| Curriculum Vitae |
| Name |
Radoslav Benč |
| Home Address |
Svätý Kríž 60
032 11 Svatý Kríž
Slovak Republic |
| E-mail: |
r.benc@corag.sk;
bego@pobox.sk |
| URL: |
http://radobenc.szm.sk |
| Date of Birth |
5th November 1969 |
| Nationality |
Slovak |
| Marital Status |
Single |
| Languages Spoken |
- English - Fluent
- German - Basic
- Russian - Basic
- Slovak - Mother Tongue
|
| Specialist Field |
- Client / Server & Multi-tier System Development
- Database (RDBMS) Development
- Web Application Development
- Object Oriented Design
|
| Summary |
| |
Radoslav Benč has 9 years of experience in analysis, design, implementation,
maintenance, and user support of computer software. He developed commercial
software for Slovak power plants, a recognized insurance company, and an
IT company developing software components for financial institutions. Most
of his projects were client / server or multi-tier systems running in heterogenous
environment. In the last 9 years he worked with several operating systems
as a system administrator, programmer, and consultant. |
| Objective |
| |
Radoslav Benč is seeking a challenging position with a company / institution
that is rapidly expanding and has advancement potential. He would like a
position with a strong emphasis on information systems design, programming,
and project management. He would also like to use his knowledge in electrical
engineering and finance to create advanced information systems. |
| Experience |
| Appointments (in Reverse Order) |
- May 2001 - Now: Software Engineer - COR Slovakia s.r.o., Bratislava,
SK
- Responsible for design, implementation, and maintainance of software
produced by the company. The company is a subsidiary of
COR AG Insurance Technologies, Germany. It develops software components and
applications for financial sector and provides consulting services.
The software runs on Windows, Unix, and OS/2.
- Worked with a team of developers to customize existing life insurance
system COR-Life+ running in German insurance companies (AXA, BLV, Dialog
Leben, ...). Programmed in C++ and Oracle PL\SQL and Embedded SQL.
- Designed and implemented component hierarchy for database connectivity
for Oracle, and InterBase. The C++ classes provided
high level database access for Unix and Windows applications. The task involved
deep knowledge of InterBase API, and Oracle OCI.
- Administered company's database servers (Oracle, IBM DB2),
web servers (Apache), and file servers (Windows, Linux).
- April 1998 – April 2001: PC Programmer / Analyst - Nationale–Nederlanden poisťovňa, a. s, Bratislava,
SK
- Responsible for design, implementation, and maintainance of software
for internal company use.
- Implemented Sales Support System based on multi-tier architecture with
Oracle / InterBase database back-end, MIDAS application server, and Delphi
Client. Responsible for migration of the system from InterBase to Oracle,
and web application design. Built a cryptographic layer (based on Microsoft's CryptoAPI) to ensure security
of the data transfered to client's machines. The project involved deep knowledge
of Microsoft's WinAPIs.
- Programmed and maintained a system for automated document processing
based on data from LIFE/400 running on IBM AS/400 server and a multi-threaded
application running on Windows
NT 4.0. client.
- Developed a Client / Server application for asset and financial analysis
in insurance companies (Slovakia, Romania). The application conforms both
to the Netherlands and Slovak bussines rules.
- Developed projection software for insurance agents / sales force (Nationale-Nederlanden
poisťovňa, a.s. and Všeobecná úverová banka,
a.s.). The approach is based on Delphi components which could be reused in
other applications.
- April 1997 - March 1998: Military Service
- Military Information and Press Agency of The Ministry of Defense
of the Slovak Republic, Bratislava, SK
- September 1996 – March 1997: Assistant Professor - Technical University in Košice, Košice, SK
-
- Taught courses: Power System Analysis, Power Plant Automation, and Computer
Applications in Power Systems (Dept. of Power Engineering,
FEI, Technical University in Košice).
- Published 30+ research papers on application of artificial intelligence
in power engineering. The papers were published in Czech Republic, Japan,
Poland, Romania, Russia, and Slovakia. For more information see List of Publications.
- Programmed a software for auxiliary consumption analysis in power plant
TEKO Košice. The software was written
in Borland Pascal 7, using OWL.
- Implemented a Consulting Software for Unit Commitment and Generation
Scheduling in Power Station TEKO). The software was written in Borland Pascal
7.
- Programmed a software for auxiliary consumption analysis in power plant
EVO 1 Vojany The software was written in Turbo Pascal 7 for Windows With
OWL.
- Assisted in research of Artificial Intelligence applications in power
systems (focused on Neural Networks and Genetic Algorithms).
- September 1993 – August 1996: System Administrator (Part-time)
- Technical University in Košice, Košice,
SK
-
- Administered department’s LAN (Novell 3.11 / Windows NT 3.51). Experienced
in Novell - Unix connection, HTML, JavaScript.
- Designed and implemented the department’s Web site. The site was writen
in HTML 3.2, and JavaScript.
- Taught courses: Computer Applications in Power Systems (Dept. of Power
Engineering, FEI Technical University in Košice).
|
| Education |
| |
- 1988 – 1993: Technical University
in Košice, Košice, SK
-
- Ing., Power Engineering.
- Specialised in Production and Distribution of Electric Power, Auxiliary
Consumption in Power Plants, and Object Oriented Programming.
- 1993 – 1997: Technical University
in Košice, Košice, SK
-
- Post-graduate study, Power Engineering.
- Specialised in Artificial Neural Networks Application to Power Systems.
- Certificates
-
- Certified ANSI SQL Programmer by Brainbench
- Certified Delphi Programmer by Brainbench
- Certified HTML Developer by Brainbench
- Certified RDBMS Developer by Brainbench
- Certificate on COM/DCOM, MTS, CORBA, and MIDAS training completion at
Inprise / Borland, Czech
Republic
- Certificate on "Database thinking" training completion at Inprise / Borland, Czech Republic
- Certificate on German Language Course (Beginner 1 / Grundstufe 1) completion
at Österreich Instittut Bratislava
- Qualification
-
- Proficient in Object Oriented Pascal, C/C++, Java & Java Beans,
ANSI SQL, PL/SQL, HTML. Solid knowledge of JavaScript, Php, FORTRAN, and
Visual Basic.
- Experienced in Borland Delphi, C++ Builder, JBuilder, MS Visual C++,
IBM Visual Age for C++ and Java, Kylix, InterBase, Oracle, and IBM DB2 database
programming and administration.
- Got Guru Level at Experts-Exchange.
- Has solid understanding of life insurance products, and asset / portfolio
analysis.
- Has solid knowledge of object-oriented design - Design Patterns, etc.
- Has solid understanding on software project management and organization
- Capability Maturity Model,
Extreme Programming,
etc.
- References available upon request
|
| Interests |
| |
Bike, music, books, computers. |
| Publications |
| |
For the detailed list of Rado's publications see Appendix: List of Publications. |
