• Marc Schröder
• Curriculum Vitae
• https://www.marcschroder.it
• CIAO! Working since 1999 in software development, prior working in sales and the hospitality industry. These have given me a substantial technical background and a strong focus on team building, customer and commercial awareness.
• As an online consultant speaking in technical and layman terms in German and English, e parlo un po ‘di italiano, I have in-depth knowledge of Scrum Software Development and its life cycle, and also enjoy very much bringing the technical and non technical worlds together. I am a lateral thinker who can drive evolution and bring your business forward.
• I thrive while working in a busy pressurised environment, with the ability of thorough problem solving and great communication skills, high attention to detail, to motivate others and being self-motivated. I have fast experiences in coaching and contributing to dynamic teams. Being originally from Hamburg in Germany, have lived in London for about 20 years, I moved to Rome in 2015.
• Outside my technical interests I also enjoy spending time with family and friends, I love cooking and travel around the globe.
• EXPERIENCE
• March 2005 – April 2012                                     UKTV                         Technical Manager Multiplatform
• June 2003 – March 2005                                      UKTV                                           ColdFusion Developer
• 2000 – 2001                                                    Creative IT                     ColdFusion And Flash Developer
• 1997 – 1998                                              Media Markt, Berlin        Manager of the Software Department
• COURSES
• February 2012                                                ScrumAlliance                                  Certified Scrum Master
• June 2005                                                        Learning Tree      SQL Server Transact-SQL Programming
• EDUCATION
• 1998 – 1999                                   SAE Technology College London         Multimedia Producer Diploma
• 1991 – 1992                                              FOS For Economics                                   Economics Diploma
• 1989 – 1990                                  FOS For Room Design And Colour                 Interior Design Diploma
• LANGUAGES
• since 2008                                                            Italian                                         elementary proficiency
• since around 1981                                               English                                 full professional proficiency
• since around 1972                                               German                                                 native proficiency
• EXPERIENCE
• Technical Manager Multiplatform
• March 2005 – April 2012 – UKTV London, United Kingdom
• My first task was to built a mixed team of freelance and full time developers who continue building and supporting the CMS I built in my previous role. I put in place subversion, a development environment and staging servers and work flows & processes creating an environment suitable for multiple developers working on different projects from different. 
• As the Technical Manager I was responsible for the development and support of all UKTV online products across various platforms.
• Scoping and managing projects, implementations and integrations including custom-developed modules and off the shelf products (Brightcove, Facebook, FreeWheel (prior to implementing Doubleclick\’s DART and Real media 24/7\’s Open Adstream), Web Analytics, iPercast, UKFast, Webtrends, Omniture, WebAbacus, iTunes apps etc…) including the full software development life circle, of development, testing (test driven development), documenting, deployment, support, maintenance, troubleshooting – using a mix of Waterfall, Prince2 and last but not least Agile SCRUM.
• Presenting concepts and advising the Senior Management Teams, Head of Technology, liaising with website producers, designers, project managers, managing our developers, troubleshooting, testing, code review, and building and maintaining relationships with all our technical and suppliers was all part of my daily work.   Major projects include obviously all our (10+) websites and their various (last minute) incarnations, support of the RedButton service and VoD (online and on Sky satellite & Virgin Media cable boxes) and the support of OnAir which is UKTV’s TV program scheduling system hosted on secure BBC servers.
• ColdFusion Developer
• June 2003 – March 2005 – UKTV London, United Kingdom
• I joined UKTV as their first web developer while they were using an of the shelf CMS called Affino from Emojo to manage the relatively small online portfolio (3 websites) with under 100,000 unique monthly users.
