Corey Samuels Technology Resume |
EDUCATION | May, 1997 | McGill University | Montreal, Quebec |
Bachelor in Computer Engineering |
TECHNICAL BACKGROUND | Tech: | Java, Ajax (Dojo etc), Web Services/REST, Hibernate, Spring, JUnit/Selenium, AspectJ, JMS, MySQL, Oracle, PHP |
Web/App Servers: | Apache, Tomcat, JBoss | |
Music: | MIDI, digital 4 & analog 16-track recording, orchestration, sequencing |
WORK EXPERIENCE | April, 2008 - present | SayForExample Inc. | New York, NY |
Director of Technology |
· Development team manager · Software system design and implementation (Java, MySQL) · Network/system operations and architecture |
Oct, 2004 - March, 2008 | Kaplan Inc. | New York, NY |
Technical Team Lead - Kaplan Business Systems |
· Technical lead for Kaplan Business Systems (KBS), Kaplan Inc.'s system for scheduling, CRM, management, and administration used by their 160+ centers around the world. (Java) · Responsible for KBS software design and implementation, system health, tech team management. · Designed, managed and launched next generation CRM system for Kaplan's call center (Web 2.0: Ajax/Dojo front end, Java/Spring/Hibernate back end). · Member of and contributor to the Kaplan Software Architects group. |
March, 2001 - Oct, 2004 | Kaplan Inc. | New York, NY |
Senior Java Developer - Kaplan Business Systems |
· 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 |
July, 1999 - March, 2001 | Concrete Media Inc. (Closed) | New York, NY |
Technical Lead / Senior Software Engineer |
· Design, implementation, and/or tech lead for five consumer facing systems including: www.gocollect.com (ASP / COM) www.edificerex.com (ASP) www.latino.com (PHP) www.concreteinc.com (Java) survey.review.com (Java) |
Aug, 1997 - July, 1999 | American Management Systems (now CGI Group) | 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". |
ADDITIONAL INFO | · Member of the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop for four years. Wrote two and a half musical theatre pieces, as well as dozens of songs.
· Co-owner of Kashkaval, a wine bar and cheese market located in Manhattan. · Avid bike touring afficionado; have toured Greece, Ireland, Argentina, Romania, France, Italy, Spain, Luxembourg, Canary Islands, and many eastern US states |