Technology enthusiast with experience in software estimation, web application/software development, database design and development, and technical writing. I ultimately want to take on a leadership role in a team-based collaborative work environment in the technology field. Bonus points for social enterprises.

Instructor @ From July 2015 to Present (4 months) Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul AreaAPI Technical Analyst @ Working as part of an agile team on REST API development. From November 2014 to July 2015 (9 months) Minneapolis, MinnesotaJr Java Developer @ As member of the Cloud API team, I * work in an agile environment -- participating in sprint planning and estimation * fix bugs and implement minor, non-feature level improvements in our Groovy, Java codebase * write unit and integration tests * document our public-facing REST API In addition, I have been working on * improving the department wiki From November 2013 to November 2014 (1 year 1 month) Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul AreaTechnical Consultant @ --Systems Analyst at UnitedHealth Group-- Updated and added new content to technical specifications. *Audience: BAs, QA technicians, and development team. *Tasks: process flow updates and changes, documentation reviews, gap analysis From August 2013 to October 2013 (3 months) Minnetonka, MinnesotaBusiness Applications Analyst @ Accomplishments -Gathered requirements and created concept and practical documentation in support of the development of a label printing system that integrated with Maximo -Selected and managed software development vendor in support of label printing system project -Performed deployments and code modification as needed in C# .NET label printing system application -Developed and deployed internal ideas submission website to support Asset Management Program using ASP.NET Webforms -ETL of OpenEdge Progress RDBMS data to SQL Server database to support long-term data needs of Park District Other Duties -Server and client-side software upgrades for RecTrac, Dossier, and other server-side applications as needed -Help desk support for enterprise level applications and point of sale systems -Querying of proprietary RDBMS data via JDBC From January 2013 to May 2013 (5 months) Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul AreaDevelopment Manager @ The Development Manager position was introduced at The Nerdery to better serve its rapidly growing web/software development staff. As one of seven Development Managers, I manage a team of 26+ web/software developers of multiple disciplines. This includes performance management, conflict resolution, and interdepartmental process improvement. From July 2012 to January 2013 (7 months) Bloomington, MNSolutions Engineer @ As part of the Sales department, I support our sales representatives by gathering functional requirements for potential projects, answering technical questions, writing proposals, and estimating project costs. From January 2011 to July 2012 (1 year 7 months) Bloomington, MNFreelance Writer @ Writing content on fitness and health topics for the web. From October 2009 to September 2011 (2 years) Web editor @ Maintenance of IPRO website and social media channels. Creation of project documentation including reports and presentation material. From October 2010 to December 2010 (3 months) Content Manager @ Determining content needs for weekly issues of TechNews and managing section editors. From May 2010 to December 2010 (8 months) Intern @ Management of websites and social media presence, activity planning, and other tasks as assigned by associate director. From May 2010 to September 2010 (5 months) Admissions Support Representative @ Contacted prospective students in a call center environment. From September 2009 to November 2009 (3 months) Administrative Assistant @ Provided administrative support for the Marketing and Communications department. Completed quarterly and monthly reports. Managed vice president's schedule. Provided customer service to affiliates. Planned recurring events. From October 2007 to August 2009 (1 year 11 months) Data Coordinator @ Under supervision of lead database developers, updated and created custom queries in GFX CRM/sales FileMaker database. From September 2003 to August 2004 (1 year) Engineering Technician III @ Achievements *Creation and implementation of a more user friendly and interdepartmentally functional pre-existing FileMaker Pro database: key aspects being the automation of routine manual processes and layout designs that guide the user towards relevant information. In addition, I ensured the timely update of emergency phone numbers and contact information from the field via the creation of an Excel template that linked directly to an Excel "database" and indirectly to a FileMaker Pro database. *Completed Distributed Control System training at ABB Automation. Other duties *Routed contractor correspondence and submittals to appropriate action sections; utilized FileMaker Pro database for collection of key information contained within contractor correspondence/submittals as well as maintaining traditional filing system; prepared correspondence status reports in engineer's absence; entered field personnel employee time data in SAP; performed site inspection and testing for diffuser piping replacement contract at Stickney Water Reclamation Plant and masonry repair and window replacement contract at downtown office building; From October 2000 to August 2002 (1 year 11 months) Chicago, IL

MSSE/MBA, Business, Software Engineering @ University of St. Thomas From 2011 to 2016 BS, Technical Communication @ Illinois Institute of Technology From 2008 to 2010 Antoinette Smith is skilled in: Technical Writing, Databases, CMS, Proposal Writing, Requirements Gathering, Editing, WordPress, HTML, Software Development, Writing, Microsoft Office, Research, Web Development, User Interface Design, Java, Microsoft Excel, Social Media, Microsoft Word, Information Architecture, Microsoft SQL Server, Web Design, PHP, Database Design, Testing, Visio, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SQL, MySQL, SQL Server Management..., Visual Studio, C#, Conceptual Modeling, CSS, JavaScript, HTML 5, XHTML, SharePoint, .NET, Maximo, UML, Git, Debugging, Unit Testing, Groovy, Wikimedia