• Shortly after I from scratch a bespoke and template based CMS with front and back end for UKTV\’s websites, using ColdFusion, FuseBox
• (framework), HTML, CSS, JavaScript, web-services (e.g. SOAP and REST), etc.
• The CMS now manages over 10 completely different websites to support all current UKTV channels: Gold, Dave, Good Food Channel, Yesterday, Blighty, Eden, Really, Watch, Alibi, and Home, VoD – Video on Demand sites, plus plenty of micro sites. All sites share main components and have additional business rules to cater for each specific site needs.
• All websites also connects to the BBC/UKTV On-Air system that looks after all programs hosted on secure BBC servers. This enables the CMS to distribute TV listing to various Press companies as well as sharing content with various other third party system – for analytical and commercial purposes.
• Update September 2015:
• Just before I left, UKTV decided to move away from my hand build Content Management System and use a third part company to rebuild the sites using Drupal.
• It took me less then a year to build these websites almost single-handed and it took UKTV (and various third party companies & components) 4 years to rebuild all UKTV websites.
• ColdFusion and Flash Developer
• 2000 – 2001 – Creative IT, London, United Kingdom
• I was an ActionScript and ColdFusion Developer at Creative IT (previously part of HHM Communications Ltd – they then merged with Crayon London which is now part of Karmarama)
• Freelance Developer
• 1999 – AreHaus LTD, London, United Kingdom
• I have created a couple of online applications in Flash for them including an Online Advent Calendar and the main portal page for CGU. (CGU was bought shortly after completion of
• my project by AVIVA.co.uk – and unfortunately never went life.)
• Web Developer
• 1999 – 2000 – PropertyMall, London, United Kingdom
• I was developing and maintaining sites in HTML and ActionScript for various clients of PropertyMall
• Manager of the Software Department
• 1997 – 1998 – Media Markt, Berlin, Germany
• As the manager of the software department I was responsible for purchasing, pricing, and displaying all software and managing a team of 3 full time staff.
• COURSES
• Intermedio (QUANDO Comune Di Riferimento Europeo B1.2)
• August 2013 – December 2013 – Torre Di Babele, Rome, Italy
• After my arrival in Rome I attended at Torre di Babele for 5 month a full-time Italian courses and achieved the certification Intermedio Quando Comune di Riferimento Europeo B1.2
• Certified Scrum Master
• February 2012 – ScrumAlliance, London, United Kingdom
• I have advocated and practised Agile (SCRUM) Software Development over the years at UKTV, but only got around to do my certification as a Scrum Master in 2012.
• Brightcove Courses
• August 2011 – Brightcove, London, United Kingdom
• UKTV was one of the earliest UK based costumers of Brightcove.
• Having attended various training courses they offered and also took advantage of their On-Demand training videos.
• I have an in-depth knowledge of the implementation of not only the Brightcove online video solution.
• SQL Server Transact-SQL Programming
• June 2005 – Learning Tree, London, United Kingdom
• I attended this Transact-SQL Programming course in 2005 in order to enhance my SQL queries to ensure the CMS I build for UKTV would (and did over the past 10 years) withstand the growing demand and tighten security.
• Webtrends
• 2011 – Webtrends, London, United Kingdom
• I attended both versions of the courses offered by Webtrends to support other developers and the website Producers for their daily tasks.
• Adobe MAX 2010
• October 2010 – Adobe, Los Angeles, California
• I attended Adobe MAX 2010 in Los Angeles. This gave me a great overview of the present and future technology used in the online world.
• Technical Writing: A Comprehensive Hands-On
• December 2009 – Learning Tree, London, United Kingdom
• I attended this Technical Writing course in 2009 in order to enhance the overall documentation
• of the CMS I build as well as finding it extremely useful for our Agile Scrum development to write Agile Scenarios and Storyboards.
• Scotch On The Road
• June 2009 – SOTR, London, United Kingdom
• Scotch on the Road was an annual gathering in London of web technologists, bringing together some of the brightest minds from across the globe.
• Face To Face Course – Introduction To Scrum
• March 2009 – BBC, London, United Kingdom
• I attended this Scrum course in order to enforce the use of Agile methodologies at UKTV.
• CFunited Europe: The Premiere ColdFusion Conference
• March 2008 – Adobe, London, United Kingdom
