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Darren Stephens BSc MSc MBCS CITP
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Sections: [Education] [Employment] [Skills] [Publications]
Personal Details
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full, UK, clean |
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Email: darren@gestaltweb.me.uk WWW: http://www.gestaltweb.me.uk |
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Summary
I am an experienced and qualified teacher and supporter of teaching activity. I have developed systems in both commercial and academic environments, using a variety of technologies. I have dealt successfully with clients of many types and am able to accept responsibility, adapt and work within rapidly changing environments, both individually and as a part of a larger team.
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Higher Education | ||
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University of Hull 2001 - present |
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University of Teesside 1994 - 1995 |
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University of Durham 1988 - 1991 |
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Tertiary Education (A Levels) | ||
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Marton Sixth Form College 1986 - 1988 |
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Secondary Education (O Levels) | ||
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Brackenhoe School 1981 - 1986 |
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Training Received | ||
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Amsys Training July 2011 |
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University of Hull 2010-2011 |
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University of Hull 2007-2009 |
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University of Hull April 2006 |
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Scotsys Ltd July 2004 |
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University of Teesside May 1996 |
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Professional Qualifications and Membership | ||
 British Computer Society 2004 - present |
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 Association for Computing Machinery 2008 - present |
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 Higher Education Academy 2009 - present |
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Employment | ||
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University of Hull School of Arts and New Media 1999 - present |
CURRENT POSITION Academiic Support Specialist [The University of Hull Centre for Internet Computing became part of the School of Arts and New Media on August 1 2006] I lead, teach and provide academic support for modules including: information systems; programming; web design, development and administration; e-commerce and networking. This involves preparation of course materials as well as assessment and module documentation. I have also been responsible for the management of the department's dedicated network provision and service, when it exisited. |
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Onyx Internet May 1997 - Oct 1999 |
Web Design Consultant Work on both internal and external projects for a wide range of customers, from small businesses to local government and similar sized organisations (e.g LSCs). This work was a mix of development and client-facing activity. From August 1998 I was heavily involved in the design and implementation of a B2B eCommerce platform known as TradeZone. |
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| British Steel Mar 1997 - May 1997 |
IT Support Technician Second-line support for networking services, with some basic administration using Lotus Notes 4, ccMail and some OpenVMS exposure. |
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| Global Video Nov 1996 - Mar 1997 |
Sales Assistant |
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| Mediaworld Oct 1995 - Nov 1996 |
Webmaster |
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Skills | ||
Communications Skills | ||
Presentational |
Eleven years' experience of delivering lab-based teaching, seminars and lectures to student groups. |
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Non-Verbal |
Eleven years' experience of preparing teaching materials, technical reports and briefing documents. Able to prepare and present materials for a variety of audiences. |
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Logical and Analytical Skills |
Have been required on numerous occasions to to think in the systematic abstract terms needed to apply knowledge to new situation, and think both creatively and logically in order to solve problems. |
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Work Skills |
Have demonstrated, in work and research, the ability to work effectively and constructively, managing my own workload and time. Have often had to self-train quickly when learning new skills. |
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Technical Skills | ||
| HTML/XML/Markup | HTML/XHTML. Some XML/XSLT. Experience in implementing accessibility, cross platform compatibility, and standards compliance (e.g XHTML/XML/XSLT/WCAG) plus human factors. |
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Programming |
Using Perl, Java, C/C++. Some exposure to Ruby and C#. Most shell programming done using bash, Perl. Over ten years of experience of PHP, including database functionality in MySQL and PostgreSQL. Some basic Objective C and iOS development. |
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Web/Application Servers |
Apache 1.3.x, 2.0.x, and 2.2.x in Unix/Linux, with approx. twelve years' experience. |
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| Windows | Some of knowledge of configuration of Windows clients up to Windows 7. Limited server knowledge upto Server 2003 |
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| Unix/Linux | Linux: RedHat 7-9 and Fedora Core distributions), supporting a network of roughly 70 machines using a variety of protocols (NIS, DNS, Samba, DHCP, etc.). Also latterly Ubuntu for teaching purposes |
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| Mac OS X | Mac OS X 10.3-10.6 server and client admin. Successfully set up 50-seat Mac lab integrated into existing Windows and Unix systems: continued involvement in day-to-day support. |
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Relational Databases |
ER analysis, normalisation and implementation, mainly using PostgresSQL although I have also used and administered MySQL servers both previously and currently, as well as MS Access for smaller tasks. |
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