YANICK VALLÉE
MONTRÉAL, QUÉBEC, CANADA
E-mail: yanick_vallee@hotmail.com

Desires to work in a professional environment and be involved in the Analysis, Design and Development of high-end, scalable and reliable software solutions. Seeking a challenging position where proven skills can contribute to the success of the organization.

 

Fluent in both English and French

 

Secret

 

·               Microsoft Certified Professional (Microsoft .NET Technologies)

·               LinkedIn Profile at http://www.linkedin.com/in/yanickvallee

·               Knowledge of Azure Infrastructure

·               Up-to-date with latest technologies: MVC, Entity Framework, JQuery, Bootstrap, HTML5, CSS3

·               Received recommendation for his involvement in JobMatcher.ca

·               Over 18 years of experience working in the IT industry

·               Over 15 years of experience in Web Applications analysis, design and development

·               Awarded a “Totally Recognized – Superstar of the Month” award

·               Received Peer Recognition Award for my involvement in EDC’s eBusiness projects

·               Experience working within many Government Agencies on various e-Business projects

·               Experience working in the private sector on commercial, cutting edge and mission-critical software products

·               Excellent knowledge of Web Application Security vulnerabilities and countermeasures.

picMatch inc., http://www.picmatch.ca/, Montréal, Québec	2016-Present
Owner, Senior .NET Application Architect/Analyst/Developer
Work as an Architect/Developer and analyst on the development of a cutting edge solution for picMatch. Solution is built with MVC 5.0 and Entity framework 6.0. It is architected to be hosted on Microsoft Azure, a Cloud, IaaS and PaaS service. Application includes development of Azure Cloud Services and usage of Cloud Queue and Blob storage. Technologies and tools used include: C#, Visual Studio 2015, MVC 5.0, .NET Framework 4.6.2, SQL Azure, SQL Server 2016, Bootstrap, JQuery, WebAPI, Webhooks, Azure Storage (Queue and Blob), Azure Cloud Services.
Fujitsu Inc., http://www.fujitsu.com/, Montréal, Québec	2013-2016
Consultant, Senior .NET Application Analyst/Developer (Permanent Employee)
Client: BC Hydro	2015-2016
Work as a senior developer on evolution and maintenance of the GENIE, an advanced Windows Forms client used to manage the state of the distribution network. System developed in C#. Design and development of WCF Web Services. Other tasks included the creation of a complex Installer, and alterations to an excel spreadsheet’s macros, to automate certain operations. Creation of a multi-threaded WPF client to automate some testing for a Proof-of-Concept. Contributed to the design of a WCF web service. Technologies and tools used include: C#, Visual Studio .NET 2013, WPF, WCF, Excel, InstallShield 2014.
Client: Quebec’s Ministry of Transportation (MTQ)	2013-2014
Work as a senior developer and analyst on the evolution and maintenance of the Ministry’s system used to report and manage road incidents across the entire province. System based on .NET web technologies and highly based on cartography principles. Technologies and tools used include: C#, Visual Studio .NET 2010, SQL Server 2010, Entity Framework, LINQ to SQL, XML, JavaScript, AJAX, jQuery.
Client: Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)	2013
Work on the completion of the BI data conversion system, used to convert data from legacy systems, to CRM Dynamics and other proprietary systems. Technologies and tools used include: C#, Visual Studio .NET 2012, SQL Server 2012, Entity Framework, LINQ to SQL, DBML, XML.
Client: Quebec’s Family Ministry	2012-2013
Work on the evolution of the Quebec Family Ministry’s Financing Management System. The FMS is a system comparable the Canada’s CRA’s tax return system or the IRS’s in the US. It is used to calculate the financing to daycare facilities. Technologies and tools used include: VB .NET, Visual Studio .NET 2008, SQL Server 2008, Microsoft CRM Dynamics, BizTalk BRE (Business Rule Engine).
Nurun Inc., http://www.nurun.com/, Montréal, Québec	2011-2012
Independent Consultant, Senior .NET Developer
Work on the development, testing and deployment of software upgrades and implementation of new features for BRP’s solutions including the Ski-Doo website and backend support tools. BRP (Bombardier Recreational Products) is one of Nurun’s most important clients. Technologies and tools used include: .NET Framework 2.0, ADO.NET, C# .NET, Visual Studio .NET 2008, SQL Server 2008.
Standard Life Investments Inc., http://www.standardlifeinvestments.com/, Montréal, Québec	2011
Independent Consultant, Senior Systems Developer
Work on the coordination, testing and implementation of a software upgrade to PC Bond, a mission critical application at SLI. Also worked on the development of new functionality (Accrued Liabilities) to the ETL used at Standard Life. Technologies and: Pervasive Data Integrator 9 (ETL), IBM DB2, SQL, VBA
CGI Group Inc., http://www.cgi.com, Montréal, Québec	2009 - 2010
Consultant, .NET Application Analyst/Developer, Technology Leadership Group (Permanent Employee)
Client: National Bank Financial Group	2010
Work on the support of the applications used to manage and issue commissions on mortgages. Technologies and tools used include the .NET Framework 1.1 and 2.0, ADO.NET, VB.NET, Visual Studio .NET 2005, Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0,  SQL Server 2000 and 2005, Query Analyzer, COM/DCOM.
Client: Ministère de la Justice du Québec	2009-2010
Work on the RDPRM (Registre des droits personnels et réels mobiliers) as an application developer /analyst and support specialist. Conducted an impact analysis in order to determine if the migration of the RDBMS from Oracle 10g to 11g would have an impact on the applications accessing it. Also worked on a study to determine the compatibility of the client facing application with Internet Explorer 8.0. Other tasks also included:  Production Support and custom development of enhancements to the applications. Technologies and tools used include the .NET Framework 2.0, ASP.NET, ADO.NET, VB.NET, Visual Studio .NET 2005 and SQL Server 2005, Oracle 10g and 11g.

