Scott Ames 
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Statement: A Software Engineer / Software architect with over 20 years experience in the design and development of software on the Windows platform using Microsoft technologies. With over 11+ year experience using C#. Specialties: Analyze and evaluate user requirements of considerably complex systems, ensure the highest level of quality, and communicate recommendations. Full life-cycle development experience on many projects. Delivered complex software systems on time and in budget. Able to mentor team members in new technologies and methodologies and provide iteration plans, specifications and time estimates to management teams. |
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Experience: Clough Harbour & Associates, Norwell, MA August 2011 June 2013 Software contractor
Designed
and developed a big consumer-facing Silverlight 4 Web Application for the Oil
and Natural Gas industry for multiple clients. Implemented WCF service
methods framework for data access to communicate with a Silverlight 4 UI and
a SQL Server 2008 R2 database. The application made use of extensive data
binding throughout the XAML code and stored procedures. Report Data was
displayed in Crystal Reports version 10. Clients could manage their
agreements and parcels along with uploading documents within the Silverlight
application. Designed and developed Windows Service to implement the document
upload feature from the web application to a file server. Designed and
developed Windows Service to implement sending E-mail to clients.
The
consumer-facing Silverlight application helped clients easily maintain their
wide array of data in maintaining a pipeline and the documents associated
with that data.
Designed
and developed a WinForm application that automated Microsoft
Excel using OLE. The application was
used for data collection and saved collected data as a
output XML file. (C#/.NET 4.5).
Experience
in developing different InfoPath form templates using Microsoft InfoPath
Designer 2010 for a SharePoint project. MFS Investment Management Company, Boston, MA February 2008 July 2011 Principal
Software Engineer Architected and implemented several
Window service applications that monitor processes critical to the company business (C#/.NET
3.5). Implemented the security architecture down
to the page and control level for the client reporting workflow tool
(C#/ASP.NET 3.5) utilizing NT Active Directory groups for the logged on user. Architected and implemented a report
generator infrastructure within the client reporting workflow tool
(C#/ASP.NET 3.5, Silverlight) that would take up to 12 individual .pdf files
and combine them into one (1) report for email or web access. Worked with CRM Consulting service to
design MFSs Customer Relation Management tool suit which
consisted of six (6) applications (Windows Workflow Foundation (WF) /.NET 3.5). This allowed customer service and sales to
track and monitor their sales activity. Enhance and maintain seven (7)
applications to the company business process that are web or Windows based
(C#/ASP.NET/Multi-threaded WinForms). Developed
programming and database standards, performed code reviews / mentor junior
level developers.
MFSs
Customer Relation Management tool suit saves MFS over $1 million annually in
fees by bring this company developed application in house. MassHousing, Boston, MA May 2006 February 2008 Senior Developer
- Applications Architected and add enhancements to the agencies flagship web portal (ASP.NET/ VB.NET 2.0) - MassHousing.com. This web application was used by the banking industry through the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to promote the agencies many banking products. Review system design specifications and confirm that the given design meets adequate measures for system robustness, system completeness, and quality of system integration. Architected new pages to the MassHousing web portal to promote new business products through the portal. New features were implemented utilizing software patterns. Maintained audit and budget web application (ASP.NET/ NET 3.5) with SQL Server 2000 back end. Document completed work and share internally and externally. Created technical specifications and process flow documentation. Fidelity Investments, Boston, MA October 2004 May 2006 Principal
Developer Architected and implemented a security application (WinForm/.NET 2.0) that allows an administrator of the Executive Share Holder System (ESS) (ASP.NET) application to create, maintain, and assign access privileges for registered users to Fidelitys internal web application called SHARES. Architected and implemented Fidelitys Charitable Gift Fund web application (ASP.NET) which allows the users of the Web Application to gift money, funds, or stock to various charitable organizations and/or trusts. The web application, ASP.NET, was written in VB.NET which passes XML data to a SQL Server 2000 database. Overall design of several WinForm client application used in the configuration of security through the applications the group supported. Strong understanding of OO Programming. Martingale Asset
Management, Boston, MA March 2004 - September 2004 Software contractor Architected and implemented a web service
application to report to an overseas client the fund securities holdings.
