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Christopher John Givens
7724 16th Ave NE
Seattle, WA 98115
chris@chrisgivens.com
206-890-6808 |
| OBJECTIVE: |
Highly
motivated, goal-oriented and innovative young technology executive with a
solid record seeking to build on my past experience in technology and business
to assist companies in solving business problems with technology. I am looking
for a company with a great relationship in the computer services industry that
can provide a mutually beneficial relationship, in which will lead to the
companies success and my own personal success as well as leading to
a Director/VP position at the company. |
| CERTIFICATIONS: |
Certified
Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer (MCSD),
Microsoft Certified System Engineer (MCSE), Microsoft Certified Database Administrator (MCDBA),
Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP), Oracle Certified Associate (OCA), JAVA2 Programer (JAVA2), Citrix Certified Administrator (CCA).
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| EXPERIENCE: |
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CountryWide Insurance
Simi Valley, CA; Plano, TX
(Feb-Mar 2006)
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Trained several departments of Countrywide Insurance on Business Intellegence
theory (OLAP cube design and architecture and Data Mining Model Desing and
Training) as well as SQL Server 2005 upgrade best practices, and older SQL 2000
Admin and Design.
Also assisted with a developing a path to use Reporting Services to build a Data
Warehouse solution for several branches of Countrywide.
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Givens Consulting
Seattle, WA
(Dec-Jan 2006)
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Utilized Macromedia Captivate to build a course around the Avanade .NET
Estimating Model. This model implemented both Top Down and Bottom Up approches
to estimating a Microsoft project (.NET Development, SharePoint, BizTalk, Lotus
Notes to Microsoft Migration, etc). |
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Givens Consulting
Seattle, WA
(Nov 2005)
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Wrote yet another Verifone Application, this one interfaces with a RDM 6000
unit to read check data and then send over HTTP to a verification service. |
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Givens Consulting
Seattle, WA
(Nov 2005)
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Assisted with a Bill and Melida Gates project to integrate several non-profits
via the collaborative SharePoint 2003 product. Assisted with Portal
design, site design, list setup and customization, custom web parts, etc. |
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Microsoft Corporation
Redmond, WA
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Developed several Certification questions for the .NET 2.0 Certification Test. |
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New Horizons Learning
Harrisburg, PA; Tampa Bay, FL; Denver, CO
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I have taught courses (BizTalk 2004, CISSP, and Sharepoint Portal Server 2003)
for these branches of New Horizons Learning. |
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Microsoft Corporation
Redmond, WA
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Currently Developing the next certification questions for the future .NET 2.0
Certification Tests. |
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Dell Corporation -
Austin, TX; Brazil, Russia
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Secure .NET Application Developement - Assisting with the development,
deployment, and delivery of a customized internal .NET security course for Dell
Corporation at their worldwide facilities to meet SOX and other industry
requirements. |
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Instructor .NET 2.0 (MOC 2364, 3201)
Bozeman, MT
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Also have provided several instances of support and design to students on
ASP.NET 2.0, SQL Server 2005 and .NET 2.0 Framework. Also included intro to
Enterprise Library and ACA.NET Design Patterns in .NET development. |
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Instructor BizTalk 2004 (MOC 2158, 2157)
Atlanta, GA; Tampa, FL; Orem, UT; Seattle, WA; Washington, DC
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Efficiently and effectively taught an extended/enhanced version of the
Microsoft MOC Courses (2157 and 2158). Course Satisfaction Average of 8.7/9.0,
with customers like Delta Airlines, Volvo North America, Hughes Supply and
various other companies with distributed high volume transaction systems. Also
have provided several instances of support and design to students on message
and schema design topics and how to scale BizTalk 2004. |
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Instructor CISSP
Harrisburg, PA; Chicago, IL; Seattle, WA
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Taught 5-day course using self-prepared CISSP material in
Pennslyvania to help individuals master the 10 Common Bodies of Knowledge
