Lovell Fuller

Experience

The technical lead and ScrumMaster for Checkpoint World international tax research product. Work commenced in August 2010, the product launched on time in January 2011 and has been updated every two weeks since.
A lead developer for European Westlaw legal research products, which generate tens of millions of pounds annually.
Develop code using Java 1.6, Spring 3, XML, XSL, Oracle, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery and deploy to Linux servers running Tomcat 6.
Help prioritise product requirements, co-ordinate testing and delivery in two to four week iterations using the Agile Scrum methodology.
Meet weekly with globally-distributed enterprise architects to help shape the technical governance of shared platforms.
Inspired and led a six month migration of one of Thomson Reuters largest global software platforms to the Spring Framework.
Provide direct line management to six UK-based developers and the matrix management of two Argentinian developers. Monitor performance against objectives and provide fortnightly feedback.
Recruit permanent and contract developers using a combination of technical tests and scenario-based interviews.
Systems Developer of the Year finalist at the 2008 UK IT Industry Awards. Made presentation as part of interview with judging panel.

Quickly built a solid reputation by collaborating with and providing Java, XML and XSL consultancy in person to business units in Brazil, Canada and Denmark.
Strong focus on code quality. Initiated the use of Continuous Integration, static code analysis, JUnit testing and the Mockito framework.
Detected code performance bottlenecks using profiling tools such as JProfiler.
Founded an internal development blog, still in use today, to help build a community amongst over fifty developers in eight countries, including India, China and the USA.
Undertook external BSI audits to ensure continued compliance with ISO 9001 quality standards.

Successfully integrated registration and marketing systems for Universal Music UK's classics and jazz division. This enabled a £1m per year cost-saving by migrating from print to online promotion.

Lead developer and junior staff mentor for Java, Perl and ASP web-based financial tools including comparison, purchase and alert services on the moneyextra.com website and Microsoft's msn.co.uk portal.
Designed and built a flexible benefits application for external clients using Oracle, Java J2EE and Struts technologies, meeting tight delivery deadlines.

Responsible for Orange's customer relations presence on mobile devices and the Internet, including designing and maintaining the support section of the orange.co.uk website.
Technical architect for Perl and SQL Server call-supporting and project management Intranet systems using tools from the Rational Unified Process (ClearCase and ClearQuest).

Technical Project Leader for UML design and development of Orange Billing Manager, a Windows-based application provided to all business and corporate customers.
Designed a clearer, simpler Orange invoice to aid the understanding of the millions of customers who receive it each month.
Conceived the then novel idea, now in widespread use, of visibly grouping calls made on a given day by only showing the date against the first call of that day.