Resume / CV - Martin Ruffe

Web developer working in ASP.net & C# and Wordpress opensource.
Many years experience of building cutting edge websites.

Suitable locations: Leeds, Bradford, Airedale Corridor. Overseas.

Summary of Work Experience

Web Developer, Design Agency in Leeds.
Web communications & information solutions. 6 years (current position)

Full software lifecycle, responsible for writing all web software using Microsoft Technologies: ASP.net, C# & relational databases. Integration of software with website designs and 3rd party software. Teamwork with management, designers and marketing. Customer support and discussion of requirements. Technical support duties for a busy studio. Main products: Content Management Systems (CMS), Directories, database driven websites & bespoke web software. Sites for: Local Government, Commercial & Retail & the Arts.

Software Engineer. Servelec. Software House.
Information Technology and Process Systems Group. 7 years.

Full software design lifecycle of robust bespoke systems for large industrial clients including blue chip companies: Water utilities, Oil and gas, Steel manufacture, Chocolate making & Heathrow Airport. Systems included writing bespoke real-time and relational database application software, and integrating with other industry standard packages.

Web Developer Work

Recently building content management systems using ASP.net, C# and Microsoft databases. Also working in Wordpress.

  • Developer for large directory system in C# and .net displaying range of information. Data is accessed using complex search and filter system using Microsoft full text indexing search technologies. It supports clients requiring different fields of data to be configured with different types of information. One site award winning.
  • Developed second major version of full CMS package in ASP.net, and wrote new modules including library, document manager, members database, diary, news, gallery, Google maps mashup, links, eBulletin, private area, notice board & directory. This system was used on over thirty large CMS sites.
  • Developed 'Lite' Content Management System in ASP.net. This allowed multiple smaller CMS sites to be hosted on the same package for reduced implementation costs giving improved competitivity.
  • Design and implementation of Wordpress sites.

Worked on over 80 websites, mainly database driven, with between 5 to 8 jobs in progress simultaneously.

Education

B.Sc. (Hons.) degree in Computation. Manchester.

Practicals included: Interface Design, High level language, Systems Analysis, Database design & SQL, Software Engineering. Theory included: Computer architecture, Operating Systems, Networks.

1st Class (Hons.) B.A. Photography. Bradford.

Design (Photography) HND. Bradford.

The mix of technical and creative skills learned on these art and design qualifications facilitated finding work with a design agency whose clients were initially largely from the arts sector. The design skills learned have been useful in communicating with graphic designers, managers and clients when discussing visual aspects of web sites. Attained distinctions in all design briefs; reportage, some cultural studies essays and seminars.

School:

Three A-levels including Maths (A) & Further Maths (B).
Nine O-levels with a spread of arts and sciences, seven grade A.

Other Information

  • MBCS, Chartered IT professional (CITP) 2009.
  • Full clean UK driving licence.
  • Provided training in a range of computer related topics
  • Regularly attend industry events such as @media, Microsoft and photography seminars.

Interests

Photography, Music and Gigs, Squash, Walking, Travel, Motorcycling, Design.

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Martin Ruffe

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Photography
Web design & development
Software

  • Summary

Employed in industries that require a mix of creative and technical skills. These include digital, photography, and software design industries.

Has tried to maintain a balance between technical and creative skills, and has an honours degree from both arts and science to back him up educationally.

Software Skills

Dreamweaver, Visual Studio, Photoshop, Wordpress, Flash, e-Commerce

Database driven websites using: asp.net, c#, vb.net, ajax, sql server, SQL, html, css, web forms, javascript, asp, actionscript, xml, some seo, opensource, mobile web, mashups, web standards.

Database design and admin, prototyping, web application security, QA procedures, systems analysis, training, software design methodologies.

Contact email: enquiries@martinruffe.co.uk

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