Chris R. Timmons
5621 154^th Lane NW, Ramsey, MN 55303
320-291-5374
email: chris@crtimmonsinc.com

Objective

To obtain a position where I can apply my broad range of skills in software development to the client’s needs.

Software Development Experience

• Working on proprietary commercial products, and continuing training in new technologies (e.g. XBRL, Haskell, etc.) 2014-Present
  
  
• “Advancing Excellence” Nursing Home Quality Campaign Web Site, CFMC, Colorado, 2013-2014
  
  The Colorado Foundation for Medical Care (CFMC) contracted with me to build a website which gathers and generates reports for a nursing home’s statistical data.  (This is major upgrade to the site I built for them in 2005, noted below).
  
  No existing website framework was used.  A separate design firm provided HTML templates, CSS and some of the JavaScript.  My role included setting up the source control (Mercurial and a BitBucket.org repository), writing most of the ASP.Net code (Web Forms and C#), stored procedures (MS SQL Server), transforming the HTML templates into .aspx files, and refactoring and extending the CSS and JavaScript provided by the design firm.  The front-end JavaScript libraries used included RequireJS and JQuery.
  
  I also wrote a separate extract/transform/load (ETL) program to transfer data from an existing SAP Advantage database into an SQL Server database.
  
  I believe the site is currently used by most, if not all, nursing homes in the U.S.
  
  
• Several Technical Reviews of RFPs submitted to CFMC, Colorado, 2012
  
  CFMC issues Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for web sites they build.  Several times CFMC contracted with me to conduct technical reviews of the RFP responses.  My reviews covered the suitability of the vendor’s proposed technologies.
  
  
• Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) – Dynamically Query-able Website Design, CFMC, Colorado, 2011-2012
  
  CFMC contracted with me to build a website that allowed consumers to choose a nursing home in Colorado based on a number of search criteria.
  
  My role was essentially the same as in the “Advancing Excellence” project noted above.  I set up the source control, and wrote most of the ASP.Net/C# code, JavaScript, and SQL Server stored procedures.  I also integrated Google Maps capability into the site.
  
  The site was delivered to CFMC’s client, CDPHE, but for unknown reasons they chose not to deploy it.
  
  
• Patterson Companies, Eagan, MN, 2005-2009
  
  At this time, Patterson developed all of their IT software in-house.  They contracted me thru a third party to work on their Customer Service System (CSS), which is a distributed desktop application written in Borland Delphi that connects to MS SQL Server.
  
  My work involved writing Delphi code and SQL Server stored procedures.  Two major tasks I accomplished were to integrate automated sales tax software systems into CSS for Patterson’s European subsidiary (Homecraft), and their U.S. subsidiary (Sammons Preston Rolyan).
  
  
• Nursing Home Management Web Site, CFMC, Colorado, 2005
  
  CFMC contracted me thru a third party to build a website which gathers data and generates reports for a nursing home’s statistical data.
  
  Like the other websites I’ve built for CFMC, my responsibilities included setting up source control (Borland StarTeam), and writing a majority of the code (Borland Delphi.Net, ASP.Net, JavaScript) which talked to an SAP Advantage database.
  
  
• FLIR Camera Surveillance System, Minimax, Eagan, MN, 2004
  
  Minimax contracted with me to extend the software used to manage the video data transmitted thru a distributed FLIR camera-based surveillance system.
  
  My role consisted of extending the server and front-end software.  The server was written in Borland Delphi, which talked to a MySQL database server.  The front-end consisted of ActiveX controls (written in Borland Delphi) embedded in an Internet Explorer browser.
  
  
• “Stakeout” Electrical Infrastructure Management System, Minimax, Eagan, MN, 2004
  
  Minimax contracted with me to extend their “Stakeout” application.  The app was written in Borland Delphi, and used an in-house database format.  My role consisted mainly of UI improvements.
  
  
• “FarmWin” Farm Management System, Morris, MN, 2003
  
  A farm management system written in Borland Delphi, and using a Paradox database back-end.  The owner contracted with me to improve the UI and add several new reporting modules that allowed the user to forecast different types of asset depreciation.
  
  
• Several other software projects, including employee scheduling, optimized data entry, and a government planning and zoning application. 1995-2003.

Criminal Justice Experience

Morrison County Sheriff’s Department, MN, 1986-1999.  Employed part time in the following roles:

· Patrol Deputy (class B license).  Duties included routine patrol, answering routine and emergency calls for service, traffic patrol, warrant and civil process service, criminal investigations, court testimony, prisoner transport.

· E911 Dispatcher.  Duties included answering non-emergency and emergency (911) calls, dispatching appropriate resources, radio communications between several departments (police, fire, ambulance), being a central point of management for emergency situations.

· In-house I.T. Staff.  During most of my employment, Morrison County did not have a centralized I.T. department – separate county departments handled their own I.T. needs.  I filled part of this role for the sheriff’s department.  I installed and configured computers, wrote software, and even pulled coax network cable and soldered 10Base2 connectors.

· During my experience at the sheriff’s department I gained a great deal of experience with the CJIS, MINCIS and NCIC systems, along with IBM 3270 terminal software.

· Corrections Officer

Education

• B.S. in Business Computer Information Systems, St. Cloud State University, 1994
• B.A. in Criminal Justice Studies, St. Cloud State University, 1992