(CBK) and pass the CISSP test. This material is available for
purchase. Please email me for pricing and teaching availabilty. |
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Technology Consultant - Avanade
(1/2005)
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Custom development using ACA.NET 3.0 and ACA.NET 4.0 (which Microsoft has
branded as Enterprice Library (EntLib)). These development methodologies
include several leading-edge best practice patterns in .NET Development such as
Aspect Containers, State Machine, Logging, and Service Oriented Architecture
(SOA). Developed several SharePoint 2003 WebParts utilizing both the SharePoint
object model and non Integrated Sharepoint model with the web service
interfaces of SharePoint 2003. Wrote a NANT task that integrates with
SharePoint for custom software builds utilizing the SharePoint Document Library
and Lists. Also helped Avanade consultants with Sharepoint projects utilizing
the Avanade ACA.Portal 2.0 product that extends the Sharepoint Document
Library's and List's Lead the development and improvement of several course to
train Sr. Avanade Architects on topics such as Enterprise Library, SQL Server
2005 (Yukon), VS.NET 2005 (Whidbey), ASP.NET 2.0, Prinicples of Architecture
for Software Developers (based on Microsoft Solution Framework - MSF)
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Technology Consultant
(10/2004) |
Currently supporting courseware for Senior Architects and Engineers around the
world on technologies including Biztalk 2004, SQL Server 2005, Sharepoint
Portal Server, customized Project Management Methodologies, and best practice
tools and patterns development with .NET.
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Technology Consultant
(9/2004) |
Developed a demo system for a large software company in Redmond. This
demo utilized IBM WebSphere 5.1 with the IBM Web Services Development Kit and
the Eclipse Develoment Environment, Microsoft Biztalk 2004, IBM DB/2, and
Microsoft SQL Server 2000. A message from a custom application created
data in IBM DB/2 with Biztalk accessing the IBM WebSphere web service to get
the new data. This data was then pumped into SQL Server with an Advanced
Biztalk 2004 orchestration.
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Technology Consultant
(8/2004) |
Developed several custom web parts for a large SharePoint Portal Server 2003
Project. Several of the web parts/components implement custom interfaces
to transfer data between each other and some integration with backend products
like BizTalk 2004 and MSCRM. I have my own SharePoint Portal running on
http://portal.chrisgivens.com that have some custom web parts for my
site. The username "CHRISGIVENS/myguest", and the password "guest" to
access the site.
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Technology Consultant
(7/04) |
Developed a
Verifone 3750 & Verifone 3740 Terminal Application for Exposition
Environments utilizing Ethernet and RS-232 connectivity options. |
Owner of Express Order
(Present) |
Currently the owner of all Intellecutal Property of the Express Order
Product. This product is visible here
Starbucks-Express and
Subway-Express . These products are being redesigned to be
deployable worldwide! Look for it in 4th Quarter 2004! |
Technology Consultant
(12/03 - Present) |
Developed a Verifone 3750/3740 Terminal Application that combines
Gift/Loyalty/Credit/Debit/EBT/EFT transactions into one application. The
application utilizes TCP/IP and PPP modem functionality to send transactions
over a secure network. Completely VMAC compliant application that allows
other applications to run concurently with other custom business
applications. This application will be deployed and used at over
15,000+ QSR locations by the end of 2005. Always available to
quickly develop custome Verifone Applications! |
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Instructor MCAD
(5/2004-Present)
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Teaching several students a 17 week boot camp on the MCAD certification track
from Microsoft. This track included the fundamentals of C#, ASP.NET web
application programming, XML technologies (DTD's, schemas, etc), and SQL Server
2000 Database Design and Implemenation strategies.
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C# Web Deveoper/Technology Consultant
(12/03-3/04) |
Converted a fully functionaly PHP website to .NET and redesigned the backend
database to have more funcationality. Implemented and coded in a very
short period of time using several custom .NET tools personally developed to
implement Extreme Programming Techniques. A link to the site will be
present when the project has completed!
http://www.telesym.com |
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Instructor MCDBA
(4/2004)
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Taught
several students the fundementals of Administering Microsoft SQL Server 2000.
This course was designed to help the students understand how to manage a SQL
Server . The class was centered around the objectives of the MCDBA
Certification.
