Damon McGraw
damon.mcgraw AT watchland.org
Blacksburg, VA 24060

OBJECTIVE:

To obtain a position as a Senior Software Engineer or Software Architect.

EXPERIENCE:

Software Engineer, Sungard, Blacksburg, VA
March 2007 - Present

• Developed ASP.Net based management/monitoring tools for forms processing solution (FormWorks).
• Completed Windows service which manages distributed work-flow tasks for FormWorks
• Stepped in and helped the existing team reach there product release milestone
• Manage and maintain the automatic build system based on CruiseControl.

Senior Software Engineer, Honeywell/POMS corporation, Blacksburg, VA
June 1995 - March 2007

• Designed and developed various software components for an MES system geared toward the pharmaceutical industry.
• Designed and developed a report generation/printing system using XML/XSL-FO as the engine for generation of PDF reports.
• Helped design and code a web based MES solution.
• Lead the team responsible for integration with plant floor controllers using serial communications and OPC technology.
• Projects have a high degree of integration with other components. This forced us to work as a team to ensure that changes were coordinated in various components of the product.
• Developed Database backed web front applications using the Microsoft .NET framework (ASP.NET)
• Developed software to communicate with and control plant floor devices through the OPC standard.

Computer Instructor, Future Kids, McLean, VA
June 1993-September 1994

EDUCATION:

BS Computer Science 1995
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA

SKILLS:

Programming Skills:

• I have worked extensively with both C and C++ under a variety of operating environments, including Windows, several flavors of UNIX, and even OS/2 once upon a time. I am familiar and comfortable with both the Microsoft Visual Studio tools and the standard GNU development tools (gcc, gdb, make, etc.)
• C# and the .NET framework on both Microsoft and the Mono platforms
• Programmed and maintained several Database systems including Oracle, SQLServer, and PostgresSQL
• Used XML, XSL, XSL-FO technologies for the purpose of report generation
• Used XML, XSL technologies for the configuration/migration of data
• Proficient with HTML and CSS
• Developed web application with PHP

• Administered machines running Windows and UNIX (SVR4 and Linux).
• Installed and maintained Apache and IIS web servers.
• Unit test development and automation using NUnit.