Torben Sorensen
Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada  V5Y 1V3
Home 604-222-4456
torbens@telus.net 
 
SUMMARY: Web Architect / Programmer / Systems Administrator

7+ years experience in software, software engineering, software development, software architecture, software development methodology and practices, web, Internet, intranet, client/server, object-oriented analysis and design, requirements analysis and modeling, data modeling, and database design. Progressed through analytical and applications work to senior management positions. Held positions with management responsibility, including training, for up to 5 employees engaged in computer applications development, data center operations, engineering support, and related activities.
 

EMPLOYMENT

Contract Web Architect -- 2001 - Present

I am currently self-employed, contracting my web design and programming skills to several companies: Media Funding Corporation (www.mediafunding.com), Merchant Finance Company (www.merchantfinanceco.com), Rolling Oaks Enterprises (www.rollingoaks.net),  Bubble Action Pumps Ltd. (www.bubbleactionpumps.com), World of Giving International (www.worldofgiving.com:8080) and Andre Bieler Inc. (www.andrebieler.com).  
 
Darwin Partners, Oakland, California, USA 	2000 - 2001
Contract Programmer

In this position I was contracted to assist with the redesign of the Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Online financial web site from a Perl-centric design to a Java-centric design, as well as maintaining the existing Perl site.  I coordinated efforts between my manager and several junior employees, and lead a team in rewriting the email notification system into Java, in addition to several other minor projects.

 
Ingenuity Works, Burnaby, BC, Canada	1999 - 2000
Lead Programmer / Systems Analyst

Ingenuity Works is creating a K-12 school web portal, with an expected user count above 600,000.  I managed a team of 5 programmers, developed timelines, objectives, specifications, configured the Linux hardware and OS, set-up Apache, designed the initial framework, assisted with the Oracle database set-up and configuration, programmed the first beta scripts, helped with the database design and maintenance, configured DNS, and installed systems to monitor the servers.

 
BCTel Interactive, Burnaby, BC, Canada	1997 - 1999
Systems Analyst

This position involved creating new form-based Perl and Cold Fusion programs, to meet the business needs of the company.  I also assisted in documenting and organizing procedures and policies as pertained to programming.  As well, I was one member of a team of six that was responsible for the 24/7 operations of 50+ servers running the Solaris, Linux, and Windows NT operating systems for over 100,000 ISP customers in BC.


 
EDUCATION
 
Camosun College, Victoria, BC, Canada	1997
Associate, Computer Systems Techology

I successfully completed the Co-Op Computer Technology Specialist Program at Camosun College. This involved 3 years study in programming (mostly C++), and systems design. This program included 9 months of co-op work terms, split in three 3 month periods. 
 
Sun Solaris Systems Administration, Levels I + II
August 1999