Mia Johnson - Resume

.Net developer experienced in the full life cycle of an applications design process; including requirements definition, prototyping, design, interface implementations, testing, and maintenance.

Summary of Qualifications:

  • Adept at progressing from problem statement to well-documented designs.
  • Skilled in creating T-SQL statements to interact with MS SQL server
  • Customer-oriented professional, with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Understanding of changing requirements, a willingness to pitch in, a commitment to overall success, and an ability to learn as I go.

Education:

Western Michigan University 2007
BA in Electronic Business Design, Minor in General Business
Cum Laude, Deans List, Sigma Alpha Lambda - National Leadership and Honors Organization
Major GPA: 3.61/4.0, Cumulative GPA: 3.55/4.0

Kalamazoo Valley Community College 2006
AA in Business Administration
Academic Honors List


Military Experience:

United States Marine Corps Reserves, Engineer Support Company 2003 to 2007


Technical Expertise:

Software: Visual Studio (2003 & 2005), MS SQL Server 2005, IIS, Visio, MS Office, SAS Enterprise Miner, FrontPage, Dreamweaver

Languages: ASP.Net 2.0, ASP.Net 1.1, ASP Classic, VB.Net, T-SQL, PHP, XML, CSS, HTML, XHTML, DHTML, JavaScript, Ajax, CICS, COBOL, EasyTrieve Plus, JCL, limited Java

Systems: Windows 2000 and Windows 2003, Linux, Fedora Core 6, IBM's z/O

Databases: MS SQL 2005, MySQL, ADABAS


Professional Experience:

Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI) December 2007 to June 2008
.Net Developer
ABAI is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to support the growth of Behavior Analysis. Primarily responsible for developing and testing applications, analyzing business functions, and creating and maintaining detailed instructions for various projects.

  • Assigned as lead in debugging and modifying the job placement web application. Determined potential problem areas through UML (structural and behavioral) diagrams.
  • Created Asp.Net applications which retrieve data using T-SQL stored procedures. Used UML diagrams to anticipate errors, plus isolated and repaired run-time errors.
  • Used T-SQL to create and alter database schemas, to enter or edit database data, and for string and date processing. Created views and stored procedures utilizing join operations and control-of-flow statements.
  • Prepared cost-benefit and return-on-investment to determine whether implementation of application would be feasible and justifiable.
  • Assigned lead in relational databases life cycle. Performed feasibility studies, created Entity-Relationship models in 3NF, tested, and maintained databases in MS SQL.

Auto-Owners Insurance May 2007 to December 2007
Programmer Analyst
Ranked among the Fortune 500, Auto-Owners has over $4.56 billion in premiums and operate in over 25 states.
Primarily responsible for developing, maintaining, and supporting software for new and existing systems. Also responsible for all aspects of software development such as analyzing business functions along with designing, programming, testing, and documenting programs.

  • Analyzed and debugged existing applications through use of diagrams and debugging software.
  • Entrusted with critical project to collect, collate, and analyze data. Presented information in format specified by the Arizona Market Conduct review board. The programs for the project used COBOL and Adabase.
  • Appointed as Project Leader within first three months by demonstrating consistent, quality programming, combined with a proven performance of taking a project from conception to actualization.
  • Developed a user requested program to extract branch manager information from multiple Adabase databases for printable report. Assessed user needs through meetings, and suggested addition of specific fields that were incorporated into the project. Project was completed prior to deadline.
  • Designed, updated, and repaired application software using COBOL and EasyTrieve Plus while adhering to company and department standards, for programs used by over 30,000 agents.

Business Information Systems Department, WMU 2002 to 2005
Office Associate
An autonomous program within the department of Business Information Systems that focuses on design, development, and use of computer-based information systems and is directed by the department Chair Responsible for coordinating office functions, conducted research and provided data to Chair.

  • Designed and edited Computer Information Systems website using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
  • Independently updated faculty member’s websites for courses being taught using HTML to update course information, add downloadable content, edit links, or add new content.
  • Initiated proposals for tracking monetary spending in office resulting in a 30% decrease in expenses.

Outhouse Poets Café & Soule Coffee 1994 to 1998
Owner
Established in 1994, the coffeehouses were created in an effort to appeal to the artistic side of college students. Outhouse Poets café is still mentioned in poetry events over a decade later.
Personally managed the activities and finances of two coffee shops, overseeing 14 employees.


Independent Development Projects:

  • Created website for published author using PHP 5, MySQL, and Ajax which incorporates the functionality to send email; access a secure user interface to update, edit, or delete events; and ability to upload pictures which are dynamically displayed on the site.
  • Currently constructing a PHP site for retail store that allows manager to update, edit, and delete content, events, and sales through a secure web interface.
  • Competed in the SAS Data Mining Shootout (SAS Enterprise Miner). Developed a predictive modeling process to determine the top 40% of revenue generators through the use of neural networks, decision and regression trees, and clustering analysis in order to target future marketing.