Nate Zobrist

(801) 735-5880
nate@natezobrist.com

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

Principal Software Developer

January 2009 – present
Mobile Productivity, Inc.
Skills:

Senior Software Developer

November 2007 – December 2008
Podango, Inc.
  • 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

January 2004 – November 2007
Mobile Productivity, Inc.
  • 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

November 2002 – December 2003
Holman's of Nevada, Inc.
  • 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

May 1999 – December 2002
City Pride, Inc.
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)
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