Solutions architecture.

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After Sportsbet acquired IAS, I was assigned a team lead position in the integration project. My team developed the business layer for the overall system, providing the service to the web site as the main interaction with clients. Also worked on setting up coding standards and integration unit testing.

Technologies used: VB.Net, WCF.

Product web site: www.sportsbet.com.au. Peak performance in 2009 reached 17,500 concurrent users online.

IAS was the first licensed international bookmaker publicly listed company on ASX, with annual turnover in excess of $1.2 billion. Web sites and online services handle millions of hits on a daily basis. Very dynamic environment, operating 24 hours, 365 days a year. Business includes casino, racing, and sports betting. Peak web traffic amounts to 25,000 bets an hour, placed by 237,000 visitors, handled during the Melbourne Cup Day.

My duties included working with business, gathering and understanding requirements, adhere to specifications, work independently, and deliver quality product. I performed Software Development and Web Development tasks. Wrote functional and technical specifications for new projects. Maintained contact with external data providers and consumers, overseeing and maintaining the Feeds data web services, Banking Services, Configuration service, and web applications. As a member of the Technological Panel, I reviewed most IT decisions for technical viability and recommend the best methodologies and technologies to use. Developed Proof-of-Concept and demonstration projects of the latest technologies available on the market. Analysis of the new technologies and their implementation within the organization, streamlining the business processes and providing benefit to the organization. Standardization of the technologies and technological processes within the company. Upgrade of existing systems to new technologies. Introduced and implemented Enterprise Architect, SharePoint 2007, TFS 2008, and .Net 3.5.

Business Analysis, improvements of the existing business processes and technologies. Introduced Enterprise Architect as the architectural tool to the business. Greatly enhanced the business layer in the software system. Designed and implemented a universal Configuration service.

Performed Research & Development. Produced technical documentation, diagrams, manuals, wiki pages, user documentation, client documentation. Used MSF approach to development. Extensive use and setup of virtual environments.

Web Development done using Microsoft .Net Frameworks (1.1, 2.0, and 3.5), Javascript, jQuery, Web services, SharePoint 2007, Team Foundation Server 2008, Visual Studio (2003, 2005, 2008), Windows Communication Foundation, ADO.NET Entity Framework, Microsoft SQL Server (2000, 2005, 2008), BizTalk, virtual environments (VMWare, VirtualPC and VirtualBox), Trac, SVN.

Products I worked on: www.iasbet.com, www.canbet.com, feeds.canbet.com, feeds.iasbet.com.

Being a part of the advising mission of the EU in BiH I worked on developing and implementing information systems for Indirect Taxation Authority (ITA), which collects all indirect taxes in the country. The systems include VAT, Customs, and Excises (See Alice). My contribution as an expert was in areas of

• Payment and Accounting for all systems (financial reconciliation, amendments - reconstruction of transactions, financial forensics),

• Interfaces for communication with related systems - data exchange and synchronization among different systems in the Indirect Taxation Authority, Treasury, commercial banks and Customs clients,

• Management Information System - risk analysis, statistics, reports based on current data,

• Data and Business Layer design and implementation,

• SQL Server administration - database design, administration, replication,

• Web Applications - setting up web server, creating and installing web applications, database access, web design, security, providing both public and secure access to data about taxpayers and duties,

• Writing technical and user manuals for the client (ITA staff),

• Client staff training courses and presentations,

• Development of mobile applications for Windows Mobile using .Net Compact Framework,

• Development of custom code libraries, components and visual controls.

The work included complete SDLC, from analysis of the existing procedures, design, development, implementation, and maintenance of a large system. Extreme Programming principles were practiced in software development, with focus on unit testing and refactoring. Development environment: Microsoft .Net (1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5) Visual Studio .Net (2003, 2005, 2008), Microsoft SQL Server (2000, 2005), ComponentOne and Infragistics components, Unit Testing, and additional development tools.

Worked as a part of a small development team to build the Company Registration System for the Ministry of Trade of Iraq to automate and streamline the operation. Complete lifecycle of the Software Development process involved business process analysis and modeling, use-case modeling, system design, implementation, deployment, producing the user and technical documentation.

Technologies used: Enterprise Architect, Microsoft dotNet platform, Microsoft SQL Server 2000, and a range of additional custom-made and third-party software products. The solution produced was a three-tier software system. It included different types of database replication, and was multilingual, including support for Arabic and Kurdish languages with right-to-left reading order.

