Ron Danish has over 30 years of experience in software development. He is skilled in all areas of the software development lifecycle from conception to implementation. Ron has experience developing production ready software using technologies like C#, .NET, SQL, and is skilled in agile methodologies. He has held roles from software engineer to director of business intelligence and has a strong track record of successfully delivering projects on time and within budget.
1. RON DANISH
C#/SQL DEVELOPER
With over 30 years of software development experience, Ron is a strategic and
analytical professional. Skilled in all areas of Agile Software Development Lifecycle,
from initial conception through implementation. Ron thrives on new challenges.
Leverages outstanding technical talent and strong leadership to effectively
manage critical projects, designs, and solutions within fast-paced environments.
Gifted in designing, implementing, maintaining, and support enterprise software
with a strong history of producing software for organizations and their clients.
Excellent interpersonal skills and an outstanding relationship builder, Ron quickly
gains the trust and respect of management, staff, employees, and clients.
TECHNOLOGY
Specialties: Production ready software for ETL processes, database programming,
C#, .NET, SQL
Methodologies: Agile development, Test driven development with Unit and
Integration testing, Dependency Injection, ORM Systems
(especially Entity Framework), Continuous Integration
Languages: C#, VBA, SQL, T-SQL, Javascript/Typescript, jQuery, PHP, Python,
Java, Cobol, RPG
Platforms: Microsoft IIS, nodeJS, Owin Katana, Apache Http and Tomcat
Databases: Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, Teradata, MySql, Mongoose/MongoDB,
Microsoft Access, PostgreSQL and Pervasive
User Interfaces: WinForms, HTML/CSS/Javascript/Typescript, Bootstrap,
AngularJS 1.x, WPF, Asp.Net
Libraries/Tools: Visual Studio, Team Foundation Server, IntelliJ, Eclipse, Atlassian,
Wordpress, JetBrains, Fiddler, Sublime, Postman
Miscellaneous: Microsoft MVC, WebAPI, REST-based Services, Windows
Services, AJAX, WCF
BUSINESS EXPERTISE
Requirements Gathering, Staff Leadership & Development, High-level Issue Resolution
RON DANISH
rondanish@charter.net ● (775) 846-2519
2. RON DANISH
WORK EXPERIENCE
SOFTWARE ENGINEER
CATALYST REALTIME, INC. – Calgary Alberta, Canada (Remote from Reno, NV)
2009 to 2015
International software development company with up to 10 staff members.
Utilized C#, Microsoft .NET, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle SQL. Gathered business
needs requirements and created software, databases, and systems to ensure
completion of all initiatives. Utilized SQL Assemblies, Windows Services, WSDL-
based Web service calls, WinForms GUI applications, WebAPI back ends for
Generic repository access to Entity Framework / SQL Server. Provided 24x7 support
for all system installations, ensuring quick response to customer issues. Supported
and maintained SCADA backend applications.
Spearheaded development, implementation, and maintaining flexible efficient
couponing system, providing casino clients with couponing system to casino slot
floors.
Completed installation of couponing systems at 8 different casinos around the
world, leading to significant improvement in customer relationships. All systems
were installed on-time and without failure.
DATA WAREHOUSE / APPLICATIONS / ETL PROGRAMMING CONSULTINGINDEPENDENT
CONTRACTOR - Reno, NV
2006 to 2009
Private consulting services practice, providing
Subject Matter Expert on technical development, focusing cutting-edge data storage,
transaction, and management solutions for casino industry customers. Ensured on-
time and in-budget completion of all project initiatives.
Reduced runtime process from 14 to 3 hours by designing, coding, and
implementing transactional update of mechanism for data warehouse for
Philadelphia Park Casino.
3. RON DANISH
Reduced data load runtime from 9 hours to 20 minutes for Sahara Hotel
Marketing Group for various analysts and data retrieval systems, utilizing SSIS,
ODBC, T-SQL store procedures, and .NET.
Developed small data warehouse for PlayLV Group, providing data retrieval
systems and leveraging RPGIV, CL, Visual Basic .NET, and ODBC.
Managed ETL builds for 3 client companies of Compudigm International,
providing support for data warehouse and analytics development by utilizing SQL
and SSIS on Teradata, i-Series, and SQL Server platform
DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE (2004 TO 2006)
DATA WAREHOUSE ARCHITECT (2001 TO 2004)
PROGRAMMER / ANALYST, DATA WAREHOUSE OPERATIONS (2000 TO 2001)
STATION CASINOS, INC. – Las Vegas, NV
2000 to 2006
Promoted throughout company in support of high-profile real-time software
development project, including business intelligence, software engineering,
leadership, and support. Developed and manage 4 staff members, inspiring
teamwork among technical staff. Ensured effective operations of organization wide
data warehouse through application design, development, testing, validation, and
release, utilizing i-Series, RPG, SQL, and DB2. Leveraged strong understanding of
data warehouse requirements. Offered technical support, guidance, and direction to
company leaders.
Established real-time ETL data warehouse structure through complete
overhaul of current in-place structure, providing timely accurate data analytics for
marketing department.
Reduced overall resource consumption and footprint on i-Series machines and
overall network infrastructure.
4. RON DANISH
I-SERIES SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR
STATION CASINOS, INC. – Las Vegas, NV
1998 TO 2000
Selected as part of technical team to research, identify, and resolve all hardware,
software, and operating system issues, including system bugs, compatibility
conflicts, application operations, and outages. Analyzed, diagnosed, and resolved
complex technical issues. Provided technical support and guidance to clients and
recommend necessary changes.
Assisted in Implementation of high-availability disaster recovery system utilizing
Vision Solutions.
Completed comprehensive upgrade of OS on 2 i-Series system.
APPLICATION DEVELOPER for Finance, Payroll, and Casino Systems
STATION CASINOS, INC. – Las Vegas, NV
Spearheaded development of automated programmatic interface between
payroll and time-attendance systems, ensuring synchronization of pay code files
of both systems. Saved payroll department up to 40-hours a month and
improved process accuracy.
EDUCATION, TRAINING, & CREDENTIALS
CODER CAMPS -
Full Stack Web Development Boot Camp, Certificate of Completion
HTML5, CSS3, Javascript, Typescript, JQuery, Bootstrap, Angular JS, ASP.NET
MVC and WebAPI, Dependency Injection, Entity Framework,
Generic Repository, SQL Server
QUICK START TRAINING, San Jose, California
Microsoft Business Intelligence Boot Camp
Microsoft SQL Server Administration, Maintaining and Implementing SQL Server
Databases, SQL Server Integration Services,
SQL Server Reporting Services, SQL Server Analysis Services
CLARK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Las Vegas, NV
5. RON DANISH
Associate Degree in Data Processing
TRAINING COURSES
.NET Development ~ VB Application Training
REFERENCES
“Ron is the most dependable developer I have ever worked with. He
quickly jumps in, learns new technical languages, and adapts to ever-
changing world of software development.”
– Shawn Clarke, CEO Catalyst Realtime Corporation