Lawrence Oluyede

Current

Senior Python Developer at StatPro Group Plc.
Associate at Python Italia APS

Past

Desktop programming consultant at Pragma 2000 SRL
Backend web developer at Bunker
Software Developer at Python Software Foundation

Consultant at Various (Sole Proprietorship)
Software Developer at Regia Srl
Software Developer at Corigraf Srl

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Lawrence Oluyede’s Summary

I've an advanced knowledge of the Python language, a good knowledge of Java and C#. I also wrote a chapter of the first Italian Ruby Book. I developed the first open source Atom library (atomnet) sold to a private company in 2005. I've solid bases of object orientation and good acquantaince with functional programming.

I also reviewed the "Ruby per applicazioni web", the first Ruby book written in Italian.

I am interested in concurrency and large scale development approaches and really enjoy alternative approaches to development.

I am also author and editor of an an Italian technology aperiodic webzine, Stacktrace (http://stacktrace.it).

I contributed to various opensource projects. I also contributed as a student in the Summer Of Code 2006 to the PyPy project writing extension modules; I created a library to interface with Campfirenow.com (http://dev.oluyede.org/pinder/); I created the first .NET library to handle the Atom format (sold to ToolButton Inc. in 2005) now incorporated in Web 2.0 tools for .NET (http://www.web20tools.net/).

Lawrence Oluyede’s Specialties:

Python, web apps, desktop apps, technical reviewing

Lawrence Oluyede’s Experience

Senior Python Developer

StatPro Group Plc.

(Public Company; SOG.L; Financial Services industry)

September 2007 — Present (1 year 11 months)

I'm currently employed as a senior software developer working on frontend and backend web oriented financial projects
Associate

Python Italia APS

(Computer Software industry)

March 2007 — Present (2 years 5 months)

I'm an associate of Python Italia, the first non-profit organization in Italy meant to spread knowledge and use of Python language.
I am in the board of organizers of PyCon Italia conference which in the year 2009 reached almost 400 attendees becoming the biggest Python conference in Europe with guests such as Richard Stallman, Brian Fitzpatrick, Guido Van Rossum, Alex Martelli, Raymond Hettinger, Fredrik Lundh, David Boddie and more. Since the second edition the conference offers simultaneous translation in the main track.
Desktop programming consultant

Pragma 2000 SRL

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Publishing industry)

May 2007 — June 2007 (2 months)

I was working on wxPython and TwistedMatrix based desktop applications and tools.
Backend web developer

Bunker

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

January 2007 — May 2007 (5 months)

Bunker is a design firm specialized in web design and design on paper.

I was employed as a Python developer working with Django doing backend development on the Web.
Software Developer

Python Software Foundation

(Non-Profit; Computer Software industry)

May 2006 — September 2006 (5 months)

Work on the PyPy project as part of the Google's Summer Of Code Initiative developing modules to enchance the functionalities.
Consultant
Various (Sole Proprietorship)

(Sole Proprietorship; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)

November 2005 — January 2006 (3 months)

Development of a PyGTK based domain specific language.
Software Developer

Regia Srl

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)

August 2003 — December 2003 (5 months)

Multimedia platform for a set top box system (Linux based) programmed in Python, SDL (PyGame) and more.
Software Developer

Corigraf Srl

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)

March 2003 — July 2003 (5 months)

Library of web "controls" (widgets) as the foundation of various web applications. The library was developed in C# on the ASP.NET web framework.