DOB: 1st September 1976
Address: Strathblane Gardens, Glasgow, G13 1BF (west end -
kinda)
E-mail: lee.gunn@secretorange.co.uk
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Profile
A skilled Microsoft accredited application developer possessing
a wide range of both Internet and windows forms experience.
Excellent analytical, design and problem solving skills gained
through more than ten years of working experience. Highly motivated
and dedicated to delivering the highest possible standard of work
whilst maintaining a strong customer focus.
Strengths
- Hardworking and competent under pressure with an ability to
deliver and work to tight deadlines and budget
- Capacity to cope with change and a fluctuating workflow
- Ability to work independently, identify potential problems and
seek solutions
Industry Qualifications
- MCAD - Microsoft Certified Application Developer
- MCP 70-229 SQL Server 2000 Database Design and
Implementation
- MCP 70-315 Developing and Implementing Web Applications C#
- MCP 70-316 Developing Windows Based Applications with C#
- MCP 70-320 XML Web Services and Server Components with C#
- Macromedia certified Flash MX Developer
- MCP - Currently studying for 70-300 Solution Architectures
Competencies
- ASP.NET 1 - 3 / Windows Forms .NET (C# or VB.NET) / OOP
- ASP.NET MVC
- Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) XBAP's
- SQL Server 2000-2008 / MS Access / SQL / ADO.NET
- AJAX / Web Parts
- Tridion R5 - Enterprise CMS
- Ektron CMS400.NET - Enterprise CMS
- Dot Net Nuke
- XML / XSLT / XSD (XML Schema Definition Language)
- XML Web Services / WSE2 (MS Web Service Enhancements)
- Managed Direct3D 9.0 & DirectShow 9.0 (COM C++)
- C++ (Basics) / Java (Basics)
- Strong XHTML1.0 / DHTML / JavaScript / CSS / Accessibility
standards
- Classic ASP & Cold Fusion
- Macromedia Flash MX 2004 / AS2.0 (OOP Approach)
- Director MX 2004 / (Lingo or JavaScript)
Experience
2005 - 2007
Secret Orange Limited (Glasgow) - .NET Developer
Secret Orange Limited is a Glasgow based media company run by
Lee Gunn:
- Scottish and Southern Electric - (ASP.NET 2.0 / SQL
Server / XML / XSLT / Poscode Anywhere / Web Services)
Working with Equator Secret
Orange help develop new Marketing sites for SSE. There
are 9 sites in total running off the same code and pulling dynamic
content from an Ektron CMS400.NET Content Management System. The
sites are built with ASP.NET 2.0 and SQL Server 2000.
- Thomson and Associates - (ASP.NET / SQL
Server) A content managed
website utilising the Secret Orange Solution Framework. The
application allows Thomson staff to easily upload new properties
for sale and for let. Properties are searchable using a number of
criteria such as: price, location, keyword, features, bedrooms and
property type.
- Chunk - Document Sharing
Portal (ASP.NET 2.0/ SQL Server / ATLAS / Indexing Service
) The purpose of this application is to provide an
exciting, user friendly method of sharing information. The
application is role based, offering varying levels of functionality
to different users dependant on access levels. All documents which
are uploaded to the system are stored on the filesystem in a folder
inaccessible through HTTP. Pointers are held in the database and
used to retrieve the documents when needed. The are then sent to
the user over a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL/HTTPS) ensuring that
information is transferred and stored in a secure manner.
- Gilden Photonics Website (ASP.NET 2.0/ SQL Server /
ITextSharp / XML / XSLT) Gilden required a website to
showcase their vast selection of products and services which
required the use of the Secret Orange Solution Framework to provide
content management services. The solution also makes use of the
ITextSharp library which is a port of iText, a free Java-Pdf
library. This was used to create PDF documents on the fly for
product specifications. These documents are requested by the user
for download, the content and images are pulled from the database
and filesystem respectively and pieced together using the
ITextSharp API, then sent back to the client via the HTTP response
stream.
November 2004 - 2005 - Contractor
Equator (Glasgow) - .NET Developer
Equator is a quality driven Glasgow based New Media agency.
Worked on a number of interesting projects, including:
- Haven Holidays Website - (ASP.NET / SQL Server / Tridion R5) Haven
Holidays required a redesign and build of their websites in order
to increase conversion rates. Tridion R5 was the main technology
used behind this solution offering superior content management and
blueprinting abilities for child websites.
- ITC Classics Website - (ASP.NET / SQL Server / Flash /
XML / XSLT / NUnit) A sophisticated website has been
designed for this luxury holiday supplier. N-tier methodologies and
solid use of OOP tamed the complexity of the site and kept the
technical design clean and maintainable. The site connects to a
legacy SQL Server based Property Management System and offers
intelligent searches of "Full Text" catalogues. The data layer
adopts an abstract factory design pattern to help assist a
predicted future migration to an oracle based solution.
- ITC Classics Advertising Campaign - (Flash MX
Professional / AS 2.0) Developed an ActionScript 2.0 based
shell which controlled the loading and animation of banner slides.
