Chris Veness

Current

• Partner / web developer at Urban Horizon
• Owner / developer at Movable Type

Past

• Database systems developer at Eurocontrol, Brussels
• Consultant at European Commission, Brussels

Education

• University of Warwick

Connections

26 connections

Industry

Information Services

Chris Veness’s Summary

Chris Veness is something of an information junkie. He loves designing, managing and manipulating information.

Much of today’s world is drowning in data. Chris loves turning dumb data into intelligent information.

Information is so pervasive, this can take him in many directions. Largely, but not always, it’s websites – medieval Welsh manuscripts to management reporting, air traffic management to sports coaching.

Chris Veness’s Specialties:

MySQL, MS SQL Server, Oracle, Postgres, MS-Access; PHP, ASP, ColdFusion; JavaScript; XML, XSLT. Geodesy / mapping. Information design, usability, UI design.

Chris Veness’s Experience

• Partner / web developer

  Urban Horizon

  (Internet industry)

  2006 — Present (3 years )

  Urban Horizon delivers web solutions and internet project consultancy to a diverse range of clients in Cambridge and London.

• Owner / developer

  Movable Type

  (Information Services industry)

  1996 — Present (13 years )

  Movable Type has a wide-ranging portfolio of work with large/complex information sets, from classic database applications and database-sourced websites through to XML work, visualisation, data migration projects, and general consultancy and advice.
  
  Emphasis is always placed on usability, both of systems (including websites), and the information they present.
  
  Clients have included Sheffield Hallam University (‘Sheffield Flood Archive’ website), Belle Group (management reporting from Syspro ERP system), CAA/NATS, Eurocontrol, Cardiff University, Glamorgan University.

• Database systems developer

  Eurocontrol, Brussels

  (Airlines/Aviation industry)

  1994 — 1996 (2 years )

  Development of systems for administrative and budgetary control and reporting, including linking to Oracle/Financials.

• Consultant

  European Commission, Brussels

  (Government Administration industry)

  1990 — 1994 (4 years )

  Development of system for co-ordinating EU structural funding activities

Chris Veness’s Education

• University of Warwick

  BSc , Engineering / Computer Science

Additional Information

Chris Veness’s Groups:

•    Information Design
•    Refresh Cambridge
•    Connected Cambridge

Chris Veness’s Contact Settings

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