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JIM LAWRENCE
Senior System Specialist and Developer
OVERVIEW 20 years experience in Application Development and
Technical Support roles, for both Public and Private sector
clients.
Designed, developed and maintained large distributive
systems on Windows and Unix as well as a number of Web
Based Applications. (All major applications require Scope,
Design, Progress and User documentation.)
He has strong interpersonal skills and enjoys working with
people..
Douglas Talbot
Senior Business Manager
Attorney General and Ministry
250.387.1731
(Managed Oracle reports worked F/T and on contract for 6 years)
Jim has a very pleasant demeanor and has very good interpersonal skills... In working with Jim, I
soon realized that he is a highly capable individual with a vast range of knowledge. ...His
technical knowledge is very impressive and his programming skills are excellent....His depth and
breadth of knowledge is far beyond today's average systems staff person. His vast experience
along with his continuous need to learn and understanding has kept him at the top of his
field....He will prove to be a very valuable asset to any organization to which he belongs.
Doug J. Grant
Supervisor of maintenance
Greater Victoria School Board
250.381.3212
(Managed, designed, networked a large system spanning 6 departments for 8 years)
(Note: Doug took early retirement to pursue his own business.)
Our experience has been shown that Jim is an extremely capable programmer. As well, he has
always managed to keep abreast of the ever-changing computer hardware area. His
understanding of hardware, combined with his knowledge of current software programs has
been a great help regarding decisions around the setting up of our network.
Mike Smith
Service Resource Coordinator
PeopleToGo
905.940.9292 ext 2254
(Managed and installed networks for Banctec, Galileo, Getronics, Rexall etc… 2.5 years)
His technical knowledge is very impressive coupled with excellent database skills.
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JIM LAWRENCE
Senior System Specialist and Developer
Al Sutherland
Data Management Services Victoria
Spatial Data Administrator
250.387.1304
(Senior Technician and resource mapping specialists worked F/T in section for 10 years)
Jim demonstrated excellent problem solving skills generally and especially with survey
compilation issues as well as the development of software tools for the whole unit to improve
efficiency and effectiveness.
Maria Berryman
Office Manager
Royal Oak Dairy
250.652.0249
(System specialist and application developer for 12 years)
He has always been reliable, consistent and has never been unable to solve a problem.
R.P.M. (Rick) Saville
Director of Registration
Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch
250.356.0981
(System Analyst and Application developer contracted for 6 years)
Jim provided excellent service to this office and I would not hesitate to recommend him...
Eugene C. Spencer
Director, Service delivery
Syscom Consulting
250.995.8351
(System Consultant and Application developer for F/T 9 years)
(Note: Gene has retired early due to health reasons.)
It is my belief that Jim will be an asset to any organization…
Other personal Reference
Catherine Langlais Yigal Rachman
(formally Project Manager for Pango Pizza) Neptune Canada
Executive Assistant Instrument Data Acquisition Developer
Family Services of Greater Vancouver Technology Enterprise Facility
202 - 1193 Kingsway 2300 Mackenzie Avenue
Vancouver Victoria
Tel: 604.874.2938, ext. 134 Tel: 250.472.5360
Email: clanglais@fsgv.ca Email: yigal@uvic.ca
Please request original copies of reference letters and testimonials…
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JIM LAWRENCE
Senior System Specialist and Developer
COMPUTER SKILLS
Desktop Visual Basic (3,4,6) / VB.NET, VBScript, VBA, PL/SQL, TSQL, Intergraph UCL,
Languages JCL, VM Basic, Fortran.
Web Based ASP, PHP, ColdFusion, JavaScript, CSS, XML, ASP.NET
Languages
Databases MS SQL Server (2003, 2000, 7, 6,5), MS Access, Oracle (9i 10g), FoxPro, Clipper,
Dbase, Clarion, Angoss, Smartware, FoxPro, SuperBase, RBase, DB/C 2, Informix,
Advanced Revelation.
