Data Programmer Analyst with over 15 years experience in programming and development. Seeking my next career challenge in the technology sector in big data, analytics or software design & development.
Experience
Programmer Analyst
Thomson Reuters Canada
Converted multiple Word files into tagged markup file format to be used in Arbortext using Perl and regular expressions under extremely tight deadlines.
Collaborated with colleagues to resolve Arbortext issues that included text presentation and page numbering issues.
Scheduled and fulfilled high volume of tasks and assignments based on daily due dates.
Developed, tested, and updated scripts for automation of scheduled tasks using Perl.
Upgraded websites assembled with Joomla and PHP with MySQL databases.
Created usage and customer reports for analysis from MySQL and SQL databases
January 2011 – April 2019
Senior Survey Programmer
ResearchNow
Programmed and tested surveys for online respondents, for the purpose of collecting and checking validity of data.
Managed, supported and trained four team members.
Communicated with clients for updated specifications on new and recurring jobs.
April 2010 – December 2010
Online Survey Programmer
The Logit Group
Programmed and tested surveys for online respondents.
Created personalized questions for more complicated questionnaires and created templates for more common questionnaires.
Validated data for quality control before sending material to the client.
Developed and enhanced several programs for many departments to use to save up time.
Set-up documentation, using simplified diction, to create and maintain procedures consistent with other Programmers.
January 2008 – April 2010
Programmer Analyst
Consumer Contact Canada
Programmed surveys using Unix-based program Dash for telephone-operated call centers; and web-based program ResearchByNet for online respondents
Tested the surveys and programs from other programmers, to ensure quality and the correct functionality of the program, and providing feedback to fix any issues
Assembled Perl scripts and setting up cron jobs to automate daily tasks to ensure saving time and effort for other tasks.
Created documentation for individual studies on the functionality, daily
December 2003 – November 2007
Education
Ryerson University
Certificate — Data Analytics, Big Data, and Predictive Analytics