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Limassol, Cyprus

MUFG Investor Services is a leading asset servicing provider for the global investment management industry. MUFG Investor Services is a division of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc (MUFG) one of the largest banks in the world with $3.3 trillion in assets.

Limassol, Cyprus

Limassol, Cyprus

Limassol, Cyprus

PLATH LTD develops high quality intelligence solutions for Communication Intelligence, Electronic Warfare as well as Intelligence Collection Management.Journey included:• Core Java development with a focus on quality, stability, and performance.• Focused on adding constant value to the flagship product with simple well tested solutions.• Invested in specializing in a domain specific technology, Data Distribution Services (DDS).• Training and mentoring team members in Extreme Programming, clean code practices, multi-threading, and software architecture design principles.• Initiated a 'Scrum Masters Guild' to train and mentor Scrum Masters from all teams.• Technologies used included Eclipse RCP, OSGi, Spring Framework, RTI-DDS, Oracle, GIT.

Limassol, Cyprus

IKOS is a specialist in global quantitative trading of all asset classes using strategies that apply the scientific method to investment management. IKOS creates state of the art proprietary technology to capture Alpha from trading in global financial markets and to benefit from high frequency trading in electronic markets.Journey included:• Developing applications for Operations, for the Back Office and Middle Office, as well as the Sales and Marketing, HR and Accounting functions.• Designing and developing of the systems infrastructure that monitors the funds and asset management functions.• Developing application tools required for assisting the efficiency and effectiveness and delivery of the various business functions.• Developing system solutions to improve business functions delivery to investors through enhanced tools and processes.• Provided support for Quants and Researchers on a daily basis.

Nicosia, Cyprus

Hyperion Systems Engineering is an independent provider of consulting, advisory services and systems engineering solutions to process manufacturers worldwide.At Hyperion Systems Engineering I was hired as a Principal Software Developer to ensure the successful release and delivery of their flagship Operator Training Simulator product suite.This role gave me the opportunity to work on a very exciting project that can potential save high profile companies not just money but also reduce the chances of human and environmental harm.A challenging and very rewarding role to say the least, it allowed me to enhance the teams ability to deliver high quality software more frequently than they were use to, as well as ensure that software quality was built into the products from day one.Journey included:• Liaising with management to produce product road maps to ensure that stakeholder interests are satisfied. • Liaising with the scrum team to produce technology, and, process and practices road maps. • Coaching the Product Owner in creating and managing a healthy product backlog.• Coaching the Development Team with regards to product backlog item estimations and task management. • Coaching the Development Team with regards to agile testing ensuring quality was built into the software.• Facilitating and coaching during daily meetings, retrospectives, and reviews.• Removing impediments and ensuring the team had all resources and support they needed.• Design and development of a high performance, low latency, processing plant operator training simulator. (C#/WPF/WCF)• Design and development of engineering staff tools used to configure processing plant flow-sheets. (WPF/Visio)• Development of HMI simulator themes for Honeywell Experion PKS, Yokogawa Centum VP, and Emerson Delta V. (Expression Blend)• Solution integration with a 3rd party modelling engine API.(C++)• Training the team to use Microsoft TFS for the Application Life-cycle Management.

Melbourne Area, Australia

AQSACOM develops and markets real time Lawful Interception, Data Retention, Mobility Tracking and Surveillance solutions.At AQSACOM I worked along side a small group of high calibre developers producing software for various organizations across the globe. Journey included: • Design of bespoke .NET Software architectures with respect to customer requirements.(WPF/C#/Prism/Caliburn/WCF)• Successfully undertook the Design and Development of reliable and secure .NET software solutions. • Performed Research and Development with latest .Net technologies that provided the organization with a competitive advantage over competitors. • Travelled to France to perform requirements gathering and system integration exercises.• Implemented and trained Melbourne team with Microsoft SharePoint Server (TFS) and successfully encouraged use of the system for document management and distributed team collaboration. • Requirements gathering and customer support. • Encouraged test driven development practices as well as continuous Technical Debt reduction.

Melbourne Area, Australia

1300 RECORD has developed a unique means to record phone calls and make them available, without the need for any special equipment or computer software. A technology which was once costly and complicated has now been put within the reach of every business and individual to take advantage of.At 1300Record I provided iterative development support changes to their existing web solutions.During this role I introduced the team to Continuous Integration principles and provided automated UI testing support for their various web solutions.Journey included:• Development and maintenance of existing internal ASP.NET/C#/WCF N-Tier web solutions.• Introduced Continuous Integration and Build practices within the organization. (Microsoft TFS)• Introduced test driven development techniques as well as functional UI automation testing practices.• Development of Billing Reports using SQL SSRS technology.• Integration with 3rd party Credit Card processing API.• Interaction with graphics designers and sales team.

Melbourne Area, Australia

RMS is a leader in the development, installation and support of reservation management systems, including online processes, for many sectors of the hospitality industry.I engaged with RMS to re-develop their existing and very popular Reservation Management System to the latest (at the time) .NET distributed technologies.This journey allowed me to design and develop a new system architecture and also introduce some other goodies into the team such as Continuous Integration tools and a Release Management process.Journey included:• Lead architecture designer of an N-Tier solution to be used by over 3000 clients. (WCF/XAML/VB.NET)• Lead Silverlight developer and architect.• Implemented and Administered Microsoft Team Foundation Server and provided staff training.• Implemented and Administered Microsoft Team Build Server and provided staff training.• Provided Build and Release management.• Mentored junior development staff and provided career path support.• Responsible for management and maintenance of production environments.• Close interaction with Business Analysts and Support Team.

Melbourne Area, Australia

Devtest partners with clients to manage the quality of complex software projects throughout the development cycle, to ensure the project is delivered on time and on budget.At Devtest I was part of a scrum team that provided its stakeholders with high value products. Journey included:• Development of Test Plans and Test Cases. • Performed execution of Test Plans.• Perform routine Bug Finding exercises.• Automation of Test Cases, including User Interface and Web Service test automation. (C#/MSTest)• Design and development of Software Testing Frameworks. (C#)• Design and development of Automated Testing Infrastructures using Virtualization.• Release and Build development and management.• Produced and analyzed daily team metrics.• Test requirements gathering during iteration cycles.• Administering Microsoft Team Foundation Server.

Melbourne Area, Australia

At Robert Bosch Australia I gained experience working in the automotive manufacturing industry and was able to play with many of the toys that come with it. Robert Bosch Australia provided me the opportunity to work in an environment where process and regulations are king and also allowed me to contribute to the design and development of various software and hardware systems that where integrated into assembly manufacturing lines.Journey included:• The development of an Early Warning System that was integrated into a parts assembly line. It was responsible for monitoring for faulty parts and alerting line staff. (Visual C++/Visual Basic 6)• Development of a Vision Control System that was integrated into a parts assembly line. System was responsible for monitoring for part defects and rejecting the affected parts. (Hardware system)• Maintenance and trouble-shooting PLC control systems on various production assembly lines.• Development of integration components using Visual Studio Tool for Office to assist team with task management and project tracking. Integration was performed between Microsoft Project, Excel, and Outlook. (C# / VBA)• Development of USB monitoring module that was installed on various production line PC’s. Its responsibility was to reject an unregistered USB stick so that it cannot be used to copy data to. (C++ Win32)

Bachelor Engineering, Robotics And Mechatronics

Advanced Diploma, Computer Science