John Griffiths

Experienced Information Technology Professional with proven expertise in developing innovative Web Applications for large corporations. Works closely and effectively with all levels of management to satisfy project and productivity requirements. Offers logical, forthright thinking and is able to provide effective solutions to solve difficult problems.

Capable of objective analysis and skilled at making quick decisions based on wisdom, experience, and judgment. Sought out by others for advice and solutions. Possesses the ability to clearly communicate intricate technical solutions to business users, resulting in successful implementation. Demonstrates commitment to superior customer service through positive attitude, leadership & hands-on teamwork.

Great team-player, fun attitude, very dependable under pressure and passionately dedicated.

John Griffiths’s Specialties:

AJAX, Rails, C#, Database Technologies, Business Intelligence, Agile, SEO, UI Design

John Griffiths’s Experience

ASP.NET AJAX Developer

Moveme.com

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Online Media industry)

October 2007 — Present (10 months)

Moveme.com recently won Yahoo People's Choice Award 2007
Owner

Atompad.com

(Non-Profit; Myself Only; Online Media industry)

April 2007 — Present (1 year 4 months)

Web-Based note taker using Ruby on Rails & Capistrano to give the user access to powerful ideas with little training, running under custom Linux environment.
Owner

Red91.com

(Non-Profit; Myself Only; Online Media industry)

January 2001 — Present (7 years 7 months)

Content-driven development site employing Ruby on Rails, Mongrel Clusters, AJAX and MySQL. Employing XML sitemaps, analytics, keyword optimization, robot scripting and crawler tracking, RSS feeds and Disc Imaging for full 24/7 recovery.
Senior Web Developer

WSP Group PLC

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; WSH; Management Consulting industry)

June 2000 — Present (8 years 2 months)

In a team, primary role to develop & enhance sites for internal and external clients. Employing the latest tools and technologies including ASP.NET, C#, JAVA, AJAX, CSS, XML, JavaScript, PHP and more recently Ruby on Rails.
Constructed discussion forums, chat rooms, content management systems, online procurement system for global offices. Co-developed JAVA extensions for GIS mapping site for Ordnance Survey.
Helped integrate CRM solution working with SAGE Saleslogix. Replaced IIS search engine with Google Mini appliance. Also modified meta key's and created robot files to increase crawl traffic to external sites; implementing SEO techniques for greater market exposure. Put in-place SVN version control on VS.NET, refactoring code base with AJAX to increase user's experience; and developing with Agile methods to lessen time-to-market and maximize clients ROI.
Software Developer

Reuters Group PLC

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; RTR; Information Technology and Services industry)

September 1998 — May 2000 (1 year 9 months)

Working with a team, primary duties involved constructing new tools to automate conversion of current data stores to SQL Server, with error logging and automated correction, for direct publication to company's internal network.
Notable work includes developing system to produce automated code generation, custom tool libraries, timers, calendars, SMTP and email handlers.
Helped port existing code to new systems, using OOP. Designed system to create automated program documentation.
Applications Specialist

CanBridge Management Limited

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Commercial Real Estate industry)

July 1989 — July 1998 (9 years 1 month)

Role focused on software development, database design and admin for company's asset network; worked as a team leader designing company's IT network. Permanent and part-time while finishing eduction.
Notable projects include creating online property management package, adding support for auto backup, restore and mail-merging. Provided staff training and learning labs for staff
Applications Developer

A & W Gowers Limited

(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Construction industry)

July 1996 — September 1996 (3 months)

Contract role while at university, duties involved creating complete package for local timber yard to handle stock estimation, documentation, re-ordering and tracking.
Carrying out full life-cycle design, plus round-table discussions with staff and managers to build the perfect system. After which supplied training, support and on-site visits overseeing final deployment and completion.
Database Specialist

Brointermed Lines Limited

(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Maritime industry)

July 1995 — September 1995 (3 months)

Contract position while at university, role was to help re-engineer existing database & software within a limited time-scale for large shipping firm.
Rapidly refactored code to refine current processes and enhance operation. Produced documentation and carried out black-box testing to reverse engineer and fault-find existing system.
Presented final system to managers, meeting with IT support to help document new features.
Applications Developer

KingsCliff Hotel

(Partnership; 51-200 employees; Hospitality industry)

February 1991 — July 1991 (6 months)

Work experience position arranged by myself with the hotel manager to supply software package to handle stock-taking and tracking.
Constructed complete RDBMS package including reporting, recovery, mail-merge and archival. Developed custom tool-sets for future database engine.
Determined business needs from staff interviews, questionnaires, group presentations and brain-storming sessions. Then later provided support and training till final roll-out.

John Griffiths’s Education

Anglia Ruskin University

BSc Hons, Information Systems Development, 1994 — 1998

(1998) Published paper on user interface design for the software industry. Employing research into human cognitive abilities, GUI layout, widgets and usability testing.

Activities and Societies:

Data structures, logic programming, ERP design, T-SQL programming and relational database design. Operating systems architecture, data structures, programming language concepts, design principles and interface design.
Colchester Institute

ND in Computer Studies 1992 — 1994
Colchester Institute

NVQ in Business Administration 1991 — 1992
Colchester Institute

Diploma in Vocational Education 1991 — 1992
Boswells School

Business Technology and Communication, English, Maths, Science 1984 — 1991

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John Griffiths’s Interests:

Photography, art, snowboarding, hockey and playing guitar. Fluent in English, with some French, German and Spanish. References available. LinkedIn : http://www.linkedin.com/in/red91

John Griffiths’s Groups:

Photography used for Air Canada.
Presenter at BarCamp and GeekDinner events.
Competed in Google Code Jam 2006.
Member of National Geographic, UTATA, JPG magazine.
Joost / Skype beta tester.
Attendee at FOWA & FOWD design conferences.

Active in the Web Design community.