Resume



Aaron Blondeau

www.theroamingcoder.com

203 Poncha Blvd.

Salida, CO 81201

719.640.7272

aaronblondeau@gmail.com

Objective

IT professional with over six (6) years experience. Seeking quality assurance, system analyst, programming, or web development work.

Skills

Strong programmer

C#, Python (IronPython), Ruby (IronRuby), Java, Groovy, VBScript

Large active toolset

Windows Server, Linux, VMware, Citrix, MySQL, SQL Server, Subversion, Trac

Web technology professional

HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, PHP, Drupal, Ruby on Rails, Apache, IIS, SQL

Pragmatic and Productive

Automation Specialist, Strong Communicator, Detail Oriented

Education

University of Colorado 2002 Boulder, CO

B.S. in Computer Science, Minor in Business
3.716 Cumulative GPA
2002 University of Colorado Scholar Athlete of the Year

Sheridan College 2007 Sheridan, WY

CCD in Welding
4.0 Cumulative GPA

CNC, machining, and fabrication skills

Experience

Automated Software Quality Assurance Specialist 9/2004 to 3/2009

    I have tackled a wide array of problems during my career:

  • Automated tests for legacy terminal applications (VT220).

  • Automated verification of large data transformations.

  • Designed and implemented complete test automation frameworks.

  • Performance tested web, terminal server, and Citrix based applications.

  • Performance and functional tested distributed .NET applications.

  • Created an automated .NET application testing tool based on FitNesse.

    I have also been responsible for training staff and managing teams of up to 3 people. The clients I have worked for include British Petroleum, Pulte Homes, DaVita, and DexMedia.

United States Peace Corps 7/2002 to 9/2004

I taught computer classes and tutored primary school children in math, reading, and science. While serving in the Peace Corps I lived and worked in a banana farming village on the island of St. Vincent. See my Peace Corps Journal at http://www.aaronblondeau.com/journal/peacecorps.html