Qualifications
- Twenty years of interacting directly with clients to create tailored products.
- Twelve years of applying technology solutions to business problems.
- Hands-on experience in many facets of small business operations.
- Technical knowledge and graphic design skill resulting in useable interface design.
Software Skills
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Skilled |
Knowledgeable |
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| Desktop Development |
Microsoft Access, VBA and SQL |
.NET and SQL Server |
| Web Development |
HTML and ColdFusion |
JavaScript and CSS |
Professional Experience
IT Director | October 2004 — October 2008
Walker Interior Remodeling, Inc. 6775 SW 111th Ave Ste 210, Beaverton OR 97008
- Developed and maintained proprietary estimating and project management software.
- Researched, implemented and supported company IT initiatives.
Database Application Developer | December 1997 — September 2004
Custom Data Systems, Inc. 149 SE 3rd Ave Suite 1000, Hillsboro OR 97123
- Interacted with stakeholders from analysis through implementation to develop custom database applications that met clients’ specific needs.
Selected Projects
- Walker Interior Remodeling - Estimating System
Replaced a laborious, 8 to 12 hour, hand-entered estimating process with a system that allows the estimator to generate a comprehensive contract in about 2 hours.
- BK Direct - Data Scraper
Developed an automated web browser that navigates through government web sites, parsing text from target pages and inserting the data into a database.
- Dobbins Berry Distribution Center - Tracking System
Computerized a handwritten ticketing system enabling food processors to quickly and correctly pay growers for their produce.
- Tualatin Valley Irrigation District - Billing System
Automated TVID’s very complicated billing schedule, eliminating an intense 1-month paperwork process.
- Foot Hills Honey - Hive Tracking System
Coded a data collection application to run on Percon Falcon hand-held barcode scanners. Developed an Access database to import the data and generate custom reports for analysis.
Marketing Director | March 1996 — December 1997
DraftMaster Sports Racks (ANEW Development, Inc.) Hillsboro OR 97124 — (Closed 1999)
- Created, budgeted and implemented a national marketing campaign on a shoestring budget, which resulted in a growing grassroots awareness of DraftMaster bike racks among hardcore cyclists.
- Illustrated and wrote copy for magazine advertisements, product brochures, assembly instructions, package labeling, product decals, retail display, tradeshow displays and web site.
- Worked with the mechanical engineer to provide aesthetic and user-friendly industrial design ideas in the development of new products.
Customer Service/Marketing | August 1988 — January 1996
Presentation Gallery, Inc. West Linn OR 97068 — (Closed 1996)
- Worked with clients to design heirloom-quality custom framing that suited individual tastes yet still enhanced artwork.
- Produced custom matting and framing using archival techniques.
- Designed retail windows, gallery wall arrangements and tradeshow displays.
- Managed newspaper advertising, direct mail marketing and mail-order sales.
- Organized artist shows and signings.
Multimedia Assistant (Internship) | January 1988 — June 1988
Creative Media Development, Inc. Portland OR
- Assisted producers in the development of multimedia presentations.
- Assembled slide sequences for multi-projector slide presentations.
- Created animated special effect slides using film and vellum techniques.
- Shot illustrative photography for pro bono project.
Education
Bachelors of Science in Information Technology
University of Phoenix, Oregon Campus | 2001-2003
Graduated 2003 with honors
Two-year photography certificate
Portland Community College, OR | 1987-1998
Supplemented with visual design, psychology and business coursework
Other Projects
The Art of Agile Planning and Delivery | October 2008
Attended a 5-day training seminar on Agile development methodologies taught by James Shore and Diana Larsen
CFWiki | circa 2001
Lead a worldwide team to develop the first open-source ColdFusion Wiki engine.
(By “worldwide team”, I mean a guy in Australia, a guy in Virginia and me.)
Journal Modiste — http://www.journalmodiste.com
Design and maintenance of web site with a ColdFusion/MySQL backend. Developed custom management of content, membership and advertising.
