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Anthony Johnston

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Hove
East Sussex
United Kingdom

07899 793 042

Summary

Senior Systems Analyst/Developer
Experienced in the analysis,design and implementation of distributed,multi-tier applications using Microsoft technologies and Agile TDD methodologies
Specialising in rich browser applications for data capture using ASP.NET MVC, JQuery and Web Service

Current Status

Available from 1 Apr 2010
Contract work only
Brighton and London

Skills

Expert, 7 years

Development of business objects and data access objects for Web and Windows applications.

Expert, 8 years

Using JavaScript to enhance ASP.NET user controls and more recently employing cross browser JavaScript libraries (notably jQuery) to provide a rich browser application experience for users

Development of plugins for jQuery, a WYSISYG HTML editor producing clean XHTML for content editable websites

Expert, 5 years

Development of web service components and Xml schema for communication between applications over the internet.

Advanced, 13 years

Experienced in writing T-SQL scripts for creation, maintenance and report generation for large database structures.

Experience

Developer

Bond International Software

Development of .net framework for integration with the Bond Adapt Engine exposed by XML Web Services.

Adapt Entity framework

LINQ to Adapt provider

Secure MVC Application framework

Xml Rule Engine and Compiler

Web Based reporting engine

C#, ASP.Net MVC and XML Web Services

Freelance Developer

Antix Software Limited

Development of an online CV builder

http://cv.antix.co.uk

Built using MVC ASP.NET,C# and jQuery for a rich javascript application

Includes a number of jQuery plugins for the WYSIWYG editor

Skinned and integrated into Facebook

Architect/Lead Developer

Software Solutions Partners

Commercial Insurance web site for RBS Insurance.

www.directlineforbusiness.co.uk

Design and Development of html markup and AJAX interface, business layer and database.

Javascript client application and look and feel developed by Monitor Media.

C#, ASP.NET and SQL Server 2000.

Architect/Lead Developer

Software Solutions Partners

On-line quoting system for Fortis Insurance commercial product lines.
Design and Development of interface, business layer and database.
C# .NET, MS Sql Server.

Development of content management system for data capture, allows skilled business resource to manage the site.

Further upgrade and maintenance of NIG Commercial Quotations web site.
Finalist in The E-Business Award, at the British Insurance Awards 2006.

With recent acquisitions, Software Solutions Partners is the largest supplier of insurance software in the UK.

Consultant/Developer

BBC

Integration of two testing management systems, Test Director (Television Centre) and Footprints (Israel).
This allows bugs raised in one system to be visible to the other.

Development of a Windows service to monitor Test Director database for new bugs and read POP e-mail sent from Footprints.
C#, MS SQL Server, POP3 internet mail protocol.

Consultant/Developer

Software Solutions Partners

On-line quoting systems, complex data capture and Web Services using C# and ASP.NET.
Connecting via XML Web Services to insurance companies such as Allianz, AXA, Groupama, Norwich Union, Royal & Sun Alliance and Zurich, through the iMarket web portal, in-order to provide quotes to insurance brokers.
C# .NET, Oracle 9i

Upgrade and maintenance of existing quoting system.
Data maintenance and redesign of large data tables (8M+ rows).
ASP, VB6, COBOL, MS SQL Server.

Development of data capture content management system for insurance web sites such as NIG Commercial Quotations. This allowed the maintenance and enhancement tasks to be assigned to the most appropriately skilled staff, e.g. Business Developer, Technical Developer, etc. This has the affect of speeding up development to test cycle, and reducing the cost of maintenance and enhancement.
C#.NET, ASP.NET, MS SQL Server

Consultant/Developer

Worldview Limited

Hotel booking system for Worldview limited.
Multiple applications and web sites for secure booking online, online room allocation management, content management, fax bookings to hotels, e-mail client confirmations, invoicing and reporting.
londonnights.com and easy-london-hotels.com are an examples of the web sites designed for this project which is under content management.
VB/C# .NET, VB 6 and MySQL.

Consultant/Developer/Team Leader

Siemens Business Services

Casework Programme for IND, HM Home Office
System to manage and update casework for the Immigration and Nationalisation Directorate.
Multi-tier architecture using VB6, Tuxedo and Oracle 8.

Education

BA (Hons) Computing & AI

University of Sussex,Falmer,Brighton,East Sussex

Computing Science and Artificial Intelligence, including: Computer Science and AI, Knowledge-based systems, Philosophy, Linguistics and Psychology.

A Levels

Ratcliffe College,Ratcliffe-on-the-Wreake,Leicestershire

Maths
Physics
Chemistry