Curriculum Vitae
GAVIN DAVID
CARADOC BAKER
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Sex: |
Male (single) |
Town: |
Cowes,
Isle of Wight |
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Nationality: |
British |
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Misc: |
Full
clean driving license. |
Telephone
Number: |
07793 563 978 |
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Email
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endhousesoftware999@gmail.com |
Web
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www.endhousesoftware.com |
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GitHub: |
github.com/gavinbaker999 |
NPN
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Bio: A portfolio of my
main work can be found at http://www.endhousesoftware.com/promosheets/promosheet.htm, and my project blog can be found at https://www.endhousesoftware.com/projectblog/projectblog.htm. Experience of (Mirco)Python and
Electronics includes, ·
PCB design using
Easy-PC application ·
Pilot instrument
console training aid - 8031 CPU ·
Design and Prototyping of a radio comms
link (PIC 16C57 and Manchester Coding). ·
Renoir product development at Mentor
Graphics - C++, VHDL and Verilog ·
Raspberry PI 400 and
Sense HAT / GPIO projects ·
Weather station -
Raspberry PI Pico and Weather hat with a Adafruit IO dashboard ·
Crickit hat robot -
Raspberry PI Zero ·
Arduino Mega
projects Experience of JavaScript/TypeScript
includes, ·
Scripts on web pages
including jQuery, React, Azure insights and Google analytics ·
Couple of NodeJS
modules, hosted on NPM - https://www.npmjs.com/~gavinbaker 1.
A message queue
store, used in Chatter Box 2.
General-purpose
toolbox and utility modules ·
Exploring converting
to the new ES6 modules from CJS modules ·
Jest testing library
for unit testing ·
A GraphQL API server
(EHS API) - Queries data in my local/remote MySQL and MongoDB databases
providing data for my Admin Control Panel and Project Tracker applications ·
Chatter Box - https://ehschatterbox.herokuapp.com -
NodeJS
(with the express framework)) 1.
Graphical custom
aviators 2.
Graphical room
backgrounds 3.
Background room sounds 4.
Room hotspots 5.
Private club rooms 6.
Speak and whisper
text bubbles 7.
SignalR hub to
process and distribute chat messages 8.
Chat message translation
to 5 languages (pro version) 9.
Speak aloud and
dictate chat messages (pro version) 10.
MongoDB backend 11.
Message of the day
(Azure storage blobs) Experience of .NET/C# to develop
projects including, ·
Aladdin Update -
Updates the data files for the Aladdin’s website. (Windows Forms App) - Not
now used. ·
Admin Control Panel
- Reports on the status of my services, e.g., the SignalR hub. It uses the
EHS API to query and display data from remote data sources. (Blazor
Application) Main Projects, ·
ChatterBox - Graphical chat application () ·
Raspberry Pi
Projects - Weather station and various
robotic projects ·
Job Control System - Allows me to track my project's tasks, costs,
meetings, releases, etc. (Microsoft Access) ·
Admin Control Panel - Reports on the status of my services ·
EHSSupportBot - A webbot (with LUIS module), hosted on Microsoft
Azure, to connect to the Project Tracker application. Allows, for example, us
to send the phase send info on <product> to <email> ·
EHSStatusApp – A .NET MAUI
application running on the Android OS Other main areas of experience
include, ·
HTML, CSS 3, JSON,
YAML and XML ·
Web Components,
extending HTML Element and the shadow DOM ·
Responsive web
design - CSS3, Container queries, Media queries, Flex Box, Grid, etc. ·
Unit testing using
Jest (JavaScript) and PyTest (Python) ·
Application
profiling - Chrome developer console, Azure insights, Google analytics, Log
Rocket, Ray Gun, etc. ·
SE and promotion -
Coding techniques, Word of mouth, Google search engine and Google Ads, Blog
posts, Reciprocal links, etc. ·
Package managers
used are NPM (NodeJS), NuGet (.NET), PyPi (Python) with Flit, Packagist (JavaScript), Composer (PHP), Crates (Rust) and
Docker Hub (container images). ·
GitHub actions
(trigged by a push to a GitHub repository) to run unit tests (e.g., Jest for
JavaScript), check supporting services (APIs, SignalR hub, etc.) or to
compose a Docker image ·
TypeScript ·
Python for Raspberry
Pi development projects ·
Perl and PHP ·
Rust learning ·
Stripe API for
payment card processing ·
Twilio SMS for
mobile messaging processing ·
Pushover service to
send notifications to your phone from software ·
MySQL and MongoDB ·
REST APIs ·
SignalR Experience of DevOps involves
use of, ·
Main Linux software
includes Python, Git, Samba server (backup server), Plex Media Server, CUPS,
SSH, VNC and Arduino Mega IDE ·
SSH, VNC and FTP
(for website updates, Linux box remote access, etc) ·
Microsoft Access -
Job Control System - Project planning, etc. ·
Microsoft Excel -
Budget planning spreadsheets, etc. ·
Microsoft Power
Point - Presentations, etc. ·
GitHub for source
code management - you can view my GitHub repos at http://github.com/gavinbaker999 ·
GitHub actions to
provide a CI/CD pipeline trigged by a push to a GitHub repository. ·
Docker Desktop for Windows, Docker CLI and
Docker Hub to build containers containing NodeJS, Blazor, etc. applications
and their dependencies to enable application isolation and as a means of
getting new employees on-boarded faster with the required development
environment. Also, a little Kubernetes
experience ·
Microsoft Azure for
the following, 1.
