Jozef Starosta - Qualifications
- 20+ years experience in software and database engineering
- 10+ years experience in software project management
- Very strong in gathering software requirements, analysis, architecture, object modeling and prototyping of distributed information and control transaction systems
- Key roles in large software development projects
- Financial Transactions on Internet – System Architect and Specifications (2005–7)
- PI Network – System Designer/Architect – Vancouver (2005)
- Marketing Management System – User Requirements, Specifications (2004-5)
- Multi-level multi-currency multi-unit Account Management System – User Requirements, Prototyping, System Architect, Data Base Architect, Project Lead (2003-4)
- Student Information System – User Requirements, System Architect, Database Architect, Project Lead (2001-3)
- Distributed building access and security system – Database Architect, Project Manager, Engineering Manager (1995-2001)
- Crew scheduling system for KLM Amsterdam – Database Architect (1990-5)
- Integrated Statistical Information System – Leader of one three teams (1976-85)
- Statistical Information System in Mongolia – Leader of development team (1975-6)
- Equally efficient in design, development, QA, management, training or in relations with end users
- Extensive programming experience in various languages (starting Fortran, ending C#) and in various relational databases experience including stored procedures and triggers
- Extensive experience with multinational professional teams
- Slovakia - 9 years
- Mongolia – 6 months
- Slovakia/Sweden/Finland/Germany/Rumania - 3 years
- Canada – 12 years
- Canada/Nederland – 3 years
- China – 2 weeks
- Gibraltar – 3 months
- PhD Thesis on theory of relational data model, user languages and SQL query optimizer
- Able to adapt quickly to new environments, technologies as well as applications, well organized and very reliable
- Demonstrated ability to work as a teacher, presenting person, project manager, team leader, team member, or a professional individual
- Hobby: Portal of Slovak Communities in BC, Canada – www.sk-bc.ca (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP)
- Community service: Rotary Club of Coquitlam, Knights of Columbus, St. Clare of Assisi Church, Sts. Cyril and Methodius Slovak Church
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As a software development free-lancer I am currently working on various web portal projects that are based on
content management systems:- www.sk-bc.ca - a portal of Slovak communities in British Columbia (PHP, CMS Drupal, MySQL)
- www.ultimatecollision.com/ - a production web site developed in PHP
- www.crowncoinc.com/ - a production web site developed in PHP, MySql
- www.icrowncoinc.com/ - currently under development using CMS Drupal and PHP, MySql
- www.romantulis.com/php/ - a production web site developed in CMS NUKE, PHP, MySql
- www.tri-kofc.org/ - a community web site developed using CMS Drupal, PHP, MySql DB
- www.volleyballbc.ca – maintaining an portal with more than 10,000 users using ASP, MS Access
- www.lightningelectric.ca - a production web site developed in PHP
- www.squamish-properties.com - a production web site developed in PHP
- www.icoquitlam.ca - an experimental web site – developed using CMS Drupal, PHP, MySql DB
- www.tri-city-properties.com - an experimental web site - developed in PHP
- www.islovak.sk - currently under development using CMS Drupal and PHP, MySql
Contact:
Jozef Starosta
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
604-944-1554
jozef.starosta@xeuro.ca

