Simon Wosko

Current

• IT Consultant at CIBER, Inc.

Past

• Programmer Analyst at QVC, Inc.
• Programmer II at QVC, Inc.
• Systems Engineer at QVC, Inc.

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Connections

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Industry

Information Technology and Services

Websites

• My Website
• My RSS feed

Simon Wosko’s Summary

The following lists contain numerous programming languages, platforms and environments.

Programming Languages
Proficient in: Java (Enterprise Edition), ASP, Visual Basic, MTS/COM+, ASP.NET, C#, VBScript, JavaScript, XML, XSLT, XSD, SQL (includes SQLXML), C++, Perl, CSS, HTML, PHP, UML and AJAX (even though it is a combination of several above languages).

Database
Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Access, IBM DB2, MySql and Thunderstone

Platforms
Microsoft Windows NT/2000, Microsoft .NET Framework and Unix/Linux

Utilities and Software
Utilities and Software: Microsoft Visual Studio (version 6, 7 and 8), Eclipse, Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, Clear Case, IBM Rational Project Suite, WebSphere Business Integrator, WebSphere/Rational Application Developer, Net Beans, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Flex Builder, RDS, Hummingbird Exceed, Putty, Microsoft Office Suite, ADO, FTP, Visual Build, MQ Series, and more.

Methodologies
Traditional Waterfall and SCRUM

Simon Wosko’s Specialties:

ASP.NET, C#, Java (Enterprise Edition), ASP, Visual Basic, MTS/COM+, VBScript, JavaScript, XML, XSLT, XSD, SQL (includes SQLXML), C++, Perl, CSS, HTML, PHP, UML, AJAX, SQL Server

Simon Wosko’s Experience

• IT Consultant

  CIBER, Inc.

  (Public Company; CBR; Information Technology and Services industry)

  January 2008 — Present (2 years 3 months)

  Focused on delivering high quality and value full service solutions to customers for .Net custom development and packaged Microsoft portal solutions. Responsibilities are outlined in depth for each client below, and general company initiatives outlined directly below.
  
  * Conducted technical interviews for potential ASP.NET/SQL/SharePoint developer resources.
  * Managed several small (1-3 resources) bench project initiatives with developer resources located off client site. Included reporting status and budget to internal and client management.
  
  ** See my site for a full description of my experiences with CIBER, Inc.

• Programmer Analyst

  QVC, Inc.

  (Public Company; Information Technology and Services industry)

  2004 — December 2007 (3 years )

  Exposed to and participated in all phases of the QVC project/software life-cycle (from requirements gathering to implementation).
  Performed as Technical Lead on multiple concurrently running projects while simultaneously handling production support issues that occurred.
  Architected and delivered a web visible video viewing application utilizing new technologies allowing existing video resources to be consumed and served on the qvc.com website.
  Utilized object oriented design methodologies to design and develop J2EE web based applications running on IBM WebSphere and the spring framework accessing data in a Microsoft SQL Server database.
  Provide support and mentored new employees developing against existing applications written in numerous languages, such as ASP, V B, SQL, Java, DB2, and many more.
  Resolve production bugs in existing disparate code consisting of programming languages such as Perl, Java, ASP, COM+, ASP.NET, C#, HTML, Javascript, XML and XSL.

• Programmer II

  QVC, Inc.

  (Public Company; Information Technology and Services industry)

  2002 — 2004 (2 years )

  Exposed to and participated in the following phases of the QVC project lifecycle: Feasibility, Functional, Technical Conceptual Design, Technical Detail Design, Implementation and Lite.
  Provided multi-tier design, minimal defect standardized ASP/COM/SQL code development, thorough documentation and client friendly support for numerous new enhancements and revisions to existing production applications.
  Managed multiple concurrently running projects and provided timely delivery within provided task estimated timeframe.
  Participated in regular on-call rotation for production systems, including QVC.com.

• Systems Engineer

  QVC, Inc.

  (Public Company; Information Technology and Services industry)

  2000 — 2000 (less than a year)

  Exposed to and participated in the following phases of the QVC project lifecycle: Functional, Technical Design and Implementation.
  Developed new and revised existing portions of an ASP/VB COM+/SQL based Content Management System.
  Modified existing and developed new functionality for the QVC.com website. Includes modifications to product detail, checkout, wish list, copyright templates, and more.

Additional Information

Simon Wosko’s Websites:

• My Website
• My RSS feed

Simon Wosko’s Interests:

new technology, business opportunities, coding for money

Simon Wosko’s Groups:

•    NetSquared
•    QVC Employees - Past, Present & Future
•    Maxiwill - The Social Media Guide for Entrepreneurs

Simon Wosko’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• new ventures
• expertise requests
• reference requests
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