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George Branch

Summary of Qualifications

Highly motivated IT professional with experience analyzing business processes, designing and developing solutions and managing mid and large-scale implementations.

• Over 7 years’ experience developing using the Microsoft Stack to provide CRM solutions to the Client Account Managers and other business areas to provide a better experience for our customers

• 1-year experience using Angular 1.7, Bootstrap and JavaScript to solve customer needs which allowed for the automatic enrollment of Providers to Payers

• Used JavaScript and JQuery, and MVC for 7 years to enhance existing views and create new views in our system to enhance functionality of the Razor and ASP codebase.

• Expert knowledge of several programming languages including c#, MVC, and .Net

• Enjoy working in a scrum environment and am fully conversant with Agile methodologies and practices

• Conversant with Dependency Injection software and practices, specifically StructureMap

• Responsible for writing unit tests using NUnit and RhinoMocks for every line of code I wrote Computer Skills

Languages and features: c#, .Net, NHibernate, NUnit, RhinoMocks, Entity Framework, Fluent Validation, GIT Operating Systems: Windows 2010, 2007

Databases: Microsoft SQL, Oracle PL-SQL

Servers: Windows Server 2008, 2012

Web Technologies: ASP, JavaScript, JQuery, Angular, MVC, Bootstrap, Restful Services, JSON Development Methodologies: Agile, Waterfall

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

AMI Indianapolis, IN

Mar 2019 – Mar 2020

ERP Programmer

• Maintained and developed new functionality for system wide application software base written for AMI by a consulting firm.

• Learned Entity Framework and Fluent Validation to support development efforts

• Was responsible for developing and enhancing an automated file transfer PowerShell program

• Was the only on staff developer for AMI

• Technologies utilized include c#, JavaScript, Razor, ASP, SSMS Development, Fluent Validation, and Entity Framework.

Availity Indianapolis, IN

Jul 2013 – Feb 2019

Developer II

• Developed new functionality to allow for automated loading of bank transaction records to the accounting system, saving 1 full time employee approximately 4 hours per day using c# and SOAP as the transport mechanism

• Redesigned and developed Invoicing system to allow for rapid implementation of new products and billing types using c#

• Developed Payer enrollment software to facilitate Providers being able to sign up for Payers using c#, Restful Service, Angular, and JavaScript

• Designed, Developed, or Improved applications to solve business needs which would assist them in helping customer relations, increasing customer retention and onboarding new customers using c#, ASP and some Razer

• Developed methodology for unit testing SQL stored procedures using embedded database and NUnit functionality

• Worked as a member of a scrum team for 5+ years. Mentored junior developers and teaching them the Online Customer Support software system and Availity development methodologies George Branch

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• Maintained strong relationships with other developers, Product Owners and Business Users to ensure product quality, standards and to help assist the Product Owner that the software was what was needed, reliable, and delivered on schedule

• Member of multiple scrum teams over the course of 5 years, including being assigned the Technical Lead role

• Promoted through Developer I, Developer IA, to final level of Developer II Independent Consultant Indianapolis, IN

Roche Diagnostics (via Adecco) Mar 2012 - Aug 2012

• Worked with customers to identify and correct current software issues

• Corrected issues using PL-SQL, Sql Server 2005, Oracle, and ClearBasic as required

• Debugged and corrected existing Sql Server code which was used to send automated emails to field service personnel, ensuring that the end customer needs were met in a timely manner

• Created a system in ClearBasic to automate data retrieval and transmission to an Axeda server, allowing for a hands-off approach by the Roche personnel in correcting customer equipment Caregiver Myrtle Beach, SC

During this period I was taking care of my family due to illness. Jan 2009 - Jan 2012

• Qualified for Microsoft DreamSpark to obtain and keep current with Microsoft Technologies

• Studied: Visual Studio 2010 .NET, Sql Server, Expression, CSS, HTML

• Obtained MCTS (Accessing Data with Microsoft .NET Framework) in January 2012 – Certification ID 8855590 GoldCRM Consulting, LLC. Cincinnati, OH

Project Lead/Sr. Developer Sep 2007 - Jan 2009

• Worked closely with customer to gather and formalize project requirements

• Designed, developed and implemented ClearBasic, Visual Basic 6 and Visual Basic 2005 .NET modifications per client requirements

• Developed code to collect and transmit data to server processes facilitating connectivity to the database from a mobile device

• Developed server processes to accept and process data transmitted from the mobile device to Sql Server and Oracle databases to automate the process and ensure data integrity

• Performed source merge between the client’s codebase and the GoldCRM codebase (forms, code, and database schema)

• Designed and developed reports using the GoldCRM reporting software

• Defined interfaces between the client and GoldCRM processes Level 3 Communications, LLC. Broomfield, CO

Architect/Sr. Engineer II Mar 1999 - Mar 2006

• Designed and developed a system to allow emails to interface and post to Clarify case records

• Developed Java code to process requests through XML based interfaces allowing for multiple system to utilize the data in the database without jeopardizing the data integrity

• Worked as an architect for the Clarify 6.5 to Clarify 10.1 upgrade

• Developed and implemented program to analyze Clarify table structure and data using Visual Basic 6

• Designed and implemented Visual Basic 6 program to automate test and production code implementations

• Analyzed, designed and implemented Oracle triggers and procedures

• Coded all Clarify database schema modifications for a period of 3 years

• Designed solutions for projects and distributed the workload to the people working for me, including myself George Branch

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Software Architects Tampa, FL

Project Lead/Sr. Developer Oct 1996 – Mar 1999

• Mentored junior developers in Visual Basic and related technologies

• Technologies utilized include Visual Basic, COM, DCOM, Microsoft Message Queue Server, Microsoft Transaction Server, SQL Server, Oracle and Access

• Designed and developed a system to process payroll for a stock brokerage firm

• Re-coded a credit card processing system for a credit card transaction clearinghouse

• Designed and developed conversion programs for a telecommunications company

• Designed an automated system of processing orders for a mail order pharmaceutical company Fiserv, Inc. Tampa, FL

Sr. Systems Programmer Dec 1989 – Oct 1996

• Designed, developed and implemented software based upon analyst requirements or as needed to comply with changing system needs

• Designed and implemented an automated system of report generation for conversion processes

• Redesigned conversion front end load program to improve performance of all subsequent programs

• Analyzed and corrected software fixes including requirements, testing and release management

• Developed custom reports for client base

Project Lead, Deposit Conversions

• Supervised and ran mainframe programs for production conversions

• Coordinated people resources from multiple data centers to ensure accuracy and completeness of processes

• Trained management at other data centers in Fiserv conversion methodology

• Developed conversion programs based upon customer data and conversion analyst requirements EDUCATION

Hillsborough Community College Tampa, FL

College of Charleston Charleston, SC

INDUSTRY TRAINING

• MCTS Accessing Data with Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 (70-516) – January 2012

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