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User Experience Researcher, User Experience Researcher / Interaction Designer
West Sussex, United Kingdom
Germany +2
BSc. Electronics Engineering (with Computing)info: Germany, United Kingdom, France
West Sussex, United Kingdom
Germany +2
BSc. Electronics Engineering (with Computing)info: Germany, United Kingdom, France
Profile attachments
Nigel Sedgwick UR-GDS-UX-AI.pdf
About me
User Researcher & UX Designer/IxD Specialist with many years’ expertise in User-Centered Design, Accessibility (WCAG), and Agile project development. Passionate about creating accessible digital products/services and advocating for rapid-iterative testing in design and product discovery.
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Experience
Professional experience10+ years
Freelancer since1985
Languages
GermanFluentEnglishNative speaker
Project history
Senior User Researcher
HMRC
Government and Public Services
1000-5000 team member
Rejoined HMRC as a Senior User Researcher to summarise & validate pain points and problem statements for the 'e-Invoicing' and 'Registration & Records Management' projects, drawing insights from previous research. Utilised ideation sessions and AI to propose actionable next steps..
Invited back to HMRC, again as a Senior User Researcher & Accessibility specialist on the UCD Digital Modernisation Program (DMP) for Child Benefit – for the Education Start (Extend Child Benefit) journey.
Invited back to HMRC, again as a Senior User Researcher & Accessibility specialist on the UCD Digital Modernisation Program (DMP) for Child Benefit – for the Education Start (Extend Child Benefit) journey.
Accessibility, Usability and GDS Compliance specialist
HMRC (via CGI)
Government and Public Services
1000-5000 team member
HMRC (via CGI )
Conducted an independent review and audit of HMRC's Self Assessment pages for Accessibility (to WCAG2.2 level AA), also for usability and GDS compliance.
Conducted an independent review and audit of HMRC's Self Assessment pages for Accessibility (to WCAG2.2 level AA), also for usability and GDS compliance.
Accessibility, Usability and GDS Compliance specialist
Sport England (via AxioLogic)
10-50 team member
Conducted a review and audit of the Accessibility (to WCAG2.2 level AA), an audit of the usability, and evaluation of the GDS compliance of the Sport England grant application web pages
User Experience Researcher
CLIENT: British Army, Army HQ, Andover (mostly remotr), Hampshire (via Albany Beck)
PROJECT:
Contracted as a senior user researcher interviewing key personnel to establish the needs of
various army departments as part of the Digitalisation Transformation of the entire British Army (Programme
THEIA) in order to create an Army Digital Skills Acquisition Plan. Made some use of MOD-GPT (AI for
the Army & MOD.) when needing optimum phrasings.
PROJECT:
Contracted as a senior user researcher interviewing key personnel to establish the needs of
various army departments as part of the Digitalisation Transformation of the entire British Army (Programme
THEIA) in order to create an Army Digital Skills Acquisition Plan. Made some use of MOD-GPT (AI for
the Army & MOD.) when needing optimum phrasings.
User Experience Researcher
CLIENT: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (via Valtech), fully remote
PROJECT:
Contracted as a senior user experience researcher on a GDS Beta web service for Electoral staff
administering the recently introduced voter authority certificates. Also in-depth Accessibility
studies performed with users (supplied by the Digital Accessibility Centre) to understand aspects
needing accessibility improvements
PROJECT:
Contracted as a senior user experience researcher on a GDS Beta web service for Electoral staff
administering the recently introduced voter authority certificates. Also in-depth Accessibility
studies performed with users (supplied by the Digital Accessibility Centre) to understand aspects
needing accessibility improvements
User Experience Researcher / Interaction Designer
CLIENT: Home Office - Police Digital Service (via Investigo), fully remote
PROJECTS
(x2):
Invited back for the Ludus project (replacement for the football offender's register / match
reporting system), focusing on users with accessibility issues and those using assistive
technologies. GDS principles used throuas ghout and ensuring Ludus meets Home Office Accessibility
Standards (based on WCAG 2.1 AA) & PSBAR requirements, as well as preparing/representing user
research for the project's GDS Assessment (Beta), fully remote
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After the Ludus project concluded, I moved on to the MAPPS project as as senior interaction (Ix/UX)
designer on the (Multi Agency Public Protection System - a joint project between the Home Office and
the Ministry of Justice), creating interactive prototypes for user researcher & developers using the
GDS prototype toolkit. Ended when 'outside IR35' contracts became no longer viable.
PROJECTS
(x2):
Invited back for the Ludus project (replacement for the football offender's register / match
reporting system), focusing on users with accessibility issues and those using assistive
technologies. GDS principles used throuas ghout and ensuring Ludus meets Home Office Accessibility
Standards (based on WCAG 2.1 AA) & PSBAR requirements, as well as preparing/representing user
research for the project's GDS Assessment (Beta), fully remote
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After the Ludus project concluded, I moved on to the MAPPS project as as senior interaction (Ix/UX)
designer on the (Multi Agency Public Protection System - a joint project between the Home Office and
the Ministry of Justice), creating interactive prototypes for user researcher & developers using the
GDS prototype toolkit. Ended when 'outside IR35' contracts became no longer viable.