I have also developed a prototype of Central Register System using ASP.NET (C#) and SQL Server 2000. Concept demonstrated Forms Authorization, Roles Authentication, database storage, Stored Procedures, Web Services, WS-Security.

Performed System Analyst tasks in creating a unified central banking database for the banking regulatory institutions at the state level. The project goal was establishing and helping the Banking Agencies in BiH.

• Analysis of existing systems in governmental agencies involved (Central Bank of BiH, Deposit Insurance Agency of BiH, Banking Agencies of BiH entities)

• Analyzing and testing available information technologies for the task, including SQL servers (RDBMS), programming environments, software components, administrative tools, replication packages

• Communicating with and coordinating the parties involved (development teams, experts, directors)

I was also involved in contacts with other internationa organizations in relation with the Information Systems issues on behalf of the project.

USAID's Business Finance Program was the largest lending program in the country that started the Bosnian economy. With US$250 million in loans, the project started at a time when no commercial bank sector existed. My main responsibility, being the only software developer, was the full life-cycle of a Client Management Information System (CIMS). Other responsibilities included database design and operation of Microsoft SQL Server 2000 with replication between five offices throughout the country; analysis, design, development, and administration of all software applications used within the project; user education and support. Conducted a lot of research and development. Tools used:

• Application development tools (Microsoft Visual Studio 6, Visual Studio .Net including Visual Basic, C#, Visual C++, J++ 6.0; Borland JBuilder, Java 2 SDK, Borland Delphi 7.0)

• Object-oriented development with Microsoft Visio UML modeller

• Various Java application servers

• Database development tools (Microsoft SQL Server 2000, SQL Server 7.0, Microsoft Access, MySQL, PostgreSQL)

• HTML authoring (Macromedia Dreamweaver, Microsoft FrontPage)

• Web servers (Apache Web Server on Linux and Windows NT, Microsoft IIS)

• FTP servers (Microsoft and Open Source software)

• Mail servers (Lotus Domino, Linux systems, Microsoft Exchange)

• Server-side scripting (PHP, Java, JavaScript, ASP, ASP.Net)

• Client-side scripting (VBScript, JavaScript, Microsoft Scripting Host)

• Various OSes (Windows 95, 98, NT4, 2000, XP, Linux)

• Firewall software (Atguard, NetGuard, IP Chains, Sygate Personal Firewall Pro)

• Encryption software (PGP, Lotus Domino 5.0, Windows 2000 VPN)

• Password managers (V-Go, Airy Secrets, Password Agent)

• Office software (Microsoft Office, Star Office)

• Graphics software (Corel Draw, Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro, Quark Xpress)

• Reporting software (Seagate Crystal Reports, Microsoft Report Designer, Microsoft Access reports, custom-developed reports using Visual Studio .Net)

Also provided support for Bearing Point expatriate staff in the area, providing assistance with VPN and settings for web-based applications.
Worked in international environment.

Maintained relations of NATO SFOR mission HQ with local technical and telecommunications providers in the region; document translation and simultaneous interpretation at meetings on technical issues between SFOR officials and local government and business representatives in Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, and English languages. Used office software, internet softwa e, desktop database (MS Access) to develop a database for use within the unit. Worked in international environment, military.

Performed Windows NT System Administration (user accounts and groups, network shares, printer management, internet / direct modem communications). Programming scripts to simplify the tasks and helping other personnel conduct their daily duties. I helped the employer to reduce and keep costs low while maintaining the entire system of the newspaper company running.

Technologies used: Windows NT Server, Windows NT, 95/98, and DOS workstations, specialized Reuters software for satellite media distribution, desktop publishing software, drawing and imaging graphics software, text/office software, internet tools.

Worked in a Desktop Publishing studio of the largest Bosnian daily newspaper and periodicals publishing company. DTP and graphics software were used, namely: Quark Xpress 3 and 4, Ventura Publisher, Photoshop 4 and 5, Corel 5, 3D Studio MAX, various font utilities, positive and negative image scanners.

My responsibilities were servicing the computer equipment and preparation of new computers for sale. WCC was the first and largest HP partner in BiH, offering the distribution and support of HP equipment as well as sale and support for first Bosnian brand name computer, thus having a high turnover of equipment.

Served in the Army Signals Battalion, Digital Communications unit. Worked with digital communications and data security hardware and software. Earned the rank of Sergeant.

