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Rémi Plourde, Web Developer: Résumé

Rémi Plourde Web Developer

Contact & Portfolio
remiplourde.com
Location
Tokyo, Japan
Citizenship
Canadian
Languages
French, English, Japanese (JLPT 3)

Mission

I wish to join a team with my 14 years of experience in Web development to help turn your projects into a prime examples of success we can be proud of.

Knowledge

I am proficient in various languages, libraries, frameworks, and methodologies: HTML5, XML, CSS3, JavaScript (jQuery), PHP (Drupal, CakePHP, WordPress), Ruby (Ruby on Rails), Linux (Ubuntu), Mac OS X, Photoshop, Agile (SCRUM, Kanban).

Education

Graduated from the Webmaster Programme at NBCC Dieppe

2000 — 2001

  • Learned professional Web development, user interface design, networking, server administration.

Recent Working Experience

Web Developer for Japan Venture Research Co., Ltd.

Started June 2012

  • Build Entrepedia, a Web application of research database with information on start-up companies in Japan.
  • Connect Ruby on Rails application running in Amazon EC2 instance with Amazon S3 and Database.com API.

Web Developer and Server Administrator for Smalltalk, Inc.

Mar. 2012 - May 2012

  • Managed the functionality of a high-traffic flash marketing e-commerce running on Ruby on Rails.
  • Monitored production and staging servers, including their supporting resources.

Web Developer for Export Japan, Inc.

May 2011 — Mar. 2012

  • Updated e-commerce and article sections of the multilingual version of the Japan-Guide.com Web site, running on a custom Ruby on Rails application.
  • Managed several other multilingual e-commerce Web sites, using PHP and Ruby on Rails.

Web Developer for Piku Media K.K.

May 2010 — Feb. 2011

  • Created new theme for the company’s site powered by Drupal.
  • Contributed to the switch from Drupal to a new custom application written with Ruby on Rails.
  • Maintained Web servers and database during high-traffic stress periods.

Web Developer for the Bank of Canada

Oct. 2008 — Sep. 2009

  • Created a new Web site for the Currency Museum using WordPress.
  • Assembled a new theme with CSS compatible with obsolete browsers, including IE6.

Web Developer for Fenix Solutions

Sep. 2008 — Oct. 2009

  • Created PHP Web sites for various clients using WordPress, Drupal, and CakePHP.
  • Implemented source control using Subversion and trained employees to make use of it.

Web Developer and Project Manager for N-VisionIT Interactive

July 2006 — Sep. 2008

  • Wrote, designed, managed, and maintained PHP and ColdFusion Web sites for several clients.
  • Managed servers, network, routers, and backups for the office and some clients.

Technical Support Agent and Web Developer for SITEL Kanata

Nov. 2004 — July 2006

  • Diagnosed customers’ problems relating to software on computers built by Dell.
  • Created new Web applications for other agents on the company’s intranet.

Customer Support Analyst for Xwave Solutions

Sep. 2001 — June 2004

  • Diagnosed customers’ technical problems related to their Internet access with Bell Sympatico.
  • Trained new employees to perform their troubleshooting duties with customers on the phone.
  • Created a new Web application to simplify the common tasks of all support analysts.

Web Development Freelancer

Started Dec. 1998

  • Worked on various Web sites of any kind for many clients, mostly between full-time employment.
  • Managed own time, projects, finance, and business.

Volunteering

Since 1996, I volunteered in the creation and the maintenance of the Web site for many non-profit organisations, including the Marie-Esther High School, the Government of New Brunswick, the Ottawa Japanese Language School, the Ottawa Japanese-Canadian Association, and the Canadian Tulip Festival’s Japan Pavilion.

In December 2007, I wrote a Web application, OCInfo, allowing bus riders in Ottawa to obtain timetables on their mobiles. It was talked about in the local media and replaced by an official application in 2008.

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