Barnabas Yohannes

2852 39 Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55406

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(651) 587-4750 yohannesb@hotmail.com

QUALIFICATION HIGHLIGHTS:
 Innovative, enthusiastic and proactive developer with over 20 years of cutting
edge .Net technologies experience in the delivery of technical application
development and maintenance.
 Experience in design, development, testing and implementing application
software and optimizing software solutions to the business requirements
using .NET technologies on windows and web environments.
 Extensive experience in various Microsoft technologies .NET (till core 6.0)
solutions with Asp.Net, Web-Forms, Win-Forms, WCF, WPF, MVC, C#, MVC,
Entity framework, Web API & RESTful Services, LINQ & Lambda Expressions.
 Hands-on experience in application Low-level design and High Level-design.
 Extensive experience with front end technologies like HTML5, Bootstrap, CSS3,
JavaScript, Angular, jQuery.
 Experience in various testing approaches as Mock, Unit, Integration, and
Regression Testing.
 Excellent team player as well as can work independently.
 Excellent technical, interpersonal, intuitive and problem solving skills.
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
 NoSQL/XQuery, T-SQL  SQL, Functions, Triggers, Cursors
 HTML5, MVC, WCF, WPF  ADO,Net, DataSet & Entity Framework
 C# & VB.Net Programming  JSON, XAML, XML,
 ASP.Net & ASP Programming  Web API & RESTful Services
 Angular, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery  LINQ & Lambda Expressions
SOFTWARE SKILLS:
 Development Tools (Visual SourceSafe, Team Foundation Server, MS Azure,
Crystal Reports, SSRS)
 Database (MS SQL Server 18, Oracle 19c PL/SQL, SSIS)
 Webpages Editing (Visual Studio.Net 2019, MS Expression Web, Adobe
Dreamweaver)
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Senior C# ASP.Net Core, ColdFusion Developer (Feb. 2018 – Aug. 2022)
State of MN, St. Paul, MN
The Minnesota Office of Higher Education provides students with financial aid programs
and information to help them gain access to postsecondary education. The online
application was developed in the 1990s with ColdFusion. I was able to catch up
programming ColdFusion from day 1. I’ve been writing ColdFusion & C# applications
since then.
Responsibilities include
 Providing support to IT personnel in designing, developing, analyzing, testing,
debugging, and executing ColdFusion & C# programs for web-based applications
 Assisting project manager in defining detailed specifications for specific
functionality requirements as well as analyzing, designing, and encoding new
systems using C# language
 Preparing accurate reports to document design flaws and bugs as well as
modifying existing software or system to correct errors and improve performance
 Collaborating with other programmers and developers in the whole development
process, and using structured analysis and design to determine steps to develop
programs
 Determining user requirements, including project budgets and timelines as well as
providing consultative services to clients and project team members on technical
issues
 Mentoring and assisting with training of new and junior programmers as well as
doing code reviews for other team members to ensure highest possible quality in
software products
 Researching and evaluating new development tools and software products to
increase programming capabilities as well as creating written developers guides,
and training users in system operations
 The applications are written in .Net (3.0-4.6), C#, WPF, ASP.Net Core (6.0),
HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap (5.0), Angular (10), jQuery, XAML, XML, JSON,
Generics, JavaScripting, LINQ, Lambda Expressions, SQL (T-SQL, Stored
Procedures, Functions, Cursors, Triggers, Views) using Visual Studio.Net 2017,
Oracle, SQL Server 2019, SSIS, and Microsoft Reporting Services (SSRS).

Senior ASP.Net, C# & DB Admin (Mar. 2017 – Sep. 2017)

