Curriculum Vitae

Personal Details

Surname
Tiplady
Forenames
Simon Graham
NIE
X-3839159-E
Social Security No.
29 1075639384
Date of Birth
7th July 1983
Nationality
British
Address
Postal Address
Telephone Number
952 11 22 70 / 655 553 663
E-Mail Address
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Qualifications

Education
Tarporley High School, Cheshire, UK
University of York, York, UK
University of Malaga, Spain
Qualifications

GCSE - Summer 1999

  • Mathematics A*
  • Science Double Award A A
  • Business Studies B
  • Electronics B
  • French B
  • Geography B
  • English Language C C
  • English Literature C

"A" Levels - Summer 2001

  • Mathematics A
  • Further Mathematics B
  • Physics B
  • Chemistry C
  • General Studies C

University Degree – Summer 2005

  • Bachelor of Engineering, Electronic Engineering

Spanish Language Course – August 2005

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Personal Profile

I am single with my own car and a full clean driving licence, which I have held since November 2000. I moved permanently back to my family home in Alhaurin el Grande on leaving University in July 2005. My native language is English; however I speak and understand some Spanish. I spend my recreational time water skiing, snow skiing and going to the gym.

During both my time at university and in my career, I have shown that I am able to work both under my own initiative as well as part of a team. I can communicate on all levels from instructing less experienced staff to taking part in meetings with the CEO, Directors and Management of the companies.

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References

Academic
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Career History

PropertyMartOverseas.com SLU (A wholly owned subsidiary of PropertyMartOverseas PLC)
August 2007 to November 2007 (Due to liquidation of the company)
PHP & XML Developer
  • Creating new XML feeds from other property websites
  • Conversion of existing feeds to the Property Mart standard feed
  • Extracting data from MS Access databases for import into an sql database with a different schema
  • Programming using PHP 5
  • Optimisation of html code for SEO purposes
  • Involvement in the planning of a new CRM system to link all areas of the business, (sales, accounts, customer services)
  • Dealing with technical support queries from estate agents (phone and email)
  • Working directly with the directors and CEO of the company to set and achieve targets for the development of the company website.
"Lottery 24" - Prudential Investments Ltd
September 2005 to August 2007
Software Engineer
  • Programming/Languages
  • PHP 4
    • Use and development of custom functions and classes, including PEAR
    • Multi language website and back-end
  • MySQL 4 and 5
    • MyISAM, MyISAM Merge and NDBC Storage engines
    • MyISAM Replication
  • HTML to W3C recognised standards
  • Javascript
  • Server configuration for:
    • Linux – SUSE Enterprise Linux and CentOS v.4
    • Apache - Compiled from source for a development server to match live server configuration
    • MySQL 5- Compiled from source for a development server to match live server configuration
    • Samba - Basic file sharing with or without authentication
    • Sendmail / Fetchmail
  • Responsibilities
  • Communicate with clients via e-Mail and telephone
  • Participation in group meetings regarding future developments
  • Training and instruction of new and less experienced staff
  • Supervision of software development office during managers absence
  • Development and expansion of existing affiliate software
  • During times when the Software Team Leader is absent I have supervised the overall running of the office and liaising with the CEO
Chester Canalside Holiday Rentals & El Roble Holidays
July 2002 to Present
Website Developer
Design of the holiday rental websites, including maintenance and updates. Design and scripting of online enquiry and booking system, using PHP on a Linux server and MySQL databases.
Summer 2000, Easter and Summer 2001
Payroll First (UK) Ltd
Data Input Clerk
  • Input of employee payroll details for new contracts
  • Creating a new website, including design and authoring
Various Bars and Restaurants in UK and Spain
September 1999 to June 2005
Waiter / Bar Supervisor
During "A" level studies, degree and university holiday periods I held various positions either "waiting on" in restaurants or bar work. This was in Cheshire and York in the UK and in Alhaurin el Grande, Spain.
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