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.Net Architect / ASP.Net 2.0 / VB.Net / C# / SQL Server 2005 / Ajax, DotNetNuke, Visual Studio

LANCE KEENE
354 River Road
Andover, MA 01810
978-557-5709
http://www.SQL-Server-VB-ASP.Net  
http://www.KeeneSystems.com
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SUMMARY: Twenty-seven years experience as a software engineer. Strong in .Net, C#, ASP.Net, VB.Net, JavaScript / DHTML, ADO.Net, database design, SQL Server / T-SQL, Access, IIS, XML, PhotoShop, Windows Server, Visual Studio.Net, SourceSafe, DotNetNuke, user interface design, project management, web marketing, search engine optimization strategies (SEO), software team management and business development.  

LANGUAGES: C#, ASP.Net, VB.Net, JavaScript/DHTML, VBScript, HTML, XML, C++, T-SQL

EDUCATION:
BS in Computer Science, minor in business from Florida Institute of Technology - 1988
Graduate of the United States Army Computer Science School, Ft. Harrison, IN. - 1980

EXPERIENCE:

PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT / ASP.NET DEVELOPER / .NET ARCHITECT / C# / ASP.NET / VB.NET / SQL SERVER May 02 - Present, Keene Systems, Inc., Andover, MA

Recent projects:

* Was hired by Partner's Healthcare of Wellseley, MA to get a .Net project back on track and completely overhaul their user interface. This patient healthcare management system was done in ASP.Net / C#. All data access was done through web services calls to a Cache database on the back end. Partners owns several hospitals in the Boston area; Brigham and Women's Hospital, Mass General Hospital, Faulkner Hospital to name but a few. This project is ongoing. http://www.Partners.org

* Developed an online system to manage all of the steps involved with processing a 1031 property exchange for Southwest Exchange Corporation of Las Vegas, NV. This had a very complex database schema and was developed in ASP.Net / C# / SQL Server. Data access was based on Microsoft's Data Access Application Blocks (DAAB). This project is ongoing. http://www.SouthwestExchange.com

* Developed an ASP.Net / C# / SQL Server web application for insurance underwriter Breeds Hill of Charlestown, MA. The system allows their customers (agents) to fill out an online insurance application. Project made extensive use of the Microsoft Data Access Application Blocks (DAAB), Infragistics tools, Excel spreadsheets and CrystalReports. This was a 6 month project. http://www.BreedsHill.net

* Built an online system to manage securities and banking information for Informa Global Markets of Westford, MA. http://www.InformaGM.com/gml The system was written in C# / ASP.Net with SQL Server on the back end. Data access was done through Microsoft Data Access Application Blocks (DAAB). This was a 5 month project.

* Assisted in the development of a video archive viewer used to review videos of medical operations for Image Stream Medical of Littleton, MA. Project included developing a user interface in ASP.Net / C# that interacted with their video archive technology. http://www.ImageStreamMedical.com

* Did an ASP.Net / VB.Net / SQL Server project for Bardstone Associates of Dallas, TX, converting their existing VB6 desktop application to a web application. The application tests marriage counselors and records the results in SQL Server. This uses the VB version of the Microsoft Data Access Application Blocks (DAAB).

* Developed a desktop application for government affairs firm The Dupont Group of Concord, NH. The application connected nightly to the NH state legislature website to download all of the bills currently before the house and senate into a local Access database. Since the state provides no direct access to this data, a custom screen scraping methodology was employed. The application was written in C#. http://www.DupontGroup.com

* Developed an internal HR application for mutual fund management company State Street Research (now owned by BlackRock, Inc.) in downtown Boston . Application was written in C# / JavaScript / ASP.Net / SQL Server. Was hired as the .Net architect and lead web developer. Developed a fully object oriented, 3-tier application to manage their entire bonus compensation program. It worked as both a database application and a spreadsheet to calculate allocation of bonuses throughout the organization. http://www.BlackRock.com

* Developed a web marketing strategy and did a site reorganization for CAPE Systems of London, England. CAPE is the leading maker of palletization software. http://www.CAPESystems.com

