Nate Zobrist
nate@natezobrist.com
(801) 788-4789


Objective:
Seeking positions where I can contribute to the creation of exceptional and innovative software. I am always interested in expanding my skill set with new languages and technologies.


Functional Summary:
I am an effective team member requiring little direct supervision, even while working on complex tasks. I have a strong work ethic and am able to adapt to change while maintaining high quality work. I can see beyond rigid lists of requirements to anticipate customer needs and have a proven record of solidly testing assignments prior to releasing them to QA.


Employment:
VP of Software Architecture
Service Repair Solutions, Inc., January 2009 - present
* Skills: 
    
Senior Software Developer
Podango, Inc., November 2007 - December 2008
* Work closely with stakeholders to migrate a PHP system to a well-tested Ruby on Rails application including website, payment services, administrative interfaces and web services
* Develop custom FTP server (based on Apache FtpServer) as a front-end to S3 and internal web-services, allowing users to interact with our system via a familiar interface
* Enhance internal and external reports (including stored procedures, presentation and graphing) to improve accuracy and portability
* Develop iPhone application (not released) allowing individual podcasters to present a customized view of their blogs and offline access to their audio and video content
* Skills: Ruby on Rails, MySQL, Java, Objective-C, Cocoa, PHP, AWS (EC2, S3, SQS), REST
    
Principal Software Engineer
Mobile Productivity, Inc., January 2004 - November 2007
* Develop approximately a third of UI for client/server application with SQL back-end
* Efficient resolution of defects, including memory leaks and performance issues
* Work closely with PM to define and refine product behavior and appearance
* Competent and willing to assist other teams, as necessary, to meet deadlines
* Skills: C#.NET, DevExpress Components, .NET Memory Profiler, AQtime, NUnit, ADO.NET, SQL Server 2000/2005, T-SQL, Java, SWT/JFace
    
Software Developer
Holman's of Nevada, Inc., November 2002 - December 2003
* Execute complete development cycle for many custom applications: assess client needs, develop specifications, design databases, implement GUIs and software integration
* Skills: C#.NET, Xceed Components, Crystal Reports, ADO.NET, SQL Server 2000, T-SQL, ASP.NET, RUP/UML using Enterprise Architect, MS Access
    
Computer Systems Specialist
City Pride, Inc., May 1999 - December 2002
* Skills: PHP, MySQL, HTML, Javascript, Mac OS 8.5-X, Linux, Windows 98/2000/XP
    

Education:
B.S. in Computer Science, minor in Mathematics
University of Nevada Las Vegas
* Skills: C, C++, Java, PHP, SQL, XHTML, CSS, Rational Rose, OpenGL, Assembler (x86)