Mad Skillz

Looking for Mad Skillz? Over 8 years of expertise in object-oriented analysis and design, skilled at progressing from problem statement to well-documented designs.

Experience

You Can't Do Well Without It... It takes more than a degree. It's on the job training that's got me where I am today.

Education

A "Learn Something New Everyday" belief... College, boot camps, seminars...I spend a great deal of time with my nose in a book to learn new skills.

Resume

An Ever-growing Resume... Want the specifics? Feel free to download my resume in Word (.doc) and/or Acrobat (.pdf) format - or view it now in HTML.

The Breakdown of Skillz
Certifications MCTS, Certified Ektron CMS Developer, I-Net+, Network+, A+
Languages C#, VB.NET, ASP.NET, VB6, ASP, PHP, PERL, ColdFusion, ActionScript, JavaScript, VBScript
Development Software Visual Studio .NET 2005 & 2003, Visual Source Safe, Macromedia Dreamweaver / Fireworks / Flash, FrontPage, and numerous other development IDE and tools.
Relational Database Systems and Tools MS SQL Server 2005 & 2000, MySQL, Access, Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio & Enterprise Manager
CMS and E-Commerce Solutions Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server, Ektron CMS, Storefront.NET, .netCOMMERCE, Miva Merchant
Additional Technologies WSDL / Web Services, ADO.NET, ODBC, OLE DB, TCP/IP, and NAT
Sever/Software Administraion and Configuration Microsoft IIS 4.0/5.0/6.0, Microsoft Exchange 5.5, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft ISA, Proxy Server, Norton Anti-Virus Corporate Edition, Windows Server 2003 – XP – 2000 – NT – 98 – 95, Microsoft SQL Server 6.5/7.0/2000/2005, ColdFusion Server, Apache Web Server, and various firewall software/hardware and internal network infrastructure.
My Information

The 411 and More... A little information about your's truly.

James DeKruif, MCTS jld[AT]alterstate[DOT]com Cedar Rapids, IA

Story Line It all started about 1994 - the day I first "surfed" the Web. I was instantly hooked and intrigued. How did it work? I had to know...and so it began. I started reading every book I could get my hands on. I studied networking and taught myself HTML and JavaScript...but it wasn't enough... I needed more. Finally, I decided to take the plunge and go back to school. In 2001, I graduated from college with a degree in Information Systems Technology with concentrations in Network Administration, Web Systems Support, and Web Application Development. At last, I was in the know - or was I? I started my first job right out of college and realized I still had a lot to learn. Since college, I've been employed as a freelance developer, a consultant for both Procend Inc. and Communications Engineering Company, an Application Coordinator for the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, and currently a Senior Programmer Analyst at AEGON Investment Management, LLC where I develop and support custom C# Web Applications. That brings us to today...