Senior Developer at Sunsuper
South Brisbane Area, Australia
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- Senior Developer at Sunsuper
- Past
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- Senior Developer, Commodity Derivatives at Barclays Capital
- Consultant at ThoughtWorks
- Consultant at Business Agility
- Software Engineer at Cards Etc
- Consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Education
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- Kaplan Professional
- Financial Services Institute of Australia
- University of Technology Sydney
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James Webster’s Summary
I am an IT consultant particularly interested in the intersection of technology and capital markets. I also have a pragmatic desire to apply agile software development practices to my projects where appropriate.
I write a blog at http://www.thenewsbeforethenews.com where I generally talk about financial technology and software development.
James Webster’s Specialties:
Java, .Net/C#, Agile Software Development, Capital Markets
James Webster’s Experience
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Senior Developer, Commodity Derivatives
Barclays Capital
(Public Company; BARC; Investment Banking industry)
May 2008 — August 2009 (1 year 4 months)
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Consultant
ThoughtWorks
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Computer Software industry)
March 2003 — May 2008 (5 years 3 months)
At ThoughtWorks I have been involved in custom software delivery for a range of clients, primarily in the financial services industry. These systems have been implemented using a broad range of technologies, including Java and .Net, and have been brought to fruition quickly and economically using Agile development techniques and eXtreme Programming principles. I have worked on-site with clients in London, Sydney & Brisbane and have travelled to Europe to assist with the roll-out of custom systems.
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Consultant
Business Agility
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)
January 2002 — February 2003 (1 year 2 months)
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Software Engineer
Cards Etc
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)
September 1998 — September 2001 (3 years 1 month)
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Consultant
PricewaterhouseCoopers
(Privately Held; 10,001 or more employees; Computer Software industry)
January 1997 — September 1998 (1 year 9 months)
James Webster’s Education
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Kaplan Professional
Master of Applied Finance , Finance , 2007 — 2011 (expected)
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Financial Services Institute of Australia
Diploma of Financial Markets , Financial Markets , 2005 — 2006
I decided to pursue this qualification in light of my extensive exposure to the investment banking and fund management industry. I wanted to build upon my existing domain knowledge and develop a business speciality in addition to my technical skills. I am also a keen investor and believe that it is necessary to take greater responsibility for our future wealth; my studies have been invaluable in helping me determine how to better prepare financially for the future.
I was awarded the Corrs Chambers Westgarth prize for achieving the highest 2005 result in 'Regulation & Ethics' within Queensland. -
University of Technology Sydney
Bachelor of Information Technology , Computer Science, Business, Information Technology , January 1994 — December 1996
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BarCap Alumni Group
James Webster’s Honors:
Corrs Westgarth Chambers Prize - highest result in 'Regulation & Ethics' for Queensland, 2005
