Ron Burdo Email & Phone Number

Moorabbin, Vic, Au

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Working as a senior developer at the backend cards microservices team.This is a very complex environment, which integrates with many data sources and other services, and provides robust APIs to clients, under very strict security requirements and very high performance requirements.Among the projects I've been working on:1. Developing the backend for the NAB Now Pay Later system.2. Integrating a core service, which works under extremely high request rate, with Kafka. 3. Initiated and implemented a library, which provides a generic framework for calling upstream services/repositories using reactive programming in batch mode.4. Chosen to be a part of a small team, which initiated and set the process of transitioning the microservices from one platform to another.5. Rewrote API implementations due to replacement of service gateway, including integration with clients and data providers. I also mentored junior developers.

Melbourne, Australia

Working in a team that develops an credit decisioning system:- A client model and process using a meta-model- Credit application processing engine- Management applications (administration, monitoring, case management), - Integration with third-party decision data providers- Batch processing- Transformation from hosted/monolith to cloud/microservicesProjects I have worked on:- Designed and developed a batch processing subsystem (application submission and data extraction).- Designed and implemented code generators for a front-end application based on the client's model, new processing engine features and more.- Integrated third-party data services into the system- Solved various production problems

Melbourne

A Senior Java/J2EE Developer at Sensis,I worked on developing a system, which enables Yellow Pages advertisers to manage their content online, according to the advertising product(s) they have purchased. The system also enables help desk staff to assist the advertisers, generate access reports, handle billing issues etc.

Melbourne, Australia

A Specialist Developer at Oakton. Working for GE Capital.I analyzed functional and technical requirements for projects, and prepared the technical part (resources, required skills, tasks etc.) of project bids.I worked on integration of a third-party fraud detection system with existing financial applications in a Web Services/J2EE environment. I designed the solution according to the high-level technical requirements, implemented it, and mentored offshore developers.

Melbourne, Australia

A senior developer working on a Web application, which is being used by the department’s officials for managing and tracking accreditations and licenses.My work in this project involves all the aspects and tiers of a Java/J2EE Web application, assisting testers and discussions with business analysts.Main technologies being used: Hibernate, Spring, JBoss Rules Engine, UI technologies (JSF, RichFaces, AJAX, JavaScript). Agile methodology.

Melbourne, Australia

As a consultant at Oakton, I worked on two large, major projects for GE Money. Project #1: A Web application for managing and tracking car loans. I was responsible for generating the system's legal documents, and monitored and mentored remotely an offshore team, which worked with me on that. I was also responsible for bugs management and discussing requirements with the client during the last phase of the project.Project #2: Integrating multiple credit card-related applications into a single Web application.I was responsible for an ESB (IBM DataPower), which was used for integrating third-party applications with the data model of the main Web application. I also mentored a junior developer, who worked with me on that ESB.Main technologies used: JBoss SEAM, JBoss Drools, BFO PDF Generator, XHTML/JSF, IBM DataBower, WTX, XML/XSLT. Agile methodology.

Israel

A teaching assistant in various programming and computer science courses (C++, Java, Fundamentals of Software Engineering) in these two colleges. While working in these jobs, I completed my studies towards a Master's degree.

Yehud, Israel

I worked on the development of the Business Availability Center (BAC; formerly Topaz), mainly on the server side; this involved a lot of work with databases, with a strong emphasis on stability and scalability.Modules on which I worked include APIs, data collection and loading, aggregation engine, security subsystem and more. I also provided customer support (both remotely and on-site), and initiated and pioneered the usage of XML in the project.Main technologies used: XML, JDBC, MDAC, EJB.

Yavne, Israel

I developed software for a wafer inspection system, to be used at semiconductor production plants. This was a multidisciplinary product, and my work involved a lot of integration with the system's hardware, and working together with hardware engineers and users.I was responsible for the UI modules, extended them and made them interactive. I also integrated frame grabbers into the system.Later, I initiated, pioneered and led usage of object-oriented design and programming using C++. I developed, from requirement analysis to full integration, the first object-oriented application of the system, and designed and implemented the C++ infrastructure for the next generation of the system's software.

Hertzliyya, Israel

Master'S Degree, East Asian Studies

Specializing in Japan.

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Mathematics And Computer Science

Graduated Cum Laude.