PAUL DIGINGS - Colchester, England
Available for Employment, Contracting or Consulting
e-mail: pdigs at hotmail.com
Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/pauldigings
I.T. Consultant - 30+ years experience
BSc Honours Degree in Biological Sciences
Nationality: British
Kepner Tregoe PSDM Instructor/Consultant
Original Thinker
Professional Problem Solver (Strategic & Systemic)
SUMMARY OF CV / RESUME
Experience across the full life-cycle of software development.
Knowledge of internet technology, client/server environments and transaction processing.
Unix, C & C++, Node, Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) and Microsoft technology.
eCommerce, Enterprise Content Management, Document Management & Knowledge Management systems - Hybris, Celum, Sharepoint and Google Workspace.
Structured and object-oriented techniques including Yourdon, Fagan inspection, the Capability Maturity Model (CMM) & ITIL.
30+ years of experience in development, operations and trouble shooting.
An expert in risk analysis and risk mitigation.
Very experienced in change management, application management and supplier management.
KEY SKILLS
Java: J2EE, Eclipse
Node.js: Connect, Express, Sails
Mobile: Android, HTML5, CSS3, Javascript
Process: Change Management, Risk Analysis, Lean
Application: Application Management, Supplier Management
Cloud: IaaS (AWS, Azure), PaaS (Google Apps, Google Script), SaaS (Wordpress)
Products: Hybris, Celum, Sharepoint, Smartsheet, Google Workspace
O.S: Windows, Linux, Chromebook
SPECIALITY SKILLS
Kepner Tregoe PSDM (Problem Solving & Decision Making) Instructor
Fagan Defect-Free Process (including Fagan Inspection and Code Review)
ITIL Practitioner (Release & Control - Change Management)
Technical Project Management
Six Sigma Experience
Team-leading
CAREER HISTORY
Sika (2009 – 2022)
Zurich, Switzerland
Technical Internet Consultant - Development, Support, Integration, Trouble-shooting, Consultancy, Project Management:
Cloud computing: IaaS (AWS, Azure), PaaS (Google Script, Google Apps, Google Sites, Google Analytics), SaaS (Wordpress)
Mobile Internet (Android, Java, Eclipse, HTML5, CSS3, Javascript, PWA's)
Digital Asset Management (Celum / Java)
Product Information Management / eCommerce (Hybris / Java)
Document Management (Sharepoint)
Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)
Node, Connect, Express, Sails (+MEAN)
Change Management, Risk Analysis
Application Management, Supplier Management
NOVO NORDISK (2003 – 2008)
Zurich, Switzerland
Chief Application Developer – Livelink/Sharepoint 2003 & 2007/ASP(.Net)/Java/XML/XSL
My role at this company involved the development & maintenance of the company’s knowledge management systems (Livelink, Sharepoint).
I also developed and maintained various other systems written in ASP, ASP.Net, VB6, Java, SQL Server, Oracle & XML/XSL.
In 2003 I wrote a global address book program which was positively reviewed in the company's e-newspaper.
In 2004 I led the team upgrading our Livelink 9.1/SQL Server installation to Livelink 9.2/Oracle 9i (UTF8).
In 2005 I designed and wrote a corporate portal interface for this company’s BlackBerry users using Java services.
Jan-Jun 2006 I implemented Sharepoint 2003 for projects and integrated this with the Livelink environment.
July 2006-Jan 2008 I was involved in a project to upgrade our entire Livelink environment to Sharepoint 2007. My particular responsibilities included site branding, navigation, site construction, custom webpart development & excel services implementation. This project included enhancing our Java services software (see 2005 above) to interface with Sharepoint 2007 using Web services (SOAP) and RSS technology.
HOLCIM COMMERCE LTD (2002 – 2003)
Holderbank, Switzerland
Senior Software Engineer – Java/Ariba Buyer/XML/SQL Server
I worked for this company implementing an Ariba Buyer 7.1 e-procurement application in a global roll-out project. This involved heavily customising Ariba Buyer using mainly Java & XML.
