James Matthew Gawarecki

James Matthew Gawarecki Cell: 615.712.4583

178 General Grant Dr. Murray, KY 42071

[email protected]

EDUCATION Murray State University, Murray, KY Bachelor of Science in Computer Science Ag Connections Outstanding Senior in Computer Science

Graduated May 2009 Cumulative GPA: 3.97 Dean’s List, Fall 2006 – Spring 2009

LEADERSHIP SKILLS Vice President, ACM, Murray State University 2008-2009

TECHNICAL SKILLS Languages: C# - VB.NET - ASP.NET - C++ - Ruby - SQL - XML - XHTML - CSS Operating Systems: Windows (all versions); Windows Mobile 6; Linux; BSD Unix Software: MS Visual Studio .NET; MS SQL Server 2005; MySQL; MS Office; Adobe Creative Suite CS3 Other Technologies: Revision Control Systems (Subversion, CVS, SourceGear Vault, etc.); .NET Compact Framework; Ruby on Rails; Model-View-Controller (MVC); GIS/GPS Systems; Win32 API

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE TapLogic LLC, Murray, KY February 2009 – present Software Developer  Developed GIS and GPS-enabled components for agricultural recordkeeping software on Windows Mobile 6  Led the adoption of several key software development processes, including formal version control  Gained valuable software development lifecycle experience in a small team environment  Created and maintained online automatic update functionality for a Windows Mobile software product ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Murray State University, Murray, KY August 2008 – February 2009 Lab Assistant – Visual Basic .NET I  Regularly guided students new to programming and answered questions pertaining to course materials  Created VS2008 to VS2005 conversion script for student projects while course was migrating to VS2008  Aided the course professor in other lab duties, acting in his place during absences ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

HME Providers, Paducah, KY September 2008 – January 2009 Software Developer – Contract  Renovated large sections of legacy VB.NET code in a network-enabled medical application  Implemented new code to upload data from proprietary hardware to a web service using SOAP  Oversaw most communications between the customer and the three-man development team  Stepped in for “last-minute” work upon request, even after project was completed and delivered ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Caterpillar Financial Services, Nashville, TN June – August 2008 IT Intern  Worked in a team-based environment with ASP.NET and SQL Server 2005 to create an internal website for the corporate reference library  Learned about valuable business and project management methodologies; i.e., Six Sigma  Presented finished work to a large general audience, including senior management