SERG RYZHOV
416-240-8583 serg@ryzhov.com Toronto ON Canada

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Microsoft Certified Professional Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist
PROFILE Computer professional with 10+ years of database management software development experience, hands-on experience in .NET, MS SQL Server in client/server and multi-tier environments.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (SKILLS MATRIX)

2011 - Present Systems Development Manager
Interfleet Inc. a WebTech Wireless Company (former Grey Island Systems International Inc.), Toronto, Canada
Projects:   Web-based GPS vehicle tracking for fleet management solutions.
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Env. & Tools:   MS SQL Server 2008/2005, MS Visual Studio 2008/2005/6.0, ADO.NET, IE 7.9, IIS 5.1/6.0, XML, MS Office 2003, MS Windows Server 2003
 
2008 - 2011 Development Team Lead
Grey Island Systems International Inc., Toronto, Canada
Projects:   Web-based GPS vehicle tracking for fleet management solutions.
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Env. & Tools:   MS SQL Server 2008/2005, MS Visual Studio 2008/2005/6.0, ADO.NET, IE 7.9, IIS 5.1/6.0, XML, MS Office 2003, MS Windows Server 2003
 
2006 - 2008 Senior Software Engineer
Sequoia Retail Systems Inc., Mississauga, Canada & Mountain View, California
Projects:   Implementation of comprehensive technical solutions for the following Retail Management Systems: University Retail, Textbook Management System, Point-Of-Sale, Inventory Control, e-commerce. As a senior team member on multiple projects was responsible for various aspects of software development lifecycle, such as, software design, development, testing and deployment; as needed, performed hands-on coding and customization.
  • Performed refactoring of database and retail management system software solution
  • Reengineered VB6 based RMS software solution moving it to .NET platform (C# and VB.NET)
  • Developed new modules and maintained existing code using VB.NET, C#, MS SQL Server 2005 (various editions), MS Visual Studio 2005/2008, VB6, etc
  • Designed, configured and deployed data repository and reporting framework based on MS SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services, to satisfy complex functional and advanced technical requirements
  • Created versatile database reports using Crystal Reports XI (11)
  • Migrated reports from Crystal to SSRS format
  • Performed database development: created and modified diagrams, tables, triggers, stored procedures, views, functions
  • Developed and modified Windows services and Web services
  • Developed GUI using Infragistics NetAdvantage and Windows Forms
  • Contributed to systems architecture design
  • Resolved issues discovered during unit testing and after QA system integration tests
Env. & Tools:   MS SQL Server 2005/2000, MS Visual Studio 2008/2005/6.0, ADO.NET, Crystal Reports XI(11), IE 7.9, IIS 5.1/6.0, XML, MS Office 2003, MS Windows Server 2003, MS Windows 2000/XP, Subversion 1.4.2, NSIS 2.38
 
2005 - 2006 Senior Programmer/Analyst
Executive Concepts Inc., Markham, ON, Canada
Projects:   Information system solutions for medium-sized businesses
  • Implement new functionality and customized existed ones for accounting management systems AccountMate, Accpac and other using T-SQL, VFP, Crystal Reports, VBScript, ODBC
  • Developed new modules for ACCU-DART (real-time inventory control solution) using VFP, T-SQL
  • Created DTS packages to perform migration full amount of enterprise data from CSV and XLS format into MS SQL Server 2000 database
  • Created and prepared versatile database reports using Crystal Reports
  • Modified MS SQL Server database for more than 10 enterprises (created and changed tables, triggers, T-SQL stored procedures)
  • Created WorkWise (Mandis) scripts for complicated multi-steps tasks such as:
    • Trace MS SQL Server database for changing status of data, such as creating new documents (PO, SO)
    • Once new document generated run VBScript for generating PDF file report (Crystal Report)
    • Merge data and report file into email messages Pass data, files, and messages to the end customer and management and print document on specified printer
  • Maintaining clients databases using MS SQL Server Enterprise Manager toolkit
  • Provided technical training session for resellers about embedding a new module into existing framework
Env. & Tools:   Microsoft Visual FoxPro 8.0, MS Visual Studio 6.0, AccountMate 6.5, Crystal Reports 8.5, MS SQL Server 2000, IIS 5/5.1, MS Office 2003, MS Windows 2000/XP
 
