Resume

Michael Hanson

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Vancouver, WA 98664

SOFTWARE ENGINEER
Over three years experience planning and developing Windows .NET applications.  Experience ranges from engineering Data Access Layers to designing creative front-end user interfaces.  Skilled in creating extendable products using object-oriented design principles and maintaining them throughout their life cycle.


TECHNICAL EXPERTISE
Languages: C#, Python, AS3, PHP, SQL, HTML/CSS
Software: Visual Studio, Flash CS3, Photoshop CS2, Word, Excel, SVN, Mercurial
Operating Systems: Windows (XP, Vista, Server 2003), Linux (CentOS)
Databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL
Middleware: Lighttpd, Apache, Postfix, Dovecot


WORK EXPERIENCE
LECG, Lake Oswego, OR November 2006 – Present
Software Developer
Influence and actively develop an internal application written in C# which streamlines work product creation.  Work independently on billable projects with short development cycles.  Provide debugging and support for users of internal applications.

  • Engineered user interface framework of the internal application speeding development of other components
  • Developed transactional input component for the internal application which decreased input team labor and increased accuracy
  • Saved analyst labor by implementing C# Windows Service which connects to external library for processing of transactions input into the internal application
  • Used Python to analyze and search over 200 GB of data saving hours of manual labor
  • Created Flash AS3 application which presented data in an Access database during trial


Hewlett-Packard, Vancouver, WA June 2006 – November 2006
Contractor – Programmer Technician
Saved engineer time by providing first level triage of test and development systems.  Worked as a middleman between engineers and users categorizing and gathering data on bugs and crashes.

  • Reworked Python log file analysis script to decrease runtime


VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Grace Lutheran Church, Portland, OR September 2008 – Present
Technology Coordinator
Recommend, develop, and maintain computer hardware and software systems to support the congregation’s ministries.

  • Setup a VPS for email and web service using CentOS, Lighttpd, Postfix, and Dovecot
  • Constructed and maintain a network of over 25 Windows XP systems and one Windows 2003 server


EDUCATION
Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR June 2006
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science