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Christopher McKinnie

Senior Software Engineer
17896 Sallows Dr. Athens, AL 35611,AL

Summary

Skilled Senior Software Engineer with broad base of experience in technical support and operations. Resolves problems quickly, delivering high levels of customer satisfaction. Excellent knowledge of .Net and sql technologies.

Overview

14
years of professional experience
3
years of post-secondary education

Work History

US Army Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM) , Redstone Arsenal , AL

IT Service Specialist
2019.11 - Current (4 years & 10 months)

Job overview

  • Creating and managing logging utility that is used within ASP.NET Web Form, ASP.NET MVC, and ASP.NET Core applications to solve over 60 audit-related STIGS
  • Working with AMCOM cyber division to process logs by creating STIG alerts and dashboards within Splunk
  • Working as technical POC to help developers and team leads solve STIG problems within their applications
  • Training other developers on new technologies and advising on strategies to translate complex requirements in computer code
  • Performing Ad hoc testing and creating automation tests to validate application, database, and system functionality
  • Solving complex problems using knowledge acquired with positive results
  • Reviewing code to very that problem was solved and best coding practices were applied
  • Meeting with stakeholders to gather functional and non-functional requirements and transforming those requirements into UML diagrams and wireframes to verify functionalities before development

Technologies Utilized: HTML, JavaScript, jQuery, CSS, Bootstrap 3, C#, LINQ, Entity Framework, ASP.NET MVC and ASP.NET Core 2.1, TFS, and SQL SERVER, Oracle, and Telerik

FasTrax , Madison, AL

<p>Senior Software Developer </p> <p></p>
2019.07 - 2019.11 (4 months)

Job overview

  • Created and configured staging and production Azure databases and servers
  • Set up and configured Azure DevOps project for ASP.NET Core application along with setting up staging and production websites.
  • Streamlined Azure DevOps deployment of application using pipelines and release management
  • Developed complex Powershell scripts to solve complex problems
  • Designed and developed ASP. NET Core 2.2 web application
  • Created new internal database schemes and appended to main database
  • Created internal data warehouses to analyze sales data
  • Developed internal SSIS packages to process and move summarized data to database warehouse
  • Analyze legacy register hardware along with its computerize API and built middleware application to move data in and out of system using rest calls
  • Build WinForms application as add-on to POS system

Technologies Utilized: HTML, JavaScript, jQuery, CSS, Bootstrap 3, C#, LINQ, Entity Framework, ASP.NET MVC and ASP.NET Core 2.2, WinForms, WPF, SSIS, SQL Server 2005-2016, Azure SQL Server, GIT, Subversion, Azure DevOps, JIRA

KBR, Huntsville, AL

Senior IT Application Developer (AMCOM)
2018.05 - 2019.07 (1 year & 2 months)

Job overview

  • Lead software developer re-writing Oracle Forms application into ASP.NET Core 2.1 Razor Pages applications for United States Army at Redstone Arsenal
  • Created UML diagrams, wireframes, and flowcharts to verify functionality with clients to increase accuracy of applications being development
  • Trained team leaders and developers with transitioning to ASP.NET Core 2.1 Razor Pages
  • Performed Ad hoc testing and developing automation tests to validate functionality
  • Worked with customers to understand needs and provide excellent service

Technologies Utilized: HTML, JavaScript, jQuery, CSS, Bootstrap 3, C#, LINQ, Entity Framework, ASP.NET MVC 5, ASP.NET Core 2.1, TFS, and SQL SERVER, Oracle, and Telerik

American Associated Pharmacies - Scottboro, AL

<p>Web Developer Team Lead</p>
2016.10 - 2018.04 (1 year & 6 months)

Job overview

  • Configured and managed IIS servers
  • Trained junior developers and database analysts to product better output
  • Migrated websites from AAP's sister company to internal servers
  • Setup and managed IIS Web Farm
  • Managed internal SQL Server
  • Updated and created SSRS reports
  • Gathered functional requirements from users
  • Managed GIT repositories and Kanban boards
  • Created UML user case diagrams to illustrate requirements
  • Developed SSO application to manage users, applications, and APIs authentication and authorization
  • Redesigned external PHP website into ASP.NET Core 2.0 Razor Pages application
  • Redesigned internal Web Form application into ASP.NET MVC website

