Predator is a project engineered by me and later on in team in Softwise Development company to be a interface between Yahoo Groups site and the home user, giving to every one of these groups the ability to do almost anything that they can do directly at Yahoo. And this by using the Windows capabilities (multi select, multithreading download etc). You’ll be able to download any file format (images, movies, archives, documents).

It allows to user to download files from the photo area, file area and the message area all in one click! View these photo’s with own slide show system and you will also have the opportunity to just pick the ones that you want and throw out the rest!

Another feature is that you can change account information, the ability to leave a group or groups, start a new group, edit your user, profile, change your email settings, read and reply to posted messages, chat, add to or view bookmarks.

Allows you to find any file type that you are looking for. This can be .avi, .gif, .zip .mpeg .rar and so on. When using Predator, you can search for the keywords that you are looking for and retrieve all known groups that matches your search pattern. Once you have received you set of groups, they are stored on your hard drive. Now, every time that you visit these groups, only the newly added files are retrieved. No duplicates are downloaded. When your ready to send a message either by itself or with a file attached, all you need to do is tag the groups that you want to send your message to and its done. No more having to separately go to these groups to do this. There are many more features that Predator gives the user. More flexibility than any web site or software product on the Internet

User have the ability to automatically join a group. Send emails with attachments to any group. Either one, a few or the entire list of groups that you are a member of.

Gives to the user the power of storing your newly found files within it’s own subdirectory On-The-Fly! This feature, when downloading your files, will create a subdirectory of the group and place all files that are downloaded within this subdirectory so you know where the files came from.

Also, Multi-threading download pool to speed up file retrieval, the number of download channels can be set either manually, or automatically selecting a connection speed from the list.Built-in picture viewer/thumbnail program that allow users to view graphics as they are being downloaded. Picture after picture will appear as they are received!

Some screenshots:

No download available, ask at office for more information. Or you can take a look on the Softwise Development website to find out more.

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Predator

Uses: Borland Delphi 7 VCL, Microsoft Access Database, User Accessibility

This application was developed by me for Softwise Development to accomplish the needs of a client in administering its furniture chain of shops.

So, as Project manager, I have designed a solution, keeping in mind the possible evolution of this enterprise. I was using a system of managing clients and suppliers, the available furniture, the accounting in/out documents. This application was designed to be simple, to be used efficiently, fast and reliable by people who didn’t had any programmatically skills, in a fast and reliable application.

It is mainly composed from few parts:

• Suppliers management – here, every supplier have some characteristics, like address, accounting data, registration number etc.
• Documents management – each document added has also some characteristics like number, payment mode, transportation vehicle etc
• Report generation – there are some reports available (needed by client)
  • by document
  • general (total stock)
  • detailed on document
  • Reception document (NIR) which are generated from the documents selected, on a selected period;

Also, to increase flexibility, a backup tool was created, along with a backup restoration, cleaning/emptying the database procedures allowing to the client that he can work only with some amount of data, while preserving the rest of the information in a safe place.

No download available, ask at office for more information. Or you can take a look on the Softwise Development website to find out more.

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Mergus Product Manager

Uses: Borland Delphi 7 VCL, Microsoft Access Database, User Accessibility

Very technical project, using numerous tables from a database to estimate the average growth of a number of forests. I had developed it in Softwise Development company, having given by the client the tree characteristics (maximum age, average growth per year, indexes of growth etc) and the activities that must be done periodically to ensure the best efficiency. The user of this kind of application will have a general idea of what is to do in the next period of time to the forests that he administers.

Using defined site (forest), created from different species of trees, and estimating their growth, a modern manager can exploit his resources better, but not loose from mind the ecological part of this enterprise.Based on scientific calculations, the bases of a rationality and profitability of owning forest and administering them are now available to the science and business people.

Using this tool, the people can make decisions based on facts and numbers, maximizing their results, and minimizing the effort.

Another feature of the product is flexibility of font size, users can use different DPI settings to accommodate the applications to their eye comfort. The text of the application (including the one on the main menu or labels) can be easily shrunken or enlarged based on the system settings.

Some screenshots:

No download available, ask at office for more information. Or you can take a look on the Softwise Development website to find out more.

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Forestry

Uses: Borland Delphi 7 VCL, Windows API

Data security is the priority of this program, mainly used for sending important data trough unsecured mediums – like internet or e-mail. The program uses state of the art algorithms in encrypting area (MD5, RSA algorithms with encrypting on different key sizes) and was developed while working in Softwise Development.

The program is creating a file, the result of encrypting algorithms applied to all files or directories with files selected by user, result which is a self-extracting program, using no dll’s additionally, also increasing this way the security. A compression algorithm built-in program allows you to easily decrease the resulted .exe size to smallest possible.

