Summary -An intelligent, flexible, competent, creative, Software Developer and Frontend Engineer with a successful background in Web Application development, Oracle database design and technical support.
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"Foraging in the Fog"
Overview
updated: 2009-10-15
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- Successfully designed, developed, and enhanced various web and non-web applications.
- Reduced costs and delivery time whilst maintaining consistent quality through the restructuring and enhancing of server side renders and client side CSS and JavaScript, enabling their significant re-use across multiple customers whilst still supporting each customers unique requirements.
- Lead developer of CareTaker an open source clientside javascript library.
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- Technology -X/HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Java, Oracle PL/SQL & Web Toolkit, SQL, PHP, Ruby, Rails, XML.
- Innovation -continuous researching and applying novel, more effective ways to achieve goals.
- Focus -always alert for ways to improve quality and execution whilst reducing costs.
- Communication -competent with non-technical and technical content for varying audiences.
- Leadership -of technical teams ranging from 3-7 people in the UK and US.
- Creation -presentations, non-technical and technical documentation, course materials.
- Training -mentored new colleagues, and delivered technical hardware training through to personal development courses.
- Client Relations -positive client feedback continually evidenced my abilities to create productive relationships based on trust, openness, and empathy.
Experience in Brief
- Workbooks Online Oct 2008-Aug 2009
- Software Engineer / Analyst Programmer –Successful in various aspects of systems design and implementation including analysis, development, frontend engineering, documentation and software testing for new web-based application.
- MTL Software Solutions Jul 2006-Oct 2008
- Oracle and Web Developer -Successful in various aspects of systems design and implementation including analysis, development, frontend engineering, documentation, software testing, and client liaison for various web-based applications.
- Empowered Learning Feb 2006-Mar 2006
- Technical Engineer -Successfully installed and configured Microsoft Server 2003 and XP based systems on customer sites, also providing technical end-user support.
- Thoughtful Interactions Dec 2004-Nov 2006
- Founder, Course Director, Trainer, Coach -Set up and ran my own business in personal development, focusing on coaching and training.
- Hitachi Data Systems (UK) Ltd. Jan 2002-Nov 2004
- Information Specialist -Successfully lead, designed, and implemented bespoke web front end, Oracle data warehouse applications, including Oracle Applications 11i integration, Business Objects reporting functionality, as well as technical, application, and hardware support.
- EDS (UK) Ltd. Oct 1998-Dec 2001
- Information Specialist -Successfully implemented and maintained a bespoke web front end, Oracle data warehouse application integrated with Oracle Applications 10.7 and provided client support.
- Oracle Corporation (UK) Ltd. Jan 1997-Oct 1998
- Consultant -Successful in a variety of challenging roles including: user training, technical lead, technical architect, systems analyst, ER modelling, UI design (for interactive TV), and specification and technical authoring.
- Galileo UK Nov 1995-Dec 1996
- Support Engineer -Introduced new technical documentation standards, as well as standardised hardware testing and reporting procedures whilst providing 2nd and 3rd line technical support.
- VSR (Europe) Ltd. Jan 1995-Sep 1995
- Technical Support -Successfully provided only European pre-sales, technical support and training for the company's PC based voicemail and auto attendant systems during their new expansion into Europe.
- Incom (UK) Ltd. Jul 1994-Dec 1994
- Analyst/ Developer/ Programmer -Specified and developed bespoke in house database application for customer billing, and maintained PC based telephony hardware and other in house applications.
- British Gas, East Midlands. Jul 1992-Aug 1993
- Industrial Placement Student -Provided 1st and 2nd line application support, as well as developing bespoke in-house client/ server application.
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Education & Development in detail...
- Postgraduate Module –Web Systems Integration (M887) May-Dec 2008
- The Open University
- Java Programming with Java SE 5 Jan 2008
- SkillSoft (Online self-study)
- BSc (Hons) Information Technology 1990-1994
- De Montfort University, Leicester
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