SALMAN ASLAM

10-A, Habib Ullah Road                                                                             E-mail: saslam@toughguy.net & s.a@netzero.com

Lahore-54000, Pakistan.                                                                                             Home Phone:   +92-42-6370981 & 6306017

Cellular Phone: +92-300-4149912

                                                                                                                                                                                                               

 

OBJECTIVE:       To obtain a challenging position as a Senior Software Applications Engineer in a growth-oriented organization.

 

EDUCATION

 

Master of Computer Sciences. 1994

CSM, Institute of Graduate Studies, Lahore, Pakistan

Master of Business Administration. 1994

Pak - AIMS, Lahore, Pakistan.

Professional Certificate in System Analysis & Design.  1990

University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.

 

 

COMPUTER SKILLS

Systems

IBM PC, Sun Sparc Station.

Operating Systems

Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows 98, Windows 95, Windows 3.11, MS-DOS, Unix, Linux

Languages

VisualWorks / Smalltalk, IBM VisualAge / Java, IBM VisualAge / Smalltalk, Power Builder, C, C++, Pascal, FORTRAN, COBOL, Assembly Language for 8086, 8088 and Basic

Software Packages

SQL, Sybase, Dbase-IV, FoxBase, Lotus 123, MS-Word, MS-Excel, MS-PowerPoint, MS-Project Plan, Corel Draw, Envy, Gemstone, Rational Rose, Classical Blend, Formula One, ObjectWave DeveloperPro

 

RELATED EXPERIENCE

 

Madison Avenue Creative Services, Lahore, Pakistan.                                                                               Feb ’03 – Present

Working as Web Developer / System Administrator. I am responsible for developing, maintaining and managing web sites / web applications for different clients.

Languages / Packages: Java, HTML, Adobe, Flash.

 

Kansas City Power & Light, Kansas City, MO.                                                                                             Jul ’01 – Oct ‘02

Working as Computer Programmer Analyst. I am responsible for analysis & design, development, enhancement, maintenance and implementation of KCP&L Customer Information System. It is a multi tier architecture.

 

Project: CISPlus+.                                                                                                                                                   Jul ‘01 – Oct ‘02

Job Description: A Customer Information System for electricity utility company. Responsibilities for the front-end application included defining, designing and implementation of the graphical user interface, the functionality behind these interfaces and objects for persistence and population of data from data platform. Additional responsibilities includes unit testing, integration, maintenance / debugging of user interface modules and business modules. Helping colleagues with technical aspect of Envy / VisualWorks Smalltalk.

Languages / Packages: Envy / VisualWorks Smalltalk, SysQL, Natural, and Oracle.

 

Applied Reasoning, Overland Park, KS.                                                                                                       May ’99 – Jun ’01

Working as a member of technical staff, I am responsible for in-house development as well as providing consulting services to different clients. The projects that I am responsible are listed below.

 

Client: NCTC, Overland Park, KS.                                                                                                                     Mar ‘01 – Apr ‘01

Job Description: Developed an application to read Microsoft Excel files in Java.

Languages / Packages: VisualAge Java and Formula One.

 

 

Client: Kansas City Power & Light, Kansas City, KS.                                                                                    Jan ‘01 – Apr ‘01

Job Description: Provided mentoring / consulting services related to VisualWorks Smalltalk / Envy for the clients Customer Information System application. Assisted developers at KCPL with the design, implementation, debugging, and maintenance of the objects using VisualWorks Smalltalk. Also assisted the client with version controlling software Envy.

Languages / Packages: VisualWorks Smalltalk.

 

Project: Financial Stocks, Classic Blend Demo, Overland Park, KS.                                                            Sep ‘00 – Present

Job Description: Responsible for developing a demo for Applied Reasoning to market their product “Classic Blend” for Java. The web-based application has a multi-tier architecture. This application provides real time financial information on web. Additional responsibilities involve gathering requirements, designing, implementing business and GUI objects, integration, and testing.

Languages / Packages: VisualAge Java and Classical Blend.

 

Client: Sprint Telecommunication, Overland Park, KS.                                                                                 May ‘99 – Sep ‘00

Job Description: Provided technical consulting services on the Sprint ION project. Activities included OO design, development of GUI's and interfaces, implementation of business objects and GUIs, unit testing, integration and maintenance. This is a multi-tier architecture and I was responsible for the Physical Network Resources an ION partition.

Languages / Packages: VisualWorks Smalltalk, Classical Blend, Gemstone, and Rational Rose.

 

Intermedia Group, New York, NY.                                                                                                                   Sep ’97 – May ‘99

Provided consulting services to clients by working on different projects as an Intermedia Group employee.

 

Client: Objectwave / Oakton Community College, Des Plaines, IL.                                                            Sep ‘98 – May ‘99

Job Description: Technical consultant for a client – server based College Administrative and Registration Software Package. Activities included OO design, development of GUI's and interfaces. Additional responsibilities included requirement gathering from the users and the design and implementation of these requirements. This is a three-tier architecture. ObjectWave DeveloperPro was used for the design and implementation of modules that include Courses and Curriculum, Student Records, Grading and ICCB Funding Code.

