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1 Mason G. Allen Colorado Springs, CO Portfolio: masonallen.com LinkedIn: masongallen GitHub: mason-allen PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY Worked as an IT manager for 6+ years for one of the world s largest web hosting providers, gaining experience in software and web development, systems administration, interpersonal business communications, team leadership and development, operations management, and client consulting Engineered and developed custom software solutions for clients in a variety of fields, including healthcare, federal defense, sales, marketing, staffing, business management, and non-profit Served as a board member on the Iowa IT Sector Board, advising on ways that local colleges can adapt the curriculum in their IT programs to meet the changing needs of the industry Degree in Computer Software Development, with a strong foundation in data-driven software engineering and development practices,.net development, and open source development Degree in Web Technologies, with an emphasis in web programming and design, user profiling, user experience, search engine optimization, and online brand marketing Trained in object-oriented programming, testing and debugging code, designing desktop and web user interfaces, working with RESTful APIs, layered program architecture, performance optimization, and content management systems Trained in database solution development, SQL scripts, queries, stored procedures, MSSQL and MySQL back ends, ADO.NET, and Entity Framework code-first and database-first migrations RECENT EXPERIENCE SOFTWARE ENGINEER SYSTEMS ENGINEER AEROTEK, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO January 2018 Present Concurrently engineering and developing multiple financial analysis and process automation software projects in support of the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Research Development Engineering Center

2 Engineering and developing event planning and logistics management software in support of the U.S. Pacific Command Warfighting Center SOFTWARE ENGINEER WEB DEVELOPER SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR TIDSWELL EYECARE, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO October 2017 Present Developed an ASP.NET MVC app for this local Colorado Springs optometry practice to help them improve their overall patient billing experience. The app automatically calculates insurance coverages and copays for individual patients based on various prescription types and lens modifications, and then generates a detailed invoice for the customer with a coverage summary (See recent projects below, or view portfolio at masonallen.com) Created the practice s website (tidswelleyecare.com) to help improve their online presence, support ongoing marketing efforts, and allow patients to request appointments online Performed re-imaging of all office workstations to support newly installed medical equipment Configured exchange services using the business s existing domain Installed and configured upgraded networking hardware Installed and configured NAS storage on their network with RAID for data backups SOFTWARE DEVELOPER WEB DEVELOPER PDC CORPORATION, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO October 2017 March 2018 Migrated the client s custom built delivery management system and CMS websites from their in house Linux servers to GoDaddy web hosting servers Updated their delivery management system with a custom CRUD interface for users to manage database records Manually updated deprecated app and site code to be compatible with the latest PHP version Updated CMS, PHP, and MySQL versions to their current releases WEB HOSTING OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR GODADDY INC., HIAWATHA, IA November 2010 June 2017

3 Hired, trained, and managed a variety of local and remote teams throughout the years, including Software Developers, Server Admins, Team Leads, Front Line Tech Support, Online Tech Support, Sales, and Small Business Consultants Built some of the company s top performing teams from the ground up by creating and maintaining a strong and engaging employee culture Established and maintained relationships with other department leaders in order to unify efforts towards the big picture goals of the organization Successfully revived a struggling company-wide employee training initiative by developing and maintaining an n-tier C#/ASP/MSSQL app that allowed my leadership teams to easily track and reward employee behavior Saved thousands of company management hours by developing and maintaining an app to automate the process of documenting and reporting employee training and development time Led sales teams to victory during company contests by creating web apps that gamified behaviors and led to higher employee engagement and performance EDUCATION Academic Honors: Dean s List for every semester of each program 01/ /2017 Computer Software Development A.A.S. Degree 08/ /2014 Web Technologies A.A.S. Degree 01/ /2015.NET Development Certificate 01/ /2013 Java Development Certificate 01/ /2015 Network and Systems Administration Certificate 08/ /2012 Web Design and Development Certificate 08/ /2017 Social Media Marketing Certificate

