2388 First Avenue East
North Saint Paul, MN 55109
651-357-0675 mobile
john_hibscher@yahoo.com
View in Word 2000 formatOBJECTIVE
Seeking software development position utilizing object oriented design principles and best practices at a medium to large size company.
SUMMARY
Seasoned software developer and business analyst with 15+ years of experience on multiple technology platforms including Windows, Macintosh, Unix, PalmOS, and Motorola WisdomOS. Well rounded development skills including business intelligence architecture and implementation, object oriented programming, database design and development, deadline and budget management, Q & A Testing, project management, digital audio/video authoring, technical support/writing, and customer/client technical presentations.
DEVELOPMENT AND AUTHORING ENVIRONMENTS
Microsoft Visual Studio .NET, Business Intelligence Development Studio, SQL Server, SSIS, SSAS, SSRS
Adobe ColdFusion, Flash/Flex, ActionScript, Creative Suite
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES AND SKILLS
Visual Basic .NET, Visual C# .NET, ASP.NET, ASP
Java, T-SQL, HTML, CSS, XML/XSL, JavaScript, VBScript, Assembly (multiple processors), lisp, WAP/WML
OPERATING SYSTEMS
Windows, Mac OS, iPhone OS, Unix/Linux, Palm OS, Motorola Wisdom OS, DOS
EXPERIENCE
MindWare Holdings Inc., Roseville, MN
Technical Business Analyst (10/2005 to Present)
- Designed and developed company Intranet for reporting and dash boards that provide custom insight into business KPIs, allowing managers and executives to make real-time decisions impacting profitability.
- Architected and managed integrations between business intelligence, order management, eCommerce, accounting, and shipping systems.
- Created suite of tools to improve workflows, automate user tasks and centralize data.
- Planned a web site development project for our Wholesale Division and managed team of developers to implement the site within three months and under budget.
APTE, Inc., Evanston, IL
Senior Programmer (10/1993 to 8/2005)
- Developed and supported portfolio of 20+ commercial software titles for education and retail markets. Managed full product development cycle to produce hybrid CD ROMs and applications for Windows, Macintosh (Classic/OSX), and Palm systems.
- Designed and implemented innovative applications and games on Motorola wireless two-way pagers to interact with rich dynamic web sites.
- Created a system for sending animated electronic greeting cards to email addresses, wireless devices and phones.
- Registered as a co-inventor with the U.S. Patent Registry in 1999 for developing an interactive puzzle creation tool using Cold Fusion, SQL, Flash and Director.
- Awarded a letter of commendation for custom software produced for the Executive Office of the White House in 1994.
- Managed junior programming and support staff, artists, and designers.
Youth Job Center of Evanston, Evanston, IL
Programmer/Consultant (10/1993 to 12/1994 Part Time)
- Designed and programmed relational database software using Microsoft Access to organize records, track clients and donors, and produce reports.
Technical Services Engineer (5/1992 to 9/1993)
- Created and managed technical support operations for manufacturer of security management, ID badging, and card entry systems.
- Produced and maintained product documentation.
- Assembled, installed and supported turnkey systems.
- Delivered sales/marketing seminars and technical demonstrations.
Computing Manager (3/1991 to 4/1992)
- Installed and maintained a UNIX-based membership tracking system to perform activity enrollment, access control, usage statistics, accounting procedures.
- Trained staff, and created policy for hardware/software support.
Metro State University, Saint Paul, MN (Spring and Summer 2004)
Part-time professional development courses in Java/J2EE, C#, ASP.NET.
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
Bachelor of Arts in Computer Studies completed December 1995. Minor in mathematics. And advanced courses in programming theory, AI, 3D graphics, database and operating systems.
Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI (Fall 1992)
Candidate for Bachelor of Arts. Transferred to Northwestern University.