| Professional Experience & Accomplishments |
| July 2001 - Present Contract Programmer |
| GroupExpedia (Montreal) www.groupexpedia.com/ |
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Developed two versions of an online survey application for team building (ColdFusion, SQL Server, Javascript, CSS). |
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One version adds all of the users up front and assigns each a password. |
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The other version allows the users to use a team password, and a private username, adding them to the database as they log in the first time. |
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The application generates a PDF report with graphs illustrating where the team averages on the various criteria. |
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| foodOn (Toronto) www.foodon.ca/ |
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Developed front and back-end for a food and drink website, offering links to wineries, breweries, food producers of all sorts in Ontario (ColdFusion, SQL Server, Javascript, CSS). |
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Site integrates with Google maps. |
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Site offers a list of current events, with filter and sort functions. |
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Registered users can comment on the content, and create a saved search page of any links or pages. |
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| Inward Safety (Toronto)www.inwardsafety.ca |
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Developed an application for contractor management (ColdFusion, Access, Javascript, CSS). |
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Program is used to track contractor compliance with Canadian safety regulations. |
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Allows users to see at a glance what qualification documents any contractor needs to prepare, and what level of acceptability those documents have. |
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| Nexus 6 (Toronto)www.nx6.com |
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Developed back-end for 5 Rivers Entertainment site http://www.5rivers.ca. (ColdFusion, Access, Javascript, CSS). |
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Program interfaces with a php software download app to allow users to purchase tunes. |
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Backend admin allows site owner to manage news items and performer bios. |
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| InSpaceSafe (Ontario) www.inwardsafety.ca/
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Developed the confined space management application |
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Clients using this app are able to perform a confined space hazard assessment and generate a space specific entry procedure in less than 15 minutes |
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The procedure / work instruction is incorporated into the confined space permit |
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App automatically generates 80% of required procedures |
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To ensure accuracy and reduce individual liability, these procedures are made available electronically on-line for review and approval by multiple workplace parties |
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| onHand Productions (Chicago) http://www.onhandproductions.com/index.html
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Developed a personal finance app for mobile phones. |
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Program allows user to set up a budget and daily track spending. |
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Full report section indicates whether over or under budget. |
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| BangAlbino (Mississauga) www.bangalbino.ca
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Developed a web based application to generate online assessment tests for drug company reps. |
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All tests were timed, some provided immediate feedback for incorrect answers, some had requirements such as 'must complete module 1 before getting access to module 2' |
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Provided reports on test results, including average scores, top five questions answered incorrectly |
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Coded a needs analysis survey to assess sales personnel's level of confidence about various aspects of their jobs. The survey has a back-end reporting module. |
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Developed a web based application to generate online assessment tests for drug company reps. feedback forms for company rep training, with a back-end report module |
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| Nexus 6 (Toronto) www.nx6.com
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Developed front and back-end for the Canadian Glaucoma Clinical Research Council site www.cgcrc.ca. |
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Program allows registered members to upload research protocols. |
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There is a 3 tier permissions setup to distinguish among users at login. Some site members are permitted to rate the uploaded protocols and to discuss the ratings in a private online forum. |
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| JM&A (Toronto) www.josephmimran.com
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Developed the back-end admin allowing the company to enter garments, fabrics, vendors, etc into their database |
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Program automatically generates a style number that indicates garment type and fabric |
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Program has a search engine and print function |
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| Pangaea NewMedia (Toronto)
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Database design for Genesis project |
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Created user interface to migrate data from Excel files
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Set up graphs using multiple data sets |
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Database design and migration of data from Excel files for the Telling Stories project. Website: Telling Stories: Narratives of Nationhood |
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| Electramedia (Toronto) www.electramedia.com
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Converted JDS Uniphase site URLs to search engine friendly URLs (replacing the '?' and '&' with '/'). (CFMX, SQL Server, Javascript, CSS) |
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Fine-tuned the search engine for JDS Uniphase as per client request |
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Set up the Royal St. George's College site in Electramedia's content centre as per designer's specs |
