Experience

Kolekti

• United Kingdom
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Engineering Manager

  • Apr 2023 - Present



Adaptavist

• United Kingdom
• Software Development
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Engineering Manager

  • Sep 2022 - Present

  Managing three international teams as part of the new business unit and making sure we hit our targets on the technical capabilities. Steer the business unit to improve on its Agile mindset, and foster a culture of collaboration and autonomy within the teams. Managed the team leader and work with them on their training and career progression and the overall health and happiness of the members of the teams.

• Engineering Team Lead

  • Sep 2020 - Sep 2022



6point6

• United Kingdom
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Technical Lead

  • Aug 2019 - Mar 2020

  I was Technical Lead at this consultancy, working on a couple of Agile projects, one was leading a small team on an NHS project, using Oracle Cloud technologies, specifically Oracle Process Cloud, and Java. The other project was a UK government SaFE project working on a React front end framework. I was tech lead for a team and worked closely with other companies who were involved with the overall delivery of this huge project. The technologies included React, Docker, AWS, Concourse, and Storybook Show less



Ministry of Justice

• Afghanistan
• Law Practice
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Tech Lead

  • Dec 2018 - Jun 2019

  Taken on to help the existing team on the OPAMI project. I was tech lead for a team where the technology used was Java 8 Core, REST Micro-services, PostgreSQL, JSON, Elastic Search, and Agile methodologies. Taken on to help the existing team on the OPAMI project. I was tech lead for a team where the technology used was Java 8 Core, REST Micro-services, PostgreSQL, JSON, Elastic Search, and Agile methodologies.



European Medicines Agency

• Netherlands
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Software Architect/ Senior Java Developer

  • Apr 2004 - Dec 2018

  Having worked at EMA for a number of years, I have found my position evolving and changing over time. I joined as a Senior Java Developer, and was involved in various projects over the years, all of which were mostly Java based, and evolving from Java 5 to Java 8 progressively. EMA has also made progress in moving from monolith architecture to a more service orientated architecture to help improve its overall maturity as an organisation. In my time here, my roles evolved to include tasks as a Business Analyst interfacing with the end users, and Software Architect working with Bas and team members, and as a team leader, leading a small team of developers to deliver projects. My most recent projects have been to design, develop and deliver level 3 REST services developed with Spring Boot, Spring Data, Spring LDAP and Swagger. Previous projects have used tools such as Spring, AngularJS, java-script, Hibernate, Flex-builder, Jira plug-in development, Jira Workflow design and implementation, JSP, Struts, Spring MVC, action-script, JSON, XML, Agile, LDAP, HTML and Weblogic. Show less



Betfair

• United Kingdom
• Software Development
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Java Analyst Programmer

  • Feb 2004 - Mar 2004

  I joined an existing Xoomworks team at their client Betfair as a Java Analyst Programmer to create a Webservice to a new third party Poker application for Betfairs online gambling website. This was done using Java, Struts, XML, JSP, and EJB’s running on a JBOSS application server, and an Oracle 9i database. Source control was done with Purforce and development done using Eclipse. I joined an existing Xoomworks team at their client Betfair as a Java Analyst Programmer to create a Webservice to a new third party Poker application for Betfairs online gambling website. This was done using Java, Struts, XML, JSP, and EJB’s running on a JBOSS application server, and an Oracle 9i database. Source control was done with Purforce and development done using Eclipse.



IBM

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Java Analyst Programmer

  • Nov 2003 - Jan 2004

  IBM’s client BACS was redeveloping its Direct Debit Management systems, and I was taken on to complete Technical Designs, and developed some JSPs, Struts using Struts Workflow applications, to produce a complete technical design. The environment was Sun Unix, Windows 2000, Oracle 9i and Weblogic 8.1. IBM’s client BACS was redeveloping its Direct Debit Management systems, and I was taken on to complete Technical Designs, and developed some JSPs, Struts using Struts Workflow applications, to produce a complete technical design. The environment was Sun Unix, Windows 2000, Oracle 9i and Weblogic 8.1.



