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<p>26th September 2009<p/> <p>“combining fireworks, projection, performance and music. Crackers? is not for the faint of heart – the show is performed ‘in the round’, with the audience surrounded by fire & smoke, spinning wheels and fireworks. A symphony of pyrotechnic sounds fills the air. It’s loud, disorientating and cacophonous, but there are also moments of delicate beauty…”</p>
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I am a highly motivated, pragmatic and results focused Technical Architect with 7 years’ experience building web and desktop applications using .Net technologies; taking projects with on- and off-shore development teams through the full software development life-cycle, from requirements gathering to deployment and maintenance. Comfortable dealing with clients and stakeholders at all levels of business, I am a fast learner and able to get quickly up to speed with new technologies or in new environments. Currently working in an Agile/Scrum Environment, within a PRINCE 2 based changed management structure.
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Capita Children’s Services, February 2008 – Present
Technical Architect (August 2011 – Present)
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| Lead architecture and infrastructure review of a software-update service, improving scalability maintainability, and resilience. | Architected, documented and delivered a reusable plugin system to enable simple yet powerful integration with third-party software. |
Development Team Leader (March 2008 – August 2011)
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| Designed, documented and delivered a flexible and extensible custom report templating system in C#/WinForms for a SQL Server backend. | Led a user interface overhaul of a legacy product to improve usability and saleability, whilst maintaining the systems integrity. | |
| Introduced Agile\Scrum methodology, resulting in improved productivity and more predictable delivery schedules | Was instrumental in shaping and administering an ‘Outstanding Achievement’ recognition programme to boost morale and reward high achievement. |
Atrium Group, May 2002 – February 2008
A group of several companies providing maintenance management services to a number of retail chains including John Lewis Partnership , Waitrose, Tesco UK, Tesco Hungary and Auchan France.
Lead Developer (January 2006 – February 2008)
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| HTML | 14 years | ASP.Net | 3 years | |
| JavaScript/ECMAScript | 14 years | Web Services | 18 months | |
| CSS | 14 years | WPF | 12 months | |
| PHP | 12 months | WCF | 12 months |
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Goodwood Festival of Speed 2010
My favourites of the photos I took at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed. For those
that are interested the rest are here, but be warned: there are far more than is strictly
necessary.
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