• I attended this conference to get a good overview about what is going on in the ColdFusion market.
• SQL Server 2005 Comprehensive Introduction
• March 2008 – Learning Tree, London, United Kingdom
• I attended this SQL Server 2005 course in order to make the decision for UKTV if an upgrade of the database form SQL 2000 to SQL 2005 was
• of any advantage for us.
• ADOBE MAX 2008
• 2008 – Adobe, Milan, Italy
• I attended Adobe MAX 2008 in Milan. This gave me a great overview of the present and future technology used in the online world.
• Responsive Design & Advanced CSS
• September 2007 – WebCredible, London, United Kingdom
• This Responsive design & advanced CSS course gave me a great insight in new ways of front end development and lead to implement Responsive CSS into some of UKTV sites.
• Advanced ColdFusion Development
• June 2007 – Highlander, London, United Kingdom
• This 4-day advanced ColdFusion training course provides experienced ColdFusion application developers with the knowledge and hands-on practice they need to build, maintain, and scale effective Web applications.
• Fast Track To ColdFusion
• February 2007 – Highlander, London, United Kingdom
• This 3 day beginners ColdFusion training course is ideal for those who are new to the ColdFusion language and want to learn to use the product to develop powerful ColdFusion applications.
• People Management
• February 2007 – UKTV, London, United Kingdom
• I attended this People Management course in oder to mentor my team(s) even better.
• Leadership Coaching
• 2007 – Monika Barnes, London, United Kingdom
• Managing Successful Projects
• August 2006 – ReedLearning, London, United Kingdom
• This Managing Successful Projects course introduced me to great ways managing projects on a larger scale more successfully.
• Internet Information Services 6 for Windows Server 2003
• June 2006 – Learning Tree, London, United Kingdom
• I attended this IIS Server course to optimise UKTV\’s online presence form a technical standpoint.
• Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Planning And Migration
• June 2006 – Learning Tree, London, United Kingdom
• I attended this course in order to have no downtime when upgrading UKTV\’s database servers. There was no downtime for any of the sites.
• Securing Windows Server 2003
• May 2006 – Learning Tree , London, United Kingdom
• I attended this Windows Server Security course in order to tighten security across UKTV\’s websites and prevent Hackers from taking any of UKTV\’s sites down.
• Windows Server 2003
• March 2006 – Learning Tree, London, United Kingdom
• I attended this generic Windows Server course in order to gain my DBA certification.
• WebAbacus System Administrator Training
• 2006 – 2009 – Foviance, London, United Kingdom
• WebAbacus is a wonderful web analytic program and I attended this course to optimise the implementation and ongoing support across all UKTV websites.
• Developing High-Performance SQL Server Databases
• May 2005 – Learning Tree, London, United Kingdom
• I attended this Developing High-Performance SQL Server Databases course to optimise the performance of UKTV\’s websites.
• Developing SQL Queries For Microsoft SQL Server
• March 2005 – Learning Tree, London, United Kingdom
• I attended this Developing SQL Queries for Microsoft SQL Server to optimise the performance of UKTV\’s websites.
• EDUCATION
• Multimedia Producer Diploma
• 1998 – 1999 – SAE Technology College, London, United Kingdom
• I achieved the Multimedia Producer Diploma at SAE London in 1998.
• Economics Diploma
• 1991 – 1992 – FOS for Economics, Hamburg, Germany
• I achieved the Economics Diploma at FOS for Economics, Hamburg in 1991.
• Interior Design Diploma
• 1989 – 1990 – FOS for Room Design And Colour, Hamburg, Germany
• I achieved the Interior Design Diploma at FOS for Room Design and Colour, Hamburg in 1989.
• OUTSIDE WORK
• I love spending time with my family and friends. I love cooking and experimenting with all kind of foods from all over the world, which of some I try to bring back from my utmost passion in life:
• I love travel – discovering new continents, countries, capitals, cities, urban areas, the middle of nowhere, and their people.
• RECOMMENDATIONS – http://it.linkedin.com/in/marcschroder/
• \”Marc is such a reliable pair of hands, dedicated, committed and able to communicate technical issues with non technical people in an accessible manner. He has a great sense of humour and is a great team player. I thoroughly enjoyed working with Marc, and have no hesitation in recommending him and his work.\”
• Raymond Blaney, Head of Regulatory Affairs, UKTV, worked with Marc at UKTV
