Paul Apostolos, MCSD

23851 Cahills Way

Plainfield, IL 60544

(815)577-0128

papostolos@allpaul.com

www.allpaul.com

 

EMPLOYMENT

1995 - Present

National Roofing Contractors Association

Rosemont, IL

 

·        Researched, proposed, planned and executed migration of central database to Microsoft Dynamics AX 4.0 including 70% of all customization programming in X++

·        Lead development of several Web sites and Web applications including:

-Browser-based payment application integrated with AX for processing credit cards. The application allows users to process credit cards securely from AX and provides backend reports for accounting.

-Time tracking application that allows staff to enter daily time entries, allocate time to specific projects and automatically calculate time off accruals.  In addition various reports are generated for the human resources department

·        Lead development team responsible for creating and maintaining several line-of-business applications using C#, ASP.NET and SQL Server 2008

 

Director of Internet Development and Network Administration (2001)

·        Developed www.nrca.net, a Web site with more than 25,000 pages of content using C#, ASP.NET, SQL Server 2000, XML, HTML and JavaScript

·        Created a content management system to allow non-technical staff to create Web content

·        Migrated www.professionalroofing.net from static HTML-based Web site to a database-driven ASP.NET architecture using VB.NET, ASP.NET and SQL Server 2000

·        Created scripts using C++, C#, VB.NET, SQL and ASP to interface, extract and manipulate data in a proprietary database developed using Informix and RedBack

·        Designed and developed Intranet site including a staff travel calendar, conference room reservation system and a mailing tracking system using ASP.

·        Was promoted March 2005 

Manager of Internet Development (1999)

·        Managed and developed redesigned Web site

·        Migrated all paper-based forms such as membership, conference registration and dues renewal to Web-based forms

·        Created search engine and custom search scripts to search more than 2000 roofing industry-related Web sites.

·        Was promoted (January 2001)

 

CONSULTING

2007 - Present

Selected Independent Funeral Homes

Northbrook, IL

·       Created new central database browser-based application using Entity Framework, C#, ASP.NET, SQL Server 2008

·       Migrated existing Access 2003 database application to new central database application

·       New application includes features for maintaining and reporting on membership, meeting registrations, store purchases, activities and contacts

2003 - Present

American Society of Home Inspectors

Des Plaines, IL

 

·       Developed new home inspector focused Web site and implemented a customized discussion forum using Telligent’s CommunityServer

·       Developed central membership database using C#, VB.NET, ASP.NET and SQL Server including accounting, activity and reporting modules

·       Planned and implemented multi-server (including Exchange 2003) network migration from Windows 2003 to Windows 2008 R2

·       Planned and implemented network migration from Windows NT 4.0 to Windows 2003

·       Installed T-1 Internet connectivity including a firewall and moved Web site from off-site host

 

EDUCATION

2007

 

 

2005

Northwestern University

Master’s degree – Computer Information Systems

 

DePaul University

Bachelor’s degree – Computer Science

Evanston, IL

 

 

 

Chicago, IL

SKILLS

AJAX, ASP.NET, Entity Framework, ASP, C#, VB.NET, VBScript, X++, Java, JavaScript, T-SQL, SQL Server 2000 – 2008 , Microsoft Access, XML, CSS, Windows 2000 - 08 Server, IIS, Visual Studio 2003 – 2010, SourceGear, VMWare

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Certifications

A+, Network+, MCAD, MCSD

 

Five-year Institute for Organizational Management program degree.

Published Articles

Creating a Banner Ad System in ASP.NET

(www.4guysfromrolla.com March 31, 2004)

 

Building an Event Calendar Web Application

(www.4guysfromrolla.com April 16, 2003)

 

An ASP.NET Rating System

(www.4guysfromrolla.com May 2, 2002)

 

Accessing Caller ID from the Web

(www.15seconds.com June 26, 2002)

REFERENCES

Available upon request