UX & Interaction Designer
CLIENT: NHS SCW (via Difrent), fully remote
PROJECT:
Contracted as a senior UX & Interaction Designer to troubleshoot and get an NHS notification of
deaths of those with disabilities web service (called 'LeDeR') through a GDS Beta assessment (having
failed the assessment previously - but successful this time around). The NHS Design System & toolkit
(using Nunjucks & javascript validation) & GDS principles used throughout.
PROJECT:
Contracted as a senior UX & Interaction Designer to troubleshoot and get an NHS notification of
deaths of those with disabilities web service (called 'LeDeR') through a GDS Beta assessment (having
failed the assessment previously - but successful this time around). The NHS Design System & toolkit
(using Nunjucks & javascript validation) & GDS principles used throughout.
User Experience Researcher
CLIENT: Home Office - Police Digital Service (via Investigo), fully remote
PROJECT:
Contracted as a senior User Researcher in a user centred design discovery to improve the Police
National Database. Tasks were to:
* Affinity-sort user research interviews collected over 12 months - to bring out the user needs,
common themes, pain points & wishes
* Run ideation workshops to gather users' 'How Might We' design views (on solving some of the
common user needs)
* Summarising the above into user stories ready for input into an Alpha
* Also involved in their Product Centricity department (DDAT) with pre-discovery workshops
GDS principles used throughout.
PROJECT:
Contracted as a senior User Researcher in a user centred design discovery to improve the Police
National Database. Tasks were to:
* Affinity-sort user research interviews collected over 12 months - to bring out the user needs,
common themes, pain points & wishes
* Run ideation workshops to gather users' 'How Might We' design views (on solving some of the
common user needs)
* Summarising the above into user stories ready for input into an Alpha
* Also involved in their Product Centricity department (DDAT) with pre-discovery workshops
GDS principles used throughout.
User Experience Researcher
NHS Digital - Cyber & Data Security Centre (via Valtech)
PROJECT: Contracted as the lead User Researcher to ascertain user needs for the next phase of improvements to
the Data and Security Centre Hub (web based).
GDS principles apply
the Data and Security Centre Hub (web based).
GDS principles apply
User Experience Researcher
CLIENT: Home Office - Counter Terrorism Security Office (via NetCompany), fully remote
PROJECT:
Contracted as the lead User Researcher to discover users' needs (i.e. Retailers, Manufacturers and
Home Office CTSO staff) around the reporting and manufacture of suspicious chemicals - to simplify
the collecting and processing of such data. GDS principles apply
PROJECT:
Contracted as the lead User Researcher to discover users' needs (i.e. Retailers, Manufacturers and
Home Office CTSO staff) around the reporting and manufacture of suspicious chemicals - to simplify
the collecting and processing of such data. GDS principles apply
User Researcher & Service Designer with GDS prototype toolkit
CLIENT: MOD, Corsham, Wiltshire (via Hippo Digital Ltd)
PROJECT:
Senior User Researcher for the MOD's Identity and Access Manager - a user-centred design-led web
service project. Scripting and running user research sessions, recording, processing and presenting
the empirical user research findings/user's needs from qualitative & quantitative data collected.
Also building/shaping hi-fidelity interactive design prototypes using the Gov.uk GDS Prototype
Toolkit: (https://govuk-prototype-kit.herokuapp.com/docs).
PROJECT:
Senior User Researcher for the MOD's Identity and Access Manager - a user-centred design-led web
service project. Scripting and running user research sessions, recording, processing and presenting
the empirical user research findings/user's needs from qualitative & quantitative data collected.
Also building/shaping hi-fidelity interactive design prototypes using the Gov.uk GDS Prototype
Toolkit: (https://govuk-prototype-kit.herokuapp.com/docs).
User Researcher (UR)
CLIENT: General Dynamics, Oakdale, South Wales (via Box UK Ltd)
PROJECT:
One of a small team of User Researchers for General Dynamics working on the EvO/Morpheus project -
to replace the unwieldy Bowman communications system used by the British Army. Conducting mostly
face-to-face guerrilla pop-up style UR sessions at various army barracks (as well as in-house
detailed sessions with user workshops and wireframe reviews). Performing UR with all ranks of the
military - evidencing, distilling and feeding captured user stories into the Backlog (to fuel
Sprints and improve Human Factors). Often interspersed with prototyping various wireframes in Axure
RP. Government style GDS design patterns used where appropriate. Cleared for ITAR Compliance.
PROJECT:
One of a small team of User Researchers for General Dynamics working on the EvO/Morpheus project -
to replace the unwieldy Bowman communications system used by the British Army. Conducting mostly
face-to-face guerrilla pop-up style UR sessions at various army barracks (as well as in-house
detailed sessions with user workshops and wireframe reviews). Performing UR with all ranks of the
military - evidencing, distilling and feeding captured user stories into the Backlog (to fuel
Sprints and improve Human Factors). Often interspersed with prototyping various wireframes in Axure
RP. Government style GDS design patterns used where appropriate. Cleared for ITAR Compliance.