• \”Marc has been the technical lifeblood of our channel sites for many years, and has overseen and advised on many different incarnations, adapting and rebuilding according to business need. He\’s had to achieve an incredible amount on very small resources, and as such has become a highly resourceful manager who thinks of ingenious ways to achieve results. He is a deep thinker and a passionate soul who wants the best from himself and others, and I particularly loved working with him on the rebuild of our sites during UKTV\’s channel rebrands in 2007/2008, when he led his team with passion and clarity of purpose.\”
• Caroline Halliday, Head of Digital Content, UKTV, worked directly with Marc at UKTV
• \”Marc is a highly motivated and capable Technical Manager. During his time at UKTV he both led and personally implemented many major web infrastructure projects and created platforms that allowed the company to reach its lofty ambitions, somehow managing to balance complex short term and long term priorities. Marc earned the respect of his technical and non-technical colleagues, managers and other stakeholders through his practical and can-do approach to challenges, which were not in short supply in a busy multi-channel broadcasting environment\”
• Andrew Watt, Head of New Media, UKTV, managed Marc
• \”Marc has a broad and detailed technical knowledge and is able to break down and solve problems from the very big to the very small. He understands an enormous number of languages and technologies to a very high level, and is excellent to work with both as a colleague and an manager.\”
• Dean Alexandrou, Software Developer, UKTV, reported to Marc at UKTV
• \”I\’ve been lucky enough to work with Marc on several occasions over the years whilst Marc worked for UKTV. It was very easy to see from an early stage that this was a ColdFusion developer and manager who was different from the rest. Marc not only is a very dedicated, talented and very knowledgeable individual with a fantastic attitude but also has the ability to understand, learn and solve problems with an outside of the box approach. A truly highly recommended individual that I hope I have the opportunity to work with again in the future.\”
• Kelvyn Clee, Windows Dedicated Support Manager, UKFast (UKFast.Net Limited), was with another company when working with Marc at UKTV
• \”Marc has an excellent grasp of the finer technical points and the great ability to communicate them in a sensible fashion. When combined with his hard-core broadcast experience, you get a very valuable package.\”
• Duncan Burbidge, Owner, Stream UK, was with another company when working with Marc at UKTV
• \”Marc was my line manager for the duration of my time at UKTV. I looked to him to help manage my e project responsibilities, to protect me from the occasionally over-excited senior executive, to provide technical direction, and to maintain a good team dynamic. He succeeded on all counts, and brought a sense of humour too. He had assembled a talented, likeable team who communicated and worked well together. I rarely felt undue pressure and was always able to bring issues to him. He understood and championed my needs, even when they were outside the work-context (e.g. Negotiating non-standard working hours).\”
• Simon Dell, CSS Developer, UKTV, reported to Marc at UKTV
• \”Marc has such a huge amount of knowledge relating to the web that I sometimes find it over-whelming! Coming from a print background he encouraged me to push myself to learn as much software and code as I could and would always take time out of his schedule to help me with problems I may have had with Flash or other software. It is thanks to his encouragement that I know what I do technically.\”
• Sammi Richardson, Designer, UKTV, worked indirectly for Marc at UKTV
• \”Marc was the linchpin of the digital technology team when I worked with at UKTV. I found him to be highly capable in his role and would definitely recommend him as a reliable and hardworking team player with the capability to lead projects very effectively.\”
• Caroline Hire, Web Producer, UKTV Food, UKTV, worked directly with Marc at UKTV
• \”Marc is capable, focussed, professional and a pleasure to work with.\”
• Chris Hennings, Chief Technical Officer, Mobrio Limited, was with another company when working with Marc at UKTV
• \”Marc was an experienced and knowledgable member of the team. He knew what was possible and where we could push to make those things that were slightly out of our reach attainable. He was a pleasure and easy to work with, knowing his subject area inside and out.\”
• Steve North, General Manager Dave & Gold, UKTV
• \”Marc is always happy to help and has a great way of making complex technical things easy to understand for the lay person!\”
