Brian Walther

SENIOR APPLICATION DEVELOPER

Offers the following experience and achievements:

Holding a B.S. Degree in Computer Science & Over Twelve (12) Years Developing Web Applications ... programming includes ASP.NET <= 4.0, MVC, N-Tier Architecture, C#, ADO.NET, & Web Services (using VS.NET <= 2010), SQL, XML/XSLT/XPath, JavaScript (including JQuery), SEO, CSS, XHTML, C/C++, Java, PHP, Ruby, Python, and more. Database applications include MS SQL Server, Sybase, Oracle, and MySQL. Reporting tools include SQL Server Reporting Services and Crystal Reports. Source control operations managed with Team Foundation Server, Subversion, CSV, and Vault. OS’s include Unix, Linux, and Windows.
Managing a Broad Spectrum of Projects Ranging from $5,000 to over $15MM ... with responsibility for creating dynamic websites and web applications through full software life cycle using Agile methodologies including content delivery, online transaction processing (OLTP), content management systems, e-commerce/shopping cart systems, quality assurance, quoting systems, data collection, and reporting.
Leading & Training Development Teams / Client Relationship Management ... lead development staff in creation of advanced web applications. Communicating and collaborating with clients, designers, system administrators and management to ensure quality service and delivery of projects on-time and under budget.

SENIOR DEVELOPER, Creative Strategy Design, Inc., Newtown, PA 1/2012 - Present

Contracting as Senior Developer, responsible for all technical requirements for an international Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) website.

SENIOR APPLICATION DEVELOPER, Alere, Upper Saddle River, NJ 12/2008 - 10/2011

Hired on as Senior Developer responsible for helping lead multiple highly visible client facing websites. Handle constant pressing deadlines on concurrent projects; prioritize bugs and new functionality development. Lead team composed of several in-house developers and consultants. Work with quality assurance team and develop advanced AJAX and data intense applications through full life-cycle. Front-end programming done in XHTML, JavaScript & CSS and ASP.NET controls with back-end coding in C#; SQL Server 2008 utilized as database; responsible for schema design and stored procedure, trigger, and custom function programming. Incorporated 3rd party Infragistics components used throughout websites.

SENIOR APPLICATION DEVELOPER, Zeta Interactive (formerly Temel, Inc.), Parsippany, NJ 8/2007 - 12/2008

Served as a Senior Application Developer for Zeta Interactive, formerly Temel, Inc., simultaneously developing new multi-tiered ASP.NET applications with SQL Server 2005 databases while performing maintenance on and enhancements to existing production systems. Work closely with directors, project managers, account managers, designers, and system administrators to ensure project deadlines and requirements are met and exceeded. Took the lead and developed two CMS applications in PHP and MySQL when the client requested PHP. Create documentation for application in order to allow for easy navigation of systems.

APPLICATION DEVELOPER, AccuData Integrated Marketing, Fort Myers, FL 10/2005 - 7/2007

Served as an Application Developer for AccuData Integrated Marketing supporting a $2.1MM project. Worked closely with our team of directors, managers, developers, and administrators to develop a multi-layer e-commerce application on a proprietary framework. Coded extensively using Visual Studio .NET 2003 & 2005 in C#, XSLT / XML, SQL, XHTML, JavaScript, and CSS to enable quick searching and delivery of hundreds of millions of data records. Participate in team development environment using Team Foundation Server for source control operations. Daily tasks included bug resolution, application enhancements, server configuration, build management and deployments.