Languages / Packages: VisualWorks Smalltalk, Classical Blend, GemStone and ObjectWave DeveloperPro

 

Client: Claremont Technology Group, Inc. / McHUGH Software International, Shelton, CT.                 Jan ‘98 – Aug ‘98

Job Description: Technical consultant for a leading vendor of client - server based Transportation Management Software Package. This project was related to the transportation business. Responsibilities included OO design, development of GUI's and interfaces to the legacy product. Additional responsibilities included writing utilities for parsing and feeding flat files to system in order to provide data mining and analysis functionality.

Languages / Packages: VisualAge Smalltalk.

 

Client: Ameritech, Hoffman Estates, IL.                                                                                                           Sep ‘97 – Dec ‘97

Job Description: This project was related to the telephony business. Responsibilities included adding new functionalities, debugging of application, and enhancing the performance of existing functionality.

Languages / Packages: VisualWorks Smalltalk.

 

Crescent Software Products (Pvt.) Limited, Lahore, Pakistan.                                                                 Jul ‘94 – Aug ‘97

Worked as a Senior Software Engineer on different projects. Additional responsibilities included training and teaching new software development techniques for Visual Works Smalltalk to new employees.

 

Project: Plexus (Billing & Customer Management System) Application.                                                  Dec ‘96 – Aug ‘97

Job Description: A marketable product developed by Cressoft for the USA telephony business. Responsibilities for the front-end application included defining, designing and implementation of the user interface, the functionality behind these interfaces and query writing for persistence and population of data from data platform. Additional responsibilities included designing, coding / implementation, unit testing, integration, maintenance / Debugging of user interface modules and business modules. Project lead for the team of software engineers.

Languages / Packages: Power Builder and Oracle.

 

Project: Prototype for NorthWest Airlines USA.                                                                                           Oct ‘96 – Nov ‘96

Job Description: Pilot staffer system is used to manage monthly promotions and displacements of pilots to new positions. It helps the Crew Resources Department to manage their training resources more effectively and efficiently with better training plans. Responsibilities included designing, implementation, unit testing, and integration of user interface modules, creating and storing test data to work with prototype.

Languages / Packages: VisualWorks Smalltalk.

 

Project: Project for Time Warner Communication of USA.                                                                            Jul ‘94 – Aug ‘97

Job Description: The project was related to the telephony business. Responsibilities at the front-end application side included defining, designing, and implementation of the user interfaces and the functionality behind the interfaces. Additional responsibilities included designing, coding / implementation, unit testing, integration, maintenance / debugging of application and domain classes, as a project lead for a team of four member group. Worked on subsystems Order Management System and Revenue Management System. Also provided help to other sub - system teams of Time Warner Communication Project of VisualWorks / Smalltalk like Trouble Management System, Access Service Request, etc.

Languages / Packages: VisualWorks Smalltalk and Sybase.

 

Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan, Lahore, Pakistan.                                                        Nov ’95 – Aug ‘97

Taught Management Information System, System Analysis and Design, and Electronic Data Processing. Also helping students familiarize with the different software languages and packages.

 

National Bank of Pakistan, Lahore, Pakistan.                                                                                             Feb ‘91 – May ‘91

Served to complete an internship for the period of three months with the National Bank of Pakistan at their Head Office in Lahore on the Computerization systems of banking.

 

Department of Administrative Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.                         Apr ‘90 – Oct ‘90

Worked at the Department of Administrative Sciences as Lab / Teacher Assistant, University of the Punjab, Lahore, assisting the teaching staff in different classes and the computer lab, providing guidance to the students.

 

AWARDS/ACTIVITIES

 

·         Received Applied Reasoning High Performance Awards.

·         Received Excellence on the Spot Award from Sprint, USA.

·         Received CresSoft (Pvt.) Ltd. Special Performance Award for the year 1995.

·         Received Scholastic Award on the completion of Master of Computer Sciences.

·         Secured first position in one year Professional Certificate Course in the System Analysis and Design from the Department of Administrative Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore.

 

SPECIALIZATION AND SEMINARS

 

Institute: ProTech, USA

Duration: Sep 27, 2001 – Sep 28, 2001

Certificate: Introduction to UNIX Korn Shell Programming.

 

Institute: ProTech, USA

Duration: Sep 24, 2001 – Sep 26, 2001

Certificate: Introduction to UNIX System Basics.

 

Institute: Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS).

Duration: Apr 6, 1996 – Apr 10, 1996

Certificate: Introduction to Management: Role & Responsibilities of First Level Managers of Software Development Firms.

 

Institute: Crescent Software Products (Pvt.) Ltd. Lahore.

Duration: Oct 23, 1995 – Oct 27, 1995

Certificate: Advanced Applications Design in VisualWorks / Smalltalk

 

Institute: Crescent Software Products (Pvt.) Ltd. Lahore.

Duration: Apr 8, 1995 – Apr 22, 1995

Certificate: Certificate in Performance under Pressure

 

Institute: F.A.S.T. Institute of Computer Science, Lahore.

Duration: Oct 31, 1994 – Nov 3, 1994

Certificate: Certificate in Object Oriented Design

 

Institute: A.O.T.S. Japan and Omika Works, Hitachi, Ltd. Japan.

Duration: Apr 89 – Jun 89

Certificate: Advance Technical Training Course (Certificate)

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