Lyon Solutions Ltd was incorporated in 2004. Creating my own Limited company was calling and it seemed the most preferable path to take to give other business people in the local area, Merseyside, Liverpool and the North West a professional Web Designer and Web Developer.
Prior to working for Lyon Solutions Ltd I had experience developing websites in ASP.NET (VB), using SQL Server 2000 and SQL Server 2005, Classic ASP and Microsoft Access for web applications and e-commerce websites.
Visual Basic 6 and VB.NET were also used to create applications for the companies I was on contract too and their clients.
Web Developer role
2003 - 2004
I was working at Exact Abacus. VB.NET creation and maintenance of web and software applications for market leader in end-to-end product delivery and accounting software.
Client websites include sky.com, myla.com (100% .NET), pricestorm.com (Creating and updating site to use.NET), exact3ex.co.uk (100% .NET). In-house work includes exact customer account information centre, internal timesheets, web support system, version control system and documentation systems.
SQL Server 2000 with VB.NET, ASP.NET, Web Services, XML and XSLT used extensively for internet and intranet sites.
Freelance – Website / Bespoke Software
2001 –2003
E-Commerce Web Site Creation Wizard via: VB Program, ASP Web Site and SQL Server 7
Consist of a Visual Basic 6 / SQL Server 7 (or access) program talking to any given database to create a complete customisable e-commerce web site with no website code alterations needed
Contract - Software / Web Developer
2000 –2001
Working for a Liverpool based IT consultancy, IT Excellence UK Ltd, I have developed numerous websites, iDTV (Interactive Digital Television) sites and software applications. Sites include: www.JobChannel.tv (part of the MMTV.tv family), iDTV Sites include all of the Job Channel iDTV websites as of April 2001 and their i+ Kiosks which are currently available throughout the UK.
A number of in-house VB applications were also created for this company.
Army and military clothing suppliers required an online enquiries system to take orders for their business, this required E-Commerce capabilities.
Education and Training:
- 5 yr Web developer and business owner - Lyon Solutions Limited
- 2 yr IT Consultant
- 1 yr Senior Web developer for an e-commerce software house
- BSc Computer Studies
- HND Computing
