Les Szklanny
Carol Stream, IL ****8
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SUMMARY Senior user interface engineer with over 20 years of experience including Web 2.0
application development and architecture, object-oriented design, Ajax, open source
JavaScript toolkits and frameworks, cross-browser support and Java programming.
SYSTEMS Windows 98, NT, XP, Linux, Mac OS X
SERVERS WebLogic 8.x, JRun 4.x, Tomcat 5.x, Lotus Domino 6.5, MS SQL Server 8.0
SOFTWARE Dojo 1.3, Prototype 1.6, Scriptaculous 1.7, Ext Core 3.0, Ext JS 2.1, jQuery 1.2,
Servlets 2.3, JSP 1.3, Struts 1.1, Rails 1.0, JavaBeans, Log4j, SPSS, Eclipse 3.1,
Firebug 1.4, Venkman, Aptana, PVCS, CVS, Subversion, OpenLayers 2.5
LANGUAGES OO JavaScript, Java, LotusScript, C/C++, Pascal, Fortran, UML, SQL, 4GL
Ajax, Comet, DOM, JSON, CSS, XML, XSLT, HTML, DHTML, JSTL
EMPLOYMENT
October 2007 - Northern Trust Bank
February 2009 Lead Ajax / UI Developer (contractor)
• Designed and developed a cross-browser user interface for a highly interactive tool for setting up complex template-based report parameters. Utilized state-of-the-art user interface technologies including Dojo toolkit, custom widgets, object-oriented design, JavaScript, Ajax and JSON.
• Analyzed code base, reviewed functional requirements and updated existing
libraries, fixed defects to ensure cross-browser compatibility.
• Trained junior team members in Dojo programming and object-oriented JavaScript techniques.
April 2006 - Where2GetIt
October 2007 Senior Ajax Engineer / UI Architect
• Architected and developed www.slippymap.com. Utilized the latest in Ajax technology to create low-latency online mapping applications and admin tools. Slippymap differs from others through its unique use of unobtrusive JavaScript and XML data islands. Unlike the APIs of Yahoo, Google and MapQuest which rely on the more complicated and highly visible JavaScript coding, Slippymap’s functionality allows customers to create geospatial applications with simple HTML and CSS.
• Developed the Ajax Client Engine (ACE) based on the Prototype and Scriptaculous open source JavaScript libraries.
• Implemented a custom analytics module to research usage trends and user interests.
Nov. 2005 - Orbitz
April 2006 Software Engineer
• Developed and provided technical support to TDSxpress – a workflow approval system using Domino, JavaScript, Prototype framework, Ajax, XML and Oracle.
October 2004 - InteliStaf Healthcare
Sept. 2005 Senior Developer
• Researched conversion of a large Informix 4GL application to Web using the Ruby on Rails framework.
• Developed and provided technical support to iStaf – a nurse management and time card capture system utilizing Domino, Java/Struts, Ajax and MS SQL Server.
January 2001 - United Airlines
October 2004 Engineer-Applications
• As a team member created Web services to access United’s CIDB database.
• As a lead developer created a high-volume and high-availability 3-tier Java/Struts
Web application for flight listing.
• Created a multi-threaded socket-based Java server to send zipped Java objects
and installation beans to automate the setup of a large Java application.
Created Java clients for testing and server adminstration.
• Using Domino Import Services (DIS 2.1a) imported into Domino the Sales View
application created with Macromedia Dreamweaver.
• Created a Domino application to allow publishing of multiple broadcast messages
on the intranet. This application allows users to respond to each broadcast
so the message is not displayed again. Added the ability to create reports listing
users who responded to a broadcast message.
• Created a general-purpose reusable Domino application allowing developers
to add functionality for picking user names from the Domino Directory.
• Redesigned the mySkyNet DSAPI filter resulting in an easier to understand
and maintain code, smaller memory footprint and faster performance.
Ported the DSAPI from OS/390 to NT.
July 1999 - Rockwell Electronic Commerce
January 2001 Senior Notes/Domino Developer
June 1995 - Blackwell Consulting Services, Inc.
October 1996 Systems Consultant
June 1993 - Arthur Andersen & Co., S.C.
April 1995 Manager Technology Specialist
July 1991 - Price Waterhouse
May 1993 Software Engineer
July 1990 - Nielsen Advanced Information Technology Center
June 1991 Software Engineer
April 1987 - SPSS, Inc.
July 1990 Software Engineer
EDUCATION
1984 - 1986 University of Illinois at Chicago
B.S. Mathematics and Computer Science
1980 - 1984 Warsaw Institute of Technology, Poland
Mechanical Engineering