Jurek Kurianski
Address
242/30 Thanaboon
Chiangmai 50230
Thailand
Citizenship
Australian
Phone: -
Email:-au.linkedin.com/pub/jurek-kurianski/9/28b/98/
Academic Qualifications-
MBA Executive, AGSM UNSW Sydney.
PhD, Electrical Engineering, UNSW Sydney.
Physics, Jagiellonian University, Cracow Poland.
Achievements and Skills
As the owner and architect/developer of Invention Source Pty Ltd, I provide IT
consulting services, and hands on software development.
I have successful track record of providing architectural solutions and applications
development, data processing and systems integration.
I delivered solutions in Microsoft .Net, Java and various data processing (SQL and Big
Data) technologies.
I work well in agile development environments, and provide mentoring and skills
transfer to other team members.
Employment History
April 2015 – current
Invention Source Pty Ltd - Consultant at 3dResourcing Pty Ltd
3dResourcing Pty Ltd, an Australian software company, provides art events ticketing
web solutions to a number of performing arts organisations, like Adelaide Fringe
Festival, Fringe World Perth, etc.
I have modified 3dResourcing existing web applications. Designed and implemented a
new credit card payment gateway solution (EwayDirect, Braintree, PayPall), using PCI
compliant methods.
Modified the conventional web applications for mobile devices usage. Technologies used,
REST, JSON, JQuery, ASP .Net, Microsoft SQL Server.
October 2014 – March 2015
Robert Walters Consulting - Consultant at Experian Pty Ltd
Represented RWC as consultant at Experian. Contributed to Symphony Big Data
Application project. Symphony is Internet usage analysis application of AU, US and UK
markets.
Created Map Reduce jobs and SQL queries to load the application's Greenplum
database. Optimised performance of Greenplum structures and SQL. Developed the
database ETL processes. Integrated the SQL queries into Java application.
Technology used Big Data Hadoop, Postgres, Greenplum, Java, Dropwizard, Groovy and
Python, Linux.
December 2012 – September 2014
Invention Source Pty Ltd
August - September 2014 at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).
Contributed to PwC corporate web application. Analysed and optimised SQL queries and
table structure for a high transactional performance (hundreds/second). Created
distributed replication between AU, US and EU databases, using asynchronous queues.
Stress tested application performance. Technology: MS SQL Server, Server Broker, .Net.
Developed a web based Asset Maintenance Management solution for Well Equipped Pty
Ltd. This web based (Microsoft IIS) application integrates mobile devices (Android
App) used for maintenance in the field. The product is delivered to customers in the
Queensland Health Industry, via a software-as-a-service (SaaS) model. Technology:
Microsoft SQL Server, MVC .NET, C#, Android.
Provided services to the New South Wales Police Force - BTS Command. The
engagement involved migrating WebLogic legacy (ten year old) applications to JBoss. A
large part of the work entailed integration with the IBM Tivoli TAM - WebSeal security
module, as well as encryption technology from a leading US vendor.
Provided drive and motivation, for the NSW Police Force development teams, defined the
Solution Architecture and participated hands on in project delivery.
Created a Customer Analytics Data Mart for Allied Publishers Pty Ltd, a web lead
generation provider.
August 2011 – November 2012
Technology & Solutions Architect, AxiCorp Pty Ltd
Defined the architecture and ensured delivery of the new AxiCorp Back Office system.
The system captured real time Foreign Exchange (Forex) data and populated the newly
created Data Warehouse (DW).
A Reporting System was created. Financial as well Operational reports were delivered
via OLAP Analytical Cubes or as standard reports.
Technology: Apache ActiveMQ JMS, C#, Java, Talend ETL, Jasper Server and OLAP
Mondrian, MySQL, MS SQL, FosWiki, Linux Red Hat.
Integration:
The new Back Office system integrated, in real time, data from a number of Forex
trading platforms (MT4, Integral FX Inside, Power Trader, Morgan Stanley). These were
high speed (thousands/second) and high volume (millions/day) transactions. The US
and Australian data centers were integrated (JMS Message Queue) with the Data
Warehouse (MySQL).
The AxiCorp Systems performance monitoring application was established, alerting the
support team of any failures.
Data Warehouse:
Designed the data structure and the Extract Transform Load (ETL) processes, used to
acquire and transform the data into the main Data Warehouse (DW). As part of ETL,
OLAP Cubes were generated.
