Project Manager Perl Developer — Virtual Forms

Project Manager & Perl Developer — Virtual Forms (Contract)

QuickQuote Financial, Inc. — Incline Village, NV — 10/1999–01/2001

Responsibilities

  • Led design and development of Virtual Forms, a web-based life insurance application system integrated with QuickQuote’s online quoting services.
  • Managed project planning, design documentation, and weekly stakeholder reviews.
  • Designed relational database schema, implemented business logic, and developed all core Perl modules and CGI interfaces.
  • Mentored junior programmers and established development standards for maintainability and scalability.

Accomplishments

  • Delivered a production-ready Virtual Forms system exceeding client functionality goals.
  • Authored over 30,000 lines of reusable Perl 5 class modules and CGI scripts supporting dynamic form generation and PDF automation.
  • Designed and deployed Oracle 8 and Access 97 database implementations with ODBC interoperability.
  • Documented complete software and hardware requirements, ensuring smooth cross-platform deployment on Solaris and NT.
  • Trained client staff to extend and maintain the system after delivery.

Tool Set

Perl 5, DBI, ODBC, CGI, Oracle 8, SQL*Plus, Access 97, Acrobat 4.0, Emacs, Project 98, Excel 98, ActivePerl, Solaris 2.7, Windows NT/98

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