The program is composed from two parts:
- Master – the program itself
- Client – the generated program containing the selected files

DocVault’s main features include:

- Four levels of encryption, from Low to Supreme, allow you to choose the level of security you wish to use.

- When you send a Vault, it is self-decrypting, so the person receiving the vault does not need any software to open it, they just enter the password.

- Auto Mail option lets you email a Vault with two clicks of the mouse!

- Save Vault lets you store your private files on a computer securely, no one will be able to view them without the password you designate, it’s like creating a "Virtual Fort Knox" for your files!

- DocVault is very easy to use, yet it is the most powerful tool of its kind.

Master part of DocVault

Uses: Delphi VCL, ZIP/RAR type compression, crypting on multiple levels of security (Keys on 128, 192, 256 bits), *.exe file generation.

Program creates a executable crypted and compressed to keep data confidential. Could generate executable with ex_ extension for easy mail sending.

DocVault is the state of the art file protection system that allows you to send confidential files safely over the Net and store them securely on your computer using the latest encryption and compression technologies.

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Client (generated part)

Uses : API, ZIP/RAR type compression, decrypting on multiple levels of security(Keys on 128, 192, 256 bits)

Description: Completely done in API, auto decompress on a password selected files – all or just some. Custom welcome messages allows you to send messages to your partners, or set an hint about the password etc.

The built-in security system closes this application after 10 unsuccessful password entering times.

Also, it lets you extract not only all, but also user chosen files from all inside, exactly what you need, and do not need to extract all and then erase something – a plus of security, I think.

No download available, ask at office for more information. Or you can take a look on the Softwise Development website to find out more.

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DocVault

Uses: Borland Delphi 7 VCL, HTTP, HTML Parsing, JavaScript, PHP server side script

The program parses web pages from Romanian National Bank site (www.bnr.ro), offering the latest currency ratings, among with a currency calculator, a very useful converter. The program was designed by me in Softwise Development company as a low resource program, hidden in the tray bar of Windows, while periodically checking BNR site and warning the refreshing of the currencies rate. Another feature is that it shows the trend of the user selected currency over the time, allowing you know how it fluctuates  – improving the user decision.

The application is designed to be used as a simple, easy to use tool, providing without any previously knowledge of software usage the full functionality and power to the end user.It also has enough options to allow user to customize the time of refreshing data from the BNR site, the visible currencies (although all are refreshed, user may want to see just a number of them), the program start), and the calculator part – a tool visible in the main window of program (in right-bottom corner), but also in a separate window, which can be set to become visible as user clicks on the tray icon.

Another feature of the programs is that it pops-up a hint when a new currencies ratings become available,

letting user to know that he is able to see them. Also, a window that stays on top (Eye-on-the-ratings) allows user to see without loosing space, the latest ratings, also being shown if ratings are old or not, allowing him co concentrate on working with other programs, meanwhile consulting the ratings.

Server scripting side

This program is adware, that means is free,but used as a tool of advertisement,composed from two main systems created by myself, for increasing flexibility:

- in the upper part of the application part, which permits showing banners of 468*60 pixels images and multimedia (e.g. flash movies), which has an own management system (refreshing time, address redirecting , on click and on show statistics) dynamically generated with a PHP script;

- popup feature – images and multimedia (e.g. flash movies), has its own management part, having settings like number of appearances, order, positioning on screen, statistics on click and on show.

Some print screens of the application:

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Positions: Junior to Senior Developer, Project Manager

Softwise Development is the company that shaped me as developer. I worked there for 2 years,  between January 2002 and January 2004. I enjoyed there not only a good atmosphere, but also discovered a friend in the person of Mr. Dan Trutia, CEO of the company. I was his first employee and I believe that we created a good team. Together we raised the company to a 10 people business, having international contractors while working in software outsourcing industry.

There I had quite a few projects, challenge being the word of the day. I learn a lot about developing Object Oriented applications in Delphi 5 and 6, Access databases, PHP and MySQL, Windows API programming and not to mention user accessibility techniques, helping users with eye problems.

In the last six months of his employment, I was trusted with the responsibility to manage several projects to completion in budget and timely manner, being advanced to project manager. I enjoyed this opportunity and tried my best to prove my professional potential and leadership ability. Being a manager on several projects, I was responsible for conducting many meetings with the customers, conducting requirement analysis and requirements engineering that lead to successful projects.

Responsibilities:

• Delivering IT projects to user specification, on time and on budget
• Testing functionalities and modules
• Documenting IT policies and procedures
• Scheduling the project tasks
• Maintaining the IT security in line with group specifications
• Database maintenance, data updates and records checking

Technologies that I used were:

• Borland Delphi 6 and 7 Enterprise, custom built controls.
• Microsoft Access and Microsoft SQL databases, ADO
• Windows ‘98 Api programming
• PHP and MySQL for server-side applications

> Projects that I worked on for Softwise Development

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