Java Devloper on JavaFX and Swing Teams at Sun Microsystems
Bath, United Kingdom
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- Staff Engineer - JavaFX & Swing Team at Sun Microsystems
- Founder at Xerto Ltd
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- Contractor: Senior Java Desktop Developer at Barclays Capital UK
- Senior Developer at Cellectivity
- Consultant at Procomsoft
- Consultant at JobSearch UK
- CEO/CTO at SquarePark Technologies
- WebMaster/Technologist at eVentures
- Consultant Developer at Instil
- Technical Director (part-time) at Bell Micros
- Education
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- University of Portsmouth
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Jasper Potts’s Summary
Currently working as a engineer at Sun Microsystems on the JavaFX & Swing teams. Working on the new JavaFX UI Controls and Graphics frameworks. Also building demos and presenting at conferences on JavaFX and Swing. As a member of the Swing Team I am also working on Swing architecture design moving forward and the Nimbus look and feel. Nimbus is a modern cross-platform look and feel based on Synth it was recently released with Java version 6u10.
Prior to working at Sun I was working on a Java photo management application called Imagery for my own company Xerto. Imagery is a powerful piece of software for helping professionals manage large digital image collections. Built in Java with support for huge collections of hundreds of thousands of images and P2P server-less replicated collaboration.
Jasper Potts’s Specialties:
Java: Desktop, Mobile and Server applications. Graphics Design: User Interface, Web, Cooperate Identity, Photography.
Jasper Potts’s Experience
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Staff Engineer - JavaFX & Swing Team
Sun Microsystems
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; JAVA; Computer Hardware industry)
December 2006 — Present (2 years 8 months)
Developer on the JavaFX & Swing teams. Working on the new JavaFX UI Controls and Graphics frameworks. Also building demos and presenting at conferences on JavaFX and Swing. As a member of the Swing Team I am also working on Swing architecture design moving forward and the Nimbus look and feel. Nimbus is a modern cross-platform look and feel based on Synth it was recently released with Java version 6u10.
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Founder
Xerto Ltd
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)
March 2004 — Present (5 years 5 months)
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Contractor: Senior Java Desktop Developer
Barclays Capital UK
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Banking industry)
August 2006 — December 2006 (5 months)
Software developer Java Desktop side of the BARX currency exchange platform.
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Senior Developer
Cellectivity
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Telecommunications industry)
June 2001 — March 2004 (2 years 10 months)
Was first employee after founders and involved in all aspects of the design, development and deployment of large Java, J2EE suite of applications delivered to Mobile(Cell) handsets. These included betting, shopping, cinema and event ticketing and travel. These applications are deployed in many UK and international operators.
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Consultant
Procomsoft
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)
May 2001 — May 2001 (1 month)
Design of Java XML Middleware Product
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Consultant
JobSearch UK
(Internet industry)
April 2001 — May 2001 (2 months)
QA and Testing of Internet platform. Management of team of consultants to meet vary tight deadlines. Design and configuration of hosting platform and security architecture. Optimisation of Java code and SQL Server 2000 database.
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CEO/CTO
SquarePark Technologies
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)
December 2000 — April 2001 (5 months)
Foundation of company, building of prototype and first version of XML Manager product. XML Manager is a XML application server and middleware product, written in Java. Negations with early adopters, business modelling, market research and VC fund raising.
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WebMaster/Technologist
eVentures
(Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)
May 2000 — December 2000 (8 months)
Web site design and management for eVentures and its parent company epartners. Management of the network infrastructure based on Windows and Unix servers and Cisco Switches, Firewalls and Routers. Internet technology consultancy and infrastructure design for the child companies (Diamond.com, Law.com, Buy.com...). Technology Assessment and Due Diligence for potential investment companies in the B2B, technology infrastructure and wireless markets.
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Consultant Developer
Instil
(Internet industry)
September 1999 — April 2000 (8 months)
E-Commerce, Web Design and Java development on on-line auction and financial trading systems.
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Technical Director (part-time)
Bell Micros
(Computer Hardware industry)
June 1997 — August 1999 (2 years 3 months)
Marketing/advertising design, engineering and consultancy on Sun workstations, network design and implementation.
Jasper Potts’s Education
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University of Portsmouth
Masters Eng with Distinction , Computer Engineering , September 1995 — June 1999
Awards:
IBM United Kingdom Project Prize 98/99, for the best software project UK '99
Highest mark ever awarded for a final year project; Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Portsmouth, 1999.
Top of year in second year of B Eng Degree, July 98.
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