Robert Hellestrae
305.613.8414 - Cellular
robhelle@hotmail.com
Miami, Florida - United States

I am proficient with C#, Xaml to design + develop media
and business applications for the Web and Windows Phone;

February 2010 to Present | Industry: Management Consulting
developer - Web, Mobile | C#, Xaml, Oracle, SQL Server | Miami, Florida

• Expression Blend - design UI's with Xaml, deliver experiences;
• Mobile app design + development for Windows Phone: art, web,
  rss feeds, mapping, social media, pivot | panorama navigation;
• Practice MVVM design pattern - WPF | Silverlight UX platforms;
• WCF RIA Services - nTier app pattern | ASP.Net + Silverlight;
• Expression Web - HTML5, next level web dev | CSS + JavaScript;
• Build data-driven HTML5 apps, with jQuery + WCF RIA Services;
• Telerik RadControls - advanced ASP.Net and Silverlight projects;

February 2008 to February 2010 | Industry: Logistics, Supply Chain
developer - Silverlight | C#, Xaml, Oracle, SQL Server | Miami, Florida

• Data visualization on web - deploy SoftwareFX Chart controls;
• Design SQL Reporting Services web apps - ASP.Net 3.5;
• Create Silverlight data-driven web apps - WCF RIA Services &
  Telerik RadControls | interactive, nTier CRUD operations;
• WPF - render user interfaces for data-centric Windows apps;
• Extend ASP.Net AJAX - efficient, interactive web applications;
• Write EDI Windows Services - electronic transmission of data;
• Write data entry web apps - LINQ to SQL/XML CRUD operations;
• Design Web 2.0 UI apps - Telerik RadControls for ASP.Net AJAX;

May 2006 to January 2008 | Industry: Branding, Pharma Research
consultant - ASP.Net | C#, VB.Net, SQL Server | Miami, Florida

• Design, build open survey web page - AJAX | Google Ad Sense;
• Develop data-centric intranet applications - ASP.Net 2.0;
• Configure, develop Windows SharePoint Services - v. 2 | v. 3;
• Perform ad hoc coding - VBScript | web survey customization;
• Write console apps - HTML classes | interface with vendor sites;

January 2006 to May 2006 | Industry: Yacht Management
consultant - ASP.Net | C#, VB.Net, SQL Server | Ft. Lauderdale, FL

• Configure, develop Windows SharePoint Services - v. 2 | v. 3;
• Extend line-of-business apps - Visual Studio Tools for Office;
• Maintain web apps - implement functionalities | replicate data;

August 2005 to January 2006 | Industry: Wireless Telecom, Supply Chain
consultant - ASP.Net | C#, VB.Net, SQL Server | Miami, Florida

• Upgrade VB 6.0 work order process app to ASP.Net 1.1;
• iHTML - build web content w/ Inline Hypertext Markup Language;
• iHTML - design, build, and maintain dynamic web applications;

March 2005 to July 2005 | Industry: Non-Profit Management
consultant - ASP.Net | C#, VB.Net, SQL Server | Miami, Florida

• Create intranet web apps - display employee benefit details;
• Develop web apps - process professional data for new clients;

August 2001 to February 2005 | Industry: Non-Profit Management
consultant - ASP.Net | C#, VB.Net, SQL Server | Miami, Florida

• Collaborate - build a Miami, Florida technology access coalition;
• Create | manage - AmeriCorps Partners in Technology projects;
• Timely, accurate completion of software development tasks;
• Work w/ non-profit agency ED's - gather business requirements;

September 1997 to July 2001 | Industry: Management Consulting
developer - Software | VB 6.0, SQL Server, COBOL, DB2 for i | Miami, FL

• Extract data - write web apps with VB 6.0, Visual InterDev;
• Adjust code - 2 digit year to 4 digit year | Y2K preparation;
• Root cause analysis - resolve iSeries production issues;
• Design, build business logic - three tier architectural design;

Education

University of Miami - School of Computer Sciences | Miami, Florida

• Microsoft Certified Solution Developer .Net Program | Certificate;

DePaul University - School of Computer Sciences | Chicago, Illinois

• Information Technology Program | Certificate;

Northeastern Illinois University - School of Business | Chicago, Illinois

• Business Administration and Marketing | Bachelor's Degree;

Honors | Awards

Health and Life Sciences Apps Contest | Windows Phone - Microsoft;

Phizzpop Web Design Challenge | Silverlight - Microsoft;

Applications for Good Contest | Mobile Gaming - One Economy, AT&T;