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Aboriginal Canada Portal

Lotus Notes/Domino

  • Creation and implementation of the entire Portal Publishing, Links and Content Management Solution.
  • Design of Lotus Notes databases (Virtual Aboriginal Trade Show, Job Centre Tool, Aboriginal Connectivity Survey, various survey databases, Central Feedback database, Link Search database, etc).
  • Database administration: creation and maintenance of person documents, groups, and Access Control Lists (ACL); creation and maintenance of user id files and accounts.
  • Lotus Notes and Domino development and programming (LotusScript, Formula language, JavaScript).
  • Server installation, administration, configuration, security and general maintenance.
  • Oracle 8i and Lotus Notes data integration for community profiles (using LEI and LSX).

Verity

  • Installation and integration of Verity into the server environment.
  • Administration, configuration, security and general maintenance.
  • Creation of Verity collections and search pages.
  • Design, coding and testing of the search engine functionality.
  • Creation of batch files that interact with the Verity spider to facilitate the re-indexing of the Web site.
  • Creation of ASP functions and library for Verity K2.

Web Site Development

  • Creation of Web pages (HTML, JavaScript, Cascading StyleSheets, XML, XHTML, DHTML).
  • Organization and presentation of most of the pages contained in the different Web sites.
  • Design of first and subsequent prototypes.
  • Formulation of recommendations on the testing, design, organization and presentation of the Web site and content pages.
  • Testing and quality control of the Web applications and Lotus Notes databases.
  • Graphic design.
  • Implementation of the Web sites, using the Federal Identity Program, Treasury Board's Common Look and Feel and accessibility guidelines.
  • Troubleshooting.

Documentation

  • Wrote a documentation manual of over 130 pages for the Portal Publishing, Links and Content Management Solution, including a comprehensive table of contents, graphics, screen captures and examples.
  • Creation of full documentation manual on how to use the different Lotus Notes databases, enter data and create documents.

Project Management

  • Management of the technical team.
  • Preparation and updates of project plans.
  • Coordination between technical developers, management and content personnel.
  • Participation in meetings and brainstorming sessions to identify client needs.
  • Participation in joint analysis and design (JAD) sessions.
  • Evaluation of Commercial-Off-The-Shelf software (COTS).

Other

  • User support.
  • Training of team members.

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Business Start-Up Assistant

Lotus Notes/Domino

Web Site Development

  • Creation of Web pages (HTML, JavaScript, Cascading StyleSheets, XML, XHTML, DHTML).
  • Organization and presentation of most of the pages contained in the Web site.
  • Design of first and subsequent prototypes.
  • Complete redesign of BSA Version 2, with considerations given to Treasury Board's Common Look and Feel and accessibility guidelines.
  • Formulation of recommendations on the testing, design, organization and presentation of the Web site and content pages.
  • Testing and quality control of the Web applications and Lotus Notes databases.
  • Graphic design.
  • Troubleshooting.

Documentation

  • Wrote a documentation manual of over 130 pages for the Portal Publishing, Links and Content Management Solution, including a comprehensive table of contents, graphics, screen captures and examples.
  • Creation of full documentation manual on how to use the various associated Lotus Notes databases, enter data and create documents.
  • Creation of documentation regarding how the different applications would react to the Lotus Notes R5 migration.

Project Management

  • Preparation and updates of project plans.
  • Coordination between technical developers, management and content personnel.
  • Participation in meetings and brainstorming sessions to identify client needs.
  • Participation in joint analysis and design (JAD) sessions.
  • Evaluation of Commercial-Off-The-Shelf software (COTS).

Other

  • User support.
  • Training of team members.

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Canadian Business Map

Lotus Notes/Domino

  • Creation and implementation of the entire Portal Publishing, Links and Content Management Solution.
  • Lotus Notes and Domino development and programming (LotusScript, Formula language, JavaScript).
  • Development of an automated process that extracts data from a Legacy System and transforms it into a useable format for publishing to the Web.

Web Site Development

  • Creation of Web pages (HTML, JavaScript, Cascading StyleSheets, XML, XHTML, DHTML).
  • Organization and presentation of most of the pages contained in Web site, including the special section "STAT-USA Market Research Reports".
  • Design of first and subsequent prototypes, with considerations given to Treasury Board's Common Look and Feel and accessibility guidelines.
  • Formulation of recommendations on the testing, design, organization and presentation of the Web site and content pages.
  • Testing and quality control of the Web applications and Lotus Notes databases.
  • Graphic design.
  • Troubleshooting.

Documentation

  • Wrote a documentation manual of over 130 pages for the Portal Publishing, Links and Content Management Solution, including a comprehensive table of contents, graphics, screen captures and examples.
  • Wrote a complete user guide manual for the update of the "STAT-USA Market Research Reports" pages.

Project Management

  • Preparation and updates of project plans.
  • Participation in meetings and brainstorming sessions to identify client needs.
  • Participation in joint analysis and design (JAD) sessions.
  • Evaluation of Commercial-Off-The-Shelf software (COTS).

Other

  • User support.
  • Training of team members.