SENIOR PROGRAMMER / ANALYST, Penn State University, State College, PA 3/2003- 10/2005

Served as Senior Programmer and Analyst for the Penn State Facilities Engineering Institute. Worked closely with Associate Director, Energy Management Consultant, Programmers, and Engineers to provide the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania assistance with facility management and energy procurement. Directly supported University�s drive for effective relationships with governmental agencies. Maintained current knowledge of forefront technology through training and self-study. Interviewed, hired, trained, and managed students from Penn State.
Manage Several Concurrent Projects / Support Multiple Contracts / Meet All Deadlines - Interact with customers, engineers, programmers, and administrators to gain thorough understanding of requirements needed to deliver advanced web applications. Utilize technologies including ASP.NET, C#, SQL Server, SQL Server Reporting Services, and XML to deliver secure, robust solutions. Enhance facility management and accurate data collection. Presently leading intern's development of PSFEI's website.
Member of Energy Team - Member of team that provides electricity and natural gas procurement services for Commonwealth agencies. Team has produced savings for Pennsylvania of $8.1 million in electricity and $5.4 million in natural gas. Saved Commonwealth additional $1.6 million by using green attributes purchasing. Develop methods and systems to promote efficient energy procurement.
Produce Annual Utility Usage Reports - Support production of annual reports on energy use supplied to Commonwealth agencies. Gather and aggregate data, create graphs, and develop systems to expedite report creation.
Educate Interns / Coops - Interview, hire, and supervise Penn State students from technology and engineering majors. Work directly with students teaching them programming, energy industry knowledge, and real world situations.

CONSULTANT, WinMill Software, State College, PA 4/2000 to 1/2003

Served as an IT Consultant for WinMill Software, which specializes in systems development and integration, e-learning, consulting and software reselling, with staffing of 100 personnel and revenues of $15 million annually. Reported to Professional Service Managers. At times worked closely with the CEO and COO on projects to define client requirements.
Managed Development Projects Totaling $1/2 Million Annually / Brought Projects in On-Time & Under-Budget - Managed up to 4 projects at any given time ranging in cost from $20,000 to $750,000 per project and totaling approximately $1/2 million per year. Promoted to Consultant II position as well as received multiple raises based on high performance levels and ability to deliver projects on-time and under budget.
Website Development - Created dynamic websites through full software lifecycle. Managed development of sites ranging in size from 20 to several hundred pages with visitors reaching to tens of thousands per month with responsibility for: Content delivery, online transaction processing (OLTP), content management systems, e-commerce/shopping carts, quoting systems, data collection, and Kiosk development. Practiced code reuse.
Leadership & Training of Web Development Teams - Managed and trained 7 web development interns; directed teams in development of web pages (ColdFusion, HTML, MS SQL Server, CSS) and good programming practices. Trained less-experienced developers in programming.
Project Management / Client Relationship Management - Offered proven skill interacting with clients to decipher project requirements, and ensured follow through with implementation and Quality Assurance testing. Communicated daily with management, designers, and system administrators to ensure prompt and accurate delivery of projects. A strong team leader managing multiple concurrent projects. Able to mentor staff in all aspects of programming and Web development.

PROGRAMMING

ASP.NET (C#/VB)
XML/XSLT/XPath
JavaScript
SQL
Java

XHTML
C/C++
Perl
Pascal
Assembly

Python
Ruby (Rails)
PHP
ColdFusion
CSS

DATABASES

SQL Server
MySQL
Sybase
MS Access
Oracle

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, The Pennsylvania State University, December 1999

CERTIFICATIONS

Macromedia Advanced ColdFusion MX Developer

ADDITIONAL COMPUTER SKILLS

Apache, Windows Server, Internet Information Services (IIS), MS Office, SQL Server Reporting Services, Drupal, ODBC, Object Oriented Design Patterns, UML, File Transfer Protocol (FTP), Windows 98/2000/NT/XP, Fusebox, Spectra, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Acrobat, Crystal Reports/Enterprise, MS Office, MS Visio, Macromedia HomeSite, Adobe ColdFusion Studio, Adobe DreamWeaver MX, Adobe Contribute, Adobe Fireworks, phpMyAdmin, dotNetNuke, MS Access, Flash.

AWARDS

Lockheed Martin Design Excellence Award, 1999