Geoff Drake

Past

• Development Team Lead at Screwfix Direct
• Java Consultant at 3Scale Networks
• Java Consultant at BSkyB

• Java Mentor / Scrummaster at Nokia
• Java Architect at Amdocs
• Java and Agile Mentor at Allfinanz
• Java and DB/2 Mentor at The Computer Partnership
• Java, DB/2 and OS/2 Consultant at IBM UK Limited
• Consultant Lecturer at QA
• Systems Programmer at ESA/ESRIN

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Industry

Information Technology and Services

Websites

• My Website

Geoff Drake’s Summary

Experienced Java and Agile Mentor. I have worked in the computer industry for 30+ years doing software development and training. Past projects include an Arabic Telex system, Mine Clearance database, Broadband Management, Advertising Management and Telecommunication Systems.

Geoff Drake’s Specialties:

Java, DB2, Agile, ScrumMaster.

Geoff Drake’s Experience

• Development Team Lead

  Screwfix Direct

  (Public Company; Retail industry)

  June 2009 — September 2009 (4 months)

  Leading a team of Agile Developers workng on internal and web based applications using ATG, Java, Fitnesse and other technologies.

• Java Consultant

  3Scale Networks

  (Information Technology and Services industry)

  July 2008 — June 2009 (1 year )

  Telecommuting position working on the EU Funded ist-contract project. (https://sourceforge.net/projects/ist-contract).

• Java Consultant

  BSkyB

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; BSY; Broadcast Media industry)

  January 2007 — April 2008 (1 year 4 months)

• Java Mentor / Scrummaster

  Nokia

  (Public Company; Information Technology and Services industry)

  2006 — 2006 (less than a year)

• Java Architect

  Amdocs

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; DOX; Computer Software industry)

  April 2001 — May 2002 (1 year 2 months)

  Chief Architect for a team based in Dublin, designing and implementing a J2EE based Revenue Assurance System.

• Java and Agile Mentor

  Allfinanz

  (Insurance industry)

  October 2000 — March 2001 (6 months)

  Assisted the team in re-architecting a J2EE web based insurance system to use DB/2 and Websphere, plus coaching in Agile/XP.

• Java and DB/2 Mentor

  The Computer Partnership

  (Financial Services industry)

  March 2000 — September 2000 (7 months)

  System Architect and Java and DB/2 Mentor on a project for Storbrand the Norwegian Insurance company. Helped to designthe end-to-end system architecture for Storbrand’s internet based Pension Fund Management System.

• Java, DB/2 and OS/2 Consultant

  IBM UK Limited

  (Information Technology and Services industry)

  January 1993 — March 2000 (7 years 3 months)

  Worked as a European Level Consultant in the Solutions Developers Organisation (SDO) and later the Solution Partnership Center. Travelled extensively in Europe Middles East and Africa assisting development team in porting or implementing product to IBM software technologies such as DB/2, Websphere, Java and OS/2.
  
  Involved in presenting at conferences, running training courses and working one to one, or in small teams, and generally promoting IBM software at a technical level.

• Consultant Lecturer

  QA

  (Information Technology and Services industry)

  1986 — 1994 (8 years )

• Systems Programmer

  ESA/ESRIN

  (Information Technology and Services industry)

  1977 — 1980 (3 years )

Additional Information

Geoff Drake’s Websites:

• My Website

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