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Brampton, On, Ca

Toronto On

Manage corporate enterprise IT systems to ensure high 24/7 availability.Prepare and manage IT budget.Act as corporate technical representative for deployment of IT systems into the Cloud environment including virtual servers, backup services, Oracle Database and Middleware services.Evaluate, source and procure IT software and hardware products ensuring compliance with company standards.Negotiate and administer software and hardware contracts and leasing as required.Manage user and systems support resources including a network / user support technician, 2 application developers and a printing support technician.Assist in the development of the corporate strategic technology plan.Manage application and systems development projects through analysis, design, development, testing and implementation.Provide technical expertise to the IT department members on development of business systems using Oracle Forms and Reports.Develop company hardware and software standards and computer use policies.Design/ Manage and administer corporate network resources including WAN over VPN, LAN, WLAN,Exchange Server, Firewalls, Oracle and SQL Server databases, Active Directory.Manage and distribute IT assets.Manage companies telecommunications equipment. ( PBX, Phones, Faxing, Long distance etc. )

Toronto On

Designed and created Oracle databases for new corporate enterprise systems (Including capacity planning, logical and physical design, table layouts, indexing schemes).Developed and maintained production and report scheduling and processing systems.Maintain, tune and administer Oracle 8.1.7 databases (including account and role maintenance, backup and recovery, space management, table creation and reorganization, SQL statement tuning and problem resolution).Administer Compaq Tru64UNIX operating system (including installation, backup and recovery, upgrades, tuning and space utilization etc.)Designed, installed and administer a TCP/IP ethernet network – Windows NT LAN and frame relay WAN (4 remote sites).Supervised 2 developers developing the inventory control and cataloging sub-systems of the new system using Oracle Forms and Reports.Developed, maintain and tune stored procedures, packages and database triggers in PL/SQL in support of the corporate system.Developed and maintain applications in Oracle Developer and Reports.Installed and administer MS Backoffice server for Corporate website and intranet site including SQL Server , Exchange and ISA Server.Installed and administer Linux firewall and Internet/Mail gateway.

Brampton On

Served as a Reserve Infantryman with the Lorne Scots (Peel Dufferin & Halton Regt.) of the Canadian Armed Forces. Rose through the ranks from Sergeant to Brigade Sergeant Major with responsibilty for some 2,500 soldiers. Commissioned to Captain and commanded an Infantry Company. Received CAF Secret level security clearance.

Missisauga On

Project coordinator for installation of corporate TCP/IP WAN.EDI coordinator for suppliers and customers and integration with order entry / purchase order systems.Developed EDI order entry and purchase entry process life cycle from data collection to order and shipping output.Developed Sales Rep Price List system on MS SQL Server database using Visual Basic.Developed and maintained applications on a TOLAS (VMS) inventory and order processing system.

Richmond Hill On

Developed and maintained applications on a TOLAS (VMS) inventory and order processing system.EDI coordinator for suppliers and customers and integration with order entry / purchase order systems.Developed version control system for application development and development life cycle process from analysis to development, testing and final production implementation.Trained programming staff on TOLAS development environment.Supervised programmers on a project by project basis.

Rexdale On

Analyzed, developed and maintained distribution business applications.Provided PC and network technical support.Supervised 1 programmer.

Chorley Lancs Uk

Provided tech support for all DEC PDP computers used for communications support and automated warehouse control.

Cheshire England

Royal Armoured Corps CrewmanLast Rank Sergeant - Squadron Head Quarters Troop SergeantQueens Own Yeomanry - Cheshire UK

Thornton Research Center, Ellesmere Port Cheshire Uk

Maintained and support network of DEC PDP computers

Thornton Research Center , Ellesmere Port Cheshire Uk

Physical Testing of all Oil products from Bitumen to LPG

Computer Studies, Higer National Certificate

Chemistry, Higher National Certificate

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