James Matthew Gawarecki

Cell: 615.712.4583 178 General Grant Dr. matt.gawarecki@gmail.com

Murray, KY 42071

EDUCATION
Murray State University, Murray, KY Graduated May 2009
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science Cumulative GPA: 3.97
Ag Connections Outstanding Senior in Computer Science 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
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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
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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
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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