Freelance Software Developer and Consultant
Sydney Area, Australia
- Current
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- Owner at Three Columns
- Past
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- Senior Analyst/Programmer at Sterland Computing
- Technical Consultant at Computer Associates
- Analyst Programmer at King Gee Clothing Company
- Analyst Programmer at BHP Information Technology
- Education
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- Charles Sturt University
- Hunter Insitute
- University of Wollongong
- Connections
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- Industry
- Computer Software
- Websites
Ben Askins’s Summary
I've worked in IT for over 17 years as a software developer, using a wide variety of programming languages and technologies. I'm currently operating as a freelance software developer specialising in designing and building browser based business applications, using Ruby on Rails, for small to medium enterprises.
Ben Askins’s Specialties:
manufacturing domain knowledge, retail domain knowledge, logistics domain knowledge, ruby on rails, ruby, relational databases
Ben Askins’s Experience
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Owner
Three Columns
(Computer Software industry)
September 2006 — Present (2 years 11 months)
Projects Delivered
- Sales and Manufacturing System for Australian Timber Shutters Pty. Ltd.
- Distributor Portal for Australian Timber Shutters Pty. Ltd.
- Ruby on Rails mentoring and training for Maranatha Consulting
- Project Planning System for RITEQ Pty. Ltd.
- Calendaring System for Two Homes Pty. Ltd.
- heartEvent Monitoring Service
Skills
- Ruby, Ruby on Rails, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, MySQL, jQuery, Prototype, Scriptaculous
- test driven development
- iterative development -
Senior Analyst/Programmer
Sterland Computing
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)
December 1998 — September 2006 (7 years 10 months)
- analysis, design, and implementation of enhancements to the ProStix package
- overseeing the implementation of said enhancements by others
- design and development of Electronic Trading Module, which added B2B connectivity to Sterland's flagship product
- reporting to management on the progress of projects
- Progress 4GL (Progress 9.1D), XML and sockets
- drove the adoption of a development methodology covering all phases of the software development life cycle -
Technical Consultant
Computer Associates
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Computer Software industry)
September 1996 — December 1998 (2 years 4 months)
- project management
- installing Manman-x package on site
- consulting on site
- delivering systems administration and programming training courses to clients
- technical support to clients -
Analyst Programmer
King Gee Clothing Company
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Textiles industry)
December 1995 — September 1996 (10 months)
- developing enhancements to the Manman-x package
- technical support to internal staff
- developing interfaces between legacy Wang system and Manman-x -
Analyst Programmer
BHP Information Technology
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
January 1990 — December 1995 (6 years)
- worked as a team member on a number of developments for BHP Steel
- Oracle, C, PL/SQL, JCL, PL/I, DL/I, DB2, SAS
- participated in BHP IT cadetship (trainee) program
Ben Askins’s Education
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Charles Sturt University
Graduate Certificate in Applied Science , Information TEchnology , 2004 — 2005
Subjects Completed:
- Object Modelling
- Developing Web Applications using ASP.NET
- Topics in IT Ethics
- Systems Development Project Management -
Hunter Insitute
Cert IV , Assessment and Workplace Training , 2003 — 2004
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University of Wollongong
B. Math , Computer Science and Philosophy , 1990 — 1994
Additional Information
Ben Askins’s Websites:
Ben Askins’s Interests:
mountain biking, snowboarding, music, film
Ben Askins’s Groups:
Rails Oceania, Rails Oceania, WSG
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Clan Analogue -
Australian Rubyists
Ben Askins’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
