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Timothy David Bishop

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E-mail : tim@bishnet.net
Date of Birth : 07.09.1978  Nationality : British

Education

University of Kent at Canterbury : 1998 - 2001
Graduated with FIRST class Honours in BSc Computer Science

Undertook a final year project( http://www.i-scream.org), weighted 25% of the year, to design and develop a "centralised computer monitoring system". The project made use of a range of technologies including Java, CORBA, C++, SQL, CGI and PHP. Final year modules included Distributed Systems, Programming & Pragmatics, Databases & Information Systems and Computer Security & Cryptography.
Previous years modules included Object Orientated Design and Implementation using Java, Functional Programming, Operating Systems, Computer Networks & Communication, Computer Architecture, Parallel Programming, and Compiling Techniques. Second year project to design and implement a chat system was top rated by members of staff and received an award from Philips Research Laboratories.
Course has partial accreditation by the IEEE and BCS, and funding for Sun Java Certification exams.

Falmouth Community School : 1990 - 1997

I gained both my A Level and GCSE qualifications during my time at school;

A-Level (1995 - 1997) : Maths (B), Further Maths (C), Politics (D)
GCSE (1993 - 1995) : 10 A - C grades (including Maths, English, Sciences)

Strong involvement with the IT network, providing technical assistance and support. Stood in as Network Manager when the school was without a full time member of staff.

Other Qualifications

NVQ Using Information Technology Level 3

Employment History

Computing Officer
University of Kent Computer Science department: Jul 2001 - present
http://www.cs.kent.ac.uk/people/staff/tdb/

Assisting with the maintenance of the Computer Science Department's Unix and PC based systems, including both upgrades to both system and application software. Maintenance and updating of Web based systems run within the Computer Science Department and the design and implementation of new services.

Assistant Computing Officer (part-time)
University of Kent Templeman Library: Nov 1999 - Jun 2001

Working as part of a small proactive team to maintain, develop, and support the library's computer network. This involves managing a large (100+ workstations) Windows NT domain within a campus wide network infrastructure, alongside maintaining a selection of unix-based servers (Solaris, FreeBSD) providing cdrom, database, web and e-mail services. Main tasks are upgrading both hardware and software of the entire network during the summer of 2000, and rebuilding all of the public access terminals with updated software.

IT Assistant & Technician
Truro College : Oct 1997 - Oct 1998

Working as an IT support assistant in the College Library; involved aiding Internet and CDROM based research, and taking classes in Internet Research methods with both students and staff. The latter part of the year was spent working as an IT technician upgrading the college computer network. Also gained an NVQ3 during the year.

Technical Training and Skills

Sun Microsystems

Taken a course in the Java 2 Platform development, at Europe's first Sun authorised academic Java campus, to a Sun certification level. Exams to be taken soon.

Software Experience

Programming Languages

• Extensive experience in the Java 2 language, including CORBA.
• Good knowledge of C++, Occam (parallel programming), Haskell (functional langauge).
• Basic knowledge of C, Fortran, Smalltalk, Visual Basic, 68000 assembly.

Hardware Experience

• PC construction, maintenance, and upgrades
• Sun SPARC servers
• Networking equipment, hubs, switches, cabling
• Full range of peripheral's

Additional Information & Activities

At university I was on the committee of the Computing Society in a systems administration role, and acted as a figurehead for the society. The society has a strong membership base to which it provides a range of services, and has close links with the University's Computing department. I continue my involvement as a member of staff within the Computing Laboratory.

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Contact details available on request.