.NET C# coder in New York City

ALESSANDRO D. GAGLIARDI
306 East 11th St. #5B
New York, NY 10003
alessandro @ gagliardi.name
http://alessandro.gagliardi.name/
(917) 805-9797


LANGUAGES:

C/C#, Visual Basic.NET, SQL, HTML, VBScript, VBA, Java, JavaScript, LISP, XML, XSL, Assembly, PHP, Scheme, Scala.


TECHNOLOGIES AND PLATFORMS:

Visual Studio.NET, ASP.NET, ASP, ADO, ADO.NET, SQL Server, MySQL, IIS, Windows Scripting Host, MS Access, MS Office, Small Business Manager, Swing, Apache, SharePoint Services, TCP/IP, Windows 2003, Windows XP, Mac OS X, UNIX, Linux.


EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

2003-present Computer Consultant Gagliardi Consulting New York, NY
* ConEdison Solutions
o Added functionality to online enrollment ASP.NET site using VB.NET.
o https://www.conedsolutions.com/CES_Enroll/
o Simplified SQL Server 2000 database logic.
* Destina Solutions
o Designed and implemented normalized relational database in SQL Server 2005 for sales system for A-Porcel.
o Initiated work for a Visual C# client-server application for sales for A-Porcel.
o Set up instance of Microsoft Small Business Manager for A-Porcel.
* JesseJames Creative, Inc.
o Set up MySQL database and IIS with SSL certificate for DataStorage Corporation.
o http://www.dscorp.net/
o Repaired and expanded functionality of ASP.NET site with extensive use of ADO.NET and C# user controls for DataStorage Corporation.
* FoundValue, Inc.
o Implemented eBay Integration Library for use in an ASP.NET auction site with SQL Server, ADO.NET and C#.
o Rewrote portion of eBay SDK to allow for custom editing of XSL for dynamic HTML rendering of XML data.
* Dorna USA, Inc.
o Upgraded MS Access 97 to Access 2000 and implemented ASP.NET version of interface with C#.
* USA Prepaid / Econocall
o Co-designed and programmed ASP / ASP.NET customer service system with a SQL Server database.
o Engineered cross-server system coordinating Oracle and SQL Server with WSH to control a MIND CTI application.
* The Citadel
o Set up NYC Five-Boroughs Alumni Club website.
o Implemented interactive backend for newsletters and events.
* Kismet, LLC.
o Debugged ODBC error with ASP and MS Access.
* Sequent Capital, LLC.
o Composed MS Excel macros in VBA for economic analysis.

2001-2002 Programmer Analyst TMP Worldwide New York, NY
* Headed programming for a web-based educational CRM called CollegeWare and performed implementations for Yale, University of Dayton, and others. Highlights include:
o Dynamically generated ASP interface based upon user permissions (using VBScript and JavaScript),
o Automated conversion between databases (including Oracle, Visual Fox Pro, Excel, and others),
o Customized, scheduled and event driven e-mail using WSH scripting and SQL Server DTS packages,
o Maintained SharePoint Services site for online collaboration and document exchange.

1999 Programmer Manpower Santa Cruz, CA
* Designed and maintained a Microsoft Access relational database for BRSI with macros to parse, validate, and import data in Chinese, Greek, Hebrew and/or English;
* Initiated work in Visual Basic on a user interface for database.

1996-1998 Programmer Client Server Designs Mountain View, CA
* Implemented components in Visual Basic for product-mainly dealt with database access and HTML page creation.
* Implemented web-based database access and automated invoice generation via Active Server Pages.
* Implemented a telephony system that read e-mail over the phone.


EDUCATION:

1997-2001 University of California, Santa Cruz - Computer Science, B.A.
Curriculum centered around C programming in a UNIX environment.
Comprehensive Honors (2nd highest score in graduating class)
Course work included: Computational Models, Microprocessor System Design, Artificial Intelligence, Stochastic Methods; Independent Study - Implemented an English Phrase Structure. Parser in LISP

1999-2000 Nagasaki College of Foreign Languages - Japan Studies
Studied Japanese Language, History, and Culture.

1993-1997 Windward - High School
Math Book Award for scoring 800 on Math SAT and SAT II tests, 5 on the Calculus AP exam my junior year, and taking Calculus at UCLA my senior year.


VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE:

1995 - Repaired computers for Chrysalis, a volunteer organization that helps homeless people find jobs in Santa Monica, CA.

2004 - Managed course registration at the New York Open Center.


OTHER:

Lived in Japan for a year (1999-2000); extensive travels throughout Asia and Europe including Thailand, Vietnam, India, Ireland, Poland, Croatia, and the Czech Republic.

Studied Aikido in Japan and has practiced Ba Gua Zhang, a Chinese martial art, in New York since 2003.

Psychology Masters of the Arts Scholar at New York University because of high GRE scores.