I have not updated my CV since 2006. I now have a permanent job as a C# programmer.

This is my regular 2-page CV. It is also available in Microsoft Word 2000 and text formats.

I also have an academic CV [HTML | Word | text].


Dr. Andrew Philip Broad,

address suppressed on public CV.

 

Nationality:         British

Date of Birth:      suppressed on public CV

Email:                 see website

Website:             http://geocities.com/andrewbroad/

 

A highly skilled computer-scientist with outstanding academic achievements, my core skills are in programming and software-development, technical writing, academic research, and composing new fields of knowledge.

I work accurately, thoroughly, systematically, innovatively, and with integrity. I love to learn, and I am determined to succeed.

 

EDUCATION

 

University of Manchester                                                                              1997–2003

          PhD in Computer Science (2003)

                      • Comparative Code Understanding of Information Models

            MPhil in Computer Science (1999)

                      • The Application of Case-Based Reasoning

                           to the Understanding of Constraints on Information Models

 

I founded the field of comparative code understanding, and applied it to the task of comparing EXPRESS information models. This entails combining comparison with the extraction of higher-level knowledge about constraints in the models.

            I took the initiative to put my notes on research, thesis-writing and vivas on my website.

 

Skills: programming (in Java), design, technical writing, research, planning, presentations.

Knowledge: code understanding, code generation, software reuse, semantic equivalence,

data-translation, integration, case-based reasoning.

Publications: two conference-papers – I gave presentations for both.

 

University of Manchester                                                                             1994–1997

          BSc in Computer Science with First Class Honours

Prizes:

          • Williams/Kilburn Medal (outstanding final-year student)

            • ICL Prize (top final-year student)

            • Professors' Prize (best second-year single-honours student)

 

Knowledge: artificial intelligence, knowledge-based systems, natural-language processing,

programming (object-oriented, procedural (C), functional, concurrent), language-design,

compilers, operating systems, networks, machine-architecture, theory of computation,

logic, software engineering, databases.

CS3900 project: object-oriented library of problem-solving algorithms in C++

(pattern-directed inference, truth-maintenance, propagation via constraints).


EMPLOYMENT

 

Civil Service Fast Stream Summer Placement Scheme, CESG, Cheltenham           2004–2005

• 5-week summer placement + 10-month extension, working from home.

• I was given a brief to write a driver for a USB device to read the RAM of an iButton

  from 16-bit MS-DOS mode (which has no built-in USB access). My job entailed

  searching for information that could help me with this challenging task, and combining

  the relevant information into a working prototype – which I achieved within 6 months.

• I used the remainder of my placement to develop a 32-bit Windows version which can

  write as well as read the iButton’s RAM, and to write up a 121-page design-document.

Skills: research, programming (in C and 80286 assembler), technical writing, self-discipline.

Knowledge: USB protocol, UHCI, 1-Wire protocol, low-level PC architecture.

 

 

COMPUTING SKILLS

 

I am an experienced programmer, particularly fluent in Java, JavaCC, C/C++, BASIC and Standard ML (I have also programmed in Perl, LISP, KnowledgeWorks, Prolog, lex & yacc, Pascal, Intel 80x86 and Motorola 68000 assembler-languages, and Z80 machine-code).

 

I am competent with word-processors (e.g. Word), desktop-publishing packages (LaTeX and FrameMaker), databases (e.g. ORACLE/SQL, Access), spreadsheets (e.g. Excel), Web-browsers (Netscape and Internet Explorer) and PowerPoint.

 

My general computer-literacy enables me to learn new programming-languages and software-packages quickly. For example, it only took me a couple of hours to learn Access from scratch when I volunteered to help St. Joseph's Family Centre recover from a computer-crash in December 2002.

 

I am a Professional member of the British Computer Society (MBCS).

 

 

SECONDARY EDUCATION

 

Lymm High School, Warrington                                                          1987–1994

            4 ‘A’ Levels (1994): Computing (A), Mathematics (A), Physics (B), German (B)

            9 GCSEs (1992): 8 ‘A’s (including Computer Studies, Mathematics and English), 1 ‘B’

 

 

OUTSIDE INTERESTS

 

• Classic computer-games and Spectrum-emulation. I have written room-editors for Manic Miner

   and Jet Set Willy, over 400 rooms, and various patches in Z80 machine-code.

• Following professional tennis, writing match-reports; playing tennis and table-tennis.

• Listening to music and collecting records.

• Reading – factual and fiction (e.g. sci-fi, Tolkien).

• Learning natural languages and translating foreign text to English.

 

REFEREES – unavailable on public CV.

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