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Instructor CISSP
(3/2004)
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Developed a compelete sylabus for the CISSP exam. Taught a 5-day course
in Seattle using the material to help individuals master the 10 common bodies
of knowledge and pass the CISSP test. This material is available for
purchase. Please email me for pricing and teaching availabilty. |
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Technology Consultant
(December 2003)
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Migrated an entire LIVE datacenter from Seattle to Portland. Included
configuring network connectivity ranging from VPN routes from Seattle and
Denver to Portland as well as DNS and SMTP services. Utilized MS SQL
Server Log Shipping to fail over from one database server in Seattle data
center to another in Portland. Also setup redundanct data center in St
Louis to fail over from Portland servers. |
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Ontain Corporation
Sr. Software Developer
Bellevue, WA
(11/02 - 12/03)
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Developed several technology solutions marketed for the QSR (Quick Service
Resturants) industry. Lead the development of the severals versions of
the Ontain Express Order product (
Starbucks-Express). and the Subway Gift/Loyalty Card program (
www.mysubwaycard.com). These projects included working with XML
schemas and writing tool sets to utilize client/server SSL with
web-services. Co-Devloped the IVR solution around the Express
Order Product, as well as the IVR portion of the Subway Card implementation.
Also lead development of integrated CRM-solution with Microsoft CRM
product utilizing Microsoft BizTalk. Co-developed an Order Delivery
System (written in JAVA) to send XML messages to Verifone 3300/3350 terminals
via modem. Assisted with the project management for the rollout of a
5,000 store implmentation of the Subway Gift/Loyalty program and manageability
issues around a mid-size rollout. (www.ontain.com). |
Givens Consulting, CEO
Seattle, Washington (2/2002 - Present) |
Assisting previous IBM clients with technology needs from
systems/network/premises security evaluations, network design & redesign
(Frame Relay, ISDN, ATM, and X.25) with Cisco and F5 equipment, active
directory design & implementation, Redhat Linux systems & applications,
database design & implementations (DB/2 (6.0, 8.0), Oracle 9i, SQL Server
2000,MySQL), Citrix/Terminal Services rollouts, Microsoft NT 4.0 to 2000 Active
Directory Migrations, and Exchange 5.5 to Exchange 2000 migrations. |
Technology Constultant
(9/2002 - 12/2002) |
Developed a web-based application for a highly visible client to decrease their
new-customer process from 3 weeks to 2 HOURS. This
involved re-designing their previous process and implementing a completely new
solution. The application was
built around their commerce platform that utilized Microsoft SQL Server 2000
and .NET. Application was written by utilizing previously written Stored
Procedures, and implementing several new procedures to expand their ability to
accomidate Project Change Requests from customers. |
Technology Consultant
(9/2002) |
Designed a Visual Basic program to integrate ACT! 2000 data with Peachtree
Complete Accounting software (v8.0) in a SQL 7.0 database. Also used ASP pages
as a reporting front end and a scripting tool. Helped client reduce their
reporting time from one WEEK to less than one DAY. |
Technology Consultant
(9/2002) |
Performed rigourous network evaluation for a all-remote 52 node/VPN network.
Increased nework efficiency by 200%. Accomplished by analyzing and pin-pointing
various broadcast systems throughout the network as well as shutting down
application ports unneccessarly generating traffic. |
Technology Consultant
Seattle, Washington (8/2002) |
Developed a web-based application for
Community Growth Through Business to assist small business entrepenours
to find free and reduced services to assist in starting a business. System was
designed using IIS 5.0, ASP.NET as the front end, with IBM DB/2 on the backend. (The
Site) |
Technology Consultant
Seattle, Washington (7/2002) |
Developed a windows based program in C++ with networking support for a client
to send messages to windows on remote Windows based OS's. This allowed the
client to control remote programs without having to visit the sites. Also wrote
several scripts to automate the daily work of the administrators and business
analysts freeing up more time for other business oriented tasks. |
Technology Consultant
Seattle, Washington (7/2002) |
Migrated large user environment from
Windows NT 4.0 Domain/Exchange 5.5 environment to Windows 2000
Active Directory and Exchange 2000. |
Technology Consultant
Seattle, Washington (7/2002) |
Built a web-based e-mail server utilizing Red Hat 7.3, PHP 4.2.1, Apache
1.3.26, Horde 3.1 (with application extenstions), OpenSSL, OpenLDAP, The
University of Washington's IMAP utilities, and MySQL. Allowed customer to
access their Exchange 5.5 IMAP based e-mail server over any web browser (IE,
Netscape, Opera) to access mail from any OS client. Saved company several
thousand's of dollars in licensing costs.