User Researcher & Front-End Web Development
CLIENT: Department for Education (via Olive Jar, mostly remote)
PROJECT:
The User Researcher for the DfE's Analyse School Performance (ASP) web service. Conducting mostly
face-to-face guerrilla style UR sessions - collecting user needs/ideas to feed into
requirements/enhancements & new stories in the User Research Backlog (fuelling Sprints). Also
arranged/conducted UR sessions to test for Accessibility. Occasionally interspersed with front-end
development work too. Using Agile methods, VSO (similar to Jira) and Visual Studio.
PROJECT:
The User Researcher for the DfE's Analyse School Performance (ASP) web service. Conducting mostly
face-to-face guerrilla style UR sessions - collecting user needs/ideas to feed into
requirements/enhancements & new stories in the User Research Backlog (fuelling Sprints). Also
arranged/conducted UR sessions to test for Accessibility. Occasionally interspersed with front-end
development work too. Using Agile methods, VSO (similar to Jira) and Visual Studio.
User Researcher / UX Design
CLIENT: Office for National Statistics, Newport, South Wales (via Valtech)
PROJECT:
Statistical Collection Processing - initially for HMRC VAT data
* Performing User Research in a couple of Alpha (GDS / Agile) projects to establish internal user
needs surrounding processing HMRC (Big Data) files and evaluate technology platforms against
those needs (initially looking at VAT processing - but with wider strategic ONS solutions in
mind)
* Collecting user needs, analysis and translating into user stories.
* Using Morae video recording in dedicated user research labs as well as simple audio recording
of sessions at user's own desks
* Holding user sessions to familiarise/expose internal VAT processing team with planned
technology/process.
* Introducing internal business users to a Cloudera (Big Data) technology stack of: Hadoop User
Experience (HUE), Impala SQL, Hive SQL, Oozie Workflows and Jupyter Notebooks & Python
* GDS awareness / ONS' own style guides awareness
PROJECT:
Statistical Collection Processing - initially for HMRC VAT data
* Performing User Research in a couple of Alpha (GDS / Agile) projects to establish internal user
needs surrounding processing HMRC (Big Data) files and evaluate technology platforms against
those needs (initially looking at VAT processing - but with wider strategic ONS solutions in
mind)
* Collecting user needs, analysis and translating into user stories.
* Using Morae video recording in dedicated user research labs as well as simple audio recording
of sessions at user's own desks
* Holding user sessions to familiarise/expose internal VAT processing team with planned
technology/process.
* Introducing internal business users to a Cloudera (Big Data) technology stack of: Hadoop User
Experience (HUE), Impala SQL, Hive SQL, Oozie Workflows and Jupyter Notebooks & Python
* GDS awareness / ONS' own style guides awareness
User Researcher
CLIENT: Office for National Statistics (via IndigoBlue), Newport, Wales)
PROJECT:
Data Collection Transformation Program
* Concentrating mainly on User Research in the Alpha phase of a Government GDS/Agile project to
put all business surveys online.
* Analysis of user needs to feed into user stories.
* Some collaboration with the Digital Accessibility Centre (Neath) for evaluative research and
information on assistive technologies.
* Using Morae video recording in dedicated user research labs
* GDS Awareness
PROJECT:
Data Collection Transformation Program
* Concentrating mainly on User Research in the Alpha phase of a Government GDS/Agile project to
put all business surveys online.
* Analysis of user needs to feed into user stories.
* Some collaboration with the Digital Accessibility Centre (Neath) for evaluative research and
information on assistive technologies.
* Using Morae video recording in dedicated user research labs
* GDS Awareness
UX Design/Research & Web Developer
Global Travel Ventures
PROJECT:
UX Design and some front-end UI web development (Html, CSS, JavaScript, React etc.) of a travel fare
ticketing website, to rival TheTrainLine.com.
Working live now at www.ticketclever.com
Using: HTML5, CSS3, LESS, SASS, Javascript, Responsive Design using Bootstrap (initially), Node.js,
Jira, Confluence, Github
UX Design and some front-end UI web development (Html, CSS, JavaScript, React etc.) of a travel fare
ticketing website, to rival TheTrainLine.com.
Working live now at www.ticketclever.com
Using: HTML5, CSS3, LESS, SASS, Javascript, Responsive Design using Bootstrap (initially), Node.js,
Jira, Confluence, Github
Senior UI/Front-End Web Developer, UX / Service Designer
CLIENT: DVSA, Bristol (via Valtech)
PROJECT:
1st Project - MOT Transformation
UX Designer & User Researcher for a replacement web-based MOT system for laptops & handhelds - for
MOT Garages & DVSA enforcement officers. Closely adhered to GDS guides.
2nd Project - Mobile Compliance
UX design & front-end development (prototyping) for the web-based transformation (for iPhone 6 Plus
smartphones and laptops).
