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Define processes, procedures and coding standards for development team. Architected and assisted in coding enterprise-scale applications for Azure using Service Bus, Functions, Storage, Key Vault, SQL Server, App Services and many other Azure technologies as fitting. Created projects, build pipelines, defined security policies for DevOps. Perform code reviews. Create training documentation, train developers in many subjects including Repository Pattern, GIT, transitioning on-site apps to Azure. Installed and configured an Identity Server 4 OAuth / OIDC server including Asp.Net Identity for single sign-on and API authentication and authorization, as well as minimizing overall cost for enterprise level web applications. Interviewed and provided feedback for developers and testers. Coded scalable applications optimized for maintainability, performance, reuse and marketability. Define work items for develops in Jira. Write knowledge base articles, training in Confluence. Provide estimates for projects and work items. Mentor developers.

Full stack developer for internal tools SLOT and Roundabout, used to render and process information concerning tower leases. Ramped up on and coded applications in NodeJS, recommended fixes and implemented new features, cleaned up the code base to make it more OO and maintainable. Wrote multithreaded tools to handle data manipulation and transfer.

Full stack developer for the Microsoft BizSpark web site. Create web services in Azure, integrate with front end code. Write new and edit existing pages for the internal and external facing web sites. Use VSTS for defect and task tracking, reporting, continuous integration. Write estimates for and communicate status to PM and development management.

Create new features as requested, bug fixing for the corporate training site. Document tribal knowledge. Diagram DB and code structure. Recommend architecture improvements.

Create new features as requested, bug fixing for the https://jarvisjx.cp.microsoft.com/ site handling chargebacks, credit limit review, fraud review for Microsoft sites customer purchases. Recommend architecture improvements. Create logging infrastructure to allow debugging production issues. Deploy fixes to the PHX and PROD environments. Document tribal knowledge.

Fix bugs in the Microsoft Band's public API. Wrote a fuzz tester for RESTful APIs. Recommend and implement improvements to code base. Add features to internal tools using XAML. Automate API deployment/configuration for Azure's API Management service. All coding was done using async. All v- contracts ended 2/1/2016, group shifted to all full time employees.

Architect and code the middle and data tier for the MTBD project using WCF/REST, MVC 4, ASP.NET, T-SQL. Create multiple reusable projects and tools for use in other areas including a PDF form filler, database to maintain site entity structures, OSI-PI interface for web apps. Mentor lesser developers. Write unit tests for all code using MOQ/NUnit.

Work with an awesome team of folks who were highly organized and sharp. The XBox Community Support team's Ambassador program. Ramped up then received the announcement that Microsoft was limiting V- to 18 months then a 6 month break so I made the decision to find long term employment with another company and not be forced to compete with 30,000 other vendors in December 2015. Very sorry I had to leave the team.

Develop services for HaloWaypoint.com's content management system. Create UI elements as needed. Write developer unit tests using MOQ and VS 2013. Fix bugs. RESTful services. CMS integration. WindowsFederation services. Write MVC 4 service for Azure and local environment. Worked closely with multiple teams to understand the chaotic, unmanaged and undocumented environment. Updated new employee guides to save others the work and provide internal teams with the information necessary to be productive. Agile methodologies used in this group.

Developed a distributed processing system to crawl research paper publishers' sites, pull metadata into a SQL Server database, push the items into an Azure Queue, pull them from the queue and move them into a processing pipeline. Created common base classes to handle the 3 major forms of data parsing: OAI-PMH, XML and HTML. These objects communicate back to a job control SQL server and could run on a VM farm to allow scaling. Designed an Azure-based configuration store from which all machines could pull their configuration information, centralizing management. With this code any new publisher could be onloaded and configured within 30 minutes and fresh content downloaded. Team lost funding after restructure of Research group, project was terminated.

Make modifications to the front end, middle tier and back end systems for CodeBox and CodeSearch, high-traffic internal sites used to house internal applications and search Microsoft source code stored on TFS and Source Depot servers. Used MVVM framework. Heavy unit testing using NMock. Heavy attempts to convince them to switch to MVC. :)

Code solutions using front end web technologies as a level 4 developer for companies such as Ford and General Motors using Umbraco. Implemented Web Trends tracking, the Twitter, facebook and email Social panel, Twitter module, general site structure, ad modules, etc. Wrote frame positioning code for dynamic resizing of site. Wrote custom data types for data input via the Bing API.

