Ronni Kahalani

Ronni Kahalani

Senior Consultant at Convergens

Copenhagen Area, Denmark

Current
Past
  • Senior Consultant at The RCP Company
  • Software Development Manager at Semaphor
  • Senior EAI Consultant at Ementor
  • Senior Architect at Theilgaard Mortensen A/S
  • Owner at IT Nerds
  • Chief IT Specialist at IBM
  • Consultant / Mentor at Delfin Software A/S
  • Team leader, Internet Development Team at GE Capital IT Solutions A/S
  • Consultant / Instructor at Cinet Danmark A/S
  • Lead Developer at PNK - PC Netværk & Kommunikation

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Education
  • Copenhagen Business School
  • Copenhagen Business School
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Industry
Information Technology and Services
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Ronni Kahalani’s Summary

My professional experience is based on several years of education, research and work on software architecture and development technologies. The drive comes from the thirst for learning, mastering cool technologies and developing qualitative and innovative solutions.

Professional goals:
- Explore technologies and create cutting-edge solutions
- Spread the knowledge that I harvest
- To continually develop and enhance my competencies
- Be involved in challenging projects that explores my capabilities

Ronni Kahalani’s Specialties:

- Eclipse Plugin / RCP (Rich Client Platform)
- IBM Lotus Notes / Domino / Sametime / Expeditor
- IBM WebSphere & Commerce
- IBM Rational Application Developer (RAD / WSAD)
- Software Modeling (UML / EMF / GMF)
- JEE (Java Enterprise App. & Web Development)
- JMS / MQ / ESB
- DB2, MySql, Oracle, MS SQL (JDBC / ODBC)
- Open source, Apache, Tomcat
- Flash ActionScript / Data Integration / Video
- Virtual Reality VRML / X3D / Java3D
- Mentoring & knowledge conferencing
- And more...

Ronni Kahalani’s Experience

  • Senior Consultant

    Convergens

    (Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)

    2009 — Present (less than a year)

    Convergens is one of the leading ESDH system providers in Denmark.
    Our products are part of a new generation of software utilizing and taking advantage of the leading edge technologies of IBM Websphere Portal, Lotus Notes / Domino, Eclipse RCP and Lotus Expeditor.

  • Senior Consultant

    The RCP Company

    (Information Technology and Services industry)

    2008 — 2009 (1 year )

    The RCP Company is an independent software development company that is specialized in development, training, consultancy and independent products based on the Eclipse™ platform, Eclipse Rich Client Platform (RCP), OSGi, and the corresponding technologies and tools.

    The RCP Company, is a member of the Eclipse Training Alliance and the Eclipse Foundation as an "Add-In Provider Member".

    We have a wide range of services that are all based on the Eclipse platform.

    - Development of specific plug-ins or integration of 3rd party tools
    - Development and integration of complete products on RCP
    - Training in using and extending the Eclipse Platform
    - Training in developing for the Lotus Expeditor Toolkit
    - Various other consultancy services

    The RCP Company is located in Copenhagen, Denmark and we consider the Nordic countries (Denmark Sweden, Norway, Iceland and Finland) as well as the Baltic countries (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania) our main market.

  • Software Development Manager

    Semaphor

    (Privately Held; Computer Software industry)

    2005 — 2008 (3 years )

    Working as development manager, focusing on making unique and valuable products, while working on the consulting services and customer development projects.

    - Redefining product- and development strategies
    - Identifying customer needs and opportunities
    - Estimating projects (risks, architecture and pricing)
    - Writing offers/contracts
    - Keeping customers updated and happy
    - Researching technologies and solutions
    - Developing new innovative products
    - Supporting and mentoring customers and employees
    - And more

    The biggest output is the unique IM / Chat robot product:

    IMAM - Instant Messaging Agent Manager.

    IMAM is an integration platform, that enables access to business services via instant messaging, from mobile devices, chat clients, desktop- and web applications.

    It's build on Eclipse RCP (Rich Client Platform), and used to design, execute and manage IM agents (chat robots)

    Check it out at (THE SITE INCLUDES A VIDEO):
    http://www.imam.dk

    Another exiting project is our hosted Flash based WebTV solution.
    Check it out at (IT IS ONLY AVAILABLE IN DANISH):
    http://www.semaphor.dk/docs/webtvdemo

  • Senior EAI Consultant

    Ementor

    (Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; EME; Information Technology and Services industry)

    2005 — 2005 (less than a year)

    Developing Enterprise Application Integration solutions.

    Working as a J2EE integration developer on a project for DR - (Denmark's national broadcasting corporation).

    The solution, which is based on the Oracle integration platform (InterConnect) and web services, handles online tracking of "what's on" the radio channels and dynamically generates play lists for DR's online website and the online net radio interface (what's on the air right now and what's up next).

  • Senior Architect

    Theilgaard Mortensen A/S

    (Computer Software industry)

    2003 — 2005 (2 years )

    Lead architect and developer on following projects:

    - J2EE server (WebSphere or Tomcat) & Microsoft .Net client product TM Tand, compatible with the official (EPJ) Electronic Patient Journal Standard, for dental analysis and reporting, which is now used by many of the largest danish public dental institutions.

    - WebSphere Commerce Suite solutions (online book shops) for the largest danish book publisher Gyldendal.

    - Voice-response and process surveillance solution, based on Java, open source, Tomcat and MySql, for Gyldendal

  • Owner

    IT Nerds

    (Information Technology and Services industry)

    2002 — 2003 (1 year )

    - Developing Lotus Sametime solutions, for the largest banks in Denmark (Danske Sequrities & Nordea). The solutions spans from social to critical. Delivering and integrating financial market status instantly as markets changes.

