Andrew Pallant's Personal Resume
Resume Last Updated April 10, 2007
PROFILE
Dynamic 10-year career in software design and development. Constantly researching new technologies, methodologies and ideas in the fields of technology and business.
§ Expert in e-commerce design and development. Always developing innovative solutions.
§ Outstanding success in customer support, analysis, and efficient solutions.
§ Especially well organized with a track record that demonstrates self-motivation, creativity, and initiative to achieve both personal and corporate goals.
Education and Training
2003
Stock Market Technical Analysis, John Copp, London, Ontario
Extensive look into how to draw and analyze stock charts. Instruction and practice in discovering trends and indicators.
2001
Introduction to .NET Programming, Microsoft, Detroit, Michigan
A highly intense look at the .NET framework and how to program in different languages. Introduction to hand held computer programming, application programming and data manipulation.
2000
Advanced Website Design, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario
A look at what constitutes a good web design. Look at trends, colors and fonts, which promote user readability.
1999
NT Administration Certification, CompuMaster, London, Ontario
Instruction for maintaining a stable reliable system. How to calculate proper IP and subnet mask setups. How to properly plan an effective network.
1996
Computer Programming Diploma, Georgian College, London, Ontario
Extensive look at business programming, software development and design skills, including Accounting, Marketing and Co-op.
Professional Experience
2004 - Present
ICINITI Corporation, London, Ontario
Senior Web Developer for using ASP.NET. Developing e-commerce solutions for large and small companies. Manage personal projects, develop new modules, support existing projects and train customers.
I often talk to clients to determine their needs and write statements of work which are to be understood by developers and non-developers.
Key Achievements:§ Help achieve a standard development product to develop websites from. Project known as BaseProduct.NET
§ Developed tools and interfaces that aid in the management of the e-commerce sites.
§ Developed high profile sites like http://us.shuttle.com, http://www.crabtree-evelyn.com and to be launched in April a new e-commerce site for CNIB.
1994 – 2005
PW Consulting, London, Ontario
Own and operated PW Consulting. Delivered IT solutions to mid-sized and large companies from around the world. Specialized in AS400, Web and PC integrations.
Key Achievements:
§ Built an impressive customer list including Montserrat Water, Montserrate Electric, Pass & Seymour LeGrande
§ Sold Company
§ Continue sub-contracting for the current owner.
2000 – 2004
LCS Software Inc. ( LINK+ Customs Brokerage ), London, Ontario
Senior Developer, Customer Support and Technical Support specialist.
Key Achievements:
§ Converted an old Canada Customs gateway software to JAVA.
§ Converted JAVA Canada Customs gateway software to VB.NET
§ Rebuilt the CLVS module ( Courier Low Value Shipments )
§ Rebuilt parts of the B3 to increase usability
§ Customer’s Installation and Support
§ Built RNS ( Release Notification System ) to be used by online account holders and other Customs Brokerage
(http://www.rns.ca/ )§ Helped maintain BP2000 ( LCS ) broker software.
1997 – 1999
Executive Publications Inc., Cambridge, Ontario
Designed and developed software that integrated to factory automation equipment. Supported and trained customers and their workers.
Key Achievements:
§ Developed Die Wash software that integrated to a fully automatic Die Wash System for the Ford Motor Company. Controlled multiple axes, delivered parameters for each die and any special instructions.
§ Developed Die Storage software that integrated to a fully automatic Die Storage System for the Ford Motor Company. Dies were stored in vertical shelves and cataloged by the software. Software delivered location and special instructions for retrieving and storing dies.
§ Developed Blank and Die Storage System Software for Daimler Chrysler. Conducted FIFO storage rules for storing materials and optimized storage for space. Cataloged die locations and delivered special instructions.
Technical Skills
Skill Name
Skill Level
Last Used/Experience
.Net
Intermediate
Currently Used / 6 years
Ajax
Intermediate
Currently Used / 2 years
ASP, JSP
Expert
Currently Used / 7 years
ASP.NET
Expert
Currently Used / 6 years
Business and Needs Analysis
Intermediate
Currently Used / 4 years
C#, VB.NET, J#
Expert
Currently Used / 6 years
C++
Intermediate
2 years ago / 3 years
Database Design
Expert
Currently Used / 10 years
Factory Automation
Intermediate
1 year ago / 5 years
forklift operation
Intermediate
Currently Used / 7 years
Java
Expert
1 year ago / 5 years
JavaScript/VBScript
Expert
Currently Used / 6 years
MS Access
Intermediate
Currently Used / 6 years
My SQL
Intermediate
Currently Used / 4 years
ODBC
Expert
Currently Used / 7 years
Project Management
Intermediate
Currently Used / 5 years
SQL 2005
Intermediate
Currently Used / 1 years
SQL2000
Intermediate
Currently Used / 8 years
System design
Expert
Currently Used / 10 years
Visual Basic
Expert
Currently Used / 9 years
W3C Standards
Intermediate
Currently Used / 1 years
Web Accessibility Standards
Intermediate
Currently Used / 1 years
Web Development
Expert
Currently Used / 6 years
Website Accessibility
Intermediate
Currently Used / 2 years
Website Usability
Intermediate
Currently Used / 1 years
Windows 95, 98, NT, 2000
Expert
Currently Used / 8 years
XML
Intermediate
Currently Used / 4 years