Valentin VUCEA

Experienced web/desktop software developer and database analyst/developer look forward a creative and challenging position. I'm a highly motivated hard worker with large experience on Windows and Linux platforms, with strong analytical skills and creative thinking combined with attention to detail, proven solid knowledge of design/development applications and practice. I have lead and managed Information Technology Department (IT) for more than 7 years.

• Web development: 10 years in-depth experience, with proven background successfully managing all facets of site development, from initial design and architecture to site deployment and client management.
  Tehnologies:
  • PHP (7 years): configuration, security, OOP approach, custom frameworks: CodeIgniter (2 years), Yii, Cake PHP;
  • HTML & CSS (6 years): custom layouts design & customization, including HTML 5 & CSS 3;
  • JavaScript (6 years), JQuery & AJAX (2 years): cross-browser integration, form validation, modern, dynamic and interactive web 2.0 front-ends;
  • modern CMS like Joomla & Wordpress: implementation and customization
• Desktop development: 8 years experience; skilled in UI development with an eye for creating dynamic front-end user experiences along with robust server side programming; developed and maintained applications in various types of industries utilizing technologies such:
  • MS Access (9 years): developing complex applications using Microsoft VBA, DAO, ADO, scripting runtime;
  • Visual Basic 6 (5 years): databases and file manipulation, custom forms and controls implementation;
  • Visual Basic .NET 2.0 (4 years): front-end applications using Winforms, databases manipulation, GDI, OOP approach;
  • .NET Framework (C# - 3 years, VB - 4 years): winforms, OOP aproach, databases management, image editing
• Database analysis, design and development: 7 years experience; expertise in SQL performance tuning including identification of requirements, analyses of large amounts of data and highly experienced in writing and optimizing complex SQL queries, packages, stored procedures, functions and triggers.
  Servers:
  • MySQL 4/5 (7 years): configuration, database schema design, query optimization, de-normalization, stored procedures, triggers, replication, syncronization, .NET integration;
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2000/2005 (5 years): database schema design, query optimization, stored procedure, functions.
• Others: I was/am interested by many others areas of IT industry such as:
  • Graphics, animations & photo editing: proven proficiency in Corel Draw (6 years), Adobe Photoshop (8 years), Macromedia-Adobe Flash (5 years), Active Script 2.0 (2 years);
  • Linux (Red Hat/Fedora, Ubuntu, 8 years): installation, configuration: web server (Apache), database server (MySQL), mail server (Sendmail), DNS Server (BIND), routing and firewall (iptables);
  • video editing/authoring (5 years): as a hobby;

• Ministry Of Health, Human Resources and Certification Department (march 2010 - present)

  Software Developer / Database administrator (full-time)
  
  

  Job description:

  • database administration and development (design and develop database architecture, implement, modify and maintain databases, monitor databases activity and use, collects and validate data, write SQL queries and stored procedures in order to generate ad-hoc or periodic reports, backup databases; administrator of the national database of resident physicians);
  • applications development and management (design and develop from scratch web/desktop based front-ends for databases, upgrade existing application by writing new functions or methods most often to collect, validate and process data, monitor applications and provide technical support to users);
  • webmaster and web content manager (validate/publish and update content, monitor, maintain and backup content; websites: www.rezidentiat.info, www.ms.ro)

  Key projects:

  • RezidentiManager Online: group of applications used to manage the movement of resident doctors in Romania during their specialized training programs (3-7 years). Responsibilities: database developer, desktop & web developer. Technologies used: MS SQL 2005 server, MySQL server, PHP (CodeIgniter 1.7 framework, Cake PHP 2.1 framework), JQuery, CSS, AJAX;
  • Management medici a 2-a specialitate: web application designed to keep track of specialists doctors enrolled in the training program for obtaining second medical specialty. Responsibilities: database & software developer. Technologies used: LAMP environment, PHP (Yii framework 1.1), JQuery, AJAX;

• National Center for Postgraduate Development of the Medical Professionals Bucharest (CNPDS) (2002 - march 2010)

  Head of IT, Documentation and Electronic Library
  
  

  Company info: departament of romanian Ministry Of Health, acting as a school in post-graduated education of phisicians, nurses and other personell from health industry.

