1. Daniel Bowers
243 68th St., SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49548
(616) 985-8815
danbowers101@gmail.com
Qualifications
 Achieved Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer in 2000.
 Have served as both a technical lead and done some project management.
 Very detail oriented, quality conscious and able to maintain goal-oriented organization while delivering
quality software and customer service according to company standards.
 Met or exceeded productivity expectations on a consistent basis.
 Trustworthy and responsible working alone or as part of a team while clearly communicating information
to supervisors, co-workers, customers and clients.
 Self-motivated and able to meet responsibilities independently while organizing and managing time
efficiently.
 Very quick learner who is always willing to learn new skills and technologies or help fellow team members
learn new skills and teach them some of the tricks I have learned.
Skills
 C/C++/C#, .Net Framework,MFC – Visual Basic.Net,Embedded Visual Basic.Net
 MVC
 Java
 HTML, CSS, ASP, JavaScript, PHP,XML, XSLT.
 SQL, SQL Server, Oracle, SQL Server CE, Sybase, Access,MySQL.
 ODBC,ADO/ADO.Net,OLE DB.
 Crystal Reports, SQL Server Reporting Services, Some Oracle Forms and Reports.
 ActiveX, COM, DCOM,ATL and STL.
 Microsoft Transaction Server, Message Queue.
 Pascal,Delphi.
 EDI.
 Excellent people and writing skills.
 PowerBuilder
APPLICABLE EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Worked outside ofthe IT field, mainly in the food industry. Currently working in production at
Hearthside Food Solutions in Grand Rapids, MI
2007-5/2015
Worked in all areas of food processing production. Maintained my programming skills by doing some
personal project programming and taking some online courses via Coursera and Microsoft Virtual
Academy.
Used C#,SQL, MySQL, .Net,Python.
Senior Software Engineer, Broadway Systems, Grand Rapids, MI
08/2006-12/2006
Performed bug fixes, added enhancements and performed testing for an existing broadcast television
software package that was written in Windows Forms/C#, SQL Server and Microsoft Access.
Used C#,SQL, Access,SQLServer,XML.

2. Senior Software Engineer, CriTech Research, Saline, MI
01/2006-07/2006
Served as a technical lead/architect and lead programmer on a contract Java project for a plug-in to
existing blood bank software. Then served as project manager and lead programmer on a second Java
plug-in project for the same company and software package.
Used Java.
Senior Software Engineer, The Solutions Group, Ann Arbor, MI
09/2004-02/2006
Served as technical lead and lead programmer/architect on a project to replace and re-engineer the
business process for The Compensation Advisory Organization of Michigan/Michigan Workers
Compensation Placement Facility. This project moved their business software from a mini-computer
based COBOL program to a distributed Windows .Net platform. This software re-architected many
business processes and increased employee productivity by approximately 20%.
Served as the lead programmer on a .Net application to re-engineer and automate the creation and receipt
of required shipping documents such as shipping schedules, advance shipping notices and bills of lading.
The application then produced a recommended production schedule to meet the requirements of the
received shipping schedules. This application was a key to the company receiving their Ford Q-1 rating.
This solution included development of a handheld system with scanner for use in the plant that ensured
accuracy of the produced advance shipping notices. The result led to approximately a 30% increase in
productivity in the shipping of products and production scheduling.
Used C#, Visual Basic.Net, Embedded Visual Basic.Net, SQL, SQLServer.
Senior Consultant, Pluribus Solutions, Novi, MI
03/2001-09/2004
Defunct?
Worked on a web based solution, CMHLink, and helped re-engineer the business processes for the
Wayne County Community Mental Health Agency. This web-based application replaced a commercial
desktop application they were using that did not meet their needs. It also opened up the WCCMHA
system to providers for the first time. Managers estimated that this application increased productivity at
least 10-15% and provided a valuable service to their providers.
Served as the programmer and webmaster for the Wayne County Airport Authority, which runs the
Detroit Metro and Willow Run Airports. Responsible for the update and maintenance of three public
websites. Wrote a web based contract management system that increased their ability to track the many
contracts the airport had with vendors. Wrote a tablet based contract compliance program that allowed
field checking of compliance and synced with the contract management system. Wrote a mobile
application that allowed the airport fire department to eliminate paperwork involved with field
inspections of equipment for fire safety compliance at the airport.
Used Embedded Visual Basic, HTML, CSS, ASP.Net,SQL,SQLServer,Javascript, Access,C#,MVC.
Senior Software Engineer, Interface Systems/Tumbleweed Communications, Ann Arbor, MI
Defunct
05/2000-01/2001
Worked on all aspects of a commercial application, developed in Java using eXtreme Programming
methodologies, which converted mainframe print streams to PDF,HTML and XML formats. This
application was later sold by Tumbleweed Communications to a competitor who wanted our technology
because it was superior to their own.
Used Java,HTML, Javascript, SQL, SQLServer, DB2, XML, XSLT, MVC.
Senior Software Engineer, Advanced Systems International, Southfield, MI
Defunct
08/1998-05/2000
Served as the Application Architect, Technical Lead and Lead Programmer for a new warehouse data
collection system called ATLink. ATLink interfaced with SAP and Wonderware systems using DCOM,
Microsoft Transaction Server and Message Queue,as well as handheld and forklift mounted terminals
with long range scanning capability, for the warehouse data collection. The application resulted in an

3. engine that interfaced with SAP that was reusable on subsequent projects at the company. The first
customer, Imperial Tobacco of Canada,estimated approximately a 20% increase in warehouse
productivity and the almost virtual elimination of errors in the system because of the elimination of
manual worker data input.
Used C++, SQL, SQLServer,Visual Basic.
Software Engineer - Senior Software Engineer, South Wind Design, Ann Arbor, MI
Defunct
02/1994-07/1998
Developed ODBC drivers and other commercial products using Visual C++. The main databases
targeted by the ODBC drivers were Microsoft SQL Server and Pervasive Software’s Pervasive.SQL and
Btrieve. Btrieve/Pervasive Software had originally meant for this ODBC driver to be a “check the box”
item to their software. However,it became so important to their customers as the main means of
connecting their software to the Btrieve databases they used in their products, that Pervasive Software felt
they had to bring the development in house and fully under their control.
Used C, C++, Delphi, PowerBuilder, HTML.
Education
 09/1991 – 12/ 1993 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Michigan
Bachelor of Science degree with Computer Science Concentration.
Final overall GPA: 3.33 Concentration GPA: 3.5
 01/1989 – 05/1991 Muskegon Community College, Muskegon, Michigan
Associates of Science, Associates of Arts in preparation for transferring to
UM.
Final overall GPA: 3.91