This shell adopted the Model-View-Controller design pattern
offering external configuration of animation parameters.
- NTL Freedom - (ASP.NET / SQL Server 2000 / Web
Services) General maintenance and enhancement of NTL's
Freedom broadband "sign up" process. A director based "sign up"
cd-rom was also developed allowing users to create a temporary
internet connection and install their new internet settings.
October 2004 - Contract
DNS - Security Specialists (Edinburgh) - C# Developer
DNS are a highly reputable IT security firm offering both
professional and managed services. The project in question
delivered an online data cleansing system for the NHS that involved
exporting consolidated data from MIIS into SQL Server, which in
turn, was manipulated by users via a secure web interface. This
project involved secure login's, roles, data validation.
September 2002 - September 2004
Beattie Communications Group - Application Developer
The Beattie Group offers a wide range of both internal and
external communication services. They are the largest independent
communications consultancy in Britain.
Working within the new media division provided an opportunity to
continually analyse, design, develop and support new exciting
applications. Projects undertaken were for a large selection of
both public and private sector clients.
- Beattie New Media - (WinForms.NET / ASP.NET / DirectX /
SQL Server 2000) Microsoft .NET / Direct3D based based
desktop presentation system adopting a Model-View-Controller design
pattern, which "talks" to a remote web application via ASMX. COM
based DirectShow and QuickTime were used to supply video
capabilities. The use of declarative XML mark-up and Direct3D for
the presentational systems was very similar to Microsoft's new
"Avalon" presentation sub system.
- BT - (ASP.NET / SQL Server 2000) A variety of
tools were developed for BT. One of which being a secure Intranet
designed to open up a channel of communication spanning the
hierarchical company structure. Involving data entry/validation,
data retrieval, reporting/charting, secure login via forms
authentication and IP address, database synchronisation via
DTS.
- Warwickshire County Council - (ASP.NET / SQL Server
2000) A web based interface and logic was developed to
allow user to perform complex Boolean searches upon Warwickshire's
Sites and Monuments Record (SMR) database. An extensive "back
office" enabled updates to site content via HTML and Flash based
interfaces.
- Shell (Classic ASP / Director / MS Access)
Presentation system written in Director and Classic ASP. Currently
installed in a number of Shell's offices throughout Europe. All
geographically dispersed applications run from a single remote web
server located in Aberdeen. Shell was immensely happy with this
product and commented on the fact that the solution had succeeded
where others had failed.
- Scottish Parliament - (ASP.NET / SQL Server
2000) An online questionnaire collating opinions offered
by the general public regarding the Scottish Parliament website.
The questionnaire admin tool offered an extensive range of
reporting and dynamic charting services.
- Scottish Enterprise - (ASP.NET / Indexing Service / SQL
Server 2000) Designed and built a secure document sharing
extranet offering full file searching via Microsoft's Indexing
Service. The admin layer provided role based security allowing
different levels of functionality to be exposed to users dependant
on their credentials.
- Yorkhill Hospital - (ASP.NET / Director MX / MS
Access) Developed two robust, Director based, touch screen
applications for use by children aged between 5 and 14. All data
was collated and available for analysis by admin via an ASP.NET
"back office".
- McMillan Hair - (Static HTML) An elegant web
site was designed and coded for McMillan Hair.
http://www.mcmillanhair.com (Coded all HTML).
Achievements
- Devised and implemented new software development procedures and
coding standards, which helped to synchronise team based
projects.
- Compiled a reusable code library that includes a number of
abstract server components and controls. This has helped increase
productivity by removing the need to "reinvent the wheel" for each
new project.
May 2001 - September 2002
VFactO - Media Developer
- Dynamic content managed web sites developed using Classic ASP /
Cold Fusion / SQL Server 7.
- Flash based interactive's (Falkirk Wheel, Cairngorm Mountains,
Scottish Parliament)
2000 - 2001
Freelance - Web Designer / Developer
- Worked with a number of companies in the central belt; Strata
Bar Glasgow, Monument Events, Alanwater Chiropractic Clinic,
Fitness Inc. Developing websites using: Classic ASP, HTML,
Flash.
- Developed strong HTML/DHTML skills and cross browser
compatibility awareness.
July 1999 - September 2000
Anker Systems UK - QA Analyst / Application Developer
Anker Systems are Europe's largest independent EPoS provider
delivering solutions to a wide range of retailers.
- Visual Basic 6, Microsoft Access, Seagate Crystal Reports
experience.
- Anker conformed to ISO 9001 standards and were TickIT
accredited.
- Vigorous testing of companies main software product.
Education
1997 - 2001 Glasgow Caledonian University - BA (Hons) Business
Studies
Information Technology; Financial Studies; Quantitative Methods
(Maths); Business Operations; Different aspects of law;
Economics.
Other Information
Its not just the technology I enjoy, I have a huge passion for
sport and generally keeping active. If im not behind a laptop you
can usually find me on court playing squash, on top of a mountain
snowboarding, in the middle of the ocean windsurfing or under a
bench press being crushed by weights.
