Jeff's Resume

Jeff Putz
22500 SE 56th Street, #12-203
Issaquah, WA 98029
(216) 224-4469 - jeff@popw.com
Technical blog: http://weblogs.asp.net/Jeff/

SKILLS:

.NET Framework, ASP.NET, MVC, AJAX, XML, C#, Silverlight, WCF, Visual Studio, Windows, MacOS X, HTML, JavaScript, jQuery, SQL Server, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Final Cut Pro.

PUBLICATION:

Maximizing ASP.NET: Real World, Object-Oriented Development, Addison-Wesley, March, 2005
Targeted to intermediate programmers transitioning from a script background to
the object-oriented .NET world. Covers ASP.NET v2.0.

SPEAKER:

IAAPA Attractions Expo 2007: “Your Attraction in a Web 2.0 World”
IAAPA Attractions Expo 2008: Internet marketing panel discussion with Peter Shankman

EXPERIENCE:

POP World Media, LLC, Brunswick, Ohio (est. September, 2000)

PRESIDENT. My company specializing in media production for Web-based communities and content management tools. Programming using ASP.NET (C#) and SQL Server.

Produces POP Forums for Web servers running ASP.NET.
PointBuzz.com (since 1998): Most visited unofficial Cedar Point Web site, ad supported, 1 million+ annual visitors, 7 million+ annual page views.
CoasterBuzz.com (since 2000): A roller coaster enthusiast, content generated by visitors. Ad and subscription supported, 1.6 million+ annual visitors, 6 million+ annual page views.
Developed ad serving and support tracking applications (retired by Google Ad Manager).

Microsoft, Redmond, Washington (November, 2009-present)

SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER II. Server & Tools Online, Forum/Profile Team.

Digital Day, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio (December, 2008-April 2009 laid-off)

ARCHITECT. Company manages online marketing for major brands like Smuckers, Reynolds Packaging, Mars and Lasik Plus.

Architect distributed cross-client recipe management application.
Architect and develop Mars executive travel and meeting management application for billionaire Mars family.
Manage and mentor developers.
Establish long-term vision for product development.
Refine development process and procedure, including environments, source code management and deployment. Implement Scrum and Agile methodology.
Maintain code standards, conduct code reviews.
Advise sales and project managers for best technical solutions for client needs.
Develop strategy for marketing platform implementation.
Tech used: C#, .NET v3.5, ASP.NET, ASP.NET MVC, SQL 2005, IIS6/7, CruiseControl.Net, jQuery, ASP.NET AJAX.

Insurance.com, Solon, Ohio (January 2006-July 2008 laid-off)

PROGRAMMER IV. Code, design and maintain applications for marketing and
auto insurance policy sales using .NET (C#, ASP.NET, AJAX, SQL Server).

Co-developed rewrite of data-driven interview app that obtains and binds quotes from 15+ insurance carriers. This is Insurance.com’s primary touch point to revenue generating customers.
Developed several components to integrate interview app with third-party and internal services.
Design architecture for new marketing sites that allow for more abstract visitor attribution and agile SEO changes.
Author coding standards for CSS and app-level context objects.
Advise marketing business unit on best practices for integration of campaigns and Insurance.com marketing properties.

Mirifex, Cleveland, Ohio (Contract/Consultant: February 2005-September 2005)

DEVELOPER/ARCHITECT. Lead on document entry/financial aid award calculation system rebuild.

Facilitate requirements process with client to establish set of use cases.
Interview, hire and direct developers for iterative delivery of the system.
Design application architecture.

Progressive Insurance, Mayfield Heights, Ohio (Contract/Consultant: January 2004-May 2004)

PROGRAMMER. Member of .Net policy processing pilot team.

Work with architects and consultants to develop first components in .Net-based policy processing system.
Explored best practices for agile process and unit testing.

Ahola Corporation, Brecksville, Ohio (March 2002-November 2003 laid-off)

WEB APPLICATION DEVELOPER. Create, support and maintain Web
applications for HR and payroll systems using .NET (C#, ASP.NET, SQL Server)
to interface legacy applications.

Created intranet application to track support requests, bugs and software enhancement requests.
Engineered data architecture between equipment sites via heavy use of Web services via VPN.
Design documentation standards and testing procedures.
Developed intranet application for project management and centralized documentation.

Pfingsten Publishing, Cleveland, Ohio (May 2001-October 2001 laid-off)

INTERNET PROGRAMMER/ANALYST. Create, support and maintain Web
applications for company intranet, public Web sites. Projects include CRM and e-
commerce systems.

Used .NET (C#) during Microsoft’s beta period to begin building applications.
Created a customer service application for IT that included time tracking, document management and case history for internal use. ASP and SQL Server back-end.
Created privacy policy and opt-out database application for subscribers. Internal marketing customers could clean their own lists based on opt-out requests.
Designed front-end interface to credit card processing gateway, used internally to authorize cards and generate reports.

Penton Media, Cleveland, Ohio (July 1999-April 2001 escaped pending lay-off)

GROUP WEB MANAGER. Supply Chain Group. Manage development and
maintenance of Internet product for vertical markets. Was responsible for the
specification and architecture of portal sites from conception to deployment.

Worked with internal interactive division and third-party developer to create sites that served markets similar to those served by group’s magazines.
Supported sales efforts to realize value proposition of online marketing opportunities for clients.
Administered network-wide ad campaigns through Open AdStream.
Established content creation and style standards for editorial staff.
Directed content managers to coordinate cross-over news and content between markets and sites.

Medina Cable Access, Medina, Ohio (July 1996-June 1999)

CABLE TV COORDINATOR. Charged with designing, programming and
managing a cable access facility for the city and school district.

Managed $110,000 annual budget to purchase and maintain equipment, hire staff and outline future capital expenditures.
Coordinated with city and school district officials to establish roadmap for facility and program growth.
Directed staff and volunteers to produce programming.
Assisted school district in establishing Web presence.
Created streaming video of important programs so they could be viewed by non-cable subscribers.

EDUCATION:

Ashland University, Ashland, Ohio.
Bachelor of Arts, May 1995
Majors (double): Journalism/English
Radio/Television - Programming, Production and Performance

OTHER EXPERIENCE:

Radio Air Personality (1994-1996), WYHT/Mansfield, OH, WZJM/Cleveland.
Hardware Sales Lead (1995-1996), CompUSA, N. Olmsted, OH.
Lighting Designer (1996-1998), Brunswick, OH Alumni Community Theatre.
Volleyball Coach (1997-1998), Ninth grade girls, Medina H.S., Medina, Ohio.
Volleyball Head Coach (2005), Our Lady of The Elms High School, Akron, Ohio.
Volleyball Coach (2000-2006), Quicksilver Volleyball Club (17 Open), Greater
Cleveland, Ohio.