James Hollingshead

Phone: 740-707-5876
james@jameshollingshead.com


Experience

Software Developer
Freelance Software Developer – Southeast OH			12/2003 – present
Self-managed contract
* Plan and implement custom software and tools
* Create and maintain stand alone and client-server software using C# and SQL Server (2007-present)
* Development of Windows and Linux software using Java (2003-2007)
* Provide strong written and oral communications with clients 


Executive Editor
o3 Magazine	10/2005 – 02/2006 Full Time; 02/2006 – 06/2006 Editorial Advisor
* Authored an article reviewed as "a must read for any person who uses a computer for business."
* Released and promoted a technology magazine read by over 500,000 people in 140 countries
* Coordinated efforts between authors and editors and approved articles for publication
* Represented the magazine at events and in correspondence with advertisers and user’s groups


Lead Network Analyst and Assistant Network Administrator
ILGARD/Voinovich Center at Ohio University – Athens, OH   	06/2000 – 03/2004
Part Time; concurrent with education
* Created IT department
* Supervised and taught less experienced technicians
* Set network security and network usage policies for a network with approximately 200 users
* Advised and implemented purchasing, installation, and use of new products and technologies 
* Advised in planning of software development projects


Skills

Programming – Intermediate: C#, .NET, SQL
Programming – Novice: ASP.NET, Ruby, Regular Expressions
Programming – Deprecated:  C, C++, Java
Tools – Intermediate: Visual Studio, Source Control Tools (Subversion and CVS)
Database – Intermediate: MS SQL Server
Database – Novice: MySQL, Oracle


Published Articles

“An Introduction to Linux and Open Source.” o3 Magazine Nov. 2005: 23-26.
“Rapid Web Development.” o3 Magazine Dec. 2005: 25-27.
“PostgreSQL.” o3 Magazine Dec. 2005: 38-40. (co-author)
“Evaluating your Internet Infrastructure.” o3 Magazine Jan. 2006: 17-19.
“Providing High Performance Web Services.” o3 Magazine Jan. 2006: 20-22.


Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Ohio University – Athens, OH 					03/2004
Computer Science Major
* AI and Operating Systems: created a distributed simulation of a “fish-tank ecosystem” in C/C++
* Network Communications: Implemented the TFTP client and a web server in C/C++ 
* Activities: Ohio University Fencing (2001 – 2004)

Up to date copies of my resume and example programs may be found at www.jameshollingshead.com