Client

Roles and Responsibilities

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March to October 2004

Developed, as part of a team, a middle tier system to comply with FSA guidelines. Set up the development environment, collated all the information required and created the work estimate. Developed the applications infrastructure using XML, XML Schema, C# and Web Services. Had to quickly learn the interfaces of the back end systems.

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September 2003 to March 2004

Developed a number of core components for a new site for Three Rivers District Council.  Used User Controls (ascx files), VB classes, C# classes and T-SQL Stored Procedures.

[snip]  March 2003 to date

Set up the configuration and release management process for [snip]. Project contained a number of different components that had to be installed and configured on three separate test environments ensuring each was set up identically. 

Developed from scratch two online, multiple-choice qualification tests using C#, SQL Server 2000 and ASP.NET.

[snip] January to February 2003

Redeveloped an application for formatting and printing Medical Survey forms for [snip] and [snip]. Took the Technical Lead role. The project was technically complex due to the print interfaces to Xerox printers requiring extensive Postscript work and using VB6 and XML. 

[snip]- HQ Land Command

September to November 2002

Designed, estimated and developed, a system to track the relationships and cost expenditure between different army divisions for the [snip]. Wrote the entire system in time to meet the end of their yearly accounting cycle. Created an OLAP style database using ASP for input and Excel as the reporting tool.

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August 2002

Developed a Visual Basic Script that automated deployment of a staged web site. Scripted exports and Imports from CMS Server, Internet Information Server (IIS) and SQL Server.

[snip]  July to August 2002

Set up the project’s configuration and release management process. Managed three separate test environments ensuring each was setup in an identical way.

Developed a number of custom VB6 and C# components.

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January to July 2002

Developed part of the Council’s new portal site. Wrote a PDF library and Exchange Server Calendar Interface. Used .NET Framework 1.0 Beta 2, ASP.NET, VB.NET, IIS 5, SQL Server 2000, CDO and Exchange 5.5.

Had extensive support from Microsoft providing an invaluable learning experience. As a result gained an excellent understanding of .NET and an ability to work round its quirks.

[snip], September 2001 to January 2002

As part of a team redeveloped [snip] Procurement Portal in 3 months after the previous supplier failed to meet the customer needs. Helped to ensure all of the points in a failed security audit were rectified. Worked extremely long hours to meet the deadline. Took sections of source code and reversed engineered specifications in UML. 

Technologies used included JavaScript, ASP, Visual Basic COM objects and SQL Server 2000. Worked extensively with all these technologies during the project.

[snip], August 2001

Designed and developed a registration system for retired military aircraft. Used ASP and SQL Server. As the main Parity representative took responsibility for requirements, estimates, development and supervised contract staff.

[snip], April 2001 to July 2001

Designed part of an application server for the Post Office, part of a kiosk development project in partnership with Cap Gemini. Used UML and Rational Rose. Gained experience of UML. 

IIS, COM+ and SQL Server 2000. Communication between the layers used XML. Rendered XML into HTML using XSLT.

[snip] - HQ Land Command, November 2000 to April 2001

Filled a skills gap in HQ Land’s own staff. Took responsibility for a number of intranet projects. Wrote each project with Active Server Pages (ASP), Microsoft Transaction Server (MTS) and SQL server. Met with staff to assess requirements. Designed and implemented the system to meet the requirements.

[snip],  October 2000

Developed an intranet extension to [snip] company secretarial database. Supervised a junior developer. Took responsibility for the project ensuring and ensured that all work was delivered to the customers satisfaction. Used ASP and COM objects to interface to a proprietary database system.

[snip], June to September 2000

Developed part of the new mission critical Customer Acquisition system. Used a three-tier design with Visual Basic, MTS and Ingress. Developed a number of the core Business Objects required for processing customer application forms. Ensured that component were robust and scalable so that in the future, they could be used with ASP to provide customer registration forms on the internet.

[snip] - Rent Service, September 1999 May 2000

Worked on the Requirements Analysis phase of a large project in the government sector. Took responsibility for meeting with the users of the current system and capturing the business and system process. Used the UML toolkit to model these processes in the SELECT Enterprise case tool.

[snip], July to September 1999

Took over the construction of a system to manage a new contract for the collection and delivery of Barclays’ Bank internal mail. Used Visual Basic and SQL Server to provide a swift interface for users to record the details of each collection round, what was collected and where its destination. Took responsibility for ensuring the work was completed to schedule.

[snip], May to July 1999

Designed and developed a global IT budgeting system. Worked closely with the customer to identify the business requirements. Single headedly built an Excel worksheet for the Heads of each region to fill in. Wrote a consolidation routine to convert the returns into a global IT budget, including currency conversions and statistical analysis.

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Flemings, March to May 1999

Analysed and documented an existing system within the company. Placed emphasis on attaining a full understanding of the business requirements addressed by the system, and documenting its structure to a level of detail sufficient for future support and maintenance requirements.