Storage blobs 2.
SignalR - Used at
moment in ChatterBox 3.
Virtual machines 4.
Serverless function
apps and logic apps 5.
Cognitive services
(LUIS, QnA Maker, speech and language translation)
- Language translation and QnA Maker are used in my
Chatter Box application 6.
Application insights
to provide various metrics for my applications I enjoy working in small teams and
with good time keeping, communication and organization skills can work well
under pressure to meet project deadlines. I can take the initiative and
responsibility for parts of the project, enjoying learning new skills which
can be latter shared with other team members maybe even taking on a mentoring
role. Over the last few years, with the increasing complexity of software
deployment, I have also been involved in the role of DevOps to cover the tool
chains need to build and deploy the software (including use GitHub for source
control and GitHub Actions for CI/CD pipelines) and backup\hardware\software
recovery plans. Published
Material: The
Bargain Hunter magazine - You & Your Computer Column. Tech
Exchange computer column in a local newspaper. Letters
published in Program Now - computer magazine and the journal of the MSDOS and
CP/M user’s group. Various
other articles published (see website). Planned
Areas of Research: Cross
platform development with .NET
MAUI (including the Android SDK command line tools) for Google Play Store,
using React with NodeJS, Rust and Open AI. Leisure
Activities: Programming
projects, chess, reading/watching science fiction/crime dramas and listening
to podcasts. |
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TRAINING
COURSES
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WORK EXPERIENCE
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2023-Current 2021-2023
(1 Year + 9 Months) |
Jul23-Current
Jul21-May23
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Yokogawa
Ltd. Software
engineer – Cowes, Isle of Wight Premier
Inn – Royal Tunbridge Wells Breakfast
and dinner chef, record keeping, processing food deliveries and other kitchen
duties. Academy Online Training in food handling and processing, Hygiene
processes, front of house, cellar management, etc. |
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2021 (6
Months) |
Jun21-Dec21
Duties: |
Grub
and Liquor pub – Royal Tunbridge Wells Chef,
record keeping, processing food deliveries and other kitchen duties. Left to
concentrate on job at Premier Inn. |
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2002-2021
(20 Years) |
Aug02-Jan21
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End
House Software Web and Program Design Consultant. A portfolio
of my development work can be found at http://www.endhousesoftware.com/promosheets/promosheet.htm. My project blog can be found
at https://www.endhousesoftware.com/projectblog/projectblog.htm. Search Tracker - SEO For
web pages - HTML and PHP Project Tracker System - HTML and
PHP - https://ehsphpapps.herokuapp.com/applications/devtrack/devtrack.php.
The
Links Database = HTML and PHP ehsphpapps.herokuapp.com/linksdatabase/webpages/linksidx.php.
EHSSupportBot - An Azure webbot with a LUIS
module. The beta version can be found on my homepage - http://www.endhousesoftware.com/. Chatter Box - NodeJS (with Express framework) - ïhttps://ehschatterbox.herokuapp.com ·
Graphical
custom aviators ·
Graphical
room backgrounds ·
Background
room sounds ·
Room
hotspots ·
Private
club rooms ·
Speak
and whisper text bubbles ·
SignalR
hub to process and distribute chat messages ·
Chat
message translation to 5 languages (pro version) ·
Speak
aloud and dictate chat messages (pro version) ·
MongoDB
backend ·
Message
of the day (Azure storage blobs) Public Projects Github Repository gavinbaker999/Projects End
House Software GraphQL API Server (NodeJS and JavaScript) https://ehsapi.herokuapp.com/. EHS
Control Panel
(Blazor Server App and C# - using the GraphQL server) gavinbaker999/Projects@ NodeJS Modules npmjs.com/~gavinbaker - A general support module and a message queue
processing module. Job Control System - A
Microsoft Access database based job control system
allowing me to track my project's tasks, costs, meetings, releases, etc. Other Areas: GitHub
actions to create CI/CD pipeline. Projects hosted on Microsoft Azure, Heroku
and Google cloud. Design patterns, SignalR, Stripe, Twillo, VHDL, Verilog,
PHP, MySQL, C/C++, Perl, Python, Rust, and Java. I have also been in the following
employment during this period, Valley
Services Property Services - Spain Duties
include, ·
Website design, etc. ·
Customer service ·
Visiting properties to obtain photos and specifications ·
Sales assistant ·
Security Aladdin’s
Antiques and Collectables
- Spain Duties
include, ·
Website design, etc. ·
Customer service ·
Stock control ·
Testing new electrical stock items ·
Managing stock display areas ·
Security (including opening/closing
procedures) ·
Night security Eagles
Nest Restaurant - Guadalest, Spain ·
Duties include, ·
Website design, etc. ·
Front House Service ·
Barman ·
Food preparation ·
Washing up and keeping kitchen clean ·
Stocktaking and ordering Heritage
Homes - Spain Duties
include, ·
General handyman ·
Painting and decorating ·
Groundwork within the hotel and cabin
complex |
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2001-2002 (1
Year) |
July01-July02 |
Steve
Arliss, AeroSystems, Yeovil Dorset Registered
under the British Secrets Act |
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Duties: |
The
Nimrod Fighter simulator project |
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1999-2001 |
July99-July01 |
Avtar
Bahra, Mentor Graphics |
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(2
Years) |
Duties: |
Development
of Renoir � Graphical entry of VHDL and Verilog C++
and design patterns (singleton, visitor, command, factory, etc.) |
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1998-1999 |
Apr98-July99 |
Mike
Owen & Kevin Holdford, Softel
Limited. |
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(1
Year + 6 Months) |
Duties: |
Development
of a 32-bit subtitling product � SWIFT 32 |
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Design,
Coding, Testing and Debugging Visual
C++ and MFC (32 Bit) with MKS source control. |
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1995-1998 |
Mar95-Apr98 |
Dr.
