David A. Simpson Email & Phone Number

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Managed and motivated a team of software developersPlaned and designed projects from inception to deliveryWorked with many teams to facilitate inter team cooperation and success

Montreal, Canada Area

Ottawa, Canada Area

• Consulted with client to outline website goals, design and site functionality• Developed a user-friendly architecture by programming site navigation and social media links/widgets• Validated site by testing JavaScript, PHP, CSS and HTML5 codes to ensuring cross-platform compatibility• Maintained website by updating content, implementing new technology and monitoring performance

Ottawa

• Software developer for the enhancement request team where we implemented customer requests in vCommander: a virtualization management Java based web application. Responsibilities included contributing to high-level design and planning, development and testing. • Worked extensively with the REST API team to develop calls for internal product use and external customer use. Helped plan which API calls the product should have and which should be public.• Developed a feature to associate AWS keypairs to users or organizations allowing users to deploy VMs and connect through SSH-keypair authentication• Created the ability to deploy a VM with custom information specifically the IP address from an IPAM system. This allowed users to always obtain a valid IP address and submit these specification in JSON format through REST API calls.• Used Java, PostgreSQL, SQLServer, hibernate, spring, git, ant, ivy, tomcat

Ottawa, Canada Area

• Created full stack web applications and websites with customers specifications gotten from discussions. Had multiple meetings with the clients during design to make sure that our visions aligned while maintaining current web standards.• Maintained and updated customer websites as needed with custom pictures and news.• Developed mobile versions of web sites and tested with Google's Mobile-Friendly Test and others• Used HTML5, PHP, JavaScript, AJAX, CSS

Ottawa, Canada Area

• Developed Java software for provided network solutions for Optical Transport and Switching, Carrier Ethernet, Data and Broadband Network. Primarily developed features and tests for Optical Switching and provisioning/managing the cards• Created many additions to the power monitoring feature based off of customer specifications. Worked closely with the optical switching card team to assure that the proper data was being sent from the cards.• Was the main point of contact between the India offices and the Ottawa ones. Coordinated knowledge and issue transferring to assure that issues would be passed on and that teams working on the same areas would know what the other was developing.• Performed testing (automation and manual) on the software to catch bugs in development. Developed a REST testing framework through Postman to test multiple calls with a variety of inputs which build on previous calls.• Authored many documents about projects and features being developed through Confluence. Up to date documentation was needed on all new features and products.• Used Java, PostgreSQL, git, svn, spring, hibernate, ant, docker

Ottawa, Canada Area

• Created an online course, which enabled new employees to understand the process for immigrants to become a Canadian citizen. Built custom pages with information, images, interactive activities and games.• Created protocols to make future development easier and more streamlined by creating basic templates for different types of pages that could be requested.• Worked in close proximity with graphic artists to ensure that the images they were creating matched what we needed.• Used HTML, JavaScript, AJAX, CSS

Ottawa, Canada Area

• Working closely with the webmaster in maintaining and updating many facets of the OLBI (Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute) webpages in English and French and improved web applications. Developed new sections of the site based on client specifications received through many meetings.• Built an full stack online catalog for their library including resource management, client actions, librarian actions and an integrated messaging system using AJAX, PHP and MySQL. Designed database schemas for tracking the users, books and other information.• Used JavaScript, HTML, PHP, JavaScript, AJAX, CSS, MySQL

Gatineau, Quebec

• Created a web search engine to display detailed information from an aggregation of numerous reports of endangered species stored in a database using HTML, ColdFusion and PostgresSQL. • Updated the database schema multiple times for ease of use and speed in retrieving the information. Created algorithms specifically for data retrieval depending on the parameters given.• Built a permission based web application which allows users from across Canada to edit the a database through a Web GUI. Controlled permissions strictly for users editing the database based on region and user permissions.• Used JavaScript, ColdFusion, HTML, JavaScript, AJAX, CSS, PostgresSQL

Ottawa, Canada Area

• Worked with a team on a Java application using J2EE that analyses cell phones and their errors. • Developed algorithms and queries to speedily perform the retrieval and manipulation large amounts of data to be used for displays in graphical form• Created multiple customer requested AWT widgets with a variety of charts, graphs and tables.• Wrote high level design documents including object models and UML diagrams using Microsoft Visio and use cases• Used Java, HTML, JavaScript, CSS, GWT, AWT, MySQL

Bachelor Of Applied Science (Basc), Software Engineering

D.E.C. (Diploma Of Collegial Studies), Science Program