 

JobMatcher.ca Inc., www.jobmatcher.ca, Ottawa, Ontario	2008 - 2009
Senior .NET Architect/Developer
Work on the design and development of JobMatcher.ca's website and job board application. Technologies and tools used include the .NET Framework 3.5, ASP.NET, ADO.NET, VB.NET, Visual Studio .NET 2008 and SQL Server 2005. Other tasks also include: Integration and Production Support.

 

Campaigner Email Marketing (a.k.a. GOT Corporation), www.campaigner.com , Ottawa, Ontario	2007 - 2008
Software Developer
Work on the Campaigner Pro R&D team. Involved in the development of a new great feature of Campaigner Pro called Workflows, which has recently been released to the public. This new feature enables marketers to easily automate email campaigns that are triggered by an event. Also developed a multi-threaded windows application to convert xml nodes in a database to a new format. Technologies and tools used include the .NET Framework 2.0 and 3.0, ASP.NET, C#, XML, Visual Studio 2005 and SQL Server 2005, Team Foundation Server (TFS), Windows Workflow Foundation (WF), .NET Web Services, Windows Services, XAML. Other tasks also included: Integration, Production Support, Making the application SSL compliant, Research.

 

Allstream Inc (formerly Qunara Inc), Ottawa, Ontario	2000 - 2007
Consultant - Application Analyst/Developer   Client: Environment Canada	2006-2007

Work on support and enhancement of 2 web applications built around the .NET framework and SQL Server 2000. Applications are aimed at helping EC Managers at many levels; keep track of work plans and financial data relating to projects. Tools/Technologies: .NET Framework 1.1, ASP.NET, VB.NET and C#, XML, Visual Studio .NET 2003, Microsoft SQL Server 2000, VSS, Government of Canada's CLF (Common Look and Feel). Developed a multi-threaded windows application to import data from excel spreadsheets gathered from staff across the department into the RMT application's database.

 

Client: Recall

2006

Work on the migration of our Client’s English unilingual Microsoft Sharepoint Portal Server intranet IT site, into 12 other sites, each in a different language, including: French, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Chinese, and more. Solution required custom development of a solution that allows the user to toggle from current site’s language, to English language and back to the site’s original language.

 

Client: JDS Uniphase

2005-2006

Provided support as part of the JDSU Support project. Tasks involved ongoing support which required creation, updating and deletion of user accounts for JDS Uniphase worldwide. Role was temporary, filling-in in someone’s absence.

 

Client: Nortel Networks

2005

Worked in the initial phase of Nortel’s .NET migration project. Tasks involved collecting requirements and evaluating fit for MCMS 2002 and Commerce Server 2002 for the new implementation. Role also required knowledge of .NET Framework 2.0 and related suite, SQL Server 2005 and future Microsoft Enterprise Content Management Offering, in order to evaluate the technical directions of the project.

 

Client: CCSA

2005

Worked on the conversion of CCSA’s existing website into an MS-CMS 2002 enabled solution. Project involved the development of custom Placeholders using C#. Was also involved in the installation of CCSA’s CMS configuration. Role on the project was: Senior Application Analyst/Developer and was involved from the inception to the deployment of the solution.

 

Client: Transport Canada

2004-2005

Worked as a Senior Application Analyst/Developer from the inception to the deployment of the BIRM Preferences System. The BIRM Preferences System is a web application developed using the Microsoft .NET framework and is supported by its own Oracle database. The purpose of the application is to allow Transport Canada’s Managers to establish reporting preferences to be used when producing reports. It is an integral part of Transport Canada’s Manager’s Portal and integrates seamlessly with the Business Objects suite of Business Intelligence (BI) tools, Government of Canada's CLF (Common Look and Feel). Designed and developed a supporting multi-threaded windows application to migrate data.

