KENNETH D. ALONSO
**** ***** ***** **, ********, VA 20109
781-***-****, *********@*****.***
OVERVIEW OF QUALIFICATIONS
• .NET Developer with four years of n-tier software development experience including full lifecycle design, development, quality assurance, deployment and support.
• Extensive database experience including data modeling, indexed views and stored procedure creation.
TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES
• Languages: VB.NET, C#, SQL Server T-SQL, Oracle PL/SQL, 1.1, 2.0 .NET framework, 1.1, 2.0 ASP.NET, ADO.NET, OOP, JavaScript, XML, HTML, VBScript,
• Software: Visual Studio .NET 2002, 2003 and 2005, Visio 2003, Red Gate Reporting, Photoshop, Flash, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, MS Office Suite, MS SharePoint, Subversion, Quantiv, JMeter, Tortoise SVN
• Databases: Microsoft SQL Server 2000 and 2005, Oracle 9.x
• Operating Systems: Windows XP/2000/NT, Macintosh OS 10
EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE
Altum, Inc. – Reston, VA (Contract)
11/2007-7/2008
Applications Developer
• Customized and configured Easygrants, an XML based, workflow driven, ASP.Net web application, utilizing Visual Studio 2005, VB.Net, C# ASP.NET, OOP, SQL Server, HTML, XML and JavaScript.
• Made enhancements to the Easygrants product by modifying sub/core classes and core customized .net controls.
• Implemented new functionality for client customized web application and Easygrants product.
• Responsible for all development and support of William T. Grant Foundation customized web application.
• Converted 2003 asp.net web application to 2005.
• Implemented load test for The David and Lucile Packard Foundation.
• Created and modified tables, views, functions and stored procedures in SQL Server 2005.
• Implemented demo web apps for prospective clients, which included setting up web apps and data bases on demo server.
Firstgiving – Somerville, MA
04/2007-10/2007
Web Developer
• Configured an ASP web application for charity company.
• Implemented multilytics for search engine and landing page optimization and search engine marketing.
• Enhanced text editor control.
• Configured xml elements in Quantiv (back-office processing solution).
The Arlington Group – McLean, VA
10/2003-08/2006
Applications Developer
• Customized and configured Easygrants, an XML based, workflow driven, ASP.Net web application, utilizing Visual Studio 2003, VB.Net, C# ASP.NET, OOP, SQL Server, HTML, XML and JavaScript, for Arlington Group’s clients including the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the Ellison Medical Foundation.
• Made core enhancements to the Easygrants product by creating/modifying sub/core classes and core customized .net controls.
• Responsible for creating new modules of the product, such as an ad-hoc reporting tool.
• Maintained and modified client implementation databases, including creation of stored procedures.
• Provided usability recommendations to Business Analysts and Project Managers that were incorporated into both the product and specific client implementations.
• Responsible for support, including issue resolution and communication.
• Worked on both large and small teams and handled changing priorities among different clients.
• Created and modified tables, views and functions in SQL Server 2000.
Web Designer contracts
02/2000-05/2003
• Fully designed web sites, including Flash web sites, for small businesses and large companies, like Electric Insurance Company, a GE affiliate.
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
Boston University Computer Career Programs, Boston, MA
05/2003-08/2003
Oracle & Microsoft Solutions Developer Certificate Program
• Gained experience as a Software Developer in designing and developing several multi-tier applications using Oracle and Microsoft technologies. Worked as part of a design team to develop, test, and debug a complex Order Entry / Order Processing, Inventory Control and Client Tracking system. This project involved the development of the back-end Oracle database, designing the front-end GUI using Visual Basic and VB.NET, and allowing for Internet connectivity and functionality.
• Developed and implemented an Oracle database, which involved data modeling, creating tables and users, and writing complex SQL statements.
• Utilized Visual Basic 6.0 to create user interface and display database information.
• Designed and developed websites with advanced functionality using HTML and JavaScript. Utilized ASP.NET, ADO.NET and XML to allow for data connectivity from Oracle database to website and incorporated business rules using VB.NET.
Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, Massachusetts
09/1993-05/1998
• Bachelors of Fine Arts Degree, Film Major
Columbia University, New York, New York
09/1992-05/1993
• Liberal Arts Courses
Willing To Relocate