Personal resume for
Tony LeBlanc
 CG(C), BSc(CS)
tonyaleb@nbnet.nb.ca

Summary of Skills and Experience

  • 18 years experience in PC-based Cobol (RM/Cobol & AcuCobol)
  • Experience as a team leader, programming team supervisor
  • Experience analyzing customer requirements and designing solutions, overseeing implementation and training
  • Proven understanding of optical lens manufacturing
  • Experience with interfacing serial production devices to a Cobol application
  • Some experience with GUI-based Cobol development
  • Able to work with a team of professionals
  • Well able to work independently, self-motivated
  • Able to learn new technologies and systems quickly
Employment History  

2000 - present

Consultant, Chocolate River Consulting
Riverview, N.B.
As a self-employed private consultant, I do consulting in two areas; one, using over 17 years of experience to do heir research for the Province of Ontario, as well as private genealogical consulting. The second area is using my years of experience with Cobol and the Optical industry to do analysis and Cobol programming for Optical Software in Moncton, N.B.

1995 - 2000
1985 - 1990
Optical Software, Inc.
Moncton, N.B.

As Director of Product Development, I am responsible for the design, development and testing of all software products, supervising a team of four full time and one part-time programmers. The product is developed in the Dos/Windows environment on the Intel class of Pcs, in a combination of Cobol, Basic and C routines. Applications included Accounts Receivable, Inventory Control, Order Entry, and various functions specific to the optical manufacturing industry. On-site installation and training of personnel, as well as participation in industry trade shows are also required.
Previous work periods (1985 to 1990) involved work on the same project, first as a junior and later as an intermediate-level programmer.
1990 - 1995

BelTek Systems Design, Inc.
Moncton, N.B.

Duties included the analysis and implementation of system solutions for clients, running on PC-Based single and multi-user environments. Solutions were designed around RealWorld Accounting Software, a Cobol-based accounting system for the PC world, based on DOS, Novell, and Xenix/Unix platforms. My responsibilities included analysis of requirements, quotations on same, and implementation of custom changes. This work was carried out by a team of 4 programmers (including myself) under my supervision. These responsibilities also included the testing, maintenance and support phases of development. Occasional training was also sometimes required of my position.

Summer 1994
Environment Canada, Water Quality Branch
Moncton, N.B.

Duties included programming parts of a laboratory management system on a DEC VAX 11/750. Left when summer position was finished.

Education

 

1995

Atlantic School of Theology
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Diploma in Theology and Ministry - completion of three year continuing education program
1986
University of New Brunswick
Fredericton, New Brunswick

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
1981
Moncton High School
Moncton, New Brunswick

Academic diploma, 1st division

Extracurricular activities

  • 4 years experience as Scoutmaster of Scout Troop in Moncton, N.B.
  • 7 years experience co-ordinating Youth Group programming in Riverview, N.B.
  • 3 years experience as Wolf Cub leader in Riverview, N.B.
  • Various experience coaching baseball and other activities in Riverview, N.B.
Accreditations  
1995
Certification as a Certified Genealogist for Canada by the Genealogical Institute of the Maritimes