Chris L. Smith

cleesmith2004 at yahoo dot com

Summary

I am a career software engineer with experience in developing applications on all platforms.

Facility with technology and a can do spirit

Ability to engage the project(s) immediately

Communication and follow-through

Ability to quickly understand and embrace the scope of work

Speed and flexibility

Willing to work in an Agile fashion (smaller, quicker release cycles, test-driven development)

Friendly and fun

Professional Experience

1984 to 2003 - Federal Bureau of Investigation, Computer Scientist (TS clearance)

Responsibilities:

• Lead programmer on numerous projects
• Project management of four contractors
• Systems programmer for three years
• Database administration for two years
• Technical oversight of software architectures and security
• Developed secured intranet web sites
• Designed n-tiered project solutions: web servers and application servers
• Worked with end-users to gather project requirements
• Worked with end-users to develop application interfaces
• Wrote documentation for end-users and support staff

1976 to 1981 - U.S. Air Force, Programmer (TS clearance)

Responsibilities:

• Prepared and tested flight simulation programs
• As Staff Sergeant, managed a team of five Airmen

Education

Louisiana State University

BS, Computer Science, 1987

Catawba College

attended 1973 to 1976, majored in Biology, left to join Air Force

Skills

Technical:

• Environments: Linux, UNIX, Windows, OS 390, CICS
• Databases: MySQL, Oracle, AdaBas, MS SQL Server
• Servers: Apache, Mongrel, Tomcat, IIS, WebSphere, CICSWeb
• Languages: Ruby, PHP, ASP, Java, Natural, C++, COBOL
• Frameworks: Ruby on Rails, Struts, CakePHP, .NET
• Scripts: SQL, HTML, XHTML, CSS, Javascript, Prototype, JQuery, script.aculo.us, XML

Management:

• Extensive software engineering experience as lead programmer on projects with teams as large as 40 developers.