designed new and optimizes existing software using various range of .NET technologies

Mentored team of offshore developers

Researched new technologies and their possible uses in existing business model

Designed secure Web-based reports using Visual Studio, Ajax (Atlas) and Crystal Reports.NET. Reports accepted data from a variety of remote data sources, including MS Access and SQL Server, via Web services.

Created Web services capable of extracting snapshots of data from corporate database and sending it in XML format via HTTP protocol to partner companies. Created different Web and rich Windows clients, consuming these Web services and generating variety of files (Excel, HTML etc.) on the fly. Visual Studio 2005, C# and ASP.NET 2.0 were used in process.

Designed and coded complex Web based Claims Diary systems capable of interacting via SOAP XML Web Services with legacy VB6 applications for American Hull Insurance Syndicate and American Offshore Insurance Syndicate using Visual Studio.NET, Visual Basic.NET, ASP.NET, Windows Services and SQL Server 2000.

Reacted to change in user demands under tight deadlines, set task priorities. Maintained and upgraded existing Windows applications, while adding new modules based on users’ requirements.

Managed teams of 2-3 contract developers, delegated tasks and responsibilities, validated results.

Created ad-lib reports on demand from MS Access queries and SQL Server stored procedures to send in Excel or other formats.

Requested business requirements from users, then, based on them, architected, designed and built multi-user insurance applications for Accounting, Claims and Underwriting departments of four corporate entities: American Hull Insurance Syndicate, American Offshore Insurance Syndicate, Cargo Reinsurance Agency and American Cargo War Reinsurance Agency, using Visual Basic 6, MS Access and SQL Server as backend database, ASP, COM, ADO, OleDB. Created custom reports using Business Objects Crystal Reports

Exported data from original mainframe application and converted it into readable PC format. Worked on Y2K problem presented by obsolete mainframe software.

Designed company’s Intranet and Interned Web sites

Created and supported database and reporting applications for a global marketing system using FoxPro and Visual FoxPro.

Remotely controlled PC and UNIX machines in call centers using Symantec PCAnyWhere and ProComm Plus

Created business and training applications for financial, foreign language and accounting departments using Visual Basic, SQL, FoxPro, Delphi, and Assembly, for IBM/PC compatible network computers,

Designed computer advertisement using design systems Corel Draw, Picture Publisher, PhotoShop and office software like MS Word and Word Perfect,

Wrote users’ manuals and training materials on basics of programming,

Troubleshooted and tested Software and hardware.