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Worthing, England, United Kingdom

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Haywards Heath, England, United Kingdom

HEMSEYE Open Source Project Architect (HEMSEYE - A HivE Mind'S EYE)A human-like VR/AI Mind that is artificially conscious and understands all languagesNLP using a composition language of thought and multi-simulation technology.An open source AI and robotics research project and social network www.hemseye.orgwww.meetup.com/makeaihappenwww.meetup.com/web-xr

Southwater Horsham

I have moved south!

Cambridge Science Park

Leicester, United Kingdom

- I have won my first contract and finally joined the dark side.

ASP.NET development in C# of a configurable dashboard system reporting on quality system activity.Used webservices for data import and backup of a quality system. Designing and developing a material traceability system that integrates with Applied Principles paperless quality system. The system has been developed on a Windows CE device however from the outset it was planned that the software would at a later date need to be implemented on a web and windows desktop based application. Developed using a layered service orientated architecture to allow easy redevelopment as a web or windows application by reuse of the existing business logic and data access layers

Project / Product Manager / Technical Architect / Senior Developer Full lifecycle and project responsibility ASP.NET / Winforms .NET 2.0. Upto three developers working on the project at a time.“The relationship with Crystal over the last year or more has been fantastic and exceeded our expectations.” Richard Morgan Mortgage Intelligence Project Manager

Leading a four developer team in a 24 developer 5 team project.Working on the data separation task of adding support for a Nationwide network of advisors to the Legal and General EPOS System. Re-defined the company SQL development standard. Database optimisation.

Implementation of L&G financial illustrations both online and offline, re-engineering the existing design to use base classes to reduce illustration code by 60%. Re-engineered nested Winforms illustration tab to an object orientated design using interfaces and information hiding. Implementation of offline and online data layer using auto generated code. Lowest bug rate of all the developers on the project.

Redditch

Appointed software quality manager, responsible for the company’s quality systems and ISO 9001 registration.International Drug Trial Stock Simulation GSK IntranetASP.NET 1.1 C # Oracle 9.xMS Visio Addin - Business Simulation & Modeling ToolC# .NET 1.1 and XML DOM simulation of IDEF3 diagrams. Modifications To “Witness” Simulation Package Software C/C++ Graphical Grouping / Ungrouping / Regrouping & “Locking Mode” C/C++. Smooth animation / icon rotation C/C+. C/C++ definition of XML Schema and XML data generation for simulation reporting. Food Production Planning System VB6 / SQL Server 2000 / 7.0 / Crystal Reports 9 (Originally MS Access)Conversion of an MS Access / Sql Server T-SQL based planning system to an object orientated three tier Visual Basic / SQL Server application using Crystal Reports for reporting. Reduced T-SQL use gave a large performance increase. Conversion of approximately twenty-five MS Access reports to Crystal Reports. Most reports developed in .rpt / viewer style. A number of the reports were developed to: receive parameters at run time, use a Visual Basic datasource, change the datasource at run time, or include sub reports. Various configurable complex algorithms were used to conduct planning. Updated middle tier business rules on zeroing out of life stock. Historic data purging. Reporting on over due orders using Crystal Reports.Three Tier Uranium Enrichment Planning SystemVB6 / MS AccessSystem to assist planning across a multi-site multi-database operation. A large (five man year) object orientated development. Development of a number of OCX components including a grid control. Development of the projects validation /error handing strategy. Design and test documentation.Seat Planning SystemMS Excel 97 / 2000 / VBALloyds TSB call centre seat planning system upgrade using a backend simulation engine to plan the hot desk seating of call centre operatives.

Tamworth

Bar Coded Data Capture / Printing Software ‘C’ / C++ / VB5-6Many projects to capture data from a variety of sources, print bar codes and update various systems. Many site visits to capture requirements then writing specifications, liaising with customers, software development and installing software on site and training of users. ISO9001 TickIT docmentation. http://bs.crowncomputing.co.uk HTML Classic ASPDevelopment using MS-Frontpage /Notepad (HTML 4.0 / ASP / VBScript), PaintShop Pro. A website developed for Crown Computing’s bar-coded data capture and system integration department. Automotive 3 Tier Data Capture System VB 6.0 SQL Server 7.0 MTS / Client Server / ‘C’Three tier client server data capture application using Microsoft Transaction Server SQL Server 7.0 and DCOM / ADO technology. MDI Grid based data capture of load sheets / load sheet printing / reprinting / history / status enquiries and delete. Batch hand held scanner data capture. AS/400 integration interface. Responsible for project effort estimation, technical design, training and supervision of a new graduate, on site installation and training of users.FMCG Radio Frequency Hand Held Data Capture System ‘C’ / HTTP / TCP/ IP Sockets Project's technical design, training and supervision of two new graduates, hand held data capture software. HTTP handheld radio frequency communication interface running over TCP/IP to capture transactions onto a web server, on site installation and training of users.Symbol Hand held - Barcode Data Capture Library / Framework ‘C’Developed a framework consists of a library of reusable C functions and modular 'C' components. The framework development improved software quality and decreased average project development time from five to three days.

Coventry

Generic message passing system using Shlaer Mellor methodology (similar to UML / OMT) using ASL C and C++ on UNIX. Quality management system development using Excel.

Birmingham, Greet

Master Production Scheduler (£1.5M Scheduled). Line Manager for the goods in clerk and component storeman. Business analyst system implementations in master production scheduling / rough cut capacity planning / material requirements planning.

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Implementation of a number of business systems including sales order processing / spares stores / finished goods stores / costing and management accounts / VAT analysis / assembly shop capacity planning. Investigation / justification of the purchase of lost wax castings and scintered components. As part of this SERC/DTI funded training scheme I spent 10% of my time training in various aspects of business. Quality system ISO9002 audit and procedure implementation. Systems fit and design and implementation documentation.

Phd (Completed First Year), The Control Of Insulin Release

Activities and Societies: Rowing

Msc, Software Engineering

Bsc Hons, Biochemistry & Applied Molecular Biology, 2-1