 

Client: Elections Canada

2003-2004

Worked as a Senior Developer on the Web Political Entity Publishing Financial System, a web application developed using cutting-edge, Microsoft .NET technologies. The application allows the Canadian public to search and retrieve financial information about Political Entities from Elections Canada’s public web site.

Also worked as a Senior Developer on the Web Political Entity Publishing Registration System, a web application developed using the Microsoft .NET framework that will make registration data about registered associations and nomination contests accessible through Elections Canada’s public web site. Involved from the construction phase to the deployment of the application. Project included development of the web application and its supporting database, as well as the construction of a heterogeneous database replication mechanism that allows for synchronization of data from an internal Oracle database, onto a SQL Server database hosted on a remote Internet Data Center. Replication mechanism includes an export/import and publishing process, which allows for staging and approval of the new data, before publishing to production environment. Integrity of data is ensured by fully transactional, distributed operations. Web application was developed to be very scalable and reliable, as it is hosted on multiple, load-balanced web servers, and database servers.

 

Client: Export Development Canada

2000-2003

Work as a consultant within the e-Business group at Export Development Canada (EDC).  Role at EDC evolved from Application Designer/Developer to Project Leader. Was an active member of the Production Support Team, offering direct support to the EDC Direct Helpdesk team. Design and development of a variety of projects using a variety of technologies including: Visual Basic stateless COM/DCOM components (MTS compliant), XML, XSL, ASP, ADO, SQL Server as well as Construct Spectrum (Broker Architecture) used to access an ADABAS mainframe.  Projects are as follows:

·               Enabling e-Commerce capability on EDC’s web site and adaptation of the user management system to enable granting instant access to new users, using synchronous and asynchronous processes.

·               Implementation of an online payment and order tracking system bringing business-to-consumer (B2C)

e-commerce capability to EDC’s web site.

·               A web application, allowing EDC to generate and sell Online Insurability Opinions as well as D&B (Dun & Bradstreet) Business Information Reports. Development of the solution involved working jointly with the mainframe group to improve the decision model and add the ability to generate online insurability opinions. Solution uses business-to-business (B2B) model to gather information from D&B and other sources, and deliver final product to the customer.

·               Work on the re-design of EDC’s corporate web site in an effort to follow EDC’s e-Business group’s vision: make EDC’s, a world-class web site.

·               Worked actively at the re-design of another one of EDC’s most important online applications: the Receivable Insurance Center. Project was developed following the Rational Unified Process (RUP), part of the strong effort to implement this process as part of the group’s development culture.

 

CML Emergency Services Inc (formerly CML Technologies Inc), Hull, Québec	1998 - 2000
Webmaster- Internet / Intranet Application Developer	1999-2000

Production, Design and Development of CML’s corporate web site (www.cmles.com) and intranet applications used to manage the web site. Creating graphics using Adobe Photoshop and ImageReady software. Dynamic web site developed using Active Server Pages and running on Internet Information Server (IIS 4.0). Management of IIS 4.0. Site developed using Microsoft Visual Interdev and Macromedia Dreamweaver. The web site is constituted of a public area and an e-Services area allowing customers to access data coming from the corporate database running on Microsoft SQL Server 7.0.

 

System designer – Research & Development 911

1998

Work on the design and development of a Client-Server application accessing databases via Active Server Pages (ASP). Design and development of an MS-Access database. Installation and management of an Internet Information Server (IIS).  Work on the design and development of a server windows application accessing databases via the ODBC interface. Software developed with Microsoft Visual C++. Development of Microsoft Access and SQL Server databases. Development of an InstallShield wizard to automate the deployment the SeNTinel Suite. Creation of documents complying with the ISO-9001 standard. Installation of a Windows NT Server.

