Hi, I am Pavol Decky | Software Dev Senior Engineer at Quest

I’m MCP .NET software developer, which is enthusiastically interest about new trends and technologies and admire improve reached skills. I’m specializing in challenging and innovative projects. I’m focus on Windows platform and Microsoft technologies.

My strongest skill is my passion about what I do and what I want. Hardly working to always deliver valuable products, learning new stuff, improving my skills. I know how to fight with enterprise, but also how to participate in open source.

Programming is my craft. Programming is my passion.

You can download my resume in PDF format here

Skills

.NET
ASP.NET MVC
Javascript
ALM
Architecture
Web ASP.NET webstack SPA AngularJs
.NET WPF WCF WFWindows 8 WP 8
Mobile Xamarin MonoDroid MonoTouch
Database MSSQL ORACLE NOSQL
Agile Scrum Kanban LEAN TFS

Resume

I have more than 8 years knowledge of whole development cycle and Application lifecycle management. I was working alone and also in the team, I was working on small projects, but also on the projects with many others team members across the globe. I was playing with .NET Micro Framework in Netduino with 64 KB of RAM, but also deploying application to Windows Azure. So I understand how to write optimize applications.

I can write Windows application, Enterprise applications, but I'm enjoying more doing web programming. I'm in love with ASP.NET MVC. But also I understand the importance of JavaScript. I can write and read code, I can write unit tests, I can write database queries, I can deploy application to production. I know how to use Agile, Scrum and Kanban, how to use Continuous integration and Continuous delivery and how to setup and administrate TFS.

Always open to new frameworks and methodologies - use knowledge and tools to solve problems. Im not afraid to fight with OOP using C# , when I want to rest, I'm enjoy to spend my time with latest ASP.NET webstack and swear at JavaScript or TypeScript and SPA with all cool javascript libraries. Sometimes in dark nights, Im going little shy from my comfort zone to functional programming ocean and slowly deep dive to the F#.

Currently focusing on mobile applications, rest services and Windows Azure trying to bring all of these things into something big and meaningful. Windows Azure, web browser and mobile phone is all what you need…

At my day job line manager and team leader for multiple projects, at my free time playing with all cool technologies – Xamarin, Azure, Docker and fighting with Functional Programming(F#), Machine Learning and Big Data analytics

Specialtist
  • Programming Windows apps (WPF, Silverlight) and services (WCF), Windows Phone, Windows 8
  • Programming Server Side Web apps – ASP.NET MVC, ASP.NET, ASP.NET WebApi
  • Programming Client Side Web apps - SPA, AngularJS, KnockoutJs, TypeScript
  • Programming Cloud computing apps with Windows Azure
  • Programming Enterprise apps – Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture, DDD, n-tier, SOA, design patterns, TDD, BDD, Entity Framework
  • Programming Mobile apps - Xamarin (MonoDroid, MonoTouch)
  • ALM (Application Lifecycle Management) - TFS, Agile methodologies(LEAN, Kanban, SCRUM)

  • 11.2009 - NOW

    Team leader at Descartes System Group

    - Design, architecting and development of various solutions based on Microsoft technologies
    - In last 2 years responsible for leading teams of developers and testers working on different projects
    - Solving important production issues and mentoring other team members with new technologies, code review
    - Working as Line Manager for 12 developers

    For more info about all projects please see my LinkedIn profile

  • 1.2013 - 12.2015

    Co founder at Owleen

    - Owleen provided IT services focused on the Microsoft platform for small and mid-sized organizations
    - Custom Development for various clients in different areas, my personal playground for trying new technologies
    - Design, architecting and development mobile applications using Xamarin framework and Windows phone app
    - Design, architecting and development web applications using ASP.NET Web Stack and JavaScript frameworks
    - Prototyping applications using Microsoft Azure and basic skills related to Big Data with Hadoop in Azure
    - Prototyping IOT solutions with Arduino and Netduino, Estimote iBeacon and BLE
  • 01.2007 - 10.2009

    WEB developer - PHP and .NET at Meritum

    I've been developing web applications with PHP and I've been working on big intranet application for sports beeting in ASP.NET. During 1 year working with PHP, I gained strong front end development skills (HTML, CSS, jQuery, jQuery UI, Javascript, Web Standards). The next 2 years I gained strong skills in .NET and ASP.NET. I was working mostly on back end sustem improving my skills in ORM framework (NHibernate) and Integration with web-based APIs.
  • Customs 4.x

