Paul Backhouse

Professional experience for Paul Backhouse

• Current , since Nov 2018

  

  Head of IT

  Engel & Völkers Digital Invest

  

  Leading the IT development team in the crowdfunding platform. Working in Microsoft technologies (Dot Net Core) utilising the ServiceStack framework. Building the development team, guiding workflows and processes to support the business requirements for the platform.

• Current , since Sep 2015

  Lead Developer (ASP.NET MVC, AngularJS, SQL)

  Itineris Ltd

  As an experienced developer I am responsible for project analysis planning and specification; Assisting team members on a variety of tasks and processes. In our agile environment we are working together to put in place best practise methodologies and development processes for the expansion of Itineris Ltd.

• Current , since Jan 2014

  Lead UI/UX Front end Developer (ASP MVC, AngularJS)

  Traisor GmbH

  I am currently working on the main reporting tool which acts as a central point of Business Intelligence reports for app eco-system statistical data. I am responsible for adding new features for report analysing across our customer application data. As a company we gather all data relating to a customer’s application base and present it in a highly customisable UI allowing our customers full analytical control of their data.

• 4 months, Jul 2018 - Oct 2018

  

  Senior Software Engineer

  inno-focus businessconsulting gmbh

  

• 4 months, Dec 2017 - Mar 2018

  Senior Software Engineer

  Smilegate

• 1 year and 4 months, Sep 2016 - Dec 2017

  Enterprise Architect

  Gs Fresh

  Leading the strategy of the development process with the team . Designing and delivering IT application architecture to support business strategy. Providing lead development resource using technologies such as ASP.NET MVC 5, C#/VB.NET, Entity Framework 6, Visual Studio 2015, Visual Studio Online, AngularJS, Html 5, CSS 3, Less, Jasmine, Castle Windsor. Karma, Grunt, NodeJs, Phantom.

• 3 years, Jan 2011 - Dec 2013

  Application Developer (ASP.NET)

  Online2Office

  Taking lead on projects and specifications gathering for a new web based application for customer account management which includes invoicing and order management, customer call creation, tracking and management, order tracking and Proof Of Delivery. I was tasked with creating the requirements and specifications based on discussions with the business owners in Customer services and Operations teams.

• 1 year and 1 month, Jan 2010 - Jan 2011

  Senior Web Developer

  Fugro Intersite

  My main responsibility focuses on specification/requirement list creation and development of a bespoke internal web/mobile based Global Asset Management application with multi-lingual support including full project workflow, working with colleagues in USA, Holland and Singapore.

• 5 months, Sep 2009 - Jan 2010

  Web Development Anaylst

  R3 Group

  My main objective was to develop the new insurance quotation application to provide the existing R3 Group’s websites the ability to deliver online quotations and policy creation to end users. Using the experience I have in conversion rate optimisation and usability I am working with the online marketing team to ensure we have a strategy in place to maintain high conversion rates and using my design knowledge to advise the design team on best practices for online media and design concepts.

• 2 years and 6 months, Apr 2007 - Sep 2009

  Web Developer & Designer

  Vodafone Specialist Communications

  I was responsible for supporting, improving and developing in-house web applications developed in the DotNet 2.0 Framework using VB.Net with Visual Studio 2005 with technologies including Xml/Xslt/web services and MS SQL server. Working closely with our marketing department to ensure our public facing website and partner sites are meeting our joint objectives which recently included the development and implementation of an ecommerce solution into our U.S. Partner website with Verizon Wireless.

• 7 years and 5 months, Dec 1999 - Apr 2007

  Web Developer / Senior Technical & IT Administrator

  2Cs Communications

  I was one of three developers involved in creating web based solutions for clients ranging from small businesses to large corporations. Together with our designers and project managers we work closely with the clients to ensure their business objectives and targets are met for their proposed online solution. This involves technical consultation, specification/functionality layout and project quotation based on the requirements set out from point of contact.