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 - Bachelor of Science in Computer Science - Minor in Telecommunications SUMMARY OF SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE - Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer (MCSD) - Ten years experience with a wide variety of business environments - Eight years experience designing, developing, and documenting relational database, reporting, and transactional systems on modern platforms - Expansive use of Microsoft .NET languages and tools since February 2000 - Wrote sample code and documentation for MSDN, Microsoft's developer site - On the bench less than three weeks during four-year consulting position KNOWN TECHNOLOGIES C# ASP.NET Solaris/Linux HTML/XHTML Visual Basic 6.0/.NET XML/XSLT/SOAP Oracle HTTP/FTP SQL Server JavaScript/VBScript GNU/Visual C++ SMTP/POP3 MTS/COM+ Java CORBA UML Visual SourceSafe PVCS Version Mgr. PVCS Tracker MAPI/CDO/Outlook Access Word Excel PowerPoint PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE August 1998 - May 2002 Clarity Consulting, Inc., Chicago, Illinois - 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.) - 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.) - 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.) - 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.) - 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.) - Stress-tested pre-existing web application for financial firm Bear Stearns; created lightweight XML parser for mainframe-COM interoperability application (4 mos.) - 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.) December 1999 - September 2000 Electronic Vision, Athens, Ohio - Designed asset-tracking Web application for Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, publisher of medical material - Implemented security, sophisticated searching, record-locking, and browsing capabilities in ASP/SQL Server solution - Converted hundreds of rows of flat asset data to relational model October 1994 - July 1998 Ohio University Libraries, Athens, Ohio - 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 - Successfully converted flat tables of 60,000+ rows to relational design - Helped maintain users in a Novell NetWare LAN November 1996 - August 1997 Electronic Vision, Athens, Ohio - 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 January 1996 - Mar. 1996 Bank One, Columbus, Ohio - Developed relational database applications in Visual dBase and Access - Trained department of six personnel to use my applications Winter 1994 Barnett Bank, Jacksonville, Florida - Redesigned 10,000-record Paradox database system schema and UI to ease data entry Summer 1994 Multiple Organizations, Columbus, Ohio - Battelle Memorial Institute: Edited six-volume, classified NATO document - 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 - James B. Oswald Company: Taught Unix administration and transcribed legal documents - National City Bank: Performed data entry and trust account reconciliation - Advantix Corporation: Scheduled theater seats via VAX mainframe SELF-MOTIVATED GOALS - Be source for news on computer and consumer electronics industry trends - Obtain management, public-speaking, and teaching experience - Advance knowledge of object-oriented operating systems and platforms - Become proficient in computer-system and network design and repair - Develop photography, music, and architecture skills ACTIVITIES - 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 - Member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Professional Music Fraternity, vocal performer, and electronic music enthusiast - Advised college professor of Java class on course material - Carefully photographed subjects during recent vacations in Japan and France