Established the Reporting Server (Jasper with OLAP) and delivered the end user
reports. Ensured data quality. The OLAP and Jasper reports were used by the
Executive Team as well as Operations and Accounting Departments.
Collaboration:
Established the company Intranet wiki to encourage collaboration within the
AxiCorp teams, via information sharing. The created architecture artifacts, DW data
structures and metadata definitions were published on the Intranet wiki.
Reviewed and published software development methodologies used by AxiCorp
developers. Provided hands on assistance and guidance to the other members of the
team.
May 2004 – July 2011
System & Solutions Architect, MBF Ltd and BUPA Australia Group
Responsible for integration of MBF/Bupa systems using SOA principles, including the
design of applications and systems integration solutions. Worked hands on with the
developers and projects managers, ensured the technology solutions were delivered
successfully.
Key System:
Key systems provide support for the branch network and web infrastructure of MBF,
HBA, Mutual Community and other Bupa Australia brands.
MBF’s Private Health Insurance solution was a JBoss J2EE application which used
Tibco messaging (RV, Business Works) as the Enterprise Service Bus (ESB). Bupa
Australia systems were based on Mainframe Micro Focus and Microsoft .Net
applications.
Integration:
The integration involved real time, high volume claims processing via HICAPS, Medicare
Eclipse as well membership services provision. Some of the projects were:
Eftpos branch terminals integration with the Bupa Gateway
Credit Card Internet Payment Gateway
Migration of the MBF Website from J2EE to Microsoft .Net
Integration of the Sungard Workflow SOA with MBF systems
Innovation:
Initiated and helped to establish a number of new processes and technologies in
MBF/Bupa. They were:
Architecture Wiki (Twiki) - established platform which grew to become a
collaboration space for architects (SOA Registry), developers, business analysts,
project managers and business owners.
Spring – shortened development times.
MySQL - created a low cost alternative to Oracle main DB product.
Business Rules Engine - enabled reuse of logic between projects.
Leadership:
Fostered the development team’s personal drive and motivation to ensure their
dedication to the projects' success. At critical moments, assisted software development
and infrastructure teams to overcome application performance bottlenecks. Used
analytical skills to help uncover root causes for critical issues and collaborated with the
broader team to deliver effective long term solutions.
January-
Invention Source Pty Ltd
As the owner and architect/developer of Invention Source, worked with a number of
software-house companies as a partner or a contractor. Among them were: Compaq Pty
Ltd, Liquid Data Laboratories, St George Bank, Sicab Computer Systems and Qantas.
The major projects were:
WareX – Web-based Warehouse Logistic Management System (10 months)
As architect and senior developer, developed a comprehensive web-based warehouse
management system for Cargoline Logistics Pty Ltd, which encompassed all aspects of
warehouse operations. Technology used: Linux, Java, RMI, JSP, Servlets,
JavaScript, JDBC, SQL Server, XML, Ant and JUnit.
The system significantly improved operational efficiency across the warehouse’s key
business processes.
IDStar – Single Customer View (3 months)
Member of an Agile development team that designed and implemented a Single
Customer View messaging engine (Sydney Technology Park), which integrated
heterogeneous computer systems. Technology used: J2EE, JMS, EJB, JNDI, JBOSS,
JUnit, Ant, MS SQL Server and DB2, Windows.
This project attracted wide interest in the financial community and secured multiple
government grants.
Unwired Pty Ltd – Internet Credit Cards Payment Gateway (3 months)
Designed and implemented robust Internet Credit Card payments gateway (Westpac,
Qvalent) for wireless ISP provider. Technology used: Java, REST, MySQL, 3DES
encryption. The Gateway is part of Unwired web.
Adelaide Fringe Festival Web – Reports (3 months)
Developed reporting functionality (ActiveReports) for a .NET project for the Adelaide
Fringe Festival website, www.adelaidefringe.com.au. Technology used: Windows, C#
.NET, ActiveReports, ASP, ADO, MS SQL Server.
Wireless Communication Engine with Handheld Computers (6 months)
As architect and senior developer, designed and developed a Messaging Engine (using
GPRS network) for a number of courier companies. The engine enabled messaging
between remote courier drivers and the main company system. Developed programs
for remote hand held computers (Intermec, Windows CE). Technology used: Unix SCO,
Linux, Pocket PC, Java, JSP, Servlets, JDBC, SQL Server, JMS, Personal Java,
XML and TCP/IP sockets.
