Michael C.

## BIO Honest and hard working, friendly manner with keen computer intelligence especially in the area of computer programming. Employment History: 2004 – Date Company: Allstate Northern Ireland Ltd; previously Northbrook Technology Northern Ireland Ltd Provides outsourced financial business software solutions to Allstate Insurance Co. Address: 91a Strand Rd Londonderry BT48 7NW Position: Software Developer Responsibilities: · Take ownership of assigned projects and perform analysis and design to implement the client’s requirements within the allotted time frame this involved the effective completion of multiple projects on concurred schedules. · Produce regular reports on project status and maintain diligent time-records. · Identify and report possible process improvements producing a concise innovation proposal document. Achievements: Production of numerous C# .NET based process tools which provided significant cost savings. Including but not limited to an automated test environment reporting system that made use of IBM Reflection API and Office automations; Academic Studies: 2001 – 2004 BSc (Hons) Computer and Video Games at Salford University. Modules Studied: Design, Project Management, Programming, Marketing, Sound and Music, Legal Issues. Plus a final year Team Project Highlights: 1st in Project Management, High 2.1 in Design and 2.1 in Pre-Production Plan for Team Project. 1999 – 2001 HND in Computer Studies at Ulster University Coleraine Campus 1997 – 1999 BTEC National Diploma in Computing at Limavady College of Further and Higher Education 9 GCSE’s including Maths, Additional Maths, and English. ## Area of Expertise Programming: · C# and .NET Framework 1.1 · SQL Server 2005 (DBMS,T-SQL) · Web development experience (ASP.NET, HTML, and JavaScript) Miscellanea: · Excellent teamwork and communication skills gained from near 4 years professional experience as an analyst programmer with Allstate Northern Ireland. Effectively working as part of a global team, maintaining effective liaison with colleagues across significant time differences this included providing non core hour’s on-call support. · Extensive experience of project life cycle with involvement from design phase through to implementation including the production of technical designs and test plans for. · Highly proficient in the use of Microsoft Office. · Experienced in the use of Visual Source Safe. · Excellent research skills gained from academia, professional work and personal interests. · Excellent problem solving skills.