PROFILE
Talented and innovative information systems developer with more than seven years professional experience and a track record of improving the systems of the companies worked for. Exceeding expectations in every role, rapidly learning business processes, ethos, and technologies through personal initiative. Excellent communication and diplomacy skills make the building of strong, inter-personal relationships an easy and welcome task. Dedicated to personal development, I have excelled through my motivation, determination and a desire to improve.
TECHNICAL LISTING
Operating Systems:
Windows (XP, 2000, NT, 98, 95); UNIX (Solaris, Linux)
Software:
Microsoft Visual Studio .NET (2003 & 2005); Microsoft Visual Source Safe; Subversion; Crystal Reports; Adobe Photoshop; Adobe Illustrator; Macromedia Flash; Microsoft Access
Development Technologies:
DHTML; JavaScript; ASP.NET; C#; NUnit; Visual Basic .NET; ADO.NET; SQL; Ajax; XML; XSLT; Microsoft Enterprise Library; Ruby; Ruby on Rails; Perl; UML;
Servers:
SQL Server; PostgreSQL; MySQL; IIS; Apache;
EMPLOYMENT
ioko (York, North Yorkshire)
August 2006 to Present (Contract)
An established IT services company offering solutions to corporate clients throughout the world, ioko supports systems in seventy seven countries and handling projects from thousands to millions of pounds, ioko offers a varied and challenging work environment. My role is to provide consulting and development services to external clients, particularly focusing on database reporting, in a customer facing capacity.
Responsibilities
- Gather and understand client requirements
- Communicate with clients in a consultative way
- Understand client systems and architecture
- Develop database queries and procedures to fulfil reporting requirements
- Use reporting tools such as Crystal Reports
Hammonds Direct (Bradford, West Yorkshire)
November 2005 to August 2006
The UK’s leading provider of volume conveyancing to the financial and property sectors, Hammonds Direct contracted me to design new websites that provide their services direct to consumers. In addition to this design work I have been a driving force behind the streamlining of their codebase and improvement of development procedures.
Responsibilities
- Requirements gathering and system architecture
- Development of customer facing ASP.NET applications that integrate with SQL Server via XML Web Services.
- Web interface design and implementation including the use of DHTML and Ajax
- High level of input into database architecture and normalization
- Creation of business objects in VB.NET to encapsulate data access and Web Service functionality
Achievements
- Quick delivery of new designs build on existing application code
- Consolidation of multiple web-applications with duplicated code into a single codebase with dynamic styling
- Major player in the re-architecting of databases
- Enhancement of development procedures through encouragement of best practices and communication
Completed designs that are completely or partially in the public domain include:
http://www.safelyhome.co.uk/ and
http://www.ieadirect.co.uk/.
Best Western Hotels (GB) (York)
February 2005 to November 2005 (Contract)
The Great Britain division of Best Western International: the world’s largest hotel chain is a not for profit organisation providing services to independent member hotels.
As a contracted Software Developer I am extending an existing system for displaying invoices online to member hotels to create and display commission invoices to travel agents. Interfacing a SQL Server 2000 backend using CSLA business objects written in VB.NET and C#, the data is displayed using a web front end.
Converted and enhanced an existing VB6 windows application used to track IT support calls and system resources to a .NET, C#, WinForms application.
Responsibilities
- Requirements gathering and project specification
- Database architecture (SQL Server, TSQL, Stored procedures, Triggers, DTS)
- Web application development (ASP.NET, VB.NET, C#, CSLA)
- WinForms application development (C#)
- Testing, deployment and documentation
Zolv.com Ltd. (Leeds, West Yorkshire)
February 2004 to February 2005
Zolv is an agile and flexible software company producing bespoke web sites and web services and databases for clients. Clients range from small businesses to blue chip companies.
My role as Software Developer involves managing client requirements, project status, and solution development. Prospecting for new business is an additional responsibility.
Responsibilities
- Internet application development using Microsoft .NET (ASP.NET/C#)
- SQL Server: architecture; stored procedures
- DHTML/JavaScript development
- XML data storage and transfer
- XML Web Services development
Achievements
- Server-side Website Logging Application which spanning multiple servers and using caching for performance gains
- .NET XML interface for major travel agent booking system
- Web-based file distribution system for uploading files to multiple servers without the use of FTP. Decreased deployment time by 80%
- Enhanced holiday searches for a blue chip travel company to overcome limitations in third party software and greatly improve end user experience
Global Graphics Ltd. (Cambridge, Cambridgeshire)
January 2001 to November 2003
A progressive software company producing software for high-end printing and PDF markets. Global Graphics is well known in the industry having won awards for their technology.
As an Information Systems developer I was responsible for developing, integrating and web enabling a variety of data sources using various technologies.
Key Technologies:
- Dynamic HTML (DHTML, HTML, JavaScript)
- Microsoft .NET Framework (ASP.NET, C#)
- Java, JSP, (J2SE, J2EE, JDBC)
- Extensible Markup Language (XML)
- Lotus Notes/Domino r5
Achievements
- Website localization. Dynamic multi-language support using Microsoft’s .NET Framework (ASP.NET, C#)
- Consultant for Global Graphic’s GUI team during major shift to a web-based interface.
- Development of online PDF creation service for major telecoms company (.NET) (featured at CeBit 2003)
- Amalgamation of ten child websites under a single cohesive brand
Global Graphics’ main web site (
http://www.globalgraphics.com/), Japanese web site (
http://www.globalgraphics.co.jp/) and a supporting site: Jawspdf.com (
http://www.jawspdf.com/) are examples of work I have done.
InterprIT Ltd. (Barnstaple, Devon)
February 1999 to January 2001
Director of an Internet consultancy firm that was originally established by myself with two other people.
Significant involvement in all aspects of consultancy, maintenance and development.
- Assisting clients with the evolution of a design concept for their project
- Prototyping projects while continually collecting and monitoring customer feedback
- Development using HTML, JavaScript, Perl, CGI and Delphi
- Advice with project marketing and strategy
Database Compiler
Aerostanrew (Barnstaple, Devon) February 2001 to March 2001
Temporary, four week post to help meet a tight deadline on an engineering project.
- MS Access database creation.
- Development of Visual Basic code to meet reporting requirements.
- Reporting system to analyse status and cost of thousands of parts.
PERSONAL PROJECTS
- MMMRecipes (http://www.mmmrecipes.com/): Cooking and recipes website using ASP.NET with SQL Server back end. Original design.
- Peppermint Web Design (http://www.peppermint-web-design.co.uk): Website supporting freelance design activities.
- Code Creator: Windows application for rapid C# code creation.
- HttpUtility: Windows application with tools for developing and debugging web applications.
EDUCATION
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Hands on Java Programming - Learning Tree International
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May 2001
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University - Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada (partial)
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December 1997
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High School - St John's Seventh-day Adventist Academy, Canada (Graduated with Honours)
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June 1996
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