Using: HTML5, CSS3, LESS, SASS, Javascript, Responsive Design using Bootstrap (initially) and jQuery
(including jQuery Datatables, Typeahead and Validate etc), Node.js, Nodemon, Government GDS Guides,
MySQL, Elastic Search, Jira, Confluence, SourceTree, Gitlab, Government GDS Toolkit, Mustache
Templating, Balsamiq, UXPin, Axure , OpenAM, Grunt
PROJECT:
1st Project - MOT Transformation
UX Designer & User Researcher for a replacement web-based MOT system for laptops & handhelds - for
MOT Garages & DVSA enforcement officers. Closely adhered to GDS guides.
2nd Project - Mobile Compliance
UX design & front-end development (prototyping) for the web-based transformation (for iPhone 6 Plus
smartphones and laptops).
Using: HTML5, CSS3, LESS, SASS, Javascript, Responsive Design using Bootstrap (initially) and jQuery
(including jQuery Datatables, Typeahead and Validate etc), Node.js, Nodemon, Government GDS Guides,
MySQL, Elastic Search, Jira, Confluence, SourceTree, Gitlab, Government GDS Toolkit, Mustache
Templating, Balsamiq, UXPin, Axure , OpenAM, Grunt
Infrastructure Architect
E-CC
PROJECT:
Returned to do a short task to replace E-CC's development & pre-production older servers with
quieter, smaller, more-powerful Dell workstations. Set up the infrastructure to cope with Linux and
Windows web hosting solutions - very similar to E-CC's production (cloud based) Windows and Linux
servers.
Experience: Linux virtual machines, Windows 7, MySQL, PHP, Apache, IIS, Various plugins/server
add-ons. Set up FTP and other access protocols / permissions typical of hosted web servers.
Returned to do a short task to replace E-CC's development & pre-production older servers with
quieter, smaller, more-powerful Dell workstations. Set up the infrastructure to cope with Linux and
Windows web hosting solutions - very similar to E-CC's production (cloud based) Windows and Linux
servers.
Experience: Linux virtual machines, Windows 7, MySQL, PHP, Apache, IIS, Various plugins/server
add-ons. Set up FTP and other access protocols / permissions typical of hosted web servers.
Designer / Consultant
Met Office
PROJECT:
Senior Front-end Web Developer, UX Designer
Major UX overhaul and large-scale improvement / refresh program for the Met Office's public website.
Used: RESTful data, Ajax, jQuery 1.7, HTML5, StarTeam (more recently: JIRA & Git. Analytics
reporting with WebTrends (and creating custom reports)
Also - set up weather targeting for Google DFP Ad placements. Developed infrastructure to allow
Syndicated Content to appear on external websites.
Technical Requirements Analysis for the various project phases.
Working URL: http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/
Senior Front-end Web Developer, UX Designer
Major UX overhaul and large-scale improvement / refresh program for the Met Office's public website.
Used: RESTful data, Ajax, jQuery 1.7, HTML5, StarTeam (more recently: JIRA & Git. Analytics
reporting with WebTrends (and creating custom reports)
Also - set up weather targeting for Google DFP Ad placements. Developed infrastructure to allow
Syndicated Content to appear on external websites.
Technical Requirements Analysis for the various project phases.
Working URL: http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/
CEO, Business Analyst, Senior Web Developer & UX Designer
E-CC
Returned to E-CC to gather & analyse requirements and subsequently design & develop a whole raft of
improvements to their custom Content Management infrastructure. Assisted with & tested deployment
using their latest project as proof of concept.
Skills: Requirements Analysis, General advanced front-end & back-end Web Development skills, User
Experience and Database skills, JavaScript, jQuery, Ajax, Dreamweaver.
improvements to their custom Content Management infrastructure. Assisted with & tested deployment
using their latest project as proof of concept.
Skills: Requirements Analysis, General advanced front-end & back-end Web Development skills, User
Experience and Database skills, JavaScript, jQuery, Ajax, Dreamweaver.
Technical Business Analyst
SolidSoft
Consulting as a requirements & senior technical Business Analyst for the Government's planned
'Tell-Us-Once' change reporting solution for the DirectGov website. Clarifying requirements & tech.
issues between the DWP and the development team. Application built around Microsoft's BizTalk Server
to simplify integrating end-to-end applications and meet the challenges of gathering information on
change of circumstance events 'once' then electronically disseminating this info to the relevant UK
Government departments seamlessly. Used TFS extensively - also to produce compliancy matrices.
Example URL: https://idp-death-tellusonce.direct.gov.uk/en/Death/Enrich/BeforeYouStart
Skills: TFS (Team Foundation Server), SharePoint, BizTalk Server, SQL Server, Visual Studio 2010,
Html, JavaScript, Multiple Server-side technologies and in-depth web applications
knowledge and UX aspects. .Net & C# environment. Agile/Scrum, Daily stand-ups, Code
Reviews.
