James L. DeKruif

6915 Walden Road NE   Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52402   (319) 832-2881    jld@alterstate.com

 

 

Summary of Qualifications

 

·         Expertise in object-oriented analysis and design, skilled at progressing from problem statement to well-documented designs.

·         Strong knowledge of the Microsoft .NET Framework with 4 years experience, starting with the adoption of version 1.0 to achieving MCTS certification in version 2.0.

·         Solid project management skills, demonstrated proficiency in leading and mentoring individuals to maximize levels of productivity, while forming cohesive team environments.

 

Certifications

 

MCTS, Certified Ektron CMS Developer, I-Net+, Network+, A+

 

Technical Skills

 

Programming/Scripting Languages:

C#, VB.NET, ASP.NET, .NET Framework 2.0/1.1, ASP, VB 6.0, XML, XSLT, ATLAS/AJAX, JavaScript, XHTML/HTML, DHTML, CSS, Coldfusion, PHP

 

Development Software:

Visual Studio .NET 2005 & 2003, Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio & Enterprise Manager, Visual Source Safe, Macromedia Dreamweaver / Fireworks / Flash, FrontPage, Adobe Photoshop, MS Office, Visio Professional and numerous other development IDE and tools.

 

Database Technologies:

MS SQL Server 2000/2005, MySQL, MS Access

 

CMS and E-Commerce Solutions:

Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server, Ektron CMS, Storefront.NET, .netCOMMERCE, Miva Merchant

 

Administration:

Microsoft IIS 4.0/5.0/6.0, Microsoft Exchange 5.5, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft ISA, Proxy Server, Norton Anti-Virus Corporate Edition, Windows Server 2003 – XP – 2000 – NT – 98 – 95, Microsoft SQL Server 6.5/7.0/2000/2005, ColdFusion Server, Apache Web Server, and various firewall software/hardware and internal network infrastructure.

 

Additional Technologies:

WSDL / Web Services, ADO.NET, ODBC, OLE DB, TCP/IP, and NAT

 

Employment

 

AEGON Investment Management, LLC              Cedar Rapids, IA                  04/07 – Present  

Investment Systems, Front Office Team, Sr. Programmer Analyst

§      Analyzes requirements for moderate to large-sized projects and identifies multiple solutions to problems.

§      Develops specifications and technical design for moderate to large-sized projects and create & execute test plans for moderate to large-sized components or applications.

§      Works both independently and as a member of a team and provides direction on specific projects.

§      Design & spec full systems and data structures.

§      Work with multiple technical environments and participate in product/tool selection.

§      Effective at matching communication skills with the appropriate audience and communicates topics clearly to managers and others.

§      Performs limited training services and presentations and can lead meetings.

§      Responds to issues and provides assistance to others and is a resource to others on specific components.

§      Provides direction on components of projects and plans projects and/or components

 

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics                 Iowa City, IA                 12/06 – 04/07  

Healthcare Information Systems, Clinical Applications, Application Coordinator/Developer

§      Work in partnership with customers in analyzing and defining system design, input/output requirements, forms, and data flow among departments, divisions, and/or applications.

§      Perform systems analysis and design. Collaboration with functional specialists to develop specifications.

§      Estimate program complexity and prepare cost and time estimates for projects.

§      Modify and/or write program code and/or job control languages.

§      Review programs for coding efficiency, completeness and correctness.

§      Develop test data and test routines for entire system and individual programs.

§      Prepare detailed written specifications and documentation for complex programs.

 

Communications Engineering Company (CEC)             Hiawatha, IA            01/05 – 12/06  

Web Application Development and Design, Sr. Web Developer

§      Web Application Design and Development.

§      Technical research and writing.

§      Development and maintenance of the company Internet/Intranet web sites.

§      Project management, drafting project proposals and estimations, site architecture and design, and extensive interaction with clients.

§      Web systems configuration and support.

 

Procend, Inc.                 Cedar Rapids, IA                                 5/01 – 01/05  

Software Development/Systems and Network Administration

§      Web Application Design and Development.

§      Technical research and writing.

§      Development and maintenance of the company Internet/Intranet site.

§      Project management, estimates, and close interaction with clients.

§      Hardware/software purchasing and technical research.

Systems administration, network administration, security and hardware service and support for the company network, consisting of Win 2000/NT servers and 2000/XP Professional workstations.

 

Fox River Mills, Inc.                Osage, IA                   7/93 – 8/99

Special Projects Technician / Research and Development Technician

 

 

Education

 

1999 – 2001       North Iowa Area Community College       Mason City, IA

Associates of Science, Information Systems Technology

Concentrations in Network Administration, Web Systems Support, and Web Applications Development