OBJECTIVE
To secure a full-time home programming position involving but not limited to C++
development or TMS320C6x code optimization

PROFILE
• Outstanding verbal skills suitable for customer service roles or employee
mentoring
• Excellent written skills suitable for technical documentation or article
writing
• Fast typing (+70 wpm with 2% error rates) and accurate speech-to-text
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• Extensive background in Software Engineering principles, languages and tools 
• Strong problem-solving skills and innovative thinking that can result in more
sensible alternatives saving time and money
• Fluency (spoken and written) in Greek

SKILLS
Programming Languages
4 years: C (Prove It! Score: 80%), C++ (Prove It! Score: 72%)
2 years: UML, Matlab, SQL, Delphi Pascal, HTML
1 year: TMS320Cx Assembly, MFC, ColdFusion, Java

Software Tools
4 years: MS Visual Studio, Microsoft Office
3 years: Borland Delphi
2 years: Matlab, InstallShield
1 year: Code Composer Studio, StarUML, Subversion, Vi Editor, MS Access

Operating Systems
4 years: Windows XP
3 years: Windows 98, MS-DOS
1 year: Linux

Processes
6 years: Debugging
4 years: Object-oriented programming, Code styling
3 years: Visual Programming, Event-driven programming, Technical documentation
2 years: Design Patterns, Software packaging
1 years: RDBMS Design

EXPERIENCE
Freelance Article Writer	May 2007 – Present
Writers Research Group, Telecommute
A company that provides writing, research and data services, mostly staffed with
telecommuters
• providing short, mostly technical tutorials with high information density that
adhere to a strict format, on topics such as C++, MFC, HML, computer
troubleshooting, networks and software applications
• prototyping samples of C++ and MFC code in Microsoft Visual C++ for inclusion
into tutorials
• tripled productivity using a business model that consists of a digital voice
recorder and speech to text software, as opposed to typing in front of the
computer
Environment: Dragon Natural Speaking Software, MS Visual C++, online article
management tool

Inbound Technical Support Specialist	Sep – Dec 2006 
ClientLogic, Toronto
A company that provides customer management services
• provided tier-2 technical support to users of handheld devices, such as the
Blackberry, resolving problems due to bad connectivity, operating system
corruption and user ignorance
Environment: Computer, online customer management tools, telephone

C++ Developer	Apr – Aug 2006
Dominion Voting Systems, Toronto
A company that designs, manufactures and markets their proprietary electronic
voting machines
• responsible for the conversion of the source code of the image processing
component, 10,000 lines, from C into C++
• used methodology to analyze C code, prototype the object oriented
architecture, test it and debug it
• composed a detailed C++ style guide for programmer compliance and to enhance
the standardization of the machines
• congratulated for recommending a more efficient image processing system based
on correlation techniques as opposed to the more “expensive” bar coding logic in
use
Environment: Source Insight, C, C++, Microsoft Visual C++, StarUML, Linux 

Algorithm Developer	Feb 2002 – Jun 2005
Mikropsifiaki EPE, Athens-GR
A company specializing in software for telephone, audio and 2-way radio
communication
• participated in the extension of a proprietary DSP code library and the
improvement of algorithms for speed and accuracy
• analyzed test signals into the frequency spectrum, used several algorithms to
determine the filter coefficients, prototyped filters and created software filter
objects
• performed some source control and project monitoring
Environment: Borland C++, C, C++, Matlab, Subversion

Software Applications Developer	Nov 1998 – Sep 2001
AIMS Inc., Athens-GR
An IT company that develops and markets a multi-tiered, scalable application
used by airlines for crew management, operations control and commercial planning
• analyzed the complex business logic of the Crew Management component of the
software
• designed and implemented the GUI front-end and back-end algorithms of several
extra subcomponents as requested by airlines 
• wrote documentation and provided technical support for the new subcomponents
• debugged, improved, and commented thousands of lines of sloppy code
• supervised and coordinated the activities of 20 programmers during the
packaging phase of the software
Environment: Borland Delphi, Btrieve, batch files for DOS, InstallShield

Software Developer
iTEL EPE, Athens-GR	Sep 1997 - Sep 1998
An IT company that provides various telematic services
• responsible for the creation of Hermes, an online store application suited for
the ordering of computer components
• assisted in the translation of the customer's requirements in layman's terms
into parametric technical specifications
• designed in part, prototyped and fully implemented the application which
consisted of an administrator side, a user side and a sophisticated search
engine
Environment: ColdFusion, HTML, Microsoft Access, SQL	

EDUCATION
Bachelor of Engineering	May 1997
Electrical Engineering, Ryerson Polytechnic University, Toronto ON
Thesis project: Digital Seismograph

INTERESTS
Fitness, internet, physics, philosophy, humour