Ottawa, ON
(full postal address and phone available upon request)
resume@derekweb.com
http://www.derekweb.com/
Security Clearance: Top Secret (Level 3)
Programming Languages
Java, JSP, XML, XSL, HTML, JavaScript, PL/SQL, ASP, CSS, Visual Basic, Perl, PHP
General
Eclipse, Ant, JBoss, Tomcat, Windows 2000/XP, DOS, Linux, UNIX, HEAT
Communication
Bilingual (English, French)
August 2004-present
Analyst, Solutions Delivery
Government of Canada, Ottawa ON
- Designed and implemented Java and PL/SQL components used by compliance officers to enroll hundreds of external clients and users
- Generated web user interface for tool to be used by financial intelligence analysts
- Used Java and JAXB to create a database extraction tool that outputs to XML, as well as a second tool that performs the reverse function of writing XML to database
- Developed report summarization component of a service oriented application to be used by multiple tools
- Demonstrated responsibility and dependability by representing the team leader at various meetings
- Showed leadership and communication skills by mentoring and training co-op students and new staff
- Learned basic elements of J2EE such as servlets and struts during training course
November 2002-August 2004
Systems Analyst, Client Services
Government of Canada, Ottawa ON
- Demonstrated responsibility as primary contact for the Executive Office and Director
- Prioritized help desk tickets to resolve or delegate when necessary
- Developed several web based applications using ASP and Access
- Tested and deployed upgrades to biometric and smart card login system
May 2002-November 2002
Software Developer
iFuel Networks, Ottawa ON
- Designed and implemented ASP portion of web user interface, using calls to extract and display data from a MySQL database using ODBC technology
- Performed MySQL integration with existing C code in a Windows environment
- Integrated Style Sheets into user interface of flagship product to make current and future modifications easier and more efficient
- Demonstrated knowledge of internal workings and interaction of applications by creating InstallShield software installation and distribution packages
- Built Internet Information Services (IIS) servers on Windows 2000 for product testing
March 2002-April 2002
Network Consultant (contract)
Doncaster Consulting Inc., Ottawa ON
- Installed and configured servers with ColdFusion Server Enterprise Edition and Oracle 8i Enterprise Server to the clients (HRDC) specifications
- Installed Debian Linux, including Apache Web Server
- Created RAID-1 hard drive arrays for failsafe protection
- Transferred databases between testing and production servers
May 2001-December 2001
Software Developer
Automated Learning Corporation, Kanata ON
- Designed and implemented web-based learning system using Cold Fusion and Microsoft SQL Server 2000
- Rewrote course administration tool using Visual C++
- Rewrote the system requirements verification utility
February 1994-present
Website Manager, OttawaGasPrices.com
- Co-designer and principal website manager
- Responsible for ensuring data quality
- Demonstrate interpersonal abilities by responding to visitor feedback and concerns
January 2000-August 2000
Software Engineer
Watchfire Corporation, Kanata ON
- Implemented new options interface for Linkbot web analytics software
- Co-designed Linkbot Enterprise Server database comparison function
- Exhibited reliability by performing work on a project of large monetary significance
- Ensured product excellence as a member of the Quality Assurance group
May 1999-September 1999
May 1998-September 1998
LAN Administrator Assistant
Health Statistics Division, Statistics Canada, Ottawa ON
- Performed maintenance and backups of eight Windows NT servers
- Provided technical support for 120 users on NT Workstation
- Performed isolation and cleanup during the Melissa virus outbreak
- Aided in migration of messaging systems from Netscape Messaging Server to Microsoft Exchange (1999)
- Aided in migration of messaging systems from Microsoft Mail to Netscape Messaging Server (1998)
September 1996-December 2001
Bachelor of Computer Science, Honours
Software Engineering Stream, Co-operative Education option
Carleton University, Ottawa, ON
- Volunteer work: Ottawa BluesFest, 2002-present
- Volunteer patroller with the Canadian Ski Patrol System, 2002-2005
- Volunteer work: Run for Reach, 2004
- Volunteer patroller/dispatcher with Carleton University Foot Patrol, 2000-2002
- Network Administrator - Carleton University Nexus project, 1998-2002
- Events co-ordinator for Carleton Computer Science Society, 1999-2000
- Administer a home Linux network, including mail, web, and DNS server
- Enjoy music, dancing, hockey, inline skating, and Ultimate frisbee
- Personal Achievement awards for Outstanding Service with Government of Canada, 2003, 2005
- Certified Help Desk Analyst and Client Support Specialist
- CPR and First Aid Certified
- Recognised by local and national media for OttawaGasPrices.com website
- Carleton University Academic Achievement Award, 1997