    - Large intranet development project at MT Hoejgaard (Denmark's leading contractor)

    - Independent WebSphere architect and developer for Theilgaard Mortensen, developing B2B solutions for Gyldendal (the largest Danish book publisher).

    - Independent instructor on IBM Lotus & Java development courses for A-Team

    - Serious research and development in 3D / Virtual Reality technologies (VRML / X3D / Java3D) building online 3D Car dealer showrooms

    - Developing online osCommerce website. Selling 3D peripheral/equipment (digital 3D glasses, gloves, joysticks and other cool items).

    - co-founder of the Danish Lotus Notes freelance community Notesnet.dk, formed by some of the most experienced consultants, project leaders, developers and administrators.

  • Chief IT Specialist

    IBM

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; IBM; Information Technology and Services industry)

    2000 — 2002 (2 years )

    Technical presales specialist on the WebSphere Commerce Suite (WCS) product family.

    High travel activity in Scandinavia, supporting the Nordic partners on WCS architecture, development and best practice.

    Responsible for:
    - Helping the Business Partners with the WCS product family

    Mastering IBM products:
    - WCS (Start, Pro, MarketPlace & ServiceProvider) editions
    - Commerce- / B2B Integrator (MQ-Series / Workflow)
    - Visual Age for Java, WebSphere Studio (Commerce)
    - DB2, WebSphere Payment Manager, Commerce Analyzer
    - Personalization Server, Brio Broadcast Server & Blaze (rule-based personalization)

    Training:
    - Java / J2EE courses at IBM Learning Center
    - WIN WIN Selling
    - SSM (Signature Selling Method)
    - Attended many workshops, at IBM Hursley and Toronto Labs.
    - Completed most exercises on the online IBM e-business university (EBU)

    Other:
    3 weeks residency, at Hursley Lab. making workshop material on WCS MarketPlace edition, for IBM Global Services.

  • Consultant / Mentor

    Delfin Software A/S

    (Computer Software industry)

    1999 — 2000 (1 year )

    Working with Lotus Notes / Domino, Java, web development and mentoring.

    - Developing web solutions for Dansk Supermarked (Bilka), Nova Sol and other large danish companies.

    - Developing document scanner API for Lotus Notes

    - Hired for longer periods as an external consultant to CSC Denmark, developing Lotus Notes solutions

    - Instructor on Lotus Notes / Domino development, executing many EU funded courses for unemployed academics, making them IT specialists.

  • Team leader, Internet Development Team

    GE Capital IT Solutions A/S

    (Public Company; GE; Consumer Goods industry)

    1998 — 1999 (1 year )

    Working as a team leader, mentor and developer for a team of 3 focusing on internet / web development on the Lotus Notes / Domino platform.

    I was part of the development of the Lotus Notes based product Profile ( Electronic Journals), sold to several of the danish communes, competing against the other products on the market, Cirius, which I was also involved in earlier.

    Responsible for:
    - Keeping track of the new Internet development technologies
    - Boosting the team members with new knowledge
    - Developing project plans and follow up
    - Participating in the daily development

  • Consultant / Instructor

    Cinet Danmark A/S

    (Computer Software industry)

    1995 — 1998 (3 years )

    Working as consultant, developer and instructor.

    I was part of the development of the Lotus Notes based product Cirius ( Electronic Journals), sold to a large number of the danish communes.

    Working with:
    - Lotus Notes / Domino client and web solutions
    - Notes C API server hook / extension development for Windows NT, OS2, Novell and Unix
    - Arranging and executing certified Lotus Notes development courses
    - Internal mentoring.

    Responsible for planning, preparing, documenting and executing Basic PC for beginners, Lotus Notes and Microsoft Office courses for:
    - most of Gilleleje commune employees
    - most of Kort & Matrikel Styrelsen (part of the Danish Ministry of the Environment)
    - most of MT Hoejgaard
    - and many others large companies

  • Lead Developer

    PNK - PC Netværk & Kommunikation

    (Computer Software industry)

    1995 — 1995 (less than a year)

    Developer in a small IT business, focusing on software solutions for PLC based industry systems and hardware devices.

    Working with:
    - C programming of operating system and user interfaces for bar code pens / readers
    - C++ programming of Windows applications for bar code pens / thermor printers

    Developed solutions for:
    - Elvström Sails
    - Triumph (womens underwear)

Ronni Kahalani’s Education

  • Copenhagen Business School

    Computer Science 1993 — 1995

  • Copenhagen Business School

    Computer Science 1990 — 1993

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Ronni Kahalani’s Groups:

  •    The Greater IBM Connection: IBM's alumni program for past and present IBM employees
  •    Copenhagen Business School Alumni
  •    Lotus Software Professionals
  •    Lotus Notes and Domino
  •    Javagruppen
  •    The Enterprise Architecture Network
  •    Eclipse
  •    Java Posse
  •    IT Specialist Group
  •    Lotus Professionals (3500+ Members)
  •    Front End of Innovation
  •    Java Enthusiasts
  •    IBM WebSphere Enthusiasts
  •    IBM Lotus Enthusiasts
  •    J Architect
  •    General Electric Alumni
  •    Java EE Professionals
  •    IBM co/ex workers independent group
  •    eclipse Enthusiasts
  •    IBMers
  •    Ementor Alumni Association
  •    Eclipse Expert
  •    IBM Websphere Wave
  •    Java Developers
  •    Lotus Notes/Domino Technologies
  •    Lotus Software Users Group
  •    Guru's of Lotus - Worldwide
  •    Sametime User Community
  •    IBM Business Partners
  •    The IT Developer Network
  •    Eclipse Plugin Developers
  •    The Lotusphere community
  •    Eclipse Plugin and RCP Development
  •    IBM Software Business Partners

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