Garrison M. Brinkmann

5609 Sandbrook Lane
Hilliard, Ohio 43026
(614) 529-8948
resume@gnk.info
http://ace.cs.ohiou.edu/~gbrinkma/resume/

Professional Objective

To design and implement object-oriented and data-based solutions leveraging leading edge development environments

Education

Ohio University, Athens, Ohio

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Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

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Minor in Telecommunications

Summary of Skills and Experience

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Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer (MCSD)

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Ten years experience with a wide variety of business environments

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Eight years experience designing, developing, and documenting relational database, reporting, and transactional systems on modern platforms

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Expansive use of Microsoft .NET languages and tools since February 2000

· Wrote sample code and documentation for MSDN, Microsoft's developer site

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On the bench less than three weeks total during four-year consulting position

Known Technologies

 

C#

ASP.NET

Solaris/Linux

HTML/XHTML

Visual Basic 6.0/.NETXML/XSLT/SOAPOracleHTTP/FTP
SQL ServerJavaScript/VBScriptGNU/Visual C++SMTP/POP3
MTS/COM+JavaCORBAUML

Visual SourceSafe

PVCS Version Mgr.

PVCS Tracker

MAPI/CDO/Outlook

Access

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Professional Experience

Aug. 1998 - May 2002

Clarity Consulting, Inc., Chicago, Illinois

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Designed and implemented two significant components for Brandes’ C# financial application, which consumed over 300 tables and millions of rows; mentored client team of 20 developers; solution nominated for Microsoft Certified Partner Award (9 mos.) Detail…

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Helped Microsoft meet its Visual Studio .NET documentation release deadline by creating MSDN C# and VB.NET code snippets for 30 .NET Framework classes in namespaces such as Threading and Collections (5 mos.) Detail…

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Thoroughly researched, documented, and defended recommended improvements to Arthur Andersen’s web applications and databases; led design of lean, XML-based communications system and implemented it with VB, JavaScript, and XSLT; increased client's existing web application performance by 10 to 20 times, enhanced scalability, and extended reach to international and dial-in users (5 mos.) Detail…

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Added sophisticated, fully customizable source code migration capabilities to Visual SourceSafe using VB, COM, and C++, empowering Arthur Andersen to automatically compile and version source code and promote it to web farms (6 mos.) Detail…

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Created Solaris/Oracle/C++/CORBA/Java/SOAP web service for use in Microsoft's Hanson Brothers Interoperability Sample, on MSDN and demonstrated at PDC 2000 (3 mos.) Detail…

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Stress-tested pre-existing web application for financial firm Bear Stearns; created lightweight XML parser for mainframe-COM interoperability application (4 mos.)

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Implemented an Ameritech pay-for-performance decision support system in SQL Server and VB; tracked hundreds of employees and dozens of metrics per employee (13 mos.) Detail…

Dec. 1999 - Sep. 2000

Electronic Vision, Athens, Ohio

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Designed asset-tracking Web application for Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, publisher of medical material Detail…

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Implemented security, sophisticated searching, record-locking, and browsing capabilities in ASP/SQL Server solution

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Converted hundreds of rows of flat asset data to relational model

Oct. 1994 - July 1998

Ohio University Libraries, Athens, Ohio

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Designed and developed payroll, article index, form-tracking, and material-tracking applications with Access and VB; trained personnel on how to use and maintain them Detail…

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Successfully converted flat tables of 60,000+ rows to relational design

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Helped maintain users in a Novell NetWare LAN

Nov. 1996 - Aug. 1997

Electronic Vision, Athens, Ohio

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Rigorously tested interactive training program written in Asymetrix Multimedia Toolbook

· Created and maintained bug-tracking tool in VB, which eased prioritization of fixes and presented bird’s-eye view of progress

Jan. -
Mar. 1996

Bank One, Columbus, Ohio

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Developed relational database applications in Visual dBase and Access

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Trained department of six personnel to use my applications

Winter 1994

Barnett Bank, Jacksonville, Florida

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Redesigned 10,000-record Paradox database system schema and UI to ease data entry and reference

Summer 1994

Multiple Organizations, Columbus, Ohio

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Battelle Memorial Institute: Edited six-volume, classified NATO document

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Bank One: Experienced various departments - Executive Administration, Service, Advanced Technology Group, Mortgage, and the Business Resource Center; responsibilities included desktop publishing, scheduling, spreadsheet design, and database entry

Winter/Summer 1992-1993

Multiple Organizations, Cleveland, Ohio

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James B. Oswald Company: Taught Unix administration and transcribed legal documents

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National City Bank: Performed data entry and trust account reconciliation

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Advantix Corporation: Scheduled theater seats via VAX mainframe

Self-Motivated Goals

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Be source for news on computer and consumer electronics industry trends

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Obtain management, public-speaking, and teaching experience

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Advance knowledge of object-oriented operating systems and platforms

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Become proficient in computer-system and network design and repair

·Develop photography, music, and architecture skills

Recent Activities

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Formerly managed Clarity's Mobile Technologies Practice Area, an R&D group researching mobile applications; oversaw multiple application development projects

·Prepared for .NET Compact Framework presentation at local .NET user group
·Computerized dentist’s office and training personnel on computer use

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Member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Professional Music Fraternity, vocal performer, vocal performer, and electronic music enthusiast

· Advised college professor of Java class on course material
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Carefully photographed subjects during recent vacations in Japan and France