
Software Developer Engineer ( In Test ) at Cactus Commerce
Ottawa, Canada Area

Software Developer Engineer ( In Test ) at Cactus Commerce
Ottawa, Canada Area
Intermedite Web Application Developer.
Flash and .Net Web Application Developer showing strong Flash, ActionScript, ASP.NET, VB.NET and Visual Studio skills. 10 years experience in web design and development using PHP/ASP/DHTML/CSS. Strong analytic and communication skills, both written and interpersonal with the ability to work individually and to refocus priorities and schedules to meet changing requirements. Exhibits a personal commitment to excellence and the ability to work in a goal-oriented environment. Five years in software testing – with both automated and manual testing experience.
XML, ASP, PHP, C#.NET, C++, C, Flash/ActionScript, MS Visual Studio, MS Visual SourceSafe, Office productivity software such as Word and Word Perfect suites, Assembla / SVN, Wiki Formatting, SQL, GUI development, Database application development and integration, Java, JavaScript, AJAX, and much more.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)
June 2009 — Present (7 months)
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; E-Learning industry)
April 2008 — March 2009 (1 year )
Software Developer at Interactyx Limited, working as an integral part of a hard working, very dedicated, agile development team creating a revolutionary new eLearning Management System that ingeniously integrates learning content, assignment tracking facilities and social networking. Using the most advanced technology, Topyx brings the best interactive software together into a single platform—giving educators, trainers and learners the ultimate resource for all their knowledge-sharing needs.
(Computer Software industry)
September 2005 — March 2008 (2 years 7 months)
Contributed to the design, development, and management of an advanced web and Flash based dashboard user interface that allowed
sales people to navigate, explore and create easy to consume BI reports without depending on dedicated report authors.
(Computer Software industry)
1997 — 2008 (11 years )
Working with clients needing the personal touch to create unique, one of a kind, websites. From simple sites, to more complex database driven sites, it was about the finished product, and a happy client.
Each new project was a learning opportunity. Flash, ASP.NET, VB.NET, SQL Server or MySQL were the tools, and the increased business resulting from cool, interactive websites was the reward.
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; CREL; Computer Software industry)
1998 — 2003 (5 years )
Starting as a manual QA tester and moving quickly to the automated testing team allowed me to understand the QA process in all it's flavors. Understanding how to test a product allows me to be a stronger software developer, and to create a better product.
(Computer Software industry)
January 1999 — January 2001 (2 years 1 month)
· Created standalone, runtime configurable utilities using Rational Visual Test
· Designed and implemented, and executed a comprehensive set of automated test scenarios
· Focused on automating functionality, regression, and acceptance test
· Mentored and supervised university co-op students
· Contributed to core functionality of the test harness utilized by all team members
Computer Science - Computer Technology , Computer Science , 1995 — 1998
Graduated with a diploma in Computer Science - Computer Technology
Diploma , Computer Technology / Computer Science , 1998
Diploma , Security and Electronic Alarms Technician , 1994