Pius Lo

Pius Lo, MSc.

HIGHLIGHTS

· 6 years of software design/development experience on GIS and Real-time Data Control systems for Oil/ Gas and utility industries.

· MSc. degree in Computing Science with specialization in Software Engineering.

· Object-Oriented Analysis/Design and excellent Java and C++ programming skills.

· Extensive experience on GUI design and implementation on Windows, X Windows, Motif, etc.

· Fast learner of new technologies and new ideas.

· Strong interpersonal skills in team environment.

WORKING EXPERIENCE

1999-Present Software Engineer, Autodesk Development Canada, Calgary

· Designed and developed the major components for our new Location-based service product platform, using Java EJB and Weblogic server technologies.

· Designed and developed functional units in Visual C++ and MFC for applications of our Internet mapping product MapGuide.

· Responsible for the data conversion application which reads and converts a variety of graphic formats (DWG, DGN, SHP, etc.) to our proprietary spatial data file format.

· Performed unit testing, feature and design specs, formal reviews, etc.

1996-1999 Senior Systems Analyst, R&D, Valmet Automation, Calgary

· Designed, implemented (using Visual C++ and AutoCAD) and tested the GUI subsystem with the real-time database server of our SCADA applications.

· Managed the revision of our departmental C++ coding conventions.

· Designed and built the user’s GUI displays using AutoCAD.

· Prepared requirements specification, functional design, detailed design, and test procedure documents that comply with the ISO-9001 standards.

· Followed all the ISO procedures for the software development process and performed formal reviews on design, code, and documentation with senior developers and the Quality Assurance team members.

1995-1996 Programmer/Analyst, Sandwell Datap Systems, Calgary

· Designed and implemented GUI modules and APIs using C, Pascal, and X/Motif toolkit for the SCADA system products.

· Ported user interfaces from DEC XUI widgets set to Motif toolkit.

· Performed system testing and reported results to project managers.

SKILLS

OSs: Windows, UNIX, VMS, DOS, X Window, OS/2

Languages: Java, EJB, C++, C, Junit, Win32, MFC, COM, PERL, UML, OMT, XML, Visual BASIC, HTML, SQL, Pascal, InstallShield script, X/Motif toolkits, FORTRAN.

Software: WebLogic, Kawa, Visual Café, MS Visual Studio, Rational Rose, InstallShield, DemoShield, BoundChecker, AutoCAD, Microstation, Oracle, Sybase, SourceSafe, TrueChange, SCCS, RCS, LaTeX.

Others: Fluent English and Cantonese/Chinese

EDUCATION

2000 Enterprise Java Beans, Quadrus, Calgary, Canada

2000 Intensive Java, Develop Mentor, Boston, USA

1998 Object-Oriented Analysis/Design in OMT/UML, Faculty of Continuing Education, U of Calgary

1997 ISO-9001 Training, Valmet Automation.

1996 PERL script programming training, Valmet Automation.

1993-1995 MSc. in Computing Science (Research Area: Software Engineering), U of Alberta

· Completed thesis research on graphical modeling of CASE methods and development of the CASE environment modeling tool using C++ and X/Motif

· Attended the 17th International Conference on Software Engineering (Seattle, 95)

· Presented research poster at the 4th annual IRIS-PRECARN conference (Toronto, 94)

1989-1993 BSc. (Honors) in Computing Science with First Class Honors and Silver Medal, U of Alberta

SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENTS

1993-1995 NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship

1993-1995 Walter H. Johns Graduate Fellowship

1993 Dean's Silver Medal in Science

1993 The C.I.P.S. Donald B. Scott Memorial Prize in Computing Science

1993 and 1992 NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award

1990 The Hewlett-Packard Calculator Award

1989-1993 Dean’s Honor Roll at the University of Alberta

1989 Alexander Rutherford Scholarship