| Corey Samuels Senior Software Engineer / Technical Lead |
| EDUCATION | May, 1997 | McGill University | Montreal, Quebec |
| Bachelor in Computer Engineering |
| TECHNICAL BACKGROUND | Languages / Techniques: | Java 1.3/1.4/1.5, J2EE, Java Swing, Ajax/JSON/Dojo, JSON-RPC-Java, Web Services, Hibernate & Spring, JMS, Oracle (8/9/10g), PHP, SQL |
| Web / Application Servers: | JBoss 3 & 4, Weblogic | |
| Open Source Contributions: | Pending contributions to the JSON-RPC-Java (an RPC cache) and Dojo projects (an MVC enabled Pane widget) | |
| Music: | MIDI, digital 4 & analog 16-track recording, orchestration, sequencing |
| WORK EXPERIENCE | October, 2004 - present | Kaplan Inc. | New York, NY |
| Technical Lead / Software Engineer - Kaplan Business Systems |
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· Technical lead for Kaplan Business Systems (KBS). In use by 160 centers around the world,
KBS is Kaplan Test Prep's system for class and event scheduling, customer relationship management, staff management, and administrative tasks. · Responsible for KBS software design and implementation, system health, team culture. · Member of and contributor to the Kaplan Software Architects group. · Manage team of 3 developers. · Recent projects include spearheading the next generation system using an Ajax/JSON architecture. Designed and implemented Ajax framework and best practices. · Co-architected/designed and implemented CRM web application using Web 2.0 technologies (dojo, JSON-RPC). Launched to much acclaim in December, 2006. |
| March, 2001 - October, 2004 | Kaplan Inc. | New York, NY |
| Senior Java Developer - Kaplan Business Systems |
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· Implementation of CRM and billing system for Score! · Implementation/design of CRM and scheduling system for Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions. · Involved at all levels in two generations of system design and implementation (Java/JBoss/Oracle), system integration (WS/JMS), maintenance and support |
| Ongoing | FreezeCrowd.com | New York, NY |
| Consultant |
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· Built custom implementation of phpAds application · Integrated Google Checkout API |
| Winter 2005/2006 | Portland Road Veterinary Services | London, UK |
| Consultant |
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· Built ajax based website · Built osCommerce storefront |
| April 2004-present | Kashkaval Foods Ltd. | New York, NY |
| Director / Vice President |
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· Partner / owner of Cheese Market / Wine Bar Kashkaval located in Hell's Kitchen, New York |
| July, 1999 - March, 2001 | Concrete Media Inc. | New York, NY |
| Technical Lead / Senior Software Engineer |
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· Built, and / or designed and / or lead the following web based projects: www.gocollect.com (ASP / COM) www.edificerex.com (ASP) www.latino.com (PHP - not launched) www.concreteinc.com (Java) survey.review.com (Java) · Tasks included software design, architecture, coding standards, documentation, team management, and client management. · Designed and built reusable Java packages including an HTML form validation piece, a Model View Controller (MVC) servlet with built in security and class caching, and a tag library based content management system with front end data caching, user security, and back end editor stations. |
| Aug, 1997 - July, 1999 | American Management Systems | New York, NY |
| Software Engineer |
| ·Built several financial system components for the City of New York. Tasks included software design, implementation, unit and system testing. |
| Summers 1995/1996 | Microsoft Corporation | Redmond, WA |
| Program Manager Intern |
| · Designed and prototyped educational and entertaining games for children and teens, including Microsoft's "Personal Tutor", and Microsoft's "Summit". |
| 1991 - Present | Tamcor Theatre Productions Inc. | Montreal / New York |
| Executive Producer and Founder, Musical Director, Composer |
| · Composed several musical theatre pieces. Played various roles, including Executive Producer, in four productions of those works. Responsibilities included managing/hiring several hundred people, public relations, soliciting corporate sponsorship, and contract negotiation. |
| RECENT COURSEWORK/ MEMBERSHIPS |
Dojo Developers Conference, New York, NY, (May 2007) Member of JavaSIG NYC Ajax Conference 2006 presented by Ajax World Java Swing Object Oriented Analysis and Design Using UML and Patterns by Valtech |
| ADDITIONAL INFORMATION | Member of the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre workshop for four years. |