Lukas Klose
Verified Expert in Engineering
Software Developer
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Toptal member since January 26, 2016
Lukas is a full-stack software developer and project manager who has over 20 years of experience. He has architected, implemented, and rolled out web platforms quickly and at minimal cost in Java, PHP, .Net, Drupal, Vignette, and others; including financial platforms in CMS. He's an excellent communicator who conveys technical info with ease. He's highly motivated and thrives in a high-performance, collaborative, and dynamic team environment
Portfolio
Experience
- Visual Basic 6 (VB6) - 20 years
- Microsoft Access - 18 years
- PHP - 7 years
- MySQL - 6 years
- Java - 6 years
- REST - 4 years
- AngularJS - 2 years
- International Brokers API - 2 years
Availability
Preferred Environment
Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), PHP, Java, MySQL
The most amazing...
...thing I've built was an IB Forex and stock algo-trading platform with the ability to back-test trading strategies on tick-by-tick data and variations.
Work Experience
Independent Consultant
Veracity IT Services
- Architected and delivered several software applications including an eCom website for a financial services enterprise, a transaction analysis database, and a customer support portal for Vancity Credit Union.
- Analyzed, designed, and developed several databases, web sites, reporting apps, and other software applications specifically in PHP, .NET, MS Access, SQL Server, and MySQL.
- Installed and administrated Windows networks including an Active Directory, Microsoft ISA, Exchange, DNS, DHCP, RRAS/VPN, and VPN networks.
Project Manager
My Career Playbook
- Built vital web scraping, data normalization, and data transformation services.
- Managed project of V1 end-to-end.
Engineer & Project Manager
Electronic Arts
- Built and managed websites and a project management information management system using PHP and XTemplate.
- Managed the Waterfall and Agile delivery teams.
Front-End Team Lead
Stox.com
- Architected and developed the original prototype which ended up running as the de facto product for 18 months allowing millions of dollars in venture capital to be raised.
- Mastered the high output requirements by delivering a website customization tool that allowed for rapid and efficient customization of the application front-end for clients such as TD Waterhouse and Qwest.
Experience
Trading Platform
Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)
Project Management Professional (PMP)
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration
Capilano University - Vancouver, Canada
Skills
Libraries/APIs
International Brokers API
Tools
Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel, Alfresco, Eclipse IDE
Languages
Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), Visual Basic 6 (VB6), Java, PHP, SQL, Visual Basic, Active Server Pages (ASP), CSS, C#
Frameworks
AngularJS, Laravel 5
Paradigms
REST
Storage
MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server
Other
Software Development, Statistics, Financial Data
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