As mentioned, I've been doing this IT thing for about 8 years now, having started off working with VB6/VBA programming, and then moving on to introduce the .NET platform to Western Power. We faced the challenge of taking a small crew of VB6/Access developers (some of whom weren't fully OO-trained) and upgrading them into a .NET team, so needless to say we had a few challenges along the way.
But over time we got better and more efficient processes and tools, and had some big wins building various business & engineering applications. Despite tinkering with Java a little over the years (and getting several offers to convert myself), the tools and overall life cycle for the Microsoft platform always appealed for me, and I've never really looked back.
So when the opportunities at Western Power disappeared with their outsourcing, I'd jumped across to Fujitsu in April this year, and have loved the change of environment. I'm sitting over at Department of Health currently, having just wrapped up my first development project. As lead developer on a new system I got to bring in some great technologies in, the end result being a .NET 3.5 Windows Forms app using the .netTiers framework as a base.
Not only did we have great success with the platform, but its given me plenty ideas on further improvements to our processes that will let us deliver better next time around!
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Humble beginnings
G'day,
If you made it here you've stumbled across my very first blog attempt!
Yes, after almost 8 years in the IT industry I've finally decided to take the plunge and share some of my musings online.
What has inspired me to start now you may ask? (or you might not...)
Well, after 7 years at Western Power (where I was the .NET Lead since their adoption of the platform), I've joined Fujitsu Consulting this year to broaden my horizons. One good part of the change is I'm now in the company of some rather clever blokes who happen to be regular .NET bloggers:
Shout out to Michael Minutillo, Brian Madsen, Jarred Sargent, plus several others that I probably haven't met yet.
I've been a regular blog reader for some years now, although you won't see me at any .NET User Group meetings due to time clashes with my other persona as a dance instructor (hence the title of my blog, but more on that later!).
So for now I'll endeavor to share some of my own experience and learning with ya'll, and maybe even return the favor to anyone I've quietly borrowed tips from over the years.
If you made it here you've stumbled across my very first blog attempt!
Yes, after almost 8 years in the IT industry I've finally decided to take the plunge and share some of my musings online.
What has inspired me to start now you may ask? (or you might not...)
Well, after 7 years at Western Power (where I was the .NET Lead since their adoption of the platform), I've joined Fujitsu Consulting this year to broaden my horizons. One good part of the change is I'm now in the company of some rather clever blokes who happen to be regular .NET bloggers:
Shout out to Michael Minutillo, Brian Madsen, Jarred Sargent, plus several others that I probably haven't met yet.
I've been a regular blog reader for some years now, although you won't see me at any .NET User Group meetings due to time clashes with my other persona as a dance instructor (hence the title of my blog, but more on that later!).
So for now I'll endeavor to share some of my own experience and learning with ya'll, and maybe even return the favor to anyone I've quietly borrowed tips from over the years.
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