Darren Arbon
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Experience
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Talis
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Software Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Software Developer
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Sep 2023 - Present
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Software Engineer
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Mar 2021 - Sep 2023
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Gather
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United Kingdom
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Events Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Junior Technical Developer
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Sep 2018 - Mar 2021
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Davison High School
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Worthing, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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Science Teacher
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May 2017 - Aug 2018
• Teaching Biology, Physics and Chemistry to key stages 3 & 4 (11 – 16-year-old) • Working in the iPad sprinter group developing staff and students to use iPads to facilitate learning. • Updating Excel spreadsheet written at St. Paul’s to make it more user friendly to enable staff in the department to use it. • Teaching Biology, Physics and Chemistry to key stages 3 & 4 (11 – 16-year-old) • Working in the iPad sprinter group developing staff and students to use iPads to facilitate learning. • Updating Excel spreadsheet written at St. Paul’s to make it more user friendly to enable staff in the department to use it.
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St Paul's Catholic College UK
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United Kingdom
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Education Administration Programs
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1 - 100 Employee
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Assistant Head of Science
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Sep 2013 - Apr 2017
• Developed an Excel spreadsheet to monitor students’ progress in assessments. This spreadsheet gave students and parents a PDF file which highlighted key areas for students to work on in their assessments. This spreadsheet utilised Excel formulae and VBA code. • Developed two internal websites, one to monitor student progress across multiple subjects, and one to monitor the behaviour in the department which monitored key students, and emailed parents informing them of their child’s detentions. • Coordinated the BTEC applied science course and the staff involved in deploying this course • Managed the behaviour and rewards strategy within the department • Lead many INSET sessions on the use of technology in the classroom and was responsible for the school-wide adoption of several iPad apps • Taught Biology, Physics and Chemistry to key stages 3 & 4 • Taught Biology, Physics and BTEC to key stage 5 Show less
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University of Sussex
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United Kingdom
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Postgraduate Student
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Sep 2012 - Sep 2013
PGCE
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Postdoctoral Fellow
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Feb 2011 - Sep 2012
• Managed two independent projects looking at the role of proteins in the repair of damaged DNA• Project planning, time management and data interpretation• Report writing and communication between fellow group members and other research groups.• Presentation of research finding to members of the research group
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University of Birmingham
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United Kingdom
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Postdoctoral Researcher
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Feb 2009 - Feb 2011
Main project involves using functionalised nanoparticles targeted to the nucleus to disrupt the DNA damage response and render cells radiosensitive. Other projects involve the acetylation of core non-homologous end joining factors during the DNA damage response. Main project involves using functionalised nanoparticles targeted to the nucleus to disrupt the DNA damage response and render cells radiosensitive. Other projects involve the acetylation of core non-homologous end joining factors during the DNA damage response.
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Union Square Software
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United Kingdom
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Software Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Web Developer
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Sep 2004 - Sep 2005
• Worked as part of a team to complete assigned projects for clients • Used Classic ASP, HTML, CSS, Javascript and SQL • Dealt with individual software design and modification projects from the start to finish whilst creating and adhering to strict deadlines. • Redesigned the products user interface, making it more user friendly and look more modern • Developed several customer specific add-ons to the main product • Developed in-house AJAX functions, and used these to enhance many core features of the main product. • Provided IT support to clients Show less
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Web Site Developer
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Sep 2001 - Sep 2003
• Redesigned and developed the Guild of Students web site. • Created a new design based on proofs from the graphics team • Created a personalised experience for the students, allowing them to see the societies they were part of and the sports fixtures they had amongst other things. • Redesigned the students job centre student facing website • Converted the job centre management system from an Access database to a web site. • Redesigned and developed the Guild of Students web site. • Created a new design based on proofs from the graphics team • Created a personalised experience for the students, allowing them to see the societies they were part of and the sports fixtures they had amongst other things. • Redesigned the students job centre student facing website • Converted the job centre management system from an Access database to a web site.
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Education
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University of Birmingham
PhD, Medical & Molecular Genetics -
University of Birmingham
MRes, Molecular and Cellular Biology