Pet Supplies & Freelance IT
Newcastle Area, Australia
- Current
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- Business owner at Wigglebum (Sole Proprietorship)
- Past
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- Applications Programmer at HRworkbench
- Contract Programmer at ConvaTech
- Education
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- University of Newcastle
- Belmont High School
- Connections
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- Industry
- Retail
- Websites
Ben Helps’s Summary
For the last 10 or so years I have been employed (and self-employed) in systems administration, DBA and applications programmer roles.
I now run my own mobile and online retail pet supplies business (wigglebum.com.au), and continue to perform IT work on a freelance basis.
Ben Helps’s Specialties:
My paid experience in IT focuses on Microsoft technologies (e.g. .NET, SQL Server, ASP, MS servers). My passion for Linux has forged my skillset in this area, and I am well versed in "neutral" web technologies such as XSL, XHTML/CSS and Javascript.
My pet industry experience is in dog showing & breeding. While we had no retail experience prior to starting our pet supplies store it has been (and continues to be) an enjoyable journey.
Ben Helps’s Experience
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Business owner
Wigglebum (Sole Proprietorship)
(Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Retail industry)
July 2007 — Present (2 years 1 month)
My wife and I operate a pet supplies business. We trade at dog show events and online. We are also available for freelance IT work.
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Applications Programmer
HRworkbench
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)
March 2001 — August 2007 (6 years 6 months)
At HRworkbench I performed systems and database administration duties, as well as planning and developing new software and platforms for the company. I developed predominantly in ASP, (C#).NET, SQL Server and Java, as well as regularly utilising XML/XSL, XHTML/CSS and Javascript.
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Contract Programmer
ConvaTech
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Civil Engineering industry)
1999 — 2000 (1 year)
While contracting to ConvaTech I helped them migrate from a shared MS Access 97 database to a client-server architecture, with a MS Access 2000 front-end and MS SQL Server back-end. I also influenced their selection of handheld barcode reader, and developed software (using OVAL) allowing it to be used in the field (coal mines, power stations) to perform site inspections for later upload into the database.
Ben Helps’s Education
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University of Newcastle
1996 — 1999
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Belmont High School
HSC , English, Physics, Economics, Maths (3U), Computer Studies , 1986 — 1991