Cisco

• United States
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Java Developer

  • Jul 2003 - Nov 2003

  This was a developer role, using Java, JSP, and Struts for J2EE architecture, running on a Oracle database. I developed using Tomcat 4.1 application server and Eclipse IDE along with Ant for all Java/JSP and JDBC work, and used Toad for stored procedures and queries to the Oracle 8i database. I enhanced one of their intranet systems to include more information appropriate to the way the company is now working. Some object orientated analysis and design was done, but a majority of that was completed prior to my arrival. I also developed a Swing reporting application, which was designed to read information from Microsoft Excel files and create PDF reports, then email them out to people after giving the user a chance to review the PDFs. Show less



Smart421

• Java Developer

  • Apr 2003 - Jul 2003

  This was a short contract working on helping to deliver the customer registration modules to the webportal for the mobile phone company O2. J2EE development was done with Eclipse IDE and Ant for Java, running on Weblogic 7.0 with an Oracle 8i database, developing objected orientated J2EE based applications, EJB’s and servlets. I also developed a system test harness using a gui Swing front end for the testing of the application which was done with the Cactus framework. This was a short contract working on helping to deliver the customer registration modules to the webportal for the mobile phone company O2. J2EE development was done with Eclipse IDE and Ant for Java, running on Weblogic 7.0 with an Oracle 8i database, developing objected orientated J2EE based applications, EJB’s and servlets. I also developed a system test harness using a gui Swing front end for the testing of the application which was done with the Cactus framework.



Three UK

• United Kingdom
• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Java/Oracle Developer/DBA

  • Jun 2002 - Feb 2003

  I worked on the delivery of the call management and networking components for the 3G mobile telephone systems for ICN client Hutchinson3G now known as 3. This was all new development in Java and Oracle 8i/9i, running with Weblogic 6.1 on a Sun Solaris machine, which required me to oversee the installation and configuration of both Weblogic and Oracle 8i/9i on our development boxes. All Java development was done in JBuilder 7, Struts with Ant and I designed and engineered object orientated classes and session and entity EJB’s talking to TIBCO directly and via adaptors, servlets, Swing components. XML was also used in a lot of our configuration and data files so the design and implementation of those was part of my responsibility. I was also required to do database administration as well as physical database design. Show less



SIG Consulting

• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Java/C++/Oracle Developer

  • Jan 2002 - May 2002

  I contributed to the functional and technical specifications and the overall system design and direction, using Rational Rose and object orientsated design techniques to help design the database models and classes. I also installed and configured both Weblogic 6.1 and Tuxedo 8 and the administration of the Oracle 8i/9i databases, along with the development in JBuilder 6 of various session and entity EJBs within Weblogic and stand-alone java applications using JDBC to Oracle, for order processing system. Part of my remit was also the development of some C++ application to use ODBC to access the Oracle 8 database, and Java Server Pages to enable front end runtime configuration. I also wrote some PL/SQL/Java stored procedures to parse and manage XML documents. I also aided in the creation of some Business Objects configuration, universe creation and subsequent report generation. Show less



FedEx

• United States
• Freight and Package Transportation
• 700 & Above Employee

• Java/Oracle Developer/DBA

  • Apr 2001 - Oct 2001

  I was brought on here to help port some Uniface/Oracle Customer Profile and Address Correction, applications running on a mainframe, to Java/Oracle/Weblogic 6 running on a Sun Solaris server. The development was done in JDeveloper running on Windows 2000/NT, utilisizing all the latest Oracle tools, including the OracleXML suite. XML was used to store data extracted from the 8I database, and pass it to the applications. I was responsible for the overall design, but had to ensure that the new application maintained a familiar look and feel to the users. I was also involved in resolving some issues we had using MQ Series, so I gain a basic familiarity with this product. Show less



EO.net

• Java/Oracle Developer/DBA

  • Nov 2000 - Mar 2001

  I joined this dot com to help development of the online equity system. Here I did Java programming using Visual Age integrated with Weblogic creating servlets and beans connecting to the database via JDBC, and also wrote various Oracle 8i database triggers and stored procedures. The servlets and java beans I developed created HTML pages and Javascript dynamically during the customers transactions. I also redeveloped the company’s content management system, using Java servlets, which generate XML data files,. Show less



Bank of Canada

• Canada
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Java/C++/Oracle Analyst/Programmer

  • Jul 2000 - Oct 2000

  Here I wrote servlets/applets in Java using JBuilder to access the Oracle 7 database via JDBC and create web pages from the results, complementing that with Oracle Stored procedures to access and manage data. My responsibilities also included Visual C++ support to existing applications. I also designed and implemented a small object orientated database system in Oracle 8 to help generate reporting information Here I wrote servlets/applets in Java using JBuilder to access the Oracle 7 database via JDBC and create web pages from the results, complementing that with Oracle Stored procedures to access and manage data. My responsibilities also included Visual C++ support to existing applications. I also designed and implemented a small object orientated database system in Oracle 8 to help generate reporting information



