Fiacre Lenehan

Personal details

Mount Pleasant, Oare, Marlborough, Wiltshire SN8 4JA07951 428143
Irish male, aged 41, married with two childrencv@fiacre.com

Capabilities

Technical

Key skills are database design and optimization, visualization of complex queries as set intersections. Communicating between different platforms and client/server using web services. Building robust windows services for middle tier. Developing easily maintained, comprehended and extended object-oriented code.

Management

Meeting deadlines and ensuring software is stable and error free. Conducting technical interviews. Leading a team by example and generating ideas. Setting project standards and working methods. Analyzing requirements, producing design documents and estimating costs. Reporting to project management on progress and highlighting risk areas.

Support

Travelling to secure sites to solve customers' software and operational problems. Debugging logically, eliminating possibilities to arrive at a solution. Resolving faults and recovering critical applications, typically in stressful situations.

Personal

Presenting and demonstrating to all levels of staff and external clients. Displaying calmness, adaptability and flexibility in response to changing demands and opportunities. Natural teaching ability.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering (hons)University College, Dublin1987
Leaving Certificate (6 honours)Terenure College, Dublin 1983

Certifications

MCP: SQL 2000 database design, database admin and Visual Basic.
Sun certified programmer Java 2.

Work Record

2003-
Present		Senior Developer, BancTec www.banctec.co.uk
BancTec supply cheque imaging, document capture, archive and workflow software. Working in a group of 20 developers.
Major Achievements:
  • Designed encryption system for sales reps' PDA for American Express thus leading to the securing of a worthwhile contract
  • Developed middleware for the IM2004 premier award-winning project for New Charter Housing Trust
  • Resolution of database locking and thread management issues in Lloyds Registrars processing
  • Migrated cheque clearing software for the Bank of England
Skills Used: SQL2005, Oracle, C#, Java, VB, ASP.net, MQ, JSP
2001-2003Team Leader, Demica  www.demica.com
Demica spans the transaction cycle of banks' treasury operations and securitization of trade receivables. Leading a team of five.
Major Achievements:
  • Improved error handling of St. George's Bank back office system making support much more effective
  • Developed financial events spreadsheet combining Excel GUI with existing tiers
  • Simplified management of reserves reporting for Siemens
Skills Used: Sybase, VB, Crystal, XML
2000-2001Developer, BancTec 
Major Achievements:
  • Stabilized ABNAmro's fund transfer application. Created image signing process which passed stringent security requirements. This lead to subsequent contracts
  • Improved version control and automated releases
  • Corrected and enhanced large account database for NatWest
Skills Used:SQL Server, Oracle, VB, Java, C++, ASP, Impromptu
1999-2000Developer, NewWorldIQ www.newworldiq.com
NewWorldIQ provide localizable e-marketing solutions.
Major Achievements:
  • Converted existing ASP scripts into Java objects
  • Cross browser configurable questionnaire code
  • Developed client configurable web reports
Skills Used:SQL Server, Oracle, Java, ASP, VB, Crystal
1997-1999Developer, SiteIT www.siteit.co.uk
SiteIT develop software for the construction industry.
Major Achievements:
  • Trained engineers in the use of setting out software
  • Devised contractors accounts package
Skills Used:SQL Server, VB, Java, C++, HTML, JavaScript, Crystal
1987-1997 Civil Engineer for various construction companies