Tools/Utilities Internet Information Server (IIS), Visual Studio, Dreamweaver, MS Office products,
Crystal Reports, TOAD, Discoverer, Cognos, Hamachi, Samba
Adobe PhotoShop, Painter and Illustrator
Protocols ODBC, ADO-OLE, MAPI, CDO, SMTP, XML
Operating Windows Server 2003 and Web Server 2003, 2000, NT and Windows station XP /
Systems 2000/ NT / 98 / 95 / 3.2, Novell (CNE), SCO UNIX and XENIX, Suse, Debian,
Vector, Ubuntu, Oracle Unbreakable Linux, MS/PC-DOS
DEVELOPMENT SKILLS and WORK HISTORY
Company name Database Advisors (http://www.databaseadvisors.com)
Description/project Non profit World wide professional developers web site Estimated clientele
is 500 active members.
Your role Web designer and Webmaster.
Dates worked. From 2002 to present
Technologies used ASP, JavaScript, CSS, MS SQL server 2000
Company name Staple Office equipment (Fujitsu project overview)
Description/project Upgrading all stations hardware and software broken down into 4 phases.
Your role Lead Technician
Dates worked. December 2006 ongoing
Technologies used Windows XP, Proprietary databases and IBM DB2
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JIM LAWRENCE
Senior System Specialist and Developer
DEVELOPMENT SKILLS and WORK HISTORY
Company name Joe the Bartender and Party Rentals
Description/project Largest party rental company in Victoria. It has been in business for almost
20 years.
Your role Application developer, System support, Web designer.
Currently designing new application in ASP.Net and Visual Basic. Installed
a new network, new computers, new POS and Accounting software.
Designed and custom coded all their software.
Dates worked. From 1991 to present
Technologies used ASP, JavaScript, CSS, MS SQL server 2003, Windows web 2003 Server
and Windows XP, Active Directory, Angoss, Photoshop, Dreamweaver,
Flash
Company name Island Illustrator (http://www.islandillustrators.com)
Description/project
Your role Webmaster and client support (mostly charitable receiving a small monthly
credit for services.)
Dates worked. December 2002 ongoing
Technologies used Windows 2003 Enterprise, JavaScript, CSS, Dreamweaver, Flash,
PhotoShop
Company name Gaming Policy Department
Description/project Maintaining and updating data quality, creating adhoc reports for Ministry
executives and developing/support a variety of applications using data from
the Oracle 8 and 9i databases.
Created and developed a number of small applications.
FigaroProducts: an application the tracked Video lottery terminal chip
sets.
SystemTracking: an application that managed the departments
contracts, funds allocation, time-lines, member roles, accounts etc.
(Designed in VB. Was marketed to a few other departments.)
PMAP: An adhoc reporting tool which drew its data fro the CAGE and
FIGARO Oracle database.
Your role Department IT contractor as a Systems Analyst 3
Dates worked. January 2002 to May 2004
Technologies used VB 6, MS Access 2000, TOAD, Cognos, Discoverer, MS Excel, Crystal
Report Writer.
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Senior System Specialist and Developer
DEVELOPMENT SKILLS and WORK HISTORY
Company name Gaming Protection and Security
Description/project Registration System (RGS) A secure system deployed Province wide that
was used for validating, storing and maintaining permits of all Casino
workers. It allowed security checks on the applicants and stored data on
‘Persons of interest’ and photos. It was also used to print out time-sensitive
security cards for all Casino workers in the province.
Your role Application developer, Consultant and System support person. Designed
the complete application and deployed it within offices around the province.
Initially started as a MS Access app but was migrated to VB and a centrally
located SQL 7 and finally SQL 2000 databases. Program had over 65
authorized users.
Dates worked. From 1998 to 2002
Technologies used Windows 2000 Server, XP Windows, MS SQL 7 and 2000, MS Access
2000 and VB 6, ADO-OLE distributive database technology.
Company name Royal Oak Dairy
Description/project A complete Point of Sale and integrated to an existing accounting system
(ACPAC). The application was created to handle Dairy’s unique invoicing
and taxing protocol (taxed on butterfat sold). Package was originally
created for Royal Oak Dairy but was also sold to 7 other provincial dairies.
(Avalon, Chilliwack Milk Maid, Port Alberni Dairies etc…)
Your role Senior programmer, Consultant and Systems telephone and onsite support
person.
Dates worked. 1992 to 2002
Technologies used Novell Servers, Clarion (C type programming language), Remote II,
ACPAC
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Senior System Specialist and Developer
DEVELOPMENT SKILLS and WORK HISTORY
Company name Ministry of the Attorney General (OCJ Office of the Chief Judge)
Description/project ROTA Judge Rotation Scheduling System. The application was used to
schedule the sitting dates, travel times, holiday scheduling of all judges,
through out the province. The application was written in VB and was
centrally connected to a MS SQL database.
