Contact Details

Email: leonbambrick@gmail.com
(Full contact details available on request)

Technical Skills

Qualifications

BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING (COMPUTER SYSTEMS)

• University of Queensland, Australia, January 1994 - August 1998
• Final Semester Grade Point Average: 5.2 (from a maximum of 7)
• Thesis: "Lecture Timetabling Using Genetic Algorithms." Grade: 7
(available at: http://www.elec.uq.edu.aujustinking73.webhost4life.com/reports/, coded in C++)
• Course material included in-depth coverage of:
• Structured and object-oriented programming
• Database design
• Managerial and Documentation skills

Employment History

TSA SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS, BRISBANE (15/08/02 TO 25/11/02)

Description of Company

• A provider of Call Accounting and Billing software to thousands of Australian and international businesses.

Position Held

• Software Consultant

Projects with TSA

Systems Integration

• Designed triggers to allow a contact management system to share data with a helpdesk system.
• Skills: SQL Server T-SQL (Triggers, stored procedures), Visual Basic 6, Crystal Reports 8.5

CAAB Managed Services

• Authored components to provide versatile reporting features for a complex call accounting package.
• Skills: Visual Basic 6 (ActiveX, COM, ADO), Crystal Reports 8.5/9, SQL Server 6.5/7

THE CRESTA GROUP, LONDON (15/01/02 TO 21/06/02)

Description of Company

• A provider of computing services to European Banks and their multinational partners. Approximately 100 employees.
• For more information see http://www.cresta.net

Position Held

• Senior Consultant - member of development team; provided restructure of systems division; interviewed and mentored new employees; DBA; intranet design/support.

Projects with Cresta

ASAP (Asset Securitisation Administration Program)

• Provided development, support and design for a VB/SQL system which administers multi-billion dollar trade receivables asset securitisation deals. High pressure, fast turn around, extremely critical system.
• Skills: Visual Basic 5/6, Visual C++, ASP, IIS, FTP (SafeTP), SQL Server 6.5/7/2000, Crystal Reports 6/7/8.5, MS Excel/VBA, PVCS

Atriax TestBuilder

• Providing a GUI for an automated testing system for an Online currency exchange
• Skills: Mercury Winrunner, Mercury Test Director, Visual Basic 6

Changepoint^TM

• Creating Active Server Pages (ASP) and general DBA for the company's CRM/Workflow system
• Skills: ASP, SQL Server 7

Cresta corporate website

• Managed all technical and design aspects of complete redesign of the company website.
• Skills: SSI (Apache servers), FTP, HTML, MS Photodraw, Javascript/JScript

Rabobank Securitisation

• Provided development and support of application used by leading bank for billion dollar securitisation deals. Extremely specialised technical skills and customer skills required.
• Skills: Sybase, Visual Basic 6, MS Excel/VBA, Source Safe

GF-X.COM, LONDON (28/08/01 to 16/11/01)

Description of Company

• A neutral online exchange where shippers and airlines buy and sell freight space.
• For more information see http://www.gf-x.com

Position Held

• Lead Application Developer

Projects with GF-X.COM

The Offline Tools

• Excel VBA spreadsheets in conjunction with Unix scripts used for entering and validating Airline data to be imported/exported from/to an IBM DB2 database
• Rapid troubleshooting and re-development of an ailing system involved the removal of over one hundred defects
• Provided system documentation and authored VB coding standards documentation
• Skills: Excel Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), FTP, IBM TeamConnection, IBM Unix (AIX)

BERWIN LEIGHTON PAISNER, LONDON (03/07/00 to 20/04/01)

Description of Company

• City of London Top 20 Law firm
• For more information visit http://www.blplaw.com

Position held

• Analyst/Programmer, IT Support Department, Development Workgroup

Projects with Berwin Leighton

BLADE (Berwin Leighton Active Directory Engine)

• Mission critical SQL Server 7 database of company personnel
• COM object allows other applications to use BLADE data securely
• Generates emails to key support staff when data changes
• Acts as a workflow system for the support department
• Consulted with user groups and provided feasibility reports before re-engineering the application
• Provided staff training prior to roll-out
• Skills: Visual Basic 6.0 (ADO and COM), SQL Server 7.0, Crystal Reports 7.0, MAPI

BLADEMaps

• Created "Hot Maps" for each floor of the building. Clicking on a desk location provides details of the occupant and links to other systems, including email, VNC, help desk, work flow, telephone system.
• Information extracted from multiple sources, including security facilities
• Assisted in coding an ASP version for the company's intranet
• Skills: Visual Basic 6.0 (ADO and COM), SQL Server 7.0, ASP, VBScript

BLAM! (Berwin Leighton Asset Management)

• Extracts information from several 3rd party databases and compiles reports showing software licencing requirements
• Skills: Visual Basic 6.0, SQL Server 6.5, MS Access 2000, Borland Interbase 6.0, Crystal Reports 7.0

ErrorLogger

• Designed and implemented an ActiveX COM Object for automated trapping of VB runtime errors in all in-house applications
• Error information is logged to a SQL Server 7.0 database
• Skills: Visual Basic 6.0 COM, SQL Server 7.0

Various Other Projects

• Maintained approximately twelve other Visual Basic 6.0 applications
• Assisted with merger issues arising from changes to: company name; internet domain name; logos; structure of company; usage of computer resources
• Experience with beta testing of Visual Basic .Net
• Exposure to emerging web-based technologies including XML, XHTML and MTS

TECHNISYST COMPUTING, BRISBANE, (10/02/98 to 04/03/00)

Description of Company

• Rapidly growing provider of mobile computing solutions
• For more information see http://www.technisyst.com

Position held

• Analyst/Programmer, Development Team

Projects with Technisyst Computing

Mobile File Transfer Utility

• Transfers files to mobile computers using the Mobile Data Network
• Responsible for the complete design and development
• Skills: Visual Basic 6.0 (COM)

Brisbane City Council - Water Department - Mobile Computing System Trial

• Touch screen client/server application installed in six trucks
• Provides work order allocation/processing and timesheets
• Assisted in the development and management including site inspections
• Skills: Visual Basic 6.0 (ADO), Access 97, SQL Server 6.5

Brisbane City Council - Development and Regulatory Services - FieldConX version 3.0

• Generic interface to allows existing client/server applications to be translated to a mobile environment without compromising performance
• Used by over 300 Field Officers
• Oracle and SQL Server backend databases
• Designed and coded metadata communication layer using a format similar to XML
• Provided all support documentation
• Skills: Visual Basic 6.0 (ADO and COM), Access 97

DATA000 Demonstration Prototype

• Touch-screen driven application to operate in police cars
• Worked closely with the CEO to develop a demonstration version
• Skills: Visual Basic 6.0, Access 97

Various Other Projects

• Experience with use and development of an ISO 9000/9001 Quality Assurance System
• Nation-wide travel to promote Technisyst products to potential clients

REFERENCES

• References will be provided on request.
• Email: leonbambrick@hotmail.com

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