darren edgar

Fort Collins, CO

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How would your co-workers describe you?

Inventive, creative, and unstoppable in the face of challenges.

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Work history

Psychological Software Solutions May 2009 to July 2009
Software Engineer

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How would you describe your time at Psychological Software Solu...?

??? Developed web portal applications in Visual Studio 2008 with C# .Net 3.5 using the latest technologies like AJAX and WebServices to richen the user experience.
??? Performed SQL Server 2005 and 2008 analysis of live and test data to profile areas that I would later target for optimization. Some heavy site sections saw 10,000 fold speed increase.
??? Migrated code from the codebehind to a business object layer to better facilitate n-tier/3-tier.
??? Ensured strict XHTML transitional compliance across all aspects of code, static and dynamic.
??? Performed IIS 6 and 7 tuning based on perfmon and IIS logs to increase performance on Windows 2003 and 2008 servers.
??? Worked with JavaScript on web applications to reduce website latency and server load.
??? Added XML based code commenting to the major 2nd and 3rd tier parts of the product.
??? Implemented unit testing prototype using Visual Studio 2008
??? Utilized a modified version of Spiral development methodologies where groups of additional features were discussed, added, tested, and verified as part of a minor revision iteration.... read more
Pi Studios November 2007 to April 2009
Software Engineer

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How would you describe your time at Pi Studios?

??? Developed a distributed processing application suite in C# .Net 2.0 and 3.5 with Visual Studio 2008 utilizing LINQ, Remoting, SOAP, a custom Sockets library for failover and redundancy, and extensive OLE/DOM integration.
??? Utilized C# .Net 3.5 Remoting, WCF, and WWF to replace an aging and buggy shared memory component saving hundreds of development hours and adding a distinct integrated security level.
??? Administered two SQL Server 2000 and 2008 servers as well as developing all of the Stored Procedures, Schemas, Tables, Functions, and day to day tuning.
??? Worked extensively with team members through a SCRUM based Agile development model.
??? Implemented unit testing in two projects using Visual Studio 2005 and 2008.
??? Developed and ported applications in C and C++ using Visual Studio 2003 and 2005 as the IDE and custom Make applications to compile each application.
??? Optimized existing applications using Visual Studio 2005 and custom makefiles to reduce memory utilization, decrease load times, and increase responsiveness to network data.
??? Target Hardware was RISC (IBM and Motorola) embedded processing type systems.... read more
SysInformation June 2005 to October 2007
Operations Team Lead promoted to Operations Manager

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How would you describe your time at SysInformation?

??? Screened and hired my own team of 24 staff for development and production.
??? Wrote a process tracking and production pipeline portal in Visual Studio 2003 and 2005 using VB and C# in both forms and ASP.Net 2.0 for managing project timelines and reporting.
??? Defined policies and procedures for service assurance and service level agreements so that expectations of production could be easily set with clients and prospective customers.
??? Developed 72 console/forms applications in Visual Studio 2005 in VB and C# to augment existing software investments to provide n-tier structure to an otherwise standalone non-networked non-secure unix application suite. Along with some additional scripts to support these applications, I increased productivity of the staff more than 4 fold and reduced errors significantly.
??? Administered two SQL Server 2000 servers and dozens of SQL Express 2005 workstations as well as developing all of the Stored Procedures, Schemas, Tables, Functions, and day to day tuning.
??? Wrote and maintained Electronic Data Discovery (EDD) software in C++ for Windows XP on a 2003 Server domain to convert electronic documents into a searchable custom database for litigators in actual cases.
??? Managed construction and build out of the onsite datacenter which was used to house blade servers, clusters, and BlueArc network attached storage (NAS/SAN).
??? Interviewed staff to determine activities prone to error that could be automated. This Automated quality control system, created in VB.Net and ASP.Net with Visual Studio 2005 and .Net 2.0, decreased the response time of activities, increased productivity and accountability, and provided service assurance.
??? Blade servers and rack servers utilized Windows XP backend with a Unix front end to run shell scripts and other Unix applications.
??? Integrated security for all applications and network shares with single sign-on implemented with Microsoft 2003 Server and Active Directory to increase security and track access patterns.... read more
RunLevelOne December 2002 to April 2009
Senior Software Engineer

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How would you describe your time at RunLevelOne?

