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As an expert on the current state of technology, assisted the company with its strategic vision and goals, by providing advice about “what software or technology to use,” guidance through software development, including advice about programming languages, software development methodologies, Web application frameworks, software architecture, version control systems, etc. Very familiar with software development best practices and can establish quality standards for software architectures, coding conventions, documentation requirements, and quality assurance processes at the outset of a project, ensuring that the business scales with growth.Solutions provided include• Automated the sending of SMS messages as well as sending messages on demand that tightly integrates with the existing system• Converted a legacy WCF integration with Salesforce to using a Rest API to transmit data to Salesforce • Migrated from database user logins to application user logins, using JWT tokens, freeing up database resources across applications • Implemented security controls to improve Identity and Access Management (IAM) including Multiple Factor Authentication (MFA)• Converted database stored procedures to C# microservices accessible via a Web API • Integrated with the TouchNet payment system for online credit card payments• Worked with Azure DevOps and GitHub• Working on migrating on-premise apps to AWS

Palo Alto, California, Us

Integral Development provides a PaaS for fiat and crypto currency trading. Managed software engineering, quality assurance, release management, production support, and product management for the UI Products Group, that developed foreign exchange trading applications for the Windows Desktop, Browser and Mobile devices (C#, ReactJS, and React Native).Responsible for setting up company’s development plan and implementing it. Worked directly with key customers to ensure their needs were met.Played a scholar-practitioner role since 2014, applying the action research methodology with a method and model to measure and improve IT process capability and performance for financial profitability and continual service improvement. Benchmarked processes and services to initiate process and fiscal improvements. Awarded a PhD in Information Systems in 2018.• Set up company’s development plan and implemented it, while working directly with key customers to ensure their needs were met.• Provided product vision and architectural direction to the Engineering/Product Management teams• Attended daily stand-ups and participated in all Scrum-related rituals• Defined product roadmaps and release schedules and participated in overall portfolio planning activities• Established an offshore engineering team which was able to control costs without reducing productivity• Developed and implemented quality processes and standard operating procedures by introducing metrics and documentation• Managed and scaled the UI Engineering team, with no attrition rate• Collaborated with Product Marketing, Program/Product Management, and all other organizations to define features and roadmaps for products and software releases• Worked cross-functionally to take products from concept to production • Effectively allocated engineering efforts and successfully launched multiple products and software updates

Waterloo, Ontario, Ca

• Established the company’s product vision and defined features while balancing those demands against available corporate resources• Led cross-functional teams made up of all functional areas of the organization to translate business requirements and customer needs into detailed requirements documents for the Gupta suite of products (Team Developer/SQLBase/Report Builder)• Worked directly with customers in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America, developing software solutions using the Gupta suite of products

Waterloo, Ontario, Ca

Norfolk Line is an international logistical service provider with more than 1,450 employees and forms part of the Danish A.P. Møller Group. The company is active in all forms of goods shipment throughout Europe, specialized in door-to-door transport services, complete with storage and road, rail and sea transportation. The company's day-to-day activities also included container and deep-freeze shipments.Norfolkline had decided to totally migrate their in-house developed COSMOS Transport Management system (developed on Gupta Team Developer) to an Intranet based system as a distinct time boxed project.My prime function as Project Manager was to run the project on a day-to-day basis on behalf of the project Board and within the constraints laid down by the Board. Ensured that the project produced the required products to the required standard of quality and within the specific constraints of time and cost.

Waterloo, Ontario, Ca

Instrumental in the initiation and development of many projects for the E-Business focus group for Gupta Technologies (Europe, Middle-East & Africa).SCA – Lagos, NigeriaProject Role: Senior Solutions Architect/MentorDeveloped a Web application using the existing Desktop Phoenix Banking product code developed in SQLWindows.Deutsche Bank AG – Frankfurt, GermanyProject Role: Senior Solutions ArchitectDeveloped a Web application using the existing Desktop DBDirect product code developed in SQLWindows and C. The development involved the integration of AR’s encryption technology using a crypto-card system. Existing Deutsche Bank code for triple-DES encryption was also integrated.All Consulting AG – St Gallen, SwitzerlandProject Role: Development Lead/MentorAll Consulting had a client/server application called Honoris developed in Centura Team Developer and an application called Plato, written in C++. Both applications supported time recording and billing. Re-engineeredthe Honoris application so that it operated in a 3-tier environment and in the Browser. A demonstration application was delivered for the computer fair Orbit.ICR Informatik – Zug, SwitzerlandProject Role: Senior Technical ArchitectICR had a number of pension and portfolio administration applications written in Centura Team Developer in a Client/Server environment that needed to be migrated to the Web. Re-engineered existing Centura applications to improve performance, utilize COM objects, deployed in an n-tier environment and Web enable them.

Waterloo, Ontario, Ca

As Senior Consulting Engineer for Gupta's Professional Services, provided on-site and off-site consulting to Gupta's customers.CPC Computer Praxis – Lucern, SwitzerlandProject Role: Senior Developer/Web SpecialistCPC provides software for the construction industry. The project involved the migration of the existing Client/Server SQLWindows code to the Web using Team Developer 2000. CAM Data Systems – Las Vegas, USProject Role: Development LeadCAM Data Systems provides Point-Of-Sale (POS) systems to their customers. The project involved developing a generic Web Storefront that integrates with their existing Client/Server back-office system. The Webstore was developed using Visual Basic v6.0 and Gupta’s Net.db COM Interface.

Waterloo, Ontario, Ca

As Senior Software Engineer in the Premium Enterprise Support Team, provided technical support to Gupta's customer base and other members of the Gupta Worldwide Support organization via telephone, FAX, and electronic communication. Acknowledged, researched and resolved complex problems encountered during the installation and operation of Gupta's product line.

Iselin, New Jersey, Us

Developed Visual C++ code to move Btrieve data to a Data Repository on Sybase System 11 as part of the Advanced Technology Group at Excel Telecommunications. Also played the role of Sybase System 11.0.1 DBA for the Paging project at Excel. Developed stored procedures and triggers, created tables and views, and user administration. The Paging Project involved the conversion of an existing Cobol/Btrieve system, to Sybase System 11 in a HP-Unix environment. Developed SQR reports and Korn shell scripts to execute on UNIX.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Information Systems

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), E-Business

Postgraduate Diploma, E-Business

Postgraduate Certificate, E-Business

Bachelor’S Degree, Mathematics And Statistics