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Rebecca V. Gardner's CV
Rebecca V. Gardner
rebecca DOT gardner AT webwytchery DOT com

  1. SKILLS 

Programming Languages: C# .NET, Java, VB .NET, XML, HMTL, Crystal Reports.

Relational Databases & Tools: Microsoft SQL Server 2008 and older, MySQL, Sybase SQL Server.

Servers & OS: Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows Terminal Server, Citrix MetaFrame.

 

10/10 to        Constant Contact        San Francisco, CA

Present           Sr. Software Engineer

        Responsibilities:

        Develop Web Services and APIs.

  • .Having lots of fun in Social Media. 

  • .C# .NET and Java EE. 


09/09 to        Fliqz, Inc.        Emeryville, CA

06/10              Sr. Software Engineer

        Responsibilities:

        Developed, implemented and maintained REST web service APIs of Fliqz white label video solution. Development of stored procedures and XPATH query scripts.

  • .C# .NET development, implementation and maintenance of REST web service APIs. 

  • .Development of SQL Server 2005 and 2008 stored procedures, XPATH query scripts and Jobs. 

  • .Maintenance of ActionScript3 SCXML State Machine and C# .NET development of new SCXML State Machine. 

  • .Creation of soapUI projects for REST service testing and debugging. Further debugging with tools such as Fiddler and Firebug. 

 

02/09 to        Daegis        San Francisco, CA

09/09             Contractor – Software Engineer

        Responsibilities:

        Developed grid computing application in C# .NET with MS SQL Server database back-end as part of a four member team.  The application performs Electronic Discovery used in litigation support.  Metadata extraction and document conversion.  Modular handling of unique file processing tasks across on Grid Computing environment.

  • .C# .NET WinForms, Web Service, Windows Service and Grid Computing development. 

  • .Responsible for the design and implementation of module wrapper classes enabling them to function on the grid. 

  • .Design and implementation of queues used to manage the data preparation process. 

  • .Responsible for the design and implementation of modules for the processing of specific file types. 

  • .Design and implementation of Stored Procedures. 

 

10/08 to        Livescribe, Inc.        Oakland, CA

12/08                             Senior Software Engineer

        Responsibilities:

  • .C# .NET Windows development. Prototype, design, develop, test and deliver components of the windows desktop application.  Contribute to the architecture and design of the desktop applications. 

  • .Work closely with the SDK/Tools and Web Services teams to integrate their components and services into the desktop applications.  Work closely with QA to ensure effective development of acceptance criteria and functional tests. 

 

02/05 to        Trinity Property Consultants        Newport Beach, CA

10/08                       Senior Developer/Senior Systems Analyst

                As the sole Developer for company I was responsible for all Windows, Web and Back-End development projects from design to implementation and maintenance.  Automated accounting, property management and systems procedures resulting in great savings in time and money

  • .Windows Development
    Design, Develop and Implement new systems to automate existing business processes such as; reporting, payroll and check clearing.  C# .NET and VB .NET used to develop windows applications, and class libraries.

    Notable accomplishments include windows applications that automated once tedious reporting tasks for the Accounting, Investment and Human Resources Departments.  These applications resulted in savings of labor, printing, supplies and mailing costs.  Automated check deposit and check batch resolution procedures improving the overall accuracy of tenant deposits at all Multi-Family and Commercial locations. 

  • .Back-End Development
    Design of databases used by in-house applications.

    Design and Development of SQL Server SSIS Packages and Job scripts for automating processes, data mining and processing data from third-party vendors.

    Development of Data Warehouse to combine in-house SQL Server database, third-party software SQL Server database and outside vendor data.  The data warehouse was used primarily by Investor Relations, Accounting and Human Resources to prepare investor portfolio reports, calculate dividend distributions, and forecast income and expenses. 

  • .Web Development
    Design, Develop, re-write and maintain Corporate Internet and Intranet web sites Developed in ASP .NET, C# .NET and ASP.  Maintain Corporate as well as the Owner's web sites .  Projects included personal, charitable and retail websites. Developed in ASP .NET, C# .NET, PHP and Perl.

    Notable accomplishments include dynamically rendered, SQL Server database driven web sites and web applications. 


03/04 to Millennium Partners, L.P        New York, NY

01/05                      Senior Developer

               Support all back office systems and personnel.  Create new systems utilizing a software lifecycle methodology.  Evaluate potential software purchases.  Facilitate an efficient back office operation by assisting in the design of the work flow process with an emphasis on software solutions.

  • .Design, Develop, Implement and ownership of existing back office processes.  New windows and web development; WinForms, WebForms and WebServices, with Visual Studio .NET using C# .NET, ASP .NET and Visual Basic .NET. 

