About Amsterdam   Top Coder Competition Ranking # 153 of 50,767   Raw Score Total: 19,502.10 Name:  Amsterdam (see 12 ratings)   in LaPlaine, Quebec Canada Seller / Coder Rating:  10 (Excellent) Sign up date:  Dec 15, 2002 4:57:59 PM EDT Last Logged In:  Aug 23, 2003 2:48:42 AM EDT Jobs Started:  14 Jobs Completed:  14 Missed Status Report Warnings Issued:  0 Arbitrations Lost:  0 (out of 2 Arbitrations) What is arbitration? This coder is Expert Rating certified. ExpertRating has certified this coder's expertise via a comprehensive exam in the following area(s). ExpertRating certified coders work for leading companies around the world and show a 20% better increase in performance and efficiency compared to their non-certified counterparts. Exam Name Status Date MS Access 2000 Certified 3/22/2003       Post a new project exclusively for Amsterdam   Invite Amsterdam to bid on one of my existing projects    Send Amsterdam a bonus   Add Amsterdam to my custom list of favorite coders     Areas Of Expertise:  Database Progress Database SQL Server 2000 Access 2000 MySql Programing language ASP/IIS - HTML Visual Basic Vb and java script SQL WSH/Scripting Operating system Windows, 2000,98,95,NT Unix, RS6000,AIX, SCO, Mac OS Overview of Linux Tools & Dev environment All of Visual Studio 6 Edit plus Crystal Report Office suite Microsoft Visual Source Safe   Resume: IT experience Over 8 years in development. Working essentially with relational database and 4GL language. I have work for several companies on a permanent basis and specially as a consultant. This has enable me to learn different technologies. About my way of working I am a developer with a big sense of quality when I am working in a project and all of my work is well documented. About my goals Unlimited! I am always seeking for information and different way's in order to gain more knowledge in my field. Actually I am in the process of achieving MCAD/MCSD certification. Language My native language is French. I also speak/write English, speak a bit of Creole too. Social I absolutely have a big passion: All computer related activities! Apart that, I also find time(sometimes..) to have a normal life! Chess and backgammon are my both preferred board game Like to spend some time with my little family. Am also a Softball player and finally am seriously getting addict to karting races. Married and father of 4. So that's about it. I will be glad to help you in any way's on one or more of your project. From small to big Derek Amsterdam   Top Coder Competition Raw Score   Average Job Size Average Coder Rating Number of Completed Jobs Penalty for Missed Status Reports Warnings * $139.30 x 10 x 14 - (0 warnings x 1000 penalty) = 0   Raw Score Total: 19,502 * Penalty rule enacted on 10/8/2001 and applies only to warnings sent after that date. Note: all top coder competition stats are only updated once a day between midnight and 1:00 EDT.     Rent A Coder Work History All ratings and comments are the opinion of the poster and do not reflect the official view of Rent A Coder. Rated For Rated By Rating Bid Amount Rated On   Policy/quoting status - Part 4 ContACT 10 (Excellent) $476.00 April 28, 2003 8:33:32 AM EDT   Derek - thanks again.     Policy/quoting status - Part 3 ContACT 10 (Excellent) $422.40 April 22, 2003 2:49:53 AM EDT   Derek - Thanks again. I would be willing to recommend you to any potential buyer.     Policy/quoting status - Part 2 ContACT 10 (Excellent) $383.14 April 4, 2003 6:28:54 PM EDT   Derek - again you have delivered a great product and came up with some great ideas. Cheers Stuart     Policy/quoting status - Part 1 ContACT 10 (Excellent) $232.67 March 29, 2003 10:07:15 PM EDT   Thanks again for you hard work Derek. I would be willing to recommend you for any similar projects.     JScript - Generate Mailing Name & Salutation ContACT 10 (Excellent) $18.00 March 17, 2003 9:06:30 PM EDT   As always. Excellent work. Thanks Derek.     Website Gradebook Additions VP 10 (Excellent) $92.00 March 7, 2003 5:53:08 PM EDT   Happy to work with     Website Grade Book VP 10 (Excellent) $96.00 March 7, 2003 5:52:35 PM EDT   Happy to work with     Website Grade Book VP None Given $120.00 March 7, 2003 4:48:29 PM EDT       Website Gradebook Additions VP None Given $115.00 March 7, 2003 4:45:29 PM EDT       Upload/Delete files ContACT 10 (Excellent) $50.00 March 2, 2003 3:44:01 AM EDT   Derek - Excellent work once again. Instructions were very easy to follow and code was very well commented.     Football Management website with database Hound Dog 10 (Excellent) $100.00 February 13, 2003 4:39:42 PM EDT   Excellent commincations and excellent standard of work with suggestions for improvement on further developments. Highly recommended!     Private auction for Amsterdam on 1/29/2003 5:44:33 PM ContACT 10 (Excellent) $20.00 January 30, 2003 5:25:25 PM EDT   Derek has again produced a quality product in a timly fashion. I look forward to working with Derek on future jobs.     Bonus for Amsterdam on 1/29/2003 6:05:16 PM ContACT None Given $10.00 January 29, 2003 6:08:41 PM EDT       State/Suburb lookup from PostCode ContACT 10 (Excellent) $30.00 January 29, 2003 5:44:17 PM EDT   Derek is fantastic to work with. He constantly provided feedback, good and bad, which enabled him to very quickly come up with a much better and faster solution. The new solution was far beyond what was requested and what he had bided on. I would have no hesitation in recommending him or using him again in the future.     Bonus for Amsterdam on 1/20/2003 9:17:51 AM Finn None Given $10.00 January 20, 2003 9:19:33 AM EDT       Estimate Processor speed Finn 10 (Excellent) $10.00 January 15, 2003 9:01:50 AM EDT   Extremely helpful!     ------ Average:   10.00