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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Toronto, Canada Area

Area of Focus: Develop and maintain the data fetching and processing daemons.* Design, implement and maintain the server-side Linux daemons that automatically retrieve and store data from environmental measurement instruments via TCP datagrams, FTP and e-mail. Implemented as pure Python.* Maintain internal documentation on the use of our collection of daemons.* Help train junior team members.

Toronto, Canada Area

Area of Focus: Responsible for developing, maintaining, and administering AdVenue, an in-house LAMP web application used by our entire company.* Designed, implemented, and maintained AdVenue, a Python / Django workflow web application which incorporated Google Maps API, PostGIS, Amazon S3, and AJAX technologies, and used ReportLab, Python Imaging Library and Python Excel to generate materials. AdVenue, aggregated dozens of digital advertising networks and cross-referenced their venue locations with demographics and Nielsen data. It then cherry-picked venues for our clients (usually advertising agencies) across North America that best fit their budget and demographic target. In addition, it produced the documents, contracts, and other materials needed to deploy the advertising campaigns.* Designed and implemented the AdVenue REST API, through which our clients could access their pertinent data. The endpoints used HTTP Digest Authentication for security.* Developed and maintained a Python utility to import and cleanse venue data from our advertising network partners' spreadsheets into our system, which made heavy used of Python Excel.* Designed, implemented, enhanced and tweaked PostgreSQL database schemas, writing upgrade scripts as needed.* Wrote custom Python scripts as needed to mine data for ad-hoc reports in multiple formats (PDF, Excel, csv, et cetera).* Maintained developers' reStructuredText / Sphinx documentation to keep it current.* Administered the production Debian server, on which ran Apache, PostgreSQL, and Nginx.* Provided AdVenue technical support to our staff.* Helped train junior team members.

Columbia, South Carolina Area

Area of Focus: In-house software development and third-party software evaluation.* Created and maintained a wide variety of in-house software as needed by our department. Applications were written in Python, PL/SQL, Visual C++, Visual Basic .NET, and Visual Basic, and used MFC, PyWin32, and wxPython.* Enhanced and maintained MapMaker, a Visual C++ / MFC client-side application which ran on all flavours of Windows. MapMaker was the graphical user interface component of the TransFluent Software Suite, which translated between data formats commonly used in the insurance industry, including standards defined by ACORD.* Wrote several automating and supporting Python utility scripts.* Wrote and optimized Oracle DML, DDL, and triggers. Created indexes as needed to enhance performance.* Evaluated third-party applications for use in our business, including Birt, Siebel, and Oracle Business Objects.* Set up and administered a MediaWiki site for our department. Resolved user questions, and provided instruction and examples.

Greater Atlanta Area

Area of Focus: Responsible for developing and maintaining LAMP web applications and their supporting back-end libraries.* Created and maintained web applications for our clients to post train information, news, weather, sports, and operational alerts to their network of rail and metro station LED and LCD displays and to send messages and newsletters (named TransitTalk) to their subscribed passengers via RSS, e-mail, or SMS. Subscribed passengers could log in to set preferences and routes, and retrieve pertinent announcements. Sites were dynamically generated via Apache, mod_python, Python, and PL/SQL against a PostgreSQL database and used CSS, JavaScript, RSS, and ReportLab.* Wrote several automating and supporting Python utility scripts.* Designed, implemented, modified, and enhanced database schemas.* Wrote DocBook technical and user documentation.

Greater Atlanta Area

Area of Focus: Responsible for the back-end technology behind our clients' loyalty and incentive program LAMP web sites.* Designed and implemented server-side libraries used by the web sites. Libraries were originally written in Java, and then later converted to Python. Originally used Sybase for persistent data, then later converted to Oracle.* Created, enhanced, and maintained public web sites for clients' customers to log in and redeem "points" for merchandise. Sites were originally implemented in SilverStream, then later converted to Java Server Pages (JPS), and then later, to mod_Python.* Developed migration plan to convert from SilverStream to Java and Python, and from Sybase to Oracle.* Wrote several automating and supporting utility scripts.* Wrote and optimized DML, DDL, stored procedures, and triggers in both Sybase and Oracle. Created indexes as needed to enhance performance.

Roswell, Georgia

Area of Focus: Responsible for MapMaker, the graphical user interface component of the TransFluent Software Suite, which translated between data formats commonly used in the insurance industry, including standards defined by ACORD.* Enhanced and maintained MapMaker, a Visual C++ / MFC client-side application which ran on all flavours of Windows.* Supported our MapMaker users with their questions and technical issues.* Worked on various prototypes which used ACORD's new XML formats. Designed XML structures (with associated DTDs) and used XSLT and XPath.* Maintained TransFluent's command-line C utilities.