'Tell-Us-Once' change reporting solution for the DirectGov website. Clarifying requirements & tech.
issues between the DWP and the development team. Application built around Microsoft's BizTalk Server
to simplify integrating end-to-end applications and meet the challenges of gathering information on
change of circumstance events 'once' then electronically disseminating this info to the relevant UK
Government departments seamlessly. Used TFS extensively - also to produce compliancy matrices.
Example URL: https://idp-death-tellusonce.direct.gov.uk/en/Death/Enrich/BeforeYouStart
Skills: TFS (Team Foundation Server), SharePoint, BizTalk Server, SQL Server, Visual Studio 2010,
Html, JavaScript, Multiple Server-side technologies and in-depth web applications
knowledge and UX aspects. .Net & C# environment. Agile/Scrum, Daily stand-ups, Code
Reviews.
UX Business Analyst & Developer
Mole Valley District Council
Analysing Local Government's existing PDF & CRM forms (on their website) as part of a major BPR
improvement and upgraded the User Experience & Client-Side validation. Held meetings with key
stakeholders within the various council departments, then designed/visualised concepts rapidly from
sketches (& wireframes etc), developing through to completion. Also designed & developed
user-friendly admin pages to get around an inadequate CMS
Example URLs: molevalley.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=11765 / molevalley.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=11651
Skills: ColdFusion, jQuery, SQL Server, Oracle, Accessibility (DDA & WAI-ARIA), Compliance to level
of XHTML1.0-Strict. Also forms for iPhones etc with jQuery Mobile & HTML5 (also trials using GWT /
Java / Eclipse for Google's App Engine)
improvement and upgraded the User Experience & Client-Side validation. Held meetings with key
stakeholders within the various council departments, then designed/visualised concepts rapidly from
sketches (& wireframes etc), developing through to completion. Also designed & developed
user-friendly admin pages to get around an inadequate CMS
Example URLs: molevalley.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=11765 / molevalley.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=11651
Skills: ColdFusion, jQuery, SQL Server, Oracle, Accessibility (DDA & WAI-ARIA), Compliance to level
of XHTML1.0-Strict. Also forms for iPhones etc with jQuery Mobile & HTML5 (also trials using GWT /
Java / Eclipse for Google's App Engine)
Business Analyst / Developer
Envitia Ltd
Analysed, improved and developed the User Experience for a Geographical system integrated into a web
application for the Welsh Assembly Government. Also created web site's multi-lingual capabilities
Skills: Dojo, NetBeans, Apache/Tomcat and Borland StarTeam, Firebug.
application for the Welsh Assembly Government. Also created web site's multi-lingual capabilities
Skills: Dojo, NetBeans, Apache/Tomcat and Borland StarTeam, Firebug.
CEO , BA & lead Developer
E-Commerce Consortium
(Spanning over 10 years, often interspersed or running concurrently with external contracts -
outlined below)
Business Analyst, CEO, Information Architect and Systems/Integration Engineer (Search Engine
Optimisation aware) for a Web Applications & Ecommerce Solutions Development firm. This role
includes liaising with customers, writing customer requirements & proposals, project specifications,
wire-framing, storyboards & prototyping, evaluating & integrating/developing various E-commerce
systems/technologies for E-CC and configuring suitable web hosting solutions. Here I have managed
numerous concurrently running development projects (Agile/Scrum) as well as written bids &
proposals.
Portfolio at www.e-cc.org/portfolioweb.asp
Skills: UML, Ajax, XSLT, XML, ASP, PHP 4/5, Java, JSP, JavaScript, jQuery, Prototype, MySQL, MS SQL
Server, Oracle, Sybase, Coldfusion, Linux, Windows 2003, IIS 6, Apache/Tomcat,WebMin, Pivotal,
PartnerHub,VBScript, Flex, Dreamweaver, SSL, Perl, Google APIs, Joomla, OScommerce, LAMP
technologies, SEO, PPC, Axure RP, Firebug, Plesk
outlined below)
Business Analyst, CEO, Information Architect and Systems/Integration Engineer (Search Engine
Optimisation aware) for a Web Applications & Ecommerce Solutions Development firm. This role
includes liaising with customers, writing customer requirements & proposals, project specifications,
wire-framing, storyboards & prototyping, evaluating & integrating/developing various E-commerce
systems/technologies for E-CC and configuring suitable web hosting solutions. Here I have managed
numerous concurrently running development projects (Agile/Scrum) as well as written bids &
proposals.
Portfolio at www.e-cc.org/portfolioweb.asp
Skills: UML, Ajax, XSLT, XML, ASP, PHP 4/5, Java, JSP, JavaScript, jQuery, Prototype, MySQL, MS SQL
Server, Oracle, Sybase, Coldfusion, Linux, Windows 2003, IIS 6, Apache/Tomcat,WebMin, Pivotal,
PartnerHub,VBScript, Flex, Dreamweaver, SSL, Perl, Google APIs, Joomla, OScommerce, LAMP
technologies, SEO, PPC, Axure RP, Firebug, Plesk
Business Analyst / Developer
Alcatel-Lucent
Defined the Information Architecture, Use Cases & User Experience for a Vodafone web application.
