About Me

I am a software engineer. Got myself a degree (BSc in computer science), worked in numerous induestries

My Experience

I've been developing software for almost 20 years now. Throughout my career I have used numerous programming languages including C++, C#, PHP, Java, Assembler, to name a few. The remainder of this page highlights some of the companies that I have worked for.

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Invu Services Ltd - Financial

• Sole responsibility for developing the following
• invoice processing app for use by our Sage 50 customers.
  App allows captured invoice data to be posted to Sage 50.
  Initially responsible for deployment and technical support
  
• Sage 50/200 apps for migration of desktop apps to the Cloud.
  Both apps periodically check Cloud data for new invoices and post to Sage accordingly.
• PowerShell module integration for Document Management software.
• file scanner, to scan hard drives for subsequent analysis.
  Contains rule system to filter files by name, type, date, etc.
• subscription manager for Azure-based products.
• tools to aid Sage 50/200 app testing.
• Tech: C#, COM, Azure, SQL Server, PowerShell + cmdlets

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Amdex Solutions Ltd - Gaming

• Developed software to allow field engineers to manage gaming machine data.
  Project was initially for Windows mobile.
  Due to the project's success I developed an Android version.
• Some customers use remote data catpure (RDU) to generate gaming machine reports.
  Developed a server that listened for UDP packets from RDUs to capture, analyse and store data.
• Additional responsibilities
  • maintain/enhance software used by games machine collectors.
  • developed software to analyse/search/edit collection dockets.
  • developed DLL for infrared device communication using IR sockets.
  • developed Bluetooth DLL for connection manager software integration.
• Tech: C++, MFC, C#, SQL Server, .NET mobile framework, Sockets, Java.

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Teradyne Diagnostic Solutions - Automotive

• Initially worked on updating/fixing existing VCATS projects.
  VCATS was the main vehicle testing software.
• Reworked existing stored procedure to reduce Excel report time from 5 minutes to about 45 seconds.
• Developed ActiveX control to allow customer to view VIN, broadcast codes and other test data.
• Developed Bill of Materials software after original customer requirements were not met.
  The project was (still might be) used in Ford production.
• Helped customers translate their XML data to our own format.
  Used SAX parser for efficiency/performance as customer data tended to be large.
• Numerous software projects developed for the likes of Ford USA, Jaguar, Landrover and Hyundai.
• Technical lead for Jaguar's "software download" project, which allows software updates to be downloaded to the vehicle.
• Tech: C++, ATL/COM, C#, Visual Basic, ActiveX, Sockets, SQL Server, Oracle, server-side scripting.

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CODA PLC - Financial

• Responsible for customer requirements and technical support
• Developed a store tracking/reconciliation system.
  The system was used to ensure daily store deposits tallied with banking amounts.
• Developed WEB software to allow customers to interface with our financial software.
  Key aspects included
  • order/requisition placement
  • Nominal, Account, Supplier info for each order item
  • order tracking
  • simple workflow, e.g. accept/reject orders
• Tech: C#, ASP.NET, WEB Services, SQL Server

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SquareSum - Financial

• First time exposure to working with financial data.
• Developed in-house tools for posting purchase orders and expenses.
  Responsible for entire project life cycle.
• Primary product, Dream, was coded in C++ using MFC.
  I was a key player in migrating Dream to .NET.
• Tech: C++, COM, ATL, STL, ASP, HTC components and SQL Server.

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UBIK.NET - Ecommerce

• First time exposure to web development working in Harrogate.
• Initially helped colleagues with heavy workload
• Some of the contracts I was involved include betabet.com, babyworld.co.uk, Freeserve Marketplace and furniture123.co.uk.
• UBIK required an e-commerce system to replace the current adhoc solutions.
  I was the lead developer for the task and created numerous COM components and developed a SQL Server database.
• Tech: C++, ATL, STL, SQL Server, ASP.

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Noral Micrologics - Embedded Systems

• First role working for an embedded systems company in Blackburn.
  I coded plugins for customers to use with our debugging software.
  This typically required me to research CPU information.
• Studied CAN protocol (network protocol typically used in vehicles) and gave a presentation to my colleagues.
• Converted our main product, Flex Debugger, from 16-bit to 32-bit code.
• Tech: C++, MFC, various Assembly languages.

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