4 RECENT PROJECTS DOCUMENT PARSER APP I created this app to automate manual data entry tasks involving government contract documents. The app allows users to submit various document types, and then it parses the data in the document into usable data objects. Depending on the use case, the app serves the data back in a number of ways, including auto filling in web forms and exporting spreadsheets. I later integrated the app into a REST API to service multiple applications. I also used Entity Framework code-first migrations to generate the SQL tables and relationships for the data models. RECRUITER UTILITY I built this app to help a local Colorado Springs staffing agency match candidates with available job roles. The app takes in and parses resume files and profile data, and allows the recruiter to run searches against all available resumes to find candidates that match the desired skill set. The app was built using PHP, CSS, jquery/javascript, and MySQL. INSURANCE CALCULATOR I developed this app for a local Colorado Springs optometry practice to help them improve their customer s billing experience. The app calculates estimated copay costs and insurance coverages based on selected inputs for insurance plans, prescription lens types, materials, and add-ons. It then generates a detailed invoice for the patient with a coverage summary. The app is an ASP.NET MVC app with a web front end, designed using C#, Entity Framework, and an MSSQL database. GODADDY MANAGEMENT DASHBOARD This dashboard included multiple projects I created at GoDaddy to help my leadership teams improve time management, increase team performance, and become more effective at various tasks. The primary tools included in this dashboard are multi-user, n-tier, data driven apps with a web front end, using C#, ASP, MSSQL, ADO.NET, jquery/javascript, and CSS. SNACK OVERFLOW Contributed as a product owner, QA team lead, software engineer, and full-stack developer to a 16- member team in a yearlong project. We designed and developed a farm to table app to connect produce consumers with local suppliers, using ASP.NET MVC, WPF, C#, MSSQL, and Visual Studio. The app was a multi-user, n-tier, data-driven app with desktop, web, and mobile front ends. The project included a shared repository on GitHub, scrum-style project management, and unit testing.

5 TECHNICAL COURSES COMPLETED C#: Advanced C#,.NET Development I,.NET Development II,.NET Development III, ASP.NET MVC, Entity Framework in Depth, ReSharper Development, Clean Coding and Refactoring, Software Development Capstone, Unit Testing Java: Java I, Java II, Java III, Data Structures Web: PHP/Apache/MySQL, JavaScript/jQuery, HTML/CSS, CMS Development, Ecommerce Development, Applied SEO Concepts, Web Technologies Capstone Design: Structured Systems Analysis (Engineering and Documentation), Web Design Principles SQL: Databases and SQL, Entity Framework in Depth Networking: LAN Administration, Windows Networking, Linux Networking, Cisco Networking Other: Data Processing (Microsoft Office), Social Media in Business COMMUNITY Board Member Iowa IT Sector Board Member 05/ /2017 Advised on ways that local colleges can adapt the curriculum in their IT programs to meet the changing needs of the IT industry. Worked closely with representatives from Iowa Workforce Development and local IT business leaders to establish pipelines between talent in the community and available career opportunities. Web Developer Volunteer SSG. Donald Griffith Jr. Foundation, Mechanicsville, IA 10/ Current Helped the foundation acquire additional sponsors by developing the foundation s website: dgriffithfoundation.org Provide content updates for the foundation so they can share memories and events with the community Maintain the foundation s domain, hosting, and services Web Developer Volunteer Popcorn Shoppe, Cedar Rapids, IA 04/ /2017

6 Helped this local business gain a stronger presence in the community by developing their website: webdeviowa.com Maintained the business s domain, hosting, services, and marketing campaigns TECHNOLOGY SUMMARY Languages: C#, Java, SQL, JavaScript, jquery, PHP, ASP, JSP, HTML, CSS, JSON, XML Technologies: ASP.NET MVC, ADO.NET, WPF, LINQ, REST, Servlets, JDBC, Swing, MSSQL, MySQL, jquery, MS Unit Tests, Entity Framework, Git, OAuth, Glimpse, Active Directory, cpanel, Plesk, Windows Server, Microsoft Office 365 tools, Wordpress, Joomla, Ektron, Google Webmaster Tools IDEs/Editors: Visual Studio, JetBrains Rider, ReSharper, NetBeans, WebStorm, PhpStorm, Notepad++, also familiar with SQL Server Management Studio, Xamarin Software Practices: Familiar with Git, Scrum, UML, Pair Programming, Agile practices, XML Comment standards, Use Case Documentation, Sprint Goals, code refactoring, unit testing, and performance optimization

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.NET ANALYST DEVELOPER FORMAL EDUCATION 2012: BACHELOR DEGREE IN INFORMATIQUE EPHEC LOUVAIN LA NEUVE (BELGIUM) SPECIALIZATION IN SYSTEM & NETWORK TRAININGS & CERTIFICATIONS 2016 : Training in SCRUM and