Participated in user studies with Vodafone's Mobile VPN Admin Team to improve system (to be
replaced), to understand user behaviours/preferences and assess the project's informational needs
and dynamics and from this - generate informed work-flows, user-interface solutions, detailed design
documents with use-cases, test plans, then design / develop prototypes & user interfaces (Web 2.0
styles & Ajax techniques) for a replacement MVPN Provisioning website (Project 'Alaska') - to be
used by MVNOs and Service Providers. Planned & scoped out the systems integration and migration
phases. Worked collaboratively with off-shore developers and assisted with integration of front and
back-ends.
Skills: UML, JavaScript, Ajax, jQuery, Mootools, PHP 5, Linux, CVS, VMware, HPI,
Dhtmlx, OWASP Security Guidelines, Paros (Security Tester). DOM, HTML, XML, JSON, MySQL 5, Oracle
10g.
Quality-Center, Sharepoint, Firebug.
Participated in user studies with Vodafone's Mobile VPN Admin Team to improve system (to be
replaced), to understand user behaviours/preferences and assess the project's informational needs
and dynamics and from this - generate informed work-flows, user-interface solutions, detailed design
documents with use-cases, test plans, then design / develop prototypes & user interfaces (Web 2.0
styles & Ajax techniques) for a replacement MVPN Provisioning website (Project 'Alaska') - to be
used by MVNOs and Service Providers. Planned & scoped out the systems integration and migration
phases. Worked collaboratively with off-shore developers and assisted with integration of front and
back-ends.
Skills: UML, JavaScript, Ajax, jQuery, Mootools, PHP 5, Linux, CVS, VMware, HPI,
Dhtmlx, OWASP Security Guidelines, Paros (Security Tester). DOM, HTML, XML, JSON, MySQL 5, Oracle
10g.
Quality-Center, Sharepoint, Firebug.
Developer
Alcatel
Converted suite of Video-On-Demand Server Mgmt Tools from Java Servlet & Browser based environment
into a Java Swing environment (to inherit an existing 'look-and-feel' based on a 'Neocast' Framework
(extended MVC patterns).
Skills: Java 1.4.2, Netbeans, Eclipse 3, XML, Swing, Servlets, JSP, Oracle 9i, Oracle Business
Objects, Linux, Alcatel's own ICE / CDG Framework
into a Java Swing environment (to inherit an existing 'look-and-feel' based on a 'Neocast' Framework
(extended MVC patterns).
Skills: Java 1.4.2, Netbeans, Eclipse 3, XML, Swing, Servlets, JSP, Oracle 9i, Oracle Business
Objects, Linux, Alcatel's own ICE / CDG Framework
Developer
Skillgate
Technical consultancy & assistance in becoming SCORM compliant (an XML based learning software).
Skills: ColdFusion, Dreamweaver & MySQL
Skills: ColdFusion, Dreamweaver & MySQL
Technical Project Manager
MemoriseThis
To launch a new gift-matching e-business. Also I compared and selected a suitable Hosting company to
provide 3-tier (Sun) Servers with: Oracle 8.1.7 Database, WebLogic 5.1 App. Server and Resin/Apache
Web Server. This was a launch project during which I managed the development & debugging work as
well as getting hands-on with some of the technical work.
Skills: Java 1.3, jdbc, J2EE, EJB, JSP, Oracle 8, WebLogic, Unix (Solaris). Load tested with
'RadView'.
provide 3-tier (Sun) Servers with: Oracle 8.1.7 Database, WebLogic 5.1 App. Server and Resin/Apache
Web Server. This was a launch project during which I managed the development & debugging work as
well as getting hands-on with some of the technical work.
Skills: Java 1.3, jdbc, J2EE, EJB, JSP, Oracle 8, WebLogic, Unix (Solaris). Load tested with
'RadView'.
CEO , BA & lead Developer
Siemens
Produced Technical Documentation and Developers guide for the 'e-Cis' Financial Web
Application.(using JSP, Java, Java Servlets, SAP R/3 (BAPI & RFC), Twister RDO,Rational Rose & UML
(and German Language skills)
Application.(using JSP, Java, Java Servlets, SAP R/3 (BAPI & RFC), Twister RDO,Rational Rose & UML
(and German Language skills)
Developer / Web Security Analyst
Exhibitor Manuals Online
Project to set up Security for Online Web Transactions.
Skills: Java, HTML, DHTML, JSP, Jrun, Microsoft IIS, https, Visual Interdev 6.0, Source-Safe, Visual
Studio
Skills: Java, HTML, DHTML, JSP, Jrun, Microsoft IIS, https, Visual Interdev 6.0, Source-Safe, Visual
Studio
Project Manager / Developer
Genesis DSL
Assembled a small team, Project Managed & Co-Developed a Web Portal.
Skills: Dreamweaver 'UltraDev', HTML, DHTML, XML, CSS, JavaScript, IIS, ASP, CGI-Perl Script.
