Experience

Starts at 60

• Australia
• Technology, Information and Media
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Technical Lead

  • Aug 2021 - Present

  Working with Wordpress, Woocommerce and React to build custom systems to enable the business to drive towards our goals Working with Wordpress, Woocommerce and React to build custom systems to enable the business to drive towards our goals



Private Company

• United Kingdom
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Web Designer

  • Jul 2011 - Present



Retail Express

• United Kingdom
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Web Designer

  • Jul 2015 - Aug 2021

  I am the front-end web designer for the flagship point of sale software product. In this role, I work with the entire team to optimise screen layout using HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript and ensure the back-end developers are adhering to the style guide and user experience conventions. I am also involved in full stack development where I work with MVC, SQL Server, Kendo, TFS, JavaScript libraries like JQuery, CSS frameworks such as Bootstrap, TFS, Team City and AWS. This role sees me working as part of a greater team but the majority of my work is done autonomously. I am responsible for the user experience offered to the customer and I optimise the flow of information between the retail data and the customer.



Department of Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services

• Australia
• Individual and Family Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Contract Web Developer

  • May 2014 - Jun 2015

  I was responsible for continuing the development process on long term projects. I was part of a large team and worked through assigned tasks and closed them in TFS once complete. These tasks were related to specifications documents and the resulting functionality must adhere to the requirements as detailed in the specifications documents. I was responsible for functional testing and some code reviews. * Web Forms * HTML, CSS, AJAX and Javascript * SQL Server * Interpreting specifications documents and implementing functionality based on the requirements * Peer code reviews * Functional testing



ALS Laboratory Group

• Norway
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Web Developer / Team Lead

  • Dec 2011 - May 2014

  As Team Lead, I was responsible for project planning, progress and completion. I managed the global development team by monitoring resource capacities and team velocity. I primarily used TFS to manage work allocation and monitor progress. As a member of the development team, I developed applications using C#, HTML, CSS, Javascript, MVC, Entity Framework, WCF and SOAP interfaces and Classic ASP. I have been recently managing a re-design of the customer communication web application. I created specification documents in response to functional requirements. I designed a prototype application in MVC and Bootstrap to demonstrate the usage of the new application as well as form the basis for wireframes in the specifications. I estimated the project and managed team velocity and utilisation throughout the project. The ALS team is a global one, so communication and documentation is key to ensure efficiency. My strengths in this role are: * Team Lead * Project Management * TFS * HTML/CSS/Javascript * Specifications * MVC * SOA/WCF/SOAP/Web API * Classic ASP



Datacom

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

• Business Analyst

  • Jun 2011 - Dec 2011

  I conducted customer interviews, documented user requirements and consulted with the development team. I was responsible for translating functional requirements into specification documents, designing Test Cases. I devised an Agile-based methodology that was well received by both key business stakeholders and the development team and contributed to the smooth running of projects. This approach ensured that features, requirements, specifications and development were tightly coupled to ensure traceability and total coverage. My strengths in this role are: * Business analysis * Specifications * Testing and composing test cases * MVC * Solution architecture * SQL Server * JIRA



DibbsBarker

• Australia
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Development Team Lead

  • Jul 2007 - Jun 2011

  As Team Leader, I was the person who took requests for new work and gathered requirements. I loosely created specifications for the work and distributed the tasks to appropriate utilised or skilled development resources. I was remotely located from the development team so communication was key and documentation was important to ensure all aspects of work were understood.I designed, developed and implemented a number of systems and managed a national team of developers. The team was geographically distributed so regular communication was critical. I reported directly to the CIO and was responsible for project planning, task allocation and reporting to stakeholders.My strengths in this role are:* Team Lead* VB.Net* SQL Server* SSRS* Classic ASP* Sharepoint

• QLD IT Manager

  • Jul 2003 - Jul 2007

  I was responsible for all technology and communications in the Brisbane office. This entailed managing staff, handling vendors, purchasing, budgets and forecasts, composing and presenting proposals to the partnership, etc.I was reporting to the CIO for national firm related issues, but I had autonomy over all local resources. Similarly, I also was responsible to the local partnership and CEO for the smooth running of local resources and associated financial concerns.I implemented a hardware refresh program, installed a number of systems which improved the efficiency of the firm and contributed to the National IT strategy.My strengths in this role were:* Team Supervision and Mentoring* Vendor Management* Business and Technology Alignment* Hands-on Technical** Windows Server** Active Directory** MS Exchange** Blackberry Enterprise Server* Practice Management System* Sharepoint