About Me

I'm an IT Software Engineer at Whistl, one of the largest mail companies in the UK. Using Oracle SQL, Unix Scripting and Java to create data-centric software on the PRO-IV platform.

Work Experience

July 2019 - Present

IT Software Engineer / Whistl

Provide out of hours support for the LIVE system.
Implement client side/server side software on the PRO-IV platform using SQL, Unix Scripting & Java.
Unit testing of software modules.
Investigate & resolve issues raised by users.
Rollout software releases from DEV to /TEST/UAT/LIVE environments.

November 2016 - July 2019

Junior Software Engineer / Whistl

Implement client side/server side software on the PRO-IV platform using SQL, Unix Scripting & Java.
Unit testing of software modules.
Investigate & resolve issues raised by users.
Rollout software releases from DEV to /TEST/UAT/LIVE environments.

Programming Languages, Platforms & Technologies Used

Oracle SQL

Data Manipulation

CRUD operations
automated reports
automated jobs
packages

Java

Server Side Objects

File IO Utilities
REST APIs
Swing GUIs
Websites using JSF

Web Dev

Front End Web Development

Bootstrap
JQuery
CSS
Javascript

PRO-IV Platform

Data Manipulation

Application GUIs
Terminal Apps
Businesss Logic
Data import/export

Red Hat Linux

Server OS

Scripting
Job Automation
FTP/SFTP
File Management

Other Skills

3rd line system support
Source control via Git
Jira(Project Management)
Data investigations & usability enahancement

Education

September 2015 – September 2016

MSc in Software Engineering / University of York

2:1 Degree, 71.5% Course Average.

Android Mobile Application Development
Formal Specification
User Centred Design
Software Measurement & Testing
Model-Driven Engineering
Service-Oriented Architecture

September 2012 – September 2015

Computer Science BSc(Hons) / Bangor University.

2:1 degree, 67.5% Course Average

Advanced Java Programming
Mathematics For Computing
Database Management Systems
Natural Language Processing
Computer Vision
Data Networks & Systems