Worked on top-secret software coolness that was revealed when FogBugz 7.0 shipped
University of Windsor (Windsor, Ontario)
Computing Consultant - Student and Academic Services
Self-initiated and co-authored UWindsor.ca website template redesign that significantly increased web and accessibility standards compliance
Technical lead on large-scale student recruitment campaign (~6000 students)
Cross-browser, cross-platform Flash movie integration, troubleshooting, and QA
Designed and implemented a reusable bulk-mailing web application that recorded readership statistics and campaign tracking information
Liaised between university stakeholders and external consulting staff
Maintained and enhanced the functionality of existing Lotus Notes Domino web applications in addition to designing and implementing new applications for multiple departments on campus
Successfully coordinated multiple time-sensitive projects between various faculties, departments, and external consulting firms
University of Windsor (Windsor, Ontario)
Head IT Student - Centre for Career Education
Designed and developed complete website redesign including graphical layout, dynamic content, and website maintenance improvements
Spearheaded multiple office automation projects involving extensive use of Microsoft Office and Lotus Notes technologies
Responded to office staff on day-to-day basis utilizing a wide range of technical and interpersonal skills (office equipment troubleshooting, software training, software evolution, maintenance, and enhancement, etc.)
Supervised and coordinated projects with 1 to 2 additional part-time IT Students
ABB Switzerland Ltd. (Baden, Switzerland)
Corporate Research Intern
Contributed to long-ranging, enterprise-scale software projects (3-4 year timelines)
Developed multi-tiered relation databases using SQL 2000, including multiple triggers and stored procedures (>15 related tables)
Performed research and practical analysis of alternative SOAP protocol stacks resulting in a formal paper being submitted to multiple industry conferences
Developed two GUI prototypes from start to finish within the "0-Config SMS" project:
Sole developer responsible for all GUI-related architecture, graphical design, coding (C#), and documentation
One of these prototypes (the "IEC61850 Browser") was being used in-house and considered as a potential commercial product for ABB at completion of internship
Participated in all states of software development including requirements testing, deployment solutions, user documentation, as well as developer documentation and API formulation
Dabsoft Solutions Inc. (Essex, Ontario)
Software Developer / Independent Contractor
Designed, developed, and maintained custom (5+), commercial (2), and freeware (2) titles
International sales and technical support
Experience with portability issues related to encryption and hashing algorithms
Classic ASP encryption and security-related applications (cryptographically-secure content storage & retrieval)
Design and development of desktop clients as well as web applications utilizing:
PHP 4, ASP (classic & ASP.NET), and JSP server-side scripting
MySQL and MS SQL backends (with exposure to MS Access, SQLite, and Oracle backends)
C# Winforms and Visual Basic 5/6 forms
Exposure to EJB architecture and design framework
Java applets and JavaScript client-side coding
Experience with contract work and custom software development and maintenance
Responsible for company bookkeeping and corporate taxes
