Software development experience
I am a software developer with more than 6 years’ commercial experience of C, C++, Visual Basic 6 and SQL software development, and more than 3 years experience of designing and developing software in C#. Educated to degree level in Physics and Computing, I also have a further City & Guilds certificate in programming and coding in C. These qualifications have given me an excellent science and computing background.
My main role has been maintaining C# (Windows Forms), Visual C++ (MFC) and Visual Basic 6 applications in an industrial control environment. Many of these applications use ADO or DAO to obtain data from Microsoft Access or Microsoft SQL Server databases. The post also included developing and maintaining software and installers for a range of PC-based software. These installers were based on InstallShield 5.1 or Windows Installer. While developing software I have used CVS and Subversion version control systems for the code and releases. The software produced is used in highly-controlled safety critical applications.
I have extensive experience of coordinating the release and specification of software products across multiple projects including writing functional descriptions and maintaining any cross-project software components. I also supervised some of the Visual Basic 6 software development and testing. I would typically coordinate a few small teams of software developers.
Previously I coordinated the testing of new and existing PC-based configuration software and embedded process control instruments. This involved creating software and instrument network test beds, writing test specifications, regular testing, investigation of known faults and liaising with software developers and project managers, as well as supervising junior testing staff.
Services offered
I can program in either C, C++, Visual Basic or C#.
I offer fixed-term, fixed-price and project-based software development. Prices start at £250 for a single day or £1000 per week.
I am Brighton-based with my own transport so can visit your company to discuss your requirements.
Key points
- Experience of C, C++, C# (Windows Forms), Visual Basic 6, and SQL
- Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) experience
- Customer-focused
- Safety Critical experience
- Fixed-term contracts
- Fixed-price contracts
- Project-based software development
- Target-based projects
- Project coordination
- Software testing experience
- Can work as part of team or on my own
- Microsoft office VBA experience
- IT support
- Brighton-based and covering Sussex