Address: Rose of the Heart, 227 The Park, Findhorn, Scotland IV36 3TZ
Telephone: (01309) 690198
eMail: andy@andybettis.com
WWW: www.andybettis.com
Date of Birth: 1st January 1957
Marital status: Single
C 14 years
C++ 13 years
Objective-C and Cocoa 2 years
Visual C++
Some experience
Apple Macintosh
15 years
MacOS X 5
years
Metrowerks
Codewarrior and
PowerPlant 13 years
XCode 2 years
Positions:
Senior Software Engineer
Analyst/Programmer
System and Database design
Technical support
Team leader
April 2004 – February 2006: Expressive
Software Projects Ltd.
Project: Music processing engine
Skills: C++ (cross-platform), MacOS X, Metrowerks Codewarrior,
QuickTime
Designed and implemented a cross-platform update of the ESP
music processing engine, both as a replacement for existing code and as
a basis for future product development. I worked from home, visiting
the company site a few times each year.
September 2003: HoCo
Project: Ground rent budgeting module
Skills: C++ , MacOS X, Metrowerks Codewarrior and PowerPlant
Developed a finance program to run alongside the billing system (for New Findhorn Directions,
see October 2001) to allow ground rent levels to be projected forward
for budgeting purposes. For this contract I worked from home, visiting
the company site every other day on average.
October 2002 - April 2003
Worked on my MacOS X skills. Took an Internet-based course on
MacOs X
program development, covering Objective-C programming, theCocoa
framework, and Project Builder and InterfaceBuilder usage. I combined
this with my own home study using material from Apple Developer
Connection.
April 2002 - ongoing
I provide support and enhancements for local companies (Findhorn
Bay Caravan Park, New Findhorn Directions, HoCo) both for the
systems I have written and for their other Mac applications. This has
allowed them to fine-tune their bespoke systems over the years to give
a better match to their business and staffing requirements.
March 2002 - August 2002: Findhorn Bay Caravan Park
Project: Holiday caravan park booking and billing system
Skills: C++ , MacOS X, MacOS Classic, Metrowerks Codewarrior and PowerPlant, Resourceror
Designed and implemented a booking system for a local holiday park. For
this contract I worked from home, visiting the company site every other
day on average.
October 2001 - February 2002: New Findhorn Directions
Project: Energy, utility and other charges billing system
Skills: C++ , MacOS X, MacOS Classic, Metrowerks Codewarrior and PowerPlant, Resourceror
Complete analysis, design and implementation of a billing system for
the local community. This was originally for energy supplies only
(electricity, LPG, oil,etc.) but was progressively extended to cover
water and sewage, ground rent, and local association charges. I worked
mainly from home, visiting the company site once a week on
average.
March 1998 - August 2001: Softease Ltd.
Project: Textease, an educational DTP program
Skills: C (cross-platform OOP) , MacOS X, MacOS Classic, Metrowerks Codewarrior, ResEdit
Porting of the PC/Acorn version of Textease to the Mac, then continuing
with development of the program for all platforms. Also writing the Mac
installer and training a PC programmer to take over the Mac coding. For
this contract I worked from home, using an ISDN dial-up link from my
home machine to the company's Windows NT server.
June 1994 - February 1998: Insignia Solutions Plc.
Project: SoftWindows, a cross-platform PC emulation application for Macs and UNIX
Skills: C, C++ , MacOS Classic, Metrowerks Codewarrior, MPW, Visual C++
Development programming, primarily for the Mac version of SoftWindows.
I also designed and coded the user interface for RealPC, a home user
version of the program, and was part of the coding standards group.
October 1992 - November 1993: Metropolitan Police
Provided both telephone and on-site support for Mac users within the
Met. in SW London (this was in addition to my mainframe work there).
Main tasks were system set-ups, OS and application upgrading, and
troubleshooting.
I worked as a contract Analyst/Programmer on ICL manframe computers from 1984 to 1994, previous to this I was a COBOL programmer for five years at Berkshire County Council. While contracting I worked for the following companies:
Metropolitan Police October 1992 - November
1993
Northern Telecom Europe March 1992 - October 1992
Logica June 1990 - January 1992
National Grid Plc. November 1989 - May 1990
Logica April 1989 - September 1989
Hammersmith & Fulham Borough Council October
1988 - March
1989
Young & Co. June 1988 - October 1988
South West Thames Regional Health Authority April
1987 - June
1988
Marks & Spencer February 1987 - March 1987
Morgan Grenfell & Co. November 1985 -
January 1987
Hammersmith & Fulham Borough Council August
1985 - November
1985
British Telecom (Yellow Pages) January 1985 - July
1985
ICL March 1984 - December 1984
I have been a circle (folk) dance teacher since 1985, leading
workshops both in the U.K. and abroad (Europe, USA, Bahamas,
Australia). As a result of this I am comfortable in leading groups and
dealing with group dynamics, which has proved useful in my work
environment.
I am an amateur musician, my main instruments being the guitar, bass
guitar and keyboard synthesizer. Recently I have become interested in
playing European folk music and I am currently studying the Macedonian
and Bulgarian tamburas.
Since moving to Scotland I have invested in and become a member of
Duneland, a company working to replant an old pine plantation with
native Scottish trees and to manage ecologically friendly and
sustainable development of the area.