My First Blog Post

Well, it is long over due but my official blog is now live! Stay tuned to hear about my personal life, professional life, and all things in between. I will update my profile shortly, but let me just tell everyone a little bit about myself. I am thirty years old, a father and husband first, and a small business owner and software developer second.

My goal for this blog is to assist with getting my name out to the web application software community as well as attract customers. I will communicate and document my achievements and random topics and problems that I face on a regular basis.

So, a little bit about my professional background. I have ten years of experience developing web based software applications for commercial and government organizations large and small. I have been involved in many projects over the years. From full life cycle development of a web based magazine including advertising tracking and editorial work flow processes, to highly customized accounting software for a billion dollar organization of the Department of Defense. In addition, I have been involved in multiple legacy migration projects as both a architect and lead developer.

The core technologies I specialize in are: SQL Server, ColdFusion, ASP.net, .Net client development with C# or VB.net. My range of knowledge is not limited to these technologies and it is common that I have a need to pick up and work with J2EE, jsp, xslt, xml, and many other technologies on any given project. I have proven time and time again that I can pickup new technologies and apply them effectively where and when they are required.

My current focus has been researching and experimenting with service oriented architectures. I have experience with created web services and utilizing them with Ajax and other distributed systems. I hope to write more about this topic soon along with all other things software related.

Until next time,

-Jim Ruzicka