Programmer, Developer & Trainer at DevZen
Reading, United Kingdom
- Current
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- Trainer / Developer / Programmer at DevZen
- Past
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- Lecturer at Newbury College
- Programmer at University of Bath
- Open day lab demonstrator at University of Bath
- Lab Assistant at University of Bath
- Programmer at XiWave
- CNC Operator at Newbury Electronics
- Education
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- Oxford Brookes University
- Newbury College
- University of Bath
- University of Bath
- Newbury College
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Nick Young’s Summary
Seeking to develop a career in electronic engineering and computer science. Ideally this would involve research and design with publication material being produced. Experience so far has included the novel design of a pre-processing system within my PhD studies and teaching experience with emphasis on team work and student progression. Skills offered include high motivation, good independent and team worker and a fast learner.
Operating System’s:
• Windows (all versions, including server, to date)
• Mac OS X
• Linux (mostly Redhat and Fedora)
Application Software:
• Microsoft Office (word, excel, powerpoint, outlook, publisher)
• AutoCAD
• Photoshop – Lightroom, Elements
• Smartdraw
Programming languages:
• CSS, HTML & XHTML
• JavaScript
• PHP
• MySQL
• C & C++ including MFC
• Matlab
• CMS Systems (Drupal, WordPress, Moodle)
Nick Young’s Specialties:
I have a PhD in Digital Image and Video Processing, MEng in Electronics and Communications Engineering, PGCE in Post Compulsory Education, etc.
Nick Young’s Experience
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Trainer / Developer / Programmer
DevZen
(Computer Software industry)
February 2009 — Present (10 months)
Website development including XHTML, CSS, PHP, Drupal, WordPress, Moodle, etc.
IT Training (Website development and networking for example)
General Programming including C and C++.
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Lecturer
Newbury College
(Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Higher Education industry)
February 2003 — September 2008 (5 years 8 months)
Lecturer in Computer Science. This includes programming (C / C++), networking (physical and software) and computer platforms.
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Programmer
University of Bath
(Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Higher Education industry)
January 2003 — February 2003 (2 months)
Development and documentation of an image and video viewer for Windows. This involved integrating 3rd party applications such as MPEG encoders and devoders, as well as working with numerous languages such as C, C++ and MFC.
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Open day lab demonstrator
University of Bath
(Education Management industry)
January 2000 — December 2002 (3 years )
Open day lab demonstrator of ‘Digital Image and Video Processing’. The responsibilities included development of presentations for prospective students and their parents, answer questions about courses and/or the university and working in a team and train other presenters.
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Lab Assistant
University of Bath
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)
October 1999 — June 2002 (2 years 9 months)
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Programmer
XiWave
(Computer Software industry)
June 2001 — September 2001 (4 months)
Development and documentation of an emergency video telemetry system for Windows. This project was worked on in a team. Development, testing and debugging were all undertaken and a variety of technologies used including threads, 2.5G mobile data transfer and video CODEC's.
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CNC Operator
Newbury Electronics
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry)
June 1993 — September 1998 (5 years 4 months)
Nick Young’s Education
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Oxford Brookes University
PGCE , Education , 2005 — 2006
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Newbury College
City & Guilds 7407 Stage I and II – Teacher Training 2004 — 2005
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University of Bath
PhD , Electronic Engineering , 1999 — 2003
PhD was on Digital Video and Image processing.
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University of Bath
MEng , Electronic Engineering , 1995 — 1999
MEng 2.1 with Honours achieved in Electronic and Communication Engineering
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Newbury College
National Diploma , Engineering , 1993 — 1995
Additional Information
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Nick Young’s Interests:
New technologies, Computing, Engineering, Photography, Nature, Website Development, History, Archaeology
Nick Young’s Groups:
IET, IFL
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The Institution of Engineering and Technology - IET
Nick Young’s Contact Settings
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