10 years of internet development

I've been a Microsoft programmer for ten year. I started with Classic ASP and Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 at a company called Mazware Ltd, which now is part of the Internet Business Group.

Later I worked for Dell Computer Corporation in Bracknell (UK) working on the Service and Support website for EMEA.

I worked on contract for the likes of British Gas, BP Amoco, Schlumberger, and Unilever, and later started a web design agency with a friend which was closed three years later in 2002.

I spent two years with Apex Interactive, an e-learning agency in Berkshire as a technology specialist for Learning Management Systems.

After an extended time in South America I am contracting again and taking work where I can find it.

What I actually do

I work from home on a range of contracts developing internet applications. I enjoyed that fact that I don't have to commute, nor deal with daily office politics.

I'm a consultant developer, which means I analyse your business, understand the requirements of your business and architect the necessary application. My development skills focus on ASP.NET with C#, XML/XSLT and Microsoft SQL Server, but you don't need to know that, just that your application is going to work the right way, the first time.

I have helped move two companies to the Microsoft .Net platform. The last big .NET project I architected went out to over 100,000 users (internal and third parties) and was an entire content management system for the delivery of business process information and e-learning for Visteon, one of the largest producers of car parts in the world. This was developed with a team of ten other developers, contributing ASP.NET, HTML and Shockwave Flash.

Employing me

I'll be straight to the point. My clients trust me because I get the job done, keep my promises and deliver what and when I say I will. I'm good with your clients, your team members and your business sponsors. I enjoy what I do and this hopefully rubs off on others. I have a broad knowledge of technology and its applications. I know my web standards, JavaScript, accessibility, CSS and Flash ActionScripting too.

Current work status

EMPLOYED - Contract

Core Skills

  • ASP.NET
  • ASP (classic)
  • SQL Server programming
  • XML, XSLT
  • Web application development and architecture
  • Web services development and integration
  • Clientside JavaScript and AJAX
  • Web to business transitions
  • Technology integration

Projects

Here are a list of client projects that I have taken part in over the years. Many of the websites are intranet / e-learning projects and some are websites that are now defunct. Mostly in chronological order.

  • Europanel
  • National Packing
  • Interlink Express
  • Taylor Nelson Sofrés
  • BIAT
  • Dataworks
  • ITEC
  • Tile
  • Dell EMEA Support
  • Dell EMEA
  • BP Amoco
  • Schlumberger Geoquest
  • British Gas
  • Cisco UK
  • Cornwall Travel Project
  • Nestlé
  • Visteon
  • GE Capital
  • Lewis Group
  • France Magazine
  • PartyPages.co.uk
  • Premier-IT
  • Tufton Oceanic
  • Inn-or-Out.com
  • MobileWay
  • Unilever
  • Burberry
  • Serco Plc
  • Grainger Trust Plc
  • Pitchwell
  • Rainbow International
  • AlexKordek.co.uk

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