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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