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Freelance Software development Edinburgh, City Of Edinburgh, UK

A PhD, MCP certified IT professional with long experience in research, teaching, and programming is offering freelancing work based on Microsoft .net technology.

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Hourly Rate / Cost:£33.33 per hour
Daily Rate / Cost:£250.00 per day
Available From:Now
Seller ID:249869
: Offers a discounted hourly rate to registered charities

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CV (Curriculum Vitae) / Résumé

A PhD qualified IT professional with experience in research, teaching, and software development, equipped with in-depth technical expertise and project management abilities. Capable of complex problem solving, producing new knowledge, and passing this on to a broad audience. Flexible, confident and self-motivated I can work both independently and as a member of a team. My aim is to work in a challenging environment, where I can fully exercise my professional skills and stimulate the production of emerging technologies.

Skills:

• To conduct in-depth research by carefully planning short-, and, long-term goals, documenting and publishing outcomes, as well as presenting the results, and producing innovative systems based on current research.
• Proven ability to organise and manage available time and resources, to plan well-ahead, and to deliver projects on time, which is evident by my successful PhD completion and industrial success.
• Proficient in wireless Mobile Ad-hoc Networks (MANETs), especially in routing protocols for handhelds.
• Proficient in intelligent agent programming, including mobility, communication, and cooperation of autonomous entities in the scope of simplifying software design for applications with complex requirements.
• Proficient in the complete software life cycle, and project management using the Prince 2 method.
• Proficient in delivering scalable solutions based on the Microsoft .net framework (v1.1 - v3.5), including Web and Windows applications, XML Web services, database-driven and distributed applications.
• Proficient in relational database modelling, programming, and integration with Windows and Web applications.
• Proficient in C#, VB, ASP .net, SQL Server 00/05, WSS, Moss 2007, AJAX, Java, and J2ME.
• Proficient in the development of Web-based systems for variable publishing, personalised cross-media marketing campaigns, statistical analysis and report generations.
• Proficient in service-oriented architectures with RFID front-ends and emergency resilient systems.
• Proficient in IT applications for Healthcare, such as clinical data capture and management, early warning scores for emergency units, patient identification, and so on.

Achievements:

• Published up to fifteen research papers in international scientific Journals, conferences proceedings, and workshops (IEEE, Elsevier, IJPEDS, ECIS, ECBS, BCS SGAI).
• Delivered a number of software solutions for the: motor industry; financial sector; property & estate agents, and law society of Scotland, to large clients such as Volkswagen, Standard Life, and Historic Scotland.
• Awarded the Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP), Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer (MCSD), and Microsoft Technology Specialist (MTS) credentials.
• Awarded a Knowledge Transfer grant by Edinburgh Napier University, and participated in several other KT activities.
• Author of Mobile Agents for Routing in Ad-hoc Networks (MARIAN) protocol.
• Reviewed various scientific articles, and helped in the organisation of symposiums and networking events.

Employment History

(2008 to 2009)

Partner

• I currently work for a partnership, which supplies eServices on variable document publishing, Web2Print, cross-media marketing, secure data management, and bespoke solutions.
• I manage the complete software life cycle, and also participate in customer relationships, sales and aftersales activities, as well as R&D with the support of Edinburgh Napier University.
• We mainly develop solutions around Microsoft .net, SharePoint, Pageflex, and SQL Server, and we have a number of customers in the public and private sector.


(2008 to 2009)

Research Fellow

• Assisted in several funding applications, such as FP7, TSB, and POC calls.
• Experimentation at Chelsea & Westminster hospital using a bespoke RFID-enabled solution for objects identification, with the support of Cisco, UCL University, and GS1standards.
• Successfully supervised several honours and MSc students in IT & Healthcare, clinical trial workflows, reporting services for patient records, security of clinical data, and so on.


(2006 to 2008)

Knowledge Transfer Partnership

• I worked as a software project manager for a large printing company through a joint Knowledge Transfer Program (KTP) with Edinburgh Napier University.
• I delivered a software infrastructure that supports personalised digital solutions, marketing campaigns, and Web2Print services, as a transparent end-to-end process (concept-to-print).
• I managed the software life-cycle of several projects for a number of customers, including Standard Life, Law Society, etc, and assisted in the transition towards healthcare applications.
• Technologies used: Microsoft .net, SQL Server, and Pageflex.


(2000 to 2006)

Research & Development and Teaching

• In 2005 I accepted a joint post between Edinburgh Napier University and an SME, with purpose to develop a Web-based content management system for the motor industry, in order to automate quality control inspections, feedback and follow-up management, action points, meetings, and dynamic deadline reminders and alerts. The software system has been very successful, and is currently used by a number of Volkswagen, Audi, and others across the UK.
• The system was developed in ASP .net 1.1, SQL Server, and uses Windows and Web services.
• Teaching in BSc and MSc subjects, including wireless networks; distributed systems; security; and programming in Java and Microsoft .net.
• Researcher in the topic of mobile agent security for e-commerce applications. Protocols modelling for securing agent’s itinerary, and data and ensure confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
• Seasonal Lecturer for postgraduate classes: UML design and OO programming, including workshops, coursework’s, and examinations marking.

Education

( 2002 to 2005)

PhD in Wireless Ad-hoc Networks and Mobile Agents
• A novel hybrid, metric-driven, agent-based routing protocol for multi-hop ad-hoc networks. Achieved novelties: maximum network performance, increased scalability, dynamic adaptation, Quality of Service (QoS), energy conservation, reconfigurability, and security.
• Experienced in resource-constrained devices (PDAs) and platforms, JAVA mobile agent systems, JAVA SE/ME, agent communication and mobility, software intelligence, security, wireless ad-hoc networks and routing, and network simulations (ns).


( 2000 to 2001)

MSc in Interactive Multimedia Systems
• Dissertation project: A Java-based hyperbolic visualisation search engine. Achieved novelties: Extended lucene search engine with hyperbolic visualisation of search results.
• Experienced in video, graphics, animation; network and communication technologies; databases; human computer interaction; and security.


( 1997 to 2000)

BSc in Computer Science (Hons)
• Dissertation project: A Java-based pre-processor for multi-threading support in C language. Achieved novelties: Extended C programming languages with high-level concurrency synchronisation.
• Experienced in communications and distributed systems; software engineering; project management; software project management; natural language processing; and critical systems.

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