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John Newsome

John Newsome

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Delivering solutions not excuses

  • Education

    • Edinburgh school

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    • University of Aberdeen

      2001 - 2005
      Bachelor of Science (BSc) Computer Science

  • Experience

    • Army Apprentice Collage / City and Guilds

      Oct 1988 - Jul 1990
      Army Apprentice Collage

      Apprentice Welder and sheet metal worker

    • KITTS

      Aug 2001 - Jun 2005
      Web Developer

      Work closely with the clients to produce a corporate websites.Advice on technology’s available to produce software for company solutions.Research and develop any new software that may benefit existing systems.Created a macro using visual basics to calculate holiday entitlement for existing employees.Designed and implemented a database structure to allow for new clients

    • Discount Domains

      Aug 2005 - May 2006
      PHP Web Developer

      Lead developer producing E-commerce stores and CMS systems for Discount domains clients.Producing software to compliment SEO techniques.Teach clients how to use their E-commerce stores and CMS systems.Created a software package using articles and RSS feeds to increase traffic to individual websites.Introduced Jomla to produce both CMS and E-commerce websites.Created a structure for the sale department to reduce complaints.

    • Entamedia

      Jan 2007 - Mar 2011
      PHP Web Developer

      Maintain and upgrade Entanet’s E-commerce website.Advise on the latest SEO techniques to improve search ability.Create and maintain external client websites.Designed Email tracking system enabling the marketing Department to create £450 per Email.Created the structure for a new SEO department with potential revenue of £40,000pa.Identified and implemented an abandon cart script turning surfers into customers.

    • Winning Moves Ltd

      Mar 2011 - Oct 2012
      Software Development Manager

      Main Responsibilities:Lead on all software development and maintain and develop all existing company applications.Recruit and manage a team of software developers.Keep up to date with emerging technologies and suggest how they can be implemented.Converted a Java Software tool using an Oracle database into PHP using a MySql database, saving the company over £70,000 (NZ $145,000) per annum in licence fees.By utilising virtualisation on the company's existing windows server I eliminated hosting fees for five internal web based tools by building and maintaining a virtual Linux server.Managing a team of developers enabling all software development to be maintained in-house. Show less

    • Intergen

      Nov 2012 - Apr 2018
      .NET Developer

      Main Responsibilities:I'm currently a certified scrum master working in modern applications across all platforms using the universal windows platform. My other responsibilities are a .Net developer and a developer for Microsoft SharePoint here in Dunedin. I'm currently a Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer working with Companies and organisations here in New Zealand. This involves implementing and customising both SharePoint and custom software, as well as advising on best practices and delivering solutions to meet business critical decisions. Show less

    • BPAC Clinical Solutions LP

      Apr 2018 - Jun 2021
      Senior Software Developer

      Senior. Net developer running a team using agile and scrum to produce and support software for clinical solutions.

    • Provoke Solutions

      Jun 2021 - now

      • Software Engineering Practice Lead

        Sept 2022 - now

      • Pod Lead

        Jun 2021 - Sept 2022

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