Biznet Solutions • Belfast, Northern Ireland • SPM Systems Developer
July 06 - March 2010

Biznet are the leading provider of Performance Management Software Solutions to the International Oil and Gas Industry.

• Currently a SPM systems developer on two major SPM tools, working with clients in both India and Houston.
• Involved in all aspects of the software development lifecycle from requirements gathering to design, development and testing of all applications.
• Mentoring of new graduate students to ensure that they were inducted into the company culture, work ethic and assisting them on a technical level.
• Assisting members of the product management, testing, training and user assistance departments in providing guidance and technical knowledge of the applications.
• Researching and implementing a suitable software development methodology for the company along with an Object Orientated ColdFusion Framework.
• Creating and implementing current ColdFusion and SQL coding standards documentation.
• Carrying out Penetration testing on applications to ensure security and doing up documentation to support this.
• Responsible for maintenance and support of all current SPM systems and addressing issues and bugs logged by clients.
• Dealing directly with clients of major oil and gas companies. (e.g. BP, Shell, Repsol etc)
• Developed advanced Ajax based algorithms to deal with real time currency and conversion data in all SPM systems.



Patrick Bradley Ltd • Kilrea, Northern Ireland • Civil Engineer/Private Sales Manager
April 05 • July 06

Patrick Bradley Ltd is a highly respected Civil Engineering and Roadwork’s company.

• Head of private sales for Patrick Bradley Ltd in both Northern and Southern Ireland involving pricing tenders, pricing each project and clinching deals with both private clients and contractors.
• Involved in the whole process from meeting clients, pricing projects, making the sale, organizing work, managing each project and invoicing of clients.
• Planning, programming and managing projects in conjunction with the DOE Road Service.
• Developed valuable management skills through taking charge of numerous crews of men in both civil and surfacing works.
• Provided technical support for all software and hardware used within the company.
• Developed all database driven intranet web systems for communications between all internal locations using ASP, VBScript, JavaScript and SQL (Microsoft Access) and responsible for upgrading of work systems.
• Also carried out a part-time Civil Engineering course at the University of Ulster Jordanstown during employment with Patrick Bradley Ltd.

Northbrook Technology • Belfast, Northern Ireland • Software Developer
June 04 • April 05

Now known as Allstate NI, the company specialises in delivering technology and business solutions to its parent company, Allstate.

• Developing applications using Tenfold Universal Application Language.
• Increased problem solving skills by detecting errors and developing fixes.
• Developed, as part of a team, code to automatically detect and fix specific error types.
• Continuously updating SQL databases to form relationships between tables including error types and solutions.
• Working in a high pressure and fast moving environment as part of a team under pressure to meet deadlines.
• Have developed client facing skills dealing with people in the US over the phone and via email.

Northbrook Technology • Belfast, Northern Ireland • Software Tester
October 03 • June 04

Now known as Allstate NI, the company specialises in delivering technology and business solutions to its parent company, Allstate.

• Developed skills in a range of testing packages and techniques (e.g. Win Runner, Test Director) as well as creating test scripts and documentation.
• Used Microsoft SQL Server to insert, update and delete information on test results.
• Worked as part of a production support team under pressure to meet deadlines.
• Was appointed primary contact of one of the testing departments, which included responsibilities such as providing client support and leading a team to meet client guidelines and requirements as well as continuously trying to increase team performance.
• Involved in all aspects of the software development lifecycle.





CreateFocus • Larne, Northern Ireland • Web Application Developer
September 01 • September 02

CreateFocus was one of the leading web development companies in Northern Ireland providing web solutions to a wide range of clients.

• Developed skills in a range of languages including HTML, DHTML, ASP, VBScript, ColdFusion, JavaScript, SQL as well as using design packages such as Adobe Photoshop, ImageReady and Flash MX.
• Gained experience in database development and rationalisation using Microsoft SQL Server 2000.
• Provided clients with a wide range of database driven web applications to meet their specific company requirements.
• Worked on a range of projects ranging from small 1 month long projects to larger complex systems taking up to 4 months.
• Dealing directly with clients via phone, email and meetings in-house and on client premises. Also provided ongoing support and tutoring of clients on use of each system.
• Worked in a high pressure and fast moving team driven environment.
• Became technical director of the company for the 2 months prior to leaving which required great technical skills in working with IIS, Apache, Microsoft SQL Server and server support.

Mar 2010

PJL Contracts

A construction web application for suppliers and clients to receive quotes online and via email for large and small construction projects. Site completed using PHP and MySQL and Photoshop used for site design.

Reviews for this job by:

PJL Contracts

I would highly recommend John Loughrey. His skills, professionalism and attention to detail were outstanding. He was a pleasure to work with and great value for money. Will definately work with him in the future.