Michael Jemmeson

Personal Details

Date of Birth:	4th August 1977
Place of Birth:	Chelmsford, Essex
Nationality:	British
Email:	mjemmeson@blueyonder.co.uk

Employment History

2002-Present - Complinet

Currently working as a Perl and PHP developer. Complinet is the market-leading supplier of business critical compliance and human resources information solutions to the financial services sector.

1999-2002 - Moreover Technologies (Moreover.com)

Worked as both a Perl developer and a UNIX sys admin in a small technical team. I was one of two people responsible for all the sys admin work. Moreover provide internet newsfeeds, business intelligence and content and news categorisation.

Programming work

Database and web programming using Perl and SQL.
Writing Perl modules, Apache mod_perl, Sybase SQL/Perl embedded in HTML.
Duties comprised both development of new code and maintenance and support of existing code.
Re-wrote the entire Moreover newsfeed system - code to generate and cache users' newsfeeds in various text and XML formats across multiple webservers, the code receiving above 8 million hits a day.
Other programming work included:
- Components of a secure web interface to our SQL server
- Development of the Moreover Newsportal
- Content management and HTML
- CGI
- Client and user support by telephone and email
- Automated news headline mailing lists (Lyris) and web marketing projects
- Project planning and documentation

Sys admin work

Sun hardware and Solaris 2.6 and 7
Sybase ASE and Autonomy database administration, using Veritas Cluster HA software and shared RAID drives for failover capabilities
Webservers, running either Apache (with and without mod_perl) and mySQL, or Netscape Enterprise
Assisted in planning and installing the current system, which has both physical and logical redundancy at every point.
Other sys admin areas covered:
- Firewalls (Cisco and Netscreen)
- Cisco Arrowpoint and LocalDirector load-balancing switches
- Veritas (NetBackup, FileSystem and VolumeManager)
- DNS/bind
- UNIX shell scripting
- Security
- Planning hardware/software purchases, support, and consultancy
I attended training courses for the four Veritas products and for Sybase SQL.

Technical Summary

Programming

2+ years experience in Perl, including using/writing modules, Apache mod_perl, embedded SQL
C++, Java, UNIX shell scripting

Web development

Excellent hand coded HTML, CSS stylesheets, JavaScript, XML, SGML
PHP, CGI, Perl Template Toolkit, secure user interfaces
I am particularly interested in content management, the development of 'community' web sites, and web-site usability.

Platforms/Systems

UNIX: 2+ years experience UNIX Solaris administration, also extensive Linux (Red Hat) knowledge and experience
Apache, mod_perl, mySQL - installation, configuration, tuning
Sybase ASE SQL database use and administration)
Veritas Cluster, Veritas Volume Manager, Veritas FileSystem, Hardware RAID
Firewalls (Netscreen, Cisco), switches (Cisco, Arrowpoint), load-balancing, DNS/Bind

Education

1998-99	The University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne MSc Computing Science
Areas studied included C++ programming, system analysis and software engineering, databases (including SQL), networks (Internet and LANs), mathematical network modelling and human-computer interaction and usability. My dissertation involved the monitoring of user logins to answer computer usage and user location queries over a distributed network. A solution was developed using C++, Java, network sockets and CGI.
1995-98	University College London (UCL) BSc (Hons) Geography (2:2)
Practical/computer courses in GIS, remote-sensing imaging, modelling, cartography and topographic surveying. Other geographical interests in arts/social science, such as urban-historical geography, transport geography, and the reporting of environmental issues in the mass media. The wide range of courses taken showed my adaptable nature, utilisation of a broad skills base, and willingness to venture academically.
1988-95	King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford
June 1995	A Level:	Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Geography, General Studies - all grade A
June 1993	GCSE:	9 all grade A

Personal Development/Interests

Positions of responsibility held include treasurer of the UCL student Stage Committee, and school prefect. An interest in technical theatre, especially stage lighting, led to seven years experience of theatre and stage productions. From this I gained very beneficial experience of teamwork, negotiation and defusing of stressful situations, working long hours in a demanding environment, and working to fixed deadlines.

My main interest is music, and I have played the 'cello in orchestras and music groups throughout school and university including the Essex Youth Orchestra. The production of electronic and sample-based music, and DJ-ing are among my other interests, and I had a series of radio shows on a student station. I enjoy studying and discussing 20th Century novels, films, art and architecture.

References

Previous employer:

Angus Bankes
CTO,
Moreover.com
12 Greenhill Rents
London EC1M 6BN
020 7253 5003

Other references available on request.

This document available at: http://www.mjemmeson.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/

Last updated: 30th August 2002