CieloStar, Minneapolis, MN
CieloStar solution allows consumers to point, click, and buy health insurance and related
benefits.
Responsibilities include
 Design and coding ASP.Net web applications using CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery, for the
view, ADO.NET Entity Framework for the model, and VB.Net for the Controller.
 Creating different hierarchical, interactive storage reports using VB.Net that displays
monthly, most recent capacity, assigned, used, unused, efficiency, cost figures.
 As a DBA, managing and monitoring data consistency, data replication, backup and
recovery of database, enrolling users and maintaining system security, creating
reports using SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), SSIS, writing SQL (Stored
Procedures, Functions, Triggers, and Cursors).
 Provided budgeting, forecasting, and reporting, and using Adaptive Insights --
Workday.
 The applications are written in .Net (3.0-4.6), C#, WPF, ASP.Net Core, Web API
& RESTful Services, HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap (5.0), jQuery, XAML, XML,
JSON, Generics, JavaScripting, LINQ, Lambda Expressions, SQL (T-SQL,
Stored Procedures, Functions, Cursors, Triggers, Views) using Visual Studio.Net
2017, SQL Server 2016, SSIS, and Microsoft Reporting Services (SSRS).
Senior C# ASP.Net Core Developer (Dec. 2006 – Dec. 2016)
State of MN, St. Paul, MN
Developing data collection and distribution for Financial, Permitting, Remediation, and
Training of MN Pollution Control Agency to replace PowerBuilder based applications
originally designed in the early 1980s using up-to-date, leading edge .Net Framework
technologies.
The current system is rebuilding the Agency’s outdated PowerBuilder applications to be
person-based, statewide, and able to exchange information with EPA and other Pollution
Control agencies.
 Was the only person working on the most complex application in the Agency.
 Involved in the requirement gathering, estimating, analyzing, and planning,
designing, and coding, Mock testing, and implementing --both WebForms and
WinForms on front-end and back-end.
 Building, testing, deploying, and managing applications and services through a global
network Microsoft Azure.
 Was involved in complete SDLC process, managed all aspects of the end-to-end
release process making sure the build and test environment team and the release team
are coordinated. Established final release configuration, built the final release
delivery, and tested the final delivery before independent testing.
 Used DataReader for DataView data using ADO.Net DataSets or Entity Framework
objects.
 Worked on the front-end with Angular to control DOM elements using directives,
filters, and modules with two way Data-Biding and Dependency Injection.
 Developed WPF WinForms Excel-like editable XAML pages with GridView,
BoundField, HyperLinkField, TemplateField to display data in a well-defined manner
with sorting, paging, static GridView headers on scroll features.
 Developed a collapsible/expandable menu to browse through different Reports
arranged under different sections.
 Created a Storage Dashboard which shows monthly Graphs for statistics. It also
shows the detailed drilldown data on graph click.
 Creating different Monthly and Yearly Bar, Column, Stacked, Line Charts to
visualize Capacity using TeeChart.
 Adding interactive features in Charts like animation, zoom, print, drilldown, save as
image/pdf, data export to excel.
Writing T-SQL queries in creating Views, Stored Procedures, and Functions in SQL
Server, using joins, unions, cursors to get data from different tables and databases.
 Created a Web API & RESTful Services to communicate between different DB with
JSON or non-SOAP XML.
 Made applications WCAG 2.0 Compliant with Level AAA – the highest level of web
accessibility
 Responsible for sending the web site to Development server, Staging Server and
Production Webfarm Server through a well-defined set of procedures and
coordinating with the deployment and testing team.
 In an Agile environment attended regular daily and weekly team meetings related to
Application development progress and future targets.
 Client interaction to understand their requirements and get feedback on the existing
application.
 The applications are written in .Net (3.0-4.6), C#, WPF, MVC, ASP.Net, Web API &
RESTful Services, HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap (5.0), Angular, jQuery, XAML, XML,
JSON, Generics, JavaScripting, LINQ, Lambda Expressions, SQL (T-SQL, Stored
Procedures, Functions, Cursors, Triggers, Views) using Visual Studio.Net 2016,
Oracle, SQL Server, SSIS, and Microsoft Reporting Services (SSRS).

Senior ASP.Net & C# Contractor (Jan. 2005 – Dec. 2006)

Fidelity National Financial, Mendota Heights, MN
Engaged in creating and delivering cutting-edge technology tools that streamline all
stages of electronic financial checks, imaging, documentation and communication
processes for easy filing, retrieval, and storage. By quickly becoming familiar with their
NewImage software, worked on developing software for Document Imaging, Financial
Print, and Electronic Catalogue. The applications are written in C#, ASP.Net, Java
Scripting, XHTML, XML, XSD, XSL, T-SQL, SSIS, and Stored Procedures using Visual
Studio.Net, VSS, SQL Server 2000, IIS, and Crystal Reports.

Senior ASP.Net & VB.Net Contractor (Sep. 2005 – Dec. 2005)

Merrill Corporation, St. Paul, MN
Merrill is the leading provider of marketing materials and programs to the residential real
estate market. Quickly engaged in their Marketing and Communication Solutions
software development engineered to combine technology and expertise to solve the
complex challenges faced by today’s fast-paced business environment. The applications
are written in VB.Net, ASP.Net, Java Scripting, XHTML, XML, XPath, XSD, XSL, T-
SQL & Stored Procedures SSIS, SSRS, using Visual Studio.Net, VSS, and SQL Server
2000.

Senior Analyst/Architect (Jan. 2005 - Aug. 2005)

Metropolitan Airport Commission (MAC), Minneapolis, MN
Became a partner in installing, troubleshooting and maintaining the Flight Information
Display Server Databases and Client Applications. This had a very complex database
schema and was developed in ASP, VB6, and SQL Server. Maintained the 24/7 mission
critical availability of the Airport’s Flight Information Display Server resources including
mock and stub testing of the flight arrival, departure, and baggage claim applications.