2005 - 2005 Software Developer
Marlborough Stirling, Toronto, ON, Canada
Projects:   Broker Origination Solution - MorWEB, Multi-Channel Loan Origination Solution - Omiga - projects for CIBC, Equitable Trust, First National Financial Corporation, Laurentian Bank, Maple Trust, MCAP Mortgage Corporation, MRS Trust, ResMor Trust Company.
  • Created and modified non-visual MTS/COM+ components using VB6 to implement complex algorithms for XML data processing
  • Designed and developed customized shared software modules for MTS/COM+ components
  • Provided multi-tier XML programming, XSLT data transformation using XML, XPATH, XMLDOM, XSL, DTD, XSD technologies
  • Created MS SQL Server stored procedures and views
  • Performed data transformation from MS SQL Server creating DTS packages and using VB.NET
  • Developed report packages using Crystal Reports 9
  • Created test automation scripts for non-visual MTS and COM+ components, using VBScript
  • Automated data transformation from MS Excel to XML format
  • Provided ad-hoc analysis for data migration purposes
  • Contributed to systems architecture design
Env. & Tools:   MS Visual Studio 6.0, XML Spy 4.4/2004/2005, Microsoft Visual SourceSafe 6.0, Visual InterDev 6.0, VBA, Crystal Reports 9, MS SQL Server 2000, IIS 5/5.1, MS Office 2003, MS FrontPage 2002, MS Windows 2000/XP, VMware Workstation 4.5.2
2003 - 2005 Programmer Analyst
TheNorns® Laboratories, Mississauga, ON, Canada
Projects:   SME IMS (Information Management System for Small and Medium Enterprises)
  • designed and implemented various customized db-aware, visual and non-visual components
  • created cross-browser web-interface using ASP.NET/VB.NET, XML, VBScript and JavaScript coding
  • developed small applications in MS Access and Visual Basic
  • created MS Access interface to manage items, orders
  • created DTS packages and VBScripts to automate data extraction from local MS Access database, transformation and loading into remote MS SQL Server 2000
  • wrote T-SQL stored procedures
  • developed client/server VB interface that allows batch run of all or only selected SQL procedures
  • responsible for supervising the day-to-day flow of application requests and management of problem tickets
  • worked on data transformations and conversions for large range of relational databases
  • designed tested and implemented GUI for database applications
Env. & Tools:   Microsoft Visual Studio .NET/6.0, VBA, ASP.NET, XML, VB Script, JavaScript
SQL, Jet SQL, Transact SQL, Sybase PowerDesigner, Crystal Reports 9
MS SQL Server 2000/7.0, MS Access 2000/7.0
MS Office XP/2000/98, MS FrontPage 2002/2000, Adobe Photoshop 6.0
MS Windows XP/2000/NT/Me/9x
1997 - 2003 Application Developer
Soft-Navigator Ltd., Simferopol, Ukraine
Information Systems Department
Projects:   Enterprise Data Management Systems, Inventory Databases, Web-Distributed Databases, Enterprise Database, Orders System, Company Web Site
  • provided QA and software testing actions
  • automated financial planning and data processing
  • communicated with users to clarify their needs and requirements and write specifications
  • designed MS SQL Server database for more than 20 enterprises (created tables, triggers, T-SQL stored procedures)
  • built logical data model, designed third normal form compliant physical database structure using SQL Server 2000 and MS Access
  • wrote MS Access/VB interface that facilitated running of frequently used queries and SQL procedures in order to make the whole process more efficient, end-user friendly and to produce reports in timely fashion
  • responsible for supervising production support issues and the group's resources for projects and ad-hoc tasks
  • developed application to collect and manage accounts payable and receivable information for the companies and provided data migration from the old system
  • developed and implemented migration of data between different platforms and databases
  • developed report packages for various enterprises
  • developed front-end GUI interfaces for data input, processing and output
  • performed applications development to provide the web access to the products database
  • developed and maintained web site
Env. & Tools:   Microsoft Visual Studio .NET/6.0/5.0/4.0, VBA, VB Script, ASP, XML, HTML, JavaScript,
SQL, Transact SQL, Sybase PowerDesigner, Crystal Reports
MS SQL Server 2000/7.0, MS Access 2000/7.0/95
MS Office XP/2000/98/95, MS FrontPage 2002/2000/5.0/4.0, Adobe Photoshop 5.x
MS Windows XP/2000/NT/Me/9x

