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Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

Spearheaded the redesign of the AWS S3 video storage scheme, resulting in annual savings exceeding $90,000.Conceptualized and executed a .Net 6 Minimal API as a Backend for Frontend (BFF) for a modern Angular frontend, seamlessly integrating with a legacy system.Acted as a change agent within the testing and development domain, providing mentorship to fellow developers to enhance coding practices, fostered a culture of code reviews, emphasized dependency injection, and promoted unit testing.Earned company-wide recognition for the quick and efficient collaboration with the support team, significantly contributing to the debugging, investigation, and resolution of customer issues.

Cambridge On

Integrating Bearing Bronze Custom software into new Microsoft Dynamics Navision ERP.Lead the implementation Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM for the sales organization, setup customizations and workflows which allowed for a more streamlined approach for handling with customer concerns.Manage IT organization. Coordinated technology support though several outsourced companies. Introduced new software and procedures to track and organize service requests.Project Manager on several concurrent on-going tech projects, including Document management solution, ERP, CRM and custom software development. Languages / Technologies:Java, Delphi Pascal, AWS, Tomcat, XML, ANT, Korn, Bourne, Csh

Kitchener, Canada Area

- Thrived in a dynamic and agile startup environment, adapting to daily and hourly changes in direction and embracing quick turnarounds while metaphorically 'building the airplane as we fly it.'-Demonstrated rapid onboarding and leadership capabilities, initially entering the role with no prior knowledge of Ruby/Rails on Azure. Within weeks, I was actively developing features and subsequently assumed a leadership role in a project that entirely redesigned the Lead/Contact model for Funnelcake. this redesign became the cornerstone of the company's future direction.- Initiated the overhaul and optimization of SQL Views and Ruby code at the core of the Opportunity Reporting engine, achieving a remarkable 30% decrease in database load and a notable increase in API response rates.- Spearheaded the redesign and rewriting of the Data Intake Engine, resulting in a substantial increase in data retrieval speed from Salesforce, effectively reducing intake times by over 50% and significantly reducing the volume of API calls for our customers.- Pioneered the development of Funnelcake's engine to push custom data back into Salesforce, establishing a foundation for future feature expansion and promptly addressing the immediate needs of our most active customers.-Introduced Single Sign-On (SSO) with OAuth for Funnelcake's Free app, eliminating barriers to entry for new users and enhancing user experience.- Conducted a comprehensive redesign and rewriting of the Activity processing engine, achieving notable improvements in speed and data accuracy.- Implemented a comprehensive testing policy and enforced stronger guidelines for unit and regression testing, along with the establishment of a Continuous Integration (CI) server to reduce the risk of errors.

Waterloo, Ontario

Conducted a thorough investigation and took a lead role in designing and architecting communication solutions between the BigRoad server and Salesforce. This innovative solution was successfully implemented through a collaborative effort involving both my expertise and an outsourced development firm.Streamlined the integration of BigRoad systems with the parent company's systems. Leveraging a well-designed Salesforce integration, we harnessed existing web services to expedite the development of a fully operational system, surpassing initial schedules.

Cambridge Ontario

Re-visioning legacy custom built software to prepare for upcoming ERP system integration .Analysis and review of exiting code base and Data base structure. Refactor and rewrite code Quoting engine into a Object Oriented design, eventual re-architect the quotation framework.Database Schema and SQL code analysis leading to many performance improvements. Some quoting/Reporting tasks that would take minutes now take seconds. General user interface design changes to allow for increased productivity.

Waterloo, Ontario

- Flourished in an Agile/Scrum environment, playing a pivotal role in the development of enterprise and desktop Java and C/C++ applications.- Served as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in software configuration management and source code control, contributing to the streamlined workflow.- Collaborated closely with Product Owners to conceptualize high-level design and feature specifications, ensuring alignment with business goals.- Actively elaborated on and prototyped customer-driven ideas to assess their technical feasibility, architectural suitability, and implementation timelines.- Demonstrated exceptional leadership skills by mentoring and providing technical guidance to multiple development teams in India, eventually becoming the first Principal Developer chosen to be on-site in India to lead and educate the teams.- Maintained the data model of the flagship Source product, accommodating various SQL dialects on multiple database servers.- As a Caching Subject Matter Expert, I was responsible for overseeing a proprietary caching architecture that facilitated push notifications to remote federated proxies and clients. I acted as the first point of contact for 3rd level technical support when complex issues required developer insight.- Contributed to the design and development of a REST API for the Integrity Document Versioning engine, enhancing the functionality and capabilities of the system.

Waterloo Onatario

Waterloo, Ontario

- Redesigned MKS Toolkit build process from manual to automated, reducing resource requirements.- Implemented enhancements to MKS KornShell for Windows and Unix.- Collaborated with HP to bring HP-UX to POSIX branding.