
Software Developer, Entrepreneur, LION
London, United Kingdom

Software Developer, Entrepreneur, LION
London, United Kingdom
I am an Information Technology Specialist with more than ten years' of professional experience in the definition, design and development of software and web applications within various business sectors.
My skill set includes all aspects of the project life cycle and a broad range of technical experience, particularly systems networking and automotive electronics.
I am a methodical worker with outstanding analytical and creative problem solving skills, and I am able to learn new skills and adapt to new technologies effortlessly.
Key personal traits are patience and an eye for detail.
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∙ Established a successful company, which provided IT support, internet solutions and developed software / web applications for the SME;
∙ Published several technical papers that have contributed to the development and improvement of a Peer-to-Peer protocol named Gnutella;
∙ Developed software that significantly improved the business process of a multi-million dollar international company;
∙ Demonstrated the keen ability to learn new skills by becoming a certified automotive diagnostician / technician within one year, leading an apprentice automotive technician within three years.
Software Development, Delphi, Lazarus, FreePascal, Web Development, PHP, Joomla, Ruby, Network Infrastructure, Sockets, TCP/IP, UDP, Multi-threading, SaaS, Cloud Computing, MySQL, XML, CSS, HTML, DCOM, CAN-bus, OBD-II, OBD2, EOBD, ZABBIX, FreeSWITCH, OpenVPN, VirtualBox, Proxmox, OpenVZ, Xen, Apache, Inno Setup
(Self-Employed; Information Technology and Services industry)
July 2008 — Present (1 year 1 month)
London - United Kindom
∙ Designing and implementing a network (Paris / Roubaix), primarily based on Proxmox VE and Debian-based servers;
∙ Re-developing a Gnutella P2P software core for native cross-platform functionality (Windows / Linux [x64 / x32 / ARM-CE]), using the Lazarus programming language.
(Privately Held; Staffing and Recruiting industry)
2008 — July 2008 (less than a year)
London - United Kingdom / Amsterdam - The Netherlands
∙ Recruited IT staff of varying calibre for businesses in the Benelux and Germany;
∙ Greatly expanded the internal database of Benelux companies, providing increased business opportunities for the company.
(Automotive industry)
2004 — 2007 (3 years)
Philadelphia - United States
∙ Designed, implemented and maintained a local network with wireless and remote access capabilities;
∙ Influenced the purchase of several software and hardware solutions;
∙ Analysed network solutions based on immediate and future needs as well as cost effectiveness;
∙ Achieved ASE automotive certification and led an apprentice automotive technician within an unusual short time-frame.
(Information Technology and Services industry)
1997 — 2004 (7 years)
Philadelphia - United States
∙ Responsible for all aspects of daily company functions, including administration, customer relations, sales & marketing;
∙ Developed a variety of software and web applications, among which a fully integrated CRM / Order Management system delivered using a SaaS method, a DNS / IP forwarding service and a popular add-on to the Sambar Webserver;
∙ Developed and maintained numerous interactive web sites;
∙ Provided IT Support solutions to companies such as Jackson Hewitt Inc., which included on-site and remote IT support to 3 branch locations in the regional area, the running and maintenance of servers, and the daily batch preparation of tax returns with values in excess of US$10,000 daily;
∙ Published several technical papers for the Gnutella Peer-to-Peer protocol.
(Privately Held; Consumer Goods industry)
1996 — 1997 (1 year)
Philadelphia - United States
∙ Ensured and improved expedited order picking and low error-margins in warehouse stock locations;
∙ Greatly improved the business process of the company by developing software that enabled order-picker performances to be tracked, based on hand-held scanner data collected at wireless access points;
∙ Translated business documents from Dutch and German to English.
(Information Technology and Services industry)
1994 — 1996 (2 years)
Enschede - The Netherlands / Nederland
∙ Part-time function, providing general IT assistance, including the preparation and set-up of networks and POS systems in retail stores.
∙ Software Manual writing / editing.