
Director of Technology at Journeys Travel Insurance
London, United Kingdom

Director of Technology at Journeys Travel Insurance
London, United Kingdom
Joe Lee has the passion for computers at an early age. He started programming at High School in the early 80s, and commercially in the late 80's. Since then he has involved with countless software and web sites as lead developer and project manager. Two of his recent projects won the British Travel Awards for Best Innovation (2006) and Travolution Best Travel Insurance Web Site (2008) awards. Joe has a wide range of experiences in enterprise software design & development, network & data centre operations, and computing security & control. He is currently specialised in Web 2.0 projects, using open sourced technologies, and is constantly finding ways to enhance and improve user experiences on Web Sites.
Here are the summary of Joe's experiences:
- A focussed, highly motivated and result-driven system architect and developer
- More than 15 years experience in the Information Communication Technology industries
- More than 8 years experience in Project Management on Enterprise Systems projects
- More than 5 years experience in Business Development, Marketing, and Bid/Proposal on Enterprise Systems projects
Specialised in:
- Large Scale Enterprise Systems Design, Development and Implementation
Web 2.0, PHP, HTML/DHTML, Javascript, AJAX, Java, C, C++, C#, SQL, UML, Linux, Unix, MySQL, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL, LAN/WAN Design & Implementation, Structured Cabling, Data Centre Operations, TCP/IP, Cryptography & Data Security, Distributed Applications, Server Virtualisation/Hypervisor, Firewall, VPN
(Insurance industry)
March 2001 — Present (8 years 9 months)
Directing and managing all aspects of I.T. & Data Centre operations, as well as being Systems Architect and Lead Developer of various software and web projects.
Involved in preparing documents and co-ordinating Journeys application to the Financial Services Authority which leads to Journeys being approved, authorised and regulated by the FSA.
Since 2003, Journeys won several awards in Travel Insurance Category, including British Travel Awards “Best Travel Insurance Provider”/”Best Innovation” , Travel Bulletin's “Top Travel Insurance Company”, and Travolution Awards “Best Travel Insurance Website”
(Computer Software industry)
April 1994 — February 2001 (6 years 11 months)
Directed IT operations, including computer operations, technical support, systems analyst, programming and telecommunications. Established technical priorities, standards, and procedures. Managed more than 30 technical personnel and handled various projects valued up to RM 20 million (£3.637 million) per project.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; TLS; Telecommunications industry)
January 1993 — April 1994 (1 year 4 months)
Responsible for the design, development, implementation and maintenance of specialised data analysing software, as well as undertaking the Database Adminstrator (DBA) role for Telstra’s Breakthrough and Data Quality Division. Involved with projects like the Nationwide Data Quality Sampling and Analysis, and Data Quality Information Systems.
(Management Consulting industry)
October 1988 — December 1989 (1 year 3 months)
Responsible for writing customised software, implementing Novell Netware LAN and implementing & training of Accpac
Plus Accounting Software.
Business Information Systems 1990 — 1993
Developed/wrote JubJub, an animated CPU simulator and Assembly Language learning tool, which was later used by the university to teach Information Systems 1 class. Was awarded HD (High Distinction) for the work.
RAD, Web 2.0, Open Source, LAMPS, skiing, golf, mountain climbing