For Potential Employers

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Current Status as of October 15th, 2005:

The Short Version

Graduated Drexel University in June 2005 with BS in Information Systems, minor in Business
In July 2005, hired by DBCS Computing(small consulting company) as an entry level Application Developer
Informed October 11, 2005 that I was being laid off because of budget reasons
So, again looking for position as an application developer, web developer, database developer, business analyst, requirements analyst, application analayst and any other similar position.
Ideally, I would like:

a career more than a job, with opportunities for advancement
good benefits
tuition assistance for MS in Software Engineering and/or MBA

But I will work as a contractor if I cannot find my ideal job.
Locations: Philadelphia, Southern New Jersey, Wilmington, DE
Salary: $45,000+

The Long Version
After I graduated Drexel University with a Bachelor of Science in Information Systems and a minor in Business Administration on June 11th, 2005, I got hired in July 2005 as an entry level Application Developer by DBCS Computing, where I am currently working. They are a very small (less than 10 employees) company of developers working primarily for Philadelphia Gas Works.

Unfortunately, I was informed a few days ago that I will be getting laid off on November 11th, 2005, due to cash flow problems in the business. They cannot afford to keep all employees on payroll, and I was the last one hired, so I am the first to go.

So, I am again in the process finding a full-time, permanant job. Ideally, I would like to work somewhere where I could have a true career, work my way up, have good benefits, and get tuition assistance to go back to school for a MS in Software Engineering and/or an MBA. However, I am willing to work as a contractor if I am unable to find a full-time job that I would accept.

My objective is to find a job with some kind of programming, analysis, and design, in particular I would like to be a web application developer, either working with Java or the .NET framework, also working with some database development. Or I could work as a business analyst or requirements analayst. I can start full-time on November 21st, 2005, and I am looking for a salary of $45,000/year, but that is negotiable.

Location-wise, I am looking in the Philadelphia area, southern New Jersey, and Wilmington, DE.

My qualifications are as follows and you may view my resume (rich text format) at any time....

Qualifications:

Just as important as experience - who I am as a person - I am an intelligent, fast-learning, organized, goal-oriented, hard worker to whom programming and design comes naturally, the kind of employee you MUST HAVE to run a successful business, especially in the IT department.

Skills:

VB.NET console programs/form-based applications and
ASP.NET XML web services developed in Visual Studio .NET 2003 - from my work at DBCS Computing
Oracle 9i stored procedures, functions and sql statements in PL/SQL Developer - from my work at DBCS Computing and classes at Drexel University
MKS Source Integrity version control system - from my work at DBCS Computing
SQL Server Reporting Services, SQL statements (unions, joins,etc) - from my work at DBCS Computing
ASP.NET - from my work at DBCS Computing; troubleshooting an existing application
MS Word and MS Visio documention - from my work at DBCS Computing
Customer Service/SQL Server - During my third co-op at OneBeacon Insurance, I performed some user support on company applications. Users would call, needing to know the process to perform some task, and I would step them through the application to get their task completed. I also did some database querying on SQL Server for users to make reports and find forms that weren't showing up when they logged in on the application.
ASP.NET VB with ADO, MySQL - from my senior design project, left while in progress and available for viewing: Rent101
ASP/VBScript, MS SQL Server 7.0 - from my third and final co-op at OneBeacon Insurance, working on their Electronic Document System (EDS) interface
PHP on a MySQL database - dynamic webpages on this website. (example: Guestbook)
Dreamweaver MX, Adobe Photoshop 7.0, Macromedia Contribute 2.0/1.0, ASP/Javascript, SQL(on SQL Server) and cookie technology-from my second co-op at the American Friends Service Committee
SQL, PHP, & Macromedia Flash - learned during my study abroad exchange in the Computer Science department at Hong Kong University
Dreamweaver 4.0, Adobe Photoshop 6.0, & Java 2 (particularly Swing & AWT interface design) - from my first co-op at ConcordEFS;
C++ & Visual Basic - from past classes at Drexel. My skills in that area are a little rusty, but can easily be refreshed.
HTML & Javascript - taught to myself in high school and have since been using them for various personal web sites and on-the-job work over the past 5 years

For more information regarding my computer skills, work experience, education, etc, please view my resume (rich text format).

If you've looked everything over and have a serious interest in hiring me, please e-mail me at kdv22@drexel.edu from your company e-mail account with the location, position description, company and company website. And/or just email me any questions you might have.