Andrey Balashov

Objective 

A challenging and rewarding position as a computer programmer, professional
growth.

Professional skills

Computer engineer-programmer with 5+ years of experience. 
Possess strong professional skills in software development and implementation,
relational database design and network administration.
- C++ development skills (2 years) with using STL. Programming for
Unix-platforms.
- Experience with Java (1+ years). GUI-development (Swing), work with JDBC, 
Xerces-J.
- Python development skills (1+ years). Client/server applications.
- Work with DB servers (Oracle, IBM DB2, MySql, MS SQL Server, Firebird).
Programming of complicated queries.
- Object Oriented development experience. Functional programming.
- Web programming (PHP, HTML, JavaScript, AJAX, JSP, XML, XSLT, ZOPE).
- Development with the help of design patterns and Unit-tests.
- Project design and planning. Experience with extreme programming (1+ year).
- Client/server applications development and programming.
- Debugging and code refactoring. Great experience of development using ready
code.
- Work in team, work with trackers and planers (Jira, Xplanner, Rockettrack).
Experience with CVS and SVN.
- Programming for Windows and Unix platforms.

Professional Experience:

2008/08/05 – present
Paramount Network, 
2186 Flatbush Ave, 
Brooklyn, NY, 11234, US
Programmer, software developer
Web programming (PHP+MySQL, JavaScript, Ajax)
Server side programming (Python)
Unix scripts programming (tcsh, bash)
Linux CentOS 5 and windows server 2003 environments
Work in team, work with SVN

2007/09/01 – 2008/07/01
Rocket Software, 
275 Grove StreetNewton, 
MA 02466-2272, US

Applied Technologies,
Chelyabinsk Office
34 Kaslinskaya St
Chelyabinsk 454008
Russia
Programmer, software developer
GUI programming (Java)
Server side programming (C++, Python)
Project building scripts programming (tcsh, bash, ant, make)
Linux RHEL5 and Solaris 10 environment
Work in team, work with CVS


2006/09/25 – 2007/08/31
I-Jet company, 
34 Kaslinskaya Street
Chelyabinsk 454008
Russia
Programmer
Client-server application development
Servers programming(Python, Java, MySql, FireBird)
Databases development and optimization
Project development (with extreme programming and XPlanner)
Work in team and work with CVS
Pair programming
Bugs searching, debugging, code refactoring, Unit-tests programming
Work with Windows, Linux, FreeBSD environments
Server load-carrying capacity and stability improvement
Application of programming patterns

2005/09/15 – 2006/05/15
Datio (web studio), 
160 Pobeda St
Chelyabinsk 454017
Russia
Web-programmer
Databases development(MySql)
Projects design
Software programming (PHP, MySql, XML, XSLT)
2005/06/15 – 2005/09/15
Chelyabinsk Steel Factory
Russia
Engineer-programmer
MicroControllers programming (C/C++)
Industrial programming (FBD, SFC). SCADA system programming.
2004/06/20 – 2004/09/15
Configuring, mounting of LAN.
Installing and configuring linux RHEL 4, windows server 2003.
Database administration – Oracle.


2003/06/09 – 2003/08/30
South Ural State University
Russia
System programmer c++(internship)
Internship in c++ programming, OOP
Academic project design
Database development

Education
2008        Bachelor of Science in Computer Science.
                South Ural State University.