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	CURRICULUM VITAE: Personal Details Nationality: British Personal Profile I am an excellent self-starter, hard working and work equally well as an individual or as part of a larger team. A self-confessed technophile, I am always looking at new technologies and how they can be used now and in the future. Availability Please contact me for availability for contract work. Skills Summary Specialist Knowledge Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD) in .NET and SQL Server 2000. Skills and Abilities I have experience of .Net versions 1.1, 2.0 and 3.0 (Including ADO.NET, ASP.NET) programming in both VB.NET and C#, SQL Server 2000 and SQL Server 2005 (including design, stored procedures, triggers etc), XML (Web services, SOAP XML-DOM, COM+, XSL), VBA, VBScript, Java 2, JavaScript, C++, UML. I have excellent knowledge of the Sage APIs’ for Line 50, MMS and good knowledge of ACT and SalesLogix. I am also experienced in administrating small business networks comprising of Microsoft’s Small Business Server 2003 as the domain controller. Computer Skills Extensive experience of the all versions of the Microsoft Office suite and their operating systems, including Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 and Vista. I have also built many systems for use both privately and for business. Career History November 2006 – Present Consultant/Director - [snip] In November 2006, I started my own company to allow me to work as an I.T. consultant. I provide a service to small businesses that cannot afford or justify employing a full-time I.T. department or persons. I will support and administrate their I.T. infrastructure, write custom software and recommend/source I.T. equipment and software for them. I am also willing to undertake short term contract software development work. • Responsibilities: Liaise with customers and analyse their current I.T. infrastructure to determine where improvements can be made. Implement any recommendations for the customer and continually monitor, support and administrate their infrastructure. Ensure both ourselves and our customers are aware of and comply with legislation. • Skills needed: Good communication skills, ability for unsupervised working either alone or in a small team. • Microsoft Certification, .NET skills and SQL Server 2000 / 2005 skills both for development and administration. • Understanding of how to run a business, including accounting and legislation. May 2005 – November 2006 Developer – [snip] Working as a software developer, my role was primarily to integrate custom software solutions into the Sage line of business software, including Line 50, MMS, ACT and SalesLogix. I was also involved in building standalone custom software solutions for customers. • Responsibilities: Liaise with customers to discover their exact requirements. Put together a proposal outlining a solution and how the solution meets their needs and how it would integrate into their existing systems. Design and build the database and objects required for the solution and finally implement and test the solution with the customers existing systems. I would also be involved in training the customer’s employees. • I was responsible for supporting and administrating our own I.T. infrastructure including all servers, computers, networks and websites. I was also responsible in buying I.T. equipment for our own needs. • Skills needed: Good communication skills, ability for unsupervised working either alone or in a small team. • Microsoft Certification, .NET skills and SQL Server 2000 / 2005 skills both for development and administration. • Achievements/Improvements made: Implemented a proper testing / debugging procedure rather than the ad-hoc, on the fly procedures that were used before. • Implemented source control using Microsoft Visual Source Safe. September 1997 – May 2005 Maintenance Technician – [snip] Grangemouth Working as an analyser maintenance technician, I am responsible for the maintenance of the analysers for the Ethylene cracker plant. • Responsibilities: Maintain and maximise availability of plant analyser systems, including instrument, electrical, electronic and mechanical systems. • Liase with chemical engineers, manufacturers and suppliers on any problems/issues with the analysers. • Responsible for supporting and maintaining the Analyser Departments I.T. infrastructure, including servers, desktop computers and network. • Skills needed: Good communication skills, ability for unsupervised working either alone or in a small team. • HNC and NVQ electrical and electronic engineering. • Achievements/Improvements made: Supervised the replacement of analysers. Planned and supervised the replacement of gas supplies. Wrote the operation manuals for all plant analysers. September 1995 – September 1997 Instrument Technician – [snip], North Sea Instrument technician on [snip] oil production platform. Part of a team that maintained the instruments of the platform. • Responsibilities: Maintain and maximise availability of platform instruments. • Liase with engineers, manufacturers and suppliers on any problems/issues with the instruments. • Skills needed: Good communication skills, ability for unsupervised working either alone or in a small team. • HNC and NVQ electrical and electronic engineering. • Achievements/Improvements made: I was involved in implementing a new maintenance management system and changing the oil/gas separators from pneumatic to computer control. August 1989 – September 1995 Apprentice / Technician – [snip], Grangemouth Instrument apprentice with [snip], learning about Instruments and the industry in general. As a technician i had to use and develop the skills learned as an apprentice. Education Further Education 1999 – Open University BSc – Electronics & IT – 2:1 The OU courses studied for the degree :- M101 Maths Foundation Course - Pass T202 Analogue and Digital Electronics - 2 T223 Microprocessor-Based Computers - 2 T323 Logic Design - 3 T322 Digital Telecommunications - 2 T396 Artificial Intelligence for Technology - 3 T354 Inside Electronic Devices: Engineering IT - 2 MT262 Putting Computer Systems to Work -Distinction 1993 – Falkirk College of Technology HNC – Electrical and Electronic Engineering – Pass School/College 1984 – 1989 Larbert High School, Falkirk SCE Higher Mathematics - B SCE Higher Chemistry - B SCE Higher Engineering - B SCE O Grade Mathematics - 1 SCE O Grade Arithmetic - 1 SCE O Grade Engineering - 1 SCE O Grade Chemistry - 1 SCE O Grade Physics - 1 SCE O Grade Technical Drawing - 1 SCE O Grade Geography - 2 SCE O Grade English - 3 Professional Qualifications and Training February 2005 – Microsoft / Pearson Vue - MCSD Pass MCP 70-306 Developing and Implementing Windows-Based Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET and Microsoft Visual Studio .NET MCP 70-305 - Developing and Implementing Web Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET and Microsoft Visual Studio. NET. MCP 70-310 - Developing XML Web Services and Server Components with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET and Microsoft Visual Studio. MCP 70-300 - Analysing Requirements and Defining .NET Solution Architectures MCP 70-229 – Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Database Design and Implementation Interests Electronics, Computing (Both programming and gaming), Reading, Keep fit, Hill Walking, Aviation. I currently hold a black belt 3rd Dan in the martial art of Ju-Jitsu and I am an assistant coach with Falkirk Ju-Jitsu Club. I am a former member of both the Royal Auxiliary Air Force and the Territorial Army.



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