Employment

Obtiva
November 2009 – Present
Software Apprentice
Freelance
October 2009 – Present
Menards, inc
May 2007 – October 2009
Developer
  • Designed and implemented an estimation engine framework in C#
  • Developed and maintained C# and web based Java applications
  • Pioneered conversion from Visual Source Safe to Subversion
  • Drove adaption of agile practices (daily standups, burndown charts, iterative planning)
  • Introduced an online bug tracking and ticket managing system
  • Introduced online collaborative code reviews to reduce defect rate
Maven-Soft Web Development
November 2006 – October 2009
Co-Founder / Developer

Education

Chippewa Valley Technical College
January 2007 – May 2008
Associate of Applied Science – IT. Programmer / Analyst

Affiliations

Eau Claire Ruby User Group
May 2009 – Present
Co-Founder
Co-founder of the Eau Claire Ruby User Group. ECRuby meets once a month and promotes the use of the Ruby ecosystem in the Chippewa Valley. Our members have also presented at various code camps and colleges throughout the surrounding region.

A complete resume in pdf format can also be found here