SUMMARY

Self-taught developer and content creator who has been using PHP since 2008, C# since 2012 and has been 3D modeling since 2011. Has experience in both managing and working with groups.

EDUCATION

Bachelors in Arts & Technology, University of Texas at Dallas -- August 2013

Computer Science -- Game Design

WORK EXPERIENCE

Sr Product Consultant - January 2020 - Current
Blue Prism

Lead RPA Software Developer - June 2017-January 2020
Solai & Cameron

• Acted as an architect for various RPA solutions

• Automated tasks in Blue Prism

• Automated various Outlook MAPI tasks in both PowerShell and VB

• Automated various Excel tasks in VB and C#

• Automated various tasks over a remote connection

• Automated data entry into Oracle

• Automated various Active Directory actions via PowerShell

• Developed various REST and SOAP web service APIs in PHP

• Developed automated process monitoring tasks via PowerShell

• Developed an automated OCR for captchas using Tesseract

• Developed a form for major incidents with the intent of simultaneous updates and edits without refresh - Up to $15k per notification in loss-prevention

• Leveraged Bootstrap to create a platform for various methods of reporting

• Developed for internal and external clients, including government, defense and healthcare work

• Developed a total of 17 processes, averaging ~2.5FTE and a 4:1 efficiency index

• Developed in PHP/MySQL/C#/VB/VBA/.NET/jQuery/AJAX

• Managed developers both onshore and offshore

Contractor - PHP Developer - December 2016-March 2017
<<Confidential Client>>

• Developed custom modules and component views for Joomla

• Generated custom reports based on transcript data from Cornerstone On Demand

• Created system diagnostic views for both system and client admins

• Developed in PHP/C#/MySQL/HTML5

Freelance PHP/JS/LSL programmer, 3D artist, Webmaster - August-December 2016

2142sl.info

• Created additional 3D models

• Rebuilt the website and restored years of data after the group's service provider deleted 1.7m servers + backups

• Managed 3 developers for modeling and coding both gear and PHP web services (REST)

Independent Contractor - Web Developer/Data Analyst - March 2015-August 2015
Perfaware, LLC

• Developed a visual interface for an analytics program that was used by multiple large retail businesses using Bootstrap, Node.JS, AJAX and PHP

• Developed an architecture to create sortable gantt charts with JSON data from Sterling using Bootstrap and Fusion Charts (SOAP)

• Developed a stack to integrate natural language processing (OpenNLP) into Apache Solr/Cassandra

• Developed a JDBC solution to import data from Cassandra into Apache Solr

• Developed the UI for the analytics platform, including code and fifteen vector graphics

PHP/JS programmer, Q/A - Full Time June-September 2012 & August-September 2013

Slate Technology, LLC

• Created a shift calendar for hospitals and clinics inside Joomla plugin and created graphics for the UI

• Developed a PHP-based self-test procedure for new software deployments

• Ran regression tests for new builds once code from all developers was merged

• Liaised with customers to find their needs and wants for the product

Freelance PHP/JS/LSL programmer, 3D artist, Webmaster - March 2008-March 2015

2142sl.info

• Created assets for SecondLife, in a community that has turned it into an open-source first-person shooter, including weapons, vehicles, modular items for map layouts and texture maps

• Maintained and updated a MySQL database containing ~1300 users, including a self-created communications system

• Created APIs for authentication and efficient gear usage in both LSL and PHP (REST)

• Managed up to 10 developers and guided them to the completion of various vehicles, weapons and objectives

• Designed, built, textured and scripted four maps for combat with objective systems, as well as three obstacle courses for training

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Languages: C#, C++, LSL, PHP, JavaScript, JSON/JQuery, Java, HTML 4.0, CSS

Databases: MySQL, MSSQL 2008, Cassandra, Solr

Virtualization: VMWare, Virtual PC, Hyper-V

Operating Systems: Windows (all versions), CentOS 6.5 & 7

Packages: Visual Studio, Eclipse, PHPBB, Bootstrap (DevOOPS), NodeJS, Apache Solr, Apache OpenNLP, Joomla!, Cornerstone On Demand, Triole Ticketing System, Service Now, BMC Remedy

Project Management: Trello, JIRA

Graphic Design: Photoshop (CS3-CC), Illustrator (CS6)

3D: Maya (Modeling, Unwrapping, Rigging), 3DS (Unwrapping and Baking), Zbrush (low -> high-poly mesh conversion), xNormal, Quixel dDo, Quixel Suite 3.0

Engines: NeoAxis, UDK (UE3)

ACADEMIC PROJECTS

NOMAD

• Designed and coded the behaviour of the plants (the one playable side)

• Rewrote the pathfinding and distance calculation methods

• Modified the engine's editor and added new tools to aid designers in modifying new and existing values for assets

Wolfsong

• ScaleForm and loading screen designer and implementer

• Modified pawn class to accept custom animations and camera controls

• Modified Kismet for Pawn to work better with dynamic IK legs

ACTIVITIES

State Score Room Appraiser – Destination Imagination, Dallas, TX - March 2015, 2016

Webmaster – FenCon, Irving, TX - November 2014 – Present

Regional Appraiser – Destination Imagination, Dallas, TX - March 2010 – Present

Regional Challenge Master – Destination Imagination, Dallas, TX - March 2014, March 2017

Regional Score Master – Destination Imagination, Dallas, TX - March 2013, March 2016

Team Manager – Destination Imagination, Richardson, TX - Fall 2011– Spring 2013

Member – Odyssey of the Mind/Destination Imagination, Plano/Richardson, TX Fall 1997 – Spring 2012

CONTACT INFO

E-mail: amiofblarg [at] gmail [dot] com

Phone: (972)-836-9473