Rob King

About Me

Work and Education

I am a highly motivated web applications developer with 20+ years of experience designing and developing databases, and web and windows applications. Testing, debugging and training in an agile, team oriented environment. Excellent problem solving skills with proven ability to develop solid, innovative solutions and an avid team builder through encouragement and mentoring..

Employment History

  1. FIRST TEK Portland, OR
    Software Programmer Level II Apr 2006 – Oct. 2015
    Skills and Tools:

    C#, C++, VB6, LINQ, ASP.NET, ADO. NET, CSS, HTML, JavaScript, Enterprise Library, Visual Studio, T-SQL. SSIS, SSRS, TFS, SQL Server

    • Designed and developed Internal and external web and Windows applications.
    • Maintained existing windows and web applications.
    • Assisted in the design of the new coding and testing environment and best practices.
  2. TEKSYSTEMS Portland, OR
    Software Programmer Level II Nov 2005 – Oct. 2015
    Skills and Tools:

    C#, ASP.NET, Visual Studio, T-SQL, SSIS, SQL Server, MS Access

    • Designed, developed, maintained, and administered SQL Server database for information collected from Firmware sensors in XML formant files.
    • Created documentation for data access, analyzing data and data descriptions.
    • Created Web pages for displaying data analysis, status reporting and documentation.
    • Conducted group and individual training on data use

Education

Denver Technical College Colorado Springs, CO
Associate Arts in Computer Information Science
  • GPA: 4.0

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What I Do For Fun

In addition to pursuing an exciting carreer in wed development . . .

  • I enjoy all sorts of music, both listening and playing. I like to play my guitar when I can, drums when they are available, and any insturment I can get my hands on just to experiment.

  • I am also a writer. I write write fiction novels. I Just finished my first of a series in Historical YA fantesy. My next writing project is in the Science Fiction genre.

    If you'd like to see some of my writing, check out my website:

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Volunteer Work

  • I have done volunteer work with various organizations with the regards to the poor and disenfranchised, such as soup kitchens, homeless shelters, etc.. My most recent work has been through an Oregon Food bank outlent in Tigard, Oregon.

  • I volunteered with Boy Scouts of America as a Cubmaster for my son's pack and later as an assistant Scout Master for his troop.

  • I have also volunteered as a youth group leader at a local church in Tigard. As you can see, I love working with kids.