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Jersey City, New Jersey, United States

Redwood City, California, United States

Reading, United Kingdom

Leatherhead, Surrey

• Summary:
• Java based development running on CentOS Linux distribution.
• Application development utilising Big Data technologies and the Hadoop ecosystem: Spark, Accumulo, HDFS, YARN, ZooKeeper, Oozie and Hue.
• Configuration of aforementioned components using Cloudera’s Hadoop distribution and management tools.
• Configuration of Apache NiFi to set up data flows around the system.
• Setting up PostgreSQL database engine (multiple instance with bi-directional replication) and HAProxy software load balancer to support other services on the platform and provide high availability.

Leatherhead, Surrey

• Summary:
• Led the design and implementation of some major change requests from the client relating to the standalone, laptop based subsystem.
• Served as the subject matter expert for the subsystem as a whole, supporting 2nd and 3rd line support teams.
• Continued supporting the synchronisation software (see previous role).Standalone/Laptop Based Solution Technical Refresh:
• Led a small team of developers for the hardware/software refresh of the existing solution.
• Redesigned and developed installer application that automatically installs/configures ~50 items of software and sets up Windows (including drivers and Group Policy).

Leatherhead, Surrey

• Summary:
• Significant contribution across a range of technically challenging areas with increasing levels of responsibility on a major development, systems integration and support programme.
• Involvement throughout all phases of the programme, from the Early Operational Capability phase through to the completion of the 10 year contract and the award of the 3 year extension.Configuration & Software Team Lead:
• Led a small team of developers responsible for the delivery of standardised configuration and.NET applications to support the 3rd party enterprise application, which forms the basis of the solution.
• Configuration scripts written in T-SQL, Powershell and VBScript.
• Recognised expert in several key areas of the third party application, involved with application fault finding and liaising with the subcontractor in order to resolve issues.

Godstone, Surrey

• Key achievements:
• Burall InfoCare system, which provides electronic monitoring of home care using smartcard based terminals:o Lead developer for the terminal firmware; this utilises a smartcard reader and modem to store and transmit.
• MOT Computerisation Smartcard Reader (Smartcard readers used in VOSA’s MOT Computerisation scheme across the UK):o Co-developer for the firmware for these smartcard readers, which are attached to exhaust gas analysers.
• Windows (Visual Basic 6.0,.NET) based application and server software development.
• Development of firmware (C, IAR Embedded Workbench) and Windows drivers for company’s smartcard based devices and other embedded applications.
• Design and maintenance of database schemas, forms and reports (SQL Server/Microsoft Access).

Croydon, Greater London

• Role summary:
• Windows (Visual Basic) and DOS (C language) based software development, utilising company’s automated utility meter reading devices.
• IT support on 25 PC network and server running NetWare.
• IT equipment and software procurement.
• Maintenance and installation of network cabling.
• Technical support.

Bsc (Hons), Computer Science

3 A-Levels, Maths, Physics, Computer Science