Dan Wygant  email me

MVP Windows Server Customer Experience

Founder of Huntsville Users Groups
Visual Studio.Net Users Group (VSdotNetUG.org)
Huntsville Windows New Technology Users Group (HUNTUG)

Volunteer
Culminis (aka IT Pro Advisory Council) founding Board Member International dotNet Association
 User Group Liaison for Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana

Writing
OLE4DM Article
Presenting ActiveX
- Ch 11 [DocObjects]
- Ch 12 [ISAPI Filters]
MFC ISAPI Extensions
- Part 1 Article
- Part 2 Article
OLE DocObjects
- Ch 11
VJ++ Article 

Good Works
TriDeum
PathGroup
Dialogic Communications
Majestic~Systems
Intergraph

Misc
MS.Net, MSDN,
 VB,VC++/ATL,VC#
DejaNews aka Google
Yahoo, Excite, Lycos
AltaVista & BabelFish
Nintendo 64

Fun
Frontpage
Time Flyer

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Objective:
I am seeking a Senior Consultant or Scientist position using Visual Studio 2008 [C# (C Sharp), and VB (Visual Basic)] to develop SmartClient (href-exe), Winforms (desktop), Webforms (ASP.Net), and XML and SOAP based WebServices for Microsoft’s Windows. My main interest is creating WPF/WCF/WF/Card Space, SmartClient or ClickOnce programs with C#, ADO.Net, Linq, and SQL Server Database Applications. New technologies that interest me are Peer-to-Peer or distributed computing applications, Mobile applications, B2B or WebServices, ADO.Net Database Applications, Imaging & GIS, and 2D/3D Graphics. I prefer team-oriented environments with positive work values.

Education:
Bachelor of Science, Pure Mathematics, Florida State University
Completed Major requirements for a Bachelor in Science in Computer Science

Qualifications:
I am a founding Board Member of Culminis.com and was awarded MVP (Microsoft Most Valuable Professional) status for Windows Customer Experience for the third year in a row for work with Microsoft and the local Windows community. My most recent projects dealt with designing and implementing projects, which use VS.Net (C#, Visual Basic), VB6/VC++6, and Java to integrate with a backend database or cube (SQL Server, Hyperion Essbase XTD, Access, Pervasive) using XML/ SOAP-based Web Services or ADO. These projects typically used the databases to manage Financial Data, Images, or CAD/GIS Data. Using VS.Net CSharp object oriented programming and design allows for extreme Rapid Application Development [RAD] and atleast one order of magnitude paybacks for development costs in either saving from the application or in sales of the application

• As the Founder and leader of the Huntsville VS.Net Users Group, and in my day-to-day work I am constantly exposed to all the complexities of VS.Net, VB/VC++6. Over two decades of work in computer science has provided me with broad expertise and great depth in so many areas needed to accomplish any task.
• I've worked on Windows NT since its first version was released. Previous to this I have worked on a wide variety of UNIX platforms such as Sun Solaris, HP-UX, and Intergraph Clix. I worked on Visual Basic 1.0 and Visual C++ MFC 1.5 and have been using VB and VC++ ever since for the extreme RAD. Most recently I’ve used Visual Studio.Net (VC#, VB, VC++), SmartClient (href/exe), Winforms (desktop), Webforms (ASP.Net) and WebServices in Windows XP.
• My projects always use Object Oriented Programming [OOP], in particular Windows XP using C#. I've been using Object Oriented Programming and Design techniques for about 20 years, even before C++.
• As Founder of the Huntsville Windows New Technology Users Group and the Huntsville Visual Studio.Net Users Group (VSdotNetUG.org) I've been helping to bring excellent technology presentations to Huntsville every month. This has helped to broaden my scope and helped train the Huntsville’s entire Windows community (1300+ members). I served as the first Chairman of HUNTUG, as S/W Review, Book Review, Public Relations and trained virtually all board members.
• My work with INeta.org as a User Group Liaison for Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana has helped a number of VS.Net Users Groups organize and bring excellent technical presentations to their members.
• I have written extensively for Windows NT Magazine, and was a member of their Technical Review staff. This gave me an advanced view on emerging technologies. I wrote three chapters in two separate books, both from Sams.net Publishing, part of the Macmillan Publishing Company.