E-mail: barn_cat_software@sympatico.ca
Language spoken and
written: French and English
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Fast adaptive learner.
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Think outside the box.
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Excel at creative and unusual
solutions in novel environments.
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Acute analysis capacity.
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Fast response.
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Good team member and can work
alone for long period of time.
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Lead programmer for Occult
Entertainment on the ‘DM Secretary’ project, a D&D campaign manager. Added
outstanding ‘map control.’
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As part of a two member
programming team, effectively brought an add-on to Visio from simple drawing
editor to full Business Process Management program over a period of 6 years.
See Interfacing Technologies FirstStep Charter.
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Planned and coded version
compatibility for a suite of add-on to Visio from version 5 to version XP (5
versions) and across Windows 98 to XP (five versions) in English, French and
German. This included binary compatibilities.
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Built installations for the full
suite of products and all patches and upgrades, compatible across five versions
of Windows (from 98 to XP) and over three languages (English, German and
French.)
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Maintained full source code
control and binary compatibility for that suite of programs for five years.
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Made the program multi-lingual
for international clients (German).
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Planned and wrote part of, and
maintained a data export engine in Java 2.
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Conceived, planned, programmed and tested a
FirstStep Charter model validation and repair program.
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Created a
real-estate management database that permitted a personnel reduction from three
to one person within one year.
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Created a
construction cost analysis and estimate management application, in both CSI
Masterformat and Uniformat II: a first in Canada
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Created a project
evaluation program to calculate total cost of building from basic client needs
specifications.
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Saved about a quarter
of a million dollars and made the project acceptable to environment oversight
government agencies by using excavation material to build a linear park along
the shore of Rivière-des-Prairies for Rivière-des-Prairies power station.
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Made possible the
embedding of a power transformation (720Kv/35Kv) station in urban residential
milieu by proposing an architectural wall that broke the visual and noise
impact of the installation.
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Made possible the
embedding of a heavy jet-powered power station in rural milieu by planning
berms and plantations that broke the visual and noise impact of the
installation. Saved around one hundred thousands dollars in material removal by
re-use.
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Responsible for the
Manicouagan 5 re-seeding plan, which requires a lead-time of two years for
plant material production.
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Responsible for the
writing of Hydro-Quebec standard specifications on all site works as part of
the ‘Devis Directeur Canada.’
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Responsible for the
setting up of basic computerized plan records (IGS 500 on Calcomp) for a whole
Direction. This involved all standards and drawing structures.
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Programming language: Visual
Basic 6, C#
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Technologies: COM ActiveX, OOP,
ADO, ODBC
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Software automation: Visio 5b to
MS Visio 2003, MS Office.
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Version control: Visual
SourceSafe 6
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Databases: Access 2000, MySQL,
MS SQL 2000, XML, CSV, MS Excel
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Operating systems: Windows 98 to
Win 2000 and Win XP
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Libraries: Windows API Win 32,
Open GL
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Design approach: top down,
bottom up, UML, Flow chart, pseudo-code
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Project approach: parceled by
deliverables as to functionalities with multi-step deadlines.
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Debug approach: unit tests,
walk-through and deployment.
§ Documentation: functional specifications and use cases, code comments,
manuals, help files.
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Good data organizer.
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Can manage project within
agreed-upon budget and time constraints.
§ Can do airbrush, brush and pen for technical illustrations, posters and
book covers.
§ Technical, mechanical and architectural drawing reading and writing.
§ Editor of ‘MG Hebdo’, a monthly for vintage MG enthusiasts for one year.
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Knowledgeable in multi-pages comic
style publications.
§ Familiar with architectural technical specifications writing, preliminary reports, building construction plans (can also read machinist's plans), construction costs estimating, construction change orders, spot-check surveillance and warranty follow-up. Familiar with all construction cost estimating methods (square foot, unitary and systems).
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Woodworking: cabinetwork and
furniture.
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Modeling: miniature precision
machining (plastic and metal).
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Treasurer of the Professional
Landscape Architect Association for eight years.
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President of the Professional
Landscape Architect Association for one year.
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Classic car (MG TD 1953)
restoration. Included full engine, transmission, frame and electrical system
rebuild.
Sun Certified programmer
Java 2 (1.4) 2003
Sun
Microsystems
CAS
and diploma Programmer analyst 1997-1998
CDI
College
Landscape
architect BAC 1969-1973
Montreal
University
Architectural
Technician diploma 1966-1969
Vaudreuil
Institute of Technology
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Investment choice techniques.
Economic analysis. Hydro-Québec employee training
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Construction contract
administration. Hydro-Québec employee training
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Construction cost estimating:
square foot and elemental. MEANS Estimating Cie
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Open GL 3D applications.
Will be produced on demand.