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Andrew James Ferrier MEng (Hons) ACGI MBCS MIET
Curriculum Vitae
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I am an IBM-experienced software engineer who has been part of the
successful development delivery of various IBM Messaging and SOA
products to the marketplace, as well as testing those products and supporting
them through Level 3 service. I have a wide range of technical experience,
including various Java and XML technologies. I am looking for new horizons, including
further opportunities for customer-facing experience. I am British, 26 years
old, single, and am willing to relocate or travel.
My particular areas of professional interest are computer
security and economics, particularly its
relevance to IT. I am also interested in open source software (I have contributed
to some open-source projects), information design, usability, and linguistics.
Qualifications
I hold an upper second class (2:1) Master's Degree in Computing (with an emphasis on Software
Engineering) from Imperial College, London.
I am also an Associate of the City and Guilds Institute and
am a Member of the Institution of Engineering
and Technology (IET, formerly IEE) and the British Computer Society (BCS). My final
year project was on the topic of Web Server Performance
Simulation. In addition I have:
- A-Levels in Mathematics (A), Physics (A), Economics
(A), and Further Mathematics (D).
- GCSEs in French (A), Geography (A), English (B), English
Literature (B), History (B), Latin(C), Mathematics (A*), and Science (A + A).
Employment
-
IBM UK — September 2002
– Current — I am currently working at IBM Hursley Software
Development Labs. I have worked in the following roles there:
- Software Developer on WebSphere
MQ Brokers, a middleware message brokering product that works with WebSphere MQ.
I worked with Java, XML, XSLT, Perl, InstallShield, and many other ancillary
technologies. I was primarily involved in the successful and timely delivery
of the WebSphere
Business Integration V5 products.
- Level 3 Service Developer, also on WebSphere MQ Brokers. I was involved
in diagnosing and resolving customer problems, and typically the production of
technical solutions to those problems, as well as negotiation and discussion
with customers in high-pressure and urgent situations. I was responsible for
the successful resolution of many customer issues and learnt a lot about
building customer-focused products.
- I worked as a software developer in the core team for the first release of
WebSphere ESB,
and am now involved in system testing the product.
As a result of these technical roles, I have gained a huge range of
experience with many software products and technologies. I have also been
involved in other activities. I have taught at University Skills Workshops on
topics including Team Skills, Planning and
Organising and Analytical Thinking. I consistently
receive high praise from the students taught. I have helped to organise the Thinkpad Challenge,
a significant and high-profile event for university students, as well as
assisting at IBM for
Schools events. These activities, in addition to my daily teamwork and
negotiation in my technical roles, have allowed me to significantly develop my
personal skills. I have had the opportunity to develop my skills with clients
also, in my role as a service developer.
-
IBM UK — 2nd April 2001
– 28th September 2001 (6 months) — On placement from my
university course, I was working at IBM in Hursley,
working on MQSeries (now
called WebSphere MQ). I was part of a team writing serviceability tools for
MQSeries and researching other improvements to MQSeries serviceability. This
research culminated in the production of a substantial report, written by
myself, which was well-received. I was also responsible for running the team's
webserver.
Andrew is the most competent & self-confident IT [Industrial Trainee]
student that I have had the pleasure to work with... — Ian Morton,
Manager
-
ApoApsis Group Ltd. —
3rd July 2000 – 15th September 2000 (2½ months) —
I worked as an ASP (Application Service Provider) developer using Java
Servlets and Oracle 8i, on an office tools system designed around a web-based
model. I invented many new parts of the system and assisted my fellow
developers on a frequent basis. As well as development, the work involved
presentations and meetings with company management for feedback to
clients.
-
Skybridge (was
Motivforce) — 14th July 1999 – 1st October
1999 (2½ months) — I worked as a web developer for company
reward scheme intranets, using an ASP
front-end with Microsoft IIS and Microsoft SQL Server. This also involved
communication with clients via product managers, and their feedback was
consistently positive.
-
IBM UK — June 1996 (1 week)
— This was a work experience position doing a variety of
administrative duties, and observing and helping a variety of different
people in different positions within IBM.
Skills
The following are some of my more significant technical skills:
AIX,
C / C++,
DB2,
Eclipse,
HP/UX,
InstallShield Multiplatform and X,
Java,
Java Servlets,
LaTeX,
Linux (primarily Red Hat and Debian),
Microsoft Office,
Microsoft Visual Studio,
Oracle 8i,
Perl,
Subversion (successor to CVS),
Sun Solaris,
Websphere MQ, WebSphere Message Broker (I am an IBM Certified Specialist with both of these products),
WebSphere ESB, as
well as the related products WebSphere
Application Server and WebSphere Process
Server,
Windows,
(X)HTML,
XML,
XML Schema and XSLT / XPath.
I have also taken technical courses on: Advanced Java
Programming, AIX and Perl Programming,
InstallShield Multiplatform, Introduction to
z/OS, Korn Shell, Rational TestTeam for Java
and Web and User Centered Design. I am a very fast
learner when it comes to technical issues.
I consider myself to have a flexible and professional personality: I have
experience in team-working, delegation, and giving presentations. I am well
organised, with good time management. I also have very strong written and
spoken English skills and pride myself on being a fluent and professional
communicator (you can read some of my work on my blog). These skills have
been enhanced by courses I have taken in Assertiveness without
Aggression, Negotiation Skills,
Presentations, Relationships in Business,
Running Effective Meetings, and Task
Management.
I have a full, clean, UK driving licence.
For Fun
Schooling