Melissa Snell

Experience

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  University of St. Andrews

  Sept 1991 - Jan 1994

  Ph.D Student

  I used a variety of computer-controlled electronic equipment to study power generation in fish muscle at different temperatures. Also used electron microscopy and cryo-histology to obtain images of muscle fibres. Results were analysed statistically, and then papers written for publication in key scientific journals. I presented one of her papers at a conference in front of over 200 people. I produced a Ph.D thesis, including graphics and photography, which honed skills in writing good accurate documents. Show less

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  GCA IT Services

  Mar 1995 - Nov 2000

  Lotus Notes Consultant

  I joined GCA as a Business Software consultant, covering all aspects of selling, installing SMB accounting and CRM systems, which I learned from scratch. Through this, I learned how a business operates financially and gained a deep understanding of invoices, payroll month end procedures and financial reporting. I was also an IT Trainer, covering a range of courses at different levels, and became qualified to deliver the Microsoft MSCE NT4 curriculum. I grew to be the lead Lotus Notes Consultant and Trainer for Lotus Notes and Domino Administration and Development Show less

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  LAN2LAN

  Jan 2001 - Nov 2010

  I joined LAN2LAN as a Lotus Notes developer and progressed to be the Lead Solutions Architect for IBM Development projects. I formed part of 3rd line support for the more complex issues and assisted with Lotus Notes Administration team migration and upgrade projects as required. I became the development team leader, working with three other developers and also represented their interests on the Management Team. • I worked with a SQL DBA to design and write an ASL .NET web site in VB for a client’s HR department as part of their annual review/talent acquisition programme. This centralised the function in an easily accessible, traceable format• I worked on a home office project for 18 months as the Lotus developer, responsible for changes to a web interface based on Louts Workflow in a trial system for raising alerts at ports of entry to the UK. Deemed by government to be an IT success story.• Wrote from scratch a time and budget management system in Lotus Notes to replace existing spreadsheet whirlwind. This provided a centralised place for consultants to log time against projects and shortened the month end process by at least 1 day each month. I wrote complex Excel reports using COM from Lotus Notes to consolidate the data into management reports showing accurate progress against budget and profit margins• Worked for UK Atomic Energy Agency to support existing and write new Lotus Notes applications. Also updated application used at security gates that used standalone VB 6 application to record output from bar code scanners to allow for multiple check-in and check-out during the day and to improve check in for commercial vehicles• Wrote in-house order processing system which runs whole business• Often asked to take over maintenance of client applications, which required reverse engineering code and offering suggestions for improvements Show less

  • Solutions Team Manager

    Jan 2001 - Nov 2010

  • Solutions Consultant/Developer

    Jan 2001 - Nov 2010
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  The Purple Agency

  Nov 2010 - Apr 2012

  Digital Projects Manager

  This dynamic design agency hired me to co-ordinate the delivery of web site builds and to oversee the support of existing clients. I worked closely with the Digital Director to win new business, presenting to clients, architecting the technical side of solutions and then project managing the delivery. I also aided the business by creating custom Excel macros to produce summary month end management reports, reducing the monthly effort to a few hours for one person from days of time.

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  Codefish Consulting

  Feb 2012 - now

  Principal Solutions Architect

  Currently available on a freelance basis for:node.js programming.NET programming/ web development / API developmentSolution architecture and designTechnical project management and documentationData analysis, designing and creating reports using a wide variety of platformsTroubleshooting and fixing issues in .NET and PHPLotus Notes development and Administration up to version 8.5Classic ASP