CV (Curriculum Vitae) / Résumé

10/2006 – Present Information Data Systems/ TJR Software

Role: Software Developer
Part of a small team mainly focused on creating and maintaining auction management software and auction house websites. But also Bespoke software solutions and websites.

Responsibilities
Software development using Visual Studio, VB.NET, VB6, ASP.NET, ASP, Microsoft Access, MySQL, SQLServer, HTML and Javascript
Taking an active role throughout the software lifecyle. Attending meetings with clients obtaining requirements, designing and coding new bespoke systems from scratch and updating existing systems. As well as Testing, deploying, maintaining and supporting various applications and websites.
Support dozens of clients mission critical software maintaining their databases and websites.

Projects
Edward Symmons CRM system (ASP) - Designed and developed an online system to replace several legacy MS Access systems for storing customer and case information and cleaning and importing all previous data, ensuring all information was properly validated.

Hi-Span Production scheduling (VB.NET) - Designed and developed software for a steel construction firm to store stock and customer information as well as schedule all production, in a way that was familiar with the users of their previous system.

Partners4Farmers (ASP) – Fully overhauled their old site implementing a new design, new bespoke features and improvements to ensure an efficient website.

Achievements
Took on role of lead programmer during a time of restructuring
Supervised/trained new employees
Improved the efficiency, usability and security of our main auction websites. Solving an on going issue with SQL injection attacks.

2002 - 2006 Hales personnel services and Quality People employment agencies
Various holiday jobs

2004 Hingham Town Council
Voluntary holiday work. Duties included: Data input: Data Mining
2001 Bertram Books
Temporary summer job in a warehouse involving: Working hard to demanding targets, Making up orders of books to high standards of speed and accuracy, Being aware of all the necessary health and safety regulations and requirements.

2001 Complete Computer solutions
Two week college work experience placement in a small IT company duties included: Working as a part of a small team. Creating basic asp web pages, bug fixing and updating of existing web sites. Providing user support over the phone to customers with hardware, software and network issues. Attending call outs.