1. Zachary Smith
7575 East Arkansas Avenue, 6-204, Denver, CO 80231
Cell: (785) 250-0860
zssmith83@gmail.com
Profile
Experienced, driven and team-oriented programmer with a four-year track record of strong performance in
object-oriented programming, scripting and configuration of elements in the .NET web application stack. Well-
versed in each phase of the software development lifecycle, with a strong working knowledge of design
patterns, algorithms, data structures and agile development processes. Possessing strong leadership qualities
developed over a decade of team-based work experience, in both a senior developer capacity and in service
management.
Technical Summary
 C#  MVVM
 SQL  .NET Framework
 Java  Team Foundation Server
 ASP.NET  Microsoft Project
 HTML5  UML
 CSS3  Agile/Scrum Principles
 XML  Test-Driven Design
Experience
Kansas Public Employees Retirement System August 2012 – October 2016
Applications Developer
Topeka, KS
 Maintained and enhanced significant elements of C# application and batch modules used to compute and analyze
the KPERS financial liability to members for 4+ years.
 Developed and maintained KPERS Optional Group Life Insurance Web Enrollment module over a period of 2
years, including serving a primary support and maintenance role during multiple vendor enhancements to the base
module.
 Assisted KPERS and vendor development staff with internal framework upgrades, including a transition from
MVC to MVVM in the most recent upgrade.
 Built re-usable SQL scripts leveraged frequently in external data requests and internal analysis, as well as during
database and test server maintenance.
 Maintained test servers and source code branches via Team Foundation Server, in cooperation with vendor
development team and QA testing requests.
 Trained and mentored multiple junior developers in coding best practices, pertinent aspects of the Microsoft
Technology Stack necessary for a basic maintenance role, and effective debugging approaches necessary to
maintain the KPERS code base and underlying vendor framework.
 Acted as primary technical liaison to an outside actuarial firm during testing, enhancement and production
processing of KPERS annual actuarial datasets, prior to submission of actuarial reports to state congress.
Starbucks Coffee Company October 2006 – August 2012
Supervisor
Topeka, KS
 Managed staff by allocating available labor and resources accordingly for 3+ years.
 Tracked profit and loss trends to identify areas of potential improvement in labor allocation, inventory
management and business approach to peak business sales trends.
 Maintained inventory to reduce waste and optimize order quantities.
Education
Washburn University 2016
Bachelor of Arts: Computer Information Science
Topeka, KS