Extensive experience specifying, designing, and implementing user applications. Handling projects through all or any part of the software-development life-cycle, working either as a team leader or as an individual contributor. Ensuring that the project's needs are considered at every level of detail. When programming, keeping projects away from quick-and-dirty solutions in favor of maintainable, extensible and efficient implementations. Documenting work progress with clearly written specifications, design documents, and/or test plans. Expertise in a number of programming and scripting languages and am quick to pick up new languages or third party tools as needed for a particular task.