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OVERVIEW
Welcome to my web site! This page will provide you with some summary information on my professional
background including my education, work experience, capabilities, and interests. For the past seven
years I have worked in both private and public sectors on strategic initiatives to deliver business
solutions utilizing innovated technology. Most of my early work experience was in web/graphic
design, software/web programming, and database development. I soon became very good at quickly
formulating technical solutions to automated and streamline business processes. This, plus the fact
that I enjoyed interaction with customers and collogues, led me to make a shift into project
management, e-business consultation and sales type roles. In my career, I have established a solid
track record by using my ability to quickly ascertain underlying needs of customers, build rapports,
and propose efficient and effective solutions. My affability has opened many doors for me; however,
my true passion lies in learning all aspects of technology, down to the code level. I still spend a
good percentage of my time (and very much enjoy) programming, researching best practices, and
learning new programming technologies/languages and softwares. This has made me a very versatile
IT professional and allows me to have a handle on all aspects of IT related projects including:
customer interaction, planning, documentation/technical writing, programming, database design/development,
hardware configuration, OS configuration, network configuration, etc.
EXPERTISE
I hold an MBA with an emphasis in Information Systems and a Bachelor of Science
Degree in Information Technology. I poses over seven years in senior IT roles including e-Business
consultation and sales, project management, graphic and web design, software and web application
development, and database development. I boast expertise in a broad range of disciplines in: web
and software applications, programming languages, databases, OS platforms, and server and network hardware.
The range of my skills are listed on my Resume.
Over the years I have developed or managed numerous projects for a variety of industries. These
projects range in size and breadth of scope. A sample of these projects include: custom accounting
applications, records retention systems, distant learning systems, data management systems, legacy
system integration, web community, channel and membership management systems, online chat, discussion
forums, e-mail systems, online job posting/recruitment and applicant tracking systems, calendars and
scheduling systems, B2C and B2B e-commerce systems, etc. Some of the industries involved include:
K-12 education, higher education, federal/state/local governments, music, entertainment, non-profits,
medical/dental, real estate, and retail among others.
I am accustom to implementing timely, well-written code and clean
documentation and I am accustom to following the SDLC (System Development Life Cycle) from start to finish
in my web/software development. I would consider myself an expert in this field particularly in web and database development.
I leverage the use of N-Tier architecture, OOP (Object-Oriented Programming), AJAX, LINQ, user-defined functions,
triggers, classes, user controls, CSS, stored procedures, and polymorphism methodologies to develop fast and
robust web/software/data applications.
EXPERIENCE
Currently, I am the Director for a web and software development department out of the
San Joaquin County Office of Education. My department develops web and software applications for
thousands of educational and state and federal government agencies across California. I am
responsible for new contract acquisitions and assume overall financial accountability for the
department, including developing and managing an annual budget over 2.5 million. I strategize
and oversee all projects and services, network configurations, hardware configurations, server
platform and software configurations, and programming (including technologies used, best
practices, and documentation). I also manage all project managers, design, programming, Q&A, and support teams.
Prior to that, I served as Director of Partnership Development for Your Business On-line, Inc.
(YBO), the worlds first E-business Service Provider (ESP) which developed the first multi-user,
real-time credit card processing payment gateway with fraud protection. In this small startup,
I played a major role in contributing to the growth of the organization from four employees to
over thirty. I was responsible for expansion of business model, project management, management
of sales staff, and strategic partnership negotiations among others. I was also responsible for
acquiring over forty percent of the company’s total revenue during my tenure at YBO. I've also
held two other IT related positions, prior to YBO, first as a DBA, then as a software and web applications
programmer.
COMMUNICATION IS KEY
I believe strongly, that it is imperative to provide close and direct communication with your colleagues
and customers. Therefore, I make it a point to keep myself accessible anytime day or night. Good
communications keeps everyone on the same page, builds rapports, and provides clarification,
assurance, and confidence to all stakeholders.
PROFESSIONALISM
In closing, I would like to point out that I am very passionate and committed to my work. I find
that I can't pull myself away from my computer until I've reached a significant milestone in my
workload (which is usually after 10-12 consecutive hours). If you are seeking a seasoned IT
professional with strong and broad skillsets, I'm your guy. Thank you for taking
the time to read through my qualifications. Should you have any questions, please e-mail me at
johnnyarguelles@hotmail.com.
Sincerely,
Johnny Arguelles
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