Curriculum Vitae

Jamie Ly

<jamie.ly at gmail dot com>

Ambler, PA. 19002

Please contact me for a print-copy of my resume.

Experience

Philadelphia-area University. Software Developer. 11/2009-Present

  • Support and develop learning simulations primarily using ColdFusion
  • Handle bugs and support requests for a stock simulation program used by hundreds of students
  • Develop an R and Tcl/Tk application for use in classroom instruction
  • Review code with code review team for applications moving to production environment
  • Training for SQL administration duties
  • Assisted with code review of third-party contractors
  • Created visualizations of MediaWiki updates using Google Visualization API with a Ruby, Haml backend
  • Dealt with data vendor issues including interruptions in financial data feed
  • Created and delivered presentation on using regular expressions
  • Assisted with development of Windows Media Server recording application.

AmerisourceBergen Corporation. Systems Specialist II. 12/2006 - 11/2009

  • Worked closely with senior directors and VPs in many departments and divisions.
  • Technical lead for four-person development team working on over thirty different applications used by over three thousand company associates in various business areas.
  • Developed Metastorm BPM application hiring application to directly interface with Monster.com, used by thirty recruiters to perform all external hiring.
  • Integrated TinyMCE to provide rich text editing of job descriptions.
  • Developed .NET application using Office COM to batch export Word Documents to HTML, scrub using Tidy, and save in SQL database.
  • Created auditing application used by over one hundred associates to create check requests for expense payments, interfacing with Lawson G/L system.
  • Created applications interfacing directly with AS/400 systems and DB2 databases using ODBC.
  • Developed application to upload documents to IBM’s OnDemand document management system.
  • Created standards and methodologies used by team to develop applications.
  • Created most common programming libraries and common components used by development group.
  • Managed at least eight projects ranging from 100 to 1200 budget hours.
  • Managed and improved ongoing product support, receiving and addressing at least thirty ad-hoc requests and bugs weekly.
  • Managed cross-functional teams to initiate new server builds and broad server updates.
  • Developed prototype Drupal-based
    company intranet including module creation and theme authoring.
  • Developed parser for integration between MicroStrategy reporting and other data source using VisualBasic.Net.
  • Supported hundreds of users via phone and e-mail.
  • Presented to groups of employees about pending application upgrades.
  • Implemented version control using Subversion.

  • Implemented shared credential system across Metastorm servers.
  • Implemented a central documentation repository using ScrewTurn Wiki.
  • Created a .NET wrapper around open source networking library IndySockets to perform POP mail operations.
  • Created centralized error reporting and server uptime checking applications.
  • Developed, maintained, and supported applications to manage supplier chargebacks
    and contract updates, DEA notifications, product pricing, customer rebates,
    equipment requests, hiring, invoicing, expenses, product returns, information
    gathering, supplier correspondence, and customer contracts.
  • Managed third-party contractors including off-shore team members.

Smart Consulting, LLC. Devon, PA. Business Consultant. 06/2005 - 12/2006

  • Worked closely with various partners and senior management to fulfill their vision.
  • Creating SQL load-testing utilities using C#.
  • Diagnosed and corrected database issues regarding missing indexes.
  • Designed and created relational database structure for three large projects. Created DTS Packages using Enterprise Manager and SQL Server 2000 to synchronize production and development environments for a major distributor.
  • Administered SharePoint to coordinate shared documents and applications for a twenty person team for a major insurance company.
  • Created scripts to upload documents to SharePoint portal via its exposed Web Services.
  • Developed tool for use in cross ledger reconciliation using Excel VBA for a major insurance company.
    The tool provided functions to assist in reconciling schedules consisting of up to two thousand lines. These functions included the ability to automatically capture matching amounts across ledgers, data integrity validation, hiding of reconciled sums, smart subtotals, and system generated hyperlinks for matching amounts.
  • Developed Win32 Python application to upgrade Excel VBA in existing spreadsheets.
  • Developed Access application to load and process Oracle data via JDBC.
  • Developed Access tool to generate schedules via exported Cognos data and previous period data for a major insurance company.
  • Wrote and designed training, requirements, and design documents for many applications.
  • Developed Metastorm BPM workflow application for major food processor using Metastorm BPM, VBScript, and SQL.

Sanchaar Corporation, Philadelphia, PA. Web Developer/Marketing Associate. 11/2004 – 4/2005

  • Designed and programmed company website using PHP and Pear. Created web forms for online job application.
  • Worked closely with CEO to create and edit proposals and presentations to obtain VC funding.

Duane Morris, LLP, Philadelphia, PA. Software Developer. 9/2003 – 3/2004

  • Created and enhanced HR administrative applications, written using Delphi.
  • Created and encoded Quicktime movies for instruction use.
  • Coordinated requirements of the software development group to create tutorials for end-users.
  • Developed interactive tutorials using TutorPro to train personnel in the use of in-house applications.

Medical College of PA, Philadelphia, PA. Web Designer/Tech Support. 9/2002 – 3/2003

  • Created department website using ASP.
  • Created logos and edited pictures for printed brochures distributed to conference attendants.
  • Provided departmental technology support including hardware, software, and printer support.
  • Source hardware and software for instructional use.

