David Wells

1850 Whittier Ave, A209, Costa Mesa, CA 92627 · Tel: (949) 722-7847 · Cell: (714) 329-2575 · Fax: (949) 722-7847 · Email: davidw@softw.com or davidwsoftw@hotmail.com

 

POSITION

Senior Information System Consultant.

My expertise is in building enterprise level web applications. I have been involved in all facets of large scale web sites, from the hardware sizing to application design and development, to stress testing, using development lifecycle methodologies and software configuration management.

 

TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE

 

Software languages

VB.NET, Visual Basic, VBA, VBscript, Javascript, C & C++, x86 assembly language

 

Web languages

ASP.NET, ASP, HTML, DHTML, JavaScript, VBScript, XML, XSLT

 

Database languages

MS SQL, Oracle SQL, MS Access, Powerbuilder, FoxBASE, Clipper, dBase

 

Servers

Windows 2003, 2000 and NT Server, SQL Server all versions 4.2, 6.x, 7.0 and 2000, Oracle SQL Server, Application Center, Exchange 2000 and 5.5, Internet Security and Acceleration Server, Proxy Server, Commerce Server and Site Server, Share Point Portal Server,  IIS 6, 5 and 4, Certificate Server, DNS, DHCP, , Linux

 

Tools and Desktop software

Rational Rose, Visio Enterprise, Crystal Reports, Visual Studio .NET and 6.0 , Adobe Acrobat, PageMaker, MS Word, WordPerfect, Microsoft Excel, Lotus 123

 

Technologies

ADO.NET, ADO, CDO, AUO, ADSI, LDAP, SOAP, COM+, DCOM, XML, Security

 

Networks

Windows Server, Novel, 3COM, IBM PC LAN

 

Mainframe

FORTRAN, COBOL, PL/1, JCL, 370 assembly language, LISP RAMMIS, IDMS, APL, RAMMIS II, IDMS, ADRS, SAS, Unix, VM, MVS

 

CERTIFICATIONS

MCSE, MCT, MCP + Site Building, MCP + Internet, MCP

 

PROFESSIONAL PROJECT EXPERIENCE

OCSD                                                                                                                                 2003

Developer

§         Developed VB.NET applications with Oracle SQL.

 

 

ISD                                                                                                                                      2002

Developer

§         Designed, developed, implemented, and tested ASP and COM + components.

§         Developed VB COM+ components, Oracle SQL, ASP web pages.

 


 

 

 

COREINC                                                                                                                          2001- 2002

Team lead and developer

§         Developed three tier IIS web site for a heath benefit tracking system.

§         Delivered application in time to meet contractual obligations.

§         Designed, developed, implemented, and tested ASP and COM + components.

§         Implemented development lifecycle methodologies and developed business design documents, use cases and UML diagrams for development staff.

§          Implemented software configuration management and version control to manage the release for QA and production.

§         Developed VB COM+ components, Oracle SQL packages, ASP web pages and Crystal Reports.

 


Cotelligent
                                                                                                                         1998 - 2001

Senior Information System Consultant

§         Designed, developed, implemented, and tested ASP and COM + components. Developed applications using development lifecycle methodologies.

§         Developed a working IIS eCommerce storefront web site demonstrating .NET framework, ASP.NET, ADO.NET, VS.NET, SQL2000 and XML

§         Developed IIS web site for web-based email using Exchange 2000 and CDO library. ASP, VB, COM + and CDO

§         Developed ecommerce storefronts using products like Microsoft Site Server, Cybersouce, on the front end and integrating Great Plains as the backend accounting system. ASP, DHTML, ADO, CDO, AUO, ADSI and COM.

§         Developed IIS web site to secure and expose internal UNIX applications to external company brokers and policyholders that have access to the Internet.

§          Developed IIS site allows the business to issue their own certificates to their users. Microsoft Certificates Server is used to issue certificates.

§         Developed IIS web site where members are registered and maintained with Microsoft Site Server 3.0. Web pages allow users to apply for membership and administrators to approve applications to register users for access to the site.

§         Developed IIS web site using HTML and ASP pages. Security is implemented with SSL and Site Server membership services security.

§         Converted Windows application to a web based application ASP, DHTML, ADO and COM.

§         Instructed Microsoft Classes on using Visual Studio and Site Server.

§         Developed administration reports for time reporting and billing in Crystal Reports.

 

Monitoring Automation Systems                                                                                  1995 - 1998

Developer

§         Converted customer databases from Unix systems to SQL Servers; using Unix Basic software and SQL stored procedures.

§         Implemented and wrote software to provide data updates between Unix file system and SQL Server

§          Developed multithreaded software gateway to exchange data between various PC and Unix clients using TCP/IP sockets, written using C++ and Winsock API.

§         Developed Powerbuilder applications to receive data from Unix server via TCP/IP sockets and store the data into SQL Servers.