• Sally Quick, Director of Commercial Partnerships, UKTV, worked with Marc at UKTV
• \”Marc has a keen eye for detail and a kind gentle manner. He is technically shrewd and extremely knowledgeable about his craft and is able to relate this to others in a simple, understandable way. As a manager, Marc was a professional; he had the trust of his colleagues and knew how to deliver results on time with the backing of his team. It goes without saying that he is an overall real nice guy.\”
• Michael Paul Sherwin, Software Developer, UKTV, reported to Marc at UKTV
• \”Marc certainly knows his stuff and was always helpful with technical requests for SEO improvements. A lovely bloke too!
• Jon Buchan, Senior Search Analyst, I Spy Search Ltd, was with another company when working with Marc at UKTV
• \”Marc leads by example and inspires with patience. He has an excellent knowledge of web technologies and implements it with great attention to detail.\”
• Rodger Abels, Software Developer, UKTV (Virgin Media / BBC), reported to Marc at UKTV
• \”A very hardworking and focused professional with excellent technical knowledge and skills. A pleasure to work with. Not sure on his choice of drink though…spicy water?\”
• Paul Thornton, Software Developer, UKTV, reported to Marc at UKTV
• \”I had the pleasure of working with Marc back in 2004 – 2005 at UKTV, where I was hired as a freelance web developer. With our \”extremely large\” ColdFusion development team, consisting just me and Marc, we redesigned the whole UKTV\’s database table structure from the scratch and built a completely new CMS and user-front-end for the company. As far as I\’ve understood, majority of that work is still in use at UKTV\’s public sites. As a developer, Marc was one of those rare ones, who had the brains to do thinking outside the box _and_ the motivation to actually execute the plans perfectly. All that, added with the fact that he\’s a very nice person to work with makes him one of my all time favourite techies I\’ve had luxury to work with during my 11+ year career as a Web professional.\”
• Petteri Pyyny, Software Developer, UKTV, worked directly with Marc at UKTV
• \”It is a rare developer who is not only thorough, efficient, and really knows his stuff, but also has the patience to put up with last-minute changes, nagging producers, and stakeholders trying to ride roughshod over best practices. Having worked with Marc at a time when UKTV was launching several new products per month, I saw his patience and thoroughness tested often – yet he always remained committed to delivering the best possible product. I highly recommend Marc and would be happy to work with him again!\”
• Jane Mountain, Producer (Interactive), UKTV Interactive, worked directly with Marc at UKTV
• \”Marc was able to quickly sort out \’technical problems\’ that would furrow another developer\’s brow. He\’s no pushover and great at interpreting what the project needs to ensure you get the right solution for your requirements. I really enjoyed working with him, he\’s a top bloke!\”
• Ally Branley, Interactive Events AP, UKTV, worked directly with Marc at UKTV
• \”Marc is a thorough, knowledgable technical lead who developed several complicated, innovative projects when we worked together at UKTV. In addition, he was extremely helpful and can-do in times of crisis – in fact I wish there were more developers like him!\”
• Jane Honey, Executive Producer, UKTV, worked directly with Marc at UKTV
• \”Right from the word go, Marc demonstrated a fantastic ability to push the boundaries of what was possible technically. He had (and still has) a fantastic problem solving attitude, as well as expert knowledge of flash, cold fusion and SQL. He was equally capable of working on his own, or as part of and leading a wider team. In either case, he would take pride and ownership to see the job through to completion. I would have no hesitation in recommending Marc.\”
• Chris Michael, Director, HHM, managed Marc at Creative IT
• \”Marc was extremely effective in his role as developer, his technical skill and understanding meant he delivered every time. He would do whatever was required in the challenging timescales we would work to.\”
• Omaid Hiwaizi, Planning Partner, Crayon, managed Marc indirectly at Creative IT
• \”Ho organizzato per Marc e il suo team diversi viaggi d\’affari ed è stato un piacere lavorare con lui, sempre disponibile e aperto a diverse soluzioni a situazioni non sempre facili. Non si spaventa di fronte agli imprevisti, riesce a mantenere la calma e a concentrarsi per trovare la soluzione migliore.\”
• Stefano Marcello Office Manager at Uvet American Express, was with another company when working with Marc at UKTV

