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Skills and Qualifications

  • Certifications:
    • MCITP: Database Administrator 2008 (Jan. 2012)
    • MCTS: SQL Server 2008, Database Development (Aug. 2011)
  • Proficient with:
    • SQL Server 2005-2008 R2 (all editions) installation, configuration, troubleshooting, monitoring, management, and performance tuning
    • T-SQL query writing and performance tuning, including application tier design
    • Windows and Web Forms in both C# and VB.NET using Visual Studio 2005-2010 (.NET 2.0-4.0)
    • Database and API unit testing (manually, or using Visual Studio Team System)
    • Application systems integration
    • User interface layout, design, and globalization
    • Reading, writing, and editing technical documents in English (technical writing)
  • Experience with:
    • Virtualization, clustering, Windows Active Directory, shared storage, SQL Server HA/DR features
    • Database persistence frameworks (NHibernate, Linq-to-SQL, Entity Framework 4.0)
    • Windows services, thread synchronization and task parallelization, ASP.NET MVC2
    • Application architecture development and design
    • Version control systems (SVN, VSS, TFS, Mercurial)
    • Unit testing (manual; using Visual Studio Team System)
    • Intuit Quickbooks and Sage Peachtree SDKs
    • Visual C++ with MFC (unmanaged) - ~1.5 years' pro. experience, but not recently
  • Strong interpersonal skills
  • Success coordinating and managing a small team
  • Success working directly with clients to assess/discuss their business needs
  • Self-starter who works well independently
  • Continuous learner
  • Excellent organizational and time management skills
  • Experience working in a variety of environments, including office, laboratory, and retail

 

Education

  • B. Sc. Honors Specialization in Applied Quantitative Information Technology (Applied Mathematics) (Oct 19, 2007) from the University of Western Ontario (UWO)

 

Experience

  • Maplewood Computing Ltd. - July 2010 to Present
    • SQL Server 2005-2008 R2 management and administration of internal, utility, and customer-hosting environments, including server setup, configuration, and troubleshooting. Implemented automated alerts and notifications, backup processes and disaster recovery procedures, efficient database index maintenance, database consistency checking, security, and server and database standardization using Policy-Based Management and Central Management Server. Created server setup and configuration scripts and documentation.
    • SQL Server 2005-2008 R2 performance monitoring and tuning of internal and deployed applications using Windows Performance Monitor, SQL Server Profiler, server-side traces, DMVs and wait statistics, query execution plan analysis, Microsoft Excel, and custom-developed software.
    • Redesign, development and maintenance of a customer-facing data warehousing utility application (VB.NET WinForms, SQL Server 2005+, web services)
    • Design, development and maintenance of transportation system integration components for Maplewood (a student/education information system) (C# and VB.NET WinForms, Windows services, SQL Server 2005+, web services)
    • Development and maintenance of Maplewood applications (VB.NET, VB6, SQL Server, Access) and pages for ConnectEd (web-based Maplewood) (VB.NET, ASP.NET, SQL Server)
  • PRL Info Systems, Inc. - Sept 2008 to July 2010
    • Help redesign and develop Pimarc, web-based project management software (C# ASP.NET, SQL Server, NHibernate), including rewriting and performance tuning of existing SQL reporting queries (SQL Server 2000-2008)
    • Product manager, team lead, designer, and technical writer for an application that integrates a concrete batching control software web service and an accounting package (C# WinForms, SQL Server 2005, NHibernate, web services)
    • Design, development and maintenance of an internal API to unify accounting package connection and manipulation (C#, Intuit Quickbooks and Sage Peachtree SDKs)
    • Design and development of a client administration tool used to deploy software installations/updates and/or relational database metadata (C# WinForms, SQL Server, web services)
    • Maintenance of a simplified desktop version of Pimarc (VB.NET WinForms, Access)
  • Independent Startup - July 2007 to June 2008
    • Development of a retail point-of-sale system using VC++, MFC and PostgreSQL. Learned about patents and trademarks, project complexity estimation, and the need to have supporting business structures and processes in place to effectively run a software company.
  • Surface Science Western, UWO - Sept 2003 to Dec 2005
    • Contract software development using VC++ and MFC. Completed 2D and basic 3D functionality, and end-user documentation of ImageAnalyzer, a scientific microanalysis visualization app; and DataLogger, a utility to perform, automate, and record the results of electrochemical experiments.
    • Summer student in 2003 and 2004: time split doing software development and surface analytical work. Completed JobDatabase (VC++, MFC), a replacement for their paper-based work order system, and MultiInsertPicture (VBA in MS PowerPoint), a utility to arrange images on PowerPoint slides.
  • J. Seigel Footwear Inc. - Aug 1998 to Present
    • Development of a website content management application (VB5 WinForms; completed in 1999)
    • On-call for hardware/software troubleshooting/consultation/installation

 

Interests

  • Part-time volunteer contributor to the Stack Exchange Data Explorer open-source project (C# ASP.NET MVC2, SQL Server 2008R2, Linq-to-SQL, Mercurial)
  • Current member of Stack Overflow, a free online programming question/answer website. View my public profile.
  • Current member, and past president of, the Western Juggling Club (UWO)
  • Current member of VWVortex, a public online car enthusiast forum
  • Former certified Can-Fit-Pro Personal Training Specialist (PTS)
  • Former leader and administrator of a private online poker discussion and strategy forum

 
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