I have been an IT Professional since 2002. I have developed desktop applications and web applications. I have developed databases, been a website hosting administrator and an SEO/SEM specialist and I am really great at it! I have been in your shoes, dealing with IT Recruiters that, well, suck! They promise the world, awesome jobs to interview for and then never heard from again. You get 1 to 2 calls and emails a day. I get it. Here is where I do my best to be different...because I have been in your shoes. I spend time to get to know you, what your goals are, what jobs you are looking for, what tech stack you thrive in. I want to know. I may not get it right when I initially try to connect with you, but by the time we are done talking, I will know it all. Will I have a job that fits right then, I sure hope I do, but if I don't, know that I will call you when I do. Opportunity is always right around the corner. Especially when it come to IT careers in Kansas City! And I have found out that they coma and go quickly! So I try and be on my toes and on my game all the time. When I do find that right opportunity for you, know that I will always do my best to keep you in the loop and give you honest feedback. It will help for future interviews, good, bad or ugly! Hey you grow your tech stack right? Well you should always grow your personal skills too. Keep your ears open for what's happening it IT around Kansas City. Partner with someone that keeps a pulse on IT jobs in Kansas City. It never hurts to know! By the way, I changed my career focus because I enjoy helping other IT Professionals grow in their career. I enjoy talking and geeking out all day long. It was my very fulfilling choice and I have a great track record so far!. Allied Global Services was my choice as well. They called on me for an opportunity. They treated me like a person and not a number. And they placed me in a rewarding role!

IT Recruiter @ Allied Global Services (AGS) provides in-demand talent and tailored solutions to expedite our clients’ growth. As a multi-disciplined firm, we specialize in: Accounting & Finance, Administrative, Call Center, Construction, Engineering, Information Technology and Manufacturing. We focus on discovering competitive talent through our proprietary recruiting processes that attract, assess, and place specialized expertise. Our tailored solutions combine insight and structure to address the organizational, process and technology challenges from “Concept to Go Live”. AGS’ recruiting process provides you with the opportunity to share with us what you are specifically looking for with respect to a candidate’s expertise and cultural fit. We will bring a qualified and experienced professional to your doorstep as either a direct hire or contract-to-hire. Alternatively, AGS tailored solutions are designed to drive your business results. Simply, we partner with you to implement a solution that maximizes overall value, mitigates risk, and increases competitiveness. From May 2015 to Present (8 months) Digital Marketing Consultant @ I help connect businesses with people that are looking for them in 85% of the places people search. If your business does not have a solid digital presence on the first page of the search engines then you are losing business to your competitors. With more than 9 years experience in the field, I can help you grow your business quickly with Search Engine Marketing, Search Engine Optimization, Social Media Marketing and Digital Brand Awareness. From August 2012 to May 2015 (2 years 10 months) Webmaster @ Build, maintain and optimize company websites to maximize search results and traffic using proven website development and search engine optimization methods. Took the companies website visibility on the major search engines from 1st page ranking for 2 key phrases to more than 22 key phrases that business search for when looking for rupture discs and pressure relief systems across the globe. From June 2011 to December 2013 (2 years 7 months) Team Manager @ Teach children the skills to play the game of baseball while inspiring respect and love for the game. Shape the physical, mental and emotional development of each player while recognizing indiviual strengths and strengthening areas that need work in a fun and entertaining way. Plan field positions and batting line-ups to allow all players to play all positions. Coordinate training stations with assistant coaches. Conduct squirt gun training and water balloon training. Ensure that all player uniforms are dirty at the end of paractices and games. From April 2010 to July 2012 (2 years 4 months) Hosting Administrator @ Build and maintain over 40 web, email and domain servers both Windows and Linux. Provide support to clients for connectivity, email and website issues on a daily basis. Sell hosting and ISP upgrade plans to existing clients. Troubleshoot server and connection issues. Coordinate daily installs with field technicians. Develop custom client websites and applications using HTML, CSS, ASP, VBScript, Visual Basic, SQL Server, MS Access, CMS systems such as Joomla and Zen Cart. Utilize SEO concepts for higher Google page ranks. From May 2009 to June 2011 (2 years 2 months) Programmer Analyst @ Develop solutions for internal users on company’s intranet/internet and develop client’s interactive webpages to capture demographic information into SQL Server 2000 using ASP, VBScript, SQL, HTML and light JavaScript. Manage and maintain departmental processes for Direct Mail systems. Perform extensive queries and reports for clients to be used for list mailings and demographic reports. Provide guidance to data entry staff on computer, program and data issues. From February 2006 to April 2009 (3 years 3 months) Senior Programmer @ Programmed the company’s largest client’s Core Manual consisting of over 700 pages, 240 conditional variables in both COBOL and Prinsoft PReS programming languages. I created several applications using Visual Basic 6.0 and MS Access that are used daily and have proven to increase plant wide productivity. I also supervised another programmer in daily tasks for maintaining client projects. Check-in and manipulate customer data by creating Unix shell scripts and COBOL language software. When data manipulation was complete, I would use a language similar to Basic and C++ called PrintSoft to design a direct mail form that included the manipulated customer information and graphics. In additional to my daily duties, I assisted the Systems Development Life Cycle Team in creating a company-wide database in MS Access and Visual Basic. I was in consideration of being promoted to the SDLC team. From February 2002 to February 2004 (2 years 1 month)

Associate, Computer Programming @ Electronics Institute From 2001 to 2002 Computer Programming @ Florida Metropolitan University From 1997 to 1997 Jason Nightingale is skilled in: Building Relationships, Business Relationship Management, Enthusiastic self-starter, Energetic team player, Technical Communication, Account Management, Design Consulting, Software Consulting, ASP, HTML, Advanced CSS, DHTML, VBScript, VBA, Visual Basic