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| Nationality: | British |
I am hard working, well organized, and work well in a team situation as well as individually. I have a strong personal interest in many aspects of IT, which makes me enthusiastic about securing a challenging and rewarding career in this field.
2000-2003: School of Computing, University of Leeds
BSc (Hons) Computer Science (result: first)
Topics covered: Programming (including
Object-Oriented), Databases, Internet Systems Technologies,
Network Computing, Networks, Operating Systems, Computer
Architecture, Professional Development, Software Project
Management, Systems Specification and Design, Artificial
Intelligence, Distributed and Concurrent Systems, Compiler
Design, Data Structures, Human Computer Interaction, Computer
Graphics, Linear Programming, Mathematics for Computing, Parallel
Programming, Programming Language Semantics, Algorithms and
Complexity, Finite State Machines, Functional Programming, Theory
of Computation.
Final year project: A Web-Based Sports Booking System. This was written in PHP with a MySQL database.
1993-2000: High Storrs School, Sheffield
| A-Levels: | Mathematics (B), Computing (C), General Studies (C), Physics (D), Further Maths (E) |
| GCSEs: | 8 at grade A-C including Mathematics (A*) and English Language (C) |
November 2003 - present: Systems Developer, gradwell dot com
In this role I am the main developer and system administrator for a large UK based ISP, providing Web & Email Hosting, and Voice over IP services. The development is mostly PHP and Perl, and the system administration is mostly FreeBSD & Linux servers.
I was the primary developer of the company's voice over IP services, which we now sell to end users and to many resellers. This has made us one of the UK's leading suppliers of VoIP services. As such my focus recently has been towards developing clustered and resilient VoIP services based on Asterisk and OpenSER.
Additionally, I created our current email SMTP server software from scratch, as a more flexible replacement for standard mail servers we have tried before, such as qmail and Exim.
June 2003 - November 2003: Software Engineer, Blitz Bookings, Sheffield
The primary responsibility was configuring an online booking system to meet client's specifications. However, the role also included management of the LAN, telephone system, and website.
November 1999 - June 2003: Consultant, gradwell dot com (part-time)
Work including writing an email forwarding system in Perl, an SQL based DNS management system with a web front-end, Direct Debit integration, and numerous other smaller projects related to Internet hosting services.
1997, 1999: Work Experience and Work Shadow, Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds
For these placements I was involved in helping to design the museum's website, amongst other things, including general computer related problem solving.
April 2001 - June 2003: Head of Web Development, Leeds Student Radio
This improved my team-working skills, as well as technical skills required for maintaining the site (www.lsrfm.com), which was mostly developing and enhancing the active content on the site, such as CGI scripts.
July 2000 - 2006 (approx): Developer, FreeBSD Project
Being a member of this team improved my knowledge of the operating system, and how the project works. This also shows I can work effectively in a large team, and that I can be trusted with access to their central development server and source repository.
I have experience in, though not limited to, the following:
Applications
Operating Systems
Software Development
Miscellaneous
I have a strong interest in IT, both personally and at work. In the summer of 2001, my housemate and I started creating a website for the 2002 World Cup in our spare time. Within a few months we had created an impressive and fully functional website.
As well as socializing with friends, I enjoy cycling and travelling around the country when time permits.
References available upon request.