Open To Work
William Childs
Griffin,United States
Summary
Senior software developer with expertise in .NET and agile methodologies. Demonstrated success in enhancing system performance and mentoring development teams. Proficient in database administration and delivering innovative solutions that promote collaboration and leadership.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Software Developer
KNOWiNK
, United States
07.2023 - 11.2025
- Contributed to enhancements and bug fixes within a Scrum environment as a Senior Software Developer at KNOWiNK.
- Conducted research on the viability and impact of proposed changes and mentored junior developers.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to design software solutions for client needs.
- Led code reviews to ensure adherence to best practices and standards.
Software Engineer III
Woolpert, Inc.
, United States
03.2022 - 05.2023
- Created requirements and testing documentation for tickets, managed enhancement requests, and collaborated with another developer on Infrastructure as Code (IAC) projects using AWS to streamline deployment processes.
- Produced documentation outlining requirements and challenges for migrating on-site servers to AWS, facilitating smoother transition and implementation.
Full Stack .NET Developer / Database Administrator II
Team National
, United States
10.2007 - 01.2022
- Executed requirements gathering, database design, UI and backend development, stored procedures, testing, maintenance, and enhancements on all projects, ensuring alignment with current technologies and best practices.
- Furniture sales websites using ASP.NET
- Shopping cart solutions in ASP.NET
- Product sales, shopping cart, auto ship maintenance with Razor/Blazor and Entity Framework
- API interface for sale taxing, connecting to third-party taxing service
- Credit card processing gateway and administrative website
- Designed additional product sales websites to expand online presence.
- Product shipping claims tracking system
- WinForms Password Manager
- Web services and APIs
- Internal use library wrapping Microsoft enterprise libraries for logging
- Security framework implementing LDAP
- Created supplementary libraries for internal use
- COM wrappers for FoxPro to use internal .NET libraries
- ASP.NET Custom controls
- API interface to third-party email engine .NET Core
- Developed multiple APIs with Entity Framework .NET Core and Blazor, facilitating seamless integration and data handling.
- Store checkout system featuring product and credit card scanners using Blazor .NET Core PWA
- Accounting maintenance site implemented with Blazor
- Collaborated with PCI consultants and SA to help the company achieve PCI compliance.
- Modified internal applications and databases to utilize an in-house created tokenization engine.
- Managed database administration tasks
- Configured and maintained several SQL instances
- Implemented mirroring
- Tuned tables and stored procedures
- Maintained backups
- Created and maintained SQL jobs
- Developed SSIS packages and projects for transferring data from CSV and FoxPro to SQL
- Produced and automated report generation for various sites using SSRS, streamlining reporting processes and enhancing data accessibility.
- Configured and maintained in-house TFS server
Skills
- Software Development
- Full-stack development
- ASPNET development
- Microsoft C# (C Sharp)
- Visual BasicNET
- PHP scripting
- Microsoft NET
- ADONET Entity Framework
- Web Services
- Application Programming Interface (API)
- Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF)
- DevOps
- Ansible
- Database Administration
- Database Design
- Transact-SQL
- SQL (Structured Query Language)
- MySQL
- Stored Procedures
- SSIS integration
- SSRS reporting
- Testing
- Unit Test
- Debugging Skills
- Software Engineering
- Software architecture
- Scrum Project Management
- Agile methodologies
- Requirements Management
- Requirements analysis
- Documentation
- Test Plan/Schedule
- Best Practices
- Technical Mentorship
- Problem Solving Skills
- Corporate Compliance
- E-commerce Solutions
- Reporting Skills
- Microsoft products
- LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol)
- Sockets
- WinForms
- User Interface Design
- Database Technology
- TFS
- Refactoring techniques
- Debugging Skills
- Software architecture
- Full-stack development
Languages
English, Advanced
Personal Information
Title: Senior Software Developer
Work Authorization - Authorized Countries
United States
Timeline
Senior Software Developer
KNOWiNK
07.2023 - 11.2025
Software Engineer III
Woolpert, Inc.
03.2022 - 05.2023
Full Stack .NET Developer / Database Administrator II
Team National
10.2007 - 01.2022