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Summary of projects

... he always thinks first of the user. Unlike some programmers, he "begins with the end in mind", considering carefully how a user will use a service, and what value he'll derive in doing so. - Dave Porter, CEO of 8tracks

8tracks - Software Designer & Developer

March 2008 - Present

Hired to help launch a new product called 8tracks. The product encourages legal music sharing through online mixtapes. I influenced the design of a simplified user experience and implemented it while working closely with the visual designer. We launched the new service on August, 8 2008 with great response.

Modal Software - Co-Founder / Software Designer

February 2007 - Present

Modal Software is a company that I helped start with a consulting client. I lead the product development of Actionrev and manage a small team of developers. Actionrev is a software service aimed to help diesel repair shops become more efficient.

Pelco - Senior Software Engineer

July 2005 - February 2007

I worked as a senior developer and designer for 3 significant projects. As a developer, I delivered several major features for the DVR-5100: Video Export to CD/DVD and the motion detection interface. My last project was the award winning Pelco Mapping. In addition to user interface design, I designed the backend that provides the client interface with realtime device information; tricky work using .NET and C++ integration (managed to managed code interfacing).

Microsoft - Contractor

July & August 2003

Hired as a contractor through Visimation to deliver the Visio Package and Deployment project type in Visual Studio 2003. Under an extreme deadline, we delivered the project on time.

Paramount Farms Inc - Senior Software Engineer

December 2002 - June 2005

Responsible for a mission critical harvest application that tracks the deliver, grading, and payment of pistachios. I was later inteviewed by Microsoft for a case study. In addition, I implemented other technically challenging projects which involved tricky systems integration, maintained databases for high availability and scalability and mentored junior developers. Technologies include .NET, SQL, PLCs.

Tulare County Office of Education - Programmer Analyst

November 1998 - December 2002

Hired as part of a team to rewrite a COBOL school accounting system as a service that is deployed over the internet. I led the design and development of a transaction framework and resolved major performance issues with the A/P process. The solution executed in 5 minutes as opposed to 18 hours.

Vantage Technology Group - Partner / Software Developer

January 1997 - January 1998

With 5 other partners, started a boutique computer software company in Visalia, CA. Developed solutions for various clients involving web interfaces and databases.