Financial Times

• United Kingdom
• Newspaper Publishing
• 700 & Above Employee

• C++/Oracle/Java Analyst/Programmer – Permanent Role

  • Jun 1998 - Feb 2000

  I was solely in charge of the deployment of Business Objects across the company, and the design and coding of universe/reports to satisfy user requirements as well as user management My main duties involved Unix C++ & Visual C++ development for the FT Referencer application, using Rogue Wave and or Java using Visual Café and ODBC/JDBC, to access the Oracle 7.3 and 8.0 databases and create XML/HTML files for viewing by a web browser. Some systems analysis and design was done using UML. I was solely in charge of the deployment of Business Objects across the company, and the design and coding of universe/reports to satisfy user requirements as well as user management My main duties involved Unix C++ & Visual C++ development for the FT Referencer application, using Rogue Wave and or Java using Visual Café and ODBC/JDBC, to access the Oracle 7.3 and 8.0 databases and create XML/HTML files for viewing by a web browser. Some systems analysis and design was done using UML.



AT&T

• United States
• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Oracle/PRO*C/C++ Consultant

  • Feb 1997 - May 1998

  Working at the client site for AT&T, on a HP-UNIX machine, developing in SQL*Forms 4.5, stored procedures, PL/SQL, PRO*C and C++. The main project was for the maintenance of customer details system.. I also designed and presented training courses for the users of the new maintenance systems, in both the NJ and Alpharetta, GA, offices. Some of the internal web pages were written in HTML. Working at the client site for AT&T, on a HP-UNIX machine, developing in SQL*Forms 4.5, stored procedures, PL/SQL, PRO*C and C++. The main project was for the maintenance of customer details system.. I also designed and presented training courses for the users of the new maintenance systems, in both the NJ and Alpharetta, GA, offices. Some of the internal web pages were written in HTML.



CMG Consulting

• India
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Team leader/Analyst Programmer

  • Dec 1995 - Dec 1996

  I returned to CMG and was based in the central London office and acted as leader of a small team of about 5 people working on a bespoke implementation of the TIA application. Here we implemented changes and requests for the final system, for delivery. I returned to CMG and was based in the central London office and acted as leader of a small team of about 5 people working on a bespoke implementation of the TIA application. Here we implemented changes and requests for the final system, for delivery.



Logica UK

• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Analyst/Programmer

  • Mar 1995 - Nov 1995

  I was based onsite at Logicas client, UNILEVER, based in Blackfriars. We were writing a MIS system and I was required to write Oracle PL/SQL stored procedures for use with the Powerbuilder front end. I was based onsite at Logicas client, UNILEVER, based in Blackfriars. We were writing a MIS system and I was required to write Oracle PL/SQL stored procedures for use with the Powerbuilder front end.



Bacon & Woodrow

• Analyst/Programmer

  • Sep 1994 - Mar 1995

  I worked on an interface to the DSS Social Security system, generating reports for scheme members. This was written in C++ and connecting to Oracle. I worked on an interface to the DSS Social Security system, generating reports for scheme members. This was written in C++ and connecting to Oracle.



TCAM

• Netherlands
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Team Leader/Analyst Programmer

  • Feb 1994 - Aug 1994

  On returning to TCAM I worked from their London City office, leading a team on bug fixing and further enhancements. I worked on both the back office and front office systems and led a team of about 5 people. On returning to TCAM I worked from their London City office, leading a team on bug fixing and further enhancements. I worked on both the back office and front office systems and led a team of about 5 people.



CMG Consulting

• India
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Team Leader/Analyst Programmer

  • Sep 1993 - Feb 1994

  Here I was onsite at CMGs client Bain Clarkson, an insurance company. We were delivering a tailored implementation of the TIA insurance product, to the client. Here I was onsite at CMGs client Bain Clarkson, an insurance company. We were delivering a tailored implementation of the TIA insurance product, to the client.



TCAM

• Netherlands
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Team Leader/Analyst Programmer

  • Sep 1992 - Sep 1993

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British Airways

• United Kingdom
• Airlines and Aviation
• 700 & Above Employee

• Analyst/Programmer

  • Sep 1991 - Sep 1992



Churchill Insurance

• United Kingdom
• Insurance
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Analyst Programmer

  • Feb 1990 - Sep 1991