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1546 B
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: (902)555-5555 • email@dal.ca
ARRINGTON
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ALIFAX
NS
HOME
Professional Profile
Professional Experience
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Ability to prioritize and multi-task while working in busy
Programmer, September 2006 – PRESENT
environments
xwave (a division of Bell Aliant) – Halifax, NS
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Dedicated to deadline commitments
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Maintained the productsandservices.aliant.net website and
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Confident working independently or in a team
internal websites ensuring 99.9% uptime and client
environment
satisfaction.
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Well developed verbal and written communication skills
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Analyzed and solved complex problems to maintain service
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Comfortable taking leadership roles
level metrics on all supported applications and websites.
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Programmed changes and upgrades to supported websites
EDUCATION:
and applications.
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Transitioned new applications into support from the
Bachelor of Computer Science
development environment and taught team members how to
(Co-op Program)
use and support the applications which ensured everyone on
Dalhousie University – Halifax, NS
the team would meet the service level metrics.
2001 - 2006
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Demonstrated quick learning ability and was added to the
twenty-four hour on-call support rotation after one month.
Technical Skills
Regarded as an integral team member on the year-end
review.
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES:
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Java
C++
Website Administrator, May 2006 – August 2006
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JSP
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.NET (C#, ASP)
Career Services Centre, Dalhousie University – Halifax, NS
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JavaScript
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PHP
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Recommended and implemented changes to the website
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HTML / CSS
C
through careful analysis in order to:
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XML / XSL
Perl
Improve services for clients allowing them to take
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advantage of the information presented.
DATABASE MANAGEMENT:
Decrease maintenance time of the website
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allowing staff to focus on other tasks.
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Microsoft SQL Server
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Oracle
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Maintained the CSC website to keep the content up to date.
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Microsoft Access
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SQL (Transact, MySQL)
Help Desk Specialist (Co-op Work Term), May - August 2006
Academic Computing Services, Dalhousie University – Halifax,
DEVELOPMENTAL TOOLS:
NS
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Oracle 9iAS Corporate Portal/Portlets
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Delivered software and hardware support to clients ensuring
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Vitria BusinessWare
that their computers ran properly.
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Macromedia Dreamweaver
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Instructed clients on university computer regulations and
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Microsoft Visual Studio
services to keep them informed and knowledgeable.
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Eclipse
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Accurately handled and accounted for all department
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BEA WebLogic
revenue.
OPERATING SYSTEMS:
Programmer Analyst (Co-op Work Term), Jan – August 2005
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Microsoft Windows 95/98/2000/NT/XP
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency – Moncton, NB
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Unix
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Developed custom web applications using Windows
SharePoint Services to solve business problems.
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Demonstrated prototypes and final solutions to clients,
collected feedback, and appropriately updated the product.
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Formulated and implemented a bilingual solution for
Windows SharePoint Services Site Definitions to satisfy the
Government of Canada’s Official Language Act.
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Accurately documented all research and development
processes to provide easy maintenance in the future.
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Recommended solutions for ACOA’s search strategy using
Windows SharePoint Services, influencing future plans.