Amer Khalid
Arlington, Texas

Professional Summary
Software Engineer with 5 years of experience in corporate world and 2 years of experience in small firms. Started web and application development startup in 2009. Created business plan, raised capital, hired employees, designed marketing campaigns, and developed products.

Programming Languages: PHP 4 & 5, Java 2, J2EE, JSP, SQL, Korn shell, Bash shell, C, C++, C#, Oracle, MySQL, HTML, Javascript, CSS, Ajax.
Applications & Platforms: CodeIgniter, CakePHP, Wordpress, Android SDK, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel, Visual Studio, NuSphere PHPed, Eclipse, SQL plus, Harvest, Cygwin, Subversion, Pentaho Business Intelligence, Weblogic Server, Linux, Tealeaf, Google Analytics, Google Adsense, Facebook Platform, Paypal API, Google Checkout, GIT.
Spoken Languages: Urdu, English, Hindi
Other Skills: Photography, Public Speaking, Web Design, Social Media, Blogging.

Experience

01/2008 - 09/2009
McKesson Corporation, Carrolton, TX
Programmer Analyst
    Supported complex enterprises website with over $48 billion per year in revenues.
    Provided mission critical 24/7 oncall support.
    Designed a process for customer data copy between Oracle databases during roll out of major upgrades to the website without impacting live customers.
    Performed a complex process of new application tier environment setup for major upgrades to the website.
    Showed leadership and mentored junior team members.
    Took charge during production crisis issues and made critical decisions to restore services.
    Developed JSP & J2EE code, Oracle PL/SQL procedures, and Korn shell scripts.
    Managed changes to production environment.
 
04/2006 – 01/2008
The Planet Internet Services, Dallas, TX
Software Engineer
    Developed a complex J2EE website with JSP, Java, J2EE, Javascript, and PHP.
    Created key business intelligence reports using Pentaho BI and Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services that business partners used to make critical business decisions.
    Setup and maintained Redhat RHEL4 server for Pentaho BI and Windows Server 2005 server for Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS).

01/2004 – 04/2006
Independent Consultant, Arlington, TX
    Developed and updated websites for several small business clients using PHP, MySQL, Javascript, CSS and Open Source tools such as OS Commerce.
    Provided 24/7 support for network, software, and hardware issues.
    Managed every aspect of business including marketing, accounting, and sales.
    Trained business and consumer clients on different technologies including photo editing and Microsoft Office suite.

01/2003 - 01/2004
Innerworks Computer Services, Plattsburgh, NY
IT Staff
    Provided 24/7 support for network, software, and hardware issues.
    Designed and updated databases in Microsoft Access.

12/2000 – 01/2003
SUNY at Plattsburgh, Plattsburgh, NY
Helpdesk Staff
    Supported students and faculty with technology issues.
Web Developer
    Designed and maintained Small Business Assistance Center’s website using PHP and Microsoft C#.

Education

08/2000 - 12/2002
State University of New York at Plattsburgh, Plattsburgh, NY
BS in Computer Science
    Received International Merit Scholarship.

01/1999 - 05/2000
Herkimer County Community College, Herkimer, NY
    Honor's program and President's List each semester.