Paul Welter
pwelter@loresoft.com

Senior Software Architect

Solutions-oriented professional with 13 years of expertise leading design, development and implementation of multi-tiered software solutions seeking employment as a senior software architect/engineer.

Summary of Qualifications

• Extensive qualifications in all aspects of full project life cycle development, from initial feasibility analysis and design through testing, documentation and enhancement utilizing .NET, C#, SQL, XML, XSLT, Visual Basic.
• Experience with MS SQL Server, ORACLE and MS Access databases, including data analysis, data manipulation and data acquisition/migration.
• Expertise leading the architectural design, implementation and integrating of large-scaled enterprise solutions.
• Analytical problem-solver with strength in analyzing, testing and implementing systems across multiple platforms to ensure optimal integration and information access.
• Strength in cross-functional team leadership, and development planning and design.
• Outstanding communication skills proven by effective communication with management, team and users both onsite and remote.

Professional Experience

Senior Software Architect CodeSmith Tools 2005 - Present

Lead software architect and developer for template based code generation application.

• Managed 3 major release cycles of a code generation application with over 1 million in sales per year
• Designed and implement advanced multi-threaded template logic using C# .NET cutting execution time by 50%
• Maintained productivity working remotely in a team of 5
• Architected 3 different template based data access layers that included business rules for Wilson ORMapper, NHibernate, and Linq to Sql

Open Source Contributor LoreSoft.com 1998 - Present

Successfully developed open source solutions for the development community.

• Full project life cycle development of a spell checking engine, utilizing C# .NET
• Project owner and main contributor of the MSBuild Community Task project
• Major contributor to the Draco.NET continuous integration service project

Lead Software Engineer    Rels Companies 2004 - 2005

Lead software engineer for applications for the financial and title industry.

• Lead efforts for the Rels Title Development Team of up to 13
• Key player in developing and implementing the Title Order Processing Applications
• Spearheaded the creation of a Web application to allow realtors and lenders to track title order requests
• Directed the design of a B2B Order Processing System utilizing BizTalk Server to capture and route orders from lenders to appropriate business lines
• Introduced version control system, automated unit testing, scripted deployment, standard project structure, and Object Relationship Mapping concepts, reducing development life cycle

Senior Software Engineer    Best Buy    1998 - 2004

Senior software engineer for applications ranging from intranet web portal to point of sale systems.

• Recipient of “I.S. Make It Happen” Award for exceptional performance
• Credited with developing an enterprise on-line Store Locator system, utilizing XML and HTP
• Directed the design of existing Point of Sale system for web-based technology on handheld devices
• Authored and introduced Coding Standards and Best Practice documents to increase quality

Senior Web Developer    Vallon, Inc    1998

Responsible for leading the successful design, development and delivery of customized e-commerce solutions.

• Led teams in the overall design, development and implementation of applications and systems, utilizing Visual Studio, Visual Basic, ASP, JavaScript and SQL
• Credited with designing, architecting and developing an e-commerce shipping calculator
• Recognized for leading the design, development and integration of an e-commerce shopping cart

Web Developer    Techies.com    1996 - 1998

Web developer that assisted in full project life cycle design, development and implementation of company’s web applications to support business operations.

• Promoted through a series of increasingly responsible technical positions
• Developed and implemented web-based applications and Sites utilizing HTML, JavaScript, ASP Script, Visual Basic, COM and DLL business objects

Technical Proficiency

Languages & Software:
C#, .NET, SQL, ASP.NET, HTML, JavaScript, MS Visual Basic, XML, XSL/XSLT

Databases:
MS SQL Server, ORACLE, MS Access

Volunteer Experience

Volunteer Firefighter    Eden Prairie Fire Department    2007 - Present

Active volunteer in community with the duty of providing medical care to the sick and injured, and preservation of life and property through fire suppression.

Education/Training

Associates of Applied Science Degree in Multimedia Design     School of Communication Arts    1995