Allan Unwin

Allan Unwin

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  • About me

    Senior Java Developer at EDW Technology Limited

  • Education

    • Loughborough University

      1978 - 1982
      BSc Hons Computer Studies
  • Experience

    • British Gas

      Jul 1980 - Sept 1981
      Student Programmer
    • Comsult

      Nov 1982 - Aug 1987
      Software Engineer
    • Harland Simon Computer Systems

      Sept 1987 - Apr 1989
      Software Engineer
    • Harland Simon Scanning Systems

      Apr 1989 - Nov 1992
      Senior Software Engineer
    • Parascan Technologies

      Nov 1992 - Jul 1994
      Senior Software Engineer
    • VoltDelta

      Jul 1994 - Nov 2001
      Contract Software Engineer

      Developed a call handling GUI application which was rolled out to Cable & Wireless call centres in the UKDeveloped an interface for Volt Delta’s telecommunication switches to provide operator call handling facilities to call centre operator’s PC’sInstalled systems on customers premisesInitial 3 month contract continually renewed for over 7 years.

    • Symbian

      Apr 2002 - Feb 2009
      Senior Software Engineer

      Developed and maintained Symbian's Techview test UI. This was an in-house UI which sat on top of Symbian OS to facilitate the testing of Symbian OS API's.Written in Symbian C++ by a team distributed between UK, India and China.Promoted to Tech Lead for Techview.Acted as Defect Co-ordinator responsible for monitoring & reporting on defect levels to department managers and meeting targets for turnaround times.Ensured Techview was continuously developed and maintained, implementing new features as required so it was always available to the rest of Symbian on a daily basis. Show less

    • Nokia

      Feb 2009 - Aug 2012
      Senior Software Engineer

      Agile development of a variant configuration tool for Symbian phone settings. This is a large Java application based on the Eclipse Framework for use by non-technical users, approximately 300,000 lines of code.Involvement in the full life-cycle - Collecting of requirements, Software design, Development, Testing & Support.Testing using JUnit & Squish. Code Coverage measured using CodePro.Prioritising and management of defectsEnsuring targets are metMentoring less experienced team membersApplication has been rolled out to users worldwide.Targets consistently met for implementing new requirements and defect levels.Targets exceeded for automatic testing and code coverage Researched, recommended and implemented the teams automatic GUI testing system Show less

    • EDW Technology Limited

      Jan 2012 - now
      Senior Java Developer
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Certified Spring Professional

      SpringSource
      Nov 2011
    • Oracle Certified Associate, Java SE 7 Programmer

      Oracle
      Sept 2013
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