I am currently working as a Software Engineer for IBM, at Hursley Park near Winchester.
This page contains information about some of the work that I have been involved in.
Projects
WebSphere Process Server
Timescale: ongoing
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Area: z/OS, mainframe,
SOA, BPM, BPEL
Role: development
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Working in the development of WebSphere Process Server on z/OS -
IBM's business process management solution.
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WebSphere MQ
Timescale: 13 months
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Area: Networking, Security, C, C++, C#, Java
Role: Service
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Working as a service engineer on "middleware" providing
advice, support, and code fixes for corporate customers
using WebSphere MQ.
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Timescale: 4 months
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Area: Education, Collaboration, JMS, Java
Role: Technical Mentor
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Mentoring a team of interns as a part of IBM's Extreme Blue program,
working to develop a collaborative virtual learning environment.
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Timescale: 21 months
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Area: Networking, Perl, C
Role: System Test
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Working as a test engineer on "middleware" used to allow data transfer across disparate networks, testing
the latest milestone release of the product: WebSphere MQ v6.0.
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Timescale: 10 months
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Area: Networking, GUIs, Java
Role: Development
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Developing a Java-based graphical user interface tool for the administration, management and
problem determination of large-scale corporate networks.
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Other activities
I have also had the opportunity to get involved in a number of other activities,
including:
- Conference presentations - Technical
presentations at customer conferences in the Far East
- Blogging - Started and
regularly post to an unofficial blog based on the WebSphere MQ
product.
- SupportPac
Development - Designing and developing additional
software tools to support IBM products, released as freeware on
IBM.com
- Invention,
Innovation and Authoring - Technical publishing on
a variety of technical-related topics. Also, evaluating patent
applications submitted by my peers, and performing peer reviews
on documents for open-source projects.
- Blue
Fusion - Team Leader for the organising team of a
week-long educational science and technology event for hundreds
of local school children, as a part of National Science Week.
- School
liaison - Coordinating a long-term project between
IBM and a local secondary school, including organising events at
IBM Hursley and running weekly classes at the school.
- I.T.
Training - Writing and delivering training in a
variety of I.T. topics for local school teachers.
- Xplore IT - Involved as an activity host for an
science and technology event at a local primary school.
- Training
Events - Preparing and hosting training days at IBM
Hursley for local youth groups.
- Careers Advice - Running CV and interview
clinics at local secondary schools.
- Employee Careers Council - A member of the
representative committee at IBM Hursley, with a focus to help
and support the careers of new employees.
- Technical
Education - Ongoing technical education during my
time at IBM.
External Links
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I am working at IBM's Hursley Laboratories site - a software development site. |
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More information about IBM can be found at IBM's corporate site, IBM.com |
Last updated: 7 Apr 2007
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