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--- skills:start [28-Jan-2021 15:30] – Steve Joynt
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 In 2007 and after 23 years at NSC, I decided to move on to a different challenge and embrace newer technologies. I set up my own company called SIJTEC. The main aim was to help churches and other charities improve their "web presence" by providing a CMS that would enable staff to easily maintain an up-to-date web site. I developed the system myself in PHP, and could quickly respond to requests for extra features from my customers. Initially uptake was good, but after a number of years more free alternatives were becoming mainstream, eg Wordpress. As the customer base was decreasing, the company ceased trading at the end of 2014.
-The next year, I joined Greater Manchester Community Chaplaincy as a volunteer. Here, I have assembled and maintain a Linux server, providing VPN access for remote workers, and centralised secure storage of sensitive files. In my main role, I have assisted clients using online learning and other internet services, to help them in their transition after being released from prison. Many of our clients struggled or "opted out" of education due to problems early in their lives, so one-to-one help is often required to explain topics and build self-confidence.
+The next year, I joined Greater Manchester Community Chaplaincy as a volunteer. Here, I have assembled and maintain a Linux server, providing VPN access for remote workers, and centralised secure storage of sensitive files. I have also created a bespoke database to track client attendance, progress, interventions and outcomes, in order to produce graphs and tables for our reports to funders.
+In my main role, I have assisted clients using online learning and other internet services, to help them in their transition after being released from prison. Many of our clients struggled or "opted out" of education due to problems early in their lives, so one-to-one help is often required to explain topics and build self-confidence.
 ===== Other Experience =====
-I have taught a willing member of my local church to play a keyboard. Starting as a total beginner and quite shy, they are now able to play with confidence and lead the singing in public.
+I have taught a member of my local church to play a keyboard. Starting as a total beginner and quite shy, they are now able to play with confidence and lead the singing in public.
 At home, I enjoy tinkering with Arduino micro-controllers. Projects include a Virtual Pipe Organ using multiple MIDI keyboards and voice modules, home automation using a hybrid network of MQTT and X10 devices, and the automation of a model railway with speed controllers servos and proximity detectors connected to an I2C Bus.
+I operate a VPS, providing a central location for hosting my private cloud storage, Subversion, VPN, and a LAMP server.
 ===== Key Skills =====
-  * LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL aka MariaDB & PHP) plus knowledge of Yii & HumHub, Joomla, CakePHP and DokuWiki.
+  * Web Server: LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL aka MariaDB & PHP)
-  * HTML, CSS & JavaScript
+  * Web Frameworks: Yii & HumHub, Joomla, CakePHP and DokuWiki.
+  * Web Technologies: HTML, CSS & JavaScript
   * C/C++
   * Java
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   * Agile & Scrum
   * PWA (Progressive Web Applications)
+  * Mobile Application Development. I have used Android Studio for a small project, but would like more experience.
   * For software version control, I have used Subversion in the past, but would like to gain experience with Git.
+  * Perl
+  * Python