Over 30 years experience in designing, developing, implementing and integrating GIS based solutions for Business and Government. Have built, and been involved with building, spatial software and consultancy businesses in Australia and UK (was a founder of Dataview Solutions Pty Ltd) and have also worked extensively as an independent consultant.
Proven experience both managing, and working within, teams providing a range of services from writing/assisting with Business Requirement Specs right through to end-to-end solution development.
Specialising in helping clients get their requirements defined clearly and tested to achieve the best result.
Have built a reputation for cutting to the core of requirements and delivering creative software solutions that work
Proven communication skills at both business and technical level.
Approach includes
- Agile principles
- Test driven requirements definition as well as development – from high level to detail
- Strong focus on building the right things (defining and solving the right problems)
- Minimal technology to achieve the outcome
- Practical, Sustainable and Responsive to Change
- Short delivery cycles (deliver in phases)
Technical expertise in Oracle/Oracle Spatial, PostgreSQL/PostGIS as well as web service and application development (asp.net, javascript, jQuery).
Have been involved in developing address validation and geocoding strategies since 1991 and with G-NAF and Cadastral data since their respective release. As a result, have extensive knowledge of the strengths, gaps and potential traps these products bring to practical applications and how to cater for these. LocationMaster is the culmination of this experience.