the bi-weekly release builds along with the Operations and Quality Assurance teams
Took the initiative and, after building a proof of concept, moved the product’s merge functionality from the web interface and into the administration WinForms application, greatly enhancing the capabilities in the process
Involved in configuration management, setting up and maintain company, version policies, build schedule using TFS-GIT repositories.
Performed database analysis using RedGate’s SQL Compare utility to determine schema changes between software builds
Worked on the front-end using Telerik controls – especially the data grid and drop-downs.
ASP.NET Developer
June 2011 – April 2013
STL Professional Services – Bloomington, IL
On-site contractor at Growmark, Inc. in Bloomington, IL
Develop new ASP.NET web pages and maintain existing web pages in a homegrown ERP system using Visual Basic .NET against Oracle 11g
Design and maintain Oracle 11g tables, indexes, stored procedures and packages in support of the internal ERP system
Design and develop Crystal Reports against the Oracle 11g data
Designed several reports for the Transportation Dispatch department that resulted in the savings of 10 to 15 man-hours per month
Performed debugging and added new functionality to a Windows Form application running in Windows CE 6.0 on Motorola Symbol scanners in Visual Studio
Built a web form to automate the nightly shipping and hazardous material placarding of trailer loads for a large warehouse that saves approximately 4 to 6 hours a day in what was a manual process
Designed and built a web form to manage user roles for the QA department that saves 4 to 6 hours for each instance where they need to copy user roles from one user to another
Participated in a development team that built dozens of web pages under time and under budget for a lubricants plant acquired by Growmark to eliminate the manual processes
IT Manager
Sept. 1993 – May 2011
Kelly Capital – San Diego, CA
Lead a .NET development team of three people
Troubleshot and fixed issues on the web sites in response to customer and internal user reports.
Developed an internal web-based CRM application using ASP.NET, C#, Entity Framework 4, and SQL Server 2008 on the back-end. Designed the tables and relationships. Developed the stored procedures in T-SQL. Added additional features to track opportunities and manage loan inventories. Developed reports using Telerik Reporting
Developed a public-facing home auction website using ASP.NET, C#, ADO.NET, and SQL Server 2008. The site included a full set of administrative tools and features to run the various stations at ballroom auction events. Designed and developed the SQL Server database
Developed a public-facing commercial real estate sales and auction website using ASP.NET, C#, ADO.NET, and SQL Server 2008. The site included a full set of administrative tools as well as functionality to manage live auction events. Designed and developed the SQL Server database
Developed a public-facing residential and commercial real estate backed loan trading system in ASP.NET, C#, ADO.NET, and SQL Server 2008. This site included a full suite of administrative tools.
Developed multiple data acquisition and basic CMS systems to support various operating companies including high-end nightclubs, a nationwide auto body and paint operation, and indoor entertainment center using C#, Visual Basic, ASP.NET, and SQL Server
Designed, built, and maintained several LANs and WANs for businesses that were acquired or started using Windows Server, SQL Server, and Exchange Server
Research, acquired, and supported industry specific software for packages for a number of industries including commercial real estate, hospitality, and entertainment
Interfaced with consultants for project specific tasks including hospitality technology and telephony as the various business units required
IT Manager
June 1991 – Nov. 1993
TeleMagic, Inc. – Carlsbad, CA
Maintained and supported a Novell Netware 3.12 based network with 50+ DOS clients.
Managed and performed the transition from DOS to Windows for Workgroups 3.11 on the clients and from ArcNet to Ethernet for the network.
Provided day-to-day IT support for all departments and business units.
Developed and supported an in-house application to track help desk calls that integrated with the TeleMagic CRM software.
Education
University of California, Irvine
Sep 1989 – Jun 1990
Irvine, CA
Majored in Computer Science
Affiliations & Interests
Member of several .NET development and SQL Server related user groups and on-line communities
Active member of a local radio communications monitoring group and developed a website to aggregate data generated by another application in pursuit of that hobby – http://trunkedradioinfo.fumarin.net