Program Manager, Microsoft, Redmond, WA
New Zealand
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- Program Manager at Microsoft
- Past
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- CEO at Base4 Solutions Ltd
- IT Consultant (Self-employed)
- Architect at Olympic Software NZ Ltd
- Education
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- Auckland University
- Auckland University
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Alex James’s Summary
Owner of Base4 Solutions Ltd, makers of Base4.NET an Open Source Extensible Database File System for .NET.
Skilled in software requirements analysis and delivering custom solutions to fit business needs.
Alex James’s Specialties:
Architecture, Research and Development, Project Management, Programming, Analysis, Design, Requirements Gathering, Visionary
Alex James’s Experience
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Program Manager
Microsoft
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MSFT; Computer Software industry)
October 2007 — Present (11 months)
I will be working in the ADO.NET team, as part of the team working on the EDM.
My focus will be fleshing out the meta-data capabilities of the framework.
Cool huh! -
CEO
Base4 Solutions Ltd
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
May 2003 — September 2007 (4 years 5 months)
CEO and majority owner.
Working on next generation software ideas like:
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IT Consultant
Self-employed
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Computer Software industry)
December 1998 — April 2003 (4 years 5 months)
Worked on numerous projects specializing in:
CRM software for large multinational Banks including, ABN Amro, Deutsche-Bank, HSBC, Solomon Smith Barney and MCMS.
Worked for MCMS creating the Outlook version of their CRM gateway software. -
Architect
Olympic Software NZ Ltd
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)
August 1995 — November 1998 (3 years 4 months)
Moved quickly through:
Tech-Support -> Junior Programmer -> Programmer -> Team Leader -> Architect
Became CEO Joe McLeod's right hand man on new Technology and software directions.
Alex James’s Education
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Auckland University
BE EngSci, Engineering and Mathematics, February 1990 — December 1993
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Auckland University
BE EngSci, Engineering and Mathematics, February 1990 — December 1993
Additional Information
Alex James’s Websites:
Alex James’s Interests:
Key goal: Connecting with people and business that value my talents (Architecture, R&D and Software Visionary) as opposed to my skills (Requirements Gathering, Project Management etc). Interested in finding development opportunities that align with my vision for intelligent file systems where adding files enriches them instead of losing them! How software can enhance a business. Snowboarding
Alex James’s Groups:
.NETusergroup, Geek Chat
Alex James’s Honors:
Winner Kiwistartup 2003-2004
Won Residence in prestigious IceHouse small business incubator
Alex James’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- business deals
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