I specialize in creating Social Networking based sites, Search engines, data mining,  and recruiting. But, I have expertise in nearly every field of information technology. This site is for me to share my knowledge and skills with others as well as serve as an online resume.

I have government experience (creating and maintaining 12 government LMI sites). I am currently a government employee for Washington State, as an ITS5.

SID Experience - Created a customized server with hundreds of clients (Tranz380 Terminals) with nightly dial ins and data updating in both directions

Lockheed - With a graphic artist we created an ecommerce site for their employee recreation department.


Social Networking - I created a site from scratch, that is completely based off of user input and uploads, which has had over 15 million hits.

I have experience managing 4 other developers and getting goals accomplished, on time.

I am a 'jack of all trades' with experience in every aspect of IT. I have a clean background and will have no issue vetting on additional clearances.

I have my own personal server to use for development and testing, as well as my own copies of all development enviroments. I keep up with current technology and can keep you advised of the latest and greatest.


TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE
Fluent Languages:
VB.NET, ASP.NET, AJAX, ASP, SQL, VB 6, Java/VB Script, HTML, CSS, Parallax, and TCL.

Concepts:
OOP, .Net(1-3.5), ADO / ADO.Net, Remoting, Distributed Applications, Web Services, Xml, Rss, Soap, API’s, Command line scripting, Web Handlers, Web Services, TCP/IP Communication, Modem Communication, Network design and setup.

Deployment / Maintenance:
IIS 5, IIS 6, IIS 7, Mail Servers, FTP Servers, SQL Server 2000, SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2008, Windows Server 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Hyper V, VM Ware, Virtual PC.

Hardware setup and repair:
 I can build servers from scratch, as well as repair pre-existing hardware with faults. 
I can solder & weld, I also have a very good understanding of the basics of electronics (Building and repairing). I can reverse engineer communication protocalls from hardware.

Environments:
Visual Studio 6, Visual Studio 2005, Visual Studio 2008, Visual Studio 2010, Visio, SQL Enterprise Manager, Visual Source Safe,

Working Knowledge:
C#, C++, My-SQL, PHP, Linux/Unix, Flash, Photoshop, and Flex.

I have used these to create projects, but because I don't use them regularly, I can't be considered an expert with them.

CMS Experience:
Sitefinity, Dashcommerce, WorkforceInformer v4, Numerous Custom developed CMS systems.

Seach engine optimization:
I have over 10 years of professionally creating web sites, and an additional 5 years as a hobbyist.

Education, Certification & Clearances::
Ocean County College - Computer Science
OCVTS - Lakehurst Naval Base - Information Technology
LMI Data clearances for the following states - Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Hawaii, Kentucky, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, Texas, Wyoming, Washington.

Bureau of Labor Statistics - Confidential Data - 2009
LMI Analyst (Basic) - 2009
LMI Analyst (Applied) - 2010
American Red Cross - First Aid & CPR - 2010


System Platforms:
I can write programs for personal computers, mobile computers, embedded computers. I can also develop applications for WM based cell phones and pdas, as well as create cellphone & pda accesable sites. I can write code for ICU's (Parallax) and Credit card terminals (TCL).


My Hobbies:
In my spare time, I love to work with my hands. Keeps my mind focused while at work. I can mold fiberglass, weld, wood work, metal work, plastic work. I am very good at building scale models using plastic, fiberglass and styrofoam. I enjoy playing with CAD drawings and creating real world items out of my computer sketches, I currently use Rhino 3d but have used applications such as Autocad.