## BIO
| **Work Experience** | **2001–2003 Castek Inc. Toronto, On**
***Application Architect***
· Maintenance and enhancements of the ClaimsPath application, an insurance portal providing services over one thousand users.
· Upgraded existing communications transports to a flexible XML system, enhancing scalability.
· Performed integrations for insurance clients.
· Member of Product Architecture group responsible for future application design and direction at Castek.
*COM+ – IIS – ASP – VB6 – VC6 – SQL Server – HTML – XML –.NET*
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| | **1999–2000 Vital Innovations Waterloo, On**
***Application Architect***
· Development of an ASP web site (InsuroCity) consisting of more than 40 business and data applications hosted by multiple servers.
· Maintenance and upgrades of existing applications.
*COM – MTS – IIS 4.0 – ASP – VB6 – VC6 – SQL Server 7 – HTML - Delphi – Btrieve
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| | **1997 – 2000 Ixiom Software Solutions Waterloo, ON**
***President***
· Incorporated software development company to provide a number of software requirements to businesses in South Western Ontario.
· Managed 3 software developers on a contract basis.
*VB - VC++ - MSSQL – MS Access – IIS – ASP - HTML* |
| * * | **1998–1999 Market Feedback Inc. (consultant) Toronto, ON**
***Application Development***
· Expanded current market research touch screen software to a highly flexible HTML platform.
· Worked with NCR in Atlanta, Georgia, to integrate existing Praxis/MFI software with proprietary NCR hardware.
· Research and software development using various computer peripherals ranging from thermal printers, mag-swipe systems, barcode scanners to motion sensors.
*VB - MS Access – IIS – ASP - HTML – OPOS* |
| | **1998–1999 Console Learning Systems (consultant) Waterloo, ON**
***Application Development***
· Created TCP socket based communication system to replace current LAN installation system allowing for greater ease of management and deployment and ease client upgrade path.
· Created and maintained Console Learning Systems website, and migration of management tools to an HTML based environment using ASP and ADO technologies.
*VB – MS Access – IIS – ASP - HTML – OPOS* |
| | **1996-1998 Praxis Data Corporation (consultant) Waterloo, ON**
**Programmer/Analyst**
· Created and maintained a suite of 4 applications geared towards the market research touch screen kiosk industry including multimedia data collection tools, kiosk management and communications applications, and statistical and internet presentation software.
· Received “Most Innovative New Product†Award from Strategies and Solutions Conference on behalf of Praxis Data Corporation.
*VB – MS Access – HTML – SPSS
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| **Other Experience** | Guest lecturer at Sir Wilfred Laurier university, 4th year information systems management course; topics included relational databases, communications systems, high level programming languages and OOP methodologies.
First Aid and CPR certification. |
| **Technical Knowledge**
</<h2>Area of Expertise
**Operating Systems **
**·** Windows XP/2000/NT/9x /CE, DOS, Redhat Linux 6.2+
**Languages**
**·** Visual C++, Visual Basic, Java, Delphi, Assembly (x86, 68k), C++, Transact SQL, HTML and XML
**Pertinent Technologies and Methodologies**
· OOP, OOD, Microsoft .NET Framework, COM+, Message Queuing (MSMQ & MQ-Series), Relation Database Design, DNA methodologies, MS Transaction Server (COM/COM+ pre .NET), MS Distributed Transaction Coordinator, SQL Server, TCP Sockets, Basic J2EE
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