Alex Cuthbertson

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Gender Male
Industry Technology
Occupation Senior Technologist
Location Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom
Introduction MCSD,MCAD,MCPD,MCTS. After a bit of job hopping in my youth from Scallop Diver to Digging holes to Measuring grass I progressed my career from the latter and started out on my journey as a computer aided draughtsman for a small company in Cupar, Fife. I left as a 3D Modeller and Animator having engaged with a number of companies on some interesting projects including NCR (Prototype Autoteller with Plasma screen, Iris Scanner and 3D Avatar), DERA (Tank Simulator Modelled on Boscombe Down), The National Trust (Planning Car Park Urquhart Castle Loch Ness), Redland Aggregates (Planning Quarry Redevelopment), SET (Planning redevelopment of Perth Tay St). I travelled south and diverged into Graphics, Web design and development, HTML,CSS,ASP,VB,.Net,C#,SQL and bespoke CMS Systems naturally progressing into Microsoft Content Management Server, SharePoint 2003 to 2007 to 2010. My skills and experience range from all things SharePoint across a variety of platforms including BizTalk, SQL, Reporting Services, Analysis Services, Dynamics CRM to name a few. Delivering projects to Local Authorities, Rightmove, Costa Express, CBI, IStructE, LGA, CSC, Molton Brown, Vodafone and MORE.
Interests SharePoint, iPhone, Software Development, Technology, Current Affairs, Geology, History, Astronomy, Art, Science, Cars, Football, Pool, DIY, Music, Anthropology, Travel, Not necessarily all in that order.
Favorite Movies Matrix, Spiderman, Little Miss Sunshine, Step Brothers, Lord of the Rings, Pinocchio...
Favorite Music Foo Fighters, Jack White (all bands), Kings of Leon, Temper Trap, Monsters of Men, Black Keys, Band of Skulls, Counting Crows, The Doors, Foster the People, Red Hots, Johnny Cash, and on and on and on
Favorite Books A short history of nearly everything, The Dark Tower, Black Man, Georges Marvellous Medicine...

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