michael smith

software development manager

About

I am an experienced Software Developer having a real passion for IT. I obtained my Bsc in Computing(hons) in 2009. I have 10 years commercial software development experience and I have developed commercially successful software that is sold worldwide. I have acquired many technical skills including Visual Studio, VB.NET, C#, ADO.NET and SQL Server. I possess a good attention to detail and have experience of software development lifecycle. I am a self motivated individual who is both deadline focused and thorough in my approach to work.

Country

united kingdom

City

leicestershire

Industry

computer software

Skill

visual studio, software development, microsoft sql server, vb.net, c#, sql, testing, object oriented design, visual basic, project implementation, user interface design, software quality assurance, iso, technical writing, product support, software design, data analysis, project planning, apis, t sql stored procedures, interfaces, teamwork, rup, agile, ms project, databases, html, oop, database design, erd, sql server 2000 2008, software engineering, windows, windows 7, online help, sql server, com, erp, master scheduling, winforms, class diagrams, views, word, excel, access, data manipulation, import export, scheduling tools, tortoise svn

Experience

software engineer

kudos solutions

2010-12 - 2016-10 · 5 yrs 11 mos

software development manager

kudos solutions

2016-10 - Present · 10 yrs

I was promoted in October 2016 to Software Development Manager. In addition to all my software engineer responsibilities my duties include Responsible for managing a small team of software developers to deliver complete software solutions. Planning our development backlog using agile methods with Jira Leading technical consultant taking on the responsibility of Solution Architect drawing up software designs networking with Business consultants and our customer base to identify technical requirements, documenting to provide full technical specifications of work and present these to the relevant stakeholders.

software development project manager

de montfort university

2009-12 - 2010-12 · 1 yr 1 mo

Employed to undertake a Knowledge Transfer Partnership in collaboration with DeMontfort University and Kudos Manufacturing Solutions. This position led into my current role at Kudos Solutions and included: -Collaboration with the University to gain expertise from several Senior and Principal Lecturers in order to complete a Software Development Project to a high standard. -Gather detailed system requirements to begin software development. -Design considerations to fully implement the system. - Implementation in VB.NET, ADO.NET and SQL Server. -Techincal and User Documentation. -Support & Maintenance.

technical support operative

pipex communications

2007-7 - 2008-7 · 1 yr 1 mo

* As part of of my degree I was involved in a year's industry placement. In my role I provided Technical Support for Pipex Internet Broadband customers. * Duties and responsibilities included: * Broadband Installations. * Fault Diagnostics & Escalation. * Troubleshooting via telephone, email & fax. * Customer Training. * Multi-Tasking & communication between software systems. * User guidance and support.

Education

west herts college

computer science

2003-1 - 2005-1 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Attended West Herts College - Hertfordshire Completed 18 Modules over two year period covering many aspects of Computing related study including Hardware & Software Activities and Societies: Hardware, Software, Problem Diagnosis, Software Development, PHP, HTML, Javascript, MS Office, Excel, Access, Word, Database Design & Normalization, Computer Ethics, Software Documentation and User Guides, Software Project Management, Business Pitfall Identification

de montfort university

computer science

2005-1 - 2009-1 · 4 yrs 1 mo

Graduated with BSc in Computer Science in 2009 (2:1) Headhunted for Knowledge Transfer Partnership after graduation in 2009 Activities and Societies: Software Development (Visual Studio), VB.NET, SQL,Object Oriented Programming, Software Project Management, Database Design, Data Mining, Data Protection, Agile & RUP