Derek T. Souers
Derek T. Souers
I build systems that don’t need heroes at 3 a.m.
Senior .NET Engineer • North East Ohio • 30+ Years from C64 to SAP
Beginnings: From 8-Bit to Enterprise
- 1980s: Commodore 64 → BASIC → 65XX Assembly
- 1990s: 286 → DOS → Built first PC from parts
- 2000s: University of Akron → B.S. Computer Science
- 2005s: Consulting Firm → Consulting, SEO and E-commerce Development
- 2010s: Manufacturing Company → .NET, SAP, MQ
- 2015s: Manufacturing Company and Consulting → .NET, SAP, Excel VBA, WinForms
- 2020s: Manufacturing Company and Consulting → .NET, SAP, Excel VBA, WPF, Real-Time Dashboards
- 2025s–Now: My Promotional Company and Consulting → Consulting, SEO, .NET, SAP, Excel, WPF, Real-Time Dashboards, Python
Synopsis:
Derek Souers - Senior .Net Software Engineer
ASP.NET, web application development,
enterprise development, internal line of business development,
e-commerce, online shopping, C#, SEO, VB.Net, Content Management
Systems, Windows Server administration, IIS administration, SQL
administration, virus/malware removal, and technical support.
Currently:
I'm a Microsoft .Net developer focusing on Windows Client App Development and reusable libraries.
My most recent assignment was at a large
manufacturing plant in the North East Ohio area
where I worked on providing real-time data
from the ERP system to provide critical data for small teams in a
dashboard system and multiple reports.
I was previously a Software Engineer at a
consulting firm, where I developed numerous web applications and
utilities from the ground up, utilizing Microsoft .NET development tools
for a diverse clientele. I also learned a great deal on how to develop
software in the quickest, most efficient ways that significantly
lowered the total cost of ownership for very competitive and lean
environments.
Click the Project Portfolio to see a list of the some of the more interesting projects I designed, developed, supported, enhanced and maintained.
Beginnings:
I have been using computers since I was six
years old. It all began when my father bought a Commodore 64. Over the
next few years, I became bored playing arcade games and started to
develop my own games and programs in BASIC. I was even able to mimic a
classic platform game that was only available on the consoles at the
time. Due to the slow speed of BASIC, I started learning MOS 65XX
Assembly.
When I was 16, a 286 computer was given to
me from church. I was quick to adapt to the new machine in a few months
knowing the basic in's and out's of DOS, Windows 3.1x and x86 system
architecture.
About a half a year later, I built my own
computer from parts. Since then I have built, repaired, and upgraded
many computers.
I continued in the area of computers at The University of Akron and received my Bachelors of Science in Computer Science. I now reside in North East Ohio area.
Outside of work:
On the techie side, when I'm not at work, I
like to tinker with home automation, gadgets, productivity tools and
develop utilities for power users. On the non-techie side, I like to
listen to music and exercise: walk, bike, swim, and canoe.
My resume:
Latest resume (Oct 2016) derek_souers_resume.pdf.
Languages:
- C# (2004-Present)
- Python (2025-Present)
- VB.NET (2004-2006,2011-Present)
- JavaScript (2005-Present)
- VBScript (2011-2015)
- HTML (1997-Present)
- MS SQL (2003-Present)
- CSS (2004-Present)
- XML (2009-2017)
- Visual C++ (1997-2005)
- Borland C (2006)
- Java (2004)
- PERL (2002-2004)
- x86 MASM (2003)
- PHP (2002)
APIs, Frameworks, Libraries and SDKs:
- Microdata (2016-2017) - Beginner
- MVC (2015-Present) - Beginner
- Entity Framework (2015-Present) - Learning
- LINQ (2015-Present) - Learning
- WebAPI 2 (2014-Present) - Beginner
- ADO.NET (2003-Present)
- OLE.DB (2004-Present)
- WCF WebServices (2014-Present) - Beginner
- ASMX WebServices (2005-Present)
- Telerik ASP.NET UI WebControls (2014-Present)
- ASP.NET (2004-Present)
- .NET Framework (2003-Present)
- WinForms (2004-2008)
- Classic ASP (2011-Present)
- IBM WebSphere MQ PCF (2011-Present)
- SAP NCO v2 and V3 (2011-Present)
- JQuery (2010-present)
- JQuery UI (2012-present)
- WebDav (2015-Present)
- SharePoint WSE (2015-Present)
- AJAX Control Toolkit (2009-2010)
- RSS (2009-Present)
- Google Maps (2010)
- ASP (2011-Present)
- .NET Compact Framework (2006-Present)
- Win32 API (1997-2005)
- Mainstreet Commerce's BusinessFlow (2008-2010)
- DirectDraw/DirectSound (1997-2005)
- OpenGL (2004)
Software:
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2015
- Microsoft SQL Server 2014
- Microsoft Team Foundation Server 2013
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008
- Microsoft Windows SBS 2008
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003
- IIS 8,7,6 (2005-Present)
- Microsoft Source Safe 2005
- Microsoft FxCop (2008-Present)
- SAP (2011-Present)
- IBM WebSphere MQ v7 (2011-2014)
- MQ Mon (2011-2014)
- Sandcastle (2012-2014)
- CSSCop (2013-2014)
- Inno Setup (2003-2014)
- WinMerge (2009-Present)
- JSLint (2012-2014)
- NotePad++ (2011-Present)
- Ingear ActiveX Component (2008)
- Google WebMaster (2009-Present)
- Google Analytics (2009-Present)
- Resharper (2010-2011)
- IBM DB2 (2003-2005)
- MySQL (2000-2004)
- Remote Desktop (2003-Present)
- SVN (2003-2005)
- VNC (2007-Present)
- Microsoft Windows 10, 8.1, 8, 7, Vista, XP, 98SE, 98, 95, 3.11
- Windows Mobile, Pocket PC, Windows CE
- MS DOS
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