
Software Engineer / Owner, Buzzware Solutions
Perth Area, Australia

Software Engineer / Owner, Buzzware Solutions
Perth Area, Australia
Broad and deep experience in many areas of software development - from a video editing system to kiosk multimedia to 3D games to an eye surgery design application to embedded train announcement systems to Web 2.0 applications.
I enjoy finding lateral solutions to customer problems using existing and new technologies and practices.
At three seperate companies I have set up the team development tools and processes, including version control, requirements management, automated testing and build processes.
My current focus is my new business Buzzware Solutions - focused on assisting small businesses into the online arena, and streamlining software development teams to achieve their best using Scrum and Agile techniques.
Rich Internet Applications (RIAs), Ruby, Rails, Adobe Flex/Flash, Web development, software development, software team consulting, C#, Delphi, Agile, Scrum
(Information Technology and Services industry)
August 2008 — Present (1 year 4 months)
(Information Technology and Services industry)
July 2008 — Present (1 year 5 months)
Online business development and custom software engineering
(Information Technology and Services industry)
February 2007 — July 2008 (1 year 6 months)
Developer of Vistime online collaboration system and www.whotune.com band website
(Computer Software industry)
July 2005 — February 2007 (1 year 8 months)
Developed software driving audio/visual passenger announcement system in Perth's trains (ie. "Next Station Claisebrook"). The system works via GPS and provides a touch screen console to the train driver for manual or automatic control. Multiple carriages can be connected and synchronised, and includes other inputs and outputs to the train hardware.
(Public Company; Medical Devices industry)
February 2003 — June 2005 (2 years 5 months)
Software Engineer and Team Leader of this manufacturer of Custom Eye Surgery Lasers. Included passing the device and process audit according to CE and TGA standards. Lead developer of ZCAD surgery planning application for opthalmologists.
(Information Technology and Services industry)
August 1998 — February 2003 (4 years 7 months)
Own freelance business, developing software for Scitech, Road Trafic Authority, ERG and others.
(Museums and Institutions industry)
July 1994 — June 1998 (4 years )
Main programmer for this interactive science museum. Mainly building exhibits involving touch screen based games and education, controlling hardware, and building the workshop database.
(Information Technology and Services industry)
February 1993 — June 1994 (1 year 5 months)
One of four engineers developing editing software for one of the first broadcast digital non-linear video editing cards. Included demonstrating at NAB 1994 in Las Vegas and working at the premises of the hardware manufacturer in San Diego.
BAppSc , Computer Technology , 1989 — 1992
Including extra units in Audio/Visual Design and a final year interactive multimedia project.