Alan Dotchin

• responsible for ensuring that the key data systems within the OTA business are well maintained, optimized for high performance throughput, and structured to enable easy analysis. These systems are hosted on Amazons AWS infrastructure and are required to support enterprise level scale, reliability, and performance
• assist in the management of Digital Marketing data and reporting, so experience of the Google Marketing Platform would be desired.
• required to integrate with APIs to extract data from 3rd parties and liaise with our Infrastructure Team to ensure applications & databases are deployed in line with existing processes.
• heavily involved in the planning, implementation, maintenance and continual monitoring and patching of our data warehouse. You will investigate issues identified by role holder, or reported by stakeholders, and use your initiative to create solutions.
• liaise with stakeholders to gather requirements for new functionality and use your initiative to build solutions that are fit for purpose. You will analyse system and business data to identify trends and report insight that will be used to inform business decisions.

• Help provide analytics/ improve analytical tools to improve the business insight, from which decisions can be made.
• Work with stakeholder across business functions to identify areas where processes can be automated.
• Help prepare and iterate MI and statistical reports for internal management and clients
• Write sync scripts to implement the transfer of data between databases/platforms.
• Participate in peer programming with other team members to provide/receive constructive feedback on code.
• Provide support in testing team member’s code.
• Support in using development release pipelines to push code changes to relevant environments.

• As a C# .NET Developer, design and develop applications of highest quality, following programming and design best practices
• Develop features for the platform using Sitecore CMS and C# .NET.
• Implement functional and technical specifications for future enhancements of the platform and provide troubleshooting wherever necessary
• Automate unit testing and functional testing, as applicable
• As a scrum team member, contribute to all Sprint activities and ceremonies; facilitate ceremonies as applicable
• Provide release support responsible for movement of changes from dev to production landscape
• Be a strong team player, able to collaborate as part of a team to deliver exceptional customer results in a rapid paced implementation n environment

Recent projects included some work using Microsoft Reporting Services and SQL Server Integration Services, an ASP.NET MVC project using DataTables, CRUD functionality and ASP.Net Identity Framework. Also completed a project using Microsoft Power Automate to automate Business Processes and Workflows.

Integration Services, Reporting Services, Power Automate.

I began looking into starting my own business. Attended many workshops on how to start to your own business run by the Business Factory in North Shields. I began meeting potential clients at the beginning of the year just before Coronavirus has a major impact on the start-up.

taught Computer Science at Gateshead College. Teaching BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Computing as well as Level 4 & 5 HNC/HND in Computing. I have also recently taught DevAcademy students on a 6 week training course for those looking to work in the IT sector.

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Utilitywise is a leading utility broker and business utility consultancy: we help businesses reduce their energy consumption and costs. We have over 40,000 customers across the UK and Europe, from start-ups and local businesses to household names and international companies.

During my brief stay at utilitywise before deciding to return to university to study MSc Advanced Computer Science I worked on a project that handled various requests from within the organisation. The application was able to prioritise, group and filter the incoming requests. The applications was developed in ASP.NET Core and Angualr.

Big Lottery Fund distributes money raised by the National Lottery for good causes across the UK. We are committed to ensuring that these investments make a real difference to communities and people most in need.

A technology developer on the Applications Development team. Job activities includes the following

• to maintain and develop new and existing applications and sites, lead on projects and take our digital services forward
• identify improvements, scope, plan, design, build and test functionality on our intranet and internal web-based systems as well as developing new solutions
• debugging and code review, developing and implementing new and improved functionality to our current .NET/SQL server applications, managing change control and providing technical input into business analysis and projects
• carry out front and back end development as well as liaise with contractors to implement changes and updates to our external websites

NCG is one of the largest not-for-profit education and training groups in the UK. With four colleges, two national training providers and a long-distance learning service.

Responsible for the maintenance and optimisation of the NCG suite of websites and microsites, including those of NCG divisions (Newcastle College, Discovery School, West Lancashire College, intraining and Rathbone Training).

Responsible for developing custom ASP.NET web applications for use within the organisations SharePoint environment, including the development of web parts, applications and custom workflows. Experience of administering and developing for Microsoft SharePoint 2010.

I was responsible for sourcing, assessing, developing and promoting e-Learning Content and Resources to support curriculum delivery across a broad range of curriculum areas to support learning at all levels. I also provide training and support to staff in the use of rapid development tools to create quality e-learning content. I used Adobe Captivate and Articulate Storyline as the authoring software to build online courses.

Teaching and supporting learners across all levels of qualifications offered within the school including full and part time programmes, with particular focus on working to deliver creative ICT based progrmmes out in the community based settings and within the college.

blp a print company which offers traditional print as well as Direct Mailing and Packaging. Maintained client websites allowing them to order online their own products; letterheads, complimentary slips. Clients included Northern Rock, Ecclesiastical and Brewin Dolphin.

Employed as a contractor for a temporary duration. Duties included the following:

• maintain all group web sites and internet pages in line with the current marketing strategy and available product lines
• improve and develop all web related material used for the Group Internet, Intranet and Extranet sites in response to Group requests
• maintain and update all content, consumer promotions and direct marketing online

The Building Centre, a permanent exhibition and a source of information for the construction industry, covering all aspects of architecture and design, construction and planning, home improvement, DIY and self build. Achievements and duties included the following:

• the redesign, build and upkeep of the main website as well as several other related websites
• built a Content Management System (CMS) for the upkeep of the main website
• integrated an online payment system for the purpose of event bookings and the purchase of reports and publications
• built various reporting tools for tracking registered users of the site as well as various product manufacturers

Responsible for liaison with content editors in various Educating Services to ensure that the information on the website supports parents who wish to use the Online Admissions facility. Working with the web team to ensure school details are updated from Educational Management System (EMS). Reviewed the provision and presentation of information for parents and careers about all Education Services.

In May 2003 I embarked upon an epic journey that would take me through 26 countries, traveling partially through the old Silk Road in Iran, Pakistan and China. Starting in London and finishing in Sydney, Australia, I covered the whole distance overland using local transportation, either by train or bus and the occasional ferry in Indonesia.

Proximity London, an all-round creative agency, part of a global network of 67 offices and over 2,500 people, focusing on campaigns across every channel from direct to digital, social to mobile. Following is a list of some of the clients I had worked with: Pedigree, Emirates, Whiskas, Eastern Energy, Financial Times, Genie, BT, Volkswagen, UCI Cinemas, Outdoor Connection.

While employed as a Curriculum Support Worker, I also lectured at the college, teaching Web Design and Visual Basic 6.0 to adults. I also taught at Gosforth Academy and Heaton Manor School during this period.

Responsible for providing first class support to the college's students and staff, supervision of resource based learning. Identifying hardware and software problems and deriving and implementing solutions quickly. Maintenance, servicing, installation and upgrading of systems and equipment.

Check-in agent for Flughafen Frankfurt/Main AG (FAG) at Frankfurt Airport. Trained in the British Airways Departure Control System, dealt with all aspects of airport processing; passenger check-in, aircraft weight and balance, flight assignment, seat availability, boarding procedures, ticketing, passport and visa regulations.

Industrial work placement from Northumbria University, employed at Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in the Space Science Division. Duties included radiation detection and measurement, conducting experiments, data collection, data analysis, presentation and report writing.