Status : Retired (probably)
Now retired (unless I find a really interesting project that actually pays).
Work Background :
UNIX / Linux Software Designer / Developer (Freelance since 1990). Based in Bristol, UK
Website:
davegott.com
Contact:
Commercial Clients Include :
Airbus, Anderson Consulting, Barclays Network Services, BT, BT Mobile, Bull, Eagle Star, Nokia, Orange, Reuters, SEL / Alcatel, UPS, Zurich Financial Services
Speciality
Designing and building (often in record time) interesting and creative software that is robust, high performing and easy to monitor, debug and maintain.
My ideal role would be an interesting creative challenge involving ChatGPT, linux or unix, python and some or all of (films, music, photos, investments).
When involved in a project at the early design stage I've sometimes been able to shave many months or years off development times, and sometimes been able to speed up software performance up to 40 times.
Software Experience Includes :
Languages: Python, JavaScript, Perl, C, Java, Fortran, ESQL/C, 4GL, ksh, bash, sh, csh, sed, AWK, lftp, X-windows
Operating Systems: Linux, UNIX, HP-UX, AIX, Solaris, SUNOS, Dynix, SCO
Web : Javascript, jQuery, HTML, CSS, JSON, XML, XSLT, REST, web services, Requests, BeautifulSoup, Selenium, SpotiPy, Python-Musicbrainzngs, Discogs-client, OMDb API
Python: Requests, BeautifulSoup, PIL, tkinter, SpotiPy, Python-Musicbrainzngs, Discogs-client, OMDb API, Ftplib, Selenium, NumPy, Pandas, Matplotlib
Imaging: PIL, tkinter, ImageMagick, Exiftool, Jhead, Adobe Lightroom Classic
Relational Database: SQL, ESQL/C, Pro*C, Oracle, Informix, 4GL, PostgreSQL, DB2, Ingres
Data Warehousing: ETL, Business Objects, IBM MQSeries, Siebel EIM
Perl: TK, DBI, MQ, CGI
Work History Summary :
- 2016 to present : my own web projects (see davegott.com/about) Linux, Python, ksh, JavaScript, jQuery, HTML, CSS, lftp, Requests, BeautifulSoup, Selenium, OMDb API, REST, Web Services, SpotiPy, Python-Musicbrainzngs, Discogs-client, PIL, Tkinter
- 2011 to 2015 : Airbus, Bristol Linux, HP-UX, Python, OO Perl, Perl TK, ksh, LSF, Fortran, MVS, VAX
- 2006 to 2008 - Airbus, Bristol Linux, HP-UX, OO Perl, Perl TK, ksh, LSF, C, Exceed, Matlab, Fortran
- 2004 to 2005 - Nokia, Copenhagen Linux, HP-UX, Perl, Mod_Perl, Oracle, PostgreSQL, ksh, XML, XSLT, HTML, JavaScript, Rsync, Apache, Excel, Synergy, Agile
- 2003 - Zurich Financial Services, Swindon AIX, Perl (DBI,CGI,MQ &TK), SQL, ETL, DB2, IBM MQSeries, Apache, ksh, Siebel EIM
- 2001 to 2002 - Zurich Financial Services, Swindon AIX, Perl (DBI,CGI,MQ &TK), SQL, ETL, DB2, IBM MQSeries, Apache, ksh, Siebel EIM
- 2000 - Equant, Godalming Solaris, C, EDI
- 1999 - Orange, Bristol HP-UX, Perl, ksh, C, Informix SQL, 4GL, ESQL/C
- 1997 to 1998 - Orange, Bristol HP-UX, Informix SQL, 4GL, ESQL/C, Business Objects, ksh
- 1996 to 1997 - Eagle Star, Cheltenham Dynix, Informix SQL, 4GL, ESQL/C
- 1996 - Orange, Bristol HP-UX, Informix SQL, 4GL, ESQL/C
- 1995 to 1996 - Aethos Communications, Bristol HP-UX, C, Informix SQL, EQSL/C, Foxpro API, X-windows, Motif
- 1995 - British Telecom Mobile, Leeds HP-UX, C, Informix SQL, EQSL/C, Csh, Sun Accounts
- 1994 to 1995 - UPS, London Solaris, C, Oracle Pro*C, Oracle SQL*Plus, Oracle PL/SQL, ksh, AWK, EDI
- 1993 to 1994 – SEL / Alcatel, Stuttgart SCO, C, Oracle Pro*C, Oracle SQL*Plus, Oracle PL/SQL
- 1993 - Barclays Network Services, Knutsford AIX, C, sh, X-windows, Motif, Ingres
- 1993 - Bull, Hemel Hempstead AIX, C, sh, AWK
- 1992 - Andersen Consulting, Warrington AIX, C, Oracle Pro*C, Oracle SQL*Plus, AIC (UIM/X) Gui Builder
- 1990 to 1991 - Reuters, London SUNOS, Oracle, X-windows, Motif, C, sh, SCCS, TCP/IP
- 1985 to 1989 - British Telecom, London SUNOS, SCO, sh, C, Informix SQL, ESQL/C, 4GL, UUCP