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Kyle Abrahams, PMP

Senior Director of Technology

Moorestown,
New Jersey,
United States of America

Member Since: 2002/11/13

Industry: Computer & IT

Top Skills:

.NET Programming C#ASP.NET

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Making the impossible happen by providing creative, simplified solutions to complex problems.

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Points this month5,906

Total points4,403,537

Questions: 158

Solutions: 2788

Articles: 1

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Group Discussions: 24

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Full Biography

I graduated with my Master Degree in Computer Science when I was 22. I've worked as a consultant for various companies in all sizes. If you have a need for any programming, technical advice, or process engineering, please do not hesitate to contact me at Kyle[at]KeaSolutions.com. I have a wide range of skillsets that can be used to help benefit your company.

Please check out my website at KeaSolutions.com

Education

New York Institute of Technology-Old Westbury

Master of Science

Computer Science

2002 – 2004

Albright College

Bachelor of Science

Computer Science

1999 – 2002

Professional Background

Senior. Net Developer

IVCi

July 2013 – Present

Hauppauge, NY

•      Automated complicated billing process generating thousands of lost dollars in additional revenue each month.
•      Integrated Cisco’s TMS (meeting manager) with Outlook via VSTO – in the process of going to market.
•      Architected, implemented and directed others in single sign-on solution (ADFS).
•      Designed authorization model to handle permissions for users across multiple applications.
•      Built generic permissions module to enable all other applications to use a consistent authorization methodology.
•      Mentored junior developer by providing solutions to difficult problems and assigning additional tasks to perform.
•      Oversaw development of internal program patterns for easier maintenance on applications.

President

KEA Computing Solutions INC.

March 2004 – Present

http://www.KeaSolutions.com

General IT support for smaller companies.
Web design (brouchourea as well as business applications)
Custom Software Design
Consulting & Staffing for larger companies.

Anyway we can help, we're more than glad to do it!

Consultant

TEKsystems

April 2011 – July 2013

Client in Bohemia, NY (May 2012 – Dec. 2012)
•      Worked with a team of six developers to upgrade a custom ERP system (consisting of 27 individual applications) for a major project.
•      Personally responsible for upgrading nine systems; including writing a mobile scanner application from concept to implementation.
•      Exposed a security flaw in an application after passing a penetration audit by a fortune 500 company.
•      Assisted other developers as needed to resolve programming difficulties as well as performing rigorous testing on modified systems to ensure a smooth upgrade.

Client in Melville, NY (October 2011 – April 2012)
•      VB6 to .Net 1.0 (Visual Studios 2003) to .Net 4.0 (Visual Studios 2010) enterprise application direct conversion for windows forms.
•      Oracle 8i upgrade scripts, stored procedures, package creation.
•      Crystal Reports 8.5 creation and modification.
•      Created a Fly-out Panel (custom control) for generic use.


Client in Melville, NY (April 2011 – October 2011)
•      ASP .Net 3.5 Development.
•      Sql Server 2005/2008 Stored Procedures, Functions, Common Table Expressions.
•      SSRS 2005/2008 Reporting
•      Gather customer requirements and responding to needs.

Senior Application Developer

AFCO Systems

December 2009 – April 2011

•      Modified architecture design to add support for third party devices.
•      Converted VB6 client / server application into a full enterprise web application.
•      Re-wrote windows services for better flexibility, reliability and performance using multi-threading.
•      Modified Device Firmware to add more functionality (C++).
•      DBA Administration (MS SQL 2005/2008).
•      Provided customer support and implemented ad-hoc requests as needed.
•      Supported customer service during installations, upgrades and field troubleshooting, both with software and hardware as needed.

Systems Analyst

Frequency Electronics

October 2008 – December 2009

•      Custom Software Design (VB .Net, SQL Backend).
•      Crystal Reports Creation and modification.
•      Visual 6.2/6.3 ERP System Integration.
•      DBA Administration (MS SQL 2000).

