Richard Bushnell

Richard Bushnell
Visit my blog at http://richardbushnell.net
 
Objective
Internet and software consultant with 10 years of professional experience. Expert in Microsoft technologies and experienced in Agile and Test Driven Development. Interested in enterprise software development, product development and start-ups.
 
Specialities
 
* Microsoft Certified Professional Developer - Web Applications (ASP.Net 2.0)
* Microsoft Certified Professional Developer – Windows Applications (.Net 2.0/3.0/3.5)
* Windows Workflow Foundation
* Agile and Test Driven Development
 
Experience
Consultant
May 2005 - Feb 2008, Trivadis AG, Basel, CH
 
* Senior developer on various banking projects.
* Technical Project Manager and developer for a Windows-based business-critical application.
* Software Solution Architect for design of a web-based private-pension administration system.
* Training and coaching of clients in Windows and Web-based .Net technologies.
* Developer and designer of various .Net-based retail development frameworks
 
External consultant
Mar 2003 - Apr 2005, Syngenta AG, Basel, CH
 
* Lead of “.Net Global Alliance” standards and practices group.
* .Net Architecture Integration Lead for large enterprise research system.
* Lead Quality Assurance Tester responsible for non-functional aspects of new system, including performance and source-code quality.
* Member of the Architecture Authority Committee, with responsibilities for change management, application architecture and deployment.
 
Associate Director - Software Developer
Oct 2000 - Feb 2003, UBS AG, Basel, CH
 
* Project manager responsible for User Interface for a private-banking line-of-business application.
* Lead Developer of bespoke report generation server.
* Developer of custom bug-tracking application.
 
Web Development Manager
Jun 1998 – Sep 2000, Webwindows Ltd., Manchester, UK
 
* Chief developer and team lead for web-applications, with responsibilities for client consultation, information architecture, site design, and deployment.
* Developer of bespoke management and accounting system (VB 6).
 
Education
BSc Physics (hons)
1996 - 1999 University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
 
* First Class with Honors
* Received awards for top-achievement for every year of study.
 
Skills & Tools
 
* C# 3.0, VB.Net 9.0, .Net 2.0/3.0/3.5
* Visual Studio 2003/2005/2008
* ASP.Net 2.0, ASP.Net Ajax, IIS 6
* Windows Workflow Foundation
* Windows Presentation Foundation, Microsoft Expression Blend, XAML
* XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, Microsoft Expression Web, Dreamweaver MX
* XML, XML Spy, SOAP Web-Services
* Ruby On Rails, IronPython
* SQL Server 2005, T-SQL
* Oracle 10g, PL-SQL
* Windows XP/Vista, Windows Server 2003
* NUnit, MbUnit, Visual Studio Team System, Rhino.Mocks
* Subversion, Visual SourceSafe, Rational ClearCase, CVS
* VersionOne Agile Project Management, CruiseControl Continuous Integration
* Solution architecture, design patterns and coding best practices
* Microsoft Patterns and Practices Enterprise Library 3.1, Web Client Software Factory
* User Interface Design, Adobe Photoshop CS2
* Microsoft Certified Trainer
 
Interests
 
* Fitness
* Internet technology and trends
* Classical piano and music
 
References
References are available on request, or visit http://www.linkedin.com/in/richardbushnell