Senior IT Software Developer and Team Lead

Hushang Dastani

** ******** ***. *. #***, Toronto, Ont., Canada, M4P 1A2, M: 647-***-****, email: ******@*****.***

I am an IT professional with many years of experience in software development, testing, maintenance, support as well as team management & coordination. I am a team player/leader & I can also work very well independently.

Technical Skills

Languages: C/C++, PL/SQL, PHP, Shell Scripting, JAVA, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, Assembly, Turbo Pascal, Python, PERL, Visual Basic as well as Ajax, JSON, XML, Google Map APIs, REST & SOAP web services.

Operating Systems: Unix/Linux, Windows/DOS, Embedded Systems, Android.

Applications: MS Office suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, Word, Outlook), Lotus Notes.

Databases: Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MS Access, MongoDB(NOSQL).

Servers: Oracle WebLogic, Apache Tomcat, Apache HTTP Server, NodeJS.

IDEs/Frameworks: Eclipse, NetBeans, WebStorm, PhpStorm, Android Studio, Code::Blocks, MeteorJS, Electron (Atom), AngularJS, EmberJS, NodeJS/ExpressJS, Bootstrap, OpenFin, Font Awsome, SQLDeveloper, SoapUI, XMLSpy, SQLPlus, Jasper iReport Designer, Xcerces, TIBCO Business Studio, Hudson, SVN, Git, GitHub, CVS, VPN, PhpMyAdmin, FileZilla, WinSCP, Putty, ReflectionsX, cPanel, OrCad, Arduino IDE.

Professional Experience

Sharok Systems, Toronto, Ont., Canada 07/2014 – Present

Full Stack Software Developer

In charge of full stack development of the following web projects & Android NDK/Studio as well as writing Linux device drivers:

windowsdating.com Socializing & Dating.

porkhabar.com Persian news site.

windowsdating.netfirms.com/citibahn Web app based ride sharing system (In development).

windowsdating.netfirms.com/resorts Vacation demographics (In development).

windowsdating.netfirms.com/nohotel Short-term rentals (In development).

CGI Group Inc., Markham, Ont., Canada 06/1997 – 05/2014

Analyst / Software Developer (Banking & Investment)

Project: E-settlement, a Unix based enterprise brokerage system comprised of millions of lines of code (mostly C/C++) connected to Oracle database with 100s of screens, reports & batches. Clients: Gordon Capital, Fidelity, Canadian Western Trust, CAM, Le Groupe Option Retraite & Government of Quebec.

In charge of software development, testing, release and production support.

Developed technical specifications based on client business requirements.

Developed C++ libraries for screen, batches & report modules usage.

Worked in an agile environment developing Web Services to allow interface to distributed heterogeneous systems via TIBCO ESB.

Implemented Test Driven Development system & Continuous Integration testing using Hudson.

Provided on-call production support & took action to resolve bugs & issues through issue tracking system.

Worked as Release Manager coordinating software releases for multiple clients.

Performed peer design & code review to ensure production software follows standards & best practices.

Developed a complete table auditing system using Oracle PL/SQL.

Managed offshore development team (coordination, planning, task scheduling & assignment).

Worked late hours with the offshore team to ensure projects are delivered in a timely manner.

Collaborated with Business Analysts & QA testing teams to clarify issues & ensure smooth operation.

Worked on new client implementation involving mass data import, analysis & conversion.

Managed & optimized SDLC including the development of a Lotus Notes based issue tracking system.

Developed web interface for Unix legacy financial system.

Developed client-side Windows based front-end GUI to AS400 legacy financial system.

Earlier projects at U of T Institute for Aerospace Studies & Sharok Systems

Project 1: NASA funded space shuttle transported mini-station to investigate the near-ideal vacuum & microgravity effects of outer space on epitaxial thin film growth used in semiconductor manufacturing (Molecular Beam Epitaxy).

Developed software to simulate fluid dynamics under multidimensional forces used in the mini-station.

Developed mechanical parts to offset adverse effects of microgravity on the liquid used for the epitaxial growth.

Developed embedded, analog/digital hardware & control software.

Project 2: Photon counting based scientific biomedical experimental blood analyzer (Chemiluminescence).

Developed embedded software, analog/digital hardware & mechanical parts for the instrument.

Developed PC based data acquisition & statistical analysis software for medical research.

Project 3: Electrical & semiconductor LASER pulsed based nerve stimulator systems for medical research.

Developed embedded software, hardware, analog/digital circuitry, mechanical parts & PCB.

Generated engineering drawings & documentations.

Established production & QA test procedure.

Developed a robotic arm for laser delivery based on pre-set patterns.

Other Projects:

Developed an all-in-one PC based dental stations comprising an Intraoral Camera, digital X-ray, Pulp Tester, LED based Curing Light & patient management system.

Developed a Twilio based system for city parking payment & enforcement.

Education & Professional Development

George Brown College of Applied Arts & Technology, Toronto, Ont., Canada

Computer/Electronics Engineering Technology Diploma, (3-years program)

Other developmental courses:

Analog circuit design course, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ont., Canada (6 months)

Operational amplifier electronics circuits design course, U of T, Toronto, Ont., Canada (6 months)

C++ Programming, Seneca College of Applied Arts & Technology, Toronto, Ont., Canada (3 months)

References:

Will be supplied upon request.

Contact this candidate