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Freelance Senior Developer Washington, Tyne & Wear, UK

Software developer, skilled in C#, VB, ASP.NET, Oracle, PL/SQL, and SQL Server. Good analytical skills for problem solving in development and support.

Rating:Unrated (New)
Hourly Rate / Cost:£33.33 per hour
Daily Rate / Cost:£250.00 per day
Available From:Now
Seller ID:319649
: Offers a discounted hourly rate to registered charities

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CV (Curriculum Vitae) / Résumé

Analyst / Software developer with a wide range of experience within the industry at all life cycle stages. Able to work on own initiative and as part of a team. Excellent customer facing skills, analytical and problem solving ability.
Skills
Languages / Development Tools: C#.NET, VB.NET, ASP.NET, VB 6, C++, PL/SQL, ASP, PHP, Perl, Javascript, XML, XSLT, WCF.
Databases: Oracle, SQL Server, Access, ODBC, Progress.
Design: Yourdon, object orientation, UML, Design Patterns.
General: PC Desktop support and problem solving.

Employment History

(Aug 2005 to May 2009)

Senior Developer

Newcastle

Development of C# applications for field rep use to support Automatic Meter Reading (AMR).
Development of C# applications for debt and insurance work handling digital form data, interfacing with Caseflow system, ensuring data is sent to and from the field.
Development of intranet KPI/Benchmarking tool for the GSL (parent company) board, using ASP.NET and C# (.NET 2).
Development of intranet SMS tool in ASP.NET and C#.
Maintenance work on existing C#, VB.NET, VB6, COM+, SQL Server and Oracle PL/SQL applications.
Development of new and maintenance of existing VB6 file reformatting applications, accessing Oracle and SQL Server databases to handle customer files and load into back-end systems.
Rapid development and support of applications to take customer request files and load them into meter reading systems.
Updating of UML documentation.
Support of recruitment events by running technical testing.


(Aug 2005 to Aug 2005)

Senior Developer

Peterlee

Development of query tracking system for customer calls. VB6, ASP and SQL server.
Development of job scheduling application using XML, XSLT, VB6, ASP and SQL server.
Exposure to Design Patterns.


(Feb 1999 to Jul 2005)

Senior Developer

BT, Newcastle

Development of application monitoring service in C#.NET.
Development of an email response service in VB.NET.
Sole developer on a call centre support application in VB6 and Oracle PL/SQL. This project achieved a BT Quality award, and resulted in a personal recognition award.
Enhancement of an existing VB6 application to support automated job and order failure handling on the field force task manager system. This project resulted in a personal recognition award.
Internationalisation of the call centre application for delivery into a BT partner in Amsterdam. Involved being based on site and dealing with the customer’s developing requirements. This project resulted in a personal recognition award.
Sole developer on company wide Duty of Care project – automated system to monitor field engineer safety. VB6 system service application to handle processing, ASP based Intranet site for reporting. This project resulted in a personal recognition award.
Support of enterprise system interfaces used by the field workforce. Rewriting of what were originally desktop applications for these interfaces to Windows services.
Development, as part of a team, on an ASP/SQL Server application to track Broadband projects and deliveries.
Development, as part of a team, of an Intranet application for a call centre. This project also won a BT quality award.
Sole developer on emergency planning reporting system in VB6 and Oracle, to support staff within BT who ensure emergency services are aware of telephone line problems.
On own initiative, developed a configurable, scheduled data file loader for Oracle in VB and C++, which was then used in multiple projects, including broadband billing.


(Sep 1997 to Jan 1999)

Developer

Nissan Motor Manufacturing UK, Sunderland

Development, as part of a team, of NT workstation based user interface for Vehicle Build Management System, displaying data using Visual Basic from an Access database.
Development of ActiveX controls for displaying VB designed screens on VT520 terminals on the shop floor. These controls used in several projects by myself and other developers.
Lot Control recording system, developed in Visual Basic 5 with data stored on Oracle. Other development for this project in VMS-DCL and Dec-C. Oracle Database administration for this and other projects, for which a training course was undertaken.
Design and development of a printer fault monitoring system in Visual Basic 5 and Access.
VMS systems administration, VMS System & Network Node Management 2 training course taken.
General support of NT 4 workstations and Alpha servers, printers, terminals and network hardware.


(Mar 1995 to Sep 1997)

Developer

Alcan Smelting & Power UK, Lynemouth, Northumberland

Development of C++ Builder VCL controls for data acquisition project.
Development of project to show Power Station data on plant display signs in C++ Builder.
Design and development of an information system to present process data to operators and management personnel. Mixture of C++ and Delphi code, running under Windows NT and designed using the Yourdon methodology. This system brings data from control systems to a central server so that client workstations can display live data.
Development of prototypes for new control system. First under DOS in C, using an industrial PC, and secondly under QNX, again in C using an industrial PC.
Installation, administration and support of a site-wide Windows NT network, including support of Microsoft Office and Lotus SmartSuite.
Production control system maintenance on PDP11-84 running RSX11M-Plus, including 24-hour call-out standby.
SCADA system specification, development and support. Project planning, for SCADA system development and installation, and for control system upgrades. Project planning training course undertaken.


(Aug 1990 to Mar 1995)

Developer

NEI Control Systems, Gateshead

Data acquisition project for the Ministry of Defence. Developed in ‘C’ under Digital’s VMS. Working to rigorous quality standards, involvement in high-level design work and an understanding of software audit procedures. User support during visits to site.
Traffic Management Product. Several Windows applications designed using the Yourdon design methodology. Written in C++, with DDE inter-process communications. Yourdon training course undertaken.
Data acquisition for the nuclear power industry. Developed in ‘C’ under Open VMS, using X/Motif and SQL. User interface design.
Involved in many projects, in all parts of the life-cycle, supplying estimates of time required for design and development for the tendering process, writing functional and design specifications, coding software, specifying acceptance tests and supporting products on site. Involvement in coding standards, particularly C++, and responsibility for configuration management of a large project.

Education

(Oct 1985 to Jun 1989)

Loughborough University

BSc(Hons) Computer Studies 2:1

Assignment History

(This Seller has recently been shortlisted or contracted for the following people4 assignment)

  • HTML Template Design: Email Marketing template - design and coding We have taken on one freelancer already, but are now looking for another extra 1-2 people to design and code email HTML templates. These need to be coded for maximum deliverability and fully tested to render correctly in the main email clients such as Outlook, Windows Live/Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo, AOL etc Work would normally be from home.

Freelancers, Contractors & Consultants that have been shortlisted with this Seller:

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  • Seller 256505, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, UK [£55.56 per hr]

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  • Freelance Web Designer/Developer, West Midlands, UK [£30.00 per hr]

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