A Techie Welcome

I'm Stuart Hood and this is the latest version of the site I built a few years ago as my online CV.

It had been entirely neglected since then, but as of July 2016 the content is being updated to include my work experience over the past 4 years, though the site itself is still built on ASP.NET "Webforms" as a container for the hand-coded vanilla HTML, my first use of jQuery and the totally unresponsive & explicitly pixel-tortured CSS of the previous site!

What I do at work.

Officially "Web and Database Developer".

Line of business intranet for various departments covering the full application and database lifecycles. You'll get details under the menu on the left but here's a quick list of my routine...

  • MVC - all versions to 5
    • C# to version 6 for data and logic layers
    • Entity Framework to version 6 (recently with Code-First and Fluent API)
    • Razor to version 3 for HTML5
    • jQuery/javascript including AJAX/JSON
    • Bootstrap 2 & 3
    • Enterprise Library 6 Exception and Logging blocks
    • Unity 3 for Dependency Injection & Interception
    • OpenXML for digital forms and mail merges
  • SQL Server - currently 2014
    • Developer
      • SSMS
        • Design and build databases
        • Write & maintain stored procedures, functions and CLR code
      • SSIS - Create and deploy SSDT projects
      • SSRS - Write, deploy and maintain reports
    • Accidental (On Purpose) DBA
      • Install, configure and update instances
      • Deploy and maintain databases
      • Create & maintain logins, credentials and proxies
      • Add & maintain linked servers
      • Configure database mail & notifications
      • Powershell >- automated maintenance & backup tasks
      • Recover data/restore databases
      • Configure and maintain an SSRS instance and the SSISDB database
  • Team Foundation Server - currently 2015 Express
    • Self-appointed TFS Admin responsible for installation, maintenance and upgrade
    • Plan Areas & Iterations
    • Create PBI's and break down into Tasks
    • Monitor and report progress

What this is for.

Despite being technically outdated, the site still offers much more than a typical CV. While the written content is being updated (and I procrastinate migrating to bootstrapped MVC and/or Umbraco) the collection of certificates and logos plastered all over it can stay as is.

Personal Summary

I am very forward thinking and have a proven record of being extremely adaptable and equally capable of working on my own or as part of a team. I positively respond to pressure while maintaining a sense of humour and always meet agreed deadlines. I am very quick to learn new skills and enjoy passing these skills on to others. I am also known to be honest, hardworking and reliable and have often been entrusted with confidential or sensitive information.

The Old School Curriculum Vitae

There's a summary version of my CV hidden in the accordion below, which incidentally was my first bit of jQuery - no plugins!- click the 'EMPLOYMENT HISTORY' and 'EDUCATION & TRAINING' headers for a quick overview.

Finally, you can also download a Word version for your HR folks by clicking here.

Regards,
Stuart

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
EDUCATION & TRAINING