Entrepreneur, Technologist and Software Developer
New Zealand
- Current
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- Director at Atomic Droplet Ltd
- Past
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- Technical Director at Virtual Katy Development Ltd
- Founder and Technical Director at Periscope Ltd
- Director/Software Developer at Afterswish and Allied Telesis Research
- Independent Professional (Self-employed)
- Software Developer at ProMicro Ltd
- Owner at Dreams Software (Sole Proprietorship)
- Research Assistant at Southampton Institute
- Education
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- University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
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David Preece’s Summary
Entrepreneur with an unashamed preference for technology business - expertise in building software development teams; running projects; aligning technology goals with business goals and business strategy. Currently looking for next early stage company.
David Preece’s Specialties:
Technology business strategy development; Project planning and management; Network consulting, scalability and peformance testing; Software development in C++, C and Objective-C; Multimedia software development for OSX
David Preece’s Experience
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Director
Atomic Droplet Ltd
(Privately Held; Myself Only; Computer Software industry)
October 2006 — Present (1 year 10 months)
Currently providing consulting services in multimedia development while searching for next opportunity.
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Technical Director
Virtual Katy Development Ltd
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)
September 2005 — September 2006 (1 year 1 month)
I was recruited by the founder to bring technical knowledge and management skills into the team before a capital raising excercise. Built software development team; managed and was part of rewrite of core product in C++; managed redevelopment of online profile.
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Founder and Technical Director
Periscope Ltd
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)
May 2002 — September 2005 (3 years 5 months)
Periscope was a startup developing group video conferencing solutions based on the h.264 protocol. We also provided bespoke development services for multimedia products; and network performance testing and consultancy.
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Director/Software Developer
Afterswish and Allied Telesis Research
(Privately Held; Myself Only; Computer Software industry)
October 2000 — December 2001 (1 year 3 months)
Afterswish developed some embeddable IP load balancing technology that was eventually purchased outright by Allied Telesis Research.
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Independent Professional
Self-employed
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Computer Software industry)
June 1999 — May 2000 (1 year)
I wrote C++ Internet applications for clients including Cable and Wireless and the TAB.
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Software Developer
ProMicro Ltd
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)
July 1997 — December 1998 (1 year 6 months)
I developed C++ software for the oil industry.
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Owner
Dreams Software (Sole Proprietorship)
(Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Computer Software industry)
February 1995 — June 1997 (2 years 5 months)
I wrote yacht performance monitoring software and consulted on other companies' projects.
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Research Assistant
Southampton Institute
(Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Research industry)
February 1994 — August 1994 (7 months)
I wrote software for predicting ship manoeuvring performance in shallow water.
David Preece’s Education
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University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
BEng, Marine Technology (Hons Small Craft Technology), 1990 — 1993
Developed an interest in computational fluid dynamics and had summer employment working for British Maritime Technology (http://www.bmtfm.com/) in the field.
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David Preece’s Interests:
Technology business, motorcycles, sailing
David Preece’s Contact Settings
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