I am a software architect with significant experience and a proven track record in architectural and detailed design, development process management, technical team leading, development and sustaining engineering (including debugging and testing) for diverse projects with leading international companies (Ericsson, Alcatel, Verisign, Verizon, Lifescan, SKA, Quintiles, Hetzner, Game the Future, etc.) including on-site support visits for international clients. I have excellent communication skills and am knowledgeable in a wide range of technologies, protocols and standards. I have in-depth knowledge and experience of embedded systems and the accompanying development tools & environments. I also have significant knowledge of most main-stream server operating systems. I am competent in a number of development languages, Object Oriented design, UML, Scrum, software architecture, pattern-based design and the implementation, debugging and testing phases of the software development life-cycle, and strive for consistency and quality in my work and those of others (e.g. code reviews of others’ code / design, etc.) I deliver technical documentation and code of high quality, with little review required, and have developed, presented and evaluated expert-level technical curriculum courses. My colleagues and clients display significant confidence in my skills, flexibility, abilities and communication skills (please see my references). I am pro-active in my approach to problem-solving and willing to go the extra mile. My career goals are to be involved in the establishment of good software processes and practices, design, implementation and extension / support of new and existing, challenging and significant systems. I believe our professions give us platforms and opportunities to impact our communities and our world. I continually strive to make a meaningful contribution through what I do. My passions lie with technology, astronomy, numbers, philosophy and an in-depth understanding of the world around us, especially in the area of physics. I am a happily married man, with a beautiful daughter and son and also an active member of society with a range of hobbies and interests, including astronomy, biochemistry, chess and philosophy. ©

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