Design and code the Bing Editorial Curation tool (BEC). Wrote a web based front end to automate check out, modification and check in of the Query Overrides INI file. This file is used to set overrides for positioning of Answer service answers on the first page of Bing results. The tool included an ASP.NET MVC3 front end with very heavy JQuery, Web Service middle tier, SQL Server 2008 data layer, and a multithreaded Windows service to handle asynchronous processing.

Code modifications to internal tools including order tracking, web services and others. Suggest methods for organizing development including code reviews, bug tracking databases, testing, work backlogs, Agile methodologies, estimates vs actuals reporting, etc.

Develop front end, middle tier, back end software for Premera Blue Cross' secure web portal. Work with large database back end. Optimize stored procedures for Facets access. Pulled common code to common library for all lines of business, simplifying maintenance.

Write code to extract data from the Cosmos data center for the MSN NIF pipeline, aggregate data for forwarding to internal teams. Configure and host Malevich site for efficient code review process.

Primary developer for the myNyp.org web site with the Health Services team at Microsoft. Develop a multi-tier web site integrating Microsoft Amalga and Microsoft HealthVault for New York Presbyterian Hospital using Agile methodologies. Code web user interface as per design specifications. Report status to program management teams. Prioritize work items and provide solutions to issues. Code pages for the HealthVault Community Connect application.

Using strict Agile methodologies work with stories, provide effort estimations, code solutions. Utilize Test Driven Development methodologies to create unit and integration tests before, during and after coding solutions, maximizing code coverage and minimizing error conditions. Communicate and document project status. Seek and provide assistance from/to other developers to accomplish goals. Recommend process improvements. Document tribal knowledge on Wiki to make the ramp up of new employees faster and less expensive.

Architect and develop a fully database configurable distributed multithreaded Windows service to copy large log files from MSN log servers, process them as needed and insert them into a distributed file system cluster (Cosmos). Created a web interface for generating new jobs and viewing reports. Created database core for receiving status from and posting job definitions to multiple processing machines. Monitored status of servers to assure consistent data flow and loading.

Manage the front end development teams including Flash and Scripting teams. Architected a new framework codenamed Sphira to create an easily maintainable updatable Flash application. Set up interview loops, interviewed, negotiated salary, approved hires and terminated employment for the development teams. Wrote multiple single and multithreaded helper applications to support build system and production teams. Defined processes and procedures. Structured source control system. Performed performance reviews. Worked with contracting companies for short and long term supplemental resourcing. Worked with test and program/project management teams to ensure all projects were shipped with high quality and on time.

Recommend, schedule meetings for, lead and implement process improvements to streamline development efforts. Maintain, redesign and implement large scale database for maintaining huge amounts of result data (150 million or more rows). Code web scraping algorithms. Write custom SQL functions for regular expression parsing, file system access, data import using SQL CLR integration. Perform QFEs on existing MSN Search internal tools. Code new and fix existing internal facing web applications, multithreaded Windows services and database solutions. Developed new console and Windows tools as needed. Generate reports for MSN Search management classifying BOT types and optimize code for detection of spam and BOT attacks. Design and develop tools, sample code and cmdlets for Windows PowerShell. Created multithreaded Windows service for monitoring and emailing file and directory changes.

Create technical design proposals for new projects for Microsoft and other clients. Create technical design documents for small to large scale projects. Code new solutions. Oversee employees and contractors coding my solutions. Assist/mentor junior developers. Attend sales meetings to explain and interpret requirements and solutions. Estimate work efforts. Create and organize common reusable code libraries. Monitor and maintain project schedule and document work status.

Edit existing and code new solutions using the Agile methodologies. Document existing solutions. Suggested process improvement methods to streamline development and optimize code. Implemented in-house site reverse-engineering code to expose site object model to intranet. Assist and train other less experienced developers as needed. Worked with Informix and SQL 2000 databases. Wrote cross-browser Javascript code for dynamic UI where necessary. Followed documented functional specifications and created code to spec.

Installed, configured, secured test / dev Win 2k SQL servers. Repair existing legacy ASP pages and created new ASP.NET pages for existing site. Create new and repair existing SQL stored procedures. Create new pages and tools for publishing web and SQL content from dev to staging to production. Decreased home page load times from 35 seconds to 3 seconds using XML/XSL. Organized VSS structure and implemented software development processes and procedures. Document new procedures and trained existing developers. Recommended and implemented changes to speed code across site. Wrote technical specifications for new and existing web pages. Created test specifications for site and implemented testing processes.