Consultant

Credit Suisse

November 2005 – July 2008

Responsible for managing the entire release process for 40+ developers, across many applications. (Windows environment, SQL 2000/2005 backend, IIS, ASP. NET, SS*, TFS, MOSS, etc.)
Installing new software in a security conscience environment
Recommending policies to upper management regarding group processes
Software Inventory Control
DR Testing/Audit
Jumping in to help troubleshoot issues as necessary.
Developing and enriching automated deployment process

Systems Analyst

Evergreen Mortgage

January 2003 – February 2004

•      Automated and simplified processes to allow employees and managers to work more efficiently
•      Entrusted with confidential data including income to automate payroll
•      Successfully set up Active Directory, DNS, WINS, etc. for a domain environment (2000 server, XP clients)
•      Analyzed data to evaluate effectiveness, project outcomes, and resolve bottlenecks in business processes.

Level III Consultant

Albright College

November 1999 – May 2002

•      Performed troubleshooting of hardware, software, and network problems in order to help ensure smooth operations in the academic labs.
•      Rebuilt & configured old PCs.
•      Installed new software and created MSIs (Installshield)
•      Permitted to have high level access to our wide area network and various computers, including that of the faculty.

Languages

English

Native or Bilingual Proficiency

Spanish

Elementary Proficiency

Level Progress

Current: Level 46

Kyle needs 14,463 points to level up.

LVL 47

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Overall

46

4,403,537
.NET Programming

23

1,113,662
C#

23

1,075,544
ASP.NET

21

938,729
Microsoft SQL Server

20

813,935
Visual Basic.NET

15

503,444
Microsoft SQL Server 2008

13

376,652
SQL

13

375,206
Microsoft SQL Server 2005

10

237,232
Microsoft Development

10

211,187
Microsoft IIS Web Server

8

157,000
Databases

8

133,284
Microsoft Access

7

111,857
JavaScript

7

99,302
Windows OS

6

97,537
Microsoft Excel

6

88,890
Web Development

6

86,748
Programming

6

83,566
Active Directory

6

76,151
Visual Basic Classic

6

75,493
Networking

5

71,548
C++

5

70,338
Windows Server 2008

5

61,338
Microsoft SharePoint

5

59,760
Windows Server 2003

5

58,037
SSRS

5

57,430
Microsoft Office

5

56,750
Microsoft Legacy OS

5

54,067
ASP

5

53,906
Web Applications

5

52,050
HTML

4

48,604
Microsoft Visual Studio

4

45,575
AJAX

4

44,670
Crystal Reports

4

43,714
Web Browsers

4

41,950
WCF

4

39,268
Security

4

39,185
VB Script

4

38,998
Network Management

4

38,100
VBA

4

36,668
Programming Languages-Other

4

33,696
Web Services

4

32,486
Microsoft Server OS

4

32,418
Powershell

3

31,750
Windows 10

3

30,636
Software

3

30,262
Windows XP

3

30,226
Oracle Database

3

29,930
Outlook

3

29,800
Windows Server 2012

3

29,682
Java

3

28,798
Windows 7

3

26,871
LINQ Query

3

25,600
Hardware

3

25,173
CSS

3

24,500
C

3

24,177
Web Servers

3

24,050
SSL / HTTPS

3

23,744
Web Languages and Standards

3

23,516
Wireless Networking

3

23,352
Exchange

3

23,350
Windows Batch

3

23,330
Windows Networking

3

23,203
Vulnerabilities

3

23,057
Scripting Languages

3

22,843
Azure

3

22,650
MySQL Server

3

22,650
Algorithms

3

22,225
DNS

3

21,600
Game Programming

3

21,522
Encryption

3

20,682
JSON

3

20,350
Server Hardware

3

19,828
Routers

3

19,773
jQuery

3

19,666
PHP

3

19,134
Networking Hardware-Other

2

17,850
XML

2

17,800
Components

2

17,029
Network Security

2

16,374
Microsoft Server Apps

2

16,100
Visual C++.NET

2

16,050
SSIS

2

15,718
PC

2

15,636
Desktops

2

15,546
DHCP

2

15,000
DB Reporting Tools

2

14,478
Windows Vista

2

14,475
Microsoft Word

2

14,018
Internet Explorer (IE)