  Job description:

  • asset management (manages the purchasing of all software, hardware and other IT supplies; builds and maintains vendor relationships; ensures that company assets are maintained responsibly and software are used legally);
  • networking & security (oversees the administration of the company's WAN; oversees the administration of company servers: web, email, intranet, database & storage; develop, implement and control the IT security policy);
  • internal systems & help-desk (oversees the administration and maintenance of the company's IT infrastructure; ensure maximum availability of computer systems throughout the company; oversees troubleshooting, systems backups, archiving, and disaster recovery; oversees all help desk activities);
  • software development (interacts with internal/external clients on all levels to evaluate the required software applications; direct and manage projects development from beginning to end: define projects scope, goals and deadlines, develop full-scale project plans, delegate tasks and responsibilities, code & debug);
  • websites (create, develop and manage content for company web presence: www.perfmed.ro, www.rezidentiat.info)

  Key projects:

  • www.perfmed.ro (description: company website, currently offline; responsibilities: concept, design, execution (95%), webmaster; tehnologies: PHP, MySQL, javascript, CSS);
  • www.rezidentiat.info (description: official website for annual national exam of residency -> 5000 candidates, heavy traffic; responsibilities: concept, execution, webmaster, CMS developer; tehnologies: HTML, PHP, MySQL, javascript, VBA);
  • certadmin: (description: web application to collect requests for diplomas and certificates issued by Romanian Ministry of Health section of www.ms.ro; responsibilities: concept, co-developer; tehnologies: PHP, MySQL, javascript; features: front-end with users registration, barcode generation, PDF export, status check; back-end with authentication, diplomas printing module);
  • several back-end web applications (description: modules generally designed to collect, validate and process data in order to obtain some reports; responsibilities: concept & development; tehnologies: PHP, MySQL);
  • RezidentiManager Lite (description: national database of resident physicians: back-end: server MSSQL 2005, front-end written in VBA (Microsoft Access); responsibilities: concept & execution);

• Rasig Group SRL (2001 - present)

  Software developer / IT Consultant (part-time)
  
  

  Company info: group of companies located in Bucharest, acting in real estate industry (3 locations) and constructions field.

  Key projects:

  • www.rasig.ro (description: company website, currently at 4th version; real estate website with features like: advanced JQuery & AJAX search, photo gallery, Google Maps integration, jQuery carousel, contact form with auto email, tax calculators; technologies: MySQL server, technologies: PHP (CodeIgniter framework), JQuery, CSS, AJAX);
  • cms.rasig.ro (description: back-end for www.rasig.ro; responsibilities: concept & development; tehnolologies: PHP, MySQL, CSS, Jquery, AJAX; features: image manipulation, mysql server synchronization tools, pdf export);
  • www.rasig-tamplarie.ro (description: company subsidiary presentation website; technologies: HTML, javascript, PHP, Template Monster implementation);
  • RealtorWare 1.2 (description: real estate internal desktop application; features: powerful forms for data entry and advanced search, image manipulation with GDI, Google Maps integration, pdf presentation export, classes for consuming webservices of some real estate portals (imobiliare.ro, cauta-imobiliare.ro, argus) in order to import/export data; technologies: MySQL server, .NET 2.0 Window Forms application (VB .NET));
  • Retetare ROTO (description: database application designed to optimize the bidding in windows and doors accessories; technologies: database - server MSSQL 2000, front-end: VBA);

• Freelancer (2009 - present)

  Web/desktop software developer (pproject based)
  
  

  Key projects:

  • www.emytal.ro (description: real estate website company; features: front page slider, grab real estate news from rss sources, adapt script for getting exchange rates (write CodeIgniter library); technologies used: MySQL server, PHP (CodeIgniter framework), jQuery, CSS, AJAX);
  • RealWare 1.0 (description: real estate back-end application; tehnologies: .NET 3.5 framework -> C#, OOP approach, winforms, MySQL; features: advanced data entry & search forms, property geolocation via Google Maps, photoeditor (using GDI libraries), listings export to PDF, real estate portals upload scripts);
  • DentLab Manager (description: dental laboratory management software specifically designed to easily manage customers, schedule cases and/or technicians, keep tracking of expenses, stocks and payments; technologies used: MySQL server, technologies: PHP (Yii 1.1 framework), jQuery, AJAX);

• 1992-1997 - Economic Studies Academy (Academia de Studii Economice) on Bucharest Bachelor in Economics (Quality Management)
• 1988-1992 - "Tudor Vladimirescu" College (Liceul "Tudor Vladimirescu") on Tg. Jiu, Gorj
• Continued Self Learning An important part of my IT skills has been obtained through personal learning from books and web topics. Concurrently, the other part has been gained through real-world experience and trial and error on my projects.

• Proven ability to create, design, develop, implement functional and secure web applications;
• Self-trained and hard worker;
• Rapid response to trouble-shooting concerns;
• Capabilities for team leadership, supervision, project management and training;
• Good planning and communication skills;
• Fluency in English.

Available upon request.