Stephen R.

Profile --------- For the last 20 years I have designed and built all aspects of the 3-tier solution both from a customer and software house product viewpoint. I have also designed and built high availability, scalable middleware and system integration solutions, as well as project manage both high risk and political projects. I have a strong development background, often the “go to guy”, but also excellent client facing skills to effectively communicate with non technical staff and translate business requirements into user friendly software solutions. Please visit my website [login to view URL] for more testimonials. Languages/Microsoft Packages ---------------------------- • Visual [login to view URL] • ASP.Net • C# • CSS / JavaScript • Visual Studio 2003 - 2010 • VB6 / C++ / COM / COM + / TCP-IP • UML, JIRA, TDD • SourceSafe/Team Foundation Server • Microsoft Office / Visio / Project • WCF / Web Services / XML • Entity framework Business Analysis ----------------- • Full lifecycle methodology • PRINCE2 / Agile / SCRUM aware • Gathering business requirements • Functional / technical specifications • User acceptance training (UAT) • Issue and escalation procedures • Change control procedure • Product release methodologies • Delivering on time and to budget • Client facing • Stakeholder management Miscellaneous ------------- • Architect design of technical solutions • Management of developers • Mentoring of staff • Database administrator on SQL Server • Pre-sales campaigns • Managing heavy workloads to tight timescales • Interpersonal skills to communicate at all levels of company • A team leader • Results orientated • Pragmatic rather than technology ideologist! • Over 70,000 expert points on [login to view URL]