Ahmad Ghiasvand, Web Developer
http://AhmadGhiasvand.com
416-230-9595 (M)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Career Summary
I bring 15 years of strong hands on experience in Web development and am confident that I can readily understand the customer’s requirements and work towards attaining client satisfaction in the fields of Web and database development.
Apart from Web development, I also bring knowledge of developing windows/mobile application development on various architectures based such as n-Tier, client/server, service-oriented architecture (SOA) mainly using Microsoft tools and technologies.
I am proficient in Web and database implementation mainly using Object Oriented Programming methodology on Microsoft-based platforms with Expertise in all phases of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). I also have an immense experienced in development methodologies like Waterfall and Agile.
As a certified Information Technology Specialist and with years of professional experience, I'm confident in assisting with creative problem solving approach through the use of excellent analytical skills.
Other skills / Expertise· user interface design / · storyboard
· wireframe layouts / · user flow diagram
· pre-visualizations / · site architecture
· user interfaces and navigation / · designing intuitive site functionality
Technical Skills
· HTML5 / · ASP.NET MVC / · MS SQL Server
· CSS3 / · C#.Net / · SQL Reporting Services (SSRS)
· Bootstrap / · ASP.NET Web API 2 / · Oracle 9i/10g
· JavaScript / · NET Reflector / · Oracle Data Access (ODAC)
· AngularJS / · XML Web Services / · MS Access
· KnockoutJS / · Eclipse / · ADO.Net
· JSON / · IIS / · Team Foundation Server (TFS)
· jQuery / · SMTP / · Microsoft Visual SourceSafe (VSS)
· AJAX / · CDO / · Apache Subversion (SVN)
· Restful services / · JEE 6 / · Git/Stash
· XML / · IBM WebSphere / · Microsoft Indexing Services
· UML / · VB.Net / · MS Visual Studio .NET
· Visio / · Adobe Lifecycle Designer / · Component Object Model (COM)
Professional Experience
Bank of Nova Scotia (Scotiabank), CAS. Toronto, ON. Feb. 2016 - Feb. 2017 Senior Web Developer www.scotiabank.com Contract
Responsibilities:
· Developed User Interfaces (UI) for the More Rewards VISA card Application system which enables users to apply for More Rewards credit card online mostly from the partner’s sites
· Integrated front-end framework library such as jQuery and KnockoutJS for implementing dynamic UI update and to create rich and responsive display
· Integrated timer which tracks user idle time to keep track of user interactivity in which case ends user session for saving their privacy
Web Technologies used: HTML5 & CSS3, JavaScript, JSON, jQuery, KnockoutJS, AJAX, Bootstrap, JEE 6, IBM WebSphere, Eclipse, Restful services, Git/Stash, SSH, SFTP, Jenkins
Globalive Wireless MGMT Corp (Wind Mobile) Toronto, ON. Nov. 2014 - Feb. 2016 Web Developer www.windmobile.ca Contract
Responsibilities:
· Enhanced Customer Activation Portal (CAP), which enables retail administrators to manage Banners, Stores, Users and Payments as well as generating Reports.
· Integrated front-end framework library such as jQuery and AngularJS for implementing Single Page Application (SPA).
