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dparvin/README.md

👋 About Me

I'm David Parvin, a Senior Programmer/Analyst at Cougar Mountain Software, where I've been developing robust accounting and payroll systems since 1996. I have a deep passion for writing clean, maintainable code and collaborating within cross-functional teams using Agile methodologies.

🎯 Objective

To collaborate and work as a positive team member within a software development team, while continually learning and adopting new technologies and practices.

🧠 Skills & Technologies

  • Languages: C#, Visual Basic .NET, C++, T-SQL
  • Markup & Data Formats: XML, JSON, HTML
  • Tools & Practices: DevOps, Unit Testing, Test Automation

🛠️ What I Do

  • Engineer full-featured accounting solutions for retail, manufacturing, construction, and non-profit sectors.
  • Build efficient payroll systems and support business-critical operations.
  • Work with Microsoft SQL Server backends to ensure reliable and performant data storage.
  • Collaborate with product owners and engineers to design and deliver high-quality features.

🤝 Soft Skills

  • Strong communicator and team collaborator
  • Regular contributor to architectural and planning discussions
  • Writer of readable, well-documented code that's easy for others to follow

🎓 Education

Boise State University
Bachelor of Arts – Computer Information Systems

📦 My Open Source Projects

Here are some of the libraries and tools I've created or contributed to:

  • PropertyGridHelpers – Utilities and editors for enhancing WinForms property grid functionality.
  • EventLogHelper – A simple, testable, and customizable event logging utility for .NET.
  • Versioning.Common – MSBuild targets for generating consistent assembly version information across projects.

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  1. PropertyGridHelpers PropertyGridHelpers Public

    Components to help with some of the issues with dealing with a PropertyGrid control.

    C# 8 1

  2. dparvin.github.com dparvin.github.com Public

    dparvin's main repository

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  3. dparvin dparvin Public

    Config files for my GitHub profile.

  4. EventLogHelper EventLogHelper Public

    **EventLogHelper** is a lightweight .NET library designed to make logging to the Windows Event Log simple, safe, and flexible — without requiring repetitive boilerplate or administrative headaches.

    Visual Basic .NET

  5. PropertyGridHelpers.Samples PropertyGridHelpers.Samples Public

    Project that uses PropertyGridHelpers to demonstrate how the different parts are used.

    C#

  6. Versioning.Common Versioning.Common Public

    Props and Targets for dealing with versioning in a generic way while easily having it work in a build process in an automated way.

    C#