CV -- Jamie Matthew Lentin

A software engineer, proficient in many languages—Javascript through Python down to C, passionate about open source development, expert in content management systems and linux development.

Employment:

2010~present:

Director of Shuttle Thread Limited, a software development consultancy working on a wide variety of open-source projects for research and outreach

As Shuttle Thread I have undertaken a wide variety of database / software development projects, including:

A partner on the EU-funded FarFish project:

Postgres / Javascript / Python - based templated data collection tool
Queuing / batching system for managing execution of R models across many servers using R and PostgreSQL
Developing R Shiny to provide easy access to model outputs

A partner on the EU-funded MareFrame project:

Designing & building an R library to interface to a PostgreSQL database to store fishery ecosystem data.
R tools to automate the aggregation and reformatting of data for use in ecosystem models

Building and maintaining Tutor-Web, a flexible platform for education research, used by thousands of students for Iceland University.

Quiz system that adapts to student's skill level
Many features of the system are parameterised, enabling large-scale experiments
Offline-first Javascript application, using modern techniques such as LocalStorage, AppCache, CommonJS and browsierify.
Plone-based question storage and user management
Database JSON API, using SQLAlchemy

Redesigning and adding new features to the CLiC online corpus-linguistics research/outreach tool for Birmingham University.

Performant PostgreSQL schema and queries to allow concordance and subset searching on a large literature corpora
A workflow for cleaning, parsing and classifying book texts, using Literate Programming techniques to work with researchers to generate in-depth, tested and referencable documentation on the tools' behaviour.

Enhancements to the OneZoom explorable tree of life.

Javascript debugging and performance enhancements
Adapting the tree view for use in the One Tree One Planet project
Implementing a redesigned homepage and site layout

...and many other projects. Including:

Greenfield Plone sites, using latest techniques such as Diazo and Dexterity
Upgrades to Plone 4, replacing custom add-ons and migrating from LinguaPlone and Archetypes
Integrating third party web services with Plone
Reimagining a Flash-based exploration program into HTML5, and an extensible framework to add extra applications.
A bespoke Java/Spring web application to distribute random names to users of the CBBC website
A multithreaded Python based driver for a Bluetooth module
Integrating business code into an OpenEmbedded-based linux embedded system
Test strategy consutancy for BBC Homepage, resulting in a cohesive QA plan for the department
Data migration for CBeebies, scripting transformations between CMS systems using XSLT and writing XSD schemas.

2010:

Principal Software Engineer for the British Broadcasting Corporation in FM&T OTG. Roles include:-

Architecting a new wave of CPMS tools for the BBC as a whole, integrating the proven Alfresco CMS with the BBCs new platform and utilising open source projects such as Apache Solr.
- Build and customisation using Java, Spring IOC, Maven, Apache Tomcat
- Designing PHP libraries to ensure smooth integration with MVC projects using the CMS.
- Using continuous integration tools such as Hudson
- Using scrum methodology for iterative development
Lead developer on database toolkit service to enable more rapid prototyping within the BBC.
- Using Java, Spring MVC, JDBC
- Working with a 3rd party to ensure specifications were met
- Mentoring members of team, introducing them to Java coding practices

2008~2010:

Senior Software Engineer for the British Broadcasting Corporation in FM&T Vision. Roles include:-

Lead software engineer for the internal CPMS for Bitesize, History, CBeebies & many more.
- OO-Perl, based client/server architecture using SOAP & REST communication, mod_perl and WxWidgets
- Increasing stability and speed of existing code, through unit-testing and continuous integration techniques
- Opening data using modern web standards such as RDF, SPARQL and providing REST interfaces
- Project-managing a small team of contractors and permanent staff, using agile techniques
- Streamlining support process, providing expert advice for department's XSLT and XSD queries
Representing the department in pan-BBC projects such as the Identity sign-in project
Scoping out the technical element of projects and providing advice for the Learning department
Mentoring junior members of the team, introducing test-driven-development and other engineering concepts to improve output

2006~2008:

Software Engineer for the British Broadcasting Corporation in Interactive Factual & Learning. Roles include:-

Designing and creating the "QECR" framework for fast, flexible DB-driven moderation / data input systems
- Operating on both Oracle 9i & MySQL
- Using standards compliant XHTML, Javascript and DOM manipulation, with graceful degradation
Architecting the image, audio & video pipeline solution for Blast, CBBC me & my movie and more
- Implemented with Oracle 9i & bespoke data pipelining tools
- Using open source video tools such as ffmpeg, mencoder
Helping maintain the BBC Modules published to CPAN
Radically improving many of the departments CPS and data pipelining tools
Developing the /apps/ifl toolkit, used in Recipes, CBBC, and many other parts of bbc.co.uk

2005~2006:

Software Developer for the British Broadcasting Corporation in Manchester Entertainment. Developing:-

The RTS award-winning New Talent website. Perl based data-pipelining scripts for New Talent and The Last Laugh competition with functions such as psychometric test marking, Word Document modification and batch printing, Spreadsheet / text document output.
ASP-based plug-ins for internal content management system including a "matchmaking" system, article submission system.
Page build for sites such as Bank of Mum and Dad, using semantic HTML/CSS, mod_include.

2004~2005:

IT Director for OSM Consulting partners, with contracts including

Developing further JSP web applications for the Baxter Healthcare Logistics dept.
Instructing Armada Surveys on methods for publishing their drawings on clients' intranet websites.

2002~2003:

Intranet Analyst for Baxter Healthcare Ltd., Logistics Dept to redesign the supply-chain intranet website to use JSP, as per company policy.

Tightly integrated with an Oracle 8i database.
Designed for very rapid application development within the website, making full use of current XML technologies, CSS and XSLT.
Culminating in a week-long training course given to teach other employees the Java, JSP and XHTML knowledge required to write web applications.

Implemented using Java & JSP on a standalone Apache Tomcat webserver, XHTML, CSS, XSLT, Javascript and DHTML.

2001~2002:

Volunteer work assisting the production of the IC student magazine music reviews section.

1999~2001:

Temporary programmer over Easter & Summer breaks for Baxter Healthcare Ltd., Logistics Dept, consisting of redesigning a secure, database-driven supply-chain intranet site from scratch, featuring:-

Per-user access policies for applications.
Web-based administration for every aspect of the website.
Dynamic menus, and a user customizable favourites bar.
Common tools for database reporting applications, interfacing to an Oracle 8i database.

Implemented using ASP on an IIS server, DHTML, Javascript, and an Access Databse for website configuration.

1998~2000:

Volunteer work for Quidenham Parish Church, helping organising and running a children's holiday club, consisting of:-

Acting & Presenting the week to the Children.
Sourcing, setting up and controlling Audio-Visual systems
Scriptwriting for short plays
Creating Audio & Visual Material (eg. Jingles, Sound-Effects, etc)

1998~1999:

Volunteer work as a member of St. John's Ambulance

July 1998:

Kitchen Help / Waiting for Jenkinsons Caters (Stafford) Ltd.

Mathematics:	Grade A
General Studies:	Grade A
Further Mathematics:	Grade B
Physics:	Grade B
Geography:	Grade C

Jamie Matthew Lentin