Dean Jones
OBJECTIVE
I have over ** years of experience primarily as a Microsoft software developer. My primary focus has been in designing high transaction, N-tier SOA solutions.
I have had many years of exposure to Oracle, SQL Server, and DB2 databases. Creating databases, maintain and tuning them. Stored procedures, functions, triggers indexes and keys. Also accessing them through ODBC, ADO, and Entity Framework.
All levels of experience using the Microsoft.NET stack from beta in 2001 through 9. C#.NET, VB.NET and C++.NET.
Web development using Classic ASP, ASP.NET, Win Forms and Razor. Scripting using jQuery, JavaScript, VB Script and AJAX to current HTML5 and Javascript frameworks. Reporting using SSRS, Crystal Reports.
Experienced in developing Windows Services, Web Services, and WCF to support the above.
All forms of HTML, CSS and XML. Whether used for configuration, script, code or transport methods including SOAP, JSON, etc.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Languages- C#, ASP.NET, C++.NET, C++, ANSI C, VB 6, VB.NET, Java, C, VB Script, COBOL, JavaScript, XML, XSL, XSLT, HTML, COM, DCOM, ActiveX, ASP, JSP, AJAX, ADO.NET
Operating Systems- Windows, Windows Server including NT, UNIX, Linux, VMware
Databases- SQL Server (SSRS, SSIS, SSAS), LINQ, Oracle, Poet, Informix, DB2, FoxPro, DB2, ADO, ADO.NET, ODBC, JDBC
IVR-VXML, CCXML, CallXML, VOIP, SIP, SMS.
Version Control – GIT,TFS, Source Safe, CVS, Subversion, Mercurial
Web Servers – IIS all versions, Apache, WebSphere
Web – Classic ASP, ASP.NET, Razor, PHP, HTML, MVC, JavaScript, jQuery, AJAX
Other – Many more technologies used throughout the years and too many to mention here. Chances are I’ve had exposure to just about everything outside of the Java realm.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Improving – Alpharetta, GA
12/2021 – 07/2023
On assignment at UCARE.org
Used Azure logic and function apps to post on-prem database updates to the cloud using FHIR.
Creating all APIs hosted in Azure to access the data.
ETL/ELT, PowerBI + gateways and APIs. SSRS-SSIS-SSAS.
Test driven development. Swagger integration. All DevOps Automation for CI/CD. Octa integration.
Bridgestone Golf - Covington, GA 7/2020 – 12/2021
Contractor
SAP and MS Office 365 Implementation.
Full Stack .NET Developer. C#.NET, MS SQL Server Server, IIS, MVC5.
ETL/ELT, PowerBI + gateways and APIs. SSRS-SSIS-SSAS.
Developed applications on the .Net platform.
W.C. Bradley Co - Atlanta, GA 1/2020 – 4/2020
Contractor
Working on rewriting Oracle ERP system into .Net.
Full Stack .NET Developer. C#.NET, MS SQL Server Server, IIS, MVC5.
Developed applications on the .Net platform.
DG Solutions Conyers, GA 6/2019 – 11/2019
Software Engineer
Applications worked on were surveys for the hospitals – there are regulations that have to be done through the VA, once the data comes back in it is recorded.
ETL developer. .NET Core, ASP.NET Core with Blazor. EF Core. SQL Server, SSDT and BI. Azure and Amazon Cloud.
Competition Clutch, Conyers, GA 7/2016 - 11/2018
Senior Software Engineer/IT
Took a VB6 program and rewrote in PHP.
Development using – C#.NET, VB.NET, VB 6, PHP, MySQL.
Web Developer, PHP, JavaScript.
All General IT duties.
Completed SAP Implementation
US - OPM, Macon, GA 6/2015 – 6/2016
Contractor
Worked on jobs website for people applying to federal government roles.
Web Developer V, JavaScript over .NET MVC, Agile, Scrum.
Development using – VB.NET, jQuery, Knockout, MVC5, MVVM, Entity Framework, SQL Server, TFS.
Acuity Brands, Conyers, GA 1/2015 – 5/2015
Contractor
Worked on internal web program for new products.
SPA Developer, JavaScript over .NET MVC, Agile-Scrum.
Development using – Telerik Kendo UI, javascript jQuery, Razor, MVC5, MVVM, Entity Framework, SQL Server, TFS.
Exide Technologies, Milton, GA 8/2014 - 10/2014
Contractor
Wrote a program that was a configuration tool to help decide what batteries to buy to reduce the time gap from power outages to when generators come on.
SPA Developer, JavaScript over .NET MVC, Agile-Scrum.
Development using - Durandal, Angular, Knockout, Breeze, Bootstrap, jQuery, jQuery-UI, Razor, MVC5, MVVM, Entity Framework, SQL Server, TFS.
Vertafore, Conyers, GA 12/2013 - 2/2014
Contractor
Implementation Consultant.
Left due to not being able to meet travel requirements of 95%.
Acuity Brands, Conyers, GA 5/2012-8/2013
Contractor-Senior Developer
Worked primarily on the Lithonia.com website. C#, ASP.NET & VB.NET 2.0, IIS 7.5 Search Engine Optimization & URL Rewrite, Telerik Kendo UI, JavaScript and a lot of jQuery, Entity Framework, SQL Server, SSIS, SSRS, TFS in Agile/Scrum environment.
SEO compliance. Changing the website and code for search engine compliance. Also fixing any issues with the site and code behind as they’ve come up. Cleaning up the site, excluding files and folders no longer used, fixing redirects to other sites, lots of linkage repairs and markup problem fixes. Used Nunit for testing purposes during the TDD process.
