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}Robert Anthony Whistler BSc Hons 8 The Barns, Littleport,
Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 1GG E-mail: rob@robwhistler.com Website: http://www.robwhistler.com |
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Summary ·
Gained First Class hons. Degree in
Computing from DeMontfort University ·
Worked in the Retail I.T. and insurance
replacement industry for 7 years ·
Expert in Internet technologies ·
Managed a team of developers and designers for
4 years ·
Managed and delivered E-Commerce and Windows
Application projects for clients such as Domestic & General, Richer
Sounds, Hughes Electrical and Digital Phone Company ·
Excellent motivational skills, a team player
and have strong work ethics Education 1st Class hons Computing
Studies . DeMontfort University, Milton Keynes (1997-1999) } The final year project delivered a system for Fraser Replacement
Services, Milton Keynes, called Resolve99. It was a TCP/IP client/server
complaints handling system, that was actually put into use by the company
after the project was submitted. HND Computing Studies . Nwarks &
Hinckley College, Nuneaton (1993-1997) } Achieved highest grades and was recognised at a college awards ceremony for my contributions to the college.
Worked as a lecturer during summer holidays teaching Internet technologies.
Trained lecturers on latest Internet technologies. Experience Web
Services Development Manager (2003 .Current) Cromwell Business Systems Ltd, Ely,
Cambridgeshire Managing
a team of web designers and developers. Built a system from scratch to
integrate with the company back-office database and operating system. Maintaining
customer e-commerce websites. Built & managed using LAMP-based
environments over 20 branded commercial e-commerce sites. Built & Managed
the Richer Sounds Intranet & ticketing solution. Built from scratch a
Cromwell Control Panel for customers to better understand the performance of
their website in Management Information terms. Have excellent customer
rapport with clients on a daily basis. Project managed major projects such as
the Amazon Merchants@ integration, where we were the 2nd company
outside of USA to integrate with the new Amazon XML ordering engine. Contractor (2001 - 2003) Cromwell Business Systems Ltd, Ely,
Cambridgeshire Worked on a number of scoping
and programming projects, most notably a website for the members of the Virgin
Group, called Virgin Tribe, which had the involvement of Richard Branson. Contractor (2001 - 2002) Domestic & General, Wimbledon Modified a version of the
Pi2000 system for Domestic & General, that hooked into their back office
AS/400 solution. Created a Visual Basic application to allow product
maintenance. This was the main system
that was used by all staff in the call centre in Bedworth, Warwickshire,
where claims would come in for D&G policies. Once completed, sold the
code to the IT supplier for Domestic & General where a team of developers
continue to maintain the solution. Contractor (2000) Digital Phone Company, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk Design and built a mobile
telephone validation system, based on lessons learned from the Pi2000 GFK electrical
validation system. The
product consisted of a Visual Basic application to administer the product
database, SQL Server database to hold the information, and a Visual Basic
application to perform the calculation and ordering of the resulting product. The source code was then sold
and taken over by a team of developers, and has been so successful that the
company has recently been bought by HomeServe in recognition of the contracts
achieved. Contractor (1999 .2003) Hughes Electrical, Lowestoft, Suffolk Started contracting 3 days
after my final university exam. Produced a large number of projects from
design to deliverable. Notable highlights include: - ·
Pi2000 . a VB and SQL Server based solution,
using GFK data to provide current day replacements for old electrical goods. ·
Home Electrical Direct and Hughes Direct
e-commerce websites. Built using ASP and SQL Server, then PHP and Mysql, with
a VB frontend to administer products. Orders were placed via SOAP XML into
the backoffice system. Technical Skills } Web Development . XHTML, CSS, XSL-T, XML, SOAP Server & Client, WSDL, AJAX,
PEAR, CURL, Apache 1.3 & 2.0, Microsoft IIS, payment gateway integrations, Amazon, Merchants@ XML integration, Ebay integration, SSL. } Databases . SQL Server, MySQL,
D3/PICK, Access } Operation Systems . Windows (3.11 through Vista), Linux (Redhat Enterprise,
Fedora & Debian) } Programming . PHP, ASP, Visual Basic, VBA, Javascript, Linux Shell, C#,
Pascal, Modula2, Cobol, C++ } Graphics . Photoshop, Imageready, Paint Shop Pro, CorelDraw } General . Microsoft Office suites since Office 95, Visio, Windows
Help, HTML Help, Subversion, RPM Package Manager, PDF creation with GUI and
via scripting Personal Skills & Interests } A keen team sports player; play for weekly 6 a side team } Enjoy reading, travelling
and cinema } Like to research and
learn new and upcoming technologies } A belief in myself that
if I do not know something in I.T., I will do my utmost to learn it Website References } http://www.richersounds.com . The Richer
Sounds e-commerce site using the system I produced and managed } http://www.hughesdirect.co.uk
. The latest Hughes Direct website, the latest version using the
infrastructure created at Cromwell } Business24 Article . a new link to the
award won by Digital Phone Company for the Valid8 software I built then sold
to them } http://www.edp24.com/Content/Business/2002/bizawards/020820ShortEEDA.asp
- another link to the business award won by Digital Phone Company in 2002
based on the Valid8 software I built and sold to them, it quotes that they
had become the leading supplier of mobile phone replacements as a result } http://www.ispreview.co.uk/ -
ISP new online magazine I wrote articles for in 2000 through 2001 |