Bobby Thompson
Address:
440 E Daily Dr. #20
Camarillo, CA 93010
Phone:
(805) 407-7793

EMail:
 
A Mid-Level position developing C# web applications.
 
 October '05 - November '08 Market Scan Westlake Village, CA
Position:  Developer
  • Regularly worked with: C# in Visual Studio, MS SQL Server, Borland Delphi, JavaScript & CSS.
  • Fixed bugs in the company's flagship product using Delphi.
  • Worked with a team to re-factor the company's flagship product as a web application using C#.
  • Specialized in UI design & implementation, as well as working with back end implementation.
  • Performed maintenance/bug fixes & implemented new features.
  • Developed & maintained the company's public website
  • Created & maintained intranet applications used by various departments within the company.
  • Worked in a team environment.
  • Received the position as a promotion from Intranet Developer.
 January '03 - September '05 Market Scan Westlake Village, CA
Position:  Intranet Developer
  • Regularly worked with: C# in Visual Studio, MS SQL Server, JavaScript & CSS.
  • Worked with a small team to develop intranet tools using C# for use throughout the company.
  • Created & worked with several reports & data lists using C#.
  • Designed & implemented SQL databases, and created stored procedures to interface between SQL & C#.
  • Worked with individuals in various departments to map out requirements & create new intranet applications.
  • Received the position as a promotion from Tier 2 Technical Support Supervisor.
 November '01 - December '02 Market Scan Westlake Village, CA
Position:  Tier 2 Technical Support Supervisor + Intranet Webmaster
  • Regularly worked with: Perl, JavaScript, CSS & IIS
  • Supervised Tier 2 Technical Support Representatives.
  • Was the first person placed in level 2 tech support upon creation of the department.
  • Performed level 2 tech support (for issues which couldn't be resolved though normal means).
  • Assisted a wide range of individuals with various levels of experience over the phone.
  • Created & maintained the company intranet using Perl & IIS in addition to tech support duties.
  • Received the position as a promotion from Technical Support Representative.
 January '99 - October '01 Market Scan Westlake Village, CA
Position:  Technical Support Representative
  • Performed over-the-phone tech support for hardware & software.
  • Worked with a wide range of people to diagnose & repair problems over the phone.
  • Developed & maintained the tech support department's knowledge base.
  • Created & maintained a company intranet using Perl on IIS.
  • Received the 'Extra Step' award three times, which is awarded quarterly for outstanding productivity and dedication.
 March '98 - August '98 Instructional Computing @ UCSB Santa Barbara, CA
Position:  NetStation & Public Lab Sysop
  • Imaged & maintained NetStation computers across campus.
  • Worked with Mac OS 8/9 as well as a variety of Macintosh computers.
  • Diagnosed software & hardware related problems.
 March '97 - March '98 Instructional Computing @ UCSB Santa Barbara, CA
Position:  Consultant
  • Proctored computer labs.
  • Assisted students in a wide variety activities.
  • Taught students to use computers as well as assisted in courses taught in the lab.
  • Assisted in maintenance of lab computers.
 Summer '97 The City of Ventura Ventura, CA
Position:  Administrative Intern
  • Distributed parking passes in a police store front.
  • Assisted in a large scale survey of The City of Ventura's entire west side.
  • Worked in the field with a team of others helping to complete the survey.
  • Performed the data entry for all of the gathered field data.
  • Used Microsoft Access to perform the data analysis & came up with the final monetary total needed in the field survey.
 
 1998 - 1999 UCSB Extension Santa Barbara, CA
Completed courses in web design & Adobe Photoshop.
 1996 - 1998 UCSB Santa Barbara, CA
Took courses under a computer science major. Performed very well in computer science/software development related courses.
 1992 - 1996 Buena High Ventura, CA
Performed very well, including in AP classes. I also completed courses at my community college (including computer science related courses) though advanced placement during my senior year in high school. In all with the AP & community college credits I received while in high school, I entered college as a sophomore. I was also awarded the Claudine Slagle Award & scholarship for outstanding achievement in business education.

 
Skill Experience/Knowledge Level Years Experience
C# Web Application Development Intermediate 6
C# Desktop App Development Minimal .5
.NET Framework v1.0, v2.0 & v3.5 Intermediate 6
MS SQL Server Intermediate 5
AJAX Control Toolkit Intermediate 1.5
HTML & Web Development Advanced 12
CSS Advanced 7
JavaScript Advanced 8
XML Intermediate 4
PHP Basic 1
Perl Intermediate 8
Borland Delphi Basic 3
C Basic 1
Objective-C (Mac OS X) Minimal .5
Java Basic 2
Microsoft Office Intermediate 10
Adobe Photoshop Intermediate 11
IIS Basic 6
Apache Server Basic 2

 
  • Can type over 60 words per minute.
  • Learn new programming languages quickly..
  • 5 years of call center technical support experience (hardware & software) on Windows NT & Windows 2000 systems.
  • Have heavily used: Windows NT, Windows XP, Windows 2000 & Mac OS X.
  • Have also used Windows Vista & Linux (Ubuntu).
  • I was frequently called upon to clean up the layout of contract documents.
 
Currently seeking employment, ready to start immediately.
 
$50,000/year (starting).
 
Available upon request.