Senior Application Developer
   

GEORGE A. SMITH

55 Dice Way dot Tiburon, CA 94920 dot 000-000-0000 dot george.smith@dice.com

 
   

Senior Application Developer skilled in creating effective software solutions
to business challenges

 
   

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

  • 9 years of experience in applications development, testing, troubleshooting, and implementation.
  • Strong knowledge of technical specifications, workflow development, risk management, and QA.
  • In-depth background analyzing business requirements and recommending appropriate technologies.
  • Fluent understanding of project management and software development life cycle (SDLC).
  • Expert communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
 

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Programming: Visual Basic, C, C++, C#, VB.NET, .NET, MS SQL, VBA Scripting, HTML, XML, ASP.NET, Java, J2EE, JavaScript, Java Server Pages (JSP), CSS, MS Visual Studio
Networking:

TCP/IP, VPN, LAN/WAN

Applications Microsoft Office Suite; MS Access, Norton Anti-Virus
Platforms: Windows NT/2000/XP/Vista; Mac OS, Linux
Hardware:

MS SQL, Oracle

     

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 
ABC Company, San Francisco, CA
2005 - Present
 

Senior Application Developer for this Fortune 100 financial services company.

 
  • Support project teams in defining and reviewing product and software requirements and upgrades.
  • Interface with infrastructure group to supply application support requirements and issue resolution.
  • Build overall system architecture of information system, encompassing external and internal interface analysis and definition, as well as functional requirement allocations.
  • Work with systems users to identify problems with focus on performance tuning and patches.
 

DEF, Inc., San Francisco, CA

2001 - 2005
 
Lead Application Developer for this major health care insurance provider with 900 employees.
  • Developed complex applications and updates throughout SDLC, including analyzing business requirements, developing technical specifications, planning, coding, testing implementation, and QA.
  • Created SQL scripts to query SQL database; developed VB.NET/ASP.NET forms via SQL that significantly decreased data entry and transactional processing times.
  • Spearheaded project planning sessions with managers, business analysts, and team members to analyze business requirements and outline proposed IT solutions.
  • Led design reviews and provided recommendations. Incorporated security requirements into design and ensured effective workflow.
  • Supervised code reviews and ensured all solutions met architectural specifications.
  • Collaborated with database administrators to design appropriate data structures.
HJK, Inc., San Francisco, CA
1999 - 2000
 
Application Developer for this IT start-up with 25 employees.  
  • Designed and implemented dynamic Web content and Web-server applications using HTML, XML, Web services, and Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP).
  • Coded and launched website with intranet using ASP and HTML.
  • Used JavaScript and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) to customize graphical user interface (GUI).
 
EDUCATION
 
B.S., Computer Science; University of California, San Francisco (1998)

Keywords: programmer, software developer, software engineering, Web development, change control, ftp, Structured Query Language, Architect, manager, team leader, quality assurance
 

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