??? Created web site cloaking application in Visual Studio 2003 using ASP.Net 1.1 in VB and C# that used SQL Server 2000 and IIS Server to present different web pages to end users depending on who was viewing the page from what location. Allowed hiding of info from competitors and increasing search engine rankings with a single line of code added to each page.
??? Created web based photo lab site for a client that used classic ASP, SQL Server 2000 and IIS to allow uploading of pictures and artwork, basic image manipulation, and ordering of products using our own ecommerce engine and financials package. It also included complex image caching code to reduce bandwidth and track referrals.
??? Created an autonomous cluster service with Visual Studio 2005 in C# and .Net 2.0 that allows blade servers to exist at distance locations but act as if they are all in one place. Utilized theoretical computer science methodologies of finite state and touring machines to preprocess data before users chose processing methods.
??? Administered two SQL 2000 and 2008 Servers as well as developing all of the Stored Procedures, Schemas, Tables, Functions, and day to day tuning.
??? Utilized both Waterfall and Spiral development methodologies depending on project size and future support requirements.
??? Administered Windows, Unix, Sun, SGI, and Macintosh systems, including build outs and support.
??? RAD, Agile/SCRUM, WaterFall, Spiral, and XP development methodologies were used across many different projects.... read more
Houston Independent School District September 2001 to June 2005
Wide Area Network Specialist

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How would you describe your time at Houston Independent School ...?

??? Initially hired to write security log analysis applications in Visual Studio 6 C++ and Visual Studio (.Net and 2003) using VB and C# in .Net 1.0-1.1. Later tasks were transferred to hardware and software network support.
??? Wrote applications in C++ to connect to network equipment via telnet protocol to distributed custom configuration settings. It was able to configure 300+ devices per second. It saved weeks of lost productivity multiple times a year.
??? Created website using Visual Studio .Net and later in 2003 with VB and C# for tracking history of equipment at locations as well as allowing vendors to store plan documents and wiring layout diagrams. JavaScript and XML were used at the presentation layer.
??? Created a website using Visual Studio 2003 that allowed users to input their wireless mac address and it would update the central radius servers used for authentication.
??? Attended multiple Cisco training courses for managing and configuring routers, switches, firewalls, and wireless hardware.
??? Used in-depth knowledge of network protocols to construct applications in C++ and .Net to simulate actual traffic and test the Application Departments performance and load handling capabilities.
??? Waterfall and RAD development methodologies were used.... read more
Human Genome Sequencing Center July 2000 to September 2001
Programmer II / Administrator

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How would you describe your time at Human Genome Sequencing Center?

??? Developmed in Visual Studio 6 with VB and classic ASP along with SQL Server 6.5 and Oracle 9,9i,10i to create a process tracking system for 600,000+ samples. Every aspect of the process was track and logged.
??? Interviewed users on what they spend the most time on each day, this resulted in the development of LoaderLite in Visual Studio 6 with VB, a SQL Server 6.5 backend, and barcode printers and scanners which turned a 45 minute process into a 10-15 second process resulting in a throughput increase that required IT to build new servers and backup strategies to handle the increased load. This also resulted in me being an author in an article in Scientific Journal.
??? Developed some minor applications utilizing .Net 1.0 Beta in VB
??? Identified the need for and created a helpdesk system in classic ASP with an Oracle 9i database running on a Sun Sparc.
??? Utilized Waterfall development methodologies primarily, one project used SCRUM... read more
Motorola / HiLevel Incorporated May 1999 to January 2000
Microprocessor and Development Systems Technician

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How would you describe your time at Motorola / HiLevel Incorpor...?

??? Engineering support for CPU and DSP design and testing labs using HiLevel equipment.
??? Software development for testing equipment in Visual Studio 6 with C++ and classic ASP.
??? Performed hardware failure diagnostics utilizing oscilloscopes and other lab hardware to determine baseline and failure conditions of chips.... read more
dell computer June 1998 to January 1999
Senior Technician

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How would you describe your time at dell computer?

??? Assisted business and home account customers via phone with pc and server troubleshooting.
??? Maintained the lowest customer callback rating of the entire group by solving problems the first time and using all available resources to find answers and resolutions.
??? Worked with all software and hardware issues on Windows 95/98/NT across all platforms.... read more

Education

University of Houston January 2001 to May 2009
Computer Science

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How would you describe your time at University of Houston?

Primarily took night classes towards a bachelors in computer science.

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