Portfolio Vecchio

5/2000 - 04/2002
CompuCom Systems, Dallas Texas
Sr. Programmer
http://www.compucom.com; https://Bridge.compucom.com; http://Connection.compucom.com

ROLE/RESPONSIBILITIES:
Designing, developing and maintaining web content to represent the documentation of the process for and defining, creating, and automating metrics that determines the processes for maintaining web content. Duties included managing over 8000 pages, 500 content editors. Content was converted to BroadVision Environment programming that used Oracle, C++, C#, ASP, Vbscript, JavaScript, Java Server Pages, Java, and Java server side programming. Knowledge of how these worked together was a must but programming in the languages was not needed. All programming was done using Dreamweaver, and notepad.

HIGHLIGHTS:

Worked as the resident artist for all sites using PaintShopPro, Photoshop
The Information Architect for the Intranet
Converted ColdFusion forms into ASP/Vbscript CDONTS forms. Used ODBC to connect to a database to set up data sources with it.
Developed the server-side Java, HTML, JavaScript, ASP, Vbscript, DHTML pages, using, HomeSite, Dreamweaver, UltraDev, and FrontPage
Scripted presentations of dynamic content of individual departments within the Company for an internal site, The Bridge, and started the framework for the same on our Client site, The Connection.
Continued work with Internet technologies and applications, as well as research and testing. We used BroadVision One-to-One Publishing and Info Exchange environments and integrating with external Java-based applications and Servlets. The focus was on personalization, workflow, content management, site redesigns, improved functionality, Source Safe, and e-commerce solutions.
Involved in all stages of development, including project management, building functional specifications, creating sophisticated graphics and layouts, constructing databases, and designing user interfaces and tools.
Created the framework design of the templates. Created color lines, gray lines, and wire frames.
This job also included exposure to programming in R5 Lotus and Domino Databases, ERooms portal.

EmergiSoft
12/2004 –7/2005
UI Developer/ Web Graphic Designer

HIGHLIGHTS:
Recreating the look and feel for the Emergency Room Software from out of a DOS application into a modern and usable look and feel using CSS and .NET in Visual Studio.

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7/1999 – 5/2000
Neiman Marcus, Dallas, Texas
Web Application Developer
http://www.neimanmarcus.com

ROLE/RESPONSIBILITIES:
Hired to be on the first team to create and scope and an ecommerce website for Neiman Marcus and their subsidiaries: NMDirect, Horchow, Chefs, and several others.

HIGHLIGHTS:

Updated Store Locator & Events webpage and kept up the maintenance, which can be found under the assistance link on http://www.neimanmarcus.com/. Maintained the Neiman Marcus website as needed working with the Boston crew and various other contracting groups such as IBM Informix data management software for data warehousing, analysis and reporting, Web content delivery and the TAXWARE's E-Commerce Tax System.
Developed Java programs
Used VisualAge for Java for tutorials, Exposed to Informix, learned about HP-Unix, Used VI editor to search and edit customer records.
Documenting technical work on all projects.

E and J Gallo
12/2002 – 04/2003
Contract Intranet Developer/FrontPage Resource

HIGHLIGHTS:

SQL database created to for user information, software, hardware, and relocation migrations.
Created a website for the project announcements and correspondence
Recreated all forms on the IT Desktop department using Dreamweaver and FP2002
Created web user survey forms of various platforms.

02/2003 – on call
SCA Inc., Ansteorra WebMaster/Developer
http://www.ansteorra.org

ROLE/RESPONSIBILITIES:
Designing, developing and maintaining web content for various organizations throughout the southwest. Presenting reports to the membership of work done and managed 30 individual developers across the state.

HIGHLIGHTS:

Working with this organization since 1987 I worked my way up to this position.
Designing, developing and maintaining web content to represent the documentation of the process for and defining, creating, and automating metrics that determines the processes for maintaining web content.
Created and maintained the above listed Websites.
This includes creating from scratch all the art, format, and visual layout of the sites.
Producing a Newsletter. This included creating the art for each issue, format, maintaining a database of subscribers, financial reports, editing, and printing.

Riding Unlimited Inc.
June 2003 – Present
Designing, developing and maintaining content, art and code for the web site.

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1993 to date
Vecchio.org WebMaster/Developer
http://www.vecchio.org

ROLE/RESPONSIBILITIES:
Designing, developing and maintaining web content for the Vecchio family tree as information is received

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McKinney Independent School District School Zone Locator

McKinney Independent School District
11/2005 – 7/21/2008
ROLE/RESPONSIBILITIES:
Consolidate all applications written for the McKinney Independent School District to be housed in a Vignette portal. Replaced Vignette with MOSS once the consolidation was complete.
HIGHLIGHTS:

Maintained legacy ColdFusion systems as new systems, ASP, Vignette CMS, MOSS, were brought in to replace them.
Created an interactive ASP forms driven with CSS and with a SQL backend where Parents can find the campus where their children will go to based on the zone they are in.
With a team, helped create a MOSS environment for the School District including but not limited to setting up security groups and sites for different departments.

1993 to date
Glove.org WebMaster/Developer
http://www.glove.org

ROLE/RESPONSIBILITIES:
Designing, developing and maintaining web content for the research website on gloves.

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Majors Scientific Books Web Developer
7/2005 – Remote On Call
Contract Intranet Developer/FrontPage Resource

ROLE/RESPONSIBILITIES:
Developed and maintained internal and external websites for the leading supplier of scientific and technical books utilizing Java, JSP, HTML, Linux, Dreamweaver, and Flash.
HIGHLIGHTS:

Drew up html and graphical wireframes for new concept sites for major book and music online websites purchased or contracted by Baker and Taylor
Developed the look and feel for https://majorsbooks.mybooksandmore.com/
Flash Development and maintenance for book sales
Graphics Development for the sales staff and the internal websites as needed and updated the internal employee website with the org charts, sales rep updates, and product changes
Updated book recommendations pages and book trends lists
Created a dynamically produced page of book and report links with ordering forms for each based on a login

Guild of Antir Scribes
August 2009 – Present
Web Designer/Developer and content resource

Redesigned, developed, and currently maintaining web content focused for one audiance, the calligraphers and associated artists of a non-profit historical recreation group in the Pacific Northwest from Canada to Oregon/Washington/Montana.

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User Group Support Services for Microsoft

iSoftStone
7/2010 – 10/2010
SharePoint Designer

ROLE/RESPONSIBILITIES:
Helping to complete two SharePoint projects. This one is a portal for Microsoft Technical Certified members to collaborate. This is a contract position.
HIGHLIGHTS:

Just launched https://www.technicalcommunity.com/, and all exclusive SharePoint 2010 site. Our team of US and Beijing developers worked round the clock tirelessly to see the success of our company's first full public SharePoint 2010 site. Up until this point all sites had been internal private sites.

iSoftStone
7/2010 – 10/2010
SharePoint Designer

ROLE/RESPONSIBILITIES:
Helping to complete two SharePoint projects. This is a portal for college students who are Microsoft Student Partners. Here they come to collaborate. This is a contract position.
HIGHLIGHTS:

We are just launched our second public site in SharePoint 2010, https://www.microsoftstudentpartners.com/, of which I am the sole CSS developer on. Slicing images and creating CSS layers instead of HTML tables. This is a portal for Microsoft Student Partners.