Whilst my previous role as 'Integration Engineer' still falls under the umbrella of this role, my responsibilities and title were expanded to better suit the role that I had grown into. As Neuro grows, so too does the need to incorporate additional services and technologies.Working with stakeholders and members of the team, a core component of this role is the investigation, analysis, and implementation of new services and technologies.Achievements• Developed a custom OpenId Connect SSO (Single Sign On) Identity Server using Duende Identity Server. This not only allowed staff and customers to have a single sign-on across multiple sites but it also implemented the sign-up and onboarding processes.• Created a site to serve an array of forms for both staff and customers. The information stored in the CRM, various databases, or other online repositories depending on the requirements.

Achievements• Created a custom blog website that not only implemented the regular full-text searching but also incorporated the custom Neuro tagging as part of the search and prioritising of results.• Provided admin and technical support for Neuro's online learning site.

Crypto Traders Club is an investment company based in the United States. They generate profits for their clients from the buying and selling of cryptocurrencies on various cryptocurrency exchanges.The Problem:Starting in October 2017, Crypto Traders Club was small and kept track of their clients and funds in Excel spreadsheets. By the end of November, it had become painfully apparent that a better system was needed to keep track of their clients, their clients’ funds, as well as a faster way of calculating and applying gains to individual client accounts.The Solution:In December 2017 I started work on an administration site to solve their problems as well as to add additional functionality. This site was built using C#, interfaced to a MySQL database and served from an IIS server hosted on a VPS.The administration site allowed them to :• Add new clients as well as manage existing clients’ details.• Add new deposits from clients to the database and adjust the funds accordingly once approved.• Verify deposits from clients on the appropriate cryptocurrencies blockchain.• Add withdrawal requests to the database and adjust the funds once approved.• Summarise client and funds information into a dashboard interface.• Run client and funds reports based on criteria given by the user.• Export client and funds data to .csv file based on criteria given by the user.• Calculate the individual clients gain for the month based on profits or losses that were accumulated over the previous month and apply the amount to the clients’ account.

TREOS is building a new economy using cryptocurrency. They have created the TRO token (TREOS Origin) on the EOSIO blockchain which is anchored to the price of 1g of gold.Responsibilities:Originally brought on as the Technical Documentation Manager, I am currently working more as a developer, helping to build the site and develop the back-end processes.Developer•Integrate back-end processes to the EOSIO blockchain in order to check balances, detect deposits, process withdrawals of the TRO token.•Document the process flow and interaction using flow charts.•Currently learning how to write smart contracts for the EOSIO blockchain.Web Developer•Create administrative reports to display data from the database in an easy to understand way.•Create administrative tools to manage members and their interactions.•Develop intuitive interfaces for members to use.Achievements:•Developed a bot to manage the members in the companies Discord channels.•Created an online conversion tool to allow merchants to import products from other online marketplaces.•Helped develop the wish-list feature where someone can list a product from another website and have its value in TRO reserved in escrow. Then someone else can buy it using traditional FIAT currency, have it sent to the wish-lister and receive the TRO in exchange.•Created administrative tools allowing management to perform verification and processing of withdrawals.•Develop the process for a member to create and pay using cryptocurrency for the creation of a new account on the EOSIO blockchain using the more secure Owner and Active keys.•Developed the inflation rewards engine to distribute TRO inflation rewards to members wallets every 3 days based on the amount of TRO in their wallets.•Created a trading bot to help keep the price of TRO stable on the NewDex exchange.

Contracted by Avanti Finance, Viridian Solutions Ltd developed and provided a value add-on service to its clients to help them with their money management, offering budgeting services and financial advisers to help them save on their home loans.Responsibilities:Worked in a team of developers continually enhancing both the front end as well as the back end, and database of the website and its infrastructure.Developer•Modify back-end services written in C# which synchronise the platform’s database with an external Infusionsoft CRM system.•Create Wiki entries on the intranet for various developmental processes that need to be followed.•Create flow charts in Visio and Draw.io outlining various processes that take place.•Upgrade the Umbraco CMS as new versions were released.Web Developer•Develop the HTML front end using JavaScript, and JQuery with styling provided by CSS and Bootstrap. All of which integrates to the back end via JSON API’s written in C# on ASP.NET.•Create and modify stored procedures and functions in the SQL Server database.Achievements:•Rebuilt the billing engine to be more flexible and allow more variety of account types and payment periods.•Migrated the web site, database and services to MS Server 2019.

In 2005 Spark purchased AmVia (NZ) Ltd in order to acquire the calling card platform that we had developed. At the time Spark’s own calling card ‘Yabba’ was hosted on a Unisys platform which was being decommissioned and they needed to find another system to host it on. Whilst our team were technically part of Spark we operated as though we were a separate company with our own network and servers isolated from Sparks.Responsibilities:System Administrator• Cabling and management of racks in the data centre.• Install and maintain servers.• Manage domain users email, distribution lists• Liaise with firewall providers on new rules, subnets etc• Keep the backup, antivirus and antispam services up to date.• Provide 24/7 support for all servers and services.Database Administrator• Build and maintain MySQL database servers.• Manage all database users and their permissions.• Design and create database schemas, tables and indexes.• Write all SQL statements used by the various systems.Developer• Generate various reports from the data in the MySQL database.• Write server maintenance, monitoring and report generating scripts.• Develop API’s in XML and SOAP based web services.• Interface our servers to third party API’s.Web Developer• Develop back end of customer facing websites.• Create web based admin and customer service web portals.• Add tracking code to pages for various forms of analytics.• Implement SEO strategies as they emerge including meta tags, robot and sitemap files.Project Management• Liaise with third parties regarding the project.• Technical lead on all projects that required development on our platform.• Develop a plan of work and timeline for developers to work against.Stakeholder Management• Liaise with stakeholders for all technical projects to optimise outcomes and ensure smooth integration with existing systems.

AmVia’s core business was the installation and maintenance of voicemail and fax servers for customers, interfacing to their PABX via analogue or digital integration. Products ranged from simple cost effective models up to Windows Server based products that integrated with Exchange and Domino mail servers enabling them to provide unified messaging (voice, fax and email in the inbox). AmVia eventually created the EasyCall calling card platform which was the reason Spark purchased AmVia in July 2005.Responsibilities:In addition to the responsibilities of the previous role as Technician (see below)• Install and maintain the company servers.• Keep backup, antivirus and antispam services up to date.• Manage domain users• Technical asset for meetings and sounding board for management’s questions.

AmVia’s core business was the installation and maintenance of voicemail and fax servers for customers, interfacing to their PABX via analogue or digital integration. Products ranged from simple cost effective models up to Windows Server based products that integrated with Exchange and Domino mail servers enabling them to provide unified messaging (voice, fax and email in the inbox). AmVia eventually created the EasyCall calling card platform which was the reason Spark purchased AmVia in July 2005.Responsibilities:• Install and configure voicemail and fax servers according to the customer’s specifications.• Provide phone and on-site support for voicemail and fax servers.• Provide after hours on call support of voicemail and fax servers.• Carried out quarterly country wide site visits of support customers such Police, Mainland and the Inland Revenue Department.