James Hoskin's
curriculum vitae
Personal Details
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| Education - | Sept 1988 to June 1993 | Tiffin School Queen Elisabeth Road Kingston-upon-Thames Surrey KT2 6RL |
| Sept 1995 to June 1997 | North East Surrey College Of Technology Reigate Road Ewell Epsom Surrey KT17 3DS |
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| Sept 1997 to June 2001 | Department of Computer Science The University Of Manchester Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL |
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Qualifications
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| June 1993 | - A - | GCSE Computer Science |
| - A - | GCSE Mathematics | |
| - B - | GCSE Biology | |
| - B - | GCSE Chemistry | |
| - B - | GCSE English Language | |
| - B - | GCSE English Literature | |
| - B - | GCSE Geography | |
| - C - | GCSE French | |
| - C - | GCSE History | |
| - C - | GCSE Physics | |
| June 1996/7 | - A - | GCE A-Level Computer Science |
| - B - | GCE A-Level (Pure/Statistics) Mathematics | |
| - C - | GCE A-Level General Studies | |
| - D - | GCE A-Level Business Studies | |
| June 2001 | 2:1 BSc (hons) in Computer Science with Industrial
Experience Including courses in: - Artificial intelligence fundamentals - Computer networks - Computer vision - Database architecture, model and design - Distributed operating systems - High performance parallel computing - Information retrieval, Hypermedia and the web - Interactive computer graphics (using OpenGL) - Object oriented programming in java - Object oriented software construction - Operating systems - Software engineering - Systems design and development Final year project entitled "Fvwm-themes and AnotherLevelUp" - An analysis, and attempted merger of two fvwm2 configurations. |
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Programming Skills
| C | Used at university & extensively at Motorola |
| HTML / Javascript | Self-taught (see work experience below) |
| PHP / mySQL | Self-taught (see work experience below) |
| Perl | Self-taught for use on my 3rd year project |
| C++ | Used a little at Motorola |
| Java | Used at university for 2 terms |
| SML, Prolog & Lisp | Used at university for 1 term |
| MIPS assembly language | Used at university for 1 term |
| Pascal | Used for my A-Level project |
| BBC Basic | Used for my GCSE project |
Operating System Experience
| Windows 95 / XP | Used on my home computer |
| Windows NT 4.0 | Used at University |
| Sun OS (unix) | Used at University |
| Linux (Redhat 5/6) | Used at University |
| HP UX (unix) | Used at Motorola Labs |
| Windows 2000 | Used at Motorola Labs |
Computing Experience
| January 1999 | Designed web site for Colin Hall Marketing |
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Just a favour for my neighbour. He has now retired so the website is no longer in operation. |
| Sept 1999 to Sept 2000 | Research engineer for Motorola Labs |
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During my industrial experience year I mainly used C, but also used C++, and various shell scripts. I was part of a team developing the Motorola GSM AMR WB speech codec for submission to become part of the GSM AMR standard. |
| Nov 1999 to April 2001 | Helped maintain www.gabtraders.com website |
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I play & trade STCCG for a hobby. This site allows traders from all around the world to get together. |
| April 2001 to Dec 2002 | Designed an online database for a gaming site |
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This site allows players of the online STCCG game to join a ladder league and record results against each other. The database was initially created using CGI/Perl scripts, but has been converted to run using PHP and mySQL. |
| Nov 2005 onwards | Designed website for a House Atreides |
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A PHP-based site with a mySQL database designed for some friends. They are the UK’s biggest online trading card (TCG/CCG) singles dealer, and required a searchable database and online ordering system for customers. At the time of writing, the site is still under development. |
Other Skills and Training
| 1985 to 1994 | Played Trumpet with 1st Hook Scout and Guide Marching Band |
| 1992 to 1993 | 'Helper' with 1st Hook B Pack Cub Scouts |
| 1993 | Chief Scout's Award gained |
| 1994 | Passed category B driving test (still clean) |
| 1997 | Passed City & Guilds Level 1 Qualifications in Word-processing, Spreadsheets, and Databases. Includes typing speed measured to be at least 30 w.p.m |
| 2002 | Star Trek CCG UK championship runner-up |
| 2003 | Star Trek CCG UK champion |
| 2006 onwards | Author of Star Trek CCG articles for the manufacturer’s website – www.decipher.com |