Chris Bannister

Chris Bannister

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  • About me

    Experienced Developer - Interfaces, SQL, & Payroll

  • Education

    • Lipson Community College

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    • Northcoders

      2024 - 2024
      Data Engineering

      • Programming/coding: Python, PSQL and shell scripting• Data: PostgresSQL. Application development, database modelling, normalisation, and warehouse design.• Devops: Terraform, CI/CD (github actions)• Testing: Test Driven Design, Unit Testing, pyTest.• Cloud: AWS (terraform)• Methodology: Scrum/Agile, Kanban

  • Experience

    • Neopost UK

      May 2009 - Feb 2016

      • Junior development of in-house commissions and incentives tooling along with third line support for applications team.• Designing creative prototypes according to specifications• Writing high quality source code to program complete applications within deadlines.• Conducting functional and non-functional testing• Troubleshooting and debugging applications • Day to day support and management of Siebel Analytics/Answers.• Ad-hoc perl development to support reporting.• Technical lead in a Sungard GetPaid installation and operations. • Technical lead for a Qlikview installation. Answering escalated technical queries from a broad range of Neopost's customers. Answering general technical and billing enquiries from the majority of our customer base.

      • Application Developer

        Apr 2013 - Feb 2016
      • Application Support Analyst

        Aug 2010 - Apr 2013
      • Help Desk 2 Executive

        Feb 2010 - Aug 2010
      • Customer Service Executive

        May 2009 - Feb 2010
    • Neopost

      Feb 2016 - Mar 2017
      Integration Developer

      • Migration of UK specific tools to more supported platforms including work on Webmethods, SAP, SFDC and Siebel.• Devising and reporting on integration development plans and strategies.• Checking and correcting conflicts in data configurations.• Identifying, debugging, and advising on system errors or architecture issues.

    • Quadient

      Mar 2017 - Aug 2023
      Application Programmer

      • Lead development of the in-house commissions and incentives tools, mostly storage procedures and some scripted jobs. Working closing with business SMEs and Sales management to ensure the business needs were specified and implemented.• Integration development• Legacy core systems development and migration• Worked with WebMethods ESB, Microsoft SQL Server• Operated as a systems expert such as related systems, such as our integrations system for Franking Machines and several bespoke tools developed by the business in Qlikview, SSIS, and Access.• Enabling others to developed SQL skills to allow them to support their own reporting needs. Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Data Engineering in Python (Full Time) Certificate of Completion

      Northcoders
      Dec 2024