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Main St., Apt. 106 · Willimantic, CT 06226 · Email: adam@blueninjasoftware.com
Intuitive problem-solving skills and self-determination, including ability to independently identify, locate and utilize additional resources as needed to complete tasks unsupervised. Capable of adapting existing technologies and resources to solve new problems. Exceptional ability to quickly and thoroughly learn new skills as needed.
Technology Experience Level Other Details MS Visual Basic 1994 - Present 4 From BASIC, to MS BASIC Professional Developer's Edition, to Visual BASIC 6.0.
- Developed numerous ActiveX Controls & DLLs.
- Used numerous additional controls such as MS Agent, RichTextBox, MaskedInput, ComDlg, ComCtl, DataList, DataGrid.
- Dynamic runtime creation, duplication, and modification of controls and forms.
- Window Sub-Classing to handle specific window messages (such as WM_GETMINMAXINFO for controlling window resizing).
- Interfaced with numerous 3rd-Party SDK Libraries and DLLs.
- Development of multi-language applications through language resource DLLs.
REXX 1993 - 2001 3 Extensive use of REXX in the OS/2 environment to develop web-server backend for ASAP Computers website, which provided real-time system configuration and pricing, and service tracking, and dynamic site themes based on holidays and seasons. SQL 1999 - Present 3 DAO / ADO 1998 - Present 3 Winsock 2001 - Present 3 Developed Winsock API-based Class for VB to deliver better performance and flexibility Hardware 1994 - Present 4 Experience with common and specialized PC and networking hardware installation and diagnostics. Operating Systems 1994 - Present 4 Extensive experience using and supporting operating systems including OS/2, Windows 95/98/ME, NT4, 2000, and XP. Popular Apps 1994 - Present 4 Thorough knowledge of common applications, including the Office suite, FrontPage, and QuickBooks Pro. HTML 1995 - Present 4 Experience with raw HTML, as well as FrontPage 98 & 2000. Levels: 1 = Basic, 2 = Intermediate, 3 = Strong, 4 = Advanced
Owner, Blue Ninja Software, 2002 - Present
Developed numerous applications for various clients, including:
- Access control application using biometric terminals and a central application and database to authenticate and selectively grant user access to secure doorways
- Biometric device integration and SDK library for 3rd-party developers (Details below)
- Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) synchronization with Atomic Clock servers
- SMTP and POP3 email servers
- HTTP web server (including the one which runs my web site, www.blueninjasoftware.com)
- Repeater interface software for XM Satellite Radio repeaters
- Various ActiveX controls, both simple and complex GUIs for underlying data objects
- Secure (DOD 5220.22-M compliant) file and free space shredding utility
- Credit Card Number validation (Using LUHN)
- GPS data parser, supporting both NMEA-183 and Rockwell Zodiac protocols
- PocketPC Applications including multi-purpose timer and RPN calculator with conversion capabilities.
- Interfacing with Z39.50 gateways for title lookup supplement to BookTrakker Pro software.
- Beta Tester for upcoming Intuit QuickBooks release.
Owner / Operator, ASAP Computers LLC, 1994 - 2002
Involved in and responsible for all aspects of business operation, including Technician, Customer Support, Sales, Management, Payroll, HR, Purchasing, A/P, and A/R. Developed and trained employees on use of internal applications to track customer job status.
- Technician from 1994 - 1995.
- Partner from 1995 - 2000.
- Owner from 2000 - 2002.
- Responsible for sales, new system builds, upgrades, repairs, customer service, technical support.
- Member of team that developed and supported a multi-user database system to track inventory, quotes, sales, and billing for a multi-million dollar international capacitor manufacturing company.
- Supported numerous small to mid-size companies (5-150 employees), including PC maintenance, network installation and maintenance, and application support.
- Blue Ninja Software, 2002 - Present
Project-specific training for numerous third-party clients, including foreign Biometric corporations.
- ASAP Computers LLC, 1994 - 2002
On-the-job training from vendors such as Intel, Cobalt, Ramp Networks, Microsoft, Creative Labs, and APC. Continuous hands-on experience with nearly every aspect of the industry. Numerous books purchased for additional self-taught skills.
- UMass Dartmouth, 1993 - 1994
Computer Engineering courses included Electronic Systems Design and programming in Visual Basic.
- Eastern CT State University, 1992 - 1993
Computer Science courses included programming in BASIC and Pascal.
- Windham RVTS, 1990 - 1993
Electronics curriculum included Electronic Systems Design and Troubleshooting as well as programming in C+.
- The Talcott Mountain Academy of Science and Mathematics, 1987 - 1989
Accelerated science & math curriculum.
- The Talcott Mountain Academy of Science and Mathematics, 1986 - 1987
Actively participated in the Talcott Mountain Academy of Science & Mathematics' summer program, gaining experience with electronic circuits, computer programming in BASIC, and real-world application development with the GEMINI robot in a structured, hands-on environment.
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Furthermore, I now have a profile on SourceForge, where I assist on the VBDox project, and also will shortly be posting some of my existing apps as open-source projects.
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