Damitha Liyanage, Andrew Lester and Associates. |
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(3
Years + 1 Month) |
Duties: |
Development
of an analytic and display tool for world-wide postal market research data
and associated utilities. Visual C++ 1.5x and the Microsoft Foundation
Classes (MFC). Carried out role of system manager for a couple months before
new systems manager started. |
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1993-95 |
Dec93-Jan95 |
Mike
Woolley, Pixel Innovations Ltd. |
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(1
Year + 1 Month) |
Duties: |
Microsoft
Windows C++ Programming. Terminal Emulation product � TERMiTE
6.0. Visual C++ 1.5x and the Microsoft Foundation Classes, Multimedia Control
Interface, Modem Auto Dialer, VideoTex Emulation,
Edit Control validation and Install script. |
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1993 |
July93
- Nov93 |
Professor
H.Ahmed, University of
Cambridge, Cavendish Laboratory, Microelectronics Research Centre. |
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(5
Months) |
Duties: |
Microsoft
Windows programming with Borland C++ (Graphs/Surfaces of simulated data,
Installation software, Hardware Interrupts C++ and
Object Window Library (OWL)). |
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1993 |
Easter
Vacation |
Ian
Benson, Micro Power Electronics Ltd. |
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(29/03/93
- 16/04/93, 3 weeks) |
Duties: |
Design
and Prototyping of a radio comms link (PIC 16C57 and Manchester Coding). |
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1991-1992 |
July91
- Sep92 |
Ian
Benson, Micro Power Electronics Ltd. |
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(Degree
Placement 14 Months) |
Duties: |
Participation
in Design and prototyping of two embedded micro-processor projects: Flight
Simulator (8031 CPU) Max Demand Indicator (PIC 16C57) C Programming Language
and PIC Assembler. Hardware Design and PCB Design/Layout (Easy-PC). |
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1990-1991
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Easter/Summer
Vacations |
G.
Lee Vaughan, Surrey. |
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Duties: |
Assembly
and Calibration of the test instruments. Also Packaging and dispatch of test
instruments. |
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1987-1990 |
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J.
Sainsbury Plc. & Waitrose |
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Vacations |
Duties: |
Cashier |
EDUCATION AND
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
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1989-1993 |
University
of Greenwich, London |
BSc.
(Hons) Computer and Communication Systems. Third
year in industry - see work experience section. |
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Degree
Class Obtained: |
2.1
(Hons) |
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Final
year subjects: |
Network
Design and Optimization, Communication Systems, Advanced Computer
Architecture, Distributed Computer Systems |
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Final
year project: |
Simulation
of a SPARC I Processor Using VHSIC Hardware Description Language (VHDL)
(Mentor Graphics Package running on a SUN IPX Workstation) |
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Second
Year Subject: |
Communications
(B), Maths (B), Project Planning (B), Software Eng. (C) |
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First
Year Subjects: |
Computer
Systems Architecture (A) Maths (A), Electronics (A), Business (B),
Applications (B), Software Eng.(B) |
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1987-1989 |
Purley
Sixth Form College, Old Coulsdon |
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1989 |
GCE
'A' Levels: |
Electronics
(C), Physics (D), Maths (E) |
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GCE
'AO' Level: |
Maths
(C) |
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1988 |
GCE
'O' Levels: |
English
Lang. (C) |
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GCSE
Levels: |
Electronics
(C) |
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1985-1987 |
Purley
High School, Old Coulsdon |
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1987 |
GCE
'O' Levels: |
Chemistry (B), Maths
(C), Physics (C), Biology (C), Geography (D) |