Wasim Akhtar

Database Architect, Designer and Developer
My motto: If you can explain it to me, I can develop it for you!
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ProjectCompanyLocationProject OverviewStartedEndedStatus
Major UserMajor UserSan Jose, CAThis system is used for tracking, managing & marketing coin collections. It can handle unlimited collection images, as well as details about each coin in the collection and their grading condition. It is designed with MS-Access 2007 & SQL Server 2008.20072011Work in Progress
Wasim AkhtarPractical SoftwareSan Jose, CAThis Website has been developed using the features added in VisualStudio 2005/2008 and SQL Server 2005/2008. It also includes support for Mobile Devices, such as PDAs and Smart Phones.20052011Work in Progress
Debt Settlement ManagerProvanta CorporationSan Jose, CAThis system is used for managing all aspects of debt management and settlement. It integrates all activities related to the company’s Client Services, Account Services, Electronic Funds Transfer, Accounts Receivables and Agent Commissions.20022011Work in Progress
Currency Transaction ReportingA National BankSan Francisco, CAAn enterprise-level Web application used to track, manage and report all aspects of Federal CTR010 and CTR020 regulations. Application included a File Watcher Utility to automatically upload data files dropped into a given folder.20082009Completed
Convertibles Trading SystemThomas Weisel PartnersSan Francisco, CACreated the major portion of a complex, yet flexible, sales and trading system for convertible bonds and stocks.20072008Completed
Data Migration QA ProgramTrend Micro, Inc.Cupertino, CACreated data migration plans, QA procedures and use cases for moving mission critical data from an internal system to a vendor-supported system.20072007Completed
Data Management SystemsAlliance BancorpBrisbane, CACreated various databases, including systems for managing Asset-Backed Securities, Data Transfer System and a Contact Management System20062006Completed
DataTrac Tools - MS-Excel Add-InsAlliance BancorpBrisbane, CACreated several tools for loading into and extracting mortgage data from DataTrac, FICS and Empower. These tools were used to support Secondary Marketing and Warehouse Banking.20062006Implemented
TouchView Survey SystemTouchView SystemsLos Altos, CAThis software is being developed to create multilingual surveys for use with touch-sensitive screens. It creates survey slides based upon user-selected parameters, such as fonts, colors and graphics.20042005Incomplete
Data Wizard Version 2 - Excel Add-InRMS, Inc.Newark, CAThis project upgraded an Excel add-in by modularizing the steps of the original data wizard.20042005Implemented
Corporate Security Arbitrage Analytics SystemDescartes CapitalSan Rafael, CAThis software was developed for a startup hedge fund to process and manage stocks and bonds trades.20032005Implemented
Medical Office Simulation SoftwareMajor PublisherClifton Park, NYThis software has been packaged with a book for teaching medical office billing. It covers functions related to patient scheduling, billing and insurance payment processing.20032005Book Published
Terrain - Excel Pivot Table Add-InDescartes CapitalSan Rafael, CAThis tool allowed users to interactively insert, edit, copy or delete records from an Excel Pivot Table.20032005Implemented
Patient Office Encounter SystemMedical Technologies InternationalEllicott City, MDA Pocket PC 2002-based DBMS for use by physicians for managing patient visits at clinics and hospitals. 20022003Completed
Phone Number to Phonics ConverterBayArea.NET User’s GroupSan Jose, CAThis VB.NET pilot project converts phone numbers into words found in a dictionary. It was developed by the members of the VB.NET User's Group.20022002Released
Deal Log & Contact ManagerPartech International SystemSan Francisco, CAA simple-to-use MS-Access 2000 DBMS to track business leads and contact status, specially designed so that the users could take the data with them when traveling or off-site. 20012002Implemented
Marketing DatabaseUSBancorp - Piper JaffrayMenlo Park, CAAn Access 2000-based DBMS used to manage marketing activities of investment bankers and analysts stored in MS-Excel spreadsheets across a number of offices. 20012002Implemented
Event Registration ManagerCredit Suisse First BostonPalo Alto, CAA highly customized MS-Access 2000/SQL Server 7 DBMS for managing events hosted by the technology group of this very successful equity investment bank. 20012002Implemented
Pharmacy Distribution Management SystemPharmaceutical Wholesaler/RetailerOverseasA multi-tiered, highly-integrated MS-Access DBMS for managing, purchasing, warehousing and distribution of medical supplies and pharmaceutical products at the national level. 20002000Completed
Conference & Society Management SystemRadiological SocietyOverseasA full-featured, yet flexible conference and society management application developed in MS-Access 97.20002000Implemented
Salary Administration SystemGarment FactoryOverseasA feature-rich system with a variety of tools to manage staff salaries of multiple factories. 20002000Implemented
Airline Revenue Management SystemGeneral Sales AgentOverseasAn enterprise level MS-Access 97 DBMS with nearly 300-hundred user-managed forms and reports which integrated the processing of passenger and cargo revenue generated by several major international airlines. 20002000Implemented