I am currently employed as an enterprise architect and not actively pursuing a new job. I mostly keep my resume online because way back In 2001, I (like thousands of other programmers that year) went through an "everyone here is fired" experience. I swore that day to always keep my resume current and online just in case it happened again.

I have been in a largely hands-off architect role the past couple of years and lately have been thinking about going back to a lead developer type of position. Looking back on my career I found that I was happiest, and therefore most productive, when I was in a poorly lit room writing code and rarely attending meetings. I wouldn't describe myself as unhappy now but I would definitely be interested in doing desktop or mobile application development full-time. If I could find a way to make a living writing VB6 code I'd be up for that too, yeah it's a long-shot.

Please note, I have no interest in the following:

• Contract work lasting under 1 year.
• Anything requiring regular travel or relocation outside of the Chicago-Milwaukee area... OK I'm completely open to relocating to Seattle, Portland, London, Dublin, maybe Vancouver but it's a very short list. I'm also open to a virtual position with light travel (4-8 weeks a year).
• Mercator development or implementation projects - I haven't touched a Mercator product in over 11 years and the company hasn't even existed for 9. Yet I still get 1-2 emails a year from desperate companies stuck on some long unsupported version of one of their applications. I'm sorry but you're boned.
• I have had nothing but negative experiences with 3rd party recruiters, if you are not a direct representative of the hiring company then I'm probably not interested.

I know the "not interested" section could make me come across as a jerk, that's not the intention. It's really there to help others to avoid wasting their time. There's always a chance I know someone who is interested in one of these positions so I might be able to give you a referral. I usually don't know a lot of good developers who are out of work though.

Below is my resume in a format that will probably drive recruiters insane. Nothing personal but they're not really the target audience. If you want a traditional boring version contact me.

Please note, some screenshots have been edited to remove trademarked logos where necessary.