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VITAL STATISTICS ARCHIVES
Height: 5’11 Weight: 205lb Class: Heavyweight
Span: 72” Hometown: Dallas, TX Method: Freestyle ROBBY SLAUGHTER
http://www.robbyslaughter.com/resume
resume@robbyslaughter.com
3210 Duval Street
Austin, Texas 78705
Home: (512) 474-8742
Cell: (512) 659-4412

Record: 19-4-2 Spread: -1200 Coach: Not Available

Objective:
Seeking contract or full-time employment designing, developing and deploying complex, multi-tier
web-based software applications.
Technical Skills:
Programming Languages:
Visual Basic - 5 years experience, primarily through ASP and building desktop apps
C/C++ - 5 years experience, authoring technical manuals and standalone demos
SQL – 2 years experience, designing, tuning and querying client databases
Java - 2 years experience, building middle-tier interfaces and web applets
Perl - 3 years experience, writing scripting-based websites and data processing tools

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Additional experience with x86/6812 Assembly, Pascal, and Delphi
Internet Technologies:
HTML 4.0 – 5 years experience, mastery through development of hundreds of pages
ASP 3.0 – 3 years experience, deploying multi-user, multi-tier applications
Javascript – 3 years experience, designing interactive forms and webpages
XML – 1 year experience, authoring database access tools to mitigate XML documents
Addidtional experience with PHP, ASP, CGI, ColdFusion, JSPs
Databases:

1997 Defeated L.V. Berkner High School. Awarded Top History

SQL Server – 3 years experience designing and managing large datasets
Microsoft Access – 5 years experience building complex client-driven data models
PostGreSQL – 1 year experience creating transactional and procedural codebases
Operating Systems:
Windows 3.x/95/98/2000/XP/NT, MS-DOS, and Unix
Applications:
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Microsoft Project

and Top Computer Science Student (Male Category)

Work Experience:
Freelance Developer and Consultant, SiteCoach, L.L.P. Sept 00 – Nov 01
• Provide technical consulting and expertise to clients upgrading their web presence
• Build complex, database-backed web interfaces that enable key business processes
• Author technical documentation and assist in marketing and promotion
• Technologies utilized: ASP, MS Access, SQL Server, PostGreSQL, HTML, Javascript

1998 Selected for Microsoft Fight Circuit/Internship. Title Bout:

Program Manager on Microsoft Project
2002 Defeated University of Texas B.A. Mathematics (TKO) Robert Gehlhausen Slaughter
920 E 62ndSt #U5 ~ Indianapolis, IN 46240 ~ 317-670-4563 ~ robert.gehlhausen @gmail.com

SUMMARY

2004 Surviving Champion, Austin Dot-Com Bust (Five Rounds)

Committed, hardworking professional with extensive customer service experience.

EXPERIENCE
Associate Faculty, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis July ’07-Dec ‘09
Computer and Information Technology, School of Engineering and Technology
Prepared and delivered lectures on complex academic topics
Designed and refined undergraduate course material
Developed innovative instructional techniques

2005 Twelve Month European Training Sabbatical

Director, Technology Services, United Benefit Advisors May ’04-May ‘07
Indianapolis, IN
Strategic planning and execution of core technology initiatives
Completed unprecedented system upgrades and consolidation
Managed a $120k annual budget and all third-party vendors

Subject: Robby Slaughter Freelance Consultant, Slaughter Development

Indianapolis, IN
Jan ’03-Present

2010 World Record Competitor, International Resume League

Implement complex software-based workflows for professional clients
Conduct graphic and aesthetic design projects to improve usabil ity
Lead workshops and programs on business and technical development

EDUCATION
B.A. Mathematics, University of Texas at Austin May ‘03
Austin, TX

L.V. Berkner High School May ‘97

Richardson, TX

CORE MESSAGE
SKILLS
Microsoft Office Applications (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint), Adobe Photoshop and Adobe
Illustrator. Strong programming and analysis capability.

AFFILIATIONS
Rainmakers Marketing Group Board Member Broad Ripple Village Association Volunteer
Smaller Indiana Contributor Run4Life Indy Supporter

“The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn,
References available upon request

and relearn.” -Alvin Toffler, Future Shock (1970). Any résumé which lists technologies, skillsets or
methodologies therefore merely documents obsolescence. Any detailed record of experience or robby slaughter

expertise becomes increasingly incomparable to adapatability. Hire the future. I N F O R M AT I O N T E C H N O L O G Y P R O F E S S I O N A L

SUMMARY: Seasoned technical consultant and manager spanning five areas of expertise―
usability, development, process, communication and data architecture.

USABILITY SPECIALIST
U sa b ility Spe c ia lis t Deep expertis e in bridging the contrasting
Interface and Graphic Designer disciplines o f usability engineering and
A rea of Fo cu s S inc e 200 2 g rap h ic d e s ig n t o pr o duc e rema r k a b l y c l ea r,
us a b l e a nd ef f ec t iv e us e r i n te rf a ces . Th e
- UX/Interactio n Emphasis j u dicio us rev iew o f t h e us er e xp e r i enc e
- Versatile Aesthetic Skills persists as the most profound and most
INTERFACE DESIGNE R - Relevant Academic Literacy c h a l l en g in g of a l l a sp ec t s of d e velo p ment.

