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General & Personal
Information
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Date of Birth |
8th
September, 1972 (33 Years) |
Background Summary
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Core Skills |
Over 15 Years
experience in Software
Development and I.T.; Software Development & I.T.
Management; Marketing; Team-Leading; Project Management;
Programming; Analysis, Data Modelling, Database Design;
Software Engineering, Systems Analysis, Business
Analysis; Object-Orientation (OOA, OOD, OOP, CRC, UML),
Client/Server, Full System Life-Cycle. |
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Programming
Languages |
VB.Net,
Visual Basic v 6,5,4,3; SQL-Server 2000, 7 & 6.5; Access
2, ’97, 2000; SQL; Windows API; Clipper; C & C++, C# &
others |
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Platforms |
PC – Novell
NetWare, Windows 3.11/’95/’98, Windows NT 3.51 & 4.0,
Windows 2000 Pro, XP & others. |
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Projects |
.net, ActiveX,
OLE Servers, Client/Server, Credit-Scoring, Financial,
Accounting, Mobile ‘Phone Hire, Holiday Booking,
Archaeological, Human-Interface, Video Hire, Interactive
Video, Ordering, Stock-Control, Payroll, Contact
Management/CRM, Data warehousing, Data Mining & OLAP,
Telecomms, Venue Management, Expert System & Neural-Net,
Purchase Order Control, Invoicing, Printing, SMS,
m-commerce, Distribution, Workflow, e-commerce. |
Current/Most
Recent Job
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Job Title |
Consultant |
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Company |
Self-Employed /
Freelance / Consultancy |
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Location |
Yorkshire / UK |
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Dates |
July, 2003 to
present |
Since July 2003, I have
been working as an independent consultant providing software to
and working in a consultative role for my own clients.
Technologies used in variety of projects include VB.Net,
Visual Basic 6, SQL Server, SQL, COM, Access and others.
I have recently
completed work on an n-tier billing system for a client. This
was developed in VB6 using a SQL Server 2000
back-end, with output in Crystal Reports, HTML, XML and
Word. XML was used to transfer data between different
systems. The system also had integrated aspect with Excel and
Word using VBA.
Other projects include a
data access portal using VB6, SQL Server 2000, SQL, ODBC, ADO
and JDBC; developing simple back-end Data Access Layers with
VB.Net/C# and ADO.Net.
Another project for
another client involved migrating and updating their computer
systems, which were legacy Lotus Notes and Lotus Approach
systems. This included gathering and documenting requirements
using industry standard methods, analysis and design, and
coding. This project was developed using Visual Basic 6
and MS Access.
Most projects I have
worked on since 1998 have been object-oriented, using OO
analysis, design and programming techniques.
Previous Job
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Job Title |
Solutions
Director |
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Company |
[snip] |
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Location |
Reading/York |
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Dates |
July, 2001 –
April, 2003 |
The company is an
established information technology consultancy, working in a
variety of client/work domains, including systems development,
e-commerce, m-commerce and project management.
My position has roles
and responsibilities that fall into two main areas. The first
area is as Software Development Manager and Senior Systems
Developer.
I have been managing
and leading development teams on multiple projects but
mainly for a specialized system for one of the company’s
clients. This system is developed largely in Visual Basic 6
(& various 3rd Party Controls, COM components) with a
SQL-Server back-end. Data is accessed via ADO/OLEDB
and all output is developed using Crystal Reports 8.5.
Output can be delivered via printer, e-mail, SMS or fax, using
fax-server software.
My responsibilities
cover the entire life-cycle of the software development process,
team leading, gathering, establishing and defining requirements,
systems analysis, quality assurance, defining and implementing
standards and procedures, change control, instigating changes to
the website, liaising with client- and 3rd party
companies and project management.
Software, technologies
and standards used include Visual Basic 6, SQL-Server 7,
Sheridan OCX Controls, Crystal Reports 8.5, SSADM Professional,
Access 2000, Outlook, Visio, BPWin, Flash, XML, WAP, SMS, Team
Coherence, Wise Installer, Windows APIs, C++, COM, ActiveX, OO,
OLEDB, ADO, T-SQL, RelayFax, ZetaFax.
