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James Hollister
Las Vegas, NV
Freelance Software Developer, Westley Systems Inc
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About Me

I'm passionate about creating software. I've been working in the industry for 7+ years, and have just branched out into freelancing full time. I have a history of striving to be the best at what I do, and more often than not I succeed.

I'm here to grow as a freelancer, find business opportunities, and connect with people that I may be able to help.

Work History

  • Westley Systems Inc
  • Founder - Software Developer
  • November 2010 to Present
  • Owner of an independent software development firm, which focuses on new product development using the Microsoft application stack (.Net, SQL Server, ASP.Net, Silverlight, and Azure cloud)

  • Tech Results Inc.
  • .Net Software Developer
  • Febuary 2009 to March 2010
  • Tech Results is a software development company providing products to various independent gaming companies, such as: U.S Native American casinos, as well as casinos in Australia and Macau.

    The team I was a part of worked on a product called HostVIP, a solution for casinos to more easily and accurately maintain information about their VIP players. This is an ASP.net 2.0 application, with heavy AJAX user interface implementations. Using a SCRUM project management methodology the team of 3 was able to manage multiple client installations and customization, while also producing new features.

    Lead development effort to create Silverlight 3 prototype of HostVIP 2.0, using .Net RIA Services and the Entity Framework.

    Traveled to Macau to head the installation and customization of HostVIP at a major casino.

  • Ascending Integration, Inc.
  • Founder - Software Developer
  • October 2006 to May 2008
  • Co-owned and operated an independent software development company. Created custom software for small business in Las Vegas using Microsoft ASP.Net.

Education

  • University of Nevada Las Vegas
  • B.S. in Management Information Systems
  • 2003 - 2009

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