Career Summary
Live Code Support Team Manager, Head of Network and Infrastructure, Business Analysis Manager, Development Team Manager, Development Superviser, IS Manager, Web Technology Manager, Web Technologist, Middleware Programmer, HTML Programmer.
Skill Short List
Project Management and Requirements Gathering, Technical Team Management, Situational Leadership II, HTML, CGI, CSS, JavaScript, VBScript, PHP, Perl, Coldfusion, MS SQL Server, MySQL, XML, EDI Translation, Harbinger Trusted Link, ANSI X12, EDIFACT, Windows (3.1/95/98/NT/2000), DOS, Outlook, Word, Access, Excel, Powerpoint, Internet Explorer, Netscape, Socket Programming, Linux, FTP.
Education
» University of Sheffield - BSc Hons. Genetics, 2i.
» The Sheffield College - 3 A Levels (Computer Science, Chemistry, Biology) 1 AS Level (Maths).
» Firth Park School, Shiregreen - 9 GCSEs.
Recent Achievements
» Recently completed training in Blanchard Institute Situational Leadership II.
» Training in Harbinger Trusted Link EDI translation software in Arizona.
» Author of internal, web based company holiday booking system in Coldfusion/MS SQL Server.
» Author of mailing list software in Perl/HTML/MySQL/Linux.
Professional Experience
Head of Online Production and Quality Assurance - November 2006 to present
Head of Quality Assurance
Live Code Support Team Manager
Head of Network and Infrastructure
Business Analysis Manager - 01/12/2005 to present - PlusNet Plc, Sheffield.
New Role
Development Team Manager - 01/03/2004 to 01/12/2005 - PlusNet Plc, Sheffield.
Managing teams of PHP and Java developers responsible for the maintenance and enhancement of 'Workplace' a web driven Operating System for PlusNet Plc. This role covers the day to day issue/incident management, project management, documentation reviews and updates as well as forecasting timescales, risk managament and capacity planning.
Team Projects include:
» Complete Refresh of the Look and Feel of the Web Portal
» Design and Delivery of a Open Source, fully integrated VoIP Solution
» Automation of ADSL Provisioning interfaces with BT using their XML interfaces.
» Delivery and launch of a Web Shop, which utilised majority external developers.
» Significant improvements to the internal interfaces of Workplace
I was also responsible for PHP developer recruiment from late 2004 through to the present and have tripled the size of the department in this time. Recruitment was done using standard interview techniques combined with written tests and psychometric/aptitude tests. Due to difficulties finding decent calibre programmers, my recruitment effort was turned to Europe, specifically Poland where we found more success. As a result of this I have had significant input into the overall structure and management of the entire department.
IS Manager - 02/09/2002 to present - Insight Europe, Sheffield.
Managing a team of 11 programmers and analysts responsible for the day to day maintenance and project development of the Insight Europe backend systems including the unix based custom written ERP system, a number of MS-SQL based data warehouses and the EDI translation systems all responsible for running a £300m+ per year business.
Web Technology Manager - 17/10/2001 to 01/09/2002 - Insight Europe, Sheffield.
Managing a team of 7 programmers maintaining and developing a £3m/month eCommerce site written in a combination of
PHP and a proprietary C pre-processor language and supported by various backend data sources including MS SQL Server, Oracle 8i
Enterprise Server, MySQL and XML datafiles.
Web Technologist - 16/03/2001 to 16/10/2001 - Insight Direct (UK), Worksop.
Maintaining and developing an eCommerce Website utilising Perl, HTML, PHP, Coldfusion etc..
Middleware Programmer - 16/05/2000 to 15/03/2001 - Insight Direct (UK), Worksop.
Providing programming support for sales organisation and eCommerce Website utilising Perl, HTML, PHP, Coldfusion etc..
HTML Programmer - 29/03/1999 to 15/05/2000 - Insight Direct (UK), Worksop.
Lab Technician - Northern General Hospital, Sheffield
Lab Technician - Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield
Hobbies and Interests
» Music: Guitarist in gigging goth-rock band. (Go here)
» Writing Perl Scripts: Currently writing BBS client exclusively in Perl. (Go here)
» Kung Fu: Regularly train with Hoan Lung Shaolin Kung Fu Association.
» Reading: For both pleasure and increasing of skill sets.
» www: Web page design, techniques and innovation.
Contact Details
Email: kelly@boreworms.com