Technologies Utilized: HTML, JavaScript, jQuery, CSS, Bootstrap 3, C#, LINQ, Entity Framework, ASP.NET MVC Core, ASP.NET MVC 5, GIT, and SQL SERVER

Hexagon - Madison, AL

<p>Software Developer</p> <p></p>
2015.03 - 2016.09 (1 year & 6 months)

Job overview

40 hrs/week

  • Reviewed requirement documents and produced design documents
  • Verified code written by other team developers to insure it lined up with design document
  • Wrote programming logic and unit tests
  • Created Coded UI automation tests to verify UI functionality
  • Worked in sprint/agile environment and provided solutions to solve complex problems

Technologies Utilized: C#, C++, WPF, Coded UI, SVN, Oracle, SQL SERVER, and VMs

University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL

<p>Senior Programmer Analyst</p> <p></p>
2012.03 - 2015.02 (2 years & 11 months)

Job overview

  • Created Web-based ASP.Net MVC applications from initial project documentation
  • Analyzed project documents to extract business rules
  • Collaborated with clients to determine business requirements
  • Tested and debugged code using Visual Studio, desktop browsers, and test servers
  • Created statewide ASP.NET MVC 3 application and setup an IIS web server and a SQL SERVER for MASEP DUI program (Mississippi State University - https://admin.masep.org)
  • Initialized ASP.NET MVC 4 application that utilizing data from SQL SERVER and several web services for Madison County Probation office

Technologies Utilized: HTML, JavaScript, jQuery, CSS, C#, ASP.NET MVC 3 & 4, SVN, SQL SERVER, LINQ, And JSON

Mitchell Computer Services , Decatur, AL

<p>Web Developer/Computer Service Technician</p> <p></p>
2010.10 - 2012.03 (1 year & 5 months)

Job overview

  • Developed websites from client’s specifications
  • Performed maintenance and updates on existing websites
  • Repaired desktop and laptop systems from software and hardware problems
  • Networked computer systems to dedicated servers
  • Designed and developed company's website

Technologies Utilized: HTML, JavaScript, jQuery, CSS, PHP, MySQL, and SQL SERVER

Accounting & Business Services , Ardmore, AL

<p>Public Accountant/Systems Administrator</p> <p></p>
2007.10 - 2010.10 (3 years)

Job overview

  • Designed and maintained company’s website
  • Updated and maintained computer systems
  • Maintained MS Servers
  • Created advanced Excel formulas to compute client’s sales taxes
  • Administered payroll for several clients

Technologies Utilized: HTML, JavaScript, CSS, PHP, QuickBooks, Excel, Peachtree, SQL SERVER

Education

Athens State University , Athens, AL

Bachelor of Science from Computer Science
2009.01 - 2011.12 (2 years & 11 months)

University Overview

BS in Computer Science , Minor in CIS

Software

Timeline

IT Service Specialist

US Army Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM)
2019.11 - Current (4 years & 10 months)

Senior Software Developer 

FasTrax
2019.07 - 2019.11 (4 months)

Senior IT Application Developer (AMCOM)

KBR
2018.05 - 2019.07 (1 year & 2 months)

Web Developer Team Lead

American Associated Pharmacies - Scottboro, AL
2016.10 - 2018.04 (1 year & 6 months)

Software Developer

Hexagon - Madison, AL
2015.03 - 2016.09 (1 year & 6 months)

Senior Programmer Analyst

University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL
2012.03 - 2015.02 (2 years & 11 months)

Web Developer/Computer Service Technician

Mitchell Computer Services
2010.10 - 2012.03 (1 year & 5 months)

Athens State University

Bachelor of Science from Computer Science
2009.01 - 2011.12 (2 years & 11 months)

Public Accountant/Systems Administrator

Accounting & Business Services
2007.10 - 2010.10 (3 years)
Christopher McKinnieSenior Software Engineer