Your role Application developer, Consultant. The system had been written a few
years before and had run on a Data-Point, Telnet system. The application
was then migrated to VB 6 with a MS SQL 7 server
Dates worked. 1998 to 2000
Technologies used Windows NT Server, MS SQL 7, VB 6. Supported a 20 modem
connections and an unlimited number of LAN connections. Had a custom
modem pool/queuing system and could guarantee a 10 minute turn-around
time to places like the Dawson Creek Court House.
Company name Panago Pizza
Description/project FIRST An internal management system for their main office in Mission.
This program, imported the data from all the stores in Western Canada
and produced reports and Graphs of current sales, trends, statistical
charts
Your role Senior programmer, Consultant and support person. Upgraded the
application from MS Access 7 to VB 6.
Dates worked. 2000
Technologies used VB 6, Access 7/2000, MS Charts, MS SQL 7, Ultra VNC
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Senior System Specialist and Developer
DEVELOPMENT SKILLS and WORK HISTORY
Company name Ministry of the Attorney General (Accounting department)
Description/project ARCCS (Accounts Receivable Certified Controller System). Maintenance
and development of system. Connected to all accounting sections of the
Ministry. Connected directly to cash registers, dumb terminal and desktop
computers. Also connected with sections of ICBC’s accounting
Your role Application developer, data management and on-call (24 x 7) system
support. Over-night processes sometimes resulted in data corruption but
required repair before morning.
Dates worked. 1997 to 2001
Technologies used DB/C 2, internet, Telnet, modem, test and development site on a SCO
UNIX server
Company name Court Service
Description/project CIBBS (Court Interpreter Booking and Billing System). Kept an up to date
list on all licensed interpreter, their rates, availability, court appearances
and invoicing. Also had a basic accounting section. Application was
deployed in Victoria and the Lower main-land.
Your role Senior programmer, Consultant and online support person. Wrote the
application as per client’s request and supported all upgrades.
Dates worked. From 1997 and 2000
Technologies used VB 4, 6, Crystal Report Writer and SQL 7
Company name Children and Family Services
Description/project Maintained and wrote a number of modules for their main client support
application. System was comprised of 6 separate apps, one for each of
their current programs. The application was used extensively through out
their offices. (Received a Recognition award for services to the Branch in
2000.)
Your role Senior programmer, Consultant and systems support person. Wrote the
application as per client’s request and supported all upgrades.
Dates worked. From 1997 and 2000
Technologies used FoxPro, Windows 95/98, Windows server NT/2000
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Senior System Specialist and Developer
DEVELOPMENT SKILLS and WORK HISTORY
Company name Chintz and Company
Description/project Installed and maintained a Point-of-Sale, Bill-of-Material and Accounting
system and a custom reporting aplication, connecting their Victoria and
Vancouver stores.
Your role Application developer, System Support, Terminal and wiring installer.
Installed the operating system, the accounting software packages and
wrote custom reports.
Dates worked. 1991-1994
Technologies used SCO Xenix and UNIX server, Digiboards, Wang terminals, Gandaf
modems SAMCO / RealWorld accounting and Smartware (A junior
Informix database)
Company name Ministry of the Attorney Generals
Description/project SWTS (Search Warrant Tracking System) was a secure package designed
to track the status of search, wire-tapping and steak-out warrants. It also
kept a complete list of all individuals involved from the issuing Judges,
Police departments and suspects. The application was deployed through-
out the lower mainland and Island.
Your role Senior programmer, Consultant and online support person. Wrote the
application as per client’s request and supported all upgrades.
Dates worked. From 1995 and 2003
Technologies used MS Access 4, 6.5, 7,VB 4, 6, Crystal Report Writer
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JIM LAWRENCE
Senior System Specialist and Developer
DEVELOPMENT SKILLS and WORK HISTORY
Company name School District 61
Description/project Created an extensive set of programs, built on top of three integrated
Novell networks. The application user interface was designed in
SmartWare, FoxPro and used CoSession communications package to
connect between the central and remote offices. The application had
modules that handled Staffing, Staff Holiday scheduling, Capital Projects,
Requisition Management, Oil, Gas and Electrical consumption, Field and
School Rentals and ongoing Scheduled school maintenance.
