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Strong analysis & development skills specialising in bespoke systems
Chris Palmer
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Dorking, United Kingdom
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I am a well-rounded individual with a wealth of experience gained from a variety of positions held during my career. I have excellent problem solving skills, along with first-rate inter-personal and communication abilities. I would like to think that the breadth of my experience, coupled with a lack of dogma, allows me to bring a unique perspective to any situation and to deliver an innovative solution.
Career Experience and Achievements include
• Developed two systems for Pizza Express to manage the artist booking process for their flagship music venues and other restaurants.
• Developed a drag & drag email builder for one of the UKs leading email marketing systems. This made extensive use of JQuery to enable the front-end operation.
• As Technical Director at Limelight Interactive I played in an integral part in developing and deploying the web component of the Swimathon event, which is the world's biggest fundraising swimming event, which has raised over £37 million for charity since its inception. Each year over 20,000 swimmers take part and I developed a sophisticated system to manage the registration, fundraising and management process.
• As IT Director, I played an integral part in the growth of Tempest Consultants, developing the business from 4 to over 130 permanent staff and expanding its presence from the head office in London to regional offices in New York, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Bangalore.
• With Tempest, I set up an offshore development facility in Bangalore, integrating it with the London-based development teams to deliver large-scale web projects.
• Managed a multi-disciplinary development team of 35 working on variety of web-based and desktop projects.
• Designed and developed analysis software which was used by senior management in leading investment banks and fund management groups. Clients included: UBS, Fidelity, Deutsche Bank, HSBC & Merrill Lynch.
• Designed and developed a highly-automated, analysis and documentation system that significantly reduced the production time and resources required for complex reports.
• As IT Director of Gödel, Escher, Bach Ltd, I developed a suite of distribution network analysis software which was used globally by Apple Computers to analyse and develop their distribution network. The revenue growth from this contributed to GEB being awarded the Queen's Award for Export - the first time this had been awarded to a management consultancy.
• As senior analyst / programmer with Brook Street Computers Ltd, I developed the BS5750 Batch Traceability system for their UNITY accounts system.
• Researched and presented a number of IT related items for the BBC's Micro Live television programme.
Technology Experience
• HTML5, CSS, SASS, XML, PHP, MySQL, Laravel, Codeigniter, FUEL CMS, .NET, JavaScript, JQuery, Vue, OOP, MVC. Windows, Linux and UNIX operating systems. GIT & SVN.
Career Experience and Achievements include
• Developed two systems for Pizza Express to manage the artist booking process for their flagship music venues and other restaurants.
• Developed a drag & drag email builder for one of the UKs leading email marketing systems. This made extensive use of JQuery to enable the front-end operation.
• As Technical Director at Limelight Interactive I played in an integral part in developing and deploying the web component of the Swimathon event, which is the world's biggest fundraising swimming event, which has raised over £37 million for charity since its inception. Each year over 20,000 swimmers take part and I developed a sophisticated system to manage the registration, fundraising and management process.
• As IT Director, I played an integral part in the growth of Tempest Consultants, developing the business from 4 to over 130 permanent staff and expanding its presence from the head office in London to regional offices in New York, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Bangalore.
• With Tempest, I set up an offshore development facility in Bangalore, integrating it with the London-based development teams to deliver large-scale web projects.
• Managed a multi-disciplinary development team of 35 working on variety of web-based and desktop projects.
• Designed and developed analysis software which was used by senior management in leading investment banks and fund management groups. Clients included: UBS, Fidelity, Deutsche Bank, HSBC & Merrill Lynch.
• Designed and developed a highly-automated, analysis and documentation system that significantly reduced the production time and resources required for complex reports.
• As IT Director of Gödel, Escher, Bach Ltd, I developed a suite of distribution network analysis software which was used globally by Apple Computers to analyse and develop their distribution network. The revenue growth from this contributed to GEB being awarded the Queen's Award for Export - the first time this had been awarded to a management consultancy.
• As senior analyst / programmer with Brook Street Computers Ltd, I developed the BS5750 Batch Traceability system for their UNITY accounts system.
