Professional VITA
Dan Barker
Graduate of Kent State University - Business / Computer Science
Microsoft Certified Professional
 

7/2008 - Presant	IT Financial Control -  Progressive Insurance www.progressive.com Currently working in IT Financial Control as a Lead Developer and Lead Business Analyst. Responsibilities include designing and building a new system and process to support IT asset demand needs. Responsibilities also include building a new technical infrastructure from the ground up. New infrastructure will provide financial contract processing and reporting capabilities not currently in place today.
6/2004 - 7/2008	Senior Developer -  Progressive Insurance www.progressive.com Was a Software engineer and application owner for all project management software and infrastructure used accross the IT Enterprise.  Primary responsibility includes maintaining and managing the technical aspects of the project management infrastructure along with designing and developing custom .Net applications to help maintain all corperate project management needs.  Also helped design and manage the project management data warehouse.
3/2003 - 06/2004	Lead Developer  -  The Chandler Group Of Companies www.chandler-group.com
	Health care based EDI development. Responsible for architecting a custom application that processed various HIPPA related ANSI X12 health care claims from customers. This application utilized Microsoft Biztalk server as the EDI processing back end.
1/2001 - 3/2003	Senior Consultant - Crowe Chizek & Company LLC www.crowechizek.com
	Helped design and develop a custom application that aided in the packaging and documenting processes used by a major packing company (www.ranpak.com ).  Application interfaced with packaging machinery and tracked paper usage, inventory and displayed detailed packaging instructions to line workers.  Application also used Crystal Reports to generate various reporting data captured by the application.  Worked with Rubbermaid Home Products (www.newellrubbermaid.com) to implement a custom SharePoint / document management solution. Helped in the creation of various departmental portals where users could maintain online content along with integrating portal functionality with current intranet applications. Was a designer and developer for the customization and implementation of a customized web based CRM solution called Onyx for the Health Care industry. This web based solution allowed health care companies the ability to administer and provide subscription capabilities to various services that tracked OSHA required information. Through the use of Onyx, users received a complete customer centric e-business solution. Placed in charge of converting a Visual Basic 6 application to .Net.  This application was used by the trucking and packaging division of Rubbermaid Home Products (www.newellrubbermaid.com). Converted application captured, processed and imbedded e-signatures into various packaging PDF documents used in the shipping department. Was a developer on a large integration project for a bank in Washington DC (www.riggsbank.com).  Development included creating various BIzTalk components that were used to facilitate both real time and batch banking transactions.  These transactions covered various mediums such as web banking, telephone banking, wire transfers, ATM transactions and international exchanges.
2/1998 - 12/2000	Webmaster - Residential Information Systems and Computing Kent State University - www.res.kent.edu
	Managed and was directly responsible for all residential services web based activity. Managed complete redesign of Residence Services web structure and front-end interface incorporating Macromedia Flash 4. Additionally, managed redeveloped the Residence Services Intranet Design and functionality to better meet interdepartmental needs. Directed development for web site marketed to prospective Kent State University students. Maintained all graphics for design through extensive use of PhotoShop 5.5, Image Ready and Macromedia Flash 4.0. Application development utilized Microsoft centric technology including Visual Interdev, SQL Server, Windows 2000 Server, and active server pages. All mentioned projects were started and completed during my time within the position.
12/1997 - 6/2000	Resident Assistant - Department of Residence Services Kent State University- www.res.kent.edu
	Supervised residence hall students ranging from 200 to 400 students within on campus living facilities. Was in charge of creating a learning environment that offered support and assistance to maximize educational opportunities to a diverse resident student population. Provided social and educational programs to increase and facilitate personal growth within residence halls. Worked with students on a verity of educational and cultural levels from around the world.