 

 

Tools: Azure SDK, CRM Dynamics, Microsoft CRM Dynamics, Microsoft Team Foundation Server, Microsoft Content Management Server 2002, Microsoft Sharepoint Portal Server 2002,  Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 to 3.5, Visual Studio .NET 2003/2005/2008, 2010, MS Visual Web Developer 2008, SQL Server Express 2005, ASP.NET, .NET Assemblies, ADO.NET, IIS 5.x, IIS 6, IIS 7, SQLPlus, Oracle 9i, SQL Server 7.0/2000/2005, MS Visual Interdev, MS Visual Source Safe (VSS), MKS Source Integrity, Pervasive Data Integrator 9, IBM DB2, JIRA, Remedy

Languages: HTML 5, CSS3, Visual Basic .NET, C#, Visual Basic 6.0, SQL, T-SQL, XML, XSL, C/C++, Visual C++, MFC, VB Script, JavaScript, HTML/DHTML, Document Object Model (DOM), LINQ, DBML, Entity Framework

Concepts/Methodology: MVC 5, Entity Framework 6, Azure (Websites, Storage, Cloud Services, Queuing), Microsoft Cloud, Code-First Migrations, Scaffolding, JQuery, AJAX, HTML 5, Web 2.0, WPF, WCF, Bootstrap, Smart Clients, Agile, Macroscope, Database Replication, Distributed Transactions, Data Transformation Services (DTS) Packages, Job scheduling, Database Replication, Linked Servers, COM/DCOM/COM+, .NET/COM Interoperability, Windows DNA Architecture, n-Tier architecture, Microsoft Transaction Server (MTS), ASP.NET, Active Server Pages (ASP), Stored Procedures, Microsoft Access, ADO.NET, ODBC, OLEDB, ADODB, UML, Rational Unified Process (RUP), MS Windows NT/2000/XP, IIS 4.0 and 5.x, Web Services, SOAP, Entrust PKI, Encryption, Web Application Security, Electronic Payment, Object-Oriented Analysis and Design (OOAD)

Operating Systems: Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 2003/2000 Servers, Windows XP Professional, Windows NT 4.0, Mac OS X 10.5.x and later, iOS, Android

·               2014 – Building Cloud Apps with Microsoft Azure (Reading/Training)

·               2014 – Entity Framework 6 Code First using MVC 5 (Reading/Training)

·               2013 – Scrum Master Training (Agile)

·               2012 – Development of Web Applications using ASP.NET MVC 3.0 and Entity Framework 4 (Visual Studio 2010)

·               2009 – Installing Office Sharepoint Server 2007

·               2008 – Smart Client Architecture and Design Guide, Reading

·               2008 – Introduction to VMWare Lab Manager, GOT Corporation, Staff Trainng

·               2006 – Web Security - Securing SQL Server 2005: The Database and the Server, Microsoft Event

·               2005 – Developing E-Business Solutions Using Microsoft BizTalk Server    

·               2004 – Developing XML Web Services and Server Components, Self-Training

·               2004 – Building Microsoft Content Management Server 2002 Solutions

·               2003 –  Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Database Design and Implementation, Self-Training

·               2003 – Developing Web App. with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET (MCAD/MCSD), Self-Training  

·               2003 – Programming Microsoft ASP.NET, Self-Training

·               2002 – Entrust PKI, Qunara, Ottawa

·               2001 – Object-Oriented Analysis and Design using UML, The Learning Tree, Ottawa

·               1999 – Building Web Applications using Microsoft Visual Interdev 6.0, Learnix, Ottawa

·               1997 – 1999 – Electrical Engineering, University of Sherbrooke

·               1994 – 1996 – Electrical Engineering, École Polytechnique de Montréal

·               1992 – 1994 – Pure and Applied Sciences -College diploma, Campus Notre-Dame-de-Foy

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES/AWARDS

·               2012 (March) – Photographer for Bikini Calendar photo shoot in Jamaica

·               2012 (February) – Photographer for Bikini Calendar photo shoot in Hawaii

·               2009 – Became Contributor for Shutterstock.com, Dreamstime.com and Fotolia.com International Stock Photography agencies

·               2008 – Became Contributor for iStockphoto.com, International Stock Photography agency

·               2006 – Voluntarily designed/developed a website for Jeff Seeton’s Campaign

·               2005 – Recipient of a “Totally Recognized – Superstar of the Month” award for my involvement in CCSA’s CMS implementation.

·               2002 – Became Contributor for Alamy.com, International Stock Photography agency

·               2002 – Cast as an Extra in the “Trudeau: The Man, The Myth” mini-series

·               2001 – Peer Recognition Award for my involvement in EDC’s eBusiness projects

·               1997 – Three months trip to Australia as a freelance photographer

·               1995-1996 – Director of a Robotics project as part of the SAE Robotics team at École Polytechnique de Montréal. Project involved building a walking robot actuated by artificial muscles using Shape Memory Alloys.

·               1994 – Expo Sciences Bell, Provincial Finals. Presentation of a popularization project about Shape Memory Alloys.

·               1994 – Expo Sciences Chaudière Appalaches Regionals. Presentation of a popularization project about Shape Memory Alloys. Winner of a prize and eligibility for the Provincial fair.

 

INTERESTS

·               Inline Skating, Mountain Biking, Swimming, Photography (see www.yanickvallee.com), Cooking, Nature, Fishing.