Dave Geurts
(801)859-5394
OBJECTIVE:
I have worked in the computer
industry nearly 11 years and bring a wealth of experience and training. I manage my time well and consistently meet
deadlines. I am familiar with and have
been involved in software development cycles for 7 years.
I would
like to:
• Create innovative projects that
push web technologies to their limits
• Work in a challenging environment
that constantly pushes me to learn new things
I have:
• Created
projects ranging from basic static websites to web applications that are
visually presented by HTML / CSS / Flash and data driven by databases such as
Mysql, PostGres or Oracle.
• Built Flex/Javacsript SCORM
e-learning courses for: Baxter Healthcare, Intel Learning Network, S.E.
Johnson, Engage.
• built custom CMS solutions for
clients using Flash/PHP/Mysql
• created
a suite of different types of flex apps, from basic graphs, all the way up to
complete custom components and cell renderers
• created Flex and Air applications
that monitor and analyze stock market conditions and predict when to sell and
buy
• written subscription-based
PHP/mysql communities from the ground up
EXPERIENCE:
10/2006 Waterford Research Institute,
To
Present Software
Engineer
• http://www.waterford.org
- Develop web-delivered projects using AS3/AS2/Flex/Air/Blaze/PostGres.
•
username:
dave@davegeurts.com password: demo
This product is an educational game for children using:
Flash 10 AS3, BlazeDS, Java Servlets, and PostgreSQL.
• W.aterford A.ssessments of C.ore
S.kills - http://wacs.waterford.org
WACS is an online tool for teachers of grades k-4 to assess
student reading skills. The
technologies that we used to create this tool include: Flash 8 AS2, Web
Services, Java Servlets, and PostgreSQL.
10/2005 Orbisadvisors.com,
To Present Flex,
Air Developer, Database Administrator
• Developed a custom PHP / Mysql /
ecommerce membership system
• Developed 8 Flex applications
that monitor analyze stock market data
• Developed 2 desktop Air
applications to monitor and analyze stock market data
• Demo account: https://www.orbisadvisors.com/members/home.php
username: demo@demo.com password: demo
8/2003 Engage,
to 9/2006 Web Developer / Designer
• Created various marketing flash
presentations.
• Produced three corporate websites
for our company.
• Developed e-learning SCORM web
applications for remote training.
• Developed a prototype viral
marketing game.
• Converted a high-level Java
application to a Flex web application.
7/2001 ZEKESTUDIOS,
To
4/2003 Programming
Team Leader
Created many different static
and dynamic websites, and also managed a team of 3 developers.
• http://www.davegeurts.com/clients/5StarBar/
• http://www.moneyhun.com/
• http://www.businessimaging.org/
• http://www.davegeurts.com/clients/zekestudios/flash/dev/main.html
• http://www.davegeurts.com/clients/ci-aviation/
• http://www.upginc.net/
6/2000 MTV.com,
To
4/2001 Internet
Game Developer
• http://www.davegeurts.com/clients/mtv/movieawards.html
• http://www.davegeurts.com/clients/mtv/springbreak.html
• Created
online games in flash that was hosted on mtv.com to help promote things like
MTV Spring Break and MTV Movie Awards etc.
I got a new experience in which I telecommute and worked with a team in
6/2000 TruGolf,
To
4/2001 3D
Course Designer / Graphics Specialist
• http://www.answers.com/topic/microsoft-golf-2001-edition
We were contracted from Microsoft to develop courses for
their PC published title 'Microsoft Golf 7'.3D Course Designer: Used a Microsoft in house developed tool to
design the courses using topographical data obtained from various governments
released for the game a very realistic feeling like you were
actually at the course you were playing.
12/1998 Microsoft,
To
5/2000 Graphics
Specialist
• Links LS 2000 - http://www.answers.com/topic/links-ls-2000
• To
create each golf course for the game Links, Microsoft would send a team of
photographers to each course that would take pictures of every tree, bush,
building, etc. on the course. My team
would than use Photoshop to separate and remove the object from its
backdrop.
1997
Access Software,
QA
/ Graphics Specialist
• http://www.answers.com/topic/links-ls-1998-edition
• http://www.answers.com/topic/links-ls-1999
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pandora_Directive
• QA:
This was my first experience in the professional world of computers. I helped test the games we produced and
worked with developers to aid them with debugging and validate their fixes.
EDUCATION:
5/2000
• Some courses completed
TECHNOLOGIES:
·
Flash
, AS2 / AS3 8 years
·
Flex 3 years
·
Air 1 year
·
BlazeDS 1 year
·
Java
1 year
·
Asp
.NET
1 year
·
PHP 6 years
·
SQL 6 years
·
Database
Design/Administration 4 years
·
HTML/CSS/Javascript 10 years
·
CVS
/ Subversion
5 years
·
Photoshop 8 years
References:
Upon request