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<p style="text-align: left;"> Greetings <strong><em>HR person</em></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong>~ so i see that your looking for a web developer ~</strong></em></p> <p>1] Although you may not immediately forward this resume for consideration to the hiring manager based solely on my ] <strong>7+ years of industry experience with Hewlett Packard(HP), Dell and Microsoft(MSFT) </strong>or even because of my<strong> ] University of the Fraser Valley(UFV) CIS education</strong>, I have at least <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>5 more really good reasons</strong></span> why you should consider me for the position of <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Web Developer</span> that you recently posted on <span style="text-decoration: underline;">your website</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"> </p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>1] ~ i have all of the <span style="background-color: #ffff99;">skills that you are looking for</span> ... ~</em></strong></p> <ol> <li> <div><input type="checkbox" value="on" checked="checked" />] <span style="text-decoration: underline;">asp</span> - </div> </li> <li><input type="checkbox" value="on" checked="checked" />] <span style="text-decoration: underline;">.net</span> - microsofts framework for building applications.</li> <li><input type="checkbox" value="on" checked="checked" />] (? visual studio )</li> <li><input type="checkbox" value="on" checked="checked" />] <span style="text-decoration: underline;">sql</span> - (ms sql or oracle )</li> <li><input type="checkbox" value="on" />] </li> </ol> <p>] I realize that anyone can email you a list of skills and claim that they are "skilled". Each of the skills that I have listed above and below links to an article that I have written explaining the skill from my perspective and my level of expertise with said skill. Additionally it provides one or more examples of how I have used said skill.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>2] ~ i have additional <span style="background-color: #ffff99;">skills that you can benefit from</span> ... ~</em></strong></p> <ol> <li><input type="checkbox" value="on" checked="checked" />] languages - <span style="text-decoration: underline;">c#</span>, +</li> <li><input type="checkbox" value="on" checked="checked" />] <span style="text-decoration: underline;">html</span> - </li> <li><input type="checkbox" value="on" checked="checked" />] <span style="text-decoration: underline;">css</span> - </li> <li><input type="checkbox" value="on" checked="checked" />] <span style="text-decoration: underline;">js</span> - the fundamental programming language of the web, </li> <li><input type="checkbox" value="on" checked="checked" />] <span style="text-decoration: underline;">js-jq</span> - my favorite client side javascript library, </li> <li><input type="checkbox" value="on" checked="checked" />] <span style="text-decoration: underline;">http</span> -</li> <li><input type="checkbox" value="on" checked="checked" />] <span style="text-decoration: underline;">xml</span> -</li> <li><input type="checkbox" value="on" checked="checked" />] AJAX, JSON,</li> </ol> <p>] More importantly, perhaps even most importantly, is how i can utilize those skills ...</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>6] ~ building *rockstar* web applications ~</em></strong></p> <p>6] So whats a "rockstar web application"? So glad you asked, let me explain. IMHO, I beleive that a rockstar web app is one that ( ] gets the job done/problem solved ] easy to use, ] fast,performs ] secure, ] stylish, ] easy to maintain (separation of concerns, documentation) ] x-browser, ] multi-platform ] multi-device ] scales/scalable, +). The following link is an example of just such a web app the delivers on all of those values and was designed, developed, produced and is maintained entirely by moi ...</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>8] ~ <a href="http://wwww.sospep.com/view/article?id=1384" target="_blank">www.sospep.com</a> ~</strong></p> <p>8] let me take you on a guided 'backstage tour' of some of the FEATURES in this application to point out a few of the neat little techno tricks that you may not have seen at first glance,</p> <ol> <li><strong>api integration -</strong> ( google maps, calendar, tinyMce, yahoo yql, ) </li> <li><strong>documentation -</strong> from FEATURE idea through to completed code, </li> <li><strong>mysql - </strong>dynamic db generation script, nested select qry </li> <li><strong>ajax - address book - </strong> </li> <li>js-jq - </li> </ol> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>9] ~ asp flavors ~</strong></p> <div>9] whats your favorite asp flavour or programming paradigm? Just like ice-cream chocolate and vanilla are my 2 personal favorites. </div> <div><ol> <li><strong>asp.net webpages(<a href="http://www.vanilla.sospep.com" target="_blank">www.vanilla.sospep.com</a>)</strong>, sweet, simplicity - </li> <li><strong>asp.net mvc (<a href="http://www.chocolate.sospep.com/">www.chocolate.sospep.com</a>),</strong> sweet, deep, complexity - </li> <li><strong>asp.net web forms (<a href="http://www.strawberry.sospep.com/">www.strawberry.sospep.com</a>),</strong> is the productivity gained by having a wide variety of pre built components at your disposal to build your web application appealing, how about the convenience of not having to really know/understand html to develop html applications, sounds good in theory <span style="text-decoration: underline;">but the disadvantages of this model</span> make it much</li> </ol></div> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong>10] ~ i am passionate about web application development ~</strong></em></p> <p>10] what this means for you is that I am generally aware of upcoming and developing trends in the industry long before they become mainstream practice as well as new and interesting technologies. Typically if it's something I find interesting or productive I will learn and experiment with it on my own. </p> <p> </p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong>~ BONUS i am BONUS ~</strong></em></p> <p><strong> ] other skills</strong></p> <ol> <li>communication -</li> <li>creativity -</li> <li>reliability -</li> <li>plays nice with others -</li> <li>professionalism -</li> <li>dedication -</li> </ol>