Vance M. Wheelock II
94B Lewiston Rd Apt #6 vwheelo1@maine.rr.com
Gray, Maine 04039 vance@csh.rit.edu
207-657-6740 vance@melug.org

Professional Objective

To be employed in a software design position that utilizes my present skills and knowledge while challenging me to improve and expand my abilities within the field.

Education

University of Maine at Farmington, Farmington, ME 1996 Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics / Computer Science. GPA: 3.5 PFOS : 3.7
Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY (1990-93) Computer Science.

Relevant Skills and Experience

 Computer Hardware: 

DEC Workstations, Sun Workstations, VAX Family, IBM-PC, Apple MacIntosh

Operating Systems:

UNIX(Linux , SunOS, DEC, BSD, Sys V, AIX) ,VAX/VMS, Windows '95/'98 & NT 4.0 &2000, Novell NetWare, Apple MacIntosh, IBM MVS/VM

Programming Languages:

C++, C, PHP, PERL, VB, SQL, XML, Cold Fusion, HTML, UML, Java, VFP, Modula-2, (M68K x86, and VAX Assembly Languages), Fortran

Databases:

Oracle, SQL Server, SQL Anywhere, MySQL, PostgresSQL

Related Work Experience

Dyer Associates - Winthrop, Maine (Jan. 2000 to Present)

Lead web designer/programmer responsible for design and implementation of a commercial wedding directory (http://www.weddingstreetjournal.com). Worked with client to address automation of vendor submissions and retrievals. Revamped and reorganized previous user interface to make visiting the website easy and streamlined. Designed and implemented a banner advertising solution to maximize profit. Designed and implemented an online mall including order submission and retrieval.
Environment: Linux, Apache Web, PHP, MySQL

Stay In Front / Downeast Technology - Westbrook Maine (Jan 1996 to Aug 2000)

Software Engineer responsible for design, implementation, and maintenance of customer relation management applications. Applied skills in UI design, OOP code reusability and design, SQL, client/server database application design, and training of co-workers/clients. Consulted with clients to customize the application suitable to their needs. Authored and maintained company website (http://www.salesbook.com) Served as backup administrator of a 20 user MS/Novell network.
Environment: Microsoft, C++, VB, Oracle 7/8i, Sql Server 6/7, Sybase Sql Anywhere, IIS, VFP, MS Access

University of Maine at Farmington - Farmington, Maine (Jan. 1994 - Dec 1995)

 Tutor responsible for teaching C++  to students in Computer Science I. Also tutored students in Math Clinic on subjects ranging from Algebra I to Calculus I. Promoted, organized, and administrated student mail/web server. http://violet.umfacad.maine.edu/

Special Activities

Alumnus of Computer Science House, RIT, Social Director 1991-'93

Co-founder and Treasurer of Maine Linux User's Group (MELUG) and Southern Maine Linux User's Group, 1995-2000

Open Source Development Speaker at the 8th Annual Maine Software Developers Association Conference Nov. 20th 20000

Reference available upon request