Dennis O'Connor Email & Phone Number

Ottawa, Ontario, Ca

Ottawa, Ontario, Ca

Ottawa, Ontario, Ca

Ottawa, Ontario, Ca

• IT Operationso Advised on procurement of computers, telecommunications, and networking hardwareo Sourcing new internet provider to meet the needs of a growing companyo Provisioning LAMP, Apache-Passenger-Rails, Open LDAP, and Windows servers on Amazon and Digital Ocean• Systems Analysto Coordinated development projects with client IT Departmentso Conducted technical interviews for potential developer candidateso Assisted in high-level scoping of projects for the business development teamo Conducted technical reviews for responses to RFPso Developed Git workflowo Developed code review processo Developer Algonquin College Centre for Continuing and Online Learning Siteo Developed a WordPress plugin to retrieve and cache data from seven .NET WCF authenticated SOAP WebServiceo Migrated WordPress MultiSite Site to multiple servers• Developer Algonquin College PDF Generatoro Developed a WordPress plugin to dynamically generate PDF documents from program data retrieved from .NET SOAP WebServiceso Used the FPDF library to build a custom PDF template• Developer Canadian Internet Registration Authority MyVoice Applicationo Developed a Ruby on Rails Application for the Canadian Internet Forum event.o Implemented Twitter, Facebook, and Email and Password Authenticationo Implemented user participation score using aggregation of data from Twitter and Facebook feeds and total number of voteso Currently Live and publically accessible at: http://cif.cira.ca/• Developer Kardish Foods POS to Mailchimp projecto Developed a C# .NET console application to pull new customers from LOC Store Management System and batch import them to Mailchimp• Lead Developer Mango Projecto Leading a team of three developers in the creation of a custom Ruby on Rails Learning Management System for the Centre for Canadian Language Benchmarks, the Toronto Catholic District School Board, and the Ministry of Citizen and Immigrationo Implemented an inline content editor

I am currently developing on contracts using the following technologies:CoffeeScriptRubyRailsEmber JSRSpecJasmine

Ottawa, On, Ca

Ruby on Rails Development Added to and maintained JSON and XML API end-pointsfor ShopifyAdded to and maintained ActiveResource models for the Shopify-API gemMaintained ActiveMerchant, a unified API for dozens of Payment Gateways including: PayPal, ePay, BrainTree, and QuickPayMaintained ActiveShipping, a unified API for different shipping services including: UPS, USPS, and Canada PostWorked with ActiveFulfillment, a unified API for different fulfillment services

Ottawa, On, Ca

Lead developer on Immigrant Archive Project (http://immigrantarchiveproject.com)Designed and implemented back-end of application using CakePHP and MySQLIntegrated the application with Kaltura and FacebookCreated dynamic pages using JQuerySet-up and maintained Amazon EC2 instanceDeveloper on Coleman Campfire (Site not live)Added features to existing code base written using Social Engine PHP framework.Made application cross-browser compatibleDeveloper on WebCollaboration (http://webcollaboration.com)Added features to existing code base written using CakePHPDebugged problems with PayPal integration

Ottawa, On, Ca

Development of a prototype system for a client. The system is used to transcribe bank statements and other bills to Braille for the visually impaired. The system will identify different languages found in text, identify syllables in each word, and identify all proper nouns in the text. Project Managemento Coordinate with cliento Produce statement of project scopeo Produce and maintain project Gantt charto Delegate tasks to team of three developerso Write API documentation for the prototypeSoftware Developmento Produce UML diagramso Object oriented programming in Perlo Use of regular expressions

Ottawa, On, Ca

● Refilling printers● Assisting clients with computer and network related problems● Assisting clients with audio/visual problems● Switchboard operator● Service desk

GUI Test Automation System Developer○ Java development.○ Designing and developing a new object-oriented framework for existingautomated test scenarios using Rational Functional Tester.○ Developing STAF services and clients to run scenarios on Virtual Machines○ Delivering needed test results on a tight time-line○ Adapting existing scenarios to meet new test requirements○ Adapting existing scenarios to newer versions of the application under test○ Working with Co-Located team members in the USA, India and ChinaFuture Blue Representative for Ottawa○ Planning events and activities for the other interns at IBM○ Choosing and co-ordinating volunteers from the five IBM labs in Ottawa○ Working with other teams across Canada.○ Maintaining communications among the interns in Ottawa, email lists, and chatgroups○ Assisting interns from out of town acclimatise to Ottawa.

Diploma, Computer Programmer

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