Write physical specifications for updates to existing code base. Write new / update existing code. Design and document Standard Operating Procedures for development and test teams. Set up, configure and monitor development, test and production Windows 2003 IIS and SQL 2000 environments. Perform unit testing. Enter and resolve defects in Product Studio. Communicate code estimates and status to group lead. Assist other developers. Fix defects in all developed / existing code. Wrote tools used by many other groups within Microsoft. Propose methods for speeding up code. Write asynchronous client-side code.

Manage the web development group at the Boeing Portland facility. Schedule and prioritize new project development and existing product versioned releases. Write numerous self-sustaining IIS solutions. Utilize VSS for source code control to track code changes. Create innovative solutions for integrating legacy systems and allowing communication via standard protocols such as Telnet3270 to IIS/SQL servers (Java). Modify existing applications to minimize complexity, enhance efficiency and maximize cost savings while making them self-sustaining. Approve and schedule training for all developers. Set and maintain development processes, procedures and standards. Maintain project status documents and verify schedule conformity. Perform code reviews and assist new developers in learning best programming methods including modular development, enhancing for reusability, code commenting, version control, server load optimization and code speed. Handle multiple personnel issues. Maintain detailed employee records. Maintain constant communication with internal and external customers. Discuss and debate schedule and prioritization. Adjust work schedules for employees. Train and answer coding questions for development staff. Perform software development duties as described by the previous position. Senior web development engineer. Create common, reusable components to minimize development effort and maximize reusability, server/network bandwidth. Design, develop and maintain computing systems to deliver data through the Boeing Partners Network publicly and locally via the intranet. Design cross-browser cross-platform solutions for Netscape, Internet Explorer, laptops, desktops, servers, and Ipaq machines. Test all solutions for security, functionality, and content on all platforms. Communicate project status, development activities and deliverables with project owners, management and end users. Suggest new coding techniques and implement new standards for the development team. Assist and train both local and remote developers in proper coding techniques through classroom training and a long list of public discussion forums.

Senior web development engineer. Develop server and client based JScript functions, demos, and front end for the new Windows 2000 Management Portal. Work heavily with the WbemScripting objects client and server side, XML DOM, and SQL Server. Create asynchronous calls to the WbemScripting objects to retrieve server information and display as either graphics or text. Propose and implement new object-oriented UI designs and enhancements. Streamline and improve efficiency of all code. Assist Windows 2000 MMC development staff. Wrote auto scroll scripting engine for MMC 2.0 console. Administer VSS database for source control. Repair any defects. Implement object-oriented asynchronous JavaScript source designs to modularize UI components, remove any interdependencies, and develop a fully customizable, efficient web portal.

Specify, design, publish, program, and test corporate Intranet site. Meet with management and end users to design smart, user-friendly web pages for the sharing of public and private corporate data. Design templates to standardize the web look and feel. Reverse engineer the existing abandoned web to retrieve necessary data. Introduce dynamic web based SQL queries for the retrieval and reporting of data. Recommend, install and configure hardware and software (IIS 4, SQL, etc) components to support the Intranet framework. Develop internal portal site for user configurable home pages for more than 800 users. Monitor and repair any existing code as well as new code. Gather feedback to enhance usability where needed and update page design. Create web-based administration tools to support/report web / server status, hit counts, user counts, user history, security violations, etc.

Install, troubleshoot and monitor performance of SQL 6.5 and 7.0 servers. Create web-based reports for throughput, accounting and general statistical information. Develop multiple routines / stored procedures in SQL 6.5 and 7.0. Refine, develop, test VB application used to publish all Microsoft external web sites to Search Engines, improve operations throughput, and increase web site rankings. Increased Microsoft referral revenue by more than $1M per year in the first 60 days. Manage all operations aspects of the rankings project. Organize test and development staff efforts. Verify proper test coverage of product. Monitor development and test, suggest new features for ease of use and efficiency. Verify implementation of such changes. Design reports to accurately display current functionality, history and error conditions to the marketing, web design, test, and development groups. Develop tools to optimize the efficiency of the system and work around development shortfalls. Write development specifications and web pages describing all tools. Publish operations flowcharts and schedule meetings for and train in tool functionality. Develop web pages for internal use by the www.Microsoft.com, WeWeb, MSNSearch, psbops, and ITGWeb teams. Left due to division reorganization; position was no longer challenging with new duties/management.