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- 1. Carl Sonnen 3009 Councillor’s Way • Ottawa • ON • K1T 2T1 • 613.260.7959 • [email protected] CAREER SUMMARY – Application/Solution Developer and Support Specialist Carl has more than 10 years’ experience in enterprise level, multi-tiered, web and thick-client application development and maintenance, encompassing all phases of the Software Engineering and Project Management lifecycles. He is a Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist in .Net 4.0 Web Development with seniorlevel experience working with SQL Server. Carl is also experienced in developing applications using the Java technology stack, including Oracle, and a leader in providing Level 1, 2 and 3 customer application support to directors and highly competent IT professionals,facing challenging system-wide technical problems. He is experienced in virtualizing whole web infrastructures to produce more scalable, manageable and cost-effective solutions for clients. Finally, Carl is optimistic and empathetic with a strong thirst for knowledge and is always curious. Areas of Specialization: Software Development Project Management Software Engineering Database Design/Administration Enterprise Application Integration Application Hosting Application Configuration Virtualization Testing (all levels) System Documentation Training/Presentations Client Service SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS Successfully implemented an overall application caching fix to resolve a major website performance issue,which Elections Canada had inadvertently introduced when they deployed an untested newmain website just prior to the 2010 Election. The highly researched and performance tested fix resolved the issue in time for the election. Designed, built and demonstrated the feasibility of virtualizing/adapting Elections Canada’s entire web applications and hardware infrastructure into a single virtual environment, encapsulated onto one VMWare ESX server. The end result was successfuldemonstration of a more scalable, secure, portable and cost-effective solution. Supervised, designed,developed and delivered a large number of sophisticated enhancements and bug fixes as part of a major release for Passport Canada’s Case Management System. Supervised the development work and testing of two junior Passport Canada employees on their portion of the work. The project was completed on time and on budget,and allowed for the transition of application control to the client. Managed enhancement and task-based projects end-to-end, including: Drafting design documents and statements of work with budget and scheduling completed. Finding, scheduling and supervising resources Executing some or all of the required development work. Providing functional and performance testing frameworks, execution of tests and fixing any bugs found. Ensuring sign-off by the client. Taking on this work freed the managers to focus on larger more critical projects with higher budgets and much larger visible audience. Received an unprecedented 100% rating on overall customer satisfaction and numerous letters of approval and commendation from Elections Canada managers and directors, contributing to 8 years of continuous contracts. Oversaw the recovery and updating of incomplete catalog data received since project inception in 2011 for www.princessauto.com up until and including 2014 when I took over. We used a detailed and sophisticated process to update the live data in a timely fashion without incurring any downtime for the customer. Lead the implementation effort of a major system migration from BizTalk 2006 R2 to 2010 for the Government of New Brunswick, including deployment automation, ESB error handling and interface redesign. Acted as Technical Trainer to database administrators and hosting specialists,empowering them to make wiser decisions regarding optimal setup,maintenance and configuration of BizTalk.
- 2. Carl Sonnen Page 2 TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY Development Platforms: Oracle eCommerce (10.0.2-11.1), Visual Studio (2003-2010), BizTalk (2006-2013) Eclipse, NetBeans Programming Languages: Enterprise Databases: C#, Java, C/C++, VB, PL/SQL, Tcl SQL Server (2000-2012), Oracle (8i-11g), MySQL, PostgreSQL Operating Systems: Web Skills: UNIX (Solaris, Redhat), Windows XHTML, XML, ASP, JSP, JS, JQuery, SOAP, WCF, IIS, Apache Code Management Tools: Virtualization: Git, SVN, TFS, CVS, VSS VMWare (ESX, Player, Server, Converter), VirtualBox, Hyper-V Ticket Tracking Tools: JIRA, Mantis, Bugzilla, PVCS, Oracle, Remedy, QCS, Incident Monitor, TFS EMPLOYMENTHISTORY THINKWRAP SOLUTIONS, Ottawa, Ontario (eCommerce Website Development, Integration and Maintenance firm, using Oracle eCommerce and Hybris platforms) Level 3 Support Specialist and Developer 2014-2015 Technologies: Oracle eCommerce Java-based Web Platform v. 10.0.2-11.1; SQL Server 2012; Oracle 11g, JIRA Ticketing and Wiki, Red Hat Linux v. 5, 6; Git v. 2, Eclipse Kepler Troubleshooting,bug fixing, implementing enhancements for major client websites such as www.cineplex.com, www.princessauto.com, www.simons.ca, www.dynamiteclothing.com, www.garageclothing.com, www.sportinglife.ca, www.lorextechnology.com and others. Investigate and resolve issues as major as fixing broken integrations (to payment gateways and fulfillment centers) to