Experience

Park Derochie

• Canada
• Construction
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Software & Systems Manager

  • May 2014 - Present

  Overall responsibility and lead in the development and maintenance of all software and business systems. Overall responsibility and lead in the development and maintenance of all software and business systems.



Park Derochie Inc.

• Edmonton

• Senior Software Engineer

  • Jun 2012 - May 2014



FollowThrough Systems Inc.

• Consultant - BMG Mortgage

  • Dec 2008 - Dec 2013

   Coordination of online presence registration/design/implementation.

• Consultant - Park Derochie Inc.

  • Jul 2009 - Jun 2012

  Design/Development of windows-based bid and job tracking software using the following technologies:  .NET 4.0, WPF, WCF, Infragistics WPF control suite for .NET 4.0, NHibernate, Unity IoC container, ClickOnce Deployment, Microsoft Enterprise Library 5.0 (Logging Application Block), NUnit, CruiseControl.NET, NAnt, MVVM User Interface Design Pattern, Jira, and RhinoMocks  Project Management following Agile/Kanban… Show more Design/Development of windows-based bid and job tracking software using the following technologies:  .NET 4.0, WPF, WCF, Infragistics WPF control suite for .NET 4.0, NHibernate, Unity IoC container, ClickOnce Deployment, Microsoft Enterprise Library 5.0 (Logging Application Block), NUnit, CruiseControl.NET, NAnt, MVVM User Interface Design Pattern, Jira, and RhinoMocks  Project Management following Agile/Kanban methodologies  Implementation of Dynamic Business Intelligence features

• Consultant - Focus Corporation

  • Apr 2008 - Jul 2009

  Implementation of multi-tiered SOA application involving web client (ASP.NET MVC with YUI Controls, JQuery and Ajax framework), enterprise service bus, WCF services, SSRS, and SQL Server 2008.  Deployment to fully clustered/failover environment.  Implementation of Active directory/database/exchange synchronization application.  Involved in complete application life cycle for two Visual Basic .NET projects.

• Consultant - PayLinx Corporation

  • Dec 2008 - Jan 2009

  Code/process review consultation using nDepend and evaluation against SOLID OOD principles.

• Consultant - ERCB (Energy & Resources Conservation Board) /EUB (Energy and Utilities Board)

  • Sep 2007 - Mar 2008

  - Energy and Utilities Board/Energy and Resource Conservation Board Conducted training seminars on writing testable code.  Provided mentorship on application quality through testing/testability for both developers and quality assurance (QA) staff.  Involved with automated deployment and continuous integration implementation  Completed prototypes/proof of concept applications for security implementations for Service Oriented… Show more - Energy and Utilities Board/Energy and Resource Conservation Board Conducted training seminars on writing testable code.  Provided mentorship on application quality through testing/testability for both developers and quality assurance (QA) staff.  Involved with automated deployment and continuous integration implementation  Completed prototypes/proof of concept applications for security implementations for Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) architecture using Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) for both WinForms and Web client applications.  Developed workflow implementation within system architecture using third-party workflow tool.



Automated Benefit Services, Inc.

• United States
• Insurance
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Developer/Development Manager

  • Jun 2006 - Aug 2007

  Was part of taking company from net deficit budget to being cash-flow positive through efficiencies introduced by formalizing the software delivery life cycle (Agile Methodology) with distributed team.  Responsible for implementation of continuous integration and enterprise architecture to improve product quality.  Architected migration path from client-server to enterprise architecture.  Implementation and training on unit testing,… Show more Was part of taking company from net deficit budget to being cash-flow positive through efficiencies introduced by formalizing the software delivery life cycle (Agile Methodology) with distributed team.  Responsible for implementation of continuous integration and enterprise architecture to improve product quality.  Architected migration path from client-server to enterprise architecture.  Implementation and training on unit testing, static code analysis, and Microsoft recommended best practices.  Migration from Microsoft Visual Source Safe to Subversion source control system.  Technologies used in Enterprise Architecture include Web Services, C#, VB .NET, VB6, COM Interop, Crystal Reports.  Started implementation using WCF and Reporting Services.  Experience with nUnit and Test Driven Development. Show less Was part of taking company from net deficit budget to being cash-flow positive through efficiencies introduced by formalizing the software delivery life cycle (Agile Methodology) with distributed team.  Responsible for implementation of continuous integration and enterprise architecture to improve product quality.  Architected migration path from client-server to enterprise architecture.  Implementation and training on unit testing,… Show more Was part of taking company from net deficit budget to being cash-flow positive through efficiencies introduced by formalizing the software delivery life cycle (Agile Methodology) with distributed team.  Responsible for implementation of continuous integration and enterprise architecture to improve product quality.  Architected migration path from client-server to enterprise architecture.  Implementation and training on unit testing, static code analysis, and Microsoft recommended best practices.  Migration from Microsoft Visual Source Safe to Subversion source control system.  Technologies used in Enterprise Architecture include Web Services, C#, VB .NET, VB6, COM Interop, Crystal Reports.  Started implementation using WCF and Reporting Services.  Experience with nUnit and Test Driven Development. Show less



Pangaea Systems

• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Consultant

  • Aug 2004 - May 2006



eWorkflow Biz Inc.

