Nicholas Volz
Senior Software Engineer at Milwaukee World Festival, Inc.- Claim this Profile
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Chad Paulsen
I came across Nick on my search for a very difficult C# role I had open in the Milwaukee area. Finding a strong personable developer like Nick is very difficult nationally. He scored very high on all his technical tests that we sent him prior to presenting him to our clients. I had him interview with a handful of companies, each of which he moved to final interviews and received an offer at each. He had to make the hard decision on which opportunity he was going to pursue. He has been doing a great job at the role he accepted and has been an ease to work with. I would highly recommend Nick as a person and developer.
Chad Paulsen
I came across Nick on my search for a very difficult C# role I had open in the Milwaukee area. Finding a strong personable developer like Nick is very difficult nationally. He scored very high on all his technical tests that we sent him prior to presenting him to our clients. I had him interview with a handful of companies, each of which he moved to final interviews and received an offer at each. He had to make the hard decision on which opportunity he was going to pursue. He has been doing a great job at the role he accepted and has been an ease to work with. I would highly recommend Nick as a person and developer.
Chad Paulsen
I came across Nick on my search for a very difficult C# role I had open in the Milwaukee area. Finding a strong personable developer like Nick is very difficult nationally. He scored very high on all his technical tests that we sent him prior to presenting him to our clients. I had him interview with a handful of companies, each of which he moved to final interviews and received an offer at each. He had to make the hard decision on which opportunity he was going to pursue. He has been doing a great job at the role he accepted and has been an ease to work with. I would highly recommend Nick as a person and developer.
Chad Paulsen
I came across Nick on my search for a very difficult C# role I had open in the Milwaukee area. Finding a strong personable developer like Nick is very difficult nationally. He scored very high on all his technical tests that we sent him prior to presenting him to our clients. I had him interview with a handful of companies, each of which he moved to final interviews and received an offer at each. He had to make the hard decision on which opportunity he was going to pursue. He has been doing a great job at the role he accepted and has been an ease to work with. I would highly recommend Nick as a person and developer.
Experience
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Milwaukee World Festival, Inc.
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United States
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Entertainment
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Software Engineer
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May 2012 - Present
As the senior software engineer I'm responsible for the continued support of all of our software applications across the entire product life cycle including requirements gathering, design, database/web server creation, coding, testing, release, and maintenance. Deliveries: New entertainment platform for creating/sending offers/contracts, tracking budgets, schedule management, updating web content, etc. Change tracking and user notifications to keep all departments in the loop. New e-commerce platform giving a mobile friendly one stop shop for tickets, gift cards, and merchandise. Print at home or scan from mobile device functionality. Bundling and enhanced security to prevent scalping of tickets and use of stolen credit card info. Sales over $1.1 mill in first year; more than doubling previous year’s sales. Re-write of online job and employee on-boarding portal to allow potential employees to apply for open seasonal positions, complete necessary paperwork, and sign up for interview and orientation slots in one comprehensive system. Delivered numerous enhancements to custom HR software for better ease of use for HR staff/ dept managers. Implemented photo/badge creation for batch printing thousands of seasonal employees. Facilitated better communication between HR and employees during on-board process. Modifications to custom time-tracking software to give users better visibility as well as better reporting for management. Additionally re-worked the algorithms for PTO/comp time calculation. Enhancements to grounds video messaging system including integration with entertainment software for live schedules, ability to create custom loops and on the fly changes, local play fail-over capability in-case of network failure. Upgrades to revenue, sales, commission reporting software for migration from MICROS 9700 to Simphony. Upgrade of GP Accounting Suite to GP 2015 and integrating our numerous custom software programs with the updated platform. Show less
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Quad/Graphics
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Sussex
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Software Developer
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Jun 2008 - May 2012
I developed and supported the software for our various Accounting departments. The applications I supported were written in a number of different languages including C#, Java, Powerbuilder, C++, Visual Basic. I also worked directly with both Sybase and SQL Server databases querying and writing scripts. I developed and supported the software for our various Accounting departments. The applications I supported were written in a number of different languages including C#, Java, Powerbuilder, C++, Visual Basic. I also worked directly with both Sybase and SQL Server databases querying and writing scripts.
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Executive Source (ESQ)
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Orlando, Florida Area
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PC Technician Internship
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Jun 2006 - Aug 2006
I constructed personal computers, loaded software, and made sure they were ready for use by the customers. I helped implement servers for the company using Windows Server. I constructed personal computers, loaded software, and made sure they were ready for use by the customers. I helped implement servers for the company using Windows Server.
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Education
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2004 - 2007
UW-Whitewater
BBA, Management Computer Systems -
2002 - 2004
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
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