April 2008 - March 2009
Interactyx Ltd. - eLearning Solutions (1 year)
- Participated in the scoping, development and implementation of Topyx, a .net based education distribution system with integrated social networking features
- Exhibited proficient knowledge of web tools, technologies, and concepts to actively contribute to the web application design, development, and maintenance during the product development cycle
- Developed advanced OO web-application using VB.NET and the MS Visual Studio in conjunction with SVN (a software versioning control system)
- Designed and developed program functions to retrieve information from SQL Server databases
- Integral in advancing the design and feature enhancement of the core product
- Utilized advanced skill with DHTML/CSS to enhance application interface presentation
- Served a leading role in critical project components including PayPal integration, shopping cart implementation, and the front to back checkout process within the eCommerce portal
Sept 2005 - March 2008
Blink Logic Inc. - BI Solution Provider (2 years 7 months)
- Assisted in the design, development, and management of a Flash based user interface that allowed users to navigate and explore Cognos and Microsoft Analysis cubes
- Contributed to implementation of a complete dashboard solution, in the form of a AJAX enabled web application allowing users to create, modify, delete, move, copy, share and update graphical views of company data
- Collaborated on integration of the MS Virtual Earth platform within the product which allowed users to display critical data geographically
- Performed web design, development and maintenance tasks during the product development cycle
- Developed advanced OO, Flash based web-application using Flash/Action Scripting/C#.NET using MS Visual Studio and MS Visual SourceSafe development tools
- Designed and developed program functions to retrieve information from SQL Server databases
- Was integral in advancing the design and feature enhancement of the core product, including adding enhanced key performance indicators
- Lead technical writer of all product documentation
- Served a leading role in critical projects
1997 - Present
Freelance Web Development (11 years)
- Creating dynamic, database driven, web sites with eye catching visual appeal, for a variety of personal clients
1998 - 2003
Corel Corporation (5 years total)
While at Corel I served on several different teams in both automated and manual testing roles.
1998, 2001 - 2003
Software Product Verification for Various Application Teams (3 years)
- Created and executed a complete set of test plans
- Tested the Internet access features designed into Quattro Pro 9
- Maintained one of the highest bug counts
- Contributed to the product design
- Innovated a faster method of applying clean OS images onto test machines
- Integrated co-op students into the team
1999 - 2001
Software Quality Engineer ( automated testing ) (2 years)
- Created standalone, runtime configurable utilities using Rational Visual Test
- Designed and implemented, and ran comprehensive set of automated test scenarios
- Focused on automating functionality, regression, and acceptance test
- Mentored and supervised university co-op students
- Contributed to core functionality of test harness utilized by all team members