Curriculum Vitae
Daniel James Roberts

My role as a Web Application Developer involves the design and development of database-driven websites and web applications, and development and maintenance of an in-house e-commerce system. This includes:

• Design and implementation of relational databases in MySQL
• Development of front- and back-end scripts in PHP, both procedural (PHP4) and object-oriented (PHP5, PRADO framework)
• Development of client-side scripts in JavaScript using jQuery, AJAX and JSON
• Testing of sites to ensure they meet functional and usability requirements, and comply with all applicable web standards
• Deployment of sites onto and management of Linux-based web servers

This position has given me experience of the entire web development process from design to deployment, as well as experience working in a team of both programmers and creative designers.

Average grade: Year 3 - 82%; Final result: Upper Second Class (83%)

Areas of study included: 3D computer graphics, Real-time rendering and animation, Advanced programming language concepts, Mathematical modelling and Algorithmics. Final-year project involved the research, design and development of a software package to simulate and visualise an internal combustion engine, using C++, SDL and OpenGL.

My position at Exel was to develop and maintain an Enterprise Resource Management software package, which manages a range of organisational functions such as accounting, stock control and manufacturing. This involved programming in Java and Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB3), design of SQL Server databases, and maintenance of legacy systems in C, Visual Basic and Crystal Reports.

For example, working from a specification I developed a bespoke module for an automotive thermoplastics company to estimate the cost of manufacturing parts, given a list of constituent parts, raw materials, labour and overhead costs. It also suggests a retail price given a desired profit margin, and calculates the resulting annual sales value and cost overhead recovery. The work involved designing and creating the database and their according EJB Entities, session beans which managed the bulk of the processing, and the application including XML interface layouts.

The placement has given me experience developing a commercial software product using new technologies and working in a professional development team.

Average grade:Year 2 - 87%

Direct entry to year 2 given previous studies. Areas of study included: 2D graphics, Mathematics and algorithmics, Databases and web database systems, Web programming, and Networks.

My responsibilities were to pro-actively administer a large number of servers to maximise availability and reliability. This included:

• Installation, diagnostics and repair of hardware including memory, SCSI disks and controllers on a range of systems
• Monitoring and managing the server software, including Linux, the Apache web server, MySQL database and Exim mail servers, and tape backup systems
• Developing and updating administrative scripts in Bash and Perl
• Monitoring network activity and co-ordinating with the core network team to prevent attacks such as Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS)
• Answering technical support queries from customers, ranging from web programming issues (PHP, ASP, Perl etc.) to routing and connectivity

4 GCE A-levels and 1 GCE AS-level taken in 2002 as follows:

11 GCSEs taken in 2000 as follows: