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Leigh Browne

Age: 25
Location: South Australia
Profession: Programmer/Software Engineer
Email: Leigh.Browne@websitesubstitute.com
*Complete Résumé and contact details available on request

Summary

I am a software engineer based out of South Australia looking to further my career in IT. I am strongly motivated and always eager to learn new skills and improve existing ones.

I have experience working on many different projects in both academic and professional environments and can work effectively whether as a member of a team or working alone. I have experience working in an office environment, as well as working from home as a member of a team.

Past positions I have held required me to apply for defence clearance, which I successfully obtained.

Academic Qualifications

Bachelor of Information Technology (Software Engineering, with honours)
Dean's List 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003

Technical Skills

In the field of Information Technology, standards are constantly evolving to keep up with the rapid pace of technological advancement. For this reason I strive to maintain the ability to easily adapt to the requirements of new languages/technologies that emerge over time. In addition to this, maintaining effective communication skills is important in order to take advantage of the skills of others.

The following is a selection of the languages, technologies and general development practices that I have the most experience with professionally:

Languages
--Java/J2EE
--C/C++
--C#
--PHP
--(X)HTML/CSS/javascript
--XML/XSLT/XSD
--SQL

Database design
--SQL query design
--Efficient and effective table design

All stages of software development life cycle
--Modeling (using UML, etc.)
--Testing/debugging

Web design and programming
--Development and use of server-side and client-side software
--Effective web design

User interface design
--Building interfaces through graphical IDEs
--Coding interfaces "by hand" using packages such as Swing, etc.

Technical communication and documentation for a variety of targets
--Aiding the development process and other team members
--Explaining products to users
Non-technical skills
--Good problem solving skills
--Quick learner
--Effective in teams or individually

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