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Mr. Sean Handley

Colne, NW
UK
the_real_sean_handley@hotmail.com

Home: 01282866889


CV		^BACK TO TOP

- About Me -

A computer science graduate with a passion for technology. Particularly interested
in mobile devices, networking and security. Active in the open source community, member of the
British Computer Society, senior member of the Swansea University Computer Society.

Firm advocate of free and open source software with several years of experience using various distributions of Linux, particularly Ubuntu. Strong Object-Oriented programmer, particularly in Java but also in C++, Ruby and Python.

- Skills -

- Experienced programmer with knowledge of technologies including (but not limited to) Java, C, C++,
Ruby, Python, PHP, VB, ASP, SQL, XML, C#, .NET;
- High-level of general computer literacy;
- Experience with various project management tools, UML, development environments and version
control using SVN and CVS;
- Competence with and broad knowledge of multiple operating systems, including GNU/Linux, BSD
and Windows;
- Experience with Linux server administration including LDAP and Apache.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Exchange Server.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and oral;
- Confident public speaker.

- Positions of Responsibility -

(January 2007 - Present) Became a Google campus ambassador, a voluntary position involving the
organisation of Google-funded socials for computer science students.
(2006 - 2007) Elected for the executive committee of the Swansea University Computer Society
where I have gained direct experience of running an organisation of over 200 members.
(January 2006 - May 2006) Group Leader of a university programming team, working to produce a
theoretical mass-spectrometry application. Gained knowledge and practical experience of software
engineering principles and leadership. Used Java to produce a medium-sized codebase using the version control system Subversion.

- Achievements -

2007 - Delivered public presentations on various technology topics as part of the Swansea University
Computer Society's Lightning Talks events including Lego NXT robotics and WEP in 802.11 networks..
2006 - Undertook a major third year project in the algebraic specification of hyperthreaded/multicore
microprocessors.

- References -

1)

Neal Harman
Department of Computer Science
Swansea University
Swansea
SA2 8PP

n.a.harman@swan.ac.uk
Phone: +44 (0) 1792 295394
Fax: +44 (0) 1792 295708
http://cs.swan.ac.uk/~csneal/

Connection: Academic tutor

2)

Andy Gimblett
Department of Computer Science
Swansea University
Swansea
SA2 8PP

a.m.gimblett@swan.ac.uk
Phone: +44 (0) 1792 513683
Fax: +44 (0) 1792 295708
http://cs.swan.ac.uk/~csandy/

Connection: Lecturer


SUMMARY	^BACK TO TOP


Desired Salary:	20,000.00 GBP Per Year


Current Career Level:	Student (Higher education/Graduate)


Years of relevant work experience:	Less than 1 Year


Management Experience:	No Experience


Project Leadership Experience:	< 1 Year


Location Status:	UK - I am authorised to work in this country for any employer.


Target Job:	Target Job Title:	Software Developer

	Desired Job Type:	Permanent

	Work Load:	Full-time


	Industry:	Computer Software Computer/IT Services

Target Company:	Occupation:	IT/Software Development Computer/Network Security IT Consulting Software/System Architecture Software/Web Development Systems Analysis - IT


Target Locations:	Selected Locations:	UK-NW

	Relocate:	No

	Willingness to travel:	Up to 100% travel

Education:	7/2007	Computer Science	UK-Wales-Swansea
	Bachelor's Degree
	Achieved upper second class honours (2.1).

	6/2004	Ermysted's Grammar School	UK-North Yorkshire-Skipton
	'A' Level/Higher or Equivalent
	English Language: B Information and Communication Technology: B Computing: B German: C General Studies: C

	6/2002	Ermysted's Grammar School	UK-North Yorkshire-Skipton
	Secondary School or equivalent
	GCSE's: Biology: A Chemistry: A German: A* English Langage: A Graphic Design: A Mathematics: A English Literature: B Information Technology: B Physics: B Art: C

Experience:	5/2006 - 8/2007	Caer Las Cymru	Swansea, Wales
	Industry: Non profit Charitable Organisations
	Software Developer

	Two Summer placements maintaining and improving the organisations Management Information System by redesigning the interface and and designing new features to help employees manage their data. Gained excellent experience of VBA and SQL Server.

	5/2006 - 7/2006	Google	Swansea, Wales
	Industry: Computer Software
	Software Developer

	Awarded a stipend by Google's Summer of Code scheme to work on the open-source project PyDev (a Python programmer's plugin for the Java-based IDE Eclipse). Acquired valuable experience working on a large software project as part of a distributed team as well as sound knowledge of production quality code in Java including advanced features of the technology such as reflection, generics and design patterns. Used test-driven development with unit tests written in JUnit.

	5/2001 - 8/2001	Calderglen	Colne, Lancashire
	Industry: Computer/IT Services
	Programmer

	Programming and PC repair. Learned some system administration, gained knowledge of hardware and software. Worked with VB6 in the creation of bespoke software for the company's clients.

Skills:	Skill Name	Skill Level	Last Used/Experience
	Java	Expert	Currently Used 3 years
	C	Intermediate	Currently Used 2 years
	Visual Basic	Expert	Currently Used 6 years
	Linux	Expert	Currently Used 3 years
	Python	Beginner	Currently Used 1 years
	Ruby	Beginner	Currently Used 1 years
	C# and .NET	Intermediate	Currently Used 1 years
	Windows XP	Expert	Currently Used 6 years
	Windows Vista	Expert	Currently Used 1 years
	Subversion	Expert	Currently Used 3 years

Languages:	Languages	Proficiency Level
	English	Fluent - Full Knowledge
	German	Conversational