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Ian Moss

Computer Science graduate from Victoria University of Manchester. Currently working as Consultant / Developer at Liquid Bronze.

Headline: Entrepreneur
Website: http://alteris.co.uk
Skills: AJAX, C/C++, Database Administration, Databases, Design, English, Facebook platform, HTML / CSS, Java, Languages, Languages and Platforms, Management, Perl, PHP, Rails, Software Engineering, SQL, System Administration, Web design, Web Development
Groups: LSE Entrepreneurs
Interested in: Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting for my startup
Tags: consultancy, development, manchester, rails, ror, ruby
Schools: Victoria University of Manchester

WORK EXPERIENCE

Employer: Alteris
Position: Self-Employed Freelancer
Description: Various PHP/Mysql sites

Employer: Atos Origin
Position: Software Engineer / Designer
Description: - Defra Payment Allocation System
- J2EE, Oracle, CVS, Continuous Integration, JUnit
- 200 man development project, onsite in London.
(6 Months)

Employer: Teleca
Position: Senior Software Engineer
Description: 5 years - Java/J2EE mostly, but across a range of technologies.
- Team Lead - Library Management Reading List System Upgrade for Birmingham University/Talis - Java Servlets/JSP/Taglibs
- Team Lead - 3G Audio Prototyping for BT/Nortel - Java Servlets/JSPs.
- Developer - Hitachi - 1 year - J2EE
- Developer - One2One(T-Mobile) - Workflow system of Hewlet Packard's implementing 2 processes

Employer: Thomson Marconi Sonar Systems
Position: Software Engineer
Description: 18 months
Prototyping facility for submarine & surface ship sonar GUIs.
C/C++. Solaris. X.
Several projects. Some off-site collaborations, and mentoring of junior.

Employer: Liquid Bronze
Position: Consultant / Developer
Time period: September 2007 - January 2009
Description: Ruby On Rails development for a variety of clients
with some PHP and setup/customisation of a variety of eCommerce sites
Frequently client facing & Telephone support

Auction - OffCasey.com - 2 man team, architectured by me.
Business Listings - Freedoma.com - Co-developed as part of 2 man development team
Document / Customer Management - Work Hub - Co-developed as part of a 2 man team

Newsletter Management - Developer - Site no longer live
Waste Management Logistics - Malinko.co.uk - development & support

Focus Education - bespoke website & support/development of intranet system. PHP.

Pets Emporium / Oak Carpentry - installation/setup/walk through of Zen Cart eCommerce system.

Integration of bespoke PHP CMS with Java Confluence Wiki, and setup of Builder plugin for a NHS Deptartment.

EDUCATION

University: Victoria University of Manchester
Time period: 1993 - 1997
Degree: Computer Science, BSc

INFORMATION

Sports: - East Manchester Badminton Club - Vice Chair - Took over the club when the council ceased to support it, built a committee, and it now is a successfully running club with a team in a Manchester league.
Clubs:
- FlyTheCoop - Director - A organisation that promotes co-working in Manchester
- Server Host - Coop. Organise a server share between 6 other people.
Memberships: - MCC-Work-For-You / The Year Of Collaboration - organising a series of mini-hack days.
- GeekMap - a collaborative team developing a holdall for the various tech communities in the UK.

Ian's Startups (3)

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  • Malinko

    Logistics and management of Pickups for Waste, Recycling and any collection industry

  • Geekmap

    Geekmap aims to provide a social infrastructure for professionals in tech industries. Our initial goal is to build tools for groups to self-organise.

  • Grab The Menu

    Grab The Menu is a food and drink startup changing the world by providing easy access and connectivity to takeaway menus

Ian is Following (17)

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  • Moo

    Located in London, Moo prints MiniCards from your photos which can be uploaded directly or accessed through Flickr, Bebo or one of Moos other partner sites

  • YouNoodle

    YouNoodle is a place to discover and support the hottest early-stage companies and university innovation.

  • ChaCha

    ChaCha is a free mobile answers service for people on the go

Ian's Contacts (5)

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  • Henry Li

    Chairman of Manchester University Entrepreneurs

  • Tim Dempsey

    British,24, Director at Epiphany Capital, Manchester based investment, corporate finance and investment house. Looking to touch base with new startups and those looking for funding.