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Desjardins Insurance, CanadaModernization project of wealth management sector In the context of modernizing personal insurance and wealth management operations, the Business Workspace project aims to simplify processes and tools by providing a single enhanced interface for financial operationsKey Achievements: • Collaborating with specialists and business partners to position, plan, design and document the technological solutions for financial products, including payments, personal insurance, and wealth management operations, ensuring alignment with business objectives• Contributing to the architectural design of comprehensive technological solutions encompassing data, applications, security, and infrastructure to support the modernization of the banking system, specifically tailored for the Business Workspace project

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Ministry of Justice (MJQ), CanadaModernizing legal trials for digital management of hearings, court calendars, and judgment scheduling and executionKey Achievements:• Efficiently elevated team performance by providing coaching and empowerment, enabling the development team to achieve their maximum potential• Contributed to the successful execution of projects by providing crucial support to the Product Owner and Stakeholders in roadmapping and release planning, resulting in effectively sequenced and prioritized backlogs • Attained high-quality standards and optimized product delivery through design thinking, monitoring, refactoring, and Test-Driven Development

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Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPAQ), CanadaManage and maintain inspection, permit issuance operations, and the integrated centralized inspection databaseKey Achievements:• Achieved optimal team productivity by effectively managing the workload for team members, ensuring equitable task distribution, and maintaining an up-to-date task board• Streamlined processes and removed obstacles, enabling product development teams to consistently meet delivery deadlines and commitments by balancing backlogs between functional requirements (FRs) and non-functional requirements (NFRs) • Formulated an assessment for migrating a project to the Cloud, encompassing application architecture, technology, and security. Presented two options: engaging a SaaS vendor or developing an in-house IaaS solution. After submitting my assessment, the SaaS vendor option was accepted for the integration and delivery of the vendor product

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Financial Markets Authority (AMF), CanadaEnhance supervision of financial sector, safeguard deposited funds, and reform the operations of financial institutionsKey Achievements:• Promoted a culture of continuous improvement, leading to the identification and implementation of opportunities for enhancing processes, tools, workflows, and team performance• Attained remarkable outcomes by coaching high-performing teams to consistently achieve customer satisfaction

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MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (MDE), USAMigrate Unisys mainframe applications to an IIS platform (Windows .NET and SQL Server) using Fujitsu's modernization tool suite and adhering to the Macroscope methodologyKey Achievements:• Updated and finalized the developed version of the “Parser” tool in Visual Prolog• Contributed to the evolution of the PROGRESSION tool suite to perform the Cobol conversion to C#

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Bank of WELLS FARGO, Irvine, USAMigrate Unisys mainframe applications to an IIS platform (Windows .NET and Microsoft SQL Server) using Fujitsu's modernization tool suite and adhering to the Macroscope methodologyKey Achievements:• Facilitated Agile ceremonies, led sprint plannings and Retrospectives, and proactively removed impediments to ensure smooth and efficient project execution• Designed diverse project processing models, streamlined workflows using JIRA for tracking, which contributed to improved project efficiency• Sustained project progress and knowledge transfer by effectively imparting Scrum practices and principles, ensuring that all parties remained focused, informed, and aligned• Implemented Agile practices resulting in a 20% increase in team velocity over a quarter• Designed and documented processing models for various project types by drawing workflows using JIRA

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TERANETDo Process Practice Management (DPPM) Project, CanadaKey Achievements:• Developed web software components using JDK 8, AngularJS, STS, and the Agile methodology• Optimized Mapper classes using the Java Map Struct processor to generate type-safe bean mapping classes• Tested and debugged software components using the TestNG framework• Created and executed database scripts using PgAdmin III• Generated Javadoc to document the system classes

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Pension Board (RRQ), CanadaModernizing legacy mainframe system to modern distributed system by migrating IBM OS400/JCL to .Net/PowerShellKey Achievements:• Enhanced project efficiency by defining user stories, optimizing backlog management, and orchestrating collaboration with other IT Scrum teams, resulting in a 15% reduction in project delivery time• Fostered strong and productive relationships with stakeholders and the Scrum team, building trust and rapport that enhanced team cohesion and workplace effectiveness• Ensured the successful fulfillment of product and engineering goals, including automated testing and contractual deliverables, by effectively governing the 'Definition of Done' process

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TERANETDo Process Practice Management (DPPM) (POC), CanadaKey Achievements:• Created document templates using TaskPane UI layout• Published created TaskPane components in Office 365• Implemented Calendar to simulate document management

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Automobile Insurance Company (SAAQ), CanadaAdvancing architectural and development solutions for security applications, migrating platform/technology to .NETKey Achievements:• Enhanced and integrated security components within the Lite Security Framework• Developed an information distributor section in the Security Framework to obtain the list of user profiles from the Active Directory• Created conversions for specific VB6 programs to .NET, ensuring organizational code compliance• Designed and developed an e-signature system for verifying certificates to enhance document management• Created and revised technical documentation for completed and delivered programs

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Ministry of Sustainable Development, Environment, and Parks (MDDEP), CanadaThe Environmental Monitoring System (SENV) ProjectKey Achievements:• Analyzed system errors and made corrections to fix software bugs, then conducted unit tests• Supported the team in performing integrated tests of the modified components

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Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPAQ), CanadaImplement and maintain a financial support system for veterinarians and clinics to manage online services, including appointment booking, form access, pricing, notices, payments, visit reports, and identification dataKey Achievements:• Contributed to the analysis and technical documentation of business requirements for the financial system• Led the team for the development and successful deployment of requested modifications• Performed SQL data extraction queries to access and modify the data model

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National Bank and six other major banks in IranMigration of the banking systems, development and integration of system management, conversion of production data, and modernization of the front-end legacy banking systemKey Achievements:• Successfully managed development teams to deliver scalable and highly available software products for banking systems• Led and supervised optimization meetings for banking system analysis, producing analysis reports and technical documents, and conducting assessments based on new features and changing requirements• Provided support for the integration of upgrades to IBM software tools used in banking system applications• Monitored project progress to identify risks and develop efficient strategies for improvement • Managed the modernization of the legacy banking system from OS/2 to Java in IBM WebSphere, overseeing the integration and implementation of a vendor product from an Austrian company• Fostered an effective communication environment to optimize collaboration between project teams, stakeholders, and management• Developed training materials for the newly developed system and provided instruction to both trainers and bank staff

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Medical system of Shiraz HospitalProduce a patient record system to provide the required information to support clinical procedures and allows managers to gather statistics for effective service management and evaluation.Key Achievements:• Upgraded and maintained the development and integration of the automated patient file system of the hospital• Provided training sessions to hospital staffSkills: Linux · Borland C · Software Development · Microsoft Office

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Water and Sewer systemKey Achievements:• Developed and integrated modules and components of the Water and Sewer system using C on UNIXSkills: Unix · Borland C · Software Development · Microsoft Office

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National Petrochemical CompanyMineral Exports CompanyKey Achievements:• Implemented, customized, and integrated software solutions for Sales and Accounting systems, utilizing a relational database with FoxPro and Clipper tools• Performed functional esting on developed components to ensure quality and accuracy• Authored comprehensive installation procedures and technical documentation for two key projectsSkills: FoxPro · Clipper · Software Development · Training

Master Of Applied Science, Masc, Software Engineering, 4.0 Gpa

Bachelor Of Science - Bsc, Software Engineering