John Cantin Email & Phone Number

Greater Chicago Area

Chicago, Il

Responsible for design and development of new software from gathering user requirements through to deployment (RAD methodology), as well as maintaining and enhancing the existing code base. • IT department manager• Facilitated strategic decisions, both independently and with a team, on software and hardware selections• Built our responsive client facing website, moving from an unmanageable code base, allowing us to be more responsive to client requests• Extensive work developing Postgres databases, including functions, triggers, and views• Maintained and expanded existing Delphi Enterprise software products, isapi dlls, components, and custom reporting systems

Over 20 years as a small business owner, I managed a small group of employees and volunteers to help run the academy’s day to day business.• Built up an existing school of 20 students to over 150• Planned, marketed, and ran special events such as tournaments, seminars, and expos• Developed martial art technique and business training materials (manuals, videos, and seminars) for the organization I belonged to

Managed a Martial Arts Academy to gain experience in the business to help decide if it was something I wanted to do on my own.

PSR was/is a computer consulting firm. Traveled all over the US working with an obscure IBM software product called AS.

Bs, Computer Science

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