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# 543 of 51,132

Raw Score Total: 3,851.25

Name:	menelson (see 4 ratings)
	in Lindon, Utah United States
Seller / Coder Rating:	9.75 (Excellent)
Sign up date:	May 28, 2003 1:49:15 PM EDT
Last Logged In:	Aug 26, 2003 12:55:55 PM EDT
Jobs Started:	5
Jobs Completed:	5
Missed Status Report Warnings Issued:	0
Arbitrations Lost:	0 (out of 0 Arbitrations) What is arbitration?

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Areas Of Expertise:
ColdFusion*, C/C++*, Visual Basic, Delphi, Java, JavaScript*/VBScript, HTML*/DHTML/XML, Perl, SQL, Oracle, Access*, Flash ActionScript, Pick, Unix/Linux, Windows NT/2000 Server*, IIS, Apache

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Resume:

Mark E. Nelson

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
More than 13 years professional experience designing, developing and maintaining software and online systems. Over 5 years experience managing software development projects and teams.

SKILLS AND CERTIFICATIONS*
ColdFusion*, C/C++*, Visual Basic, Delphi, Java, JavaScript*/VBScript, HTML*/DHTML/XML, Perl, SQL, Oracle, Access*, Flash ActionScript, Pick, Unix/Linux, Windows NT/2000 Server*, IIS, Apache

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Senior Software Engineer, Fonix Corporation, Draper UT 05/2001 - Present
* Designed and built SpeakThis(tm), streaming text-to-speech web service (www.speakthis.com)
* Designed and built corporate website (www.fonix.com) including e-commerce and content management systems

VP Software Development, Advocast Inc., Provo UT 01/1997 - 05/2001
* Built prototypes, designs, schedules, budgets, plans and presentations to obtain $2M funding
* Staffed and managed development team of 4 engineers
* Designed and managed implementation, testing, rollout and upgrades of secure, web-based workgroup software
* Provided future product vision and new technology recommendations
* Created and enforced development standards and practices

Senior Consultant, Provider Solutions Provo UT 09/1995 - 01/1997
* Developed custom solutions in Windows and Unix for corporate clients including Novell, FedEx, Ameritech, NuSkin, Folio and Data General
* Wrote Folio's Internet server software and Visual Basic API
* Developed core of Novell's world-wide, distributed training database system
* 100% on-time project record over 16 months

EDUCATION
* Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Brigham Young University, April 1988
* Elective coursework in systems analysis, A.I. and user interface design/usability engineering

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
* Cold Fusion Developer's Journal Reader's Choice Finalist - Best Web Service, 2002
* Best of Show Finalist - Internet World, Spring 2002
* Cool Tool Award, 2002
* Best of Show - Rainbow Adventure Game Computer Programming Contest, 1984
* Eagle Scout, 1981

PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES
* John Bowles, CEO, Advocast Inc. - phone 202-333-5530
* Brent Jensen, Senior Software Engineer, Dynix - phone 801-318-3999
* Robert Matheson, Web Developer, Fonix - phone 801-953-9443

Top Coder Competition Raw Score

Average Job Size		Average Coder Rating		Number of Completed Jobs		Penalty for Missed Status Reports Warnings *
$79.00	x	9.75	x	5	-	(0 warnings x 1000 penalty) = 0
Raw Score Total: 3,851 * Penalty rule enacted on 10/8/2001 and applies only to warnings sent after that date. Note: all top coder competition stats are only updated once a day between midnight and 1:00 EDT.

Rent A Coder Work History

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	Rated For	Rated By	Rating	Bid Amount	Rated On
	Bonus for menelson on 7/3/2003 9:20:22 PM	ahead	None Given	$20.00	July 3, 2003 9:21:46 PM EDT


	CF Tee Time Scheduling Modifications/Enhancements	ahead	10 (Excellent)	$75.00	July 3, 2003 9:20:10 PM EDT
	Great to work with!!! I will definately use again! Very quick work and very professional.

	CF 4.5 tag to convert html to AOL RTF format	pcronin	9 (Superb)	$100.00	July 2, 2003 12:39:12 AM EDT
	Mark was very attentive and timely. Task done immediately and correct. Would use again.

	Cold Fusion or Javascript Date Lookup	cf_coder	10 (Excellent)	$100.00	June 30, 2003 10:36:52 AM EDT
	This guy had a big deadline to meet, and he met it without any reservations! I really appreciate the work Mark! You are an A+ in my book, and I hope I can work with you again! Thanks!

	Coldfusion-Access-Bar Code	ALS	10 (Excellent)	$100.00	June 23, 2003 6:43:07 PM EDT
	Excellent coder: great communications, quick turn around, and an excellent product! menelson completed a project for me on short notice, and finished ahead of schedule. He maintained excellent communication throughout, making sure we were on the same page. He made helpful and productive suggestions that resulted in a product that is more functional than we envisioned. Working with menelson was a very good experience and I look forward to working with him again! Thanks, menelson!

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Average:				9.75