• Researched and presented a number of IT related items for the BBC's Micro Live television programme.
Technology Experience
• HTML5, CSS, SASS, XML, PHP, MySQL, Laravel, Codeigniter, FUEL CMS, .NET, JavaScript, JQuery, Vue, OOP, MVC. Windows, Linux and UNIX operating systems. GIT & SVN.
Markets
United Kingdom
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Language
English
Fluently
Ready for
Larger project
Ongoing relation / part-time
Full time contractor
Available
My experience
2010 - ?
freelance
IT Consultant
unknown.
I provide consultancy, management and development services to a variety of clients in the UK. Most recently I've undertaken a number of projects using Object-Orientated PHP and sophisticated JQuery interfaces. Most recently I've been specialising in building sophisticated Laravel-based systems for a variety of clients.
Php, Jquery, Laravel, Management, IT Consultant, It, Development
2007 - 2010
job
Technical Director
Limelight Interactive.
Limelight Interactive were the web and new media division of Limelight Sports, one of the UK's leading sports & events agencies. I was responsible for delivering the web components for many of the company's clients such as BT, Balfour Beatty, Swimathon Foundation, Breakthrough Breast Cancer, Bike Week & the Mayor of London. In this position I reported to the main group board. Limelight was a consultancy client and they invited me to join at director level when they set up their new media division.
Web, UP, ME
2001 - 2007
freelance
IT Consultant
unknown.
I provided consultancy, management and development services to a variety of clients in both the UK and USA.
Management, IT Consultant, It, Development, USA
1996 - 2001
job
IT Director
Tempest Consultants Ltd.
Tempest Consultants were a strategic management consultancy working for major investment banks, fund managers and corporate clients in the global equity market. I joined the company permanently in early 1996, after previously servicing Tempest as a client. My primary focus was developing Tempest's internal and external IT capability. I was involved in all aspects of the company's work. Most notably, I was instrumental in creating and developing The Reuters Surveys. These Reuters sponsored surveys established themselves as the definitive, global benchmark for all participants in the global equity market.
Management, It, Surveys, Strategic Management
1993 - 1996
freelance
IT Consultant
unknown.
Serviced a number of clients in IT, advertising, media and consultancy. The projects I worked on were varied, ranging from advising on corporate IT strategy through to implementing a sophisticated media tracking system.
Advertising, IT Consultant, It
1989 - 1993
job
IT Director
Gödel, Escher, Bach Ltd.
Gödel, Escher, Bach was a management consultancy primarily consulting to multinational companies, such as Apple Computers & Microsoft, in the field of Distribution Network Analysis. My primary responsibility was developing the internal IT infrastructure for the company and creating software solutions for the clients. I also played a major role in developing the client base of the company and broadening its capabilities into a number of new areas.
It infrastructure, Consulting, Management, Network, It, Infrastructure, Software
1986 - 1989
job
Senior Analyst / Programmer
Brook Street Computers Ltd.
Brook Street Computers developed and sold large multi-user, Unix-based, accountancy systems. I was responsible for both the development of the core product and creating bespoke implementations of the software for clients. The role involved a large amount of client contact through all stages of the development life cycle.
Unix, Analyst, Development, Software
1985 - 1986
job
Director
Tigress Designs Ltd.
Tigress was a small company that specialised in designing and marketing a number of software products aimed at the home computer and music markets. I was involved in all aspects of the company's operation.
Marketing, Music, Software
1983 - 1985
job
Argus Specialist Publications
unknown.
Wrote for and edited a number of personal computer titles. Helped launch a range of innovative software-based magazines and was heavily involved in launching and running the Argus software label.
Software
1980 - 1981
job
IT Trainer
Commodore Computers Limited.
I planned and conducted a number of training courses for the company on their PET range of computers. These courses covered both programming and office applications.
Training, It, Office
My education
Sutton Manor Grammar School
HighSchoolOrEquivalent, N/a
HighSchoolOrEquivalent, N/a
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