Andy Stanier has over years' experience as a software developer after having completed a master's degree in computer science with distinction. With a background in chemistry and 15 years' experience in the pharmaceutical industry, Andy is now a skilled and motivated developer using the .NET framework.
After gaining a master's degree in computer science at the University of Hertfordshire, he became a Software Developer at Synectics Solutions where he was involved in web developing using C#, JavaScript and T-SQL. He supported multiple projects as a full stack engineer.
Andy has since become a Senior Developer at Tractivity, a company that operates a Stakeholder Resource Management tool.
Andy has used and learned many different languages and techniques and used several different software packages during his time as a developer. These are mostly Microsoft products and frameworks which include C#, TypeScript, HTML, CSS and T-SQL. He has worked with APIs and services, used JavaScript frameworks such as React/Redux, and written scripts in PowerShell and Bash as well as using Git and SVN for source control.
| Programming Languages | Software | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| C# | ASP.NET MVC, Webforms and Core | T-SQL | MS Visual Studio |
| Git/SVN | TypeScript/JQuery | React/Redux | MS SQL Server Management Studio |
| HTML | CSS | Powershell | Visual Studio Code |
Andy has also gained many transferable skills whilst working in several industries:
Wrote a desktop application in Java for final project.
Views for projects written using HTML5.
Use of Bootstrap and bespoke CSS in design of websites.
Used JavaScript to code for websites on the client side.
Use JQuery when controlling client side functionality.
For moving data around project websites.
Written short programs in C and studied secure programming which concentrated on C.
Uses ASP.NET MVC and Webforms maintain websites.
Use T-SQL to query database and write stored procedures.
Used to generate requests and receive responses from webservices
Self taught Python from textbooks and online tutorials.
Use Git daily as version control for ongoing projects.
Used UML techniques when planning final project.
C# is used daily for website coding on the server side.
Use Visual Studio to create websites using C#.
Used BlueJ IDE when learning Java.
Learned the basic principles of OOP and UML as applied to Java.
Used both Windows and Linux operating systems
Used the command line to compile and run programs in Windows and Linux OS.
Extensively used to program in Java and HTML throughout Masters Degree.
Use to monitor new, ongoing and completed tasks.
Touched upon during secure programming course.
Use as a strongly typed version of JS, mostly using ES6 syntax.
Self taught course with Codecademy.
A configurable text editor.
Text editor from Microsoft
Use to make calls to the database from the front end
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An open-source text editor, similar to Sublime Text 2.
For writing and executing SQL on backend databases.
Syntax for generating HTML from C#.
Subversion Version control software.
Used for console apps and scripts for automating tasks.
A Single Page App using React/Redux written in TypeScript
Senior Software developer for a client facing Stakeholder Resource Management website. Using ASP.NET MVC framework combined with C#, T-SQL, JavaScript, TypeScript, Angular, HTML, and CSS to maintain websites.
Day to day tasks include:Software developer for internal and client facing websites for clients including the UK Government, for which he was Security Cleared, many large banking and financial organisations and clients within the automotive industry.
See Education section for more details.
This job ended in redundancy due to closure of the chemistry department. Molplex was a small biochemical start-up, whose aim was to use Artificial Intelligence to design new drugs for orphan diseases.
During this period, Andy attended Jobcentre run courses in CV writing, went to IT courses and applied for jobs in the pharmaceutical industry.
This job ended in redundancy due to closure of the chemistry department. Designed and synthesised libraries of compounds for screening.
This job ended in redundancy due to closure of the chemistry department.
This job ended in redundancy due to closure of the research area.
A distance learning Master's degree in Computer Science, passed with Distinction
Chemistry with a Year in Industry, MChem with First Class Honours.
Three years of study and practical labs, coursework and exams.
A fourth year was spent working in an industrial setting as a synthetic
chemist in a drug discovery research department. Learning on the job
and completing a written report and exams.
Four 'A' Levels in Mathematics (A), Chemistry (A), Physics (B) and General Studies (A).
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