correcting individual order problems and everything and anything impacting the live production systems. Scheduling and releasing both UAT and Production deployments. Setup and maintain development VMs for updating and adding functionality to the code base and for initial testing prior to deploying to Quality Assurance environment. MATRICIS INFORMATIQUE, Montréal, Québec (Enterprise Application Integration,Service Oriented Architecture and Business Process Modeling specialists within the Microsoft technology stack ) Developer/Virtualization/Deployment Specialist 2012-2013 Technologies: .Net 2 & 4; BizTalk 2006, 2010 & 2013; BizTalk Deployment Framework ; SQL Server 2008; TFS Developed a proof of concept VM to test the beta release of BizTalk 2013 Refactored a Matricis client’s specialized BizTalk implementation to a generic version for demonstration to potential clients Government of New Brunswick platform migration from BizTalk 2006 to 2010: Implemented the BizTalk Deployment Framework as part of deployment automation Upgraded the .Net framework version from 2.0 to 4.0 for all components Implemented standardized ESB error handling Refactored all deprecated SOAP interfaces to WCF
- 3. Carl Sonnen Page 3 PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP, Ottawa, Ontario (Accounting and Consulting Firmthat acquired MTS Allstream’s nationwide Enterprise Applications division to satisfy client requests for implementation of new and enhanced IT systems) Developer/Support Specialist 2010-2012 Promoted from Associate to Senior Associate (2011). Technologies: .Net 1, 2 & 3.5; Classic ASP; SQL Server 2000-2008; BizTalk 2006 R2; TFS Developed numerous enhancements for various Elections Canada Microsoft developed web applications. Led the 400 page technical portion of our renewal hosting and support bid with Elections Canada for another 5 year contract with 3 possible one year extensions. The submitted technical portion scored highest by far (receiving over 98%) of all technical solutions submitted by all competitors Managed the 24x7 application support and hosting of all web applications during 4 general elections and numerous by-elections between 2004 and 2011 without major incident, leading to a maximum number of contract renewals Developed major releases for Passport Canada, including gathering requirements; developing the middle-tier, front-end and back-end solutions; iteratively testing those solutions; deploying and maintaining them. Supervised junior in-house developers, assigning change requests and verifying that each change was designed and coded correctly MTS ALLSTREAM, Ottawa, Ontario (MTS is a telecommunications giant in Manitoba that acquired Allstreamto secure National presence both on the telecom side and also with the enterprise applications solutions provider portfolio) Developer/Support Specialist/Documenter/Trainer/Tester 2003-2010 Technologies: .Net 1, 2 & 3.5; Classic ASP; SQL Server 2000-2008; BizTalk 2006 R2; TFS; Java-based ATG Framework; Oracle 9i Virtualized the complete web infrastructure of Elections Canada’s www.elections.ca site and Environment Canada’s NTS application using VMWare software, to produce secure,scalable, portable and cost-effective alternatives to the original hardware-embedded solutions. Produced regular enhancements, updates,application and hosting support to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade’s Virtual Trade Commissioner website. Scheduled and managed the deployment of new releases as part of a regular cycle, involving documenting, investigating, designing,coding, testing,approval and release. Provided 24x7 hosting,development and support when requested Provided major systemdocumentation, including System Design documents,BizTalk Design documents, BizTalk Deployment guides,Operations and Maintenance manuals among many others. Trained Database and SystemAdministrators on how to optimize the SQL Server deployment for a BizTalk implementation as well as how to deploy the developed solution and configure it to run on multiple BizTalk servers. Provided high load performance testing of the Elections Canada website to verify that a fix addressed a major performance issue introduced by the client Created comprehensive and systematic testing (automated, functional, system, regression) on Industry Canada’s automatic bankruptcy filing application (e-Filing). Developed a detailed master test plan, including a schedule and budget along with individual test scripts for all tests.Held regular meetings with the testing team members. Completed iterative reviews of the testing plan and scripts under the direction of the Q&A specialist. .
- 4. Carl Sonnen Page 4 EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS Master of Computer Science (in progress; part-time student) Carleton University Ottawa, Ontario 2017 (anticipated graduation) Bachelor of Science (Computer Science) University of Ottawa Ottawa, Ontario 2010 (graduated Magna Cum Laude) . Technology Developer Diploma Algonquin College Ottawa, Ontario 2000 (graduated Highest Honours) . - 2012 OTHER Languages Fully fluent in English French proficiency to at least a ‘B’ level equivalency; worked extensively in French with Montreal firm Matricis and with Federal Government clients on a bilingual help desk; owner of a Grade 13 Bilingual diploma Security Clearance Secret Level II (expired 2014)