Skills: Dreamweaver 'UltraDev', HTML, DHTML, XML, CSS, JavaScript, IIS, ASP, CGI-Perl Script.
Project Manager / Developer
Lehman Brothers
Skills: Unix, SQL, Java 2, EJB, Jdbc, Java Servlets, Dreamweaver, Equities Trading Data, HTML,
DHTML, XML, CSS, JavaScript, WebLogic, Apache/Tomcat, Royal Blue Trading System, SCCS
Project-managed and co-developed an Intranet based Web application to generate reports from equities
trading data collated from four different database systems. Designed and produced a central common
database schema for holding various systems trading data and built the end-of-day update scripts.
Produced a Servlet-based web application in which various trade-data reports could be generated and
displayed on Lehman Brothers' intranet.
DHTML, XML, CSS, JavaScript, WebLogic, Apache/Tomcat, Royal Blue Trading System, SCCS
Project-managed and co-developed an Intranet based Web application to generate reports from equities
trading data collated from four different database systems. Designed and produced a central common
database schema for holding various systems trading data and built the end-of-day update scripts.
Produced a Servlet-based web application in which various trade-data reports could be generated and
displayed on Lehman Brothers' intranet.
IT Developer / Front Office Trading Systems Support
Nomura International
Skills: Unix (Solaris), C++, SQL, Bloomberg, Java jdk 1.1, 1,2 (Swing, jdbc), Corba (Orbix,
OrbixWeb) Fixed Income Business, HTML Documentation, ClearCase, FTP
Supported Bond Traders and debugged an existing Fixed Income (Risk Management) system (written in
C++). Legacy system was difficult to maintain, as a result it was earmarked for replacement.
Subsequently worked in a RAD team to develop a successor Bond Trading system, integrating feeds from
a Bloomberg Trading System into Nomuras' business environment. Gained knowledge of writing
interfaces to Tibco's (Teknekron) publish-subscribe system for our end-of-day prices.
Built upon Nomura's Transaction Express to receive Counterparty data and re-package them to
Bloomberg for end of day processing.
Created Java applications to produce end-of day reports for various business departments. Documented
the System Design and Support notes in HTML for the company's Intranet.
Used Java, Swing & jdbc to set up real-time Bond-Trade monitor apps. During this time also worked on
Euro conversion & Y2K testing. Converted the trade-monitor apps to Java Applets to run from the
company's intranet.
Involved in Y2K changes to Nomura's C++ libraries & makefiles.
Integrated a 2nd trade source; a "US Bond Board" followed by a 3rd trade source; the '"Totoro"
trading system into the Bloomberg Trading system. These were written using java, jdbc, SQL, Corba -
OrbixWeb. Introduced to Forte4Java. Additionally supported a Murex FX system on a part-time basis
for 10 months.
OrbixWeb) Fixed Income Business, HTML Documentation, ClearCase, FTP
Supported Bond Traders and debugged an existing Fixed Income (Risk Management) system (written in
C++). Legacy system was difficult to maintain, as a result it was earmarked for replacement.
Subsequently worked in a RAD team to develop a successor Bond Trading system, integrating feeds from
a Bloomberg Trading System into Nomuras' business environment. Gained knowledge of writing
interfaces to Tibco's (Teknekron) publish-subscribe system for our end-of-day prices.
Built upon Nomura's Transaction Express to receive Counterparty data and re-package them to
Bloomberg for end of day processing.
Created Java applications to produce end-of day reports for various business departments. Documented
the System Design and Support notes in HTML for the company's Intranet.
Used Java, Swing & jdbc to set up real-time Bond-Trade monitor apps. During this time also worked on
Euro conversion & Y2K testing. Converted the trade-monitor apps to Java Applets to run from the
company's intranet.
Involved in Y2K changes to Nomura's C++ libraries & makefiles.
Integrated a 2nd trade source; a "US Bond Board" followed by a 3rd trade source; the '"Totoro"
trading system into the Bloomberg Trading system. These were written using java, jdbc, SQL, Corba -
OrbixWeb. Introduced to Forte4Java. Additionally supported a Murex FX system on a part-time basis
for 10 months.
Designer
Vickers Medelec Ltd.
Skills: C, 68040 Assembler, PSOS Real Time O.S., 8031 microcontroller, DSP2100 Assembler, Unix
Contracted to design (using Yourdon) and implement (in C and DSP assembler language) a substantial
enhancement to an existing Medical EEG system.
Contracted to design (using Yourdon) and implement (in C and DSP assembler language) a substantial
enhancement to an existing Medical EEG system.
Consultant Design Analyst
British Aerospace
Skills: SDL CONTEXT CORAL, Mascot 3, CMS, Sun Workstation, Unix / Sun OS, Interleaf 8086 Assembler,
1553-Bus, Sun 'C'
Contracted to trouble-shoot Operational Flight Program software for the Weapon Aiming & Radar
sections of the FRS2 Sea Harrier MLU.
1553-Bus, Sun 'C'
Contracted to trouble-shoot Operational Flight Program software for the Weapon Aiming & Radar
sections of the FRS2 Sea Harrier MLU.
