Currently developing consumer applications aimed at the RISC OS desktop market and for networking between RISC OS and Windows. These include Grapevine, an instant messaging client, UniPrint which enables users of RISC OS computers to print documents and launch URLs and files to Windows across a network, Hermes, an advanced email and RSS transport application, and SafeStore, a comprehensive automated backup solution.
Extensive use of HTML, Javascript, CGI, Perl, PHP, SQL. I have built and am currently maintaining an extensive e-commerce Web site for an international dating agency, using mostly CGI and Perl to provide online membership facilities, chat and messaging facilities, social event management and a comprehensive administration and customer usage analysis suite for the client. Also developing server-side software structures for other Internet-based services, and building a site to display and market a large photographic collection.
(based in Germany 1979-82).
The Kiss Principle Inc, Mountain View, California
Employed as lead engineer on conversational interface software projects for interactive television. Extensive use of C++, COM, Javascript and integration of ActiveX with Javascript, multithreading, sockets, XML, Windows NT/2000 and CE, MSTV, server applications, networking applications, IRC protocols. Developed chat clients, TV program guides, chat servers, data aggregation servers, script engines etc. Led and mentored a small team of junior engineers.
(at ImagicTV, New Brunswick, Canada)
Developed application for interactive television project to display broadcast notification messages over TV and Web pages
Involved in the development of a major new version of the RISC OS operating system. Wrote a front end for configuration settings and also an installer for the OS.
Developed a C/C++ engine for an email client application to be used on network computers for a consumer deployment in Scandinavia.
Developed modules and applications to improve the reliability and performance of the online services that Netchannel provided to RCA network computer users, and to gather and analyse data for use by QA and customer service teams.
Redwood Shores, California
Led the development of an Electronic Program Guide (EPG) for network computers, in both C++ and HTML/JavaScript versions, for NCOS and Navio DTV client systems.
Redwood Shores, California
Member of team porting Oracle Media Objects to Acorn set-top box for the AMUSE enhanced TV project in Europe.
Wrote hundreds of articles of both a technical and a general nature for magazines aimed at users of Acorn RISC OS systems. Also wrote many programs published on magazine discs to illustrate technical articles. Included spells as both Technical Editor and Editor of RISC User magazine. In 1992 wrote a book based on a series of programming articles by a colleague.
Developed and marketed computer software mostly for Acorn's RISC OS platform, published by my own company and by others. Consistently received excellent reviews in the Acorn-related press.
