Software developer - Microsoft technology stack C#/.NET SQL Server
Resume:
Availability: Seeking remote positions or positions local to Phoenix, Arizona
Programming Environments: C#/VB.NET, MVC/Bootstrap, Web/Windows forms, React, NodeJS
Databases/Platforms: Azure, SQL Server, LINQtoSQL, Entity Framework, Biztalk, Access, Oracle
Toolsets: Azure DevOps, Visual Studio, Team Foundation Server, Git, JIRA, ClearCase, ClearQuest
Managerial: Microsoft Project, Work Breakdown Structure, Vendor Management, Risk Mitigation
Professional Experience
MedRisk LLC, Conshohocken, PA EDI Developer July 2024-April 2026
Developed new features and enhancements to support the company's line of products to manage processing of worker’s compensation claims from client companies. The systems were written in C# and VB.NET utilizing Microsoft SQL Server, in a variety of EDI formats
Implemented import and export processing for new clients enabling significant new revenue streams for the company, including 837, 834, 997, 999, and 277 transactions
Configured automated workflows for transaction processing in a custom system, documenting lessons learned to pass along knowledge
Implemented processing rules to validate specific conditions in 837 files to allow or to prevent processing
Received, parsed, stored and generated elements of 837 files utilizing the SQL database
Suggested process enhancements for the agile flow to speed up software development and to make improve backlog refinement with timely prework
Product Perfect, Brea, CA Software Consultant March 2024-July 2024
Developed new features and defect fixes in the client Lereta’s internal software systems. These include Bullet, a mortgage tax processing system and AccuMatch, which managed incoming loans. Both were written in C#, MVC/HTML/CSS/Vue, and Bootstrap utilizing an Azure SQL database. Work was managed in an Agile environment using Azure DevOps in two-week sprint windows.
●Replaced the system’s document management component, moving from Azure storage to third party document storage Documentum WebXtender, saving cost and increasing speed.
●Added bulk update capabilities for mortgage loans
●Fixed a series of existing defects in both systems requiring both front-end and back-end development in preparation for go-live in production
●Performed design and code reviews of other engineers
Vertafore, Denver, CO, Senior Software Engineer February 2023-March 2024
Implemented feature rewrites for the Insurlink product, moving into an AWS hosted client/server environment within the family of Vertafore products used by various sizes/lines of insurance providers, working in an Agile environment managed in Rally utilizing two-week sprints.
●Added new RESTful back-end API service points using SQL Server/C# on .NET core, as well as enhancements to existing APIs.
●Enhanced the front-end system configuration implemented in Node.JS/ React/TypeScript /Vue
●Implemented unit test cases using NUnit to support CI/CD pipelines in C#.
●Made recommendations on load testing on the rewritten environments.
HBK, Tucson, AZ, Senior Software Engineer March 2021-February 2023
Implemented product and process enhancements for the ReliaSoft reliability analysis suite, which offers interlinked products written in VB.NET / C# with Access, SQL, and Oracle interfacing with a 12-member product team using Agile managed in Jira with three-week sprints for development cycles.
●Developed and implemented a process for regular tracking and upgrading of third-party software components, heading off security audit issues with government customers.
●Implemented scaling solutions in VB.NET using DevExpress controls to support 4K monitor resolution on product screens.
●Designed and implemented usage metrics in VB.NET and SQL, allowing visibility to product usage with no performance impact, informing future enhancements and movements to SaaS.
●Acquired and implemented a new build server for the desktop and web application teams, upgrading development capabilities while monitoring existing TFS DevOps activities.
●Reworked InstallShield installer to support newer versions of Microsoft Office/Access
AL Advantage, Scottsdale, AZ, Software Engineering Lead June 2020-March 2021
Provided technical leadership and business direction for the company’s web-based product line which supplied a cloud-based management solution to manage assisted living facilities across the country.
●Deployed Azure DevOps and Agile processes into the organization, configuring two-week sprint boards and ran the daily scrum setting work direction and keeping progress on target.
●Developed a prioritization process for long term direction of the product line to client / server.
●Set up database monitoring which corrected database inconsistencies via stored procedures
●Implemented many customer enhancements and defect fixes in VB.NET Core with TypeScript / JavaScript on Azure and Azure SQL to the company product line.
●Built and enhanced internal Windows Forms applications in C#.NET for finance management
●Served as the SQL database administrator and the system administrator.
Stratfield Consulting, Chandler, AZ, Senior .NET Developer Nov 2019-June 2020
Implemented RESTful service functionality and enhancements for Tivity Health’s management system for enrolling customers in the company’s health care product Silver Sneakers. The system was based on Zuora, an off the shelf cloud-based subscription service for managing recurring revenue streams. The e-commerce platform provided customized transaction logic written in C#.NET on .NET Core in MVC using a three-tier model with JSON objects to/from Zuora accessed with LINQ.
●Adapted the recurring subscription model of Zuora in C#.NET to provide one time/multi time visit charging for boutique providers not implemented in the out of the box product.
●Improved reliability by adding retry logic to compensate for unexpected error conditions.
●Added a layer of rollback logic in the order functionality in C#.NET to facilitate a friendly user interface experience as Zuora’s rollback was incomplete.
●Compensated for deficiencies in the suspend/resume subscription model in C#.NET.
●Implemented unit test cases using NUnit in C# to support CI/CD pipelines.