Analyst
BASYS Ltd.
Skills: VMS 'C', OpenVMS, Fault Tolerant VAX, Ethernet, Pathworks, Yourdon, DEC Design, DEC Message
Queue (DMQ), Word Perfect 5.1
Developed Broadcast Automation real-time networking for VAX system serving PC Clients using DEC
Message Queue.
Queue (DMQ), Word Perfect 5.1
Developed Broadcast Automation real-time networking for VAX system serving PC Clients using DEC
Message Queue.
Software / QA Engineer
Racal Avionics
Skills: Microtec 'C', Microtec 68000 Assembler, ARINC-429, VMS (for development), VRTX, Sat. Data
Unit R.F. Interface (68020), ANSI C Standards, MASCOT, ACM (Config. Management), Yourdon, Stds.
DO-278A & DO-178A, BS5750 (Part13) / ISO9000-3
Developed software interface to an RF unit within a Satellite Data Unit (68020 based) for an
Aircraft Earth Station.
Unit R.F. Interface (68020), ANSI C Standards, MASCOT, ACM (Config. Management), Yourdon, Stds.
DO-278A & DO-178A, BS5750 (Part13) / ISO9000-3
Developed software interface to an RF unit within a Satellite Data Unit (68020 based) for an
Aircraft Earth Station.
Consultant
Digital France, Annecy-le
Skills: Tektronix 68000 Assembler, VMS 'C', VMS V5.5 (Sys. Libraries), OSI Model, Swift-BiSync,
X.25, VAX cluster & VAX station, Microvax 3100, DECwrite V2.0, Tektronix, 68000 Emulator, CMS, H.P.
Logic Analyser, 68302 multi protocol processor, Digital Comms cards: DSW41, DSW42 & DSV11, Interview
4600 Comms Monitor.
Adapted BiSync protocols for Digitals' Synchronous Communications cards for SWIFT, Belgium
X.25, VAX cluster & VAX station, Microvax 3100, DECwrite V2.0, Tektronix, 68000 Emulator, CMS, H.P.
Logic Analyser, 68302 multi protocol processor, Digital Comms cards: DSW41, DSW42 & DSV11, Interview
4600 Comms Monitor.
Adapted BiSync protocols for Digitals' Synchronous Communications cards for SWIFT, Belgium
Software Engineer
D.A.S.A. (formerly MBB)
Skills: Microtec 'C' , 68030 Assembler, Turbo Pascal, VMEbus, Compaq PC AT (386), Motorola MVME147,
Microsoft Word V5.0, GEM-Draw, Lauterbach M680x0 ICE
Designed software for Communications Bus-Test System (PBT200), to monitor EFA Avionics Comms
Systems. Studied an ADA course during this time.
Microsoft Word V5.0, GEM-Draw, Lauterbach M680x0 ICE
Designed software for Communications Bus-Test System (PBT200), to monitor EFA Avionics Comms
Systems. Studied an ADA course during this time.
Software Consultant / Team Leader
Rodenstock Instrumente GmbH
Skills: PL/M-51, Intel 8031..8051 Assembler, Siemens 80535 PLC Assembler, Microsoft 'C', MS-DOS /
PC, Intel 80286 Assembler, RS232 Serial (V.24), Hitex ICE, AiD XTOOLS (CASE tool), Avocet-51
Debugger, Keil-51 Debugger, Microsoft Word V5.0, Yourdon, OOD, Intel DCX-51
Developed real time safety-critical & general software to control an Ophthalmic Laser instrument.
PC, Intel 80286 Assembler, RS232 Serial (V.24), Hitex ICE, AiD XTOOLS (CASE tool), Avocet-51
Debugger, Keil-51 Debugger, Microsoft Word V5.0, Yourdon, OOD, Intel DCX-51
Developed real time safety-critical & general software to control an Ophthalmic Laser instrument.
Software Engineer
Rohde & Schwarz GmbH
Skills: 'C', Intel 80186 Assembler, VRTX, VMS, Intel I2ICE, AiD XTOOLS (CASE)
Developed 'C' / 80186 Software for the GUI for an R.F. Spectrum Monitor.
Developed 'C' / 80186 Software for the GUI for an R.F. Spectrum Monitor.
Software Engineer
Thorn-EMI
Skills: GEC 9000 Assembler
Redeveloped & improved assembler code controlling a real-time automation/manufacturing system
Redeveloped & improved assembler code controlling a real-time automation/manufacturing system
Software Engineer
Smiths Industries Aerospace and Defence
Skills: Coral, Intel 8086 / 80807 Assembler, VMS, DCL, Intel I2ICE, Mascot, various others
Developed a multi-processor real-time operating system for the VTAAC (Harrier Aircraft) Computer.
Subsequently worked on a feasibility study for migrating Coral based systems to ADA
Developed a multi-processor real-time operating system for the VTAAC (Harrier Aircraft) Computer.
Subsequently worked on a feasibility study for migrating Coral based systems to ADA