Web development

BRUCE VALERIANI

**** ***** ***** ***, **********, Ontario, K1V1P4

Phone: 613-***-**** / 613-***-**** Fax: 613-***-****

E-Mail: **********@*************.**

Security Clearance: ENHANCED

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

- Over 25 years computer information technology experience with major IT firms, including IBM

- Strong team and project management capabilities,

- High degree of acumen for client consultation and customer service

- Astute and strategic capabilities for technical requirements analysis

- Effective design of client training programs

- Well versed in QA testing standards and procedures

- Considerable experience in object-oriented software development and data design analysis

- Possess multiple object-oriented programming languages (Java, C++, Object Pascal, PHP)

- Extensive experience in web site design and web application development (HTML5, CSS3, PHP)

- Management/ownership of web development and digital media production company for the past 11 years

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

BLUE BEAR MEDIA, OTTAWA APRIL 2004 - PRESENT

Technical Consultant, Web Design & Development / Digital Media Production

- web design & development;

- graphic design;

- technical IT consulting

- digital multimedia production;

- creative development of marketing materials;

- audio for software (voice/sound);

- corporate audio (audio books, radio spots, commercials & ads) ;

- music production for audio/video/radio/television;

- video production; restoration and transfer techniques of various media (audio and video);

More information at http://bluebearmedia.ca and http://bluebearsound.com

Responsibilities

- Worked on over 40 client projects of varying sizes

- Meet with clients to develop requirements analysis, and create the functional spec for their project using MS Office (Word/Powerpoint/Excel).

- Create cost estimates for implementing the functional spec. Work with clients developing their budget.

- Assemble suitable development team personnel to implement project.

- Create & Assign specific development tasks to team and define deadlines.

- Design/develop website look-and-feel using Wordpress architecture, HTML5, CSS3, and Javascript.

- Develop server-side components using PHP and Java programming.

- Design/develop data structure of user-managed content (posts/media).

- Edit multimedia/video content using Final Cut pro video editing suite.

- Design eCommerce components for online retailers using Prestashop or WooCommerce.

- Coordinate client training of new site architecture.

Technologies Used

- Design of websites using Dreamweaver and/or WordPress architecture and MySQL database back-end.

- Create programming components PHP and Java using NetBeans.

- Create eCommerce sites using Wordpress/WooCommerce or Prestashop architectures.

- Client-side pages/elements created with HTML5, CSS3, and Javascript/PHP.

- Created customized mobile sites via PHP to access WordPress Database content avoiding content duplication.

- Created customized print pages for custom labels and mailing lists using PHP and Wordpress.

- Created multi-media elements (video and graphics) for web content using Final Cut Pro, Photoshop and Paintshop Pro (Corel version of Photoshop).

- in preparing quotes for Gov't contracts, had to study WCAG and CFL2 guidelines.

CAREERWARE, BRIDGES.COM (FORMERLY IBM), OTTAWA MAY 1990- MAY 2004

Programmer/Analyst

Technical Project Lead, Web Development Team

Product: eChoices (Web version) - 1997-2004

Responsibilities

- Leveraging off my previous design/analysis of the PC Application data structures, I designed the Programming Engine for the Web Application using IBM VisualAge Java.

- Managed the Web Development Team (3-4 programmers) to deliver the web version of the application.

- Responsible for object-oriented program design (Java, Javascript, HTML, CSS), and Domino Web Server/DB2 configuration.

- Design and backend Java programming of multiple components of the eChoices Web Application.

- Design and C++ programming of related tools/applications.

- Team management responsibilities included creating / adhering to development deadlines for the team, liaising with client representatives to develop requirements analysis and functional spec of new program features, ensuring quality of team coding practices and adherence to coding standards, day-to-day team support (solving team technical issues, determining appropriate modifications to code design, etc and regular status/update reporting to Director of Product Development.

Product: Choices (PC version) - 1994-1997

Responsibilities

- Design/analysis of data structures/data format of customized data files.

- Object-oriented design and programming of all components of the PC Choices Application using C++.

- Design/development of data process/tools for the data integration team to use to create various program versions (State/Provincial/Regional).

- Responsible for training of the Data Integration team on the creation of appropriate data files.

- Responsible for training of International data teams (Hungary) for their version of the software.

- Responsible for designing and implementing the training program of the new Choices versions for the Customer Service team.

Product: Choices (Mac version) - 1990-1994

Responsibilities

- Design/analysis of data structures of customized program data files.

- Object-oriented design and programming of the User Interface and backend Data Files of the Mac Choices Application using Object Pascal.

- Design/programming of tools and utilities using C language.

STM Systems Corporation, Ottawa Sep 1989 - May 1990

Computer Operator, Facilities Management

TECHNICAL SUMMARY

DEVELOPMENT TOOLS

Adobe Acrobat/Dreamweaver/ Photoshop/Creative Suite

Apple Final Cut Pro

Lotus Notes / Domino

ODBC/JDBC

NetBeans IDE

Prestashop

VisualAge Java Development Environment

Microsoft Office (Word/PowerPoint/Excel)

Microsoft Visual Studio

WordPress

SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS / PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES

C / C++

CSS / CSS3

HTML / HTML5

Java

JavaScript

Object Pascal

PHP

OPERATING SYSTEMS / SERVERS

IBM Domino (now WebSphere)

Macintosh

Windows

Apache Web Server

Microsoft IIS

Xampp

DATABASES

DB2

MySQL

METHODOLOGIES / DESIGN

Object Oriented Design & Analysis

Object Modeling

Data Analysis/Development

Data Structures

UI/UX Design (Web & Application)

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)

Common Look and Feel Guidelines (CFL2)

Multi-language Development

EDUCATION / AFFILIATIONS

- Computer Science Diploma

Graduated 1989 - Algonquin College - Rideau Campus (Ottawa, Ontario)

- Audio Engineering Society (AES)

Member since 2005

OTHER INTERESTS/ACTIVITIES

- have been a commercial sound engineer and music producer for over 15 years, having produced a number of full albums for Ottawa-area bands, as well as having mixed albums and singles for hundreds of clients worldwide.

- have extensive experience in video post-production - capturing, editing, green-screen techniques, as well multi-media creation/conversion/formatting of many types of audio/video file formats.

- have been a guitarist for over 35 years - playing with many bands over the years. Produced Ottawa area blues artists BlueZ'inc's first album, and currently playing with blues/jazz band Life Of Pearls.

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