Web-based Query Management for Courier Companies (6 months)
Designed and developed a web based Query Management system and integrated it with
an existing courier company’s IBM Mainframe system. The system is used by web
customers, phone operators and courier drivers. Technology used: SCO Unix, Linux,
Java, JSP, Servlets, JDBC, Tomcat, SQL Server, as well as IBM AS400 and
WebSphere.
St George Bank, Group Data Warehouse Team, (2 months)
Re-factored Group Data Warehouse (Teradata) query application using an Object
Oriented approach and extended its functionality.
Compaq Pty Ltd - Clients: Optus, Cable & Wireless, DHA, BT (11 months)
Performed architectural design, development and management of a full-cycle SDLC
process for several projects. All the developments incorporated the Object Oriented
(OO) methodology, UML and were based on multi-tier VB COM+, IIS, ASP,
JavaScript, MSMQ, XML, XSL, ADO and MS SQL Server.
Company Wide Data Services Web, developed a web-based system to administer Optus
corporate data storage. The system was catering for 10,000 general users and 300
administrators. Performed database tuning and system stress testing.
For two large projects (BT Financial Group and Defence Housing Authority), designed
and successfully implemented automatic build and installation systems. The builds
were fully parameterised (XML), enabling easy extension and modification.
Qantas Pty Ltd, Cabin Services IT Team (3 months)
As senior developer of the Catering project, investigated and evaluated several possible
system architectures. Applied use-case analysis to the functional specification and
developed one of the project’s main modules. Technology used: COM, MTS, ActiveX,
MQSeries and MS SQL Server.
RI Corporation, Information Technology Team (4 months)
Participated in the design and development of a new Windows based core system
application. Performed architecture review of the system, benchmarking alternative
implementations. Technology used: N-tier VB COM, MTS, MSMQ, MS SQL Server.
July 1998 – December 1999
St George Bank, Group Data Warehouse Team
As team leader of five developers, the architect and senior developer, designed and
implemented a number of applications for the bank’s Group Data Warehouse
(Teradata). The main projects were:
Metadata application – a management tool for the creation and modification of
warehouse objects like tables, views, etc. The tool auto generated the Group Data
Warehouse business terms glossary, published on the Intranet.
SmartMail application – enabled scheduling and management of marketing campaign
queries.
The applications developed were not only used by Group Data Warehouse software
developers and managers, but also 250 of the bank’s analysts and business users.
Technology used: VB, ActiveX, COM, ASP, IIS, ADO, MS SQL Server, Teradata,
RSH, MVS, JCL.
1993 - 1998
GIO General Ltd
As an analyst, team leader, and designer/developer, contributed to a number of
projects at GIO. For the Business Insurance division, designed and implemented a
flexible web-based management information system for 250 remote sales
representatives.
For the GIO Personal Insurance Division, designed system architecture, database and
SQL processes for an end-user reporting and insurance data mining system. The
system was applied to GIO’s insurance premium ratings (Car and Home Insurance)
and significantly improved portfolio profitability.
1991 - 1993
UNSW Centre for Photovoltaic Devices and Systems
As Research Director, coordinated development of the "world first" growth of silicon
crystals on glass - Thin Film Solar Cell technology (the base of Shi’s Suntech). Also
established a Pilot-Line Solar Cell fabrication facility. The cells were used by Japanese
teams competing in the World Solar Challenge 1993 (Darwin to Adelaide Solar Car
Race).
1988 - 1989
Microelectronics Centre (IMEC), Leuven Belgium
As a microelectronics research scientist had principle responsibility for the design and
development of two European Space Agency (ESA) Satellite Imaging projects. Both
projects were successfully completed, with sensors deployed in space.
1980 – 1987
UNSW - School of Electrical Engineering & School of Physics
As a Professional Officer and Research Scientist, designed and implemented Infrared
CCD Imaging Systems, used for astronomical observations (Siding Spring
Observatory). During my time at the university, published over 20 papers and
obtained a patent in the US and Australia.
Patent
Patent number:- - "Infrared Schottky junction charge coupled device"
Issued: March 19, 1991
Assignee: Unisearch Limited
Inventors: J. M. Kurianski, M. A. Green