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Worked on setting up Mercedes-Benz Canada site in Electramedia's content centre as per designer's specs |
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Worked on Electramedia's content centre version 5 |
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| Watts Distribution Services Ltd (Etobicoke) travel.resolvecorporation.com
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Coded a series of templates to allow users to track their inventory in tabular form |
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Institute for Work and Health (Toronto) www.iwh.on.ca
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Wrote code for an online survey, with a back end maintenance module |
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Created a report section with graphs and tables comparing the survey results |
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Prepared the documentation for same |
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| SqueezeIntermedia (Toronto)
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Wrote the back end content maintenance application for the Cogeco website |
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Wrote a banner ad program that rotated the banner ads as well as determined whether to display the French or English version of the ad |
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Prepared the documentation for same |
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October 2000 - July 2001 Programmer
Spin Master Toys (Toronto) www.spinmaster.com
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Wrote a secure login system to allow outside vendors to access and update their information in the company intranet database |
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Created on-line versions of existing paper documents, and developed an electronic approval system for these documents |
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Created a system to track changes to product info, presenting the results both as a daily report, and as a color coded page on-line |
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| Contract |
| Gutlevel (Toronto) www.gutlevel.com |
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www.mortgageintelligence.ca A site for people looking for mortgage financing. The front end allows the user to search for mortgage consultants, searching by area, language, or the consultant's last name. |
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February 1998 - October 2000
Programmer
Fifty-Plus.Net, Inc. (Toronto) www.fifty-plus.net |
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Developed electronic greeting card program using ColdFusion and Access. |
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Developed a travel web site, with database-driven dynamic pages, using ColdFusion and SQL Server -- try the demo version Here |
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Coded back-end admin programs for: CARPTravel, Fifty-Plus.Net Card Shop, Just Vacations travel quote fulfilment
"I have used the leisure booking form and have to tell you that I'm extremely impressed with the whole process - you have definitely found a method that is secure enough for the customer and user-friendly for the counsellor." |
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(Paul Murin at Just Vacations, Inc.) |
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| Contract |
| Pangaea NewMedia (Toronto) |
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Coded the new user admin for the CHUM FM site |
| Gutlevel (Toronto) www.gutlevel.com |
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Coded a number of modules for the www.ipromoteu.com e-commerce site - referral and affiliates tracker, order details admin, personal profile and saved page modules. |
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| 1994-1997 Contract Work |
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Won Best in Category prize in a contest held by Visual Basic Programmer's Journal. |
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Developed a version of Hangman, now in use in Southern Ontario, that uses vocabulary words from Laubach Literacy. |
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Developed a library database in Microsoft Access, with a Visual Basic front end, that includes: data entry form, search function, and report generation. |
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Contract work for: Portable Designs, Cambridge Literacy Council, Milligan's Harpworks, Principle Marques. |
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| Volunteer |
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Member of the Board of Directors of the Cambridge Literacy Council. |
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Initiated and supervised the editing and publishing of a reader for adult literacy students. |
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Initiated and supervised the purchase of a new computer, and trained staff and tutors in its use. |
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Achieved senior tutor status. |
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1990-1993 Cabinet maker
Image Craft |
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Promoted to lead hand in charge of three to five people, responsible for training new staff, inventory control, and production scheduling. |
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Guided the woodshop through the transition from fully assembled card racks to knock-down racks. |
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1984-1990 Cabinet maker
Living Wood |
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Successfully launched a woodworking business producing giftware, custom furniture, and case goods. Responsible for designing products and production runs, and hiring and training staff. |
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Repaired and restored stringed musical instruments. |
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Developed a three-foot wing span boomerang to advertise Foster's Lager, displayed in over 2500 pubs in Ontario and British Columbia. |
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| Education |
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Ryerson Polytechnic University (2000) Fundamentals of Learning, Training Methods, Leadership & Interpersonal Skills Development, Basic Java |
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Digital Media Studios (1997) Computer Applications for Webmasters |
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Laubach Literacy (1995) Senior Tutor |
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The Institute for Computer Studies (1993) Computer Programming and Systems Analysis |
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| Activities: |
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Member of LilithRising (formerly webgrrls), Toronto ColdFusion Users Group, Toronto Flex Users Group |
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Committed to lifelong learning. |
