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To write great cloud applications.
Dec 07 - present | Web Development |
Software and website development for businesses leveraging Django, Python, PostgreSQL, MySQL, PostGIS, Magento and Joomla.
For more examples see my online portfolio.
May 02 - Dec 07 | Senior Project Manager | Auran Games Pty Ltd |
Managed the development of Fury, a large client/server application capable of supporting 100,000+ concurrent users in the same virtual world. Fury was developed using C++, C, and MS SQL running on distributed servers. My biggest challenges were coordinating a large and varied team using different methodologies on different sub projects and maintaining team focus in the face of changing requirements and design.
Achievements include:Produced Fury, taking the original concept from the drawing board through the entire SDLC to successful implementation, deployment and maintenance.
Achievements include:Developed and promoted a number of concepts while building a team with sufficient skills and capacity to develop a large distributed client/server application.
Achievements include:Mar 02 - May 02 | Emigrating from UK to Australia |
Aug 98 - Mar 02 | Senior Project Manager | Virgin/Interplay |
In addition to detailed project management and overseeing the activities of other project managers, I supplied financial reporting and tracking on a large portfolio of games. My Excel, Access and Powerpoint skills were put to intensive use and I spent a large amount of time visiting studios and assessing potential development opportunities or identifying and helping to remedy project slip. The biggest challenges I faced in this period were chronic slip and related cost overrun.
Achievements include:Jul 95 - Aug 98 | Planning Manager | Virgin Games |
Working with 7 project managers (producers) to improve scheduling and effectiveness. With the small team, I also took on the role of Project Manager with two games developments.
Achievements include:Dec 94 - May 95 | Apartment Manager |
After a long and profitable period of running a small consultancy business, I handed the business over to friends and took a long break. For fun, I spent the time running a ski apartment in Bourg St Maurice.
Apr 94 - Dec 94 | Software engineer - Sira Industrial | SDC Ltd |
Enhancements to Prospex. Added new scheduling capabilities and introduced new object kernel for enhanced maintainability and migration to other environments.
Achievements include:Jan 94 - Apr 94 | Software engineer - Bell Northern Research | SDC Ltd |
Extension of LFNM to include new customer requirements. This work involved managing a small team making systemic changes to the system components and enhancing the database to improve performance.
Jul 93 - Dec 93 | Software engineer - Sira Industrial | SDC Ltd |
Optimising and enhancing Prospex. The work included the optimisation of low level functions, reworking of scheduling algorithms and improvements to the MMI.
Achievements include:Apr 90 - Jun 93 | Software engineer - Nortel | SDC Ltd |
Providing design and development assistance with the MMI and model components of the LFNM.
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