• Edmonton

• Consultant

  • Dec 2003 - Aug 2004

  Consultant responsible for evaluating and developing system architecture for medical and real estate workflow automation project. Responsibilities included:  Requirement gathering  Evaluation of available market solutions.  Developing guidelines for application development.  Develop/implement application deployment strategies.  Modeling data requirements for SQL-server based data storage implementation.  Responsible for primary design/analyzing requirements of… Show more Consultant responsible for evaluating and developing system architecture for medical and real estate workflow automation project. Responsibilities included:  Requirement gathering  Evaluation of available market solutions.  Developing guidelines for application development.  Develop/implement application deployment strategies.  Modeling data requirements for SQL-server based data storage implementation.  Responsible for primary design/analyzing requirements of n-tiered application.  Implementation of system documentation and user documentation requirements.  Experience with modified Agile development methodology. Show less Consultant responsible for evaluating and developing system architecture for medical and real estate workflow automation project. Responsibilities included:  Requirement gathering  Evaluation of available market solutions.  Developing guidelines for application development.  Develop/implement application deployment strategies.  Modeling data requirements for SQL-server based data storage implementation.  Responsible for primary design/analyzing requirements of… Show more Consultant responsible for evaluating and developing system architecture for medical and real estate workflow automation project. Responsibilities included:  Requirement gathering  Evaluation of available market solutions.  Developing guidelines for application development.  Develop/implement application deployment strategies.  Modeling data requirements for SQL-server based data storage implementation.  Responsible for primary design/analyzing requirements of n-tiered application.  Implementation of system documentation and user documentation requirements.  Experience with modified Agile development methodology. Show less



Jencess Software and Technologies Inc.

• Edmonton

• .NET Developer

  • Oct 2003 - Dec 2003

  Application developer responsible for developing components of the PROffice .NET application. Responsibilities included:  Develop C# Web and Windows forms.  Develop SQL tables/stored procedures.  Modeling data requirements.  Implement .NET remoting objects in IIS. Application developer responsible for developing components of the PROffice .NET application. Responsibilities included:  Develop C# Web and Windows forms.  Develop SQL tables/stored procedures.  Modeling data requirements.  Implement .NET remoting objects in IIS.



VisionPay Software Inc.

• Edmonton

• Web Applications Developer

  • Apr 2002 - Aug 2003

  Project Leader responsible for designing, developing and creating deployment strategies for Online Applicant and Online Applications framework application. Project Leader responsible for design and implementation of Employee Self-Service, Manager Self-Service, and Remote Time Entry applications. Responsibilities included:  Develop/Design C# Web application prototype including such technologies as .NET Remoting and COM interop.  Developed front-to-back (web front-end to Sql… Show more Project Leader responsible for designing, developing and creating deployment strategies for Online Applicant and Online Applications framework application. Project Leader responsible for design and implementation of Employee Self-Service, Manager Self-Service, and Remote Time Entry applications. Responsibilities included:  Develop/Design C# Web application prototype including such technologies as .NET Remoting and COM interop.  Developed front-to-back (web front-end to Sql server or proprietary database) solutions and prototypes for n-tiered application.  Implement deployment strategy for .NET applications.  Building COM interop and remoting application to permit web access to unmanaged applications.  Implementation of deployment strategies.  Develop/Design XML integration of VisionPay’s Payroll and Human Resources application into Microsoft Navision’s Attain product using Microsoft Digital Dashboards.  Maintenance of technical documentation.  Presentation of prototypes and online webinars of new technologies.  Experience with Watershed development methodology. Show less Project Leader responsible for designing, developing and creating deployment strategies for Online Applicant and Online Applications framework application. Project Leader responsible for design and implementation of Employee Self-Service, Manager Self-Service, and Remote Time Entry applications. Responsibilities included:  Develop/Design C# Web application prototype including such technologies as .NET Remoting and COM interop.  Developed front-to-back (web front-end to Sql… Show more Project Leader responsible for designing, developing and creating deployment strategies for Online Applicant and Online Applications framework application. Project Leader responsible for design and implementation of Employee Self-Service, Manager Self-Service, and Remote Time Entry applications. Responsibilities included:  Develop/Design C# Web application prototype including such technologies as .NET Remoting and COM interop.  Developed front-to-back (web front-end to Sql server or proprietary database) solutions and prototypes for n-tiered application.  Implement deployment strategy for .NET applications.  Building COM interop and remoting application to permit web access to unmanaged applications.  Implementation of deployment strategies.  Develop/Design XML integration of VisionPay’s Payroll and Human Resources application into Microsoft Navision’s Attain product using Microsoft Digital Dashboards.  Maintenance of technical documentation.  Presentation of prototypes and online webinars of new technologies.  Experience with Watershed development methodology. Show less