I have also been in
charge of and involved in an R&D project, using the .Net
framework, VS.Net, VB.Net and C#.
I also researched and
implemented the ideal change control for [snip], in
the light of the company’s development standards and
geographically separate work force.
The second area involves
generating new business for the company, marketing,
meeting with potential clients, establishing relationships
with strategic partners and R&D.
I
have been responsible for designing Strategic Business
Solutions, the marketing and delivery of consultancy services
and responsible more generally for strategy, design and
implementation.
Other responsibilities
have included negotiating and managing contracts and SLAs,
liaising with suppliers, devising and monitoring IT and internal
policy and procedures (adhering to budgets), identifying market
opportunities and implementing IT strategy to meet business
objectives.
Key Achievements
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Initiated an On-going Business
Development Programme
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Created Strategic Partnerships
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Devised/managed infrastructure
changes, which reduced costs and increased productivity
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Gained new development and
technical skills with VS.net, VB.net and C#
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Produced money-saving solutions
for the company and clients
Previous Work
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Job Title |
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Company |
Self-Employed /
Freelance / Consultancy |
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Location |
Various |
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Dates |
August, 1999 to
July 2001 |
From
1999, I was engaged in work for my own clients and products,
working on-site, from my offices and home.
This has involved
managing and running my own business, establishing partners,
working on joint ventures, employing staff and sub-contracting
work. Obviously, with running my own business, I was involved
in many areas: recruitment, sales, advertising, marketing,
defining internal policy, procedures and standards, QA, managing
budgets, purchase control, R& D etc.
The majority of
undertaken work was software development. We used many tools in
the Microsoft Visual Studio family but also worked with other
technologies and various back-end databases.
The diversity of clients
in our portfolio meant that I was able to gain sound business
knowledge of companies (and their processes and systems) in a
variety of market sectors.
Client/Contract History
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[snip] |
N/A |
January to
April, 1999 |
N/A |
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[snip] |
Leeds |
June to
December, 1998 |
Project Leader |
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[snip] |
Middlesbrough |
March to June,
1998 |
Consultant |
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[snip] |
Nottingham |
August, 1997 to
February, 1998 |
Analyst/Programmer |
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York/Essex |
September, 1996
to June, 1997 |
Consultant |
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[snip] |
York |
May to July,
1996 |
Programmer |
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Harrogate |
January, 1995 to
April, 1996 |
Senior
Analyst/Programmer (Team Leader) |
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[snip] |
Hitchin |
September to
November, 1994 |
Analyst/Programmer |
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Various |
November, 1992
to July, 1994 |
Software
Developer/Consultant |
Work History
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[snip] |
York |
September, 1989
to September, 1991 |
Programmer |
Software/Systems/Equipment Used
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Languages /
Development Tools / Data Access etc..
Languages /
Development Tools / Data Access etc.. |
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Network and
Comms |
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Miscellaneous
Software |
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Methodologies
and Standards |
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Summary
of Qualifications
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8 GCSE Qualifications
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B/TEC Certificate for
Programming; Computer Systems; Information Systems.
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‘A’-Level Computer Science
(September 1991 to March 1992 - night classes)
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M.I.A.P.
Training
KeyStone
Training
Microsoft
SQL-Server 6.5
Microsoft
SQL-Server 6.5 Administration
Client/Server
Development using Microsoft Visual Basic 5.0
Visual Basic 6.0
Learning Tree
Systems Analysis &
Design
Developing
Client/Server Solutions with Visual Basic 6.0 and SQL-Server 7
Visual Basic 6.0
Object-Oriented
Design
Software Quality
Assurance
Project Management
Requirements
Analysis
Visual Basic and
ActiveX for Enterprise Applications
Hobbies and
Interests
I like to follow
the IT industry, keeping a watch on both the latest technologies
and the latest developments in business and software
development. In my spare time, I enjoy family life and writing
literary and musical works, reading, music, following motor
sport, travelling, the cinema and eating out.
Additional Information
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Non-smoker
· Written
and verbal references available upon request
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Copyright – 2006 –
Darren Brook. All rights reserved. |