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Technology Consultant
Seattle, Washington (6/2002 - Present) |
Designed a secure Active Directory infrastructure with over 60 sites in North
America and 2,000 users. The Active Directory implementation included the
design and setup of a rack of 20 terminal servers using a round robin DNS
approach for load balancing. Managed the setup, cloning and rollout of pc
clients to all sites to implement a Thin Print solution to reduce printing WAN
traffic by 50%. Also improved the performance of the customer's current thin
client infrastructure by improving boot times by 25%. This was accomplished in
3 weeks vs. the client's original 2 month rollout schedule. Done with total
client satisfaction, customer reference available.
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Technology Consultant
Seattle, Washington (5/2002 - Present) |
Developed a web-based application for the
Small Business Administration's Women's Business Centers to help assist
in tracking client information, Business Assistance Officer hours, and SBA
Reporting Requirements.
System was designed using IIS 5.0, ASP as the front end, with IBM DB/2 on the backend.
Site was secured at 4 different levels, including SSL certificates for data transfer over the web interface. (The
Site)
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IBM, Sales & Distribution, Pacfic Northwest, PC Client Rep
Seattle, Washington (5/2000 - 2/2002) |
Sales Position with responsibility for driving growth of IBM's Personal Systems
Group Sales for the Pacific Northwest (AK, WA, OR, ID). Interacted with over
1000 Mid-Market accounts in the highly competitive PC marketplace. Developed
ongoing face-face relationships with multiple clients, IBM SMB Client
Representatives and channel partners in order to contribute and achieve $40
million in Pacific Northwest Mid-Market Revenue. This required an understanding
of the customer's technical PC requirements, IBM product offerings, and IBM
sales channel programs. Led the extended team in leveraging special programs
designed to uncover qualified SMB PC opportunities and leverage IBM resources
to close these opportunities. Large competitive wins at
Microsoft,
Pemco, Associated Grocers,
Real Networks, and
X10 Wireless. |
IBM Americas Operations Team
Tulsa, Oklahoma (3/2000 - 5/2000) |
As a member of Americas Operations Team, I was responsible for the analysis of
the pipeline, load and revenue reports for IBM Executives. This involved
pulling data from IBM's Data Warehouse and molding it to their specifications.
In depth knowledge of database structure, rules, and software tools (BrioQuery)
were required to accomplish this task. Developed several new Executive-Level
reports that are still in use today. |
IBM Executive Assistant/Business Analyst to IBM GMB Vice-president
Tulsa, Oklahoma (11/1999 - 3/2000) |
Added in the daily operations of the IBM Global Midmarket Business West
Organization. This involved the management of 200+ individuals (Client
Representatives, Marketing Managers, and Business Unit Executives) and the
systems and processes related with running a large sales and marketing
organization (over $1B). Coordinated IBM Sales Rally's for the
Western Region. Educated IBM Senior Executives, Managers and Reps on
how to use new tools such as OMNotes (opportunity management), RMT
(relationship management), and the Customer Survey Database (Customer
Satisfaction). Also, involved running complex business analysts models on
massive sets of data, to help with decision support. |
IBM Customer/Network Engineer
Tulsa, Oklahoma (8/1999 - 11/1999) |
Assisted customers such as Wal-mart, Saber, Worldcom/UUnet with various
activities such as migrating AS/400's, installing RAMAC Disk Drives on S/370's
and relocating IBM 3490 Tape Library's. Also involved with the deployment of
CSU/DSU deployment for POP sites across the country for WorldCom's Dialup and
leased line networks, this involved working with a long line of Cisco 2600 to
7500 router configurations as well as Cisco 5000 series switches. |
IBM Customer Service Representative
Tulsa, Oklahoma (11/1996 - 8/1999) |
Utilized IBM's SAP system to work with customers and IBM's Accounts Payable and
receivables for the Oklahoma region. Resolved disputes with customers, reviewed
maintenance contracts, and dealt with customer satisfaction issues. |
University of Tulsa
Web Designer /Computer Science Student
Tulsa, Oklahoma (11/1999 - 5/2000) |
Senior project involved developing a Pascal compiler coded in Java utilizing
IBM Visualage for Java 3.0. Required in depth knowledge of programming language
concepts (Error, Syntax, Semantic Checking). Developed the University of
Tulsa's Student Association's web page. Accomplish one of the first on-line
voting applications in the Education space, utilizing the University of Tulsa's
LDAP server, MySQL database application, and PHP. Accomplished a 100% increase
in the Year-To-Year number of student votes, and saved the Student Association
over $2000 in costs.
