Started my professional career as a Java Developer (Java 1.6). Initially tasked with creating JUnit tests and dummy EDI ( X12 and EDIFACT ) messages. Then progressed into fixing minor bugs and then onto reading requirements and writing validation code. After getting married and deciding that Northern Virginia was more stress than it was worth, I switched jobs. I moved into a Software Engineer position working with C# and the .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 . The transition from Java (IBM RAD) to C# (Visual Studio) was relatively easy syntactically but understanding the Frameworks has provided a bit more difficulty. Currently I work on a number of different projects using WPF and C# WinForms with the .NET Framework . I`ve had experience with using SMO to create Peer-to-Peer replication on SQL Server 2008 R2 for the purpose of High Availability . I`ve also had experience with interfacing with Smart Cards and Cryptographic Key Generation and storage. I`ve written an entire installer from scratch using WiX 3.7 in order to replace the Installer that we were using in Visual Studio 2010 . Due to my experience with WiX , I`ve been the go-to guy for installer assistance. With all of that being said, even though programming is not something that comes easy to me as I tend to get lost in the weeds, it is something that I truly enjoy working on for endless amounts of hours. I enjoy the rush I get when code that I write actually works and I thrive off the feeling of fixing bugs (despite the inevitable, albeit temporary, frustration I encounter). Feel free to contact me if you have any questions with what you`ve read! :) ©