| Name | Tony Sammut |
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| Address | 8, 'Sambel', Wardija Road, Zurrieq, ZRQ3300 |
| Country | Malta (Europe) |
| Telephone | (+356) 21 647775 |
| Cell Phone | (+356) 79262820 |
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| Website | www.tonysammut.com |
| Date of Birth | 20th July 1981 (age 28) |
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| Citizenship | Maltese |
| Gender | Male |
| Marital Status | Single |
I graduated in 2003 at the University of Malta where I read my B.Sc.I.T. (Hons.) degree. For my Thesis I developed a program to play Stratego (a game similar yet more complex than Chess) against human players or other computer players. The results were more than satisfactory with the game's A.I. defeating a beginner human player.
I have A' Levels in Computer and Mathematics and studied Italian, English and Philosophy at an Intermediate Level. I also have O' Levels in French, Biology, Chemistry, Physics and several other subjects.
| Language | Skill Level | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| C# (.NET) | Proficient | |
| VB.NET | Proficient | |
| VB6 | Proficient | |
| Java | Very Good | Haven't worked with it for quite some time. |
| C / C++ | Very Good | |
| VC++ | Good |
| Language | Skill Level | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| ASP.NET | Proficient | |
| ASP | Proficient | |
| HTML / XHTML | Proficient | |
| CSS | Proficient | |
| XSL | Proficient | |
| Javascript | Proficient | |
| Webservices | Proficient | |
| JSP | Basic | |
| PHP | No experience | However I know I can master it quickly. |
I try my best to follow good coding standards and my work is usually seen as very neat and understandable. I use TestDriven development and tools like NUnit whenever possible to deliver well tested and robust applications.
I'm really interested in Machine Translation and I keep myself up to date in the Language related areas of technology. I work on several databases, SQL Server, Oracle and MySQL and I've done development for embedded devices and PDAs.
I'm an organized person and this shows in the work I deliver. Employers and colleagues find I am also a loyal and a dedicated worker as I do my best for the company.
Apart from programming, I am also good with clients and can handle projects from the business analysis stages to the project design, management and deployment, liaising with the clients throughout the whole process to ensure the best results.
Eurolinx is an iGaming company with different sites for Sports Betting, Poker and Casino games. Initially we had to redesign the main site and create 2 websites. We later acquired another company/website. I'm primarily involved in maintaining the sites and integrating third party components and web services into the company's websites; as well as creating new content and modules.
Managed to progress from Software Developer to Lead Software Engineer and be awarded the Employee of the Year by the end of 2007. My main tasks were team leading and web development in ASP.NET and C# for Government e-services. Did also some web development for an American client involved in Veterinary Research (LoveMyPet Portal) and was involved also in the implementation of Windows applications for various local clients.
A list of Government e-services developed:
While at 2i Ltd, I have also been outsourced as a consultant to another company, CAP Gemini, in the UK from August till November 2008. The company has offices all throughout England and employs over 100,000 people. The work involved was for HMRC and was done using ASP.NET, Sharepoint and SQL Server 2005.
I was the Company Secretary and Project Leader of this German-based (speedikonFM) company. The projects developed include, development for PDA and Barcode readers, Report Generation and several other tasks for enhancing the company's main, Facility Management, product.
Development was done mostly in C# on an Oracle database. Some other work was done using VC++, SQL Server and even used XSLT in Report Generation
I developed web sites in ASP and Visual Basic 6, integrating back-ends and database access to the sites. We specialised in merchant systems for clients that sell products online.
I was also involved in implementing an internal system for speeding up web development; quite an impressive system that brought together all the experience accumulated by the company over the years in web development into one system. These are the websites I have implemented and/or worked on;
Cleland And Souchet,
Playmobil Maltaand others where still in development when I moved to the new work place.
Designed and started implementing 4 applications for Internet Cafés and ISP administration where I programmed in Visual Basic 6. I have programmed 2 games (Bingo and Slot Machine) in which the Internet Café users can play against each other or against the computer (server) itself and win money or more time using the Internet service.
This job was for a group of websites, all pharmaceutical-centered and under the 'Altacare' umbrella. All these sites needed consolidating and I was chosen to fix the several bugs, introduce payment gateways and make the sites more secure. I also help in doing usability tests and make sure the sites are Search Engine Optimised.
This project is done using ASP and MySql Databases.
The team had been trying for months to finish a project for Malta's Water Services Corporation but was long overdue. I was hired to help the team finish the task as soon as possible, something we eventually managed in about 3 weeks. The team lacked certain technical knowledge. I helped by re-designing the main parts of the system and structuring it in a proper way to speed up the development.
This project was done using ASP.NET, VB.NET and SQL Server databases.
A small program for teachers to assess and grade students.
Work was done using C# and data stored in a MySQL database.
The same company I had been employed with on a full-time basis contracted me to work on a project for NLA, an English company that manages Press Cutting Agencies.
Work was done using ASP and SQL Server.
Developed a system, quite unique in the world, for booking holidays online. The system can create packages from different merchants worldwide to find the best prices for a whole package. It not only connects to a GDS but it also taps into charter flights and special contracts (and this is what makes it unique) to be sure to find the best deals.
Work here is done using ASP.NET, VB.NET and the SQL Server database. Some functionality is done through the use of Webservices to connect to the various GDSes.
I maintain the theSynapse website and several affiliated smaller websites. It is a Medical Web-Portal which offers also several services for registered members, professionals and students.
Web development is done in ASP while other programs are developed in C# and all use the MySQL database. The website is hosted on a Windows server, but some services are hosted on a Linux server and integrate with 3rd party software.
In summer 2001 I worked in the I.T. department of the bank for a project that involved the computerisation of a manual Collateral Processing and Sanctioning
system. The system is now fully operational and is the first system of its kind to have been introduced in Malta.
Everything was implemented using Visual Basic 6, ADO and ASP on Microsoft's IIS. The Data Warehouse was based on Oracle.
I am fluent in Maltese, English and Italian and can read French and Spanish. I love languages and one of my dreams is to develop translation software or do further research in Machine Translation.
... [Tony] integrated well with his fellow team members, was lively and fun and had a good relation with management. Tony was not averse to working overtime when needs required. He always carried out his work diligently and to the fullest of his abilities and I would recommend Tony to anyone for employment in this post.
Mr. Michael Mangion - Websphere
... [Tony] worked on programming projects and has proved to be an honest and reliable person. Mr. Sammut has carried out each job he was given in a very professional manner which included design and implementation most of which was unsupervised.
Mr. Joe Tabone - Tabone Computer Centre