Greater Atlanta Area

Area of Focus: Lead developer for SAMS, Contract Wizard, Integrated Pricing Process (IPP), and all installation programs.* Enhanced and maintained SAMS, a PowerBuilder/Sybase/T-SQL client-side application which tracked contract lifecycles from the proposal stage through completion of implementation.* Designed, implemented and maintained Contract Wizard, a PowerBuilder/PFC/Oracle/PL-SQL client-side application.* Designed, implemented and enhanced database schemas for all applications.* Wrote the installation programs for all of our applications.* Evaluated various workflow tools, including InConcert, and development tools for use in our department.* Supported users with their questions and technical issues.* Wrote utility scripts as needed in Visual C++.* Wrote specification documents as necessary.

Greater Atlanta Area

Area of Focus: Development of TAVS.* Designed, implemented and maintained the Total Audio Visual System Order Entry System (TAVS), a PowerBuilder/Oracle/PL-SQL client-side application which was used to enter, fulfill, and bill for rental of equipment stored in our company's warehouses.* Wrote and optimized DML, DDL, stored procedures, triggers and indexes.

Greater Atlanta Area

Area of Focus: Developmentment of the Energy-Wise Information System (EWIS), a client-side PowerBuilder/Oracle/PL-SQL application which was used by the customer service department.* Designed, implemented and maintained the "Appliance Program" section of EWIS, which supported all of AGLC's Energy-Wise Incentive initiatives. It collected customer information and generated reports providing summary and detailed information about program participation.* Designed, implemented and enhanced Oracle database schemas.* Worked directly with the customer service representatives to collect requirements and feedback, and to thoroughly beta test new enhancements.* Supported users with their questions and technical issues.

Greater Atlanta Area

Area of Focus: Miscellaneous internal development tasks while between contracts.* Designed and implemented company internal web site.* Maintained internal command-line utilities written in C and C++.

Greater Atlanta Area

Area of Focus: Developmentment of the International Incentive Administration System (IIAS), a client-side PowerBuilder/DB2 application which gathered statistics about customers and, based on their details, provided recommended pricing discounts based on complex company guidelines.* Designed, implemented and maintained the "materials" section of IIAS, which provided a set of printed documents and reports that aided company representatives when interacting with customers or automated company rules associated with the company-customer relationship. It used OSoft's SpinList and Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, WordBASIC, Visual Basic, OLE and DDE.* Designed and implemented the U.S. and German IIAS PowerBuilder/Watcom prototypes.* Met regularly with an international team of representatives to track progress, demonstrate new features, and keep updated on requirements.* Supported users with their questions and technical issues.* Designed, implemented and enhanced DB2 and Watcom database schemas.

Lexington, Kentucky And Atlanta, Georgia

Area of Focus: Worked as a co-op six months each year with IBM.Fall 1987:* Maintained and enhanced SARPATS (Site Area Reporting and Tracking System), an in-house, propriatary VM/SP application written in PL/I.* Modified the Site Area Security report to print in alternate formats. Report dependant on JCL.Spring 1988:* Performed Quality Assurance for the code embedded in the new WheelWriter Model 70.* Burned EPROMS with new code releases for the WheelWriter test typewriters.Fall 1988:* Maintained and enhanced INFO, a REXX and SAS application which coalesces big data into various report formats for the Product Tracking and Analysis Group (PTAG) department.Spring 1989:* Maintained and enhanced RTCG (Random Test Case Generator), a REXX application on VM/SP to create PL/AS test cases. Modified it to generate PL/86 code. PL/86 was a new PL-series language developed for OS/2.* Wrote and maintained documentation using BookMaster.Fall 1989 through Fall 1990:* Provided IT support, installing hardware/software, trouble-shooting, and assisting co-workers therein.* Used DrawMaster, Interactive Compositional Utility, ADMCHART, and proprietary REXX VM/SP application to generate charts on IBM 6180 and 6182 plotters.* Wrote, enhanced, and maintained REXX VM/SP applications as needed to streamline my duties.Spring 1991 through Spring 1993:* Provided IT support, installing hardware/software, trouble-shooting, and assisting co-workers therein.* Wrote, enhanced, and maintained REXX VM/SP applications as needed by co-workers and to streamline my duties.* Wrote, enhanced, and maintained BookMaster documentation as needed by co-workers.

Bachelor'S Degree, Computer Science, 3.43 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Golden Key National Honour Society Dean's List, most quarters of attendance

High School, Computer Science, 4.3 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Graduated with High Honors, 9th out of 450 students. AP Credit for Calculus BC (5), Chemistry (5), Computer.