Approach & Key Skills
My approach to system development has always had an emphasis on process workflow and usability.
My custom built, bespoke systems deliver this by ensuring solid back-end and database development, with a clear and straight forward front-end built for the target audience, enabling them to complete tasks quickly and efficiently.
My custom built, bespoke systems deliver this by ensuring solid back-end and database development, with a clear and straight forward front-end built for the target audience, enabling them to complete tasks quickly and efficiently.
Tech Stack includes:
ASP.net MVC
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C#
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MySQL
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OracleSQL
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Microsoft SQL
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JavaScript
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jQuery
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Bootstrap
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HTML
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CSS
- ASP.net MVC
- C#
- MySQL
- OracleSQL
- Microsoft SQL
- JavaScript
- jQuery
- Bootstrap
- HTML
- CSS
Explore & Plan
Listen to client; understand requirements; plan project; present plan an options;
Build
Build project within/alongside existing systems OR create new environment
Design front-end user interface; build backend code; design and setup database structures
Design front-end user interface; build backend code; design and setup database structures
Deliver
Deliver finished project within agreed timeframes; discuss any additions to project; give any required training.
Expand & Improve
Expand the project with new requests and requirements
Key Projects
The majority of work that I have been involved with has centred on creating systems within an intranet environment. Many systems have been created to transfer paper- or spreadsheet-based processes to a digital environment where data can be stored centrally, distributed via email and accessed via the web.
Projects have included Contract Detail retrieval, Field Engineer Visit Management, Student Tests & Quizzes, and Apprentice Performance Management.
Projects have included Contract Detail retrieval, Field Engineer Visit Management, Student Tests & Quizzes, and Apprentice Performance Management.
Select Projects
Personal Website
| Corporate Website
| Intranet
| PrintSmart (Toner Risk Management)
| Company Newsletter
| Chargeable Call Booking
| Call Details
| Client Relationship Manager
| Learner Assessment System
| Database System Maintenance
| Business Workflow System
| Proxmox Virtual Environment
| PhotoPrism
| Linux
| Pi-hole
| SearXNG Search Engine
| Twingate
| TrueNAS
- Personal Website (Personal Work)
- Corporate Website (Uniter Group)
- Intranet (Uniter Group)
- PrintSmart (Toner Risk Management) (Uniter Group)
- Company Newsletter (Uniter Group)
- Chargeable Call Booking (Uniter Group)
- Call Details (Uniter Group)
- Client Relationship Manager (Chelmsford College)
- Learner Assessment System (Chelmsford College)
- Database System Maintenance (Property Solutions Group)
- Business Workflow System (Property Solutions Group)
- Proxmox Virtual Environment (Personal Work)
- PhotoPrism (Personal Work)
- Linux (Personal Work)
- Pi-hole (Personal Work)
- SearXNG Search Engine (Personal Work)
- Twingate (Personal Work)
- TrueNAS (Personal Work)
Employment History
As a Systems Developer, I have worked with a number of employers in various different sectors. Within those businesses, the roles have been quite similar: Maintain or build internal systems that enable colleagues to carry out their task within a friction-free workflow.
About
For over 20 years, I have worked as a Business Systems Developer. For the last eight, I have also been a husband and a dad. While a lot of my time centres on family, I make time to keep my dev skills and knowledge up to date.
Video Games
I'm lucky enough to have a wide range of gaming machines, from the PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch and XBOX One, all the way back to the Commodore Amiga and C64.
Over the years (decades), I've collected a wide range of video games across numerous platforms. So many, that I had to create a database system to stop me buying duplicate titles! That did at lease give me a reason to investigate using Azure for a SQL database and web front end.
Over the years (decades), I've collected a wide range of video games across numerous platforms. So many, that I had to create a database system to stop me buying duplicate titles! That did at lease give me a reason to investigate using Azure for a SQL database and web front end.
Magazines
And with each gaming platform came a multitude of magazine titles, most of which I bought at one time or another. In the pre-internet years, titles like Zzap!64, Amiga Format, and Edge, were the prime source of information - what games were coming, and were they any good when released. Only Edge continues to this day. After many years Zzap!64 was relaunched to cover the still active Commodore 64 scene.
Road Signs
Since a child, I've had an interest in maps and road signage. The current format used on British roads was created in the 1960 by Margaret Calvert and Jock Kinneir. A design which, with only minor modifications, has lasted nearly six decades.