Christopher John Carlson
Contact Phone: 815-871-2667
E-mail: ChrisCarlson@rtochris.com
Last Updated: May 17th, 2010

Objective: A position that will challenge me in my computer programming and interpersonal skills.

Education:

• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, May 2006
  Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, IL
  GPA: 2.98/4.0
• Associates of Arts, May 2004
  Rock Valley College, Rockford, IL
  GPA: 3.67/4.0

Skills:

• ASP, ASP.Net PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, C#, MS SQL, MySQL
• Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Experience with Visual Studio 2005 and Visual Studio 2008
• Customer service in professional, fast-paced environments.
• Leadership and teamwork skills developed through extracurricular activities and class work.

Work Experience:

• Calamos Investments
  • Employment Duration: March 2010 - April 2010
  • Accomplishments in website maintenance:
  1. Administered mass e-mail marketing campaigns
  2. Learned the Sitecore CMS to update content and documents online
• MBC\FleetSoft
  • Employment Duration: November 2006 - March 2010
  • Accomplishments as FleetSoft web master:
  1. Built the first version of the FleetSoft site and the customer site in ASP
  2. Rebuilt FleetSoft site and customer site in ASP.Net/C#
  3. Worked with Sales and Marketing to ensure the effectiveness of the website
  • Accomplishments as an application developer:
  1. Built a custom C# document archiving solution
  2. Experience with MS SQL database with Truck Tracker and the customer site
  3. Built a C# service responsible for scheduled MS SQL database backup and e-mail alerts
  4. Built several C# internal applications
  5. Implemented source control with Tortoise SVN
  • Accomplishments in software tech support:
  1. Built internal application to allow sales to easily add video's, documents and files to the FleetSoft customer site

Activities:

• InterVarsity Christian Fellowship
  1. Regularly filled mentoring, administrative, and technical roles for both the Northern Illinois University and Rock Valley College InterVarsity chapters.
  2. Six week lingui-culture exchange in northern China.
  3. Continue to serve in administrative and/or teaching roles at training retreats.
• Serve with the bookstore and the welcome counter at Christ Community Church in St. Charles, IL.

Interests:
Theology, Writing, Lego Art, Chinese Culture, Science Fiction, Reading, Leadership.