CGI

• Canada
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Web Application Developer

  • Feb 2001 - Mar 2002

  Lead Developer for Tourism Information System application using ASP, JavaScript, MSSQL, Visual Basic, and ActiveX/COM objects. Responsibilities included:  Develop and design web application solutions/analyzing requirements for government division using Javascript, ASP, Remote Scripting, MS SQL, Visual Basic, and ActiveX/COM objects in 3-tiered environment.  Deploy application upgrades.  Coordinate weekly client meetings to discuss progress and concerns.  Produced design… Show more Lead Developer for Tourism Information System application using ASP, JavaScript, MSSQL, Visual Basic, and ActiveX/COM objects. Responsibilities included:  Develop and design web application solutions/analyzing requirements for government division using Javascript, ASP, Remote Scripting, MS SQL, Visual Basic, and ActiveX/COM objects in 3-tiered environment.  Deploy application upgrades.  Coordinate weekly client meetings to discuss progress and concerns.  Produced design documentation and demonstrated prototypes.  Troubleshooting application.  Production of technical manual and system documentation.  Experience with Watershed development methodology. Show less Lead Developer for Tourism Information System application using ASP, JavaScript, MSSQL, Visual Basic, and ActiveX/COM objects. Responsibilities included:  Develop and design web application solutions/analyzing requirements for government division using Javascript, ASP, Remote Scripting, MS SQL, Visual Basic, and ActiveX/COM objects in 3-tiered environment.  Deploy application upgrades.  Coordinate weekly client meetings to discuss progress and concerns.  Produced design… Show more Lead Developer for Tourism Information System application using ASP, JavaScript, MSSQL, Visual Basic, and ActiveX/COM objects. Responsibilities included:  Develop and design web application solutions/analyzing requirements for government division using Javascript, ASP, Remote Scripting, MS SQL, Visual Basic, and ActiveX/COM objects in 3-tiered environment.  Deploy application upgrades.  Coordinate weekly client meetings to discuss progress and concerns.  Produced design documentation and demonstrated prototypes.  Troubleshooting application.  Production of technical manual and system documentation.  Experience with Watershed development methodology. Show less



Intellisol International

• Edmonton

• Database Analyst/Integrations Programmer

  • Dec 1999 - Dec 2000

  Integrations and SQL developer responsible for integration of application to third party applications, migration of data to new systems, and performance tuning of SQL application. Responsibilities included:  Developing and implementing SQL standards for 3-tiered international payroll product  Developing integration and import/export utilities for Australian payroll product.  Implementing product efficiency improvements for n-tiered environment.  Modeling data… Show more Integrations and SQL developer responsible for integration of application to third party applications, migration of data to new systems, and performance tuning of SQL application. Responsibilities included:  Developing and implementing SQL standards for 3-tiered international payroll product  Developing integration and import/export utilities for Australian payroll product.  Implementing product efficiency improvements for n-tiered environment.  Modeling data requirements  Redeveloping/programming the taxation engine for the implementation of new federal and provincial tax on net income. Show less Integrations and SQL developer responsible for integration of application to third party applications, migration of data to new systems, and performance tuning of SQL application. Responsibilities included:  Developing and implementing SQL standards for 3-tiered international payroll product  Developing integration and import/export utilities for Australian payroll product.  Implementing product efficiency improvements for n-tiered environment.  Modeling data… Show more Integrations and SQL developer responsible for integration of application to third party applications, migration of data to new systems, and performance tuning of SQL application. Responsibilities included:  Developing and implementing SQL standards for 3-tiered international payroll product  Developing integration and import/export utilities for Australian payroll product.  Implementing product efficiency improvements for n-tiered environment.  Modeling data requirements  Redeveloping/programming the taxation engine for the implementation of new federal and provincial tax on net income. Show less