Martin Hinshelwood

Martin Hinshelwood

Technologist, Architect, Developer, .NET and VSTS Evangelist

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Current
  • Senior Developer at Aggreko
  • Founder and Owner at RDdotNet
Past
  • Developer at Merrill Lynch
  • IT Director at The Graduate Network Ltd
  • Development Services Director at Quanta Development Ltd
  • Software Developer at Equator (Scotland) Ltd
  • Developer at Digital Animations Group (formaly BlackID / Black Graphic Design)
Education
  • Glasgow Caledonian University
  • Belmont House School
Connections
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Industry
Computer Software
Websites

Martin Hinshelwood’s Summary

.NET Evangelist, Architect, Application Developer. Particularly interested in Service Orientated Architectures, client/server and relational database design using SQL Server, and .NET. Currently working in the services industry, but with a background in community networking sites. Currently specialising in MOSS 2007 and Sharepoint 3.0 as well as Team Foundation Server implementation, deployment and development.

Martin Hinshelwood’s Specialties:

* In-depth knowledge of .NET 3.5 (VB9,LINQ), .NET 3.0 (WCF), .NET 2.0
* Superb understanding of Service Orientated Architecture and Software Factories.
* Solid working knowledge of all Win32 platforms.
* Experience in client-server TCP messaging system
* Excellent understanding of e-Mentoring and other relationship management systems.
* Solid knowlage of Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server 2007 and Windows Sharepoint Services 3.0 and Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server


Martin Hinshelwood’s Experience

  • Senior Developer

    Aggreko

    (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Utilities industry)

    September 2007Present (1 year)

    Developer
    Architect
    Research Engineer

  • Founder and Owner

    RDdotNet

    (Computer Software industry)

    December 2005Present (2 years 9 months)

    RDdotNet specializes in research and development in the .Net. Currently working on extensibility to Team Foundation Server and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server with the odd foray into Xbox Live.
    Most projects are currently Open Source and reside on the Codeplex servers.

    You can find all current solutions @ http://rddotnet.com

  • Developer

    Merrill Lynch

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MER; Investment Banking industry)

    April 2006September 2007 (1 year 6 months)

    Research new technologies for use by developers to help meet business requirements. Coding against new technologies, like .NET 3.0, to provide demonstrations to business and development teams. Organise and provide training to developers on new technologies. Provide audience specific presentations on new software and technologies. Develop in-house application and generic reusable factories. Provide architectural support for developers and assist lead Architect in design doctrine and best practices.

    Roles: Developer Evangelist, Developer, Architect, Application Owner

    Key skills used: .NET Framework 2.0, .NET Framework 3.0, ASP.NET, VB.NET, FORMS.NET, REFLECTION.NET, XML, T-SQL, SQL Server 2005, Visual Studio 2005 Team Suit, Team Foundation Server, WCF
    Additional Skills: IIS6, WinXP Win2003, IIS7, Vista

  • IT Director

    The Graduate Network Ltd

    (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

    May 2004January 2006 (1 year 9 months)

    Recruited to lead a large community site project. Initially was the sole developer and tasked to build the framework of the site in ASP.NET and using VB.NET. Also required the development of a custom Instant Messaging application written in VB.NET and using a combination of web services and TCP/IP to communicate.
    Recruited a solid team to assist in design, build and implementation of the remainder project. The role in addition to software development requires excellent communication skills in order to create trust between team members, assisting them in identifying their particular issues, problems, and needs. A fast-paced environment, working alone or in a small team; adaptability and creativity are key.

    Roles: IT Director, Lead Developer, Technical Evangelist, Network Manager

    Key skills used: ASP.NET, VB.NET, FORMS.NET, TCP/IP, REFLECTION.NET, XML, XSL, T-SQL, SQL Server, Visual Studio 2003, JavaScript, HTML
    Additional Skills: Exchange Server 2003 IIS6, WinXP Win2003

  • Development Services Director

    Quanta Development Ltd

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

    August 2003April 2004 (9 months)

    Recruited into start-up company to provide expert development skills as wells as industry expertise to an emerging software development company. Ability to work with clients and potential clients was paramount. Long hours, a pressured situation and being in a different role and environment made this a great challenge.

    Roles: IT Director, Lead Developer, Technical Evangelist, Network Manager

    Key skills used: ASP.NET, VB.NET, FORMS.NET, XML, XSL, T-SQL, SQL Server, Visual Studio 2003, HTML, JavaScript
    Additional Skills: Exchange Server 2003, IIS6, WinXP Win2003

  • Software Developer

    Equator (Scotland) Ltd

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

    May 2002September 2003 (1 year 5 months)

    Recognised as an experienced and knowledgeable member of the team. Assigned many of the larger and more complicated projects. Working on own and in a team to develop various applications, both web and forms based for blue-chip national and international companies, with a user-base into the millions.

    Roles: Developer, Evangelist, Network Manager

    Key skills used: ASP.NET, VB.NET, VBScript, XML, XSL, T-SQL, SQL Server, Visual Studio 2003, MS Access, HTML, JavaScript, CSS
    Additional Skills: Exchange Server 2000, IIS5, IIS6, Win2000, WinXP, Win2003

  • Developer

    Digital Animations Group (formaly BlackID / Black Graphic Design)

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)

    November 2000February 2002 (1 year 4 months)

    Recruited as a graduate developer. Required to learn ASP3.0 in the two weeks leading up to commencement of employment.

    Roles: Developer, Network Manager

    Key skills used: ASP3.0, VB6, ActiveX, COM, VB6 Forms, VBScript, XML, XSL, T-SQL, SQL, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Server, Exchange Server 5.5, Visual Studio.NET, MS Access, IIS4, IIS5, NT4, Win2000, WinXP


Martin Hinshelwood’s Education

  • Glasgow Caledonian University

    BSc, Computer Studies, September 1996September 2000

    Activities and Societies:
    British Computer Society
  • Belmont House School

    Mathenatics, English, Physics, Biology 19851995


Additional Information

Martin Hinshelwood’s Websites:

Martin Hinshelwood’s Interests:

New Technology, Reading, Developing, Movies

Martin Hinshelwood’s Groups:

British Ccomputer Society, MCP, MCTS

  •    Enterprise Architect User Group
  •    International Association of Software Architects
  •    Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) 1400 members
  •    .NET Developers
  •    Friends of Scotland
  •    Silverlight Professionals
  •    Codeplex Developers
  •    VSTS Developers
  •    Codeplex Coordinators
  •    ClubVSTS

Martin Hinshelwood’s Honors:

Microsoft Certified Professional, Febuary 2006
MCTS: Team Foundation Server, Febuary 2006
Community Credit 2nd Prize, August 2007
Community Credit 3rd Prize, November 2007
Community Credit 11th Prize, February 2008


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