Education, certificates, and activities

Philly Give Camp 2010.

  • Volunteered for project for Mission for Education Children with Autism
  • Enlisted another developer and designer to volunteer.
  • Gathered requirements from MECA staff to develop an application for the “Preparing Adolescents for Adult Life” program.
  • Developed Rails API, Ajax web interface, and Monotouch iPhone application for use in teaching students with severe autism with group of developers and designers.

Higher Education Web Symposium 2010.

  • Conference committee member and organizer.
  • Responsible for enlisting speakers in the mobile application development space.

Website star analyst screen scraping application

  • Developed application to cache website star analyst data
  • Created screen scraping script using XPath to retrieve data embedded in HTML
  • Stored data in MySQL database

Cite-This Firefox Extension

  • Developer and maintainer since 2008.
  • Respond to support requests and feature requests.

IP camera surveillance system (2008, 2009)

  • Setup IP camera surveillance system to monitor laundromat
  • Configured network routing protocols including firewall settings and port forwarding for twenty devices.

Card reader and money exchange system (2006, 2009)

  • Installed and configured card reader system
  • Routed cable for system network communication

Temple University, Philadelphia, PA. Graduated December 2009.

  • Master of Business Administration in Finance.
  • Worked with local startup to create business plan, market projections, and business model.
  • Six sigma green belt.

Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA. Graduated in June 2005.

  • Bachelor of Science in Computer Science.
  • Graduated Cum Laude.
  • Achieved Dean’s list several quarters.
  • Concentrations in: computer graphics, artificial intelligence, data structures and algorithms, human computer interaction, numeric and symbolic computation, operating systems, and software engineering.
  • Minor in Mathematics.
  • Monitored CS-department Linux lab.
  • Officiated as vice-president of Asian Students Association (ASA) for two years. Developed ASA website for 3 years using PHP, phpBB, and MySQL. Selected and trained replacement web developer.
  • Wrote, directed, and produced skit for ASA cultural show.
  • Developed website for East Coast Asian American Students Union (ECAASU) 2004 using PHP and MySQL.
  • Member of committee to bid on hosting ECAASU 2005 conference. Created campaign strategies. Developed proposal package.
  • Developed mobile note-taking application for nursing students using .NET Compact Framework 1.1.

Special Skills

Technical Skill Detail

Skill set Proficiency Experience
(T-)SQL Expert 8 years
MySQL Administration Advanced 9 years
Javascript Expert 13 years
jQuery Advanced 2 years
Prototype JS Expert 3 years
Scriptaculous UI Advanced 3 years
Rico RIA Library Advanced 3 years
ASP Expert 7 years
VBScript Expert 5 years
VB for Applications (VBA) Expert 5 years
Visual Basic .NET Advanced 2 years
C# Expert 5 years
C/C++ Advanced 13 years
Perl Intermediate 1 year
R Intermediate 1 year
Tcl/Tk Intermediate 1 year
ColdFusion Intermediate 1 year
PHP Expert 13 years
Python Advanced 8 years
Ruby Intermediate 1 year
Java Advanced 8 years
ActionScript 1 Expert 8 years
ActionScript 2 Advanced 3 years
CSS Advanced 8 years
Delphi Intermediate 3 years
XML Advanced 7 years
XSL Advanced 7 years
XPath Advanced 3 years
JSON Advanced 4 years
HTML Expert 15 years
VHDL Intermediate 2 years
R Intermediate 1 year
QT Intermediate 1 year
Facebook API/FBML Advanced 3 years
Firefox Extension Development Intermediate 4 years
CakePHP Intermediate 2 years
CodeIgniter Intermediate 1 year
Drupal Advanced 3 years
Django Intermediate 1 year
Rails Intermediate 1 year
Visual Studio Advanced 10 years
Visual Source Safe Advanced 2 years
CVS Advanced 2 years
Subversion Intermediate 3 years
SQL Server 2000, SQL Query Analyzer, SQL Enterprise Manager Advanced 3 years
Git Intermediate 1 year
Adobe Flash Advanced 7 years
Adobe Dreamweaver Advanced 3 years
Eclipse Advanced 3 years
Textmate Advanced 1 year
Emacs Intermediate 4 years
Adobe Photoshop Expert 9 years
Adobe Illustrator Expert 7 years
ActivePDF Expert 3 years
IIS 5.0 Advanced 3 years
Hardware installation, troubleshooting Advanced 15 years
Database design & implementation Expert 7 years
Minitab Intermediate 2 years
Apache adminsitration Intermediate 3 years
TutorPro Expert 1 years
3D Studio Max Intermediate 2 year
Microsoft Excel (VBA) Expert 10 years
Microsoft Access (VBA) Expert 5 years
.NET Compact Framework Advanced 2 years
Game development Advanced 10 years
LaTeX Advanced 6 years
Wiki markup Expert 4 years
Markdown Intermediate 1 year
Clojure Novice < 1 year

Interests

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