Principal Consultant at Sogeti
Greater Detroit Area
- Current
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- Senior Consultant at Sogeti
- Past
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- Consultant at Quick Solutions
- Consultant at Avanade
- Consultant at G. A. Sullivan
- Consultant and Trainer at I.S. Research, Inc.
- IT Manager at P.J. McNerney & Associates
- Assistant Treasurer at Interface Systems Inc.
- Education
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- Wayne State University
- Michigan State University
- Grosse Pointe North High School
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David Giard’s Summary
I have spent the last 15 years developing custom software solutions, primarily using Microsoft technologies. I have been consulting in this area since 1998.
David Giard’s Specialties:
.Net, C#, Visual Basic, BizTalk Server, ASP.Net
David Giard’s Experience
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Senior Consultant
Sogeti
(Public Company; CAP.PA; Information Technology and Services industry)
2008 — Present (1 year)
* Served as Application Development Lead for Michigan district, promoting self-development among consultants.
* Designed, developed, deployed and tested customizations to a SharePoint implementation for a money manager.
* Worked with senior management and account executives to drive marketing initiatives.
* Developed bonus calculation system for shopping mall manager
* Developed integration system between SharePoint profiles and LDAP for large auto manufacturer -
Consultant
Quick Solutions
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
2007 — 2008 (1 year)
* Received Outstanding Contributor award from Quick Solutions.
* Developed training materials and labs for Microsoft Technology Preview products – Distributed Cache and Managed Extensibility Framework.
* Designed and developed web application for large university to maintain users, security and announcements for web reporting portal. Technologies included C#, ASP.Net, SQL Server and VS Team Suite testing tools.
* Mentored customer on Agile development practices.
* Implemented Visual Studio Database Edition and integrated it into the build and deployment process.
* Delivered presentations to multiple teams at university. Topics included: Securing Web Applications; Using Visual Studio Database Edition; and Writing Effective Database Unit Tests.
* Delivered presentations at a Microsoft DevCares® event: Secure Development Best Practices; and Visual Studio 2008 and Office Business Applications. -
Consultant
Avanade
(Computer Software industry)
2003 — 2007 (4 years)
* Managed groups of developers through planning, design, development, and deployment phases.
* Designed and developed custom application in C#, Visual Basic, ASP.Net, SQL Server and other Microsoft and non-Microsoft tools
* Designed and developed custom integration solutions for multiple clients using BizTalk Server 2006, web services and other technologies
* Frequent speaker at conferences and user groups. Topics included BizTalk Server 2006, Workflow, and Service Oriented Architecture.
* Worked in a variety of industries, including retail, banking, law, insurance, manufacturing, and book publishing
* Mentored junior developers within company
* Involved in every phase of the software development life cycle -
Consultant
G. A. Sullivan
(Computer Software industry)
2000 — 2003 (3 years)
* Custom application Development in Visual Basic, XML, SQL Server, COM+, BizTalk Server 2002, DTS, MTS, HTML, Active Server Pages, VBScript, JavaScript, DHTML, and Oracle PL/SQL
* Used BizTalk Server 2002 and SQL Server 2000 DTS to integrate Oracle, DB2, SQL Server, and EDI on Windows, UNIX, and IBM mainframe platforms.
* Worked on DNA application tracking energy deregulation project. Tracked customer enrollment with suppliers and relationships between types of suppliers. Designed and implemented reporting system. Implemented application-to-application and business-to-business Interfaces with other systems within and outside energy company.
* Taught classes in Web Application Development, Visual Basic and XML
* Regular speaker at Cincinnati Visual Basic Users Group -
Consultant and Trainer
I.S. Research, Inc.
(Computer Software industry)
1998 — 2000 (2 years)
* Custom application Development in Visual Basic, XML, Visual FoxPro, SQL Server, MTS, HTML, Active Server Pages, VBScript, JavaScript, DHTML, Crystal Reports and Front Page
* Certified Instructor in Microsoft courses, including Internet Application Development, XML, Visual Basic, and Visual FoxPro.
* Webmaster of corporate Internet and Intranet. -
IT Manager
P.J. McNerney & Associates
(Packaging and Containers industry)
1994 — 1998 (4 years)
* Responsible for management of all Information Systems for a marketing and distribution company.
* Managed staff of Programmers, Customer Service Representatives, and Keypunch Operators.
* Developed and implemented Integrated Inventory and Production Planning System. Implemented checks and controls for system accuracy.
* Developed and implemented Customer and Order Entry system.
* Network Administrator of Windows NT network.
* Responsible for developing training materials and training employees in software and systems.
* Defined and developed standard operating procedures for Data Processing and Production departments.
* Implemented shop floor automation processes.
* Responsible for management of customer lists for our clients.
* Primary decision maker for computer hardware and software purchases. -
Assistant Treasurer
Interface Systems Inc.
(Computer Software industry)
1989 — 1993 (4 years)
* Financial Analysis and Accounting for manufacturer of computer peripherals
David Giard’s Education
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Wayne State University
Masters of Business Administration , Finance , 1985 — 1988
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Michigan State University
Bachelor of Science , Biochemistry , 1980 — 1984
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Grosse Pointe North High School
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David Giard’s Interests:
Family, technology, sports, movies
David Giard’s Honors:
Quick Solutions - "Outstanding Contributor", 2008
David Giard’s Contact Settings
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