* Was a senior architect & ASP developer on a 1 year project for the Massachusetts Division of Insurance to create their new online producer appointment system. First did screen mock-ups and wrote a functional spec. Next, designed the architecture and wrote a 150 page detailed design spec, then developed the ASP pages and the UI. Skills used: ASP/Vbscript, SQL Server stored procedures / TSQL & DTS, JavaScript/DHTML, COM/VB, Interdev/SourceSafe. Site went live in May 2003 at: https://www.OPRA.DOI.state.ma.us

* Constructed the .Net resource site: http://www.SQL-Server-VB-ASP.Net using ASP.Net / C#, SQL Server & ADO.Net. Content for portions of the site comes from calls to Amazon.com XML Web Services.

* Did a web marketing campaign for NTP Software of Nashua, NH. NTP Software is a leader in policy based storage management. http://www.NTPSoftware.com

* Did a web marketing campaign for the fMRI Data Center of Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH. The data center is a repository for research data on brain physiology http://www.fMRIDC.org

* Did a web marketing campaign and website reorganization for Advanced Illumination of Rochester, VT. Advanced Illumination makes LEDs for robot vision systems. http://www.AdvancedIllumination.com

* Did a web marketing campaign for Art Auction website http://MarlinArt.com of Deer Park, NY.

* Developed a web marketing strategy for Clearview Software International of Nashua, NH. Clearview is a maker of repurposing software. http://www.Clearview-Software.com

* Did an ASP.Net / C# / XML / XSLT project for the http://BostonDotNet.org site. Developed the user groups section.

* Did a site maintenance project for Cleared Professionals Marketplace of FallsChurch, VA. Fixed bugs in their ASP site http://www.ClearedJobs.com and cleaned up database problems.

* Did web marketing strategy and wrote a C# utility for Transparent Language, Inc. of Nashua, NH. The utility automated the process of generating websites for 15 of their 100 language learning products. http://TransparentLanguage.com

* Developed a website and marketing strategy for AlexanderLan, Inc. of Nashua, NH http://www.Alexander.com AlexanderLAN makes tools that determine why servers crash.

* Wrote a web marketing strategy for the Massachusetts Board of Medicine. Wrote a utility that exposes public information about doctors to the search engines. http://www.MassMedBoard.org

SENIOR WEB DEVELOPER / ASP INSTRUCTOR / ASP / VB May 01 - May 02 Hands on Technology Transfer, Chelmsford, MA
Hands On Technology Transfer (www.TrainingHott.com) offers programmer training classes nationwide. Built 11 websites for them and developed tools in Visual Basic to manage all of their web content. Data was kept in SQL Server 2000 and web pages were built with ASP / JavaScript. Developed their entire web marketing and content management strategies. Developed a VB tool that would generate thousands of doorway pages to safely expose content to the search engines. Website hits averaged 110,000/month before my campaign. Within 7 months, hits rose to 5 million/month. Within 12 months, hits rose to 10 million/month. This lead to a significant increase in business for the company. Developed contact management and course scheduling software in VB & SQL Server 2000. Became a manager in the consulting division, overseeing web development and web marketing consulting projects. Tasks included business development, project management and development with ASP, Windows 2000 Server, Interdev, SourceSafe, SQL Server 2000 & Access. Taught the ASP class for the training division.

SENIOR WEB DEVELOPER - ASP Oct 99 - May 01 MeansBusiness.com, Woodstock, VT
After concluding the sale of my software company, Sarbrook, Inc., I became an angel investor in Internet start-up MeansBusiness.com and served as a senior software engineer. www.MeansBusiness.com sells business book extracts on the Internet. Designed and developed Internet database applications in ASP, JavaScript, DHTML and SQL Server 7. Also utilized IIS, Interdev and Visual SourceSafe. Developed the MeansBusiness content management tool, which consisted of 120 ASP pages that interact with a SQL Server 7 database via ADO. Was the sole developer on this project and performed all aspects of the software product life cycle from inception to delivery of product. Tasks included: user needs assessment, user interface design, graphic artwork, ASP development, JavaScript/DHTML development & cross browser issues, database design, SQL Server 7 stored procedures using T-SQL, IIS setup, SourceSafe setup, conversion of legacy system data, VB maintenance utilities, testing, user support & ongoing code maintenance. Other primary function was to develop a comprehensive Search Engine Optimization (SEO) strategy. Designed 10 independent thematic websites. Developed thousands of interconnecting doorway pages to safely expose content to the search engines. Developed English language parsing and key phrase analysis algorithms for this task. Results were dramatic, achieving number one rankings for many search terms which ultimately quadrupled traffic to the website. At the time, a search on Google for most business book titles resulted in a fist page reference to MeansBusiness. You can see these theme sites at:

