Bernard Vukas Microsoft Office & Office 365 Software Developer bernard@bvukas.com http://www.bernardvukas.com Skype: bernard.vukas Summary My passion is the landscape of online work. Through my career I ve worked in consulting and I ve joined Upwork (formerly odesk) seven years ago to help clients develop the best business solutions for Microsoft Office and Office 365. My focus is on helping clients embrace virtual work through development of custom business solutions for Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Visio and Project. I use the following: +.NET (C#/VB.NET), VBA + Visual Studio Tools for Office (VSTO), Add-in Express + Windows Forms, WPF (XAML) + Installers: Visual Studio Installer, WiX, Advanced Installer, InstallShield, ClickOnce I'm a Microsoft Office superuser for 10+ years, and a developer for 7 years. I'm certified in Microsoft Word, Excel and Access. I'm looking for projects or positions related to development of complex Office business solutions including add-ins. Experience Independent Software Developer (Microsoft Office & Office 365) at Upwork April 2008 - Present (7 years 6 months) I specialize in software development for Microsoft Office and Office 365 using a variety of popular frameworks across all major platforms. 11 recommendations available upon request Senior Software Developer at Oliver Wyman February 2013 - October 2013 (9 months) Software Developer at AECOM 2011-2012 (1 year) Software Developer at SugarCRM 2010-2011 (1 year) 1 recommendation available upon request Page1
Software Engineer at Oracle 2008-2009 (1 year) Honors and Awards odesk Certificate of Appreciation for Outstanding Professional Achievements odesk November 2012 Publications Upwork Freelancing Made Easy Bernard Vukas August 9, 2015 Authors: Bernard Vukas Skills & Expertise Add-in Express VBA Visual Basic Microsoft Office C# Software Development Visio Access Visual Studio XML SharePoint Visual C# Technical Writing Outlook Virtual Teams VSTO Freelancing InstallShield Ribbons Crystal Ball Open XML Backstage WiX @Risk REST Google Apps Script Mac:Office Microsoft Excel Microsoft Word Page2
Microsoft PowerPoint Microsoft Visio Microsoft Project Microsoft OneNote Microsoft Access Certifications Apple Mac Developer Program Apple June 2014 Microsoft Software Developer Network Microsoft 2004 Microsoft Excel 2007 Master Certificate Brainbench License 7508546 Microsoft Word 2007 Master Certificate Brainbench License 7681275 Certified Microsoft Access Expert Elance-oDesk License 614251 Certified Business Plans Writer Elance-oDesk License 603957 Certified Technical Writing Expert Elance-oDesk License 268321 Market Research Certificate Elance-oDesk License 7673995 Certified HootSuite Social Media Marketing (SMM) Profesional Hootsuite Media Inc. License http://learn.hootsuite.com/u/bvukas January 2012 Languages English Croatian German (Full professional proficiency) (Native or bilingual proficiency) (Elementary proficiency) Education University of Zagreb/Sveuciliste u Zagrebu Discontinued studying in 2004, Information Technology, 2000-2004 Gimnazija Požega High School, 1996-2000 Page3
Bernard Vukas Microsoft Office & Office 365 Software Developer, Upwork Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Visio, Project. bernard@99macros.com 12 people have recommended Bernard "On the back of Bernard s previous work for me, he was re-hired for an additional project to carry out some technical VBA and C# programming for Office plug-ins. He was an efficient developer and wrote excellent code that he integrated it into my existing code. I have no hesitation recommending him for similar work and will be using Bernard again in the future." Blake McNaughton, was Bernard's client "A delight to work with and an expert in his field, Bernard is both professional, proactive, and highly competent. He also has excellent communication skills, which at that level is rare enough to be worth mentioning. The only downside is that he's a bit expensive, but on Elance as in any aspect of our lives, we've all learned the hard way that you get what you pay for, and Bernard is definitely worth it." Arnaud De Bruyn, was Bernard's client "Bernard was an awesome asset to our programming project. He was able to grasp the tasks, prioritize the tasks and provide solutions in a timely manner. He made himself easily available for Q&A sessions to break down the end goal into logical phases. He provided beta versions of the phases to me in a timely manner for my review and comments. When tweaks were required along the way, Bernard was responsive and accurate with his work. I would recommend Bernard for any excel programming project. His knowledge base of excel and his ability to communicate and provide solutions is superb. I will not hesitate to use Bernard for upcoming projects." Brad Burgat, was Bernard's client "Mr. Bernard Vukas tackled a complex problem I was having with PowerPoint and solved it for me. I am not a complete novice at PP, so the issue was not an easy one. He accomplished this effort in a very timely manner, leaving me not only with a solution but with the knowledge of how to deal with the issue in the future. 5/5 stars from me.-----roger J. Porter, MD (www.rjportermd.com)" Roger J Porter, MD, ScD, was Bernard's client Page4
"It was my great pleasure to work with Bernard. He is very skilled and professional Office Developer. Our company needed an Outlook 2013 add-in to streamline our CRM sales process and he delivered top quality product. We can recommend Bernand without hesitation and we are looking forward to work with him again." Toni Frankola, was Bernard's client "We found Bernard to be professional throughout the duration of the project and he also possesses a strong technical skillset. We have seen lots of Office Suite developers over the years along with associated source code. Bernard is amongst the very best. We highly recommend him and plant to work with him again." Todd Cook, was Bernard's client "Bernard is incredible!!! We worked with him for over a year. He's completely trustworthy, exceptionally professional, fast working and ultra capable. There is nothing he can't do. Highly recommended. Thanks for the great work on this project, Bernard!" Thomas Shrader, was Bernard's client "Bernard used his knowledge of current technology to come up with smooth solution." David Johnston, was Bernard's client "Bernard has helped me with building a couple of financial models. He takes direction well, is patient and accommodating to philosophical changes to the model and ensures no busts. I would highly recommend Bernard." Adam Meislik, was Bernard's client "Bernard is proficient and trustworthy. I wouldn't hesitate to engage him again." Tim van Gelder, was Bernard's client "Bernard worked very well on our business plan and we found him to be a great communicator as he understood the tasks well. He gave a structured approach to improving the current business and I found improvements in the way business is conducted already. He was helpful to our queries and always tried to help the best he could even when the questions where not related to this specific project. He was overall good to work with and we will be using Bernard's services in the future." Alex Gerrard, was Bernard's client "Bernard estimated in a very timley manner and in such a way that seemed very reasonable. He then stuck to his time line and delivered outstanding results. Furthermore he didn't just deliver and disappear. He stuck Page5
around and made sure that everything worked as it was supposed to and made himself available to for any follow-up. I would highly recommend Bernard especially regarding his Office add-in work. We are so pleased we are pursuing more projects with him." Roger Smith, was Bernard's client Contact Bernard on LinkedIn Page6