Curriculum Vitae

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Justin Lee
Email: triplez AT justinlee DOT sg
Cell: +65 9843 3861 (Singapore)

QUALIFICATIONS HIGHLIGHTS
  • Presented cumulatively to more than 1350 developers internationally.
  • Proactive community leadership.
  • Versatile, both in a team and as a leader.
  • Awarded Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (Visual Developer C#) from 2005 – 2011.
  • Exceptional development and analytical technology skills.
  • Passionate in cultivating emerging technologies to solve problems.
  • Rapid learner and productive time and project manager.
  • Works well independently.
  • Deep understanding of Social Media and Digital Media.
TECHNOLOGY, RESEARCH & COMMUNITY INITIATIVES

Tech65.org
July 2009 – Present

Hackerspace.SG
Oct 2009 – Present

CodeAndroid
July 2009 – Present

LinuxNUS Core Team
July 2009 – July 2010

Porting the Louis Protocol
Jan 2007 – Apr 2007

  • Louis Protocol is a location-based written originally for UNIX systems
  • Researched on the possibility of porting to Windows, utilising the .NET Framework, and interoping with OpenSSL, NTL and GMP using C++/CLI.

Jump – A System for Interactive, Tangible Queries of Paper
Sept 2006 – Apr 2007

  • Joint-research was extensively highlighted at the University of Waterloo’s School of Computer Science community.
  • Research was presented at Graphics Interface 2007 Conference. http://hci.uwaterloo.ca/faculty/mterry/

Research in Cell Broadband Engine
Jun 2006 – Jun 2009

  • CellPerformance is an online community that is monitored closely by Sony, Toshiba and IBM for its innovation and research on the Cell Broadband Engine.
  • Current collaborations: optimizing algorithms and techniques for the Cell Broadband Engine. http://www.cellperformance.com/

Research in GUI Park – Undergraduate Research Assistant (University of Waterloo)
Feb 2006 – Apr 2006

  • Assisted Professor Michael Terry on his research to create GUI Park, a distributed, shared interface/interaction builder.

Judge – .Net Best of Best Challenge 2006

  • The .Net Best of Best Challenge (BOB) 2006 was the first .Net programming competition jointly organized by SGDOTNET, INETA and Singapore Computer Society (SCS).

Co-Founder – Singapore Silverlight Usergroup
2010 – Present

  • Responsible for organizing regular meetings and technical discussions for the Singapore Silverlight Community.
  • Maintain the Singapore Silverlight Community Facebook page.

Co-Founder – SgDotNet Usergroup
2004 – 2005

  • Responsible for organizing regular meetings and technical discussions for the Singapore .Net Developer Community.
  • Moderator for the Community Forums.
  • Planned and organized partnerships with the Malaysian .Net Developer Community.

Member of Selection Committee – Imagine Cup 2005, 2010

  • Imagine Cup is an annual international competition to showcase students’ innovative concepts for Information Technology.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

FREELANCE CONSULTANT
Self-employed / Singapore (Jan 2011 – Present)

  • Provided SharePoint 2010 software development consulting services to Zentech Solutions Pte Ltd.
  • Provided digital media consulting services to Omnifluence Pte Ltd.
  • Provided Silverlight 4.0 software development consulting services to Strategy & Conquest Games Pte Ltd.
    • Provided advice and solutions to fix bugs and several missing features of a Silverlight web game application.
  • Provided Windows Phone 7 software development consulting services to Chalkboard Pte Ltd.
    • Developed a Windows Phone 7 Chalkboard advertisement Control for developers.
  • Provided WPF and Windows Phone 7 software development consulting services to Stream Media Pte Ltd.
    • Planned and managed a team of developers to create a Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) media-rich aggregation application.
    • Planned and designed the architecture for Windows Phone 7 version of MoVend.

SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT
Contentshare Pte Ltd / Singapore (June 2010 – Jan 2011)

  • Managed, upgraded, revamped, and redesigned (together with a designer) various existing Microsoft SharePoint 2007 sites to Microsoft SharePoint 2010.
  • Created a twitter-like Windows Gadget that uses Microsoft SharePoint as a data storage.
  • Managed and developed a marketing campaign site with Microsoft SharePoint 2007.
  • Identified problems for clients in Microsoft SharePoint related domains and providing solutions.
  • Provided Sharepoint 2007 and 2010 software development consulting services to Microsoft Singapore – Business and Marketing Operations.

SOFTWARE PROJECT CONSULTANT
InCampus Pte Ltd / Singapore (Sep 2009 – May 2010)

  • Created a Resource Management System for a film company using ASP.NET, JQuery, SQL Server 2008, and SQL Server Reporting Services.
  • Created a location-based Google Android game templating system. • Identified problems for clients in education and research domains and providing solutions.

SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT
ObjectSharp Consulting / Toronto, Canada (Jul 2007 – May 2009)

  • Created interface to connect an existing source control technology to Visual Studio Team Foundation server.
  • Assisted in identifying problems in business and financial domains and providing solutions.
  • Developed front-facing SharePoint website for corporations.
  • Involved in speaking engagements (please see Speaking Engagements section for details).
  • Engaged in teaching Microsoft Technologies courses nation-wide (e.g. SQL Server 2005 – Best Practices for Developers).
  • Led the customized conversion from traditional document management system to SharePoint 2007. • Provided development expertise and mentoring services to clients.

TECHNICAL TRAINER
NetAssist Services Pte Ltd / Singapore (Aug 2005 – Sep 2005)

  • Authored course materials in the new .Net languages, C# and Visual Basic .Net.
  • Created course materials for new Microsoft Technology, ASP.Net and ADO.Net. • Customized course materials for customers needs as to customer learning expectations.
  • Conducted training for customized courses.
  • Provided customer with an overview of Microsoft .Net Technology for customer understanding and implementation to achieve individual proficiency.

ANALYST PROGRAMMER
Singtel Pte Ltd / Singapore (May 2005 – Aug 2005)

  • Created web application front-end with a backend workflow to facilitate communication and work process.
  • Analyzed existing application bottlenecks, design and develop solutions to improve application productivity and efficiency.
  • Designed the workflow structured based on customer requirements, and further improvements were added based on customer feedbacks.
  • Designed and developed an intermediate layer to communicate between the application front and the database.
  • Developed an online spreadsheet that mimics Microsoft Excel functionalities with further improved features.
  • The application developed is based on Microsoft .Net and the language used is C#.

PROJECT MANAGER
The Leaf WebWerks Pte Ltd / Singapore (Jan 2005 – May 2005)

  • Coordinated requirements canvassing for customers, to ensure that application are developed based on customer’s needs.
  • Managed and conducted application architecture meetings with developers to clarify solution architecture and feasible solution feature adaptations.
  • Liaised with customers ensuring the solutions are feasible.
  • Responsible for project management – budgeting, scheduling and implementation.
  • Conducted User Acceptance Tests and customer satisfaction surveys to ensure that the solution meets the customers’ expectations. All projects achieved 99% customer satisfaction.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INSTRUCTOR
Anglo Chinese Schools / Singapore (Nov 2002 – Dec 2002)

  • Conducted I.T. training to students (e.g. Use of Microsoft Office, Macromedia Dreamweaver and Fireworks).
  • Course curriculum development.
  • Assisted hardware and software technical support to teachers.

SOFTWARE ENGINEER
Digiscient Technologies Pte Ltd / Singapore (May 2002 – Aug 2002)

  • Designed and developed a Short Message Service (SMS) Server and Client gateway solution to be sold for future mobile advertising.
  • Designed the SMS Server API architecture and developed it using Java, JBoss, Apache HTTP Server and MySQL, and interfaced the GSM modem using Linux (Red Hat).
  • Programmed a C++ and Java compatible SMS Client API architecture. • Designed and developed customized SMS solutions based on customers’ requirements.
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

Please visit my Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Profile (https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/justin.lee) or my “Speaking Engagement” page (http://justinlee.sg/curriculum-vitae/speaking-engagements/) for detailed listing of my speaking engagements.

EDUCATION
  • Bachelor Degree in Computer Science (Honours) at University of Waterloo / Canada – 2007
  • Diploma in Electronic & Computer Engineering (Computer Focus) at Ngee Ann Polytechnic / Singapore – 2002
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION, AWARDS AND MEMBERSHIPS
  • Awarded Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (Visual Developer C#) – 2005 – 2011
  • Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (.Net)
  • Microsoft Certified Application Developer (.Net)
TECHNOLOGY SKILLS

Programming Languages

  • Proficient with Microsoft .Net Framework.(1.0, 1.1, 2.0, 3.0,3.5,3.5 SP1).
  • Proficient with Microsoft .Net Languages (C#, Visual Basic, J#, F#).
  • Proficient with C, C++, and Java.
  • Proficient in HTML/XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, AJAX and ASP.NET, and Silverlight.
  • Experienced with Microsoft Office Systems.

Database Systems

  • Proficient with Microsoft SQL Server 2000, 2005 and 2008 Enterprise and Developer Edition.

Operating Systems

  • Proficient with Windows 2003, Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 2008.
  • Experienced with Ubuntu, Red Hat and Slackware Linux systems.
IN THE NEWS

Please visit my “In The News” page (http://justinlee.sg/curriculum-vitae/in-the-news/) for more details on my features on TV, newspapers and magazines.

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    Red Hat is spelt with a space in between the two words.