David Leo Veksler

 (979) 220-6418

 

Objective

Expert consulting for .Net based e-commerce websites and non-profit organizations or a full-time position architecting and implementing cutting-edge information systems using the Microsoft.Net framework.

Technical Skills

Programming:

• Applied experience in object oriented programming and design using ASP.Net, VB.Net, C#, ASP, PHP, HTML/XHTML/CSS, XML, and SQL. 
• Extensive experience creating web and windows content management systems, business management systems, web services, high-volume scalable architectures, and n-tier applications in C# and VB.Net

Web Development:

• Developed dynamic, multi-tiered, object-oriented, database driven websites with a variety of programming languages, original layouts, and multimedia presentations with Visual Studio.Net, Dreamweaver and other web design and graphics applications.
• Experience managing SQL Server and MySQL DBMS’s, designing relational databases, and managing the integrity, reliability, and security of public databases.

System Administration:

• Experience managing a Windows 2003 network for small businesses, including windows domains, DMBS management, and dedicated web servers.
• Managed public web services with dozens of sites and millions of monthly hits running Windows 2000/2003, SQL Server 2000/2005, IIS 5/6, and mail servers, as well as Debian Linux servers running Apache/PHP/MySQL.

Content creation:

• Created original layouts, images, presentations, and Flash movies and converted existing media for the web.  Writing and editorial experience on the staff of both print and web-based publications and editorials published in a number of publications.

 

Relevant Professional Experience 

• Web Developer August 2006 - Present

Reynolds & Reynolds, Plano TX

·         Implemented a high-volume real-time distributed transaction processing system for converting and enriching mainframe output into relational database data for display on the web.

• Windows .Net Developer August 2005- August 2006

c-Software Systems, Arlington, TX

·         Participated in the design of a new web OAGIS-based web service protocol for the motor sports industry and single-handedly beat a major industry team to market by leveraging .Net web services.

·         Converted Crystal Reports-based reports to DataDynamics ActiveReports using custom-designed reporting classes to achieve significant performances and functionality improvements.

• Web Developer - August 2004 - Present

Ludwig von Mises Institute, Auburn AL.

·         Migrated a 10,000+ page ASP-based legacy site to a custom-written .Net content management system and integrated it with internal systems and external finance and order-management parents.

·         Integrated 20GB of text, multimedia content, and academic journals into a custom-designed .Net content management system.

·         Created a donation/registration system that increased online donations eight-fold for a multi-million dollar organization, and created several new staff positions.

·         Migrated a major website to a single Windows 2003 web server and optimized performance to provide high-speed access to dynamic content and live webcasts to 1.7 million monthly visitors.

• Web Developer July 2004 – August 2005
  Rhino Machinery / Mercatus Software, La Grange/Austin TX

·         Created a CRM/inventory management/online storefront/marketing system using VB.Net and SQL Server for ASP.Net/ Windows Forms.

·         Used iterative development methods, use cases, and extensive user input/testing to create an application with 20,000 lines of code and 70+ interfaces with a concept to launch time of just 5 1/2 months.

·         Leveraged the .Net framework to rapidly create role-based security, event/error logging, conditional caching, and then shared business/data layers between web-based and Forms interfaces.

• .Net Programmer - August 2003-July 2004
  Texas A&M University, Dept. of Student Life, College Station, TX

·         Sole designer and developer of a roommate/apartment matching service utilizing the .Net framework, SQL Server 2000, and Visual Studio 2003.

·         Applied ASP.Net best practices to create complex multi-tiered and object-oriented web applications.

• Technician and Web Developer -  Dec  2001- May 2003
  Texas A&M Evans Library, College Station, TX

·         Technical support, ASP/MSSQL web development, and maintenance of library websites and resources.

Education

·         Texas A&M University - College Station, TX

·         2003-2004: Masters in Management of Information Systems

·         2000-2003:  BS in Economics and Political Science

Extracurricular activities         

• Webmaster/owner of an online community running the Joomla CMS, Movable Type, PHP Gallery, and other content management systems with over 200K monthly page views, 3,000+ members, and a staff of 12 moderators and writers.

Languages

Fluent in English and Russian, basic knowledge of Spanish.