Senior ASP.Net & C# Contractor (Oct. 2004 – Jan. 2005)

Prism Software, Eagan, MN
Developed portions of psTrack, that is, a unique software that combines project
management, product support and time and billing functionality into one solution.
Participate in design and development of windows and web-based solutions that range
from integration with existing technologies to creating new programs.
These include writing Software Applications with PowerBuilder, C#, Win-forms, Web-
forms WCF, WPF, MVC, Datasets, CSS3, XML, JavaScripting, T-SQL, and SQL
Functions, Stored Procedures, Triggers, Cursors using Visual Studio.Net (4.6), SQL
Server 2016, SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), ETL (SSIS), Stored Procedures,
Functions, Triggers, Cursors, etc.

Senior Programmer, Project Lead & Senior System Admin (Mar. 2003 – Sep. 2004)

Advanced Research Corporation, White Bear Lake, MN

As a lead Developer, responsible for developing and maintaining Purchase Order System,
Inventory System, and Sales System using SQL Server 2000, C#/VB6/VB.Net, Crystal
Reports, and ASP/ASP.Net programming tools. Primary responsibilities include full
project development lifecycle from configuring IIS, initial concept of Semantic Data
Modeling, Relational Database, Web Application, through Application Building, final
delivery and ongoing support. Also writing Linux shell scripting and software
development.

Also, sole responsible for budgeting, purchasing, implementing, configuring, managing,

supervising, and troubleshooting VPN connectivity, routers, switches, hubs, and
firewalls. Built the entire System from ground up. Administered and maintained various
enterprise class backup and recovery procedures; Windows 2003 Servers, Antivirus
Servers, IIS, and SQL Servers.

ASP & VB Programmer (Feb. 2001 – Nov. 2002)

MessageLabs Inc., Minneapolis, MN.
While teaching VB, ASP, and JavaScript programming languages at MN School of
Business evening classes, worked as a consultant for MessageLabs Inc.

At MessageLabs, my responsibilities include managing, reviewing, testing, debugging,

and improving ASP and VB Scripts prepared by 5 application developers. Worked in the
field of DevOps Engineering in application configurations, code compilations,
packaging, building, automation, managing and releasing code from one environment to
another and deploying to servers. Redesigned administrator's and user's GUI requests,
created online forms and redefined their database attributes, tables, and relationships
using SQL and stored procedures, while, at the same time, developing and debugging the
related Scripts. Planned, designed, and developed a three-tiered membership tracking
software with ASP and VB in the middle tier end and Oracle Database on the back end.
Responsible for debugging the Unix Servers, Database Design, Writing Nested and T-
SQL/Stored Procedural Language on Oracle Database, and Writing Crystal Reports.

ASP & VB Programmer (Nov. 1998 – Dec. 2000)

UNISYS Corporation, Eagan, MN
Designed and developed an e-commerce database system utilizing SQL, ASP, JavaScript,
VBScript, Crystal Report, and Stored Procedures. The system was built in Visual Basic
6.0, MS Access and SQL Server 7.0. This system is used by the entire Western Field
Operations of sales group to track and report sales data such as client and supplier
information, order forecasts, payment and delivery dates.

Did an ASP/ VB / SQL Server / Crystal Reports projects in Unisys Remittance

Processing Solution (RPS) which is an image-based, high-volume program designed
specifically companies that process more than one million checks per month.

Responsible for defining logical and physical RDB, drawing semantic data modeling,
creating tables, defining attributes & relationships between the tables, writing T-SQL
Scripts & Stored Procedures, producing Crystal Reports, installing, testing, and
documenting.

VB & ASP Programmer (May. 1998 – Nov. 1998)

GE Capital, Eden Prairie, MN
Developed a lending e-library system for GE Capital's IT using SQL Server 7.0, ASP,
VB, VBScript, JavaScript, SQL, and Java for an Internet/Intranet environment. The
system is used to track loans of laptops, software and technical publications within the
corporation.

Provided training/mentoring to GE Capital's internal programmers on utilizing ASP with

relational databases on SQL Server 7.0.

Process Quality Assurance Engineer (Summer Intern 1997)

IBM, Rochester, MN
As a summer Intern, consulted in a series of leading edge new line of technologies on
IBM’s Thin Client computers. Developed a dynamic and interactive Graphical User
Interface (GUI) with Perl/CGI Applications in the fast-paced software development.
Responsible for ensuring the quality, reliability and availability of Client Server
Applications. Applied rigor and creativity combining expertise in usability research,
human computer interaction, and graphic design to solve diverse GUI design issues.
Responsibilities include Preparing, developing, and testing complex or unique portions of
application programs on new systems with team collaboration and solution
brainstorming.

EDUCATION:
 BS -Computer & Information Science --MN State University, Mankato (1998)
 Minor -Business Administration --MN State University, Mankato (1998)
 Microsoft Certified Professional --Microsoft
 Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer (MCSD) --Microsoft