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Personal
Technical
Skills
Employment
History Feb 2002 to date – Whitespace Ltd Analyst/Developer
with responsibility for design and implementation of call handling system C++
on Unix as well as Team Leader and
Project Management. ˇ
Principal developer with sole
responsibility for client work ˇ
Liaison with client ˇ
Design and implementation of new system ˇ
Coding of enhancements and new
functionality ˇ
Team Leader and Project Management Whitespace provide tailor made solutions to the insurance market.
I was taken on to design and implement a call handling system for a large
insurance company. The systems allowed for the processing and rating of
buildings and contents insurance. Stress tested to cope with 15000 new
applications per day the system is a the heart of a large marketing drive for
a well known bank. The system was delivered on time, within budget and to the
customers satisfaction. While at Whitespace I developed their testing and
specification standards and introduced new working practices to allow the
company to better serve its client’s needs and free up programmer’s time to
pursue more R&D. The company also encouraged me to develop marketing
strategies and I wrote press releases as well as articles for specialist
magazines and increased the client income. Feb 2000 to Setember 2001 – Adtools Inc / Indimi Ltd / Codehammer
Ltd Analyst/Developer
with responsibility for viral marketing software development ˇ
Principal developer with responsibility
for all client work ˇ
Liaison with customers, artists, sales
and clients to provide a technical support and sales ˇ
Design and implementation of XML script
based engine which streamlined the production process ˇ
Designed an automated system to allow
artists to better control output ˇ
Implementation of dozens of commercial
products ˇ
Coding of enhancements and bespoke
functionality Adtools provide
small, stand alone Win32 applications for web-based advertising and
entertainment. With an emphasis on portability and platform independence
Adtools remain a market leader in viral marketing tools. With their popular
entertainment brands they enjoy a worldwide reputation for innovative and quirky
entertainment. I was actively involved in the development and maintenance of
the core engines whilst providing product specific code enhancements. I had
primary responsibility for all agency and commercial contract work. Working
to tight deadlines for demanding clients I was responsible for liaising with
the animators and sales team for our major releases (including work on the
Pink Panther, Reebok, the Grinch and the Rug Rats). Development was
principally in C/C++ (Win32) and XML using Director 8 for animation. Jan 1999 to Feb 2000 – CFS plc Junior Analyst Developer (Commercial Products) ˇ
Part of Ring Fenced Team dedicated to Deutsche Bank on whole life
cycle of projects ˇ
Developed new product enhancements to satisfy the clients
specific needs photograph database ˇ
Active in GAP analyses and writing documentation including OO
design (UML) ˇ
Developed an in-house web based information magazine CFS provides
asset based accounting solutions to the lease and loan finance industry. As
part of a ring fenced team working for a major city bank I was involved in
the whole life cycle of product development from GAP analysis to the design,
documentation and implementation of new functionality. Working as part of
a team I worked as a developer principally using Microsoft Visual C/C++
with MFC and Stingray. We prided ourselves on delivering
releases to the client on time with a minimum of bugs. The backend was an
Oracle database. I proved to be adept at learning complex systems and quickly
taught myself C++, SQL and Oracle. In my own time I started a
web based in-house magazine designed to educate and inform staff of industry
news in a relevant, accessible and entertaining way. Jan 1998 to Jan 1999 – Spring plc Junior Analyst Developer ˇ
Developed a Visual Basic application to allow senior directors to
follow the progress of consultants ˇ
Development of a business critical reporting system for the
Prudential group. Trained in Cobol, DB2,
SQL and MVS. I was contracted Prudential where I developed and maintained
a business critical reporting system with Adabas Natural. I also
designed and developed a VB, HTML, SQL and Access based
personnel database for Spring. August 1996 to October 1997 – Trowers & Hamlin, Richards
Butler International Solicitors Trainee Solicitor/Articled
Clerk ˇ
Completed three business heads Immigration, Employment and
Property ˇ
Managed a large portfolio of property deals Having completed the
academic stage of my legal training I then took two jobs with prestigious
city law firms working towards two years articled clerk experience. I worked
in the fields of conveyancing, property and immigration. July 1989 to June 1992 Traveling and Working in
South America ˇ
Taught English as a foreign language for Cultura Inglesa in north
east Brazil Education
September 1982 to October 1986 Purley
High Scholl for Boys, Surreys ˇ
A Levels in Math’s, Biology, Physics: (BBB), A/O Level English ˇ
GCSE in 10 Subjects incl. English and Math’s Interests ˇ
Theatre, film and literature ˇ
Travel – I have traveled extensively through South America,
living and working in Brazil after university ˇ
Writing – I am a regular contributor to the pages of
www.foocha.com References
available upon request
If you would like to offer a committed and talented applications engineer a job working in IT (permanent or contract) as a C++ programmer or if you would like to discuss any other business opportunities please feel free to mail me at:
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