The program package ran on two interconnected sites, through 8
departments and was used by fifty to sixty operators on a daily
bases.
Your role Senior programmer, Consultant, designer and systems support person.
Wrote the application as per client’s request and supported all upgrades.
Dates worked. From 1989 and 1997
Technologies used Smartware, FoxPro, PC DOS, Windows 3.1/95/98, Novell Servers
DEVELOPMENT SKILLS and WORK HISTORY Summary:
Though the above list is not complete it shows some of the best and the range of products that I
have been responsible for designing and maintaining.
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JIM LAWRENCE
Senior System Specialist and Developer
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Creative System Designs: Web Designer and Application Developer
Maintaining Servers, creating websites and designing graphics for ARCTIC SKY
MEDIA INC (new contract.)
Designing new POS, Accounting system and maintaining existing LAN and creating a
new web site.
Maintaining and creating a number of Web sites for various clients.
Supporting sites around Vancouver Island for Banctec and Galileo Systems. The
application comprised of proprietary hardware and software for Airline booking.
Creating small custom applications in various languages as per client requests.
Gaming, Policy and Investigations: Systems Analyst
Built and designed code using two Oracle Databases which would extract and
summarize data to produce reports for Ministers, senior staff members or the
government web sites, at a moments notice. The information was extracted using
TOAD, SQL Plus, and direct ADO-OLE using custom applications.
Found and repaired numerous data errors. Reported problems like bad keys,
Symons, empty or unused keys, bad data etc,
Designed Discoverer and Cognos reports
Created Oracle Functions and Procedures related to data extraction.
Designed mini-applications, to run Ad hoc custom reports or add functionality
beyond the current products, Figaro and Cage. Some application will be used as
templates for re-designing the products in future releases.
Syscom Consulting Inc.: Technical Support Specialist
Provided software development, support and maintenance in the following products:
MS Access, Visual Basic and FoxPro, Clarion, Advanced Revelation and a host
of other programming environments and languages.
Provided consulting services, information gathering and planning skills in defining
present and future client needs
Provided onsite hardware and software solutions to user problems for the Ministries of
Attorney Generals, Forestry and Health. Installed hardware and software at the
user’s site.
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JIM LAWRENCE
Senior System Specialist and Developer
EDUCATION AND SPECIAL TRAINING
2006 – 2007 Oracle 10g DBA and Oracle Web Server This is evening and weekend course started
in September and completing in May.
2005 New Product Training, Redmond, Washington 2005 (ASP.Net, .Net, MS SQL 2005,
Server 2003, Security…)
2003 Oracle 9i Association and Application Developer
2002 Computer Master 10 month Web E-commerce course.
2001 SQL 2000 Development,
2001 Microsoft VB .NET Development.
1998 SQL 7.0 Administration.
1996 Visual Basic Programming.
1996 Windows NT
1994 Microsoft Access Programming.
1993 FoxPro Programming.
1991 Novell Network Certification (CNE).
1991 SCO UNIX administration certification. (Licenced to resell SCO products).
1983 to 1984 Fortran (Advanced programming).
1982 to 1993 Management Skills for Supervisors.
1980 VAX Administration and Programming.
1969 to 1973 Fine Arts
Kootenay School of Art Selkirk College and Notre Dame University
(Four year program – graduated with honours)
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JIM LAWRENCE
Senior System Specialist and Developer
WORK HISTORY
3 years Creative Systems Design.
2004 to present Private Consulting business: Database Programmer, Web Designer and
Manager
2 year Gaming Policy and Investigations
2002 to 2004 Solicitor General Branch as a Systems Analyst.
9 years Syscom Consulting Inc.
1992 to 2001 Private Support Company: Systems Support Specialist and Consultant
4 years J & M Business Systems Inc.
1988 to 1992 Private Support Company: Owner and operator (Up to 7 additional staff
members)
9 years B. C. Government; Surveyor General's Branch
1979 to 1988 Computerized Mapping: Technician II and Systems Support Specialist.
5 years B. C. Government
1974 to 1979 Ministry of Forestry: Senior Resource Mapping Technician
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