Duties included:
Refactored websites and SEO optimization.
VB, C# and VB.net to C# conversions.
Optimized data-driven sites after Oracle to SQL Server conversion.
Google and Bing analytics. ShareThis and AddThis.
JQuery, JavaScript, URL Re-Write, AJAX, Telerik, and IIS 7, TFS.
Converted various backend and support programs and services after Oracle to SQL Server conversion.
SunTrust Bank, Atlanta, Georgia 8/2011 – 3/2012
Contractor
Developed a WCF solution for enterprise document imaging using C#, .NET 4.0, Oracle 11g, SQL Server 2008, WebSphere MQ, TSQL, PL-SQL, XML, REST, Windows Services. Also using NANT, TortoiseSVN, Subversion and Powershell.
Conversion from SQL Server to Oracle, stored procedures, functions, packages, triggers and table design.
Implemented WCF services for CRUD based metadata calls and integrate with IBM Message Queue with queues and topics.
Salesforce Integration.
Voyager Technologies, Duluth, Georgia 4/2010 – 5/2011
Contractor-Senior Software Developer
Senior Software Developer – Developed package tracking software using .NET 4.0, C#.NET and ASP.NET, WCF, Entity Framework, MVC, FTP, AJAX, Telerik Ultimate Collection, LINQ, JavaScript, JQuery, T-SQL, Web Services and SQL Server 2008 in an Agile environment.
Also migrated and developed applications for Windows CE and Windows Mobile devices.
Conversion of VB6 programs to C# ASP.NET, SQL Server for internal mailroom package tracking.
Integrated barcode scanning and creation using UPS/FedEx/USPS versions of Intelligent Mail/PostNet/QR barcodes.
Harbor Payments (acquired by American Express in 2007), Atlanta, Georgia 9/2004 - 4/2010
Senior Software Developer/Team Lead
Credit Card & ACH payment processing software, written in C#.NET, ASP.NET, .Net (1.4, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5), MVC, WCF, Web Services using XML and SOAP and PL SQL & T-SQL, SQL Server (2000, 2005, 2008), Oracle, and DB2 in an Agile environment.
Used multi-threading process for payment processing software to complete transactions.
Responsible for all .NET presentation layers, IVR, Mobile, and Web using CCXML and Voice XML (VXML), SIP, VOIP, SMS, and Mobile Web. Back end interfaces to Nova, Concord, Wachovia & ACHCommerce, American Express and Bank of New York.
This was a fast-paced environment that utilized FTP for secure credit card transactions.
1stAg, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia 9/2001 - 08/2004
Senior Software Developer
Wrote web, backend, and adapters for agribusiness tracking and hedge fund internet applications in C# .NET and VB.NET-.NET Framework with Web services, FTP, XML, SOAP, SQL Server 2000, Windows 2000 & XP platforms and IIS.
Maintained and converted VB6 and Java applications to C#.
Used multi-threading process to interact with older systems.
Developed data adapters to transfer data to and from SQL Server to client’s proprietary systems using Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 then upgrading to Visual Studio 2003 C#.NET.
Data adapters had to interface with numerous client systems using XML, flat files, screen scraping. Used XML & AG-XML to load and retrieve data from both Oracle and SQL Server.
Wrote many adapters to interact (push/pull data) with the client’s software and bring them online. Also interfaced with other systems written in DOS, Visual Fox Pro, Fortran, Java, and Microsoft Access.
Exchange-America.com, Atlanta, Georgia 12/1999 - 4/2001
Java Developer / System Admin
Wrote Java applications and servlets with XML, Orbix, Orbix-Web, Wonder Wall, Poet, and COBRA on Sun-UNIX. Installing, setting up, upgrading and maintaining Sun Ultra 5's, Ultra 10's, Netra's, Ent 220's, Ent 420's and Ent 10k's.
Administered all Solaris software, Apache Web Server, BEA WebLogic, JRunner plus software listed above. Fax Servers and Bar Code software including Java integration.
Administered firewalls and Cisco switches. HTML and JavaScript too.
Syntellect Interactive Services, Roswell Georgia 5/1998 - 12/1999
Senior Application Engineer
Designed and coded life cycle telephony applications in C on a HP-UNIX platform and Java on a Windows NT platform. BEA Tuxedo and MTS transaction services.
Used multi-threading process for updating billing accounts when customers used pay per view billing.
Database design, creation and maintenance using FoxPro, Informix, SQL Server and Oracle.
Designed and coded support applications in Visual Basic, Visual J++ and Front Page, COM, DCOM, ActiveX, Interdev - Active Server Pages (ASP).
Chiptech Computer Services, Atlanta Georgia 4/1997 - 5/1998
Programmer / Analyst, Software Specialist, Network Field Technician
Developed network applications using Microsoft Visual Basic and or Microsoft Office with Visual Basic for Applications and Front Page.
Installed, upgraded, supported, and trained for LANs / WANs and intranets.
Built, upgraded, repaired, supported and trained for a wide variety of PCs and laptops
State of Alaska Juneau, Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education 12/1988 - 6/1996
Customer Service Technician
Developed Microsoft Visual Basic and Microsoft Office solutions to provide staff with detailed financial audits and tools to enhance customer service, including training and documentation.
Used programs mentioned above to audit and correct accounts in addition to written and phone support to borrowers and coworkers. Programmatically corrected data tables after three semi-successful COBOL program upgrades.