Brian J. Wood 602-432-69112736 W. Florimond Rd. brian.wood@cox.netPhoenix, AZ 85086

ProfileI am an Information Technology Professional with a great deal of experience in the design and delivery of client/server and Web based applications. I have specialized experience with Object Oriented Design and Analysis, Database design and maintenance as well as graphical user interface (GUI) design. I have mastered all phases of software development from the definition of user requirements to application maintenance, including the selection and integration of third party products. I am adept at architecting solutions to solve the customer’s particular business problem. In addition, I have extensive experience in leading/mentoring technical teams.

Functional Areas of Experience Corrections Health

Education Purchasing

Investment Accounting

Technical Highlights Served as Software Architect on all software development projects across the complete enterprise. Architected complete logical and physical data models for entire enterprise. Developed an integrated set of web, mobile and desktop based data collection and reporting

applications using Microsoft Visual Studio 2013,2012,2012, 2008 and Visual Studio 6 utilizing VB.Net, C#, VB6, ASP.Net, HTML, AJAX, VBScript, JavaScript and JQuery.

Authored rich/dynamic user interfaces that run on all major browsers to include Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox, Safari (both desktop and mobile versions).

Wrote centralized data access objects to retrieve and store information using ADO.Net for the web applications and ADO for the desktop.

Designed and built numerous SQL Server and MySQL databases to store the data. Wrote stored procedures, functions and views required to access and manipulate the data. Responsible for designing the data backup and replication model to ensure a reliable and workable

disaster recovery process. Used Microsoft Exchange Server to send automated emails from the applications. Configured Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) for the various web sites that housed the

applications. Integrated numerous third party tools into the applications including spreadsheets, toolbars and

reporting tools. Built a sophisticated application security architecture integrating Active Directory. Designed and coded custom controls to enhance the user interface. Utilized custom coded web services coupled with JQuery to enhance the user experience. Controlled document scanners, bar code readers and card swipe hardware from the web

applications. Integrated Google Maps into the Web Applications for dynamic mapping and address verification. Converted numerous applications from VB6 to ASP.Net. Developed application to send and receive data using XML as the primary transport protocol. Maintained and developed multiple applications simultaneously. Served as technical lead on all development projects Utilized REST APIs to submit/retrieve data required by the Department of Education.

Expertise VB.Net, C#.Net, ASP.Net, JavaScript, VBScript, VB6, C++, Perl Script, JQuery, HTML,

DHTML, XML, CSS, T-SQL, SQL MS SQL Server 2014,2012,2008/2005, Access, MySQL MS Visual Studio 2015, 2013, 2012, 2010, 2008/2005/6 Windows 10,8/7/XP, Windows Server 2012/2008/2003/2000, .Net Framework 4.0/3.5/2.0 VMWare Fusion

Work History1997 - Present Consultant/Software Architect/Owner

Desert Software Technologies, LLC.

1992 - 1997 Consultant/OwnerKanewood, Inc.VP Technical Services/OwnerPen-Age Technologies, Inc.

1988 - 1992 Director, Management Information ServicesPremium Wood Products, Inc.

1983 - 1988 Advanced Control Systems EngineerMcDonnell Douglas Helicopter Company

Education1995 Master of Business Administration

Keller Graduate School of Management(With Distinction)

1983 B.S., Aeronautical Engineering TechnologyArizona State University - Cum Laude

Certifications1998 Microsoft Certified Professional – Visual Basic 5.02002 Microsoft Certified Professional – Visual Basic 6.02005 Microsoft Certified Solution Provider