2

13,700
Math / Science

2

13,700
Editors IDEs

2

13,181
OS Security

2

12,568
Displays / Monitors

2

12,514
Web Development Software

2

12,386
Anti-Virus Apps

2

11,732
Microsoft Applications

2

11,700
Laptops Notebooks

2

11,368
.NET App Servers

2

11,000
.NET MVC

2

11,000
Email Servers

2

10,800
Network Operations

2

10,618
Programming Theory

2

10,532
Networking Protocols

2

10,318
Installation

2

10,225
Internet Protocols

2

9,968
Application Servers

2

9,950
Miscellaneous

2

9,643
Software Firewalls

2

9,000
Dell

2

8,920
E-Commerce

2

8,750
HTTP Protocol

2

8,630
Windows Server 2016

2

8,500
Broadband

2

8,400
Storage Hardware

2

8,400
Virtualization

2

8,168
Cisco

2

8,050
System Programming

2

8,050
Internet Marketing

1

7,975
Microsoft DOS

1

7,940
Hardware Firewalls

1

7,400
VPN

1

7,318
REST

1

7,100
Operating Systems

1

7,000
Server Software

1

6,950
PayPal

1

6,875
Storage Software

1

6,568
Cloud Computing

1

6,550
Responsive Web

1

6,200
Microsoft Virtual Server

1

6,168
Computer Games

1

6,166
Wireless Hardware

1

6,150
Internet / Email Software

1

6,100
DB Dev Tools

1

6,000
Facebook

1

5,800
AWS

1

5,750
Anti-Spyware

1

5,600
SBS

1

5,500
Network Analysis

1

5,364
Spreadsheets

1

5,300
IT Administration

1

5,299
MultiMedia Applications

1

5,164
Assembly

1

5,000
Regular Expressions

1

5,000
Remote Access

1

5,000
Web Components

1

5,000
Switches / Hubs

1

4,850
Google Workspace

1

4,800
Windows 2000

1

4,800
Microsoft 365 Enterprise

1

4,550
Email Protocols

1

4,500
Network Architecture

1

4,450
MongoDB

1

4,250
PDF

1

4,200
Storage

1

4,106
System Utilities

1

4,084
Adobe Acrobat

1

4,000
Home Theaters

1

4,000
Microsoft

1

4,000
Quality Assurance

1

4,000
Skype

1

4,000
Voice Over IP

1

4,000
Version Control

1

3,900
TCP/IP

1

3,700
iPhone

1

3,668
Hadoop

1

3,650
NoSQL Databases

1

3,650
Node.js

1

3,650
Peripherals

1

3,600
Technical Writing

1

3,550
Document Management

1

3,500
Linux

1

3,468
JScript

1

3,400
Apache Web Server

1

3,350
Access

1

3,100
Ransomware

1

3,100
Windows Server 2019

1

3,100
Group Policy

1

3,050
Mobile

1

3,050
Smartphones

1

3,050
SonicWall

1

3,050
Xero

1

3,050
Analytics

1

3,000
Big Data

1

3,000
Citrix

1

3,000
Linux Networking

1

3,000
Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

1

3,000
Sybase Database

1

3,000
Web Graphics Software

1

3,000
VMware

1

2,918
Unix OS

1

2,800
Zoho

1

2,800
Python

1

2,700
R

1

2,700
Statistical Packages

1

2,700
Microsoft 365

1

2,600
Docker

1

2,550
Microsoft Dynamics

1

2,500
PostgreSQL

1

2,500
Consulting

1

2,400
Multimedia Programming

1

2,400
Mac OS X

1

2,150
Microsoft Forefront ISA Server

1

2,150
Office Productivity

1

2,110
Chrome

1

2,050
SOAP Protocol

1

2,050
SolarWinds

1

2,050
Adobe Dreamweaver

1

2,000
AntiSpam

1

2,000
Automotive

1

2,000
Cell Phones

1

2,000
ColdFusion Language

1

2,000
Conferencing Software

1

2,000
Digital Audio

1

2,000
Disaster Recovery

1

2,000
EC2

1

2,000
File Sharing Software

1

2,000
Git

1

2,000
JSP

1

2,000
Java EE

1

2,000
Linux Distributions

1

2,000
Linux OS Dev

1

2,000
Microsoft PowerPoint

1

2,000
Microsoft Visio

1

2,000
NetScaler

1

2,000
Personal Electronics

1

2,000
Power BI

1

2,000
Project Management

1

2,000
Puzzles / Riddles

1

2,000
Voice Recognition

1

2,000
WordPress

1

2,000