IPS AMERICA (2000 - 2002)
San Francisco, USA
Contractor - Java/EJB/Ariba Marketplace/Weblogic/Oracle/XML/LDAP
Developed a B2B marketplace and collaboration workspace for the global construction industry.
I worked as a Senior Developer in a team implementing a B2B trading package (Ariba Marketplace). This package is based on the following technologies: Java (J2EE), EJB, Weblogic, Oracle, XML & LDAP.
In addition to development my duties included estimating workload, unit testing and providing advice & consultancy.
COMPUTER SCIENCES CORP (1999 - 2000)
Farnborough, England
Consultant - Java SDK/J2EE/EJB/Visual Café 3.0/SQL Server 7
I worked as a Consultant leading a team to develop a demand forecasting system.
This was a three tier client server system. The client consisted of an applet incorporating Swing components and was developed in Visual Café 3.0. The application server accessed an SQL Server 7 database using JDBC and was developed in Java SDK 1.2.
NET-FORCE GROUP plc (1998 - 1999)
Chelmsford, England
Senior Analyst/Programmer - VB6/Visual Interdev 6/Java SDK/ASP/SQL Server 7
I developed an e-commerce web-site package using Visual Interdev 6, ASP, VB6 & ADO.
Other projects I worked on included a virtual art gallery (VI6, Visual Café 3.0, ASP, SQL Server 7) and a real-time messaging system (VB6, ADO, Access 97).
I also developed a new e-commerce prototype using the Java Web Servlet API & JDBC/SQL at the back-end with a Javascript/HTML front-end.
GEC COMMUNICATIONS LTD (1997 - 1998)
Chelmsford, England
Senior Software Engineer - Unix/C/C++
I worked as part of an international team of engineers to design & develop a leading edge, managed network system for HF radio. This project for the Swedish armed forces was an 80+ man-year effort.
The development environment utilised Unix (Solaris), C, C++ & Vxworks (a posix compliant real-time OS) while the design environment comprised Cadre's Teamwork SA/SD (Yourdon).
IMA-SYS LTD (1992 - 1996)
Manchester, England
Development Consultant - Unix/C/C++
I led the team responsible for developing and supporting a new release of a cash receipting system written in C & C++ and running under Unix.
PHILIPS ELECTRONICS (1980 - 1991)
Colchester, England
Product Manager (1989 - 1991)
Chaired meetings and led the team responsible for releasing products within the Unix range of computer systems.
Senior Systems Engineer (1985 - 1989)
I successfully supported the UK user base in a range of products written in C/Unix.
Programmer/Technical Specialist (1980 - 1985)
Supported the UK user base with regard to debugging & technical advice on systems design.
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
Cloud Computing
IaaS (AWS, Azure)
PaaS (Google Script, Google Apps, Google Sites, Google Analytics)
SaaS (Wordpress)
Mobile Internet
Android/Java/Eclipse, HTML5, CSS3, Javascript, Responsive Web Design
Linux
Ubuntu, Centos, Knoppix, Android-x86, Kali, System Rescue, DSL
Databases
SQL Server , Oracle, MySQL, PosgresSQL, MongoDB
Web Servers
IIS, Tomcat
Node
Connect, Express, Sails, (+MEAN)
Project Management
Microsoft Project, Microsoft Project Server , Smartsheet
Methodologies
Cadre Teamwork SA/SD,
Fagan Defect-Free Process including Fagan Inspection (Software Process Improvement)
Capability Maturity Model (CMM)
ITIL Practitioner (Release & Control)
Six Sigma experience
EDUCATION/QUALIFICATIONS
BSc Honours Degree in Biological Sciences - 1980
Kepner Tregoe PSDM (Problem Solving & Decision Making) Instructor - 1988
Fagan Inspection (S/W Process Improvement) - 1998
ITIL Practitioner (Release & Control) - 2007
Hybris Commerce (5.7) - 2016
Microsoft Azure - 2017
PERSONAL DATA
Nationality: British
Marital Status: Single
Interests: Socialising, Philosophy, Skiing, Skating
Full Driving Licence