Miscellaneous Charts and Graphs 8

SO FTWA R E A RC HI TECT
Software Architect
Senior Developer
A rea of Fo cu s S inc e 199 5

- Superb Development Record

SENI OR DEV EL OP E R
- Excellent Debugging Skills
Web Technologies:
HTML/XHTML, DHTML/JavaScript, CSS, AJAX
S e r v er- Sid e Scr ip t in g/D ev el op ment :
PHP, JSP, ASP/ASP.NET, ColdFusion, Perl
Core Languages:
- Broad Platform Experience C#, C/C++, Java, Visual Basic/VB.NET

7 TECH NI C A L MA N A G ER
Te c hn i ca l Man a g er
P roc es s A na l yst
A rea of Fo cu s S inc e 200 4
Passion for coordinating and executing team
endeavors to design, build and deploy robust
te ch nic a l s ol ut io n s. C omm it ted t o unb ias ed
analysis through both formal measurement

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- Organizational Leadership and informal collaboration.
- Successful Project Management
Process Methodologi es & Techn ologies
PR OC ES S A N A LYS T - Metrics & Measurement Advocate UCD, RUP, UML, SOA, MVC, XP, MS Project

Affability 5 TE CH NI CA L TR A IN ER
Te c hn i ca l Trainer
Te c hn i ca l Write r
A rea of Fo cu s S inc e 200 2

- Curriculum Development
Designed and conducted over fifty training
se s s ions . Co l l ec t iv el y a ut ho r ed mo r e t h a n
200,000 words of clear and comprehensive
document ation. Continues to demonstrate
excellent oral and written comm unication
- Respected Lecturer & Presenter sk il l s, es p ec i a l l y in d emy s t if y in g ar c a ne

4 TE CH NI CA L WR IT E R - Published Technical Author te ch nic a l c o n cep t s .

Output INFORMATION ARCHITECT Information Architect

Dat a ba s e Ad min i strator
Ex p a n s ive k no wl e dg e a nd e xp e r i enc e with
assessing, classifying, organizing and building

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A rea of Fo cu s S inc e 199 8 inf o r ma t ion hie ra r ch i es , as wel l a s d e s ig ni n g
and maintaining massive, high-performance
- Robust Database Designs r el a t iona l d a t a rep o s it o r ies .

Coffee DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR

- SQL-99 and T- S Q L F l u e n c y
- Precise, Replete IA Schemas
Da tabase Platforms:
MySQL, SQL Server, Oracle, Access, SQLite

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to m aj o r un i ve r si tie s . H e ear ne d a BA in M ath e matic s at th e Un ive r sity o f Tex as .

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Currently seeking consulting opportunties :: References upon request

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Morning Afternoon Evening 0
Assessment Design Development Execution
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USABILITY DEVELOPMENT PROCESS CO M M U N I C AT I O N D ATA A R C H I T E C T U R E

100 10
C H R O N O L O G Y
PRESENT

A s s o c i a t e P r o f e s s o r , Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

O F E X P E R I E N C E

C o m p u t e r a n d I n f o r m a t i o n Te c h n o l o g y, P u r d u e S c h o o l o f E n g i n e e r i n g a n d Te c h n o l o g y

- Prepare and deliver lec tures on complex academic topics

- Design and refine undergraduate course material
- Develop innovative instructional techniques

80 Intensity 8
J U LY 2 0 0 7

D i r e c t o r, Te c h n o l o g y S e r v i c e s , U n i t e d B e n e f i t A d v i s o r s
Initially ser ved as a consultant; hired full-time Oct 2005

- Strategic planning and execution of core technology initiatives

- Completed unprecedented system upgrades and consolidation
- Managed a $120k annual budget and all third-par ty vendors
M AY 2 0 0 4

S o f t w a r e E n g i n e e r / Te c h Wr i t e r , M e t r e o s C o m m u n i c a t i o n s

60
- Planned and implemented .NET web applications

6 - Created embedded telephony solutions on Cisco IP phones

- Authored several hundred pages of user documentation
application
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Timidity
B1 B2 Bn X1 X2 Xn

MAR 2003 Virtual Machine (Running Instances)

Te c h n i c a l Tr a i n e r / S o f t w a r e D e v e l o p e r , U n i v e r s i t y o f Te x a s
projects: INSITE, SYRCE, PDA Utilization Group

- Created and presented curriculum for 50+ workshops

- Invented and built the first PDA-centric courseware system

40
- Designed and maintained multiple diverse project websites

4
JAN 2001

S o f t w a r e D e v e l o p e r / Te c h n i c a l Co n s u l t a n t , S i t e c o a c h , L L P
c l i e n t s : B r i - M a r, S i s c o, N i c h o l s & S t o n e , L o n g h o r n D e l i v e r y, P r o L i n e a n d m a n y m o r e

- Architected numerous power ful back-end systems

- Developed and extended new and existing internal tools
- Provided technical consulting on projec t feasibility
MAR 2000

D e v e l o p e r / N e t w o r k A d m i n i s t r a t o r / Te c h n i c a l Wr i t e r , A g e a , I n c

20 2 - Designed and implemented complex web inter faces

- Resolved critical failures in emergency network conditions

Humility
- Wrote extensive technical documentation
AUG 1998

Program Manager, Microsoft Corporation

product group: Microsoft Project

- Initiated and conducted off-site customer research studies 2000

- Wo r k e d w i t h U s a b i l i t y E n g i n e e r s t o s t u d y f e a t u r e d e s i g n s

0 0 JUN 1997
- Developed new MS Project feature; shipped April 2000

Charisma Creativity Composure Confidence Courtesy '98 '00 '02 '04 '06 '08 '10
Co - a u t h o r , “ S t u d e n t Fr i e n d l y A d v a n c e d V G A G r a p h i x ( C + + ) ”
- Solely authored chapters on Animation and 3D Graphics
- Coded over one hundred programming examples A
B

- Edited and proofread for technical and grammatical accuracy

NOV 1996

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Currently seeking consulting opportunties :: References upon request

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