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Business Gateway Clusters
  • Successfully migrated the Business Gateway Cluster Web sites (all bilingual) from their original technology to Alika's Portal Publishing, Links and Content Management Solution.
  • Managed the whole migration process with the different teams involved.
  • In charge of the migration project plan.
  • Established all the steps that were required for a successful migration.
  • Conducted several joint analysis and design (JAD) sessions with the different clients.
  • Participated in meetings to determine the migration process and schedule.
  • Involved in technical aspects of the migration of the code, the migration of the existing content and the full set up of the new Lotus Notes databases.
  • Provided training to all the teams on their new Content Management system.
  • Provided technical support to the different users, after their Web sites were migrated to the new system.
  • Wrote a documentation manual of over 130 pages, including a comprehensive table of contents, graphics, screen captures and examples.

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User Polling, Survey and Report Generating Tool – Tool's Specifications

General Features:

  • Real-time report generation
  • Customized elements can be changed individually or globally
  • Embedded dynamic smart-text in the report (database metrics and mathematic calculations)
  • Additional HTML can be added anywhere in the report
  • Password protection on report results (optional)
  • "Thank you" message for submissions (optional)
  • Modular – the order in which individual report elements are displayed can be edited
  • Ability to disable individual report elements
  • Ability to choose margins or page width
  • Can be used for surveys, polling or other types of reports
  • English and French reports are created

Graph Features:

  • Control the size of graphs (bar width, maximum height, etc.)
  • Control the colour and width of the X and Y axes
  • Choose from 12 different bar colours or generate a multi-colour graph
  • Control the position of the graph (centred on it's own line, to the left of associated text, or to the right of the associated text)
  • Can generate both horizontal and vertical bar graphs
  • Labels – display the number of users or the percentage of users
  • Accessible – alternate text is generated for each of the graph's bars
  • Control the text above and below the graphs
  • Hide elements that are not required
  • Include or exclude non-responsive submissions (blanks) when making calculations for graphs

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Business Gateway Extranet
  • Creation of the database and design elements, using Lotus Notes/Domino technology.
  • Lotus Notes/Domino programming (LotusScript, Formula language, JavaScript).
  • Development of a dynamic calendar functionality.
  • Development of a validation process for documents submitted over the Web.
  • Development of a mechanism to submit attachments over the Web and automatically organize them for immediate use.
  • Implementation of an easy-to-use publishing process.
  • Implementation of an advanced Lotus Notes/Domino search function.

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Innovation Success Stories
  • Design, development, testing, integration, implementation, maintenance and documentation of a bilingual Web-based application database for success stories, on a Lotus Notes/Domino platform.
  • Design of the entire workflow.
  • Creation of the databases and design elements, using Lotus Notes/Domino R5 technology.
  • Creation of several Lotus Notes agents, using LotusScript programming.
  • Translation of conceptual models and associated functional requirements, specifications and class/object diagrams into source code.
  • Creation of data models and performing data analysis.
  • Design of several Web pages, using HTML, Cascading StyleSheets and JavaScript.
  • Design and management of the Web site content for each story.
  • Meeting with the client on a regular basis to review the progress of the project.
  • Conducting JAD sessions for collecting user requirements and developing application prototypes to support JAD sessions.
  • Formulation of suggestions and recommendations, from the initial mock-up to the implementation of the final product.
  • Writing a user guide and a technical specifications documentation manual.
  • Creation, maintenance and review of design documentation for the Lotus Notes Web-based application.

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Innovation Policy Intranet and Extranet
  • Meeting with the client to identify and analyze needs.
  • Preparation of an implementation plan for the development of the Web sites.
  • Lotus Notes/Domino programming (LotusScript, Formula language, JavaScript).
  • Implementation of an "archive" and a "what's new" functionality.
  • Implementation of an advanced Lotus Notes/Domino search function.

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Strategis and Government On-Line Projects

Lotus Notes (R4.6 and R5)

  • Lotus Notes and Domino development and programming (LotusScript, Formula language, JavaScript).
  • Implementation and creation of entire publishing processes, including HTML checking and validation.
  • Development of Web-based and Lotus Notes tools, such as:
    • Remote Publishing tool;
    • Contact us form application;
    • Auto-generated site maps;
    • Custom search engine functionality using HTML, JavaScript and LotusScript to traverse the index;
    • Link Checker;
    • Mass editing tools;
    • Community profile information gathering forms;
    • Macro based smart icons for creating content;
    • Geographical based contact lists.
  • Data conversion.

Web Site Development

  • Creation of Web pages (HTML, JavaScript).
  • Organization and presentation of most of the pages contained in the different Web sites.
  • Design of first and subsequent prototypes.
  • Formulation of recommendations on the testing, design, organization and presentation of the Web sites.
  • Testing and quality control of the Web applications and Lotus Notes databases.
  • Graphic design.
  • Troubleshooting.

Project Management

  • Coordination between technical developers, management and content personnel.
  • Participation in meetings and brainstorming sessions to identify client needs.
  • Evaluation of Commercial-Off-The-Shelf software (COTS).

Other

  • User support.
  • Training for users and clients.
  • Web site maintenance (link checking, updating content information).
  • Answer client's feedback.

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