I am very excited to hear of your available Software Engineer position, and formally submit my resume for consideration. I am sure you have received many candidates for this position, so allow me to present a few reasons why you should consider me. I am a hands-on Software Developer, Project Team Leader, and Software Development/Support Manager with 2 years of application design, development, and support experience. I have developed console, client, database, and website applications using current versions of Microsoft Visual Studio (Frameworks: 1.1, 2.0, 3.5, 4.0), TFS, SQL Server, and other products. I have managed multiple simultaneous development projects from project initiation through implementation in addition to having 10+ FTE direct reports and 2 consultants. Currently, I am a Development Team Lead and Development Team Resource Manger at DataConsortum. I provide direction and interaction with the developer’??s daily tasks and projects, along with the general managerial responsibilities of 10+ direct reports. I also lead daily agile/scrum meetings for medium and large projects, providing technical direction and decision process for all aspects of application development, security, and infrastructure. I have defined processes and procedures, including implementing .Net coding standards, SQL development standards, project and task management standards, and misc. process refinements. Previously, I was a lead software engineer/developer at VendCL and MLN Life Insurance Company. At both companies, I lead the development process for all major projects utilizing C#, VB.Net, ASP.Net, and SQL Server. Additionally, I was the lead automation developer and technical systems analyst on the Systems Support Team at Fingerhut Direct Marketing with the goal to automate processes and procedures of the support team; this included creating a C# WinForms application and various windows services to process XML messages in MSMQ. While at Allianz Li