Volunteer work for a microfinance organization in Jakarta. Providing advice and consulting help setting up a small office system, backup procedures, security.

Volunteer work for a humanitarian organization operating in Australia and Asia. Web site administration, content management, user administration, and collaboration setup. Linked Westpac payment processor for donations.
Web site is set up using ExpressionEngine CMS with PHP as the backend, and wiki/collaboration site using Atlassian Confluence.

Created an online greeting card editor, replacing Flash with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. The editor allows customers to create and manipulate the content of greeting cards online and then renders the content of the card into PDF for professional printing.

Technologies used: Windows Server 2008, IIS7, jQuery, HTML, CSS 2.0, C#, ASP.Net.

Created web applications with ASP.Net, AJAX technologies, CSS, SQL Server:

• ParcelPoints - web application for parcel points referral and distribution;
• UPS Store, Miami - web site design and implementation; Online Printing web application;
• created components for other projects.

Windows Forms applications:

• Integrated Computer Rental Application - Software package for computer rental. Client/Server architecture. Secure clients in a mode similar to internet cafe / kiosk, and accounting / administrative server package. Windows XP system settings, SQL Server, .Net 2.0.

Performed maintenance of the Company Registration System for Iraq, including maintenance of the reference data, bug fixing, implementation of the additional requirements.

MS Windows 2003, IIS, dotNet platform, web application, SQL Server 2000.

Developed a password manager program, implemented in C#. It automatically searches for the password combination to enter to the active window. Program can securely store many passwords for Internet sites and programs, and fill them in automatically into the appropriate fields on the screen.

Uses Windows Keyboard Hooks, XML, SQLite, SHA1 and Rijndael hashing and encryption. A similar application was developed using Rational Unified Process with Enterprise Architect and Borland Delphi, Windows API, encryption (Rijndael), XML, Windows Hooks.

Performed an initial analysis of the IT systems in Banking Agencies of Bosnian entities, Deposit Insurance Agency of BiH, and the Central Bank of BiH for the USAID's Banking Supervision Project. The analysis included all aspects of computer systems: hardware, software, human resources, communications.

Started an internet cafe business in Sarajevo. Complete setup from the ground up was performed. Set up secure workstations and servers. Created software for administration of users and services. Installed the web server and services online. Used Windows 2000 Advanced Server and Windows XP Professional, Microsoft Internet Information Server, Sygate Personal Firewall Pro, Visual Studio .Net, XML, SSL, Active Directory, group policies, Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server, NAT, Linux.

Designed software for FAMA International that browses through the agency's archives of poll performed during the war 1992-1995. The software and the data are to be distributed to several large libraries, including the Library of Congress (USA). Technologies used are Microsoft Visual Studio .Net, XML, MDB database. Custom data importing tools were created and used for data import into XML database format used within the application.

Developed a software package for stock broker businesses. The application developed was used on a day-to-day basis within a few brokerage companies in Sarajevo. The application was initially built with VB.Net and then recreated in C#.Net. Technologies used: Microsoft SQL Server, Visual Studio .Net, custom-made controls, XML, cryptography.

Installed and set up ten workstations and a server in an internet cafe / games club. Main aspect is security of workstations and protection of the system. (Windows 2000 workstations, policy settings, firewall, router, NAT, file sharing).

Developed Grant Tracking System for use in Open Society Fund in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The software includes database and reporting capabilities and is used to manage different sub-projects and distribute and track the goals and budgets. Main tool used were SQL Server 6.5, Visual Studio 6, custom-created ActiveX controls, Crystal Reports, Windows Reports.

Provided system administration services, to include maintenance of telephone (PBX, and network) and computer (network, software and hardware) systems. Built Local Area Network and provided Internet acces via proxy.

Provided a training in X Window system and Linux operating system for Siemens engineers.

Installed and administered computer and telephone network, including both the software and hardware, for an aid project.

Adapted materials for "Microfinancial Analysis for Microfinance Institutions" course, to be held in Bosnian language.

Developed a search applet in Java for searching through indexes on the CD ROM in three official languages in use in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Also programmed in JavaScript and HTML.

As a radio amateur (HAM), I was a member of a club in besieged Sarajevo. Connected people to their families outside Sarajevo and around the world, sent and received news to/from the city. Operated Personal Computers to store personal messages and news, UHF and HF radio equipment, using SSB and telegraphy (Morze code) to communicate.