· Enhanced the back-end portion of the application written in ASP.NET MVC to ensure the separation of code being Model, View & Controller as well as making the methods override-able by marking them as virtual to take advantage of dependency injection for Automation Testing
· Created Automating Testing project and wrote test cases for all functions and methods so that whenever a change causes a fault, it can be quickly identified
Web Technologies used: ASP.NET MVC, C#.Net, IIS, SMTP, CDO, AJAX, AngularJS, JavaScript, JSON. jQuery, HTML5 & CSS3, Bootstrap, MS SQL Server 2008/2012, WCF
Centennial College, ARIC. Toronto, ON. July. 2013 - June. 2014 Sr. Web Developer/Programmer Analyst www.centennialcollege.ca Contract
Responsibilities:
· Developed Integrated Planning Tool (IPT), a planning tool for the Corporate Planning department that allows all departments to enter their yearly plans and their commitments, priority actions and performance measures as well as budget requests
· Implemented multi-level functionality in IPT, enable each Vice President to create a VP plan by selecting/modifying some of the entries belonging to their staff which then similar process is used to roll the Action Plans to one higher level (President’s Office) to create a College Plan for the school year
· Maintained Disaster Strikes and Surge Strikes, two Web applications made by Klick Health that enable users to play a multi-player simulated game which was used to teach and practice the principles of inter-professional collaboration and situational awareness under disaster conditions between students belonging to different groups (i.e. safety, security, health or psychosocial)
Web Technologies used: ASP.Net, ASP.NET MVC, VB.Net, XML, MS Visual Studio .NET 2012, .NET Reflector, IIS, SMTP, CDO, AJAX, JavaScript, jQuery, XML Web Services, SOAP, HTML5 & CSS3, HTML, CSS, MS SQL Server 2008/2012, Transact-SQL (T-SQL), Oracle 10g, Oracle Data Access (ODAC)
Suncor Energy/Petro-Canada Mississauga, ON Jan. 2011 - Mar. 2013
Senior .Net Developer/Systems Analyst www.suncor.com Contract
Responsibilities:
· Maintained the VRM (Veeder-Root Monitoring) system for sending fuel inventory of Petro Canada gas stations across the country to fuel carriers as well as to determine any leaks in tanks (one of Suncor's main application that was bringing revenue and was running 24/7)
· Restored the TU&W/RRS (Team Up & Win/Retail Recognition System) Website (which is used to manage the Petro Points for retails) source code by reverse engineering it from production using .Net Decompiler (Reflector)
· Enhanced the TU&W/RRS (Team Up & Win/Retail Recognition System) Website for automating some of the monthly business processes
· Maintained the TU&W/RRS (Team Up & Win/Retail Recognition System) Website
Web Technologies used: ASP.Net, ASP.NET MVC, VB.Net, XML, MS Visual Studio .NET 2003/2008, .NET Reflector, IIS, SMTP, CDO, AJAX, JavaScript, jQuery, XML Web Services, SOAP, HTML, CSS, MS SQL Server 2008/2010, Oracle 10g, Transact-SQL (T-SQL), Oracle Data Access (ODAC)
Health Professions Appeal and Review Board, Toronto, ON Dec. 2009 - Sept. 2010
Sr. Programmer Analyst www.hparb.on.ca Contract
Responsibilities:
· Maintained the boards’ four public Websites: Health Professions Appeal and Review Board HPARB (www.hparb.on.ca), Health Services Appeal and Review Board HSARB (www.hsarb.on.ca), Consent and Capacity Board CCB (www.ccboard.on.ca) and Ontario Review Board ORB (www.orb.on.ca)
· Participated in the development of the latest Case Management system (Caseload) for HPARB & ORB
· Maintained the MS Access Case Management system for CCB
· Developed interactive dynamic PDF forms for the boards’ members’ expense claims which cause Adobe Reader to render the form at runtime and let the layout of the form be altered in response to user interaction.
