Curriculum Vitae: Jim Smellie
Overview
Experienced in the whole application/web site development life cycle including:
- User requirements gathering/documentation.
- Rapid prototyping.
- Solution implementation.
- Solution deployment.
- Code reviews and documentation.
- Live system support and troubleshooting.
Work Record
| November 2008 to date | Freelance web and database consultant. |
| September - October 2008 | Standard Life, Edinburgh. |
| February 2008 | Scottish Environmental Protection Agency, Stirling. |
| October - November 2007 | Criminal Injuries Compensation Board, Glasgow. |
| April - June 2007 | The University of the West of Scotland, Paisley. |
| February - March 2007 | Dataserve UK, Glasgow. |
| September - October 2006 | Scottish Life, Edinburgh. |
| October 2005 - March 2006 | Glasgow Housing Association, Glasgow. |
| May - September 2005 | BT, Edinburgh. |
| August 2004 - March 2005 | National Australia Group, Clydebank. |
| April - August 2004 | Convergys EMEA Ltd., Edinburgh. |
| December 2003 - March 2004 | Student Loans Co. Ltd., Glasgow. |
| April - October 2003 | BT Syntegra, Edinburgh. |
| October 2001 - March 2003 | Student Loans Co. Ltd., Glasgow. |
| April 1996 - April 2001 | Student Loans Co. Ltd., Glasgow. |
| February 1991 - April 1996 | British Energy plc, East Kilbride. |
| September 1987 - November 1990 | Intelligent Terminals, Glasgow. |
| December 1982 - June 1986 | Britoil PLC, Glasgow |
| September 1980 - November 1982 | Digital Exploration Ltd., East Grinstead, Sussex |
Education
| Open University | Post Graduate course | Software Development for Networked Applications using JAVA. | Merit Pass. |
| University of Glasgow | M.Sc. | Information Technology | |
| University of Edinburgh | B.Sc. (Hons.) | Geophysics | Class 2/1 |
Professional Qualifications
| Member of the British Computer Society/ Chartered Information Technology Professional. |
Elected October 1993. |  |
| Chartered Engineer | Elected November 1993. |  |
Programming Languages/Operating Systems/Application packages
| Primary Languages | (X)HTML, CSS, PHP, JavaScript, mySQL, ORACLE® , PL/SQL, SQL; PRO*C, C, UNIX Bourne/Korn/C shell-script |
| Other languages | ORACLE® Reports 6i, ORACLE® Forms 6i |
| Hardware | Apple Macintosh, Windows PCs, SUN Sparc, HP Alpha and DEC VAX |
| Operating Systems | Mac OS, MS-Windows, UNIX and VAX/OpenVMS |
| Databases | MySql, ORACLE® 7-11g; FileMaker Pro |
| Development Tools | ORACLE® Designer2000; ORACLE® SQL Developer; TOAD; SQL*Impact; Insure++ |
| Code Management Tools | Serena Changeman; PVCS; Visual SourceSafe; CCM; Sourcerer's Apprentice |
| PC Packages | Microsoft Office; Photoshop; DreamWeaver; InDesign |
Leisure Interests
Fine scale model railways; Railway history; Classic cars; Hill walking.
References
Chris Miller,
Clayton Graham Advertising Ltd, 8 Sandyford Place, Glasgow, G3 7NB
T: 0141 221 3700 E: chris.miller@claytongraham.co.uk
Craig Cleland,
Twechar Healthy Living Enterprise Centre, St Johns Way, Main Street, Twechar, G65 9TA.
T: 01236 827 154 E: craig.cleland@twecharhlec.org.uk
David White,
Slater's Plastikard Ltd, Temple Road, Matlock Bath, Matlock, DE4 3PG
T: 01629 583993 E: slaters@slatersplastikard.com
David Garbutt,
Project Manager, Student Loans, 100 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, G2 7JD.
T: 0141 396 2100 E: david.garbutt@slc.co.uk
