Visual Basic Programmer

Visual Basic Client Projects

Talsico International

August 2001 to April 2004

Job Description:

Microsoft Visual Basic Programmer

Company Profile:

Talsico is an organisation dedicated to optimising business performance by improving the transfer of knowledge in the workplace. Their Process Picture Map software, written for Microsoft Word, creates documents describing work processes – using Photos, symbols, flowcharts and tables.

My Duties:

Support of the Microsoft Word Process Picture Map software using Visual Basic for Applications.

Achievements:

• Provided support and enhanced the Microsoft Word software:
  • Resolved problems with the Flow diagram in the Microsoft Word documents.
  • Setup Registry entries to maintain user options.
  • Addition of Word XP support, whilst maintaining Word 97 compatibility.
  • Added Combo Boxes to the Menu to allow the insertion of different symbols into the Word document.
  • Enhanced the package to include support for Spanish, and made the package language independent. This simplified the addition of new languages.
• Eliminated all bugs from the Microsoft Word software:
  • A persistent memory overflow problem.
  • Saving a Microsoft Word document over a Network.
  • Resizing pictures.
  • Problems with Arts and Letters.
  • A Windows File Protection deployment problem.
• Created a deployment package using the WISE software to handle all versions of Microsoft Word. Added self-extracting Setup files.
• Created a Microsoft Visual Basic Registration package to set up Desktop Icons and control all security aspects, including encryption of client particulars.
• Added a VeriSign Digital ID Certificate to the Microsoft Word package.