Profile
I'm a SharePoint, Office 365, and Azure applications consultant from Vancouver, Canada. Client satisfaction is my top priority.
I am also a Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer and Specialist. My role ranges from a developer in a multi-person team to a solution consultant with expert-level skills, leading a project to completion status. I have written 38 articles in Code Project, covering SharePoint 2013 / 2010 / 2007 and Microsoft Content Management Server, with over 2.5 million page views and 35k downloads.Skills
Experience
Lead/Consultant, Enterprise Applications @ Softlanding Solutions, Vancouver (BC)
Mar 2012 - Present
- Arrow Transportation Systems
- Bull, Housser & Tupper LLP
- CHC Helicopter
- Clark Wilson LLP
- First Nations Tax Commission
- Fraser Health Authority
- Interfor
- Ledcor Group of Companies
- Neptune Terminals
- Odlum Brown
- Pacific Blue Cross
- Pacific Salmon Commission
- Paladin Technologies
- Pan American Silver
- Prospera Credit Union
- Qualico
- Rocky Mountaineer Vacations
- SAP
- Teck Resources Limited
- TimberWest Forest Corp.
- Vancouver Aquarium
- Vancouver School Board
- West Coast Reduction Ltd.
- West Fraser
SharePoint Developer (Contract) @ Knowledgetech, Vancouver (BC)
Aug 2011 - Mar 2012
Developed and implemented a ECM system for Prospera Credit Union.
Environment: SharePoint Server 2010, ASP.NET and C#.
SharePoint Consultant (Contract) @ Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver (BC)
Aug 2008 - Mar 2012
Built external web site using SharePoint Server.
- Implemented a publications catalog.
- Developed custom site definition and blog search for out-of-the-box SharePoint blog to work inside an internet publishing site.
- Integrated Google Custom Search, Disqus comment system and AddThis social bookmarking.
Environment: SharePoint Server 2007, ASP.NET, C#, JavaScript, HTML and CSS.
SharePoint Consultant (Contract) @ Solving Kids' Cancer, New York (NY)
Nov 2010 - Aug 2011
Redesigned a workflow system to manage and review proposal submissions for their extranet SharePoint portal.
Environment: SharePoint Server 2007, InfoPath 2007, ASP.NET, C#, JavaScript and XSL.
Technical Lead (Contract) @ Analytic Design Group, Vancouver (BC)
Jan 2009 - Feb 2010
Provided technical design input to the following Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) projects:
- BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) web site redesign using Microsoft Content Management Server (MCMS).
- BC Early Hearing Program (BCEHP) extranet redesign using SharePoint Server.
- Fraser Health intranet redesign using SharePoint Server.
IT Consultant (Contract) @ n-tara, Johnson City (TN)
Apr 2007 - Jul 2007
Redesigned Wellmont Health System's external web site using Microsoft Content Management Server (MCMS).
Environment: MCMS, MondoSearch, ASP.NET, C#, VB.Net, JavaScript and HTML.
IT Consultant (Contract) @ Flora Manufacturing & Distributing Ltd., Burnaby (BC)
Dec 2006 - Feb 2007
Migrated Flora's external web site from NCompass Resolution 4.0 to Microsoft Content Management Server (MCMS) 2002.
Environment: MCMS, ASP, VBScript, JavaScript and HTML.
IT Consultant (Contract) @ Thunderbird School of Global Management, Glendale (AZ)
Mar 2006 - Aug 2006
Implemented new look and feel for external web site.
Redesigned new external web site using Microsoft Content Management Server (MCMS).
Environment: MCMS, ASP, VBScript, JavaScript, HTML and CSS.
IT Consultant (Contract) @ Visiphor Consulting Services, Vancouver (BC)
Aug 2005 - Apr 2006
Representing Microsoft Canada, created a Proof of Concept extranet site for Manitoba Public Insurance using Microsoft Content Management Server (MCMS).
Implemented an Employee Records Management system for London Drugs using SharePoint Portal Server.
Implemented a 360 Degree management survey for CHIP Hospitality (now SilverBirch Hotels & Resorts) using Windows SharePoint Services.
Environment: MCMS, SharePoint Portal Server, Windows SharePoint Services, ASP.NET, C#, VB.NET, JavaScript, HTML and CSS.
IT Consultant (Contract) @ Telus Business Solutions, Vancouver (BC)
Jan 2005 - Feb 2005
Rebuilt 2010 Commerce Centre web site using Microsoft Content Management Server (MCMS).
Environment: MCMS, ASP.NET, C#, JavaScript, HTML and DHTML.
IT Consultant (Contract) @ Creo Inc. (now Kodak's Graphic Communications Group), Vancouver (BC)
Apr 2004 - Oct 2004
Rebuilt Customer Library, a web based portal of customers, plants and documents, using Microsoft Content Management Server (MCMS).
- Developed custom ASP.Net web controls and classes.
- Customized Content Management Server (MCMS).
- Developed MCMS console application for batch update process.
IT Consultant (Contract) @ Vision Critical, Vancouver (BC)
Nov 2001 - Jun 2003
Designed and developed Interior Health Authority web site using Microsoft Content Management Server (MCMS).
Environment: MCMS, SharePoint Portal Server, ASP, VBScript, JavaScript, HTML and DHTML.
IT Consultant (Contract) @ Creo Inc. (now Kodak's Graphic Communications Group), Vancouver (BC)
Nov 2001 - Jun 2003
Rebuilt Creo external web site using Microsoft Content Management Server (MCMS).
- Developed customization for Content Management Server. They included implementation of coupled channels and postings for multi-regions and multilingual authoring and targeting.
Designed and developed Creo Intranet Enterprise Information Portal (EIP) Intranet site.
- Developed customization for Content Management Server. They included SharePoint integration, email notification, templates assignment to channels, channel management and posting ordering in Web Author, HTML tags stripping from placeholder content, editing of custom properties in Authoring Mode and many more.
Web Application Developer @ NCompass Labs (Acquired by Microsoft in Apr 2001), Vancouver (BC)
Jul 1998 - Jul 2001
Part of development team for web content management software Resolution, now Microsoft Content Management Server (MCMS).
- Developed product and performed test analysis, planning and system tests.
- Designed and developed browser based thin client application.
- Designed and developed sample web sites.
- Developed demo to show Resolution integration with Site Server Commerce for Business to Business e-commerce and personalization.
- Designed and developed Resolution Content Connector, now Microsoft Solution for Internet Business (MSIB), to integrate Resolution with Commerce Server 2000 for e-commerce and personalization.
Education
Master of Engineering - Chemical Engineering | Imperial College of Science, Technology & Medicine, London (England)
Associateship of the City and Guilds of London Institute (ACGI) | Imperial College of Science, Technology & Medicine, London (England)
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