  • .Developed Visual Studio .NET Class Libraries and Components to enhance the productivity of the programming staff and improve maintainability of applications. 

  • .MS SQL Server 2000, Sybase SQL Server and Oracle development. 

  • .Design, Development, Implementation and ownership of Perl and Perl CGI scripts on a Sun Solaris environment.  Scripting included Corporate Intranet, Broker trade positions upload, download and processing 


10/02 to Miningham & Oellerich, Inc., Management Consultants        New York, NY

01/04                      Senior Developer

               Designed and developed trading commission and reporting systems for clients in the Securities, Banking and Insurance industries such as Guardian Life/ Park Avenue Securities, FISERV Securities and LPL Financial Services.  Direct client and Introducing Broker contact required excellent project management and communication skills.  General fixed-income product knowledge was necessary.

  • .Application Development
    Led the migration of existing systems to the Visual Studio .NET and Microsoft SQL Server 2000 technologies.  Class Libraries, Windows Components, WebServices, WinForms and WebForms development in VB .NET and ASP .NET.. 

  • . Project Management
    Technology Lead for project involving client offering M&O sales compensation and reporting systems to their Introducing Brokers (IB). Design and development of IB Databases, DTS and DTC services.  Reengineered the process thereby shortening the time to project completion, resulting in increased revenues and lowered costs. 


02/98 to Pet Assure Holdings, Inc.        Dover, NJ

05/02                      Chief Information Officer

               Responsible for all areas of Information Technology.  Executed on the corporate business plan and strategic vision with technology to meet initiatives in a timely and cost effective manner.

  • .Enterprise Management
    Budgeted, built and carefully monitored Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for all systems in the enterprise including, but not limited to, Local Area Network, Remote Access Servers, Web Servers, Windows NT Servers, Windows Terminal Server/MetaFrame, Microsoft SQL Server and Firewall administration.  Budgeted and carefully monitored costs of the corporate phone system, including local, long-distance and toll-free rates. Managed all client relationships where information technology support is contractually required in a deal.  This included, but was not limited to, ftp sites for data transfers and management of client web sites. 

  • .Systems Development
    Designed, developed, implemented and maintained customer service systems in PowerBuilder and Microsoft SQL Server  Database modeling developed with PowerDesigner.  Built servers and software for automated dial-in 24/7 customer and provider support systems with Visual Basic .NET, Text to Speech components and Dialogic hardware.  Hosted and developed corporate web site in ASP .NET and XML. 

  • .Employee Management
    Oversaw all IT project deliverables.  Managed employees responsible for the continued development and maintenance of all in-house systems and corporate web site initiatives.  Provided leadership, training and project management for employees. 


03/95 to Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, Securities Corp.        New York, NY

01/98                      Senior Programmer/Analyst

              Fixed Income Repo Desk

  • .Trading Systems Development
    Designed, developed, implemented and maintained a new trading system to replace the previous system with enhanced trading and clearance functionality.  Trading system developed with Delphi for the front-end and Microsoft SQL Server for the back-end running in a Windows NT environment.  Additional support data using Sybase SQLServer in a UNIX environment and databases on Tandem. 

  • .Database & Server Administration
    Administered the Microsoft SQLServer and Windows NT Servers for the Repo Desk.  Database modeling developed with Erwin.  Responsible for database design and management, backup and recovery strategies, and hardware and software maintenance and upgrades. 

             Fixed Income Systems

  • .Portfolio Management System
    Developed a Decision Support System (DSS) to aid in trading and sales.  All front-ends were developed using PowerBuilder and querying Sybase SQL Server databases in UNIX and databases on Tandem Himalaya. 


11/93 to Loan Pricing Corporation        New York, NY

03/95                      Database Architect/Analyst

  • .Developed new client data collection procedures and database architecture. 

  • .Designed, developed, implemented and maintained portfolio data applications.  Application development with PowerBuilder, C, C++, VisualBasic and UNIX scripts communicating with UNIX based Sybase SQL Servers. 


02/89 to Chemical Bank        New York, NY

11/93                      Bank Officer/Programmer Analyst

  • .Risk Management Information Systems – Programmer Analyst 

  • .Strategic Planning & Investor Relations – Bank Analyst 

  • .Corporate Finance – Programmer Analyst 


01/88 to Applied Digital Data Systems (an NCR subsidiary)        Hauppauge, NY

02/89                      Systems Engineer

  • .Designed, maintained and tested firmware and hardware for all smart terminals in the product line. 

 

  1. EDUCATION 

Fordham UniversityNew York, NY

B.S. in Computer Science


New York Institute of TechnologyOld Westbury, NY

Computer Science and Mechanical Engineering, No degree