Gary Teh

Still swinging from pay cheque to pay cheque

Employer:	Sanofi Aventis Pte Ltd –EzPublish
Position:	Work experience
Time period:	November 2008 - January 2009
Description:	• Deliverable of this project consists of a multiple Web 2.0 rich product sites which are integrated with a central data warehousing repository as well as a central product sales platform via web service. • The purpose of this project is to demonstrate the feasibility of deploying PHP 5 and Web 2.0 technologies to fulfill enterprise level service requirements while at the same time meet business units’ critical success factors in the Asian Pacific region. • Involvements include setting up the server environment for the EzPublish CMS (Apache and MySQL), custom coding and modification of existing software components as well as creating of non-existing software components to meet user requirements. • Solely handled the entire software life cycle, from user requirements gathering to the stage of software deployment and testing. • Technical expertise gained consists of knowledge in working in the EzPublish CMS system, EzFlow component, NuSOAP library and the Xajax Framework.

Employer:	United Cartel Pte Ltd Phase 1
Position:	Work experience
Time period:	October 2007 - January 2008
Description:	• Deliverable of this project consists of multiple client-server components for the Joomla platform that links up multiple web sites forming many to many relationships. • Involvements include implementing a Web Service Server in PHP and defining its service in WSDL, creating components for the Joomla platform which consumes the Web Service through the use of AJAX • Contributed in the design and coding of a Joomla component that integrates the payment gateway with Paypal using API exposed. • Additional task include configuring the DNS settings of the server in Plesk to link up seamlessly with google applications • Technical expertise gained consists of knowledge needed for defining a web service using WSDL, the use of the AJAX (mootools framework) for handling interfaces and of the Joomla architecture platform.

Employer:	Honesty Printing
Position:	Work experience
Time period:	September 2007 - January 2008
Description:	• Deliverable of this project consists of a online book keeping system written in PHP, using MySQL database that automates paperwork and allows for the printing out of receipts and invoices. • Additional task include configuring the DNS settings of the server in Plesk to link up seamlessly with google applications • Solely handled the entire software life cycle, from user requirement gathering to the stage of software deployment and testing

Employer:	United Cartel Pte Ltd Phase 3
Position:	Work experience
Time period:	July 2007 - September 2008
Description:	• Deliverable of this project consists of multi social applications used for feasibility testing of advertising via social networks. • Involvements include researching into the architecture and legislation policies of sites running Google OpenSocial as well as FaceBook.com. • Contributed in the design, coding and monitoring of prototype social applications as well as the identification of new useful features. • Additional tasks include researching into the psychology of social application of users • Technical expertise gained consists of knowledge needed for creating social applications that experience high member usage rate (viral, social, user friendly).

Employer:	United Cartel Pte Ltd Phase 2
Position:	Work experience
Time period:	May 2007 - June 2008
Description:	• Deliverable of this project consists of components that link up sites running content management systems such as Joomla 1.5, Drupal and Wordpress. • Involvements include researching into the architecture of content management systems such as Drupal and Wordpress. • Contributed in the design and coding of components for both Drupal and Wordpress content management systems that integrate with the central server site that runs on the Joomla 1.5 content management system. • Additional task include deploying working models of Drupal and Wordpress with the respective components in testing accounts. • Technical expertise gained consists of knowledge needed for creating components on the Drupal and Wordpress content management systems.

Employer:	FontieraGroup
Position:	Work experience
Time period:	May 2005 - May 2007
Description:	• Deliverable of this project consists of an online system written in PHP, using MySQL database that manages company inventories • Provided insightful advices to help reduce unnecessary steps and manpower required resulting in more effective and efficient business processes. • Integrated the system with the eBay platform via API exposed using XML to allow for the automation of stock quantity updating, mass updating of listing contents on eBay as well as the sourcing of new markets for existing products on inventory on the eBay platform • Integrated the system with the PayPal platform via API exposed using XML to allow for the automation of accounting statements generation. • Additional task include configuring the DNS settings of the server in Plesk to link up seamlessly with google applications • Solely handled the entire software life cycle, from user requirement gathering to the stage of software deployment and testing. • Technical expertise gained consists of knowledge in configuring entries in DNS servers.

Employer:	University of Auckland
Position:	Academic project
Time period:	May 2005 - September 2005
Description:	Picture Gallery • Lead a team of five to design, implement and deploy software that is highly usable to store, sort and display photos. • Developed a protocol in XML to allow communications between Flash and Java applications via sockets. • Solely designed and developed the flash client application based on gathered user requirements. • Technical expertise gained consists of designing multi threaded server applications in Java as well as socket programming in Flash.

Employer:	National University of Singapore
Position:	Academic project
Time period:	December 2004 - May 2005
Description:	Shopping Cart • Design, implement and deploy an online shopping cart in ASP.net C# and MSSQL that is integrated with PayPal via its exposed API • Individually handled the entirely software life cycle inclusive of design, implementation, deployment. • Technical expertise gained consists of techniques for reducing dissonance in consumer psychology during their online shopping experience as well as integrating web sites to online platforms through use of exposed API via XML.

Employer:	National University of Singapore
Position:	Academic project
Time period:	December 2004 - May 2005
Description:	Survey System • Lead a team of four members to design, implement and deploy an online survey system in JSP which allows surveyors to conduct surveys as well as analyze the resultant data collected using regression methods. • Plan project development cycle as well as the system architecture • Allocate task to various team members based on knowledge and understanding of individual strength and weaknesses of each team member which facilitated the accelerated completion of project ahead of schedule. • Provide guidance to team members who had limited or no technical knowledge of the programming. • Technical expertise gained consists of developing web application using JSP, AJAX.