EDUCATION

Soft-Navigator Training Center, Simferopol, Ukraine
Computer Programming (continuous education)
State Technical University, Sevastopol, Ukraine
Computers Science Department

CERTIFICATIONS

2007 MCTS 70-431 Microsoft SQL Server 2005 - Implementation and Maintenance Microsoft, Toronto, ON
2006 MCP 70-299 Designing and Implementing Databases with Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition Microsoft, Toronto, ON
  Brainbench certificates. Transcript ID #: 4265175

MEMBERSHIP

2005 Toast I.T. Toastmasters Club Toronto, ON

REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST


SKILLS MATRIX

Level for General categories

  1. Training only, no practical experience.
  2. Fair, can do work with minimal guidance.
  3. Good, can do work independently.
  4. Excellent, can do work independently and guide others.

Year and level of experience

Area Skill Level Years of Experience Last Year of Experience
Business Processes Information Systems 3 15 2011
Business Processes Technical Support 3 10 2006
COTS MS Excel 4 10 2011
COTS MS Outlook 4 10 2011
COTS MS PowerPoint 4 10 2011
COTS MS Publisher 4 3 2005
COTS MS Word 4 11 2011
Databases MS SQL Server 4 7 2011
  SSRS 4 3 2008
  SSIS 4 3 2009
  SSAS 3 2 2007
Databases Oracle 3 3 2010
Databases MS Access 4 7 2008
Databases MySQL 1 1 2003
Databases Clipper 1 1 1995
Databases FoxBase/FoxPro 4 4 2006
Databases Sybase 1 1 2003
Databases Interbase 1 1 2003
Databases Postgres 1 1 2003
Development Tools Crystal Reports 4 7 2008
Development Tools MS Visual Studio 4 7 2011
Development Tools MS Visual FoxPro 4 5 2006
Development Tools MS Visual SourceSafe 4 5 2011
Development Tools MS FrontPage 4 3 2008
Hardware IBM Mainframe 2 4 1993
Hardware IBM PC/Clones 4 15 2006
Languages ADO/RDO/ADO.NET 4 3/3/5 2011
Languages XML 4 5 2011
Languages HTML 4 6 2011
Languages JavaScript 3 2 2011
Languages ODBC 4 5 2011
Languages Visual Basic 4 9 2011
Languages Delphi 1 1 2002
Languages C++ 1 1 2002
Languages T-SQL 4 7 2011
Languages PL-SQL 3 3 2010
Languages ASP.NET 4 3 2011
Languages VB.NET 4 3 2009
Languages C# 4 3 2011
Languages VBScript 4 5 2011
OS MS Windows 2000/XP 4 6/5 2011
OS MS Windows 95/98/Me 4 6/4/2 2002
OS MS Windows NT 4 6 2002
OS MS DOS 6.x/5.x/4.x 4 2/3/4 2006
OS Linux 1 1 2003
Responsibilities Client/Server Applications Developer 4 7 2011
Responsibilities DataWarehousing Developer 3 2 2011
Responsibilities DBA 3 3 2008
Responsibilities HelpDesk 3 2 1998
Responsibilities Network Administrator 4 4 1999
Responsibilities Technical Writer 3 2 1998
Responsibilities Web Application Developer 4 32011
Responsibilities Windows Administrator 4 7 2009