Andrew Lighten

Current

Solutions Engineer at Nokia Siemens Networks

Past

Solution Consultant at Siemens
Senior Software Engineer at Retail Applications
Senior Software Engineer at Interrupt Systems

Senior Software Engineer at Siemens
Senior Software Engineer at CitiPower
Software Engineer at GEC Plessey Telecommunications
Software Engineer at Ultimate Computer
Analyst/Programmer at The Australian Beginning

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Education

Ferntree Gully High School

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Industry

Computer Software

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Andrew Lighten’s Summary

My core skills revolve around the architecture, design, construction and deployment of scalable and maintainable products that deliver excellent value for money. I have a particular passion for continually improving the development process, and I'm always looking for ways in which we can do a better job of building products that enable customers and their users to flourish.

Andrew Lighten’s Specialties:

Software architecture and design.
Software development process improvement.
Real-time data and voice communications.

Andrew Lighten’s Experience

Solutions Engineer

Nokia Siemens Networks

(Public Company; NOK; Telecommunications industry)

July 2007 — Present (2 years 5 months)

At NSN I'm involved in all aspects of solution design: architecture, detailed design and coding. My core focus is detailed design and coding in Java and C++. I'm splitting my time across a few projects:

* Lawful intercept in the mobile network
* Replacement of Ericsson equipment for a major Australian telco
* GSM-R (mobile infrastructure for rail)
Solution Consultant

Siemens

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; SI; Telecommunications industry)

2006 — 2007 (1 year )
Senior Software Engineer

Retail Applications

(Information Technology and Services industry)

2004 — 2006 (2 years )

At Retail Applications I worked on the development of a new generation of point-of-sale system for use in high volume retail stores.
Senior Software Engineer

Interrupt Systems

(Medical Devices industry)

2001 — 2004 (3 years )

My work with Interrupt Systems involved development of audiology devices. In particular, I worked on the software that controlled custom hardware that ran hearing assessments. This involved configuring the hardware for the particular test, initiating the test, then fetching and analysing the results to assist an audiologist in making an assessment of hearing quality.
Senior Software Engineer

Siemens

(Public Company; SI; Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry)

1999 — 2001 (2 years )
Senior Software Engineer

CitiPower

(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Utilities industry)

1994 — 1999 (5 years )

Oversaw development including the introduction of CitiPower's first generation energy trading system.
Software Engineer

GEC Plessey Telecommunications

(Privately Held; 5001-10,000 employees; Telecommunications industry)

1989 — 1994 (5 years )
Software Engineer

Ultimate Computer

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)

1986 — 1988 (2 years )
Analyst/Programmer

The Australian Beginning

(Computer Software industry)

1983 — 1984 (1 year )