Glenn Sweeney .Net

My current role as the Senior Developer at Bottle Top Media. I hold over 12 years of experience in development from all aspects of the software development life cycle. Experience in business/systems analysis, requirements gathering, solution architecture, functional specification authoring, VB/C# development, team leading, project management, testing, delivery and deployment.

My professional IT experience is in the field of Microsoft development technologies. This includes tools such as Visual Studio, SQL Server, Biztalk, Sharepoint, etc. During my experience I have had different roles including Solutions Architect, Client Facing Representative, Senior Developer, Technical Team Lead, Author of requirements/specification documents and Developer. Further duties include rolling out installations and delivering presentations.

My project history to date; I have developed innovative new features, modules and products using the next latest generation of cutting-edge standards, frameworks and tools. From local semi-state solutions to large multinational global solutions, I have delivered them on time to an industry recognised standard and in a professional manner. These projects cover various sectors including banking, retail, print and media.

I am an excellent team member/team leader and have experience dealing with teams remotely and working remotely.

Some of my specialties and expertise include MS ASP.net, C#, VB.NET, SQL Server, HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, JSON, SOAP, REST, JQuery. Knockout.js, XML, Web Services.

I have experience in mobile development includes Apple Xcode, Android Eclipse, Appcelerator, PhoneGap/Cordova, Phone JS.

I hold a B.Sc. degree in Computer Application from Dublin City University, have reached MCAD accreditation and was a founding member of the Microsoft@Home user group.

I am interested in media and mobile technologies, specifically Windows 8.1, Windows Media Center, Windows Home Server, Windows Media Extender Platform, XBox, Zune and Windows Mobile.

Senior Developer

Bottle Top Media

November 2011 � Present (2 years 11 months) Belfast, United Kingdom

- Lead a small team of developers working on responsive HTML 5 client web apps and web sites.
- Designing and building complete end to end content management and high use media systems for use by some of the biggest companies in the world and built for the next generation of computing devices.
- Creating iOS, Android and Windows platform app and websites.
- Implementing AGILE development practices with in the team
- Delivering brand development, web site traffic growth, improved web site UI/UX, SEO, Google News integration, web site speed optimizations and maximizing advertising revenue projects.
- Strategic Consulting, including business planing & development strategy .
- Working in remote groups we have set up and recently moved completely to the cloud for a lot of our development and organisational tasks.

Currently working in Microsoft .Net 4.0/4.5 both in VB and C# using Visual Studio 2010/2013, Android Java development in Eclipse, Apple Xcode development using apple Xcode toolset and vast knowledge of Javascript, jQuery, knockout, CSS 3.0 and HTML 5

Senior Developer

Bluelake Consultancy

July 2008 � November 2011 (3 years 5 months)

Senior developer overseeing the building of large commercial websites, performing specialised upgrades to existing websites and establishing a consultancy competency.
- Designed, developed and delivered a custom CMS, complementing the existing suite of lifestyle magazines. Designed to be scalable and global, the project grew to encompass the UK and North American markets.
- Worked in .net 3.5 both VB and C#.
- The system was built using object oriented programming design, core .Net functionality (ADO.Net, Web Services, AJAX, Linq), SQL server development and database design, XML, CSS and JQuery.
- Lead a highly motivated team of 3 developers, managing timelines, deliverables and costs.
- Beta tested Silverlight 3.0 and designed and built Silverlight 1.0 and 2.0 demo applications for use by Microsoft in promotional showcase events.
- Part of the Microsoft Windows Vista test and feedback group during its development stage. Participated in forums, online meetings and calls discussing various aspects of the operating system prior to release.

Microsoft IT Specialist MCAD

IBM Global Services

Public Company; 10,001+ employees; IBM; Information Technology and Services industry

June 2006 � June 2008 (2 years 1 month)

Lead a Team of IT Specialists designing and developing solutions based on Microsofts product set. The largest of which was an outsourced document management platform application to some of IBM's largest clients.
- As the lead of the Microsoft Capability within the IBM Services Group, I was involved in setting out a roadmap to build up and expand the Microsoft Knowledgebase in the group, mentor members of the team to work towards Microsoft certifications and participate in bids on Microsoft related projects within UK and Ireland.
- I had to ensure that IBM best practices and governance were adhered to at all times

.Net Developer

Mentec

Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry

May 2002 � June 2006 (4 years 2 months)

Worked on a number of Microsoft based systems
- Experienced using ASP, ASP 1.0, ASP 1.1, ASP 2.0, Visual Basic 6, Visual Studio 2001, C#, XML, XSLT, Java, C and C++.

MCAD
- Microsoft
- License MCPID: 5561396

Volunteer Experience
- Drum Teacher
  
  Dublin All Stars Marching Band
  - Children
  April 2000 � present (14 years 6 months)
  
  Teach drumming to children and adults from age 6 and up