§         Automated the installation and maintenance of SQL Server Replication using SQL stored procedures

§         Developed installation applications to install company produced software on customer machines Produced CDROM materials to be shipped to customers.

§         Assisted customers with problems in the areas of Windows NT and Microsoft BackOffice products

§         Installed Windows NT and Microsoft BackOffice products.

§         Assisted in development of various software projects, using Powerbuilder, C++, and SQL stored procedures.

 

Insurance Auto Auctions                                                                                                1992 – 1995

Project manager, team lead and developer

§         Administered software development for current Southern California systems; including analysis, design, coding, deployment, and user training.

§         Installed Sybase SQL sever on Novell and Windows NT

§         Assisted in development of various Powerbuilder software projects and Sybase stored procedures.

§         Assigned to special projects, including imaging processing, database conversions and supporting other IAA locations.

 




Jetu, Inc
.                                                                                                                             1990 – 1992

Developer

§         Increased market base for Prodigy Services by writing “Fortuneteller” application.

§         Assured compatibility of computer workstations by establishing software standards.

§         Increased company portfolio of software products by developing "Catalog on a disk".

 

The Putnam Berkley Group, Inc.                                                                                  1988 - 1990

Senior system analyst

§         Increased manufacturing control 30% by installing a networked manufacturing resource planning system.

§         Reduced ad development cost $20,000 by installing a desktop publishing system for the editorial staff.

§         Reduced preparation time 95% for payroll reporting by converting manual procedures to computer based system.

§         Proved the feasibility of a sales force remote order entry and support system by developing a working prototype.

§         Increased efficiency and accuracy of information by automating transmission of data between mainframe and personal computers.

§         Improved the efficiency of the MIS department by setting up a Novell token ring network for the department.

 

Canon U.S.A.                                                                                                                     1986 – 1988

Senior system analyst

§         Increased division market share by increasing the number of hardware and software third party vendors that support the company's products.

§         Increased customer and dealer satisfaction by providing support to customers, dealers and third party vendors.

§         Increased efficiency of the division by developing software applications to record software registrations, track equipment loans and train dealers on software/hardware configurations.

§         Increase division market share by providing technical sales support and trouble shooting problems.

 

Computer Visions                                                                                                            1984 - 1986

Project manager, team lead and developer

§         Responsible for programming, documentation, software installation and user training.

§         Evaluate customer needs, systems design; worked with databases and local area networks, data communications, spreadsheets, computer aided design, graphics and word-processing.

§         Configured and installed hardware for clients and the company's internal usage. Trained personnel on how to use and repair computer equipment.

 


 

ACTIVITIES

Orange County .NET Server User Group                                                                    2000 - Present

President and speaker

§         The group focuses on collaboration and knowledge management applications using Microsoft technologies. Each month we present topics on subjects like .NET Server, SQL Server, IIS, Exchange 5.5 & 2000 technologies, CDO, WebDav, Sharepoint, Outlook or unified messaging.

§         Our site is at www.ocnsug.com

 

Orange County Internet User Group                                                                            1997 - Present

President and speaker

 

§         The group focuses on web site developers using Microsoft technologies. Each month we present one or more emerging technologies. Our site is at www.ociug.com .

§         Developed presentation material and presented the following topics: .NET Framework, ASP.NET, .NET security, XML, Scripting, Visual InterDev 6.0, Site Server 3.0, Microsoft Transaction Server, Microsoft Data Access Components, Remote Data Services, IIS 4.0, NT 4.0 Option Pack, and NT security. Presented the following topics: Microsoft Certificate Server and Microsoft Message Queue Server.

§         Organized and presented several thirty-hour SIGs on Web site development using Visual InterDev. Topics covered: Web site security, ActiveX controls and ActiveX data objects, Java applets, Active Server Pages, client-side and server-side scripting, Microsoft Transaction Server, and Advanced Data Connector. Internet Architecture, IIS installation, static web pages and HTML tags, ActiveX controls, ActiveX components and Java applets, client-side scripting and Vbscript, web page and server communications, html forms and sending data to IIS, building dynamic content using SQL and ODBC databases, using the properties and methods of Internet Explorer interfaces, and developing server side ISAPI extensions, applications and filters.

§         Organized a workshop for OCIUG members. Assisted members on problems with PC hardware and Microsoft software including NT Server, IIS, MS SQL installations.

 

Southern California University                                                                                     1996 - 1997

Developed Student Registration System

Instructed College Level Courses

 

§         System stores student records and is used on the CA and AZ campuses.

§         Written in MS Access, the system tracks students, degree programs, courses, and books. Produces various forms required by the school

§         Instructed courses on technical writing, C & C++, computer graphics, Powerbuilder, and Visual Basic

 

EDUCATION

BS-Computer Science, BS-Business Administration MIS, Ramapo College, NJ