Highlights of Qualifications

  • Strong software development skills: Produced data cataloguing and reporting software; developed Java and C/C++ programs throughout undergraduate degree.
  • Proven web application development ability: Developed content management systems, e-commerce systems, and searchable online databases.
  • Demonstrated proficiency in project life cycle management including requirements definition, design specification, interface implementation, testing, and maintenance.

Technical Skills

Platforms:
UNIX, Windows
Languages:
.NET C#, Java, C++, Visual Basic, VBA, VB Script, PHP, XML, XHTML, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JSP, ActionScript 2, SQL, UML
Databases:
MS SQL 2000, Oracle 8i, MS Access, MySQL
Applications:
Photoshop CS, Illustrator CS, Flash MX, Dreamweaver

Education

  • B.Sc. Computer Science University of Manitoba, October 2004 Courses included: Java, C/C++, Software Engineering, Project Management, Assemblers & Machine Language, Algorithms & Data Structures, Distributed Computing
  • B.A Economics University of Manitoba, May 1999, Dean's Honour List 1997

Work Experience

Senior Programmer Analyst

June 2006 - Current
British Columbia Medical Association
Vancouver Canada

Consultant

June 2004 - December 2005
Fairfield Greenwich Group Ltd.
New York U.S.A, Winnipeg Canada

  • Developed a customizable financial report application in Visual Basic for use in company promotion, sales support, and shareholder reporting. Software designed to integrate with commercial financial software packages (Pertrac and PackHedge). Software reduced user processing time by 40 hours per month.
  • Created a GUI component to support user customization parameters for report generator and developed application links to existing company software.
  • Troubleshot, diagnosed, and resolved company database problems (MS SQL 2000) that had plagued the firm for 6 months, leading to a significant reduction in monthly data processing and validation time.
  • Developed a timeline and executed the transition of project responsibilities from the firm’s accounting group to the product management group. Conducted 3 training sessions for 13 firm employees to accomplish an effective and timely transition phase.
  • Created 34 MS Excel Macros to aid in company data processing tasks, including statistical/financial data modelling, integration and consolidation of XML data from back end data sources.
  • Effectively managed evolving software requirements throughout the lifetime of the project; actively approached users for feedback and implemented user requests in a scheduled and timely manner.
Lead Web Developer

September 2001 - July 2005
The Living Prairie Museum
Winnipeg Canada

  • Designed a data collection and record keeping application in VB which included data import/export and transformation functions, and report generation capabilities.
  • Designed and created a 180 page Virtual Museum of Canada website using XHTML, DHTML (CSS, HTML, JavaScript), and PHP.
  • Created a multi-index searchable online museum artifact database in PHP, DHTML, and MySQL.
  • Produced 3 stand-alone interactive exhibits and 2 games using Flash MX with programmed behaviours in ActionScript.
  • Designed and created department website which is now the 3rd most visited website within the City of Winnipeg network.
  • Designed and implemented backend website content management system and user mailing list in ASP.
  • Created the organization’s web-store which included user management system and integration with the backend inventory control system.
  • Assisted in the preparation of a 3-year, $500,000 government grant proposal, conducted project component feasibility analysis, and produced milestone and deliverables schedule. Monitored project timeline throughout the life of project.

Other Work Experience

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