    - This project is integrated solution that simplifies complexities of Customs Clearance in the European Market.
    - UI part created with SCSF/CAB in WPF, Server side use SOA via WCF. Business logic use WF. LLBLGEN as ORM.
    - NService Bus was used to create distributed service bus. Enterprise library for cross cutting concerns.
    - Full software lifecycle experience with Agile methodologies with SCRUM as Scrum master and team leader
  • Cassandra

    - The CASSANDRA project aims to make container security more efficient and effective. The CASSANDRA concept will improve supply chain visibility, efficiency of trade compliance and effectiveness of border control.
    - Multi-tenant ASP.NET MVC application with C# backend
  • Oneface project

    - Target of OneFace Project was to create one consistent user interface look-and-feel for all Descartes applications.
    - I was involved in discussions about architecture and choose of correct platform. I was responsible for creating base framework and user controls which used Telerik controls. I did a lot of knowledge transfer sessions to other team members about web development with ASP.NET MVC.
  • TFS migration project

    -Target of this project was created a tool for migration of multiple source controls (SVN, Perforce, CVS, Visual Sourcesafe) and issue tracking system (JIRA) into TFS. The biggest challenge was mastered TFS api and TFS integration platform and provide solution for responsive UI on client side and parallelism and concurrency on server side.
    - I was responsible also for managing TFS (create new template, projects etc.).
    - WPF (PRISM), WCF, Task Paralel Library, Reactive Extensions, Unity, TFS api, TFS integration platform, Entity Framework
  • TipTopubytovanie accommodation portal

    - Web portal used for offering accommodations to people.
    - Written in ASP.NET MVC with Telerik controls, Typescript, KnockoutJS
  • Trackman

    - Project responsible for tracking cars and trucks on the map.
    - For the web we used ASP.NET MVC with Telerik controls. There was a multiple windows services handle information about location from Android tablets and GPRS trackers.
    - Android application was written in Xamarin Android.
    - Part of the system was ported to Microsoft Azure as POC, but this project was shut down before finish.
  • iTroner

    - iTroner GPS / GSM is hardware unit for tracking your car. Basically this is 2nd version of Trackman focusing primarily on mobile devices written in Xamarin.Forms.
    - I created applications for Android and iOS, Windows Phone application is also created, but it wasn’t released yet.
    - In initial phase we created a POC also for server side, it was based on Azure notification hubs for push notifications to mobile devices. Also we create Azure worker role to handle location information from GPS trackers.
    - Web page - iTroner
  • Finpresso

    - Finpresso Archiver is simple and intuitive Xamarin Android application that helps you store and archive different kind of documents.
    - Android is MVVM application using MVVM Light and Unity. Communication with server is done via WCF.
    - Web page - FinPresso
  • Novartis CSU tracker

    - Novartis CSU is Android and iOS application for tracking skin issues. This application was developed for Novartis company in Czech republic
    - It is MVVM application using MVVMCross.
  • Qomo

    - I created WPF application to handle voting for Qomo devices
    - I wrote custom serial port communicator between WPF app and QOMO receiver
    - I used MvvmLight and mashapps metro design toolkit together with telerik WPF controls
  • AdvanceOil

    - AdvanceOil is management portal for handling fuel and oil purchase
    - Designed with multiple user roles and great security with ASP.NET Identity
    - Web application based in ASP.NET MVC, backend using ASP.NET Web API and frontend is heavily using Kendo controls and MVVM pattern with KnockoutJS

Education and certification

  • 2004 - 2009

    University of Žilina - FRI - Computer Engineering

  • 2012

    MCSD: Web Applications

  • 2013

    MCSD: Application Lifecycle Management

  • 2013

    MCSD: Windows Store Apps Using C#

  • 2013

    MCPD PRO: Designing and Developing Windows Azure Applications

  • 2012

    MCPD PRO: Designing and Developing Windows Applications Using Microsoft .NET Framework 4

  • 2012

    MCPD PRO: Designing and Developing Web Applications Using Microsoft .NET Framework 4