Damien Cavanagh
32 Shaftesbury St, High Wycombe, Bucks HP11 2NB, UK
+44 (0)7974 256793

PROFILE
A talented and experienced software engineer with proven technical expertise, complemented  by  excellent customer and colleague liaison skills.

KEY SKILLS
		Specialist in C++ Symbian OS development.
Windows C/C++ programming. 
Windows MFC, 16-bit, 32-bit, DirectX
Low-level programming (C, 80x86 / 68000 assembly)
Production of clear, comprehensive technical and user documentation.
Excellent debugging skills
Customer telephone support
Able to work well as part of, or leader of, a project team

WORK EXPERIENCE
1998-present	Developer Consultant at Symbian Ltd, a joint venture between Psion, Ericsson, Nokia, Motorola, Panasonic and Siemens.
	Expert in Symbian OS. a 32-bit operating system that is becoming the world standard for wireless communication devices.

1996-1998	C++ Windows software engineer at Dorling Kindersley Multimedia, one of the world's foremost publishers of quality educational and reference software.
	Duties have included: 
* Developing, maintaining and enhancing the core libraries used by all DK software projects (including low-level routines for graphics, sound etc)
* Writing an interactive, mathematically accurate, entertaining  pinball application for use in an educational context in a DK product.
* Producing foreign language versions of DK titles, especially dealing with Unicode, multi-byte and other language issues.
					
	System		16/32-bit Windows, DirectX, MFC
	Languages	C++, C, 80x86 assembly

1991-96	An important member of the 4-man software development team at Sherston Software, Britain's most highly regarded educational software house.
	Duties included: 
* Producing a run-time engine for Sherston's multimedia titles.
* Data compression techniques, as Sherston's titles featured much use if graphics and sound but had to fit on 720k floppies due to the limitations of machines being used in schools.
System		16-bit Windows, MS-DOS, Acorn 32-bit RISC machines
Languages	C, C++, 80x86 assembly, RISC assembly

1987-90		Ran own software business trading as DMC Software Developments.
Work included:	A mailing system for the British Diabetic Association (BDA), compatible with the Post Office's "Mailsort" system.  (Part of a three-man team)
System		Compaq PC, MS-DOS	Language	C

Various engineering, simulation and data-entry programs for Lucas C.A.V Ltd
System		IBM PC compatibles	Languages	C, Pascal, FORTRAN

Leisure titles "HUSTER" and "WAKE ISLAND" for Bubble Bus Software
System		Atari ST, Commodore 64	Languages	68000 / 6502 assembly

Acted as an I.T. advisor to a London primary school. Duties included installing and maintaining machines and software, preparation of staff manuals and staff training.

1987		Degree project: implementation of a UNIX screen editor on a non-UNIX system.
		System		MicroVAX, GEC mini	Language	C

1984		Programmed the successful leisure titles "TAZZ" and "HUSTLER" for Bubble Bus.
		System		Commodore 64/16	Language	6502 assembly

1982-83	Worked as part of a three-man team designing, programming and implementing a membership system for the BDA, in use until 1990.
	System		Jaquard mini		Language	Jaquard SuperBasic

1980	Designed and programmed a small database system for Lucas C.A.V. Ltd
	System 		Commodore PET		Languages	BASIC, 6502 assembly


QUALIFICATIONS
		B.Sc Honours Degree in Computer Science

		Course also included	Electronics	2 years
					Music		1 year
					Astronomy	1 year

		G.C.E. 'A' Levels		Computing Science	B
					Mathematics		B

G.C.E. 'O' Levels	Mathematics, General Science, English Lang, English Lit, Additional Maths, History, Chemistry, Physics, French

EDUCATION
		1984-87			Universtity of Keele, Staffordshire
		1983-84			Esher College, Thames Ditton, Surrey
		1976-83			St George's College, Weybridge, Surrey

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS
		Full U.K. driving licence (car and motorcycle).
		Grade IV piano. Grade V Theory of Music.
		Welsh F.A. and National Cricket Association Teaching Certificates.

INTERESTS
		I am a very keen musician playing drums, guitar, piano, recorder and steel drums.
		My main sport is 5-a-side football.
		I also participate in my local squash league.

PERSONAL DETAILS
		Name			Damien Michael Cavanagh
		Date of birth		10.12.64
		Marital status		Single
		Nationality		British

		Address			32 Shaftesbury St
					High Wycombe
					Bucks
					HP11 2NB
					United Kingdom

		Telephone		+44 (0)7974 256793
		Website			http://freespace.virgin.net/oh.matron/