www.CareerDevelopmentBooks.com
www.DigitalEnterpriseBooks.com
www.FinanceandProfitabilityBooks.com
www.InternetEconomyBooks.com
www.KnowledgeAndLearningBooks.com
www.LeadershipAndChangeBooks.com
www.StrategyAndCompetitionBooks.com
www.OrganizingWorkAndPeopleBooks.com
www.ProductsAndServicesBooks.com
www.SalesAndMarketingBooks.com

Other primary function was to develop a comprehensive Search Engine Optimization (SEO) strategy. Designed 10 independent thematic websites. (Ex. See: www.LeadershipAndChangeBooks.com) Developed thousands of interconnecting doorway pages to safely expose content to the search engines. Developed English language parsing and key phrase analysis algorithms for this task. Results were dramatic, achieving number one rankings for many key search terms which ultimately quadrupled traffic to the website. At the time, a search on Google for most business book titles resulted in a fist page reference to MeansBusiness (or one of its 10 theme sites).

SOFTWARE CONTRACTOR - VB Mar 97 - Oct 99 Mack Trucks, Inc., Allentown, PA
Developed portions of MACKnet 98 with VB 5. MACKnet allows dealers around the world to process warranty claims, order parts and download engine data via dial-up connection to a mainframe. Made extensive use of SQL and Access tables. Utilized several third party controls such as Sheridan Data Widgets. Duties included Visual Basic 5 programming, database design, UI design, creating Active-X objects, and developing InstallShield installations. Started rewriting system in Java & Java Server Pages.

VICE-PRESIDENT / CO-FOUNDER / SENIOR ARCHITECT-VB / C Jan 91 - Feb 97
The Sarbrook Co., Inc., Dallas, TX Became a partner in The Sarbrook Co., Inc. and took over product development. Developed a database driven Document Control system to manage manufacturing specs for Fortune 500 companies. Personally wrote 132,000 lines of Borland C code. Later rewrote the entire system in Visual C & Visual Basic 3.0. Database work was done in Oracle, Sybase and Paradox . Used several third party controls for CAD, imaging and OLE. Did software installations, web page design, client/server development, SQL, MAPI and VB optimization. Was involved in every aspect of the business including: strategic planning, sales and marketing, managed a team of 4 programmers, wrote VB/C code, developed design specs and did quotes for custom programming. The system sold for $22,000-$250,000. See examples of "WinSPEX" at: www.Sarbrook.com. Did custom project work for the following:

ConvaTec

Calvin Klein Cosmetics Corp. Elizabeth Arden Co. Bayer Corporation
Mary Kay Cosmetics, Inc. Hershey Canada Hormel Foods Corporation

Ciba Self Medication

Tootsie Rolls Industries

Ralston Foods

Sara Lee Bakery Glaxo-Wellcome UK
J.M. Smucker Company Pfizer Animal Health Uncle Ben's Tate & Lyle Sugars UK
Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc. Cadbury Beverages Prestone Products Corp. Alberto-Culver Company
McCormick & Company (US, Can.) Weaver Popcorn Co. First Brands Corp. (makes STP) Janssen Pharmaceutica

Monsanto Agricultural Company

Pontiac Foods (Kroger)

