Software Developer

Jan. 2011 - present

Research In Motion - RIM BlackBerry

• Troubleshooting apps: Email, Text Messages, File Explorer, Help, Options

President

Sep. 2008 – Jan. 2011

Symbol Farms - General Consulting

• Installed and configured computer system networks, business telephone systems, security systems.

• Created and managed web sites.

• Programmed micro-controllers.

• Designed and wired test equipment.

Software Developer

Sep. 2002 - Sep. 2008

Propack Data Corp./Rockwell Automation

• Customized GMP compliant enterprise production management systems for the pharmaceutical industry (MES PMX). The customizations included front-end and back-end work for the following modules: weighing and dispensing, enterprise database management, warehousing, SAP gateway interface, Web enabled electronic batch recording. Implemented scale drivers, providing on-site customer installation qualification and support.

• Customized clinical trials management systems.

• Used Open UI, Python, PL/SQL, Java, XML, C++ in the above mentioned solutions.

Software Developer

Apr. 2002 - Jul. 2002

Ciber Inc.

• Independently provided a complete Java Servlet/JSP solution for the on-line admission application process in a MVC paradigm for the Datatel's WebAdvisor component including Colleague interfaces. The solution provided the creation and use of a Java tag library. JavaScript and DOM were used extensively for client validation and inter-page data transfer.

Software Integrator

May 2001 - Apr. 2002

nondimensional

• Integrated Linux systems. Experienced with the configuration of DNS, DHCP, IP Masquerade, CVS, Apache, Tomcat, SendMail, Samba, KDE packages under RedHat and SuSE Linux.

Technical Consultant

Aug. 1996 - May 2001

PSINet Consulting Solutions

Client List

• Provided software and hardware expertise for a complete Web based Customer Relationship Management solution with responsibilities for requirements analysis, specification synthesis, system architecture definition, software system design and prototyping, implementation - Perl, Windows, UNIX, Apache, Multimedia Streaming, MySQL, Microsoft Access, JavaScript.

• Designed and implemented an on-line examination system - Java, Perl, MySQL.

• Designed and implemented Oracle 8i Java Stored Procedures for the core components layer of MV-STAR - a meter data management system - using Rational Rose as a design tool.

• Provided technical expertise for the team members including guidance, solutions and standards for Java/CORBA components.

• Designed and supervised the overall implementation of a Internet enabled software and hardware original solution for real-time streaming financial information - quotes, portfolio, news, charts, user administration, etc. - in a scalable architecture with a built-in redundant structure under limitative time constraints using Java - applets, servlets, JSP and applications as services - with access to a Oracle 8 database - the first Java applet-based financial streaming application available on Internet. Designing tools: Together/J, Erwin/ERX. Hosting solutions: IIS, JRun.

  Data feed suppliers included North American Quotations - NAQ, Bridge Information Systems, COMTEX Scientific Corporation

• Designed and supervised the implementation of a Java based thin client Internet video streaming application - wavelet codec.

• Designed and implemented functional Java front-end prototypes for TACS - Trouble-ticket Administration for Customer Service - and ETMS - Enterprise Trouble ticket Management System - in an event based paradigm.

• Designed and implemented the trouble ticket creation part for TACS - Java with a CORBA 2.1 interface using IONA OrbixWeb 3.0 (2.0) as ORB in a client-server architecture. 

• Proposed a TACS front end integration with other enterprise wide applications on a human assisted CORBA agent based paradigm.

• Proposed, designed and partially implemented a dual thin/heavy client applet/application for ETMS; proposed a redundant, stateless middle tier component architecture for a good scalability, availability and controlled response time.

• Provided complete development life cycle for a intranet Java based application - heavyweight client, Oracle.

• Developed Intranet CGI based applications with IS Tools (intranet) department:

  Baseline Application Repository Tool in Oraperl, Oracle.

  ToolTime (intranet) activity reporting application - Oraperl, Oracle, JavaScript, Netscape Server

Independent Software Developer

Dec. 1991 - Aug. 1996

Chrysler Canada - Bramalea Assembly Plant

Brampton, Ontario

• Developed, implemented and maintained multi-user database applications used in a OO client/server architecture - Clipper with Class(y) - providing the following complete software solutions to the client: Project Management System, PLC Data Highway Configuration, Job Bids and Point of Sale, Locker Allocation.

Software Developer

Sep. 1994 - Apr. 1996

CPAS Systems, Inc.

Toronto, Ontario

• Set-up and maintained company's Web site using JavaScript, frames and forms.

• Customized software administration plans for Defined Contributions (mutual funds) and Defined Benefit (pension) plans - Clipper, Visual Objects, Oracle.

Senior Systems Engineer

1983 - 1989

Moldova Noua Copper Processing Company

Moldova Noua, Romania

• Originated and set-up the first real time data transmission in the plant with an original hardware and software design and with an original integration scheme - base-band modems, CMOS, Z80, Basic.

• Managed the Instrumentation Department.

• Redesigned digital and analog devices, improving reliability.

• Supervised instrumentation calibration and defined maintenance procedures.

• Designed process control circuits.

M. Sc. in Computer Science and Engineering

1978 - 1983

University "Politehnica" of Bucharest

Faculty of Automatic Control and Computers

Bucharest, Romania

• Major in Computer Software

Computer Programmer and Operator Diploma 

1974 - 1977

"Grigore Moisil" Computer Science High School

Timisoara, Romania