Robin Ronne, Developer in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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Robin Ronne

Verified Expert  in Engineering

Algorithms Developer

Location
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Toptal Member Since
April 14, 2015

Rob is a dedicated problem solver who has been developing financial systems on the .NET platform since 2006. Optimizing relational database queries comes naturally to him. He is a very pragmatic programmer who prefers function over fads in software tool choices and a good communicator who prides himself on his ability to positively affect morale.

.NETAgile Software DevelopmentWindows Forms (WinForms)ASP.NETSQLC#AlgorithmsLinuxMicrosoft Visual StudioRubyJavaScriptRuby on Rails (RoR)PostgreSQLSinatraASP.NET MVC

Portfolio

Statpro
ASP.NET, Oracle 11g, R2, Microsoft SQL Server, .NET, C#
Statpro
AngularJS, Ruby, Microsoft SQL Server, DevExpress, jQuery, JavaScript, ASP.NET...
Statpro/JSE Limited
ComponentOne, MSMQ, Microsoft SQL Server, COM+...

Experience

Algorithms - 13 yearsData Structures - 13 yearsC# - 9 years.NET - 9 yearsSQL - 9 yearsJavaScript - 8 yearsRuby - 8 yearsAngularJS - 2 years

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

Git, Emacs, Linux

The most amazing...

...thing I've achieved was bringing an inefficient SQL corporate action/dissemination/data import process time from 40 hours down to 8 by careful query analysis.

Work Experience

Technical Application Specialist Consultant (Independent)

2014 - 2015
Statpro
  • Delivered a massive cost savings in the space of 8 months for a large client, working with a small team. The client was able to save hundreds of thousands of Euro in annual licensing fees after we wrote the replacement system.
  • Collaborated with teammates spread between Frankfurt, Cape Town, Stockholm, London, and Bordeux through constant communication, weekly Google Hangout status meetings, and collaboration via Github and JIRA.
  • Improved processing time from 36 hours to 14 hours.
  • Surprised the client with swift development turnaround time even during high-pressure portions of project development.
  • Conducted extensive query analysis, both T-SQL and PL/SQL.
Technologies: ASP.NET, Oracle 11g, R2, Microsoft SQL Server, .NET, C#

Senior Developer (Composites Product)

2012 - 2014
Statpro
  • Maintained a commercially successful product used by over 120 asset managers globally.
  • Investigated new opportunities in moving the composites product to the cloud, utilizing dynamic web frameworks like Rails and AngularJS for a slick front-end experience.
  • Worked remotely, reporting to the Frankfurt office from Cape Town, using JIRA and Lync to coordinate and SVN to collaborate.
  • Worked with the R+ team at Statpro, using Ruby on Rails to create a modern portfolio management solution using Highstock charting.
  • Provided second line development support to large bank clients remotely via WebEx.
Technologies: AngularJS, Ruby, Microsoft SQL Server, DevExpress, jQuery, JavaScript, ASP.NET, C#

Senior Systems Developer

2008 - 2011
Statpro/JSE Limited
  • Configured a CruiseControl.net server to rein in a sprawling legacy project with over 100 disparate component modules in C#, VB.NET, and C++/MFC.
  • Set up an OpenGrok source code search server to assist the team in searching a constantly updated index including the version control history of a ~3.5m line project.
  • Migrated source control to SVN from Visual Source Safe 2005, retaining all history.
  • Mentored developers.
  • Optimized queries for a large and inefficient SQL batch process, reducing run time by around 80%.
Technologies: ComponentOne, MSMQ, Microsoft SQL Server, COM+, Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC), Microsoft Foundation Class (MFC) Library, C++, VB.NET, C#

Junior Developer

2006 - 2007
Digiata
  • Developed for a completely agile development shop, doing daily stand-ups, fortnightly sprints, internal customer, pair programming, and pool table.
  • Conducted full end-to-end testing, TDD, front-end testing, unit tests, FxCop, Smoke tests, and MSI installation/upgrade tests on VM infrastructure.
  • Created an internal time tracking/client reporting/invoicing app with another junior developer.
  • Learned all about SQL injection and various security concerns.
  • Read The Pragmatic Programmer.
Technologies: NUnit, NAnt, Microsoft SQL Server, Janus, jQuery, JavaScript, ASP.NET, C#

Statpro Composites

Composites is an accounting and reporting solution for maintaining Global Investment Performance Standards(GIPS) compliance at financial services companies.

Languages

SQL, C#, Ruby, JavaScript, VB.NET, Janus, Python, Java, Common Lisp (CL), C++

Frameworks

.NET, ASP.NET, ASP.NET MVC, Bootstrap 3, Sinatra, Ruby on Rails (RoR), NUnit, Django, AngularJS

Libraries/APIs

Windows Forms (WinForms), Node.js, Reactive Extensions, jQuery, Microsoft Foundation Class (MFC) Library, Twitter API, Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC)

Tools

Emacs, Microsoft Visual Studio, NAnt, Git

Paradigms

Agile Software Development, COM+, Design Patterns

Platforms

Umbraco, Linux, Android

Other

Freelancing, Algorithms, Data Structures, MSMQ, ComponentOne, R2, DevExpress, COM, IoC

Storage

PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle 11g, MongoDB

2002 - 2004

Bachelor of Science Degree in Information Technology (Computer Engineering)

University of Cape Town - Cape Town, South Africa

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