President Baking Company Rich SeaPak, Inc.
Perseco Company (McDonalds State Fair Foods, Inc. Ohmeda PPD Rhone-Poulanc AG Kimberly Clark
Beiersdorf, Inc. (makers of Nivea) Perdue Farms, Inc. Bromor Foods Ltd. (South Africa) DPT Labs
Lacks Enterprises (Automotive) Perrigo Company Spillers (Germany, UK, Fr., It.) Arnott's Biscuits (Australia)
Cosmair, Inc. (Makers of: L'oreal, Lancom, Polo, Maybelline, Ralph Loren, Picasso, Redkin, Safari)

SOFTWARE CONTRACTOR - C Aug 90 - Jan 91 EDS & Cummins Cash and Information, Dallas, TX
Developed a truck permit data entry system. Project was done in Turbo C & MS-DOS. Code development included RS232 communications, Paradox database design, and user interface design.

SOFTWARE CONTRACTOR - C Apr 90 - Aug 90 Motorola Corporation, Austin, TX
Developed a prototype graphical user interface in Turbo C and did Adept robot programming for a robot work cell that assembled the Motorola 68040 chip. This was a project done through Cybex.

SOFTWARE DEVELOPER / CO-FOUNDER Cybex Corp., Dallas, TX Feb 89
Founded Cybex Corp., a robot integration and automation firm still in business today.

SOFTWARE CONTRACTOR - C Mar 89 - Jun 90 Texas Instruments, Process Automation Center Dallas, TX
Developed a robot work cell that assembles EPROM chips. Duties included graphical user interface development in Turbo C, RS232 communications, motion control, ladder logic, graphics, memory management and process synchronization of 3 PCs, 2 PLCs and a robot controller. Did Omron PLC programming. Spent a month in Singapore installing the robot in the clean room at the TI plant.

SOFTWARE CONTRACTOR - PLS Sep 88 - Mar 89 IBM Corporation, Austin, TX
Worked on the development of the OS/2 operating system. Developed code in PLS286 and 80286 assembler for portions of the communication manager. Also worked in a VM/CMS environment.

SOFTWARE CONTRACTOR - C Jun 88 - Sep 88 Harris Corporation, Melbourne, FL
Worked on a graphics editor for energy management systems. Developed in C using GKS and UNIX.

SOFTWARE CONTRACTOR - PASCAL Jun 86 - Jun 88 Atlanta Computer Consultants, Cocoa Beach, FL
Developed property management and accounting software in Turbo Pascal and 8086 Assembler.

PRESIDENT / FOUNDER, Keene Systems Inc., Palm Bay, FL Jun 1986, Founded Keene Systems Inc., a software consulting firm. Specialized in Pascal development. Company is still in business today, now focusing on SEO & Web Marketing and ASP & .Net development.

PROGRAMMER / TUTOR - PASCAL Nov 85 - Jun 86 Brevard Community College, Melbourne, FL
Wrote student accounting software in Turbo Pascal. Tutored Algebra, Calculus, Chemistry, German, English and all programming languages.

COMPUTER TEACHER - BASIC Aug 85 - Nov 85 Career Consultants, Melbourne, FL
Taught a class in BASIC for disadvantaged youth.

PROGRAMMER - FORTRAN Nov 84 -Aug 85 Brownell-Bitner Management Consultants, Melbourne, FL
Converted construction project management software written in FORTRAN. Wrote software tools in Pascal and BASIC to analyze old, undocumented FORTRAN programs.

COMPUTER SCIENCE TEACHER - BASIC Aug 83 - Oct 83 City Colleges of Chicago, Mannheim, Germany
Taught Introduction to Data Processing and BASIC.

PROGRAMMER - COBOL / BASIC Nov 80 - Jun 84 US ARMY, 25th Data Processing Unit West Germany
MOS: 74F Programmer/Analyst. Wrote numerous military applications in COBOL and BASIC. Responsible for software development of batch and interactive Army strength accounting applications written in COBOL under VM/CMS and MVS OS JCL environments. Developed training requirements for new personnel. Held a secret clearance. Honorable discharge with the rank of Specialist-5.

PROGRAMMER - BASIC Oct 78 - Jun 80 Laconia Vocational Education Center, Laconia, NH
Wrote a purchase order management system in BASIC for the Voc-Ed center.

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