Web Technologies used: ASP.Net, C#.Net, VB.Net, Adobe Lifecycle Designer, Microsoft Indexing Services, XML, MS Visual Studio .NET 2008, COM, IIS, SMTP, CDO, AJAX, JavaScript, jQuery, XML, HTML, CSS, MS SQL Server 2005/2000, Transact-SQL (T-SQL), Oracle 9i/10g, Oracle Data Access (ODAC), ADO.Net, MS Access 2003, SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS)
Grand & Toy Limited Toronto, ON Aug. 2008 - Sept. 2009
Web Applications Developer www.grandandtoy.com Fulltime
Responsibilities:
· Enhanced various section of the public Website (i.e. Invoicing System) as part of Grant & Toy’s new sustainability and eco-friendly/Green Office initiatives to continuously improve its effectiveness (eliminate the use of about 100,000 of sheets of paper since 67% of revenue generated was from the Website)
· Provided second level support for all technical issues related to the public Website
· Worked with various business users belonging to different units such as Marketing, Finance, Human Resource, Sales and Supply Chain to help them find out their Pipeline requirements and update their daily content on the Pipeline
· Enhanced the Intranet Website (Pipeline) by, using AJAX technology to make communications between associates more affective, and by working directly with the Communication and Marketing Department
· Re-designed various sections of the Intranet Website to make it more user friendly and easier to maintain
· Implemented content/file search functionality by using Microsoft Indexing Services for the Pipeline that would allow users to search both for text and property information from files residing on the server
Web Technologies used: ASP.Net, C#.Net, VB.Net, Microsoft Indexing Services, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS), XML Web Services, SOAP, MS Visual Studio .NET 2008, COM, IIS, SMTP, CDO, AJAX, JavaScript, jQuery, XML, HTML, CSS, MS SQL Server 2005, Transact-SQL (T-SQL), Oracle 9i/10g, Oracle Data Access (ODAC), ADO.Net
Aon Reed Stenhouse, Inc., Toronto, ON Aug. 2006 - Aug. 2008
Web Applications Developer www.Aon.com Fulltime
Responsibilities:
· Developed a secure online employee bulletin board where employees advertise and purchase goods and services from one another
· Implemented multi-level functionality depending on the role of the user, with visitors browsing/searching ads by category, employees creating their own user accounts and ads, and administrators being able to add, edit and delete any user accounts and ads
· Developed a dynamic ASP.Net Web Application using component-based programming in C#.Net with an Oracle9i database in the backend
· Reviewed and contributed to Interactive Design Specifications (IDS), created a Unified Modeling Language (UML) design and data model in Visio, setting up database and stored procedures, coding classes to implement functionality, created reusable components and Web services, created a graphical user interface (GUI), wrote documentation
Web Technologies used: ASP.Net, C#.Net, VB.Net, XML Web Services, SOAP, MS Visual Studio .NET 2003, COM, IIS, SMTP, CDO, AJAX, JavaScript, XML, HTML, CSS Oracle 9i, Oracle Data Access (ODAC), ADO.Net, Visio
MFXChange Holdings, Inc. Toronto, ON Sept. 2004 - Aug. 2006
Sr. Developer/Technical Analyst www.mfxfairfax.com Fulltime
Responsibilities:
· Analyzed and resolved technical problems reported by clients who were using the company’s proprietary software which was made using Visual Basic 6.0 and MS SQL Server
· Communicated with clients, Database Administrators and Insurance Managers regarding technical issues
· Analyzed data and created Crystal Reports, MS Access reports and charts upon the request of the local managers
Web Technologies used: ASP, ASP.Net, Visual Basic 6.0, VBA, MS Visual Studio .NET 2003, IIS, Crystal Reports, Inter Dev, COM, SMTP, CDO, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, MS SQL Server 6.5/2000, Oracle 9i, MS Access 2000/2003, MS Excel 2000, ODBC, ADO.Net, ADO
Other professional experiences
Select Marketing USA Inc., Toronto, ON Aug. 2004 - Sept. 2004
Web/Database Developer
Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON June 2005 - Jan. 2005
Web/Database Developer
Human Resources, Ontario Government, Toronto, ON Feb. 2003 - Mar. 2003
Web/Database Developer
FutureBrand HyperMedia, Toronto, ON Aug. 2002- Oct. 2002
Web/Database Developer
Integrated Systems Design, Dearborn, MI June 2001- July 2002
Web/System Developer
Industrial Who's Who Toronto, ON Nov. 1998- May 2001
Web Developer
EDUCATIONGraduated with B.Sc. degree in Computer Science, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, 2000
Information Technology Specialist Diploma, Canadian Business College, Toronto, ON, 1997
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