Experience

Compare.com

• United States
• Insurance
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Software Developer

  • Jul 2014 - Present

  Software Design / Development / Project Management • Project lead, designer and developer of Lead Management Web API using C#, .NET Core 2.1, ASP.NET Core, Visual Studio 2017, SQL Server 2016, TFS, GitHub, OOP, Entity Framework Core, Unit Testing, HTTP Client Implementation, Redis, Service Bus. • Designer and developer on team for External Partner WCF Service using .Net Framework 4.0, C#, Service Bus, SoaPUI, • C# development using Visual Studio 2017. • SQL Server scripting, Stored Procedures, Database Design. • Design and construction of XML requests per web service requirements using SOAP UI, XMLSpy. • Work with off-shore team to integrate carriers and add carriers onto website panel. • Research and resolve issues that arise during integration lifecycle and maintenance. • Meet with carriers on a day to day basis to ensure timely project completion. • Project planning, documenting and communicating in order to keep track of required tasks for multiple carriers during various phases of integration. • Logging, monitoring and fixing for carrier generated errors. Show less



AVB Solutions

• Systems Analyst

  • 2003 - 2007

  • Developed a web based application to support the institutional review activities for Veterans Hospital clients, including Baylor Research Institute and McGuire Veterans Medical Center. • Utilizing SQL Server database, Visual Studio and programming in VB.Net, the application comprehensively managed all information pertaining to research protocols, committees, committee meetings, agendas and minutes, continuing reviews and reminders. • Created templates for forms and customized letters required during the life cycle of a research protocol. • Designed and created portions of SQL Server relational database and data model. Show less



N-CORE Systems Inc.

• Richmond, VA

• Systems Analyst

  • 1999 - 2002

  • Designed and implemented an Informix Marketing Database System that was approximately 600 GB in size, on two 24 processor SGI Challenge XL computers, running IRIX. • Part of the data mobilization team responsible for designing, coding and implementing the migration, transformation and cleansing of the data from the legacy systems to the relational database of the new system. The proprietary parallel data language (PDL) of dbIntellect, C and Postalsoft was utilized in this effort. • Implemented a Job Driver System that enabled automated processing and process monitoring. Show less



Signet Bank

• Richmond,VA

• Systems Analyst

  • 1995 - 1997

  • Designed and implemented a 90 gig Oracle Marketing Database System on an eight processor SGI Challenge XL • Part of the data mobilization team that designed, coded and implemented the migration, transformation and cleansing of the data from the legacy systems to the relational database of the new system. Utilized proprietary parallel data language (PDL) of dbIntellect, C and Postal Soft. • Responsible for training the Signet Personnel. • Implemented a Job Driver Application System that enabled automated processing and process monitoring. Show less



NYNEX

• New York

• Systems Analyst

  • 1996 - 1996

  • Responsible for the analysis phase of a marketing database • Identified source systems that would be used as feeds or sources of the information for the marketing data warehouse. • Assisted in the design of the data model • Responsible for the analysis phase of a marketing database • Identified source systems that would be used as feeds or sources of the information for the marketing data warehouse. • Assisted in the design of the data model



Teklogic

• Johannesburg, South Africa

• Programmer, Analyst

  • 1990 - 1995

  • Designed and developed a category of an object oriented Geographical Information System using Booch methodology. Designed, coded, and tested the category utilizing C++, which interfaced with MMI using Motif and X-Windows. • Acted as liaison between the team members to bring various system categories together for the final product. • Constructed the main application. • Wrote software for installation process and ensured correct workstation configuration. • Designed and implemented a generic integration and utility simulator. Designed, coded, and tested a subsystem of the simulator, which emulated weapon systems functioning. • Prepared documentation which included software requirements specification, interface design documentation and a user’s manual. • Designed and implemented a computerized bond application system database using RMS files under VMS on a VAX 4000/300. • Designed, coded, and tested a real-time graphical visual subsystem for a flight simulator. Show less



Learning Technologies

• Pretoria, South Africa

• Programmer, Systems Administrator

  • 1989 - 1990

  • Developed a Courseware Administration System on a PC, in Turbo Pascal under DOS. • Programmed driver software for courseware. • Responsible for installing the courseware at the various sites. • Responsible for customer support. • Systems Administrator on Novell Networks. • Developed a Courseware Administration System on a PC, in Turbo Pascal under DOS. • Programmed driver software for courseware. • Responsible for installing the courseware at the various sites. • Responsible for customer support. • Systems Administrator on Novell Networks.