Curriculum Vitae of Jamie Burns

Personal Details

Picture of Jamie Burns
Full name
James Alasdair Burns
Known as
Jamie
Date of birth
8th May 1969
Age
39
Nationality
British
Marital status
Married
Dependants
Three

Contact Details

Address
Seitsemän Veljeksentie 7, 02580 Siuntio, FINLAND
Telephone
+358504821613
E-mail
jaburns@nullgmail.com
E-mail (work)
jamie.burns@nokia.com
Web
http://www.skiffie.com

Profile

My work experiences demonstrate my ability to succeed in a number of challenging and varied roles. I am honest, trustworthy, reliable and versatile. I believe that I am very adaptable, able to learn new skills with minimum supervision or fuss. I pride myself on my interpersonal and communication skills, and have no doubt in my ability to work independently or as part of a team.

I believe my key skills include:

About Me

Professional

I have prior experience managing and leading people in various environments. I want to further my career in an area that utilizes my experience, skill and knowledge.

Personal

I managed to kick-off my career in IT in 2000 after moving to Finland from the UK to be with my now-wife. Having sought and gained employment at Nokia I progressed to Senior Application Specialist within the business group responsible of computing, applications and infrastructure.

Thanks to the Finnish social security system we have been able to move to Malaysia with my wife's work. With the help of an understanding boss I was able to extend my leave period. My leave was officially from June 2005 to April 2008.

Current Employment

Nokia Oyj (Finland): September 2000 to present

eHR Specialist > Application Specialist > Senior Application Specialist

I am currently working in web analytics. All previous roles have been similar but gained more responsibility with seniority. Tasks included:

Previous Employment

Own Business: November 1999 - present

Web design and consultation

I design/develop sites and provide expert advice/consultation to small businesses. I have a number of projects on-going at present utilizing custom made scripts and CMS.

I was approached by the dotmobi TLD group to write articles and develop a module for a leading CMS specifically targeted to mobile devices. The article has already been published. The module is called the accessibility module and has been released on Drupal.

Highlights prior to 1999

I have worked in a number of challenging environments ranging from retail management to recruitment. I have listed down a few of the highlights, arranged by job type, and some of the tasks involved.

Xpert IT Recruitment Ltd (UK): Consultant > June 1998 - November 1999

IBS Consulting Services (UK): Account Manager > April 1997 - November 1997

Wolfits Coffee Shop (UK): Manager > November 1997 - June 1998

Torino's Coffee Shop (UK): Retail Unit Manager > 1991 - 1993

Education

Courses

2004
Introduction to Oracle 9i for experienced SQL users; Application Security; Leading People and Teams in Projects; Information Security; NOCOP Project Management Principles
2003
Informatica training
2002
Java programming, SL110
2001
Security workshop, protocols & PKI; GetAccess Advanced training (advanced); Train the Trainer Workshop; Oracle SQL; Developing with WebLogic Commerce Server (advanced); CIF Architecture Training; BEA WebLogic Commerce Server

Tertiary and Secondary

1987/1989
HNC Business Studies, Napier Polytechnic (University), Edinburgh
1981/1987
4 Higher & 8 'O' Grades, Breadalbane Academy, Aberfeldy

Skill Set / Proficiencies

Technical

Web technologies
Browsers; Mobile devices; Styling
Web standards
(X)HTML; CSS; RDF (basic); XML (basic); XLST (basic); WML
Web related software
Notepad; Dreamweaver; Photoshop; PHP
Programming languages
PHP; JavaScript (intermediate); ASP (basic); Java (basic)
Database (data warehouse)
Oracle; MySQL; SAP R/3; Access (basic)
Miscellaneous
Apache web server; Windows system administration (basic); Understanding of *nix (basic); MS Office Tools; Application / internet security knowledge; Firewall / AV knowledge

Personal

Hobbies & Interests

I have three main interests in life:

Technology
Computing - WWW, web development, web standards, WAI, browsers, mobility; Xbox; gadgets; photography
Sport
football; golf; gym
My Kids
Frankie & Sophie & Kitty

References

Nokia Business Infrastructure (Finland)

Contact information for Nokia referees is available on request

References from UK

Written references from the UK are also available for download on request

Full Career History

Nokia Oyj (FI)
Senior Specialist: September 2000 to present
Strindberg (FI)
Barman/Waiter: April 2000 - September 2000
Own business
Designer/Consultant: November 1999 to present
Xpert IT (UK)
Consultant: June 1998 - November 1999
Wolfits (UK)
Manager: November 1997 - June 1998
IBS (UK)
Account Manager: April 1997 - November 1997
Wolfits (UK)
General Assistant: November 1996 - March 1997
Allander Litho (UK)
Print Finishing Supervisor: 1993 - 1996
Torino's (UK)
Retail Unit Manager: 1991 - 1993
Acanthus (UK)
Barman: January 1991 - March 1991
S&N Breweries (UK)
Receptionist/Controller: August 1989 - December 1990