Microsoft
Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Current
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- Programming Writer at Microsoft
- Past
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- software architect at Microsoft
- co-founder, director at Trireme International Ltd
- Research associate at University of Manchester, UK
- hardware and software engineer at Standard Telephones and Cables
- Education
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- The University of Manchester
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Alan Cameron Wills’s Summary
Software analyst, developer and architect; mentor and writer.
Alan Cameron Wills’s Specialties:
development methods and tools, domain-specific languages, agile & test-driven development, requirements gathering and definition, software architecture, Visual Studio SDK, Team Foundation customization, process support tools, C#, Java, UML, Catalysis, DHTML, ASP, Javascript, Smalltalk, Lisp, JCL360, PDP-8 machine code; mentoring, consultancy and presentation, technical writing
Alan Cameron Wills’s Experience
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Programming Writer
Microsoft
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MSFT; Computer Software industry)
August 2008 — Present (3 months)
I try to explain development tools to our users.
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software architect
Microsoft
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MSFT; Computer Software industry)
September 2003 — August 2008 (5 years)
Domain Specific Language tools, Visual Studio; Software Factories;
process support tools (TFS) -
co-founder, director
Trireme International Ltd
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)
June 1996 — August 2003 (7 years 3 months)
Consultant in UML, OO, CBD, software development methods.
Co-authored Catalysis CBD method -
Research associate
University of Manchester, UK
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Research industry)
August 1982 — September 1990 (8 years 2 months)
Development of software tools - Integrated Project Support Environments, structure editors. Math proof support tools.
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hardware and software engineer
Standard Telephones and Cables
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Telecommunications industry)
September 1974 — August 1978 (4 years)
Developed telecoms hardware and software.
Alan Cameron Wills’s Education
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The University of Manchester
PhD, formal methods & OOP, 1978 — 1990
Additional Information
Alan Cameron Wills’s Websites:
Alan Cameron Wills’s Interests:
Dispersed development - see http://www.cameronwills.org/dispersed-development.zip
Alan Cameron Wills’s Groups:
BCS, OT, agile confs
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Microsoft Employees -
eXtreme Programming (XP)
