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Oxford, United Kingdom
- Current
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- Web Officer at Museum of the History of Science
- Director (voluntary) at Dhammakaya International Society of the UK
- Past
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- Junior Webmaster at St. Cross College, Oxford
- VLE Administrator at Oxford University
- RAMBLE Project Manager at Oxford University Computing Services
- HCDT/ACDT Project Officer at University of Oxford
- Trustee (voluntary) at International Interfaith Centre
- Internet Resource Developer at University of Derby
- Education
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- University of Oxford
- Kingston University
- The University of Glasgow
- University of Southampton
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- Industry
- E-Learning
- Websites
Paul Trafford’s Summary
Following a naturally inter-disciplinary and integrative approach, I seek a holistic view of people, systems and technology: a doctorate in computer science, 10 years full time in I.T. services in H.E. as an e-learning specialist (6 years running Virtual Learning Environments at Oxford University), and considerable voluntary work in interfaith (local to international). My strong mathematical training and a combination of the intuitive and analytical means I can sense future technology trends and deliver sound, meaningful and sustainable solutions.
I have recently completed a full time Master's in the study of religion (October 2009), covering many disciplinary approaches concerning the nature of religion and the study of two world religions (Christianity and Buddhism). I wrote a dissertation on the topic of the fifth precept (i.e. refraining from intoxicants) as social protection.
My main project for the coming year is to write the biography of a pioneer in Dhamma teaching and inter-religious dialogue - the late Fuengsin Trafford (my mother), who was originally from Thailand.
Future? Two main avenues: academic research (especially Buddhist studies) and/or further exploration of I.T. in education (mobile/Web2.0) systems.
Paul Trafford’s Specialties:
E-learning systems,mobile and ubiquitous computing, charities, interfaith, Buddhist studies, religious studies
Paul Trafford’s Experience
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Web Officer
Museum of the History of Science
(Museums and Institutions industry)
October 2009 — Present (2 months)
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Director (voluntary)
Dhammakaya International Society of the UK
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Religious Institutions industry)
May 2002 — Present (7 years 7 months)
As a Director of DISUK, my main role is to use my knowledge of the charity work in the UK to help facilitate the integration of Thai Buddhist traditions and practice, especially meditation, in the UK, so as to provide benefit to local communities.
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Junior Webmaster
St. Cross College, Oxford
(Higher Education industry)
September 2008 — September 2009 (1 year 1 month)
Part time role working with members of the College in maintaining the Web site.
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VLE Administrator
Oxford University
(Educational Institution; 5001-10,000 employees; Research industry)
January 2003 — August 2008 (5 years 8 months)
Operational management of centrally hosted Virtual Learning Environment (aka Learning Management System) serving staff and students at Oxford University. Covers system administration, user support, teaching, and support for systems development (QA etc).
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RAMBLE Project Manager
Oxford University Computing Services
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Higher Education industry)
September 2004 — April 2005 (8 months)
Project Manager and System Analyst for JISC-funded research project entitled, 'Remote Authoring of Mobile Blogs for Learning Environments.'
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HCDT/ACDT Project Officer
University of Oxford
(Educational Institution; 5001-10,000 employees; Higher Education industry)
June 2000 — February 2003 (2 years 9 months)
Project Officer in the Academic Computing Development Team (formerly Humanities Computing Development Team), covering project management and system development of bespoke software projects for academics at Oxford University.
Programming Skills: PHP,Perl,MySQL,XML,XSLT,JavaScript
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Trustee (voluntary)
International Interfaith Centre
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; International Affairs industry)
April 2000 — October 2001 (1 year 7 months)
As one of about 12 Trustees of the IIC, my main role was to facilitate online communications within the International Interfaith Organisations Network with IIC as the hub.
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Internet Resource Developer
University of Derby
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)
October 1998 — June 2000 (1 year 9 months)
Technical Management of MultiFaithNet service (everything from server procurement and management through to Web application design, development, hosting and support). Skills: Linux, Apache, Perl/CGI, HTML,JavaScript,Flash).
Multi-Faith Centre campaign member (Buddhist rep) - giving presentations on Multi-Faith Centre etc.
Paul Trafford’s Education
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University of Oxford
M.St. , Study of Religion , 2008 — 2009
Junior Member of St. Cross College.
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Kingston University
Ph.D. , Computer Science , 1993 — 1997
Supervisor: Dr. K. J. Norrie
Thesis: 'Use of Formal Methods for Safety-critical Systems.'- Activities and Societies:
- Founder member ('94) and President ('95-'96) of KUGOS Meditation Society.
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The University of Glasgow
M.Sc. by research , Mathematics , 1990 — 1992
Supervisor: Prof. Robert Odoni
Research in Number Theory. Thesis title: 'Norms of Ideals in direct sums of number fields and applications to the circulants problem of Olga Taussky-Todd.' -
University of Southampton
B.Sc. , Mathematics , 1987 — 1990
First Class Honours.
- Activities and Societies:
- Chess Club Treasurer ('89/'90), Member Cathsoc
Additional Information
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Paul Trafford’s Interests:
mobile learning,holistic education,interfaith,meditation
Paul Trafford’s Groups:
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Handheld Learning Group
Paul Trafford’s Honors:
Crewdson Trust Scholarship, 2009
ACH/ALLC Bursary, 2001
Bacon and Woodrow Scholarship in Actuarial Studies, 1988-90
Paul Trafford’s Contact Settings
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