JAMES W. FOSTER
CURRENT ADDRESS
102 1/2 North Cody Rd
Le Claire, IA 52753
(319) 321-4874 cell
jameswfoster@gmail.com
EDUCATION
Wartburg College (No Degree)
Waverly, IA 50677
Major: Computer Science
Minors: French
GPA: 3.5
RELATED EXPERIENCE
.NET Application Developer, Midland Information Resources, Davenport, Iowa (July 08 - present)
• Utilize Windows Presentation Foundation and C# to create a new Manufacturing system for a 130 person print company
• Maintain an existing company intranet in ASP.NET/VB.NET
• Technologies used: ASP.NET, C#, VB.NET, WPF, WCF, Visual Studio 2008, Microsoft Expression Blend, SSRS, Adobe Photoshop, TSQL, Javascript, CSS, ASP.NET AJAX, Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008
.NET Application Developer, Mudd Advertising, Cedar Falls, Iowa (December 07 - May 08)
• Created new applications with ASP.NET 3.5 in C# using in Visual Studio 2008
• Created web parts for SharePoint 2007
• Maintained existing applications in classic ASP
• Utilized SQL Server Reporting Services to create interactive reports
• Technologies used: ASP.NET, Classic ASP (in VB), VB.NET, C#, .NET 3.5, CSS, LINQ to SQL, XML, SharePoint, Web Parts, Visual Studio 2008, Visual Studio Tools for Office, Dreamweaver, Adobe Photoshop, ADO.NET, Microsoft Patterns and Practices Enterprise Library, SQL Server 2000 and 2005, TSQL, SQL Server Reporting Services, Javascript, ASP.NET AJAX, Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008
.NET Application Developer, Channel Fusion, Hiawatha, Iowa (June 07 – December 07)
• Created/maintained systems on an internal corporate intranet utilizing VB ASP.NET 1.1 and SQL Server 2000
• Developed an inquiry/lead tracking system for a large manufacturing company
- Worked with one other programmer to develop the $80,000 project in 6 weeks
- Used Visual Studio 2005 VB ASP.NET 2.0 and Sql Server 2000
- Utilized Dundas Charting for online reports and Crystal Reports for downloadable mail-merged letters
• Technologies used: ASP.NET, VB.NET, .NET 2.0, Visual Studio 2005, CSS, XML, Dreamweaver, Adobe Photoshop, ADO.NET, Microsoft Patterns and Practices Enterprise Library, SQL Server 2000 , TSQL, Javascript, ASP.NET AJAX, Windows Server 2003, Crystal Reports, Dundas Reporting tools, Visual Source Safe 6.0
.NET Application Developer, StratosFour, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (October 06 – May 07)
• Helped complete phase 1 of a 2 year on-going web application project for a Fortune 500 company
• Utilized Visual Basic ASP.NET to create/update functionalities in each tier of a 3 tier architecture
• Wrote stored procedures in SQL Server 2000
• Wrote interactive javascript functionalities, including a drag and drop custom reporting tool which allows users to select and order fields to create PDF, Excel, and Word reports
• Used the .NET API of Aspose PDF, Aspose Cells, and Aspose Words to create other custom reports
• Technologies used: ASP.NET, VB.NET, .NET 1.1 and .NET 2.0, Visual Studio 2003 and 2005, CSS, XML, Dreamweaver, Adobe Photoshop, ADO.NET, CSS, Microsoft Patterns and Practices Enterprise Library, SQL Server 2000 , TSQL, Javascript, Windows Server 2003, Aspose reporting tools, Visual Source Safe 6.0
Insurance Agent, GEICO, Iowa City, Iowa (Jan 06 – Sept 06)
• Took inbound calls helping policyholders with their auto insurance policies
Web Developer (contract basis), Mudd Advertising , Cedar Falls, Iowa (February 05 – April 05)
• Developed new functionalities in a web-based intranet using classic ASP and Microsoft SQL Server
• Used stored procedures to manipulate data within SQL Server 2000
• Technologies used: Classic ASP in VB, Dreamweaver, Adobe Photoshop, SQL Server 2000 , TSQL, Javascript, Windows Server 2003
Business Entrepreneur, StudentPro House Painting, Waterloo, Iowa (May 03 – September 04)
• Started own exterior painting business
• Devised marketing strategy and sold painting projects
• Painted 42 homes while in business for myself
• Managed a team of up to 10 exterior house painters
Supplemental Instructor, Wartburg College, Waverly, Iowa (January 03 – April 03)
• Was a Supplemental Instructor for Dr. John Zelle in CS220: Object-oriented programming in Java
Supplemental Instructor, UNI – Upward Bound, Waterloo, Iowa (September 02 – April 03)
• Assisted high school students with Geometry, Algebra, and French
Website Developer, ME&V, Cedar Falls, Iowa (October 00 – September 01)
• Worked with other web designers on various web site projects
• Implemented server-side classic ASP in visual basic
• Made use of javascript to create dynamic menus, rollovers and form validation
• Technologies used: Classic ASP in VB, Dreamweaver, Adobe Photoshop, SQL Server 2000 , Access, TSQL, Javascript