• Business Solutions
• OLAP Analysis
• Enterprise Integration
• Web Development
• Software Design and Architecture
• Database Design and Architecture
• .NET Platform Expertise

• Strong Motivator and Communicator
• Fortune 500 Client Management
• Large (20+) Technical Team Management
• Adept at MS Solution Framework
• Cost Containment/Budgeting
• Project Management

-Brian Goldfarb, Lead Project Manager, Microsoft ASP.NET Team

“You are in the unique, and most coveted, position of being respected not only by the management here and your peers on this project, but our users think you are a genius … which is pretty hard to do… you have contributed huge value here.”

-Rob Koehler, Director, Performance Improvement Group, Project Manager for Flight Simulator SBC

 “Your partnership in architecting and developing our Business Management System has been invaluable. This application has improved our ability to service our clients and bring in much more revenue than was possible before. Well done and thank you!” -

Mark Wayman, CTO Network Earth Inc

“I have seen that you are totally committed to the success of the [Flight Simulator] application and this project. You are a professional and I value your communication style. I have no doubt that [the application] will exceed all expectations”.

Ron Rounick, Director, Credit and Collections, Eastern Region, Product Manager for Flight Simulator v 1.2. SBC

“Theresia, Alan, and even Jim were very impressed and happy with the early work to date. You did a great job of listening to our needs and thinking about how to solve them… thanks again”

Jerry Chen, Senior Partner Accel Partners

”My time working with you on Parentwatch has been both fun and rewarding. Our strategic relationship has definitely contributed largely to our ability to raise the funding we have. Good work amigo!”

Mark Wayman Technical Director, ParentWatch Inc.

Advanced Technical Expertise

• MVP, MCSD, MCT, MCP (#2295113); MCSE in progress
• Ruby On Rails (1 year)
• .NET platform (ASP.NET, C#, VB.NET; 5 years – counting beta use)
• Database Administration (OLTP, OLAP - 13 years)
• SQL Server (all versions 7 years)
• SQL Server OLAP Services
• ASP (8 years)
• VB/COM (5 years)
• Sharepoint Portal Server (2000 – 2003) and Team Services (3 years)
  IIS (3.5 – 5; 7 years)
• HTML/DHTML/JavaScript (10 years)

Speaking Accomplishments

Spoke at MIX '06 in Las Vegas, NV about Open Source eCommerce Powered By PayPal. The one-hour session was held in the Main Room and gave a general outline of the Commerce Starter Kit, it's Architecture, and musings on OpenSource with regards to Microsoft Technology. The session was recorded and can be viewed here!

Invited as a guest on .NET Rocks! to speak about SubSonic and how it makes life fun and magical again for ASP developers. The one hour show can be downloaded from here: Listen Now.

Hosted an MSDN Webcast on Getting Started with the ASP.NET Commerce Starter Kit. This is webcast 1 of 2; the second is available for viewing on learn2asp.net and is part of the Microsoft Learn2ASP initiative. You can view the webcast here

Professional Accomplishments

Commerce Starter Kit for ASP.NET 2.0
Designed and Developed the Commerce Starter Kit for ASP.NET 2.0 using emerging (at the time) .NET 2.0 functionality. Worked very closely with the ASP.NET 2.0 team (Jeff King, Brian Goldfarb) and the engineers at PayPal in order to deliver this world-class OpenSource application. WekeRoad proudly continues to support the CommerceStarterkit, now through it's 2nd revision. This is a very exciting community project with downloads totalling 120,000 in only 4 months since project inception. Our forums have close to 1000 members, and our public site has over 5000 unique registrations.
PayPal

Commerce Toolkit Refurbish (ASP 1.1)
The PayPal .NET Commerce SDK (version 1.0) was passable, at best. WekeRoad was retained to fix several bugs and to retool the existing PayPal Commerce Starter Kit (based on IBuySpy) as well as the PayPal Server Controls.

Solutions Directory (http://solutions.paypal.com)
PayPal needed an online solution for merchants and other developers to locate solutions to help their business/development needs. Technologies Used: ASP.NET/C#, SQL Server 2000.

PayPal Developer Network (http://pdn.paypal.com)
PayPal needed a place for developers to post their solutions (to be shown in the Solutions Directory), share ideas, get inspired, download the latest toolsets, and generally feel connected to the rest of the PayPal development community. WekeRoad was retained in 2005 to create an online solution patterned after MSDN, with forums, blogs, downloadable materials, announcements, etc. Technologies used: ASP.NET, SQL Server 2000.

KLA-Tencor - Support On-Demand (http://www.ktondemand.com)
KLA-Tencor needed a web-based portal to support it’s legacy customers who use some of the older machines. The portal needed to provide support information (articles, forums, documents, live chat) as well as the ability to purchase parts. Technology used: ASP.NET/C#, SQL Server 2000.

KLA-Tencor - Reverse Proxy Support Site (http://idm.ktondemand.com)
KLA-Tencor needed the ability for their Reverse Proxy tool owners to do some light training and then download tool updates. Technologies used: ASP.NET/C#, SQL Server 2000.

Attensity Corporation (http://www.attensity.com)
Designed, built, and maintained OLAP Web Analysis reporting tool for the Attensity Software platform; managed client relationships, and designed/maintained a Sharepoint 2003 Intranet application for this mid-size software firm. Key technologies include Cognos PowerPlay, MS Analysis Services, ASP.NET using C#, SQL Server 2000.

SBC Telecommunications, Contact Simulator Application, June 2001– May 2002
Provided System Architecture and Development services for the Flight Simulator Project (call center simulation). Flight Simulator simulates the live call experience, from customer interaction to software emulation using a client/server model with voice recognition/translation. Principal responsibilities included lead development and architecture of the Software Emulation module with requisite administration tool, support, modification, and second generation planning of the Simulation Interface. Tools used included VB, XML, SQL Server 2000.

Accel Venture Partners, Web Site Redesign and Integration with the Enterprise (http://www.accel.com), August 2002-December 2002.
Provided technical management, architecture, and design for Accel Partner’s site redesign which upgraded the corporate site from an online brochure to a fully integrated web application which provides access to partner bios, portfolio information, news and announcements, and searchable content. Also created the online administrative interface for data administration.

Training

I can teach various courses based on Microsoft Official Curriculum (MOC), specifically web-based technologies (MCSD-track) and .NET platform. Specialty includes Microsoft Visual InterDev (MOC 1017), Visual Basic (MOC 1013, 1016, 1303, 1587, 1621, 1633), SiteServer/CommerceServer (MOC 1231), SQL Server classes. Full list of MOC courses taught available upon request.
 

Writing Accomplishments

I was the major contributing author to O'Reilly's PayPal Hacks, the first publication to document PayPal's then-new Web Services API.  

Education

UC Santa Barbara, 1992- BS Geological Sciences, minor in Computer Science  

Interests 

I am a certified Divemaster (NAUI), I surf, skimboard, and do anything related to the ocean. I enjoy all outdoor sports including biking snowboarding, and golf. I am also an avid bird-watcher and backcountry hiker (remnants of my days as a geologist) and a father of two.