Richard Mitchell's Curriculum Vitae
Work experience
Developer
Netsight Internet Solutions Ltd
August 2011 — present
During my time at Netsight so far I have worked on public-facing and private Plone intranets, Pyramid-based web applications & bespoke Zope / Grok based tools.
At Netsight I have managed releases, worked directly with clients as principal developer for multiple projects and developed specifications and quotes for projects.
I have also made a number of contributions to the Zope & Plone communities, attended my third consecutive Plone Conference and was invited to join the Plone Security Team in November 2011.
Security Team Member
Plone Foundation
November 2011 — present
Junior Developer
Isotoma Ltd
July 2009 — July 2011
One of the world's largest Plone development companies. I worked with Python, Zope, Plone, XHTML, CSS and Javascript on a daily basis as part of a team creating slick sites for major, international entities. I also spent some time consulting at The University of York on Plone.
Teaching Assistant
Department of Computer Science, University of York
October 2008 — April 2009
Teaching assistant for masters-level students studying requirements engineering and web design.
Student Technician
Department of Computer Science, University of York
July 2008 — September 2008
Working alongside the department's human-computer interaction team, I helped develop new technology to improve assessment of website usability and accessibility.
- Developed a data model for user profiling based on existing research.
- Used model-driven engineering to translate the data model into Java code.
- Developed a web-based application using JSP, MySQL and Enterprise Java Beans.
Knowledge-Based Engineering Intern
Airbus UK Ltd
July 2006 — July 2007
Working as an intern during the sandwich year of my degree, I contributed to several short- to medium-term R&D projects.
- Developed a plugin for Eclipse using Java, specifically for a proprietary CAD development language based on Python.
- Developed a web-based data-capture system with PHP and MySQL.
Customer Service Officer
Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc
March 2005 — September 2005
- Data processing, customer relations and working as part of a team to consistently meet deadlines.
Voluntary experience
Non-Operational Director
The Yorker Ltd
March 2008 — July 2010
The Yorker Ltd provides students of the University of York with up-to-date news, sport and other features.
- As Non-Operational Director of the company I provided long-term strategic direction and legal & financial oversight.
- I previously acted as a section editor with responsibility for opinion pieces.
Trustee and Events Officer
The University of York Graduate Students' Association
October 2008 — June 2009
The Graduate Students' Association represents all graduate students at the University of York and is a students' union and registered charity, with an annual turnover of over £500,000.
- Trustee of the charity, providing legal and financial oversight.
- Chaired a working group tasked with rewriting the association's constitution and represented graduate students on several committees.
Publications
Power, C. D. S., Petrie, H. L. & Mitchell, R. J. 2009 A Framework for Remote User Evaluation of Accessibility and Usability of Websites. Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction: 5th International Conference on Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction, UAHCI 2009, Held as Part of HCI International 2009.
Academic achievements
University of York
October 2004 — July 2008
BEng (Hons) in Computer Science
Studied many disciplines of computer science whilst focusing on usability, accessibility and model-driven engineering.
Bury Grammar School
September 1997 — July 2004
A-levels in computing, physics, mathematics and German (AABB), 10 GCSEs grades A*, A & B
Spoken languages
- Fluent English
- Good German
- Basic French
Hobbies and interests
I enjoy gardening, power-kiting, reading, cooking, listening to and playing music.
Other qualifications
Full, clean UK driver's licence held for over 5 years.
Referees
Available on request. Also see recommendations on my profile on LinkedIn.