James Hollingshead

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)

·       Created inventory, sales, and customer tracking system for antique shop using C# and ADO.NET

·       Maintained inventory system for small manufacturing company using C#

·       Created and maintained various scripts using C# and Ruby

·       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 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

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