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| EDUCATION: |
| IBM |
Atlanta, Georgia
IBM Signature Selling Methodologies (SSM)
5-week Sales School in the art of selling Technology Solutions |
| University
of Tulsa |
Tulsa, Oklahoma
BS, Computer Science
Minor in Math & Marketing |
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| AFFILIATIONS: |
Toastmasters - Lake Union, (1/2004 - Present)
NPower Seattle, Volunteer (5/2002 - Present)
Washington Technology Students Association (TSA), (8/1992 - Present)
Seattle Chamber of Commerce, Member (5/2000 - Present)
Washington Software Alliance, Member (11/2000 - Present)
Community Capital Development, Volunteer (2/2001 - Present)
Washington Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA), (2/2002 -
Present)
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| TECHNICAL SKILLS: |
Code versioning tools (CVS, VSS), Bug Tools (Bugzilla, FogBugz)
Interactive Intelligence Inc, IVR Software, and Qwest IVR outsourcing
experience
Web services (WSDL, SOAP, CORBA, IIOP), XML (XSD schema development)
Cisco 700-7600 series routers, 1900/2820/5000 series switch configs
WAN technologies (Frame Relay, ISDN, X.25, ATM)
IBM DB/2 (6.0, 8.0), Microsoft SQL 2000, Oracle 9i, MySQL, MS Access, Lotus
Approach
Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP/.NET, Unix (AIX, Linux, Solaris 8), OS/2, OS/400
Expert knowledge in Java (JSP, Servlets, JavaBeans, Javascript), C/C++, C#,
Pascal, Fortran, VisualBasic, COBOL
Intimate knowledge of JAVA and C# Design Patterns.
Expert knowledge/experience working with Microsoft BizTalk, Microsoft CRM
Citrix Metaframe 1.8/XP (FR1,FR2), Terminal Services
System Mgmt: IBM Director 4.1,5.0, HP Openview, Compaq Insight Mgr, Tivoli
Datamanagement Tools: BrioQuery 5.5, 6.0, Crystal Reports
IBM Visualage for C++/Java, Microsoft VisualStudio (6.0,.NET,2003), Borland
JBuilder, NetBeans IDE
IBM Websphere, BEA, SUNOne, .NET, Oracle Application Servers
Lotus Notes/Domino 4.0, 5.0, Microsoft Exchange 5.5
Web Design - Macromedia Flash 5.0, ASP, PHP, Perl
IBM HTTP Server, Apache, IIS 4.0, 5.0
ACT! 2000, Siebel, Great Plains, Goldmine, MS CRM
Peachtree 8.0, Quickbooks
Verifone 3750/3740 Programmer/Developer
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| SECURITY SKILLS: |
Access Control Systems & Methodology
Applications & Systems Development
Business Continuity Planning
Cryptography
Law, Investigation & Ethics
Operations Security
Physical Security
Security Architecture & Models
Security Management Practices
Telecommunications, Network & Internet Security |
| SALES SKILLS:
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Solution Selling/Selling methodoliges
Presentation Styles/Methodoliges
Consumer Behavior
Finacial/Accounting Analysis |
| REFERENCES: |
Customer/Personal/Professional References available upon request
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