Sam Hughes
16655 NE 48th St § Redmond, WA 98052
Phone: (425) 497-9181§ E-mail: yahoojobs.5.sam_hughes@spamgourmet.com
Development / Solutions Design
Seasoned developer highly-skilled in translating customer requirements into technology solutions to
optimize performance, and improve product quality. Full development life-cycle from Architecture through
delivery of enterprise-scale products. Design, coding, and debugging skills with proven experience in web
applications, GUI design, middle-tier layers, and back-end database development.
Strong technical aptitude to remain on cutting-edge of changing technology and market needs. Keen
analytical and critical thinking skills to identify and resolve diverse challenges. Expert communicator with
customers at all corporate levels. Deadline-conscious with an unwavering commitment to excellence in
every endeavor.
Technical Summary
C#
ASP.NET
XSLT and XML
Java
Visual Basic
ADO/ADO.NET
Sql Reporting Services
CSS Design and Layout
Web Services/SOAP
SQL 6.5/7.0/2000
Biztalk 2004
MS Passport
Professional Experience
Ascentium Corp, Bellevue, WA 2002-Present
Senior Developer (Lead)
Presales and Lead development role on several projects, including requirements gathering, mentoring,
database design, development of Windows applications, web pages, and writing of stored procedures and
middle-tier objects. Used both Agile/XP and waterfall approaches on projects.
 Executive Intelligence Suite: Wrote several Windows and web applications that communicate with
various .NET web services to provide executive intelligence (cheat sheets for executives about other
executives) by combining information from multiple databases, including Siebel, Sql Server and Excel
spreadsheets. Designed a custom security principal architecture for use with the system. Primary
Technologies are C#, Sql Server 2000.
 Reseller/End User Integration System: Worked with a team of client and Ascentium developers to
develop a system for integrating a CRM system, Accounting System, Home-grown security
infrastructure, Web Site, Reseller and End Users for a hardware manufacturer. The system is expected
to generate several million dollars in revenue per year. The reporting that goes with it will also allow
for 10's of millions of dollars in revenue generation due to increased business intelligence. Primary
technologies are C#, Sql Server 2000, Onyx, Great Plains, Biztalk 2004.
 E-Book Engine: Lead a small team of developers in porting a Perl script to a full-fledged C# E-book
generation engine and portal website. Automated the process of converting word and rtf documents to
13 different formats of E-Books. Also architected and implemented the first version of an automated
distribution system using the publishing industry's Onix XML standard. Primary technologies: XML,
C#, ASP.NET, Sql Server 2000, MS Office.
 Multiple for Microsoft and MSN: Served as lead developer on team tasked with creating 3-tier,
automated maintenance of online advertising campaigns for Microsoft.com. Lead a small team to
rewrite the Microsoft.com/hardware consumer website almost entirely with XSLT. Wrote online
authorized education reseller application system for helping vendors sell Microsoft products to
educational users. Wrote reports for analyzing a variety of user trends for MSN narrowband business
reports summarized tens of millions of rows of data.
 Internal Projects: Conducted interviews for technical candidates, served on the company's
morale/event committee, lead a team to maintain the internal billing/forecasting tool, conducted "brown
bag" technical presentations for technical staff, management, and clients.
BEA Systems/Crossgain Corp, Redmond, WA 2001-2002
Software Developer
Sr. Developer working on a new product (Weblogic Workshop) to revolutionize the way webservices are
written by Java Developers.
 Graphical Webservice Editor: Designed and Implemented a VB-like graphical editor developer tool
for designing webservices in java. Written entirely in Java Swing/AWT with custom dynamic rendering
of complex metadata. The result of the design would generate EJB components for use with Weblogic
Server 7.0. Also wrote menuing, dialogs, and drag n' drop file WSDL importer.
 WEBDAV Client and Server: Wrote a WEBDAV JSP client and Servlet that could synchronize a
remote and local file system seamlessly. Wrote MFC (C++ windows program) that could also
communicate with the WEBDAV server.
 Feature Design and Prototyping: Wrote several specs and prototypes for features in Weblogic
Workshop including the status bar, menuing system and graphical webservice editor.
ContractorHub.com, Kirkland, WA 2000-2001
Sr. Developer
Played large role on a team of 8-10 developers in building 3-tier architecture for B2B e-marketplace engine
that enabled contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers to buy and sell materials and services online.
Performed requirements gathering, specification writing, and coding. Enhanced feature set and business
object layer of version 1.0. Mentored co-workers on use of ASP and XML.
 Business Logic On Budget: Achieved completion of complex, user-friendly system under tight time
and budget constraints.
 Automated Email System: Created an automated email and fax service for updating clients of events
occurring on the website related to their bids and quotes.
 Robust Object Layer: Designed flexible and reliable object layer for handling many transactions with
very little impact on systems.
Lante Corporation, Bellevue, WA 1999-2000
Consultant
Gathered requirements, wrote specifications, scheduled tasks, designed databases, developed active server
pages, created stored procedures, and conducted code reviews for a diverse range of projects. Converted
data from Access to SQL and from SQL 6.5 to SQL 7.0.
Wall Data Corporation, Bellingham, WA 1997-1999
Jr. Developer/Product Development Intern
Wrote bug fixes in C++ for Wall Data's flagship enterprise products, (Cyberprise Server and Arpeggio
Live) for integration with Legacy systems such as AS/400 mainframes.
Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA 1996-1997
Web Developer
Wrote and online undergraduate application. Maintained Office of Admissions website.
Education
Microsoft Certified Professional, ID: 3147428
ASP.NET Test #315 2004, C# Windows Apps. Test #316 2005
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Developing and Implementing Web Applications with Microsoft® Visual C#™ .NET
Developing and Implementing Windows-based Applications with Microsoft® Visual Studio® .NET
Western Washington University
B.S., Computer Science – 1999
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Member of Honors Program