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Developer Fusion Articles

• REST and .NET 3.5 Part 1 - why REST based services?
• WPF Custom Controls
• Using AppDomains to Build Reliable Systems
• How to Avoid Project Failure through Project Planning and Effective Project Recovery

Developer Fusion Code

• Making a .NET app run on Vista with Administrator priviledges
• Dynamically Generating PDFs in .NET
• Debugging client JavaScript in VS 2005
• The AJAX "Top 5" security tips

About Me

(Under Construction)

Career

• Developer Fusion Ltd., Managing Director (2003 - date)
  Running a large UK developer site (www.developerfusion.co.uk) with over 300,000 unique users per month.
  • Developing, managing and extending the functionality of a content management system (using ASP.NET & SQL server)
  • Reviewing and editing site content & code samples
  • Editor of bi-weekly newsletter with 20,000 user global circulation
  • Recognised developer community leader by Microsoft UK and UK based developer user groups.
  • Contributed technical documents critiquing Microsoft's new web offerings, and assisted Microsoft UK develop their strategic overview for online offerings to developer communities
  • Continuing web applications development for various companies using .NET, ASP, SQL Server, MySQL & PHP
• Self employed entrepreneur (1999 - 2003)
  Systems' solutions development for various companies involving Visual Basic as well as the software detailed above.
  • Modular e-commerce system integrating WorldPlay and SecPay gateways, with sales analysis from boardroom to front-office, supported implementation with training & trouble shooting.
  • Client side system integrating online file management for images acquired by scanner and filed digitally.
  • Invention of WebZinc.NET tools that allow developers to access elements of web pages, automatically complete forms and extract specific text (used for stock market data extraction and manipulation).
• National Westminster Bank, RBS Group (Summer 1999 - Placement)
  Systems integration and testing of budget forecasts.
  • Creation of test workstations and software testing
  • Demonstration of concepts at management briefing meetings.

Published Articles

• Tree structures in ASP.NET and SQL Server
• Using ADO.NET with SQL Server
• Polymorphism in VB
• Many more online at Developer Fusion ...

Education

• St Anne's College, Oxford (2003 - 2005)
  BA Hons First Class, Computer Science
• St. Ignatius College, London (1995 - 2002)
  A-Levels in Mathematics (A) and History (A)
  AS-Levels in Physics (A) and French (B)
  GCSE 3 A*s, 4 As including Mathematics and English

Courses

• Invited to attend Microsoft TechEd Europe 2005
• Invited to participate in Microsoft Corp. ‘Creating Evangelists’ Program

Awards & Achivements

• Microsoft Most Valued Professional (2005 - date)
• Microsoft Student Partner (2004 – 2005)
• FreshMinds ‘Ones to Watch’
• Oxford College Prizes (2003, 2004, 2005)

Personal

• Date of Birth - 29 July 1984
• Nationality - British
• Marital Status - Single