Stephen Rogouski — Software Engineer

Summary

Experienced C# developer specializing in multi-tiered web applications, application portals, and content management systems. Over two decades designing, building, and deploying reusable technology solutions in agency and enterprise environments — including reporting and admin tools, shopping carts, store locators, and visitor surveys.

Database design, development, and management for B2B and B2C clients
E-commerce across multiple consumer and professional websites
Email marketing campaign management, execution, and reporting on ASP and ASP.NET platforms with sophisticated data segmentation and modeling

Skills

C# / ASP.NET / .NET
SQL Server, ADO.NET
Angular / AngularJS
Node.js
REST APIs
JavaScript, jQuery, Prototype, ExtJS
HTML, DHTML, CSS
XML / XSLT / AJAX
MVC 5, LINQ
IIS
Git & Subversion
Elasticsearch

Experience

Software Engineer — Associated Press

Jan 2015 — Present

Lead developer on the internal eAPAdmin website.
Manage and maintain the company SQL Server database — stored procedures, data-analysis queries, and deployment scripts.
Integrated the AP News platform into the eAPAdmin website.
Helped redesign the VTS admin site from traditional ASP to an MVC 5 / Nancy / Angular / Elasticsearch architecture, including Verimatrix broadcast-service integration and full-stack coding.

ASP.NET Developer — Associated Press

May 2008 — Jan 2015

Development and maintenance for AP application portals.
Built a C# Portal Management system with an ExtJS interface for hierarchical management of portals on the AP Exchange website.
Developed the AP Microsite Admin — the primary tool for managing AP microsites, including the award-winning Olympics Winter Games and College Football sites — in C# on the AP Images framework.
Built a showroom management tool for cropping, sizing, and reordering images to management-specified dimensions.
Developed a reusable AP Country Music widget bundling text, photo, audio, and video into a single interface (jQuery, DHTML, C# 3.5, Master Pages, LINQ).

Lead ASP.NET Developer / Architect — Ferrara & Company

Mar 2005 — Mar 2008

Main developer and architect of eatyourbest.com — a custom C# CMS with a SQL Server back end. Wrote stored procedures, client-side UI, and the business layer.

Web Consultant — Rogonet

Jan 2002 — Mar 2005

Designed and coded websites for clients including Wyman Ford, QMed, Lifesign, Myers & Depew, and Lensearch.

Creative Development — World Internet Resources

1998 — 2002

Designed and programmed websites from concept to completion using Adobe products, HTML, JavaScript, DHTML, CSS, and Dreamweaver.

Education

B.S., Computer Science — Rutgers University, New Brunswick

2002 — 2004

Beyond Software

Author — Hal Leonard LLC

2008 — 2010

Wrote Arpeggios for the Modern Guitarist under the pseudonym Stephen Ross.

Recording Artist & Guitarist

1990 — 1997

Signed to Shrapnel Records as composer, guitarist, and producer; released the album Midnight Drive and appeared on numerous compilations. Toured the U.S. as a professional guitarist.