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Donald James Jewett
Software Developer/Web Designer/Technical Trainer
Objective: To maximize my software development and design skills using cutting-edge technologies to create timely and powerful solutions.
Technical Certifications
Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (1999 to present)
Microsoft Certified Trainer (1999 to 2002)
Experience teaching the following classes:
  • Mastering MS Visual Basic 6.0 Development
  • Mastering MS Visual Basic 6.0 Fundamentals
  • Mastering Distributed Applications Using Microsoft Visual Studio
  • Mastering Enterprise Development Using MS Visual Basic 6.0
  • Mastering Web Application Development Using MS Visual InterDev 6.0
  • Mastering WebSite Fundamentals
  • Implementing a Database on MS SQL Server 7.0
  • Mastering Access 97 Development
    • Certified Technical Trainer (2000 to present)
    Microsoft Office User Specialist, Master (1999 to present)
  • Access 97
  • Excel 97
  • Word 97
  • PowerPoint 97
    • Technical Skills
  • C#, dotNet Framework
  • Visual Basic 6.0
  • COM, ActiveX
  • ActiveX Data Objects
  • MTS
  • N-Tier Development
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  • Active Server Pages
  • Visual InterDev
  • HTML, CSS, DHTML
  • WVBScript, JavaScript
  • Web Design
  • ActiveX Controls
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  • VBA
  • Transact SQL
  • SQL Server Admin
  • Win NT, 9x, DOS
  • Microsoft Office
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  • Adobe PhotoShop
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Corel DRAW
  • Graphic Design
  • Desktop Publishing
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    Demonstrated Performance
  • Effective Interface designer: Desiging and implementing useful, intuitive User Interfaces.
  • Eye for design: Fine Art major with Graphic Design experience; Layout, Illustration.
  • Extremely innovative: Creating new solutions, applying new technologies quickly.
  • Problem-solver: Exceptional critical thinking skills, ability to see "big-picture."
  • Fast learner: Excellent ability to learn new skills quickly,
  • consuming large amounts of information rapidly with immediate application.
  • Professional communicator: Translating technical concepts into plain English.
    • Experience
    Senior Software Engineer, Hospitality Solutions International (2000 to present)
    Job responsibilities include: Developing User-Interface solutions using Visual Basic 6. Creating custom ActiveX controls, COM Object Models, and graphics for Single-Tier, 2-Tier and Enterprise solutions. Designing HTML and custom graphics for Graphical User Interface in cutting-edge web-based application. Developing Javascript code to satisfy software design requirements for input validation in User-Tier. Creating Cascading Style Sheets, Linked Javascripts and DHTML to encapsulate functionality, improve code reusability, and maximize robustness of thin-client presentation. Maintaining consistent look and feel which is visually pleasing and intuitive to non-technical users.
    Accomplishments: Received bonuses for meeting development deadlines.
    Voluntary Projects: Developed Logo for new product. Provided sketches to Marketing for approval. Communicated with Management to meet desired objectives.
    Web Developer/Managing Partner, Vectorstorm Solutions LLC (1999 to 2001)
    Job responsibilities included: Developing websites: Interviewed customers in order to understand corporate goals and desired presence, Designed and Storyboarded concepts, Produced web pages to meet business requirements, Created custom graphics to incorporate in design.
    Technical Instructor, New Horizons Computer Learning Center (1998 to 2000)
    Job responsibilities included: Teaching professional business people: Instructed experienced and new developers how to create Visual Basic Win32 applications, SQL Server databases and Web Applications. Trained students how to write basic logic, build rich Graphical User Interfaces, Write COM components, Version COM components, Deploy COM components in MTS, Access OLEDB and ODBC Databases using ActiveX Data Objects, Program Transact SQL stored procedures/triggers, Markup web pages using HTML, and Write ASP pages.
    Accomplishments:
  • Awarded Employee of the Month; February 1999, November 1999
  • Recognized Charter Member, Microsoft Solution Developer, 1999
  • Achieved Microsoft Certified Trainer, 1999
  • Achieved Certified Technical Trainer, 2000
  • Achieved Microsoft Office User Specialist, Master, 1999
    • Voluntary projects: Developing 3-tier web application for online evaluation system: Programmed COM components in Visual Basic for deployment in MTS, Produced Active Server Pages, Wrote VBScript to invoke COM components and return ADO Recordsets from SQL Server 7.0 Database to web page, Programmed Transact SQL stored procedures to access and modify data, Authored HTML, and Created custom graphics for Presentation Layer.
    Applications Instructor, New Horizons Computer Learning Center (1996 to 1998)
    Job responsibilities included: Trained corporate business people: Taught students beginning through advanced courses in Database, Spreadsheet, Word-processing, Presentation, Layout, Illustration, Photo-editing, Visual Basic for Applications and other software.
    Accomplishments: Maintained overall score of 95% on evaluations by students for the following four categories: Demonstrated Knowledge, Encouraged Questions, Prepared and Organized, and Reviewed Key Points. Promoted to Technical Instructor.
  • Awarded Employee of the Year 1998
  • Awarded Employee of the Month; May 1997, November 1997, March 1998
    • Education
    Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts, cum laude
    Gonzaga University, Spokane Washington, 1993

    High School Diploma
    Granite Falls High School, Granite Falls, Washington, 1989
    Grade Average: 3.7 on 4.0 scale

    References Furnished Upon Request
    ©2003 by Don Jewett. All Rights Reserved.