Infor Inc, Scottsdale AZ, Senior Software Engineer Jan 2017-Oct 2019
Developed enhancements and solved defects in the Infor CRM suite, a highly user customizable CRM system which integrates with other systems such as lead generation and ERP in a JIRA based agile shop using Git for source control. The system utilized web forms written in C#/.NET with NHibernate RESTful services using a Dojo JavaScript framework for the client side.
●Diagnosed and repaired memory leaks that prevented execution and that also reduced build/install speed from 120 minutes down to 15 minutes.
●Identified and resolved performance issues in several SQL Server queries with code optimization and query tuning reducing query times from 300 seconds to 20.
●Created a C# .NET tool that generates language localization files for translators to customize and worked with the translation team to communicate program context.
●Enhanced the customization administration tool in C#/ASP.NET to efficiently support multiple language installs.
●Addressed a series of client user interface issues in C# code behinds and JavaScript.
●Developed functionality for problem ticket tracking
Invidasys Inc, Mesa AZ, Software Engineer Jun 2013-Jan 2017
Performed full stack development for the VidaSuite health care claims suite in an Agile shop with two-week sprints using JIRA for Agile management and TFS for source control.
●Developed a Microsoft Biztalk solution with custom pipelines and C#.NET orchestrations interfacing with MVC based RESTful services using LINQ To SQL to process EDI files (834, 835, 837, 277, 299. 300, 997, and 999) reducing processing time by 800% with parallelism.
●Implemented search, editing, processing, configuration and reporting functionality for components of the company’s health care product line in C#/ASP.NET/MVC/Razor/JavaScript.
●Enhanced Biztalk error routing in C#.NET to recover 99% of transactions in EDI files containing partially malformed X12 data to reduce client rework.
●Added UI functionality for legacy eligibility and transaction systems in C#/ASP.NET and MVC.
●Developed and deployed a custom claim data extraction system written in C#.NET as a QNXT user exit for a California based union construction benefit system.
McCormick Systems, Chandler AZ, Software Engineer Mar 2008-Jun 2013
Enhanced many facets of the company’s construction estimating software product line while participating in the product’s management team, becoming familiar with electrical contractor practices by interfacing with the end user contractors at user forums.
●Extended product life by a conversion of the product line from Access XP to Access 2010 utilizing the Ribbon and upgrading VB6 code to C#.NET and VB.NET.
●Enabled web API interfaces to online pricing systems providing current labor and price data for more accurate estimates in VB.NET.
●Dramatically reduced failure rates in the software license and count/length probe interface by an object-oriented redesign improving exception handling using a VB.NET Windows Service.
●Implemented a Level 2 process model and customized the process model toolset using C#.NET and SQL with a prioritization system to evaluate bug fixes and enhancement, improving planning granularity from weeks to hours.
●Designed and deployed a document management system written in C#.NET using rapid prototyping to interface with off the shelf Goldmine CRM software to enable a paperless office.
●Deployed Team Foundation Server and enhanced the TFS database for PM customization
●Developed a C#.NET WPF prototype and product specification of a blueprint annotation tool.
Independent Contractor, Queen Creek, AZ, Consultant July 2007-Mar 2008
Developed functionality for ASP.NET web sites for several customers utilizing VB.NET and C#.NET code behinds interfacing with SQL Server using stored procedures. Key accomplishments include:
●Implemented the sales checkout module in VB.NET with a graduated discounting and coupon strategy providing maximum flexibility for sales management for an e-commerce website.
●Provided a database migration program from the original ASP web site to the ASP.NET implementation in VB.NET that ran within two hours to minimize downtime during switchover.
●Added pricing enhancements, improved job search, and document management for a general contracting management intranet and addressed security issues.
Embedded Plus Engineering, Tempe, AZ, SEPG Lead Aug 2005-Jun 2007
Planned the overall strategy, authored processes, and developed toolsets as the lead for moving a maturing software organization into level 3 of the CMMi maturity model in preparation for SCAMPI audits.
●Implemented a ClearCase / ClearQuest custom process model using the VB.NET extensions within ClearQuest to enforce process compliance.
●Produced C#.NET Tools to interface ClearQuest with Microsoft Project Server for scheduling and tracking
●Developed a web-based process review tracking tool using C#.NET and SQL Server.
●Planned, purchased and deployed a Windows Server farm to implement process toolsets utilizing Exchange, Project Server, and SQL Server.
Honeywell International, Phoenix, AZ, Software Engineer February 2001-Aug 2005
Developed and supported TeamView, a Six Sigma software engineering, process compliance and project management tool that implemented elements of the Software Engineering Institute’s Personal Software Process / Team Software Process using a Microsoft Access front end and SQLServer back end while participating in Honeywell’s Software Engineering Process directive
●Developed an ASP problem tracking and enhancement request web site to support the 2000 corporate users of the tool suite.
●Designed, implemented, and managed a change control process with software to prioritize and track the development teams efforts in conjunction with customer needs, improving tool acceptance and use
●Developed several SQL Server query enhancements that reduced bottlenecked queries from 5 minutes to 30 seconds response time, serving in a partial DBA role
●Implemented lab management tool configuration tracking to accommodate test tracking requirements of aerospace certification processes
●Also developed enhancements to the MD80/MD95B717 autopilot system using DO-178B
Previous employment can be viewed at https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottkberger/ which includes 20 years as a software engineer, software lead, and project manager in development and test roles
Education / Certification
MBA Keller Graduate School of Management, 1995
Six Sigma Green Belt, Honeywell 2004
MS Computer Science, Arizona State University, 1992
Front Line Management, Intel 1996
BS Computer Science, Lebanon Valley College, 1982
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