Objective

To find and enhance a solid team of developers to release great software.

Career-related Work Experience

• Software Engineer March 2010 – Present

  RelayHealth, Dubuque, IA

  • Implement and customize the Payor Connectivity Services medical claims processing SAAS platform

  • Develop custom applications in .NET and Java to enhance the claims processing workflow for customer's releases

  • Organized an agile approach to implementing new customers' installations, and keeping the customer first

• Mobile Applications Developer December 2009 – February 2010

  365Advantage, Dubuque, IA

  • Write custom mobile applications, using the Android, iPhone, Blackberry, and Palm SDKs.

  • Create websites using the Microsoft .NET framework and DotNetNuke

  • Set up and administer a developer co-op program to have development assisted by community members

• Software Developer July 2009 – December 2009

  Sysorex Federal, Inc., Rock Island Arsenal, Rock Island, IL

  • Support and increase usability for the Munitions Transport Management System (MTMS)

    • Usability and performance upgrades to the existing system, both Desktop and JSP Website

    • Refactoring and cleaning up of existing codebase

• Software Developer February 2009 – May 2009

  Clarke College Computer Science Dept., Dubuque, IA

  • Design, build and implement a program to assist in HIV data mining research

    • Project uses a self-designed OWL Ontology as a back-end to handle semantic data

• Lab Operator / Technician January 2008 – December 2008

  Clarke College, Dubuque, IA

  • Monitor Lab activity and ensure smooth operation of lab systems

    • Reset systems when needed, watch for inappropriate activity, restock printer with paper

  • Provide tech support via phone

• Software Development Intern June 2008 – August 2008

  McKesson Corporation, Alpharetta, GA

  • Helped build 4 separate proof-of-concept projects for the research & development team

    • Learned web service programming via Axis and Metro on JBoss

    • Began work in the .NET software environment

    • Created User Interfaces for projects via Adobe Flex

    • Successfully completed McKesson's summer intern program

Education

• Bachelor of Science, Computer Science May 2009

Clarke College, Dubuque, IA

Cumulative GPA: 3.63 (on a 4.00 scale)

Music Performance Minor

• Study Abroad Experience Apr – Aug 2007

  Nagasaki University of Foreign Studies (長崎外国語大学), Nagasaki, Japan through University of Wisconsin-Platteville

Technical Skils

Adept with: Java, Ruby, .NET (C#, VB), Oracle, Sql Server, Android, Subversion, Agile Methodologies, Linux, Windows

Knowledgeable with: DotNetNuke, J2EE, Ruby on Rails, Git, iPhone SDK, Blackberry SDK, Microsoft Team Foundation Server, networking and communications

Activities and Accomplishments

Clarke Computer Club (President, Secretary), Upsilon Pi Epsilon – CS Honor Society Member, ACM Programming Contest Participant (3 years), National Honor Society, Japanese Conversation Partner/Tutor, Clarke Collegiate Choir, Vocal/Instrumental performances, John Philip Sousa Band Award Recipient, Clarke College Campus Ministry