Mark Embling

Curriculum Vitae

Profile

I am an enthusiastic and dedicated individual aiming for a successful and enjoyable career in the computing industry, focusing principally on the areas of web development, networking and programming. I aspire to be the best I can at what I do, and understand the importance of keeping abreast of new developments and trends taking place within the industry. I feel I can work both individually and part of a team efficiently and effectively. I am also eager to learn and develop my skills further, and feel this will help me in the future to reach my goals.

Skills

Skilled developer of PHP based web sites and systems
Confident user of MySQL (from PHP and independently)
Confident and skilled writer of HTML and XHTML pages, to comply with the latest web standards
Good general SQL skills and Microsoft SQL Server 2005 and Oracle experience
Knowledge of Java, Javascript and Perl
Experience working on a large ASP.NET web application using C# and ASP.NET MVC
Knowledge of XML, XSLT and XML Schema
Good knowledge of PC hardware and architecture
Hardware and software troubleshooting skills
Proficient with, and with a good knowledge of, Windows 95 to Vista and MS-DOS
Good working knowledge of Mac OS X 10.5
Working knowledge of Linux/Unix
Networking knowledge and experience
Competent with Microsoft Office, Internet and email applications; used daily
Full driving license (and own car)

Education

Sept 2005 - 2009	Bournemouth University
BSc (Hons) Computing

Sep 2002 - Jul 2004	Weymouth College
BTEC National Diploma: IT Practitioners (Software Development) (PPP)

Sep 1997 - Jul 2002	Wey Valley School
GCSEs A-C including English, Mathematics and Science (Double Award)

Work History

July 2007 - Sepember 2008	Assistant Software Developer The Sixth Form College Farnborough, Farnborough
Development and maintenance of large intranet application Development, maintenance and support of several other smaller applications Development and maintanance of College website

April 2005 - Sept 2005	Arcade Cashier/Assistant Harry's Amusements (Gloversfield Ltd), Weymouth
Arcade machine maintenance Handling money Dealing with customers and providing customer service

Easter 2003 (6 weeks)	IT Technician Budmouth Technology College, Weymouth
Repair and maintain student computer facilities Install operating systems and software Help repair networking facilities Repair and troubleshoot computer systems

Hobbies & Interests

I am mainly interested in computers and technologies relating to the internet. I like to develop web sites and interactive systems for use online. I also run my own web server with several websites running on it, including several of my own (www.markembling.info). I also have a keen interest in offline programming, and I have used Delphi and C# to develop small applications for a variety of uses.

I have designed and implemented my own network at home, and this serves to deliver high-speed internet throughout the house, and provide an infrastructure for inter-computer file sharing within the home. I have also implemented some simple systems which allow management and monitoring of the network by non-technical people in my family.

I also have an interest in music, enjoy many different styles. I especially like rock music, both classic and modern. Also, I like to go out with friends and enjoy a wide variety of activities in my spare time

References

These are available upon request. Please contact me.