Employer:	National University of Singapore
Position:	Academic project
Time period:	June 2004 - September 2004
Description:	Restaurant Booking System • Lead a team of four members to design, implement and deploy a restaurant booking system in J2EE. • Plan project development cycle as well as the system architecture • Allocate task to various team members based on knowledge and understanding of individual strength and weaknesses of each team member which facilitated the accelerated completion of project ahead of schedule. • Implement components as well as integrated all components. • Technical expertise gained consists of developing projects in J2EE conforming to industrial best practice design patterns.

Employer:	AbsoluteStu-Cares
Position:	Work experience
Time period:	May 2004 - July 2004
Description:	• Deliverable of this project consists of a company website using Flash that allows for the capturing of registration data. • Solely handled the entire software life cycle, from user requirement gathering to the stage of software deployment and testing. • Technical expertise gained consists of graphics designing in Adobe Photoshop, linking of Flash interfaces to PHP server sides scripts and the subsequent MySql database, as well as knowledge deploying web applications in the Plesk web hosting environment

Employer:	Simply Green Enterprise
Position:	Work experience
Time period:	December 2003 - February 2004
Description:	• Deliverable of this project consists of an online catalogue. • Solely handled the entire software life cycle, from user requirement gathering to the stage of software deployment and testing. • Technical expertise gained consists of handling animations using Flash Action Script as well as deploying web applications in the cPanel web hosting environment

Employer:	Sanofi Aventis Pte Ltd – Microsoft Share Point
Position:	Work experience
Time period:	December 2008
Description:	• Deliverable of this project consists of a Microsoft Sharepoint based factory that allows for the rapid intranet sites by various business units from global regions. • Involvements include the design, coding and creation of a Flash based web part that displays that displays information of the latest articles from web services consumed. • Technical expertise gained consists of the knowledge on Microsoft Sharepoint Architecture required to build Sharepoint webparts.

Employer:	Loop System Pte Ltd
Position:	Work experience
Time period:	October 2008
Description:	• Deliverable of this project consists of a working version of the existing web application on the new hosting account. • Involvements include migrating of the VB scripts, the database and the email accounts from an IIS 5.0 server to a IIS 7.0 server. • Contributed by handling the entire project from the initial stage of customer requirements gathering to the stage of delivery. • Knowledge gained consists of the new security standards imposed by IIS 7.0 in contrast with IIS 5.0

Employer:	Jeffrey Chung Models
Position:	Work experience
Time period:	July 2007
Description:	• Deliverable of this project consists of a shopping cart that allows for administrators to be notified whenever a new order is placed. • Altered a template that is built based on Smarty to achieve client’s desired look and feel • Technical expertise gained consists of knowledge of the PHPShoppingCart architecture as well as of the Smarty Template System.

Employer:	Covenzt Entertainment
Position:	Work experience
Time period:	May 2007
Description:	• Deliverable of this project consists of a content management system written in PHP, using MySQL database, that allows for multiple users with different levels of privilege to log in and alter contents. • Solely handled the entire software life cycle, from user requirement gathering to the stage of software deployment and testing

Employer:	Association of Consultants for International Students
Position:	Work experience
Time period:	May 2006
Description:	• Deliverable of this project consists of a content management system that allows for multiple users with different levels of privilege to log in and alter contents. • Solely handled the entire software life cycle, from user requirement gathering to the stage of software deployment and testing • Technical expertise gained consists of knowledge in creating templates for the Joomla content management engince.

Employer:	Advance Medical Optics
Position:	Work experience
Time period:	August 2004
Description:	• Deliverable of this project consists of a component to be embedded in Flash as well as a separate component in PHP that links up the Flash interface and the MySql database to allow for data capturing and storage of information passed into a Flash application. • Solely handled the entire software life cycle, from user requirement gathering to the stage of software deployment and testing

Employer:	Legal Eagle
Position:	Work experience
Time period:	July 2004
Description:	• Deliverable of this project consists of multiple static web pages for the company. • Solely handled the life cycle, from user requirement gathering to static pages creation • Technical expertise gained consists of knowledge in aesthetic and functional elements on a web page to consider in each individual web page to ensure overall consistency in look and feel of a web site for a pleasant user experience for visitors to the site.

University:	National University of Singapore (NUS)
Time period:	2008
Degree:	Ecommerce, Bachelor of Computing

Hobbies:

I have traveled extensively to regions inclusive of Southeast Asia, East Asia, Central Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Caucasus, Russia, Turkey and Europe, in my attempts to understand the different cultures and perspectives to life. In 2008, I traveled across land, along the Silk Road from East Asia to Western Europe.

Awards:

I see myself as a very strong willed, achievement oriented individual, with an outgoing personality and a thirst for exploring the unknown. I was awarded the SAJC, South Zone and National Colors Awards for two consecutive years (1999 and 2000) for my achievements in sports; fourth position in the ASEAN youth basketball tournament in 1999; champion in the Combined Schools Milo Youth Cup; first runner up in the ‘A’ Division basketball tournament. I emerged second runner up in the Mr Singapore World 2006 Competition and finalist in the Best Model 2007 competition. I participated in the 7th Start-Up Singapore Competition in 2007 and our team emerged first runner up.