This was an important application in order for Martingale to be awarded this
account by the client. (Web Service/C#/1.1) Provide strong technology vision and
leadership for development by introducing the .NET technology into Martingales
IT and software development departments. State Street Corp. Quincy, MA March 1998 May 2003 Senior Software Developer Independently developed a Risk Management Web Application to support financial applications within the bank regarding the pricing of funds using ASP and ADO. Architect and implemented a diagnostic
utility that will verify the integrity of the data used by the application.
Responsible for the object model of the diagnostic utility. Utility
development is Windows based (MFC) with extensive use of COM. Responsible for
all phases of the project development from specification to completion. The
utility utilizes the following technologies such as the Windows 95 controls
for displaying test results, shell programming for displaying the updating
process, OLE Automation for printing, ODBC for data retrieval, MFC
Architecture for creating the main application window in a tabbed dialog, and
DCOM for retrieval of data stored remotely on other computers. |
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Quadrant Software Mansfield, MA 1996 1998 Senior Software Developer / Team leader Architect of commercial software FastFax/Lan. This was Quadrant's flagship product with over 3,500 customers. It is an enterprise-wide faxing product. My role in this included: Leading the design and development of the Windows client user interface for the FastFax/Lan product which consisted of 10-15 modules. Worked as a technical leader in helping other developers solve implementation issues. Interviewed prospective Windows developers for the Windows development team. Oversee other Windows developers to insure Windows Guidelines are followed in GUI. Building a development team consisting of software engineers and contractors. Developed companywide coding standards to reduce development costs. |
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Turning Point Software
Newton, MA 1995 - 1996 Software Developer
Developed for JIAN the successful and JIAN Biz
plan Builder interactive commercial product, which generates a business
planning template. Helping the client retain their #1 position in the
template generator market. |
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Corporate Software
Canton, MA
1993
- 1995 Software Support Duplicated customer programming problems and answered questions by developing Windows applications using C/C++ and MFC. Helped customers debug their applications using the Windows debugging kernel and other debugging applications. Helped customers with designing applications, algorithms and locating programming documentation. Answered questions on Document \ View architecture, Modal \ Modeless Dialogs, Multiple Document and Single Document Interfaces (MDI \ SDI), Graphic Device Interface and many other Windows related programming questions. |
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Raytheon Waltham, MA 1988 - 1993 Electrical / Software Engineer Designed and developed software and test equipment using HP Basic on a 9836 workstation to automate electrical testing. Technical skills: Development Technologies: Visual Studio 2010, Silverlight 3/4, SQL Server 2008 R2, WCF, MVC 4, ADO.NET 4, ASP.NET 4, C# 4.5, XML, JavaScript, SQL Server, TFS, XSLT, DTD, Web Service, LINQ Software: PVCS Configuration Management, Visual Source Safe, WinCVS, Far Point Tool kit, SQL Server, Oracle, ( Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint), MS Project, Formula One Spread Sheet, MS-Office Windows Components, MS-Outlook Judging 2007 - 2013 Judge at Northeastern University Capstone competition for the Senior Electrical Engineering Specialties
2008 -
2009 Technology presenter at Code Camp 11 and 12 in Windows Workflow Foundation Waltham, MA Certifications:
MCSD .NET, MCAD,
MCP, MCTS: For
Microsoft Certification Transcripts: http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/transcripts Microsoft Certified Professional ID: 900220 Access Code: scottames 70-536 4.0 Microsoft .NET Framework 70-316
MCP C# .NET Windows 70-315
MCP C# Web ASP.NET 70-320
MCP C# XML Web Services, Server Components 70-300
MCP .NET Solution Architectures 70-229
MCP SQL 2000 Development 70-504
Windows Workflow Foundation .NET 3.5 70-503
Windows Communication Foundation .NET 3.5 Education: Northeastern University Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineering Boston, MA Harvard Extension School Graduate Class Work Masters in Computer Science Harvard Extension - Teaching Assistant in C# .NET Class |
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