Ross Larson

Experience

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  Kimberly-Clark

  Jan 2003 - Jan 2009

  Consumer Services- Bilingual French/English

  Provided bilingual English/French phone, email, fax, voice mail, and letter support for Kimberly-Clark's well-known consumer products, such as Huggies® diapers.Translated consumer responses from English to French for consumers in Quebec.Created lexicon of common French terms to aid in training of new employees.

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  Best Buy

  Nov 2005 - Jun 2007

  Personal Computer/Home Office Sales

  Suggested hardware, software, accessories and warranty coverage to meet the budgets and goals of consumers, both small businesses and individuals.Provided product advice and suggestions for consumers in a large retail environment.

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  Crossways Camping Ministries

  Oct 2008 - Jul 2013

  System Administrator-Volunteer

  I have volunteered in the past as the System Administrator for Crossways.This position:Performs system documentation and administration. The goal is to document the computers at all sites and make sure that each site has computers that are well-maintained and functioning, reducing down time for other employees.Consultation provided about system upgrades, usage policies, and strategies for system support and troubleshooting.Procurement of hardware for usage in office environment- product suggestions/suggestions on what locations are most cost-effective.Provide system construction services for donated computer products.Perform hard drive wiping procedures to ensure confidentiality of donated storage devices.Volunteer position-staffed on as needed basis – most work performed off site or after hours to minimize work disruption of paid staff. Show less

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  Fox Valley Lutheran Homes

  Aug 2009 - Jan 2011

  Volunteer IT Consultant

  Performed Site evaluation to determine IT needs and wants.Contacted retailers to obtain quotes for equipment that fits the organization's needs.Installed and configured computers for use by the organization's staff.Provided support, training, and troubleshooting for the organization's staff to ensure the smooth operation of daily work.

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  Genex Cooperative, Inc. and Cooperative Resources International

  Jun 2010 - Nov 2013

  Software Developer

  Assisted in gathering user requirements for small projects.Performed and documented system design, including user interface design, functional design and detailed design for basic development activities.Built software to meet requirements and design specifications, while following established coding standards. Participated in the established code review processes.Ensured quality of software through the use of unit testing and system testing.Conducted research into new technologies, and suggested using Balsamiq Mockups to replace company's existing user interface design.Created user training materials and trained users on projects as needed. Show less

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  Smart Social Media, Inc.

  Nov 2013 - Dec 2014

  Software Engineer

  Creator of comprehensive, state-of-the-art collaboration software for web and mobile platforms.Responsible for development and reverse engineering of version 1.0 software to fix bugs, add functionality and meet deadlines. Worked on a remote development team, using Google Hangouts and a variety of online collaboration tools to keep on the same page.Technologies: PHP, Symphony2, MySQL, XDebug, vagrant, ZURB INK, github, Travis-CI

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  ESOP Partners

  Feb 2015 - Nov 2015

  IT Analyst

  • Provided application development, troubleshooting documentation, and support for the company'scustom C# ASP.NET WebForms internal web application.• Expanded company's existing ticketing system to improve documentation of software-related issues and provided training to employees on creating high quality tickets.• Interacted with external infrastructure and development service providers and provided gap analysis of needed services for future organizational efficiency.• Provided security analysis and created multi-phase plan to increase quality of information governance in the organization.• Helped company to configure and use interactive whiteboard projector and aid employees in learning to use it effectively in meetings and brainstorming sessions.Technologies: C#, ASP.NET, SQL Server, LucidChart, unfuddle STACK Show less

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  Paradigm

  Dec 2015 - now

  Software Developer

  • Providing troubleshooting, support, bug fixes, and feature development for a variety of customer-facing applications.• Improving the quality and accuracy of internal documentation to make development tasks more efficient and effective.• Helping to provide tech screens for prospective employees during the interview process.