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Curriculum Vitae:

Jason M. Hanley
B.Math, MBA, PMP

Career Profile

è    Software Engineering background in Object-Oriented analysis, design and implementation

è    Formal education and experience with Agile and Lean development and project management

è    Project Management Professional (PMP) designation from the Project Management Institute

è    Exceptional communication skills, bridging the gap between people and technology

è    Experience with a wide range of development technologies, including C, C++, PHP, Python, Java, Relational Databases, MySQL, MSSQL, CVS, Subversion, SourceSafe, and Linux

è    Quick to learn and adapt to new environments, processes, techniques, and technologies

Professional Experience

Syllogistic Software Inc.            Waterloo, Ontario, Canada                                July 2003 - Present

Founder

·     Perform business analysis and manage projects to specify, design and implement custom web software solutions

·     Created an internal project management system that reduced management overhead by 60%

·     Conduct regular meetings with clients to clarify requirements and manage expectations

·     Manage workflow and intellectual property using open source tools like Subversion

·     Interview, hire, and manage staff to assist with software development and business operations

·     Major clients include two Canadian universities, and a national scholarship fund

Leica Geosystems                             Atlanta, Georgia, USA                               May 2001 - June 2003

Data Exchange Lead

·     Managed projects and coordinated resources across Leica’s product lines

·     Supervised and mentored project teams of up to 5 programmers

·     Led the resume screening, interviewing and hiring process for new co-ops

·     Coordinated outsourcing work with an India-based division and a Russian distributor

·     Proposed, championed, and led an initiative to create formal systems for sample data

·     Specified, designed, and implemented software using C, C++, and COM

Microsoft Corporation              Redmond, Washington, USA        September 1999 - December 1999

Software Design Engineer (SDE)

·     Student co-op/intern member of the six person Microsoft Access core team, developing in C and C++

·     Participated in weekly meetings with Product Management and QA

·     Implemented Dialog Autolayout, the conversion of all Access dialogs from a fixed layout to one that automatically resized for International languages

·     Liaison and primary contact point for Access developers and the Dialog Autolayout team

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Acronym Software Inc.              Waterloo, Ontario, Canada                      January 1999 - May 1999

Software Engineer                                                                                               May 2000 - August 2000

·     Proposed, championed, and implemented source control, and created a bug tracking database

·     Led the initiative to formalize issue tracking and development procedures

·     Designed and implemented structural engineering software using C and C++

Corel Corporation                         Ottawa, Ontario, Canada                   January 1997 - August 1997

Software Engineer                                                                                                 May 1998 - August 1998

·     Part of the CorelDRAW core team, developing enhancements in C and C++

·     Upgraded the file import system to support importing multiple files at once

·     Upgraded the user interface to allow graphical placement of imported files

·     Performed automated testing of cross-platform user interface widgets on PC and Macintosh

Formal Education

Wilfrid Laurier University        Waterloo, Ontario, Canada                   August 2005 - August 2006

Master of Business Administration

·     Concentrations in Project Management and Marketing

·     Electives: Managerial Communication, Leadership, Negotiation, Technology Marketing

University of Waterloo               Waterloo, Ontario, Canada                  September 1996 - April 2001

Bachelor of Mathematics

·     Honours Computer Science / Software Engineering Option - Co-op

·     Electives: Organizational Behaviour, Psychology, Philosophy, Law, Economics, Databases

Websites

Year

Site

Description

Monthly Visits*

1998

www.s3m.com

Digital music composer collaboration site

1,000

2005

www.wlumba.org

Social networking for Laurier MBA students

400

2007

apps.facebook.com/fb_reversi

Reversi / Othello game on Facebook

50,000

2008

www.learnphptutorial.com

PHP video tutorial e-learning

1,000

2009

www.buymystuff.com

Free local, georeferenced online classifieds

800

* Monthly unique visits, as at May 2010

Associations and Networking

·     PMP designation and member of the Project Management Institute (PMI) member since 2006

·     Active member of Communitech (Waterloo Region Technology Association) since 2006

·     Member of the LinkedIn business networking site since 2004