Febbraio 2012_Scrum Master

Working since 1999 in software development, prior working in sales and the hospitality industry. These have given me a substantial technical background and a strong focus on team building, customer and commercial awareness.

As an online consultant speaking in technical and layman terms in German and English, e parlo un po ‘di italiano, I have in-depth knowledge of Scrum Software Development and its life cycle, and also enjoy very much bringing the technical and non technical worlds together. I am a lateral thinker who can drive evolution and bring your business forward.

I thrive while working in a busy pressurised environment, with the ability of thorough problem solving and great communication skills, high attention to detail, to motivate others and being self-motivated. I have fast experiences in coaching and contributing to dynamic teams. Being originally from Hamburg in Germany, have lived in London for about 20 years, I moved to Rome in 2015.

Outside my technical interests I also enjoy spending time with family and friends, I love cooking and travel around the globe.

EXPERIENCE

March 2005 – April 2012                                     UKTV                         Technical Manager Multiplatform

June 2003 – March 2005                                      UKTV                                           ColdFusion Developer

2000 – 2001                                                    Creative IT                     ColdFusion And Flash Developer

1997 – 1998                                              Media Markt, Berlin        Manager of the Software Department

COURSES

February 2012                                                ScrumAlliance                                  Certified Scrum Master

June 2005                                                        Learning Tree      SQL Server Transact-SQL Programming

EDUCATION

1998 – 1999                                   SAE Technology College London         Multimedia Producer Diploma

1991 – 1992                                              FOS For Economics                                   Economics Diploma

1989 – 1990                                  FOS For Room Design And Colour                 Interior Design Diploma

LANGUAGES

since 2008                                                            Italian                                         elementary proficiency

since around 1981                                               English                                 full professional proficiency

since around 1972                                               German                                                 native proficiency

EXPERIENCE

Technical Manager Multiplatform

March 2005 – April 2012 – UKTV London, United Kingdom

My first task was to built a mixed team of freelance and full time developers who continue building and supporting the CMS I built in my previous role. I put in place subversion, a development environment and staging servers and work flows & processes creating an environment suitable for multiple developers working on different projects from different. 

As the Technical Manager I was responsible for the development and support of all UKTV online products across various platforms.

Scoping and managing projects, implementations and integrations including custom-developed modules and off the shelf products (Brightcove, Facebook, FreeWheel (prior to implementing Doubleclick's DART and Real media 24/7's Open Adstream), Web Analytics, iPercast, UKFast, Webtrends, Omniture, WebAbacus, iTunes apps etc…) including the full software development life circle, of development, testing (test driven development), documenting, deployment, support, maintenance, troubleshooting – using a mix of Waterfall, Prince2 and last but not least Agile SCRUM.

Presenting concepts and advising the Senior Management Teams, Head of Technology, liaising with website producers, designers, project managers, managing our developers, troubleshooting, testing, code review, and building and maintaining relationships with all our technical and suppliers was all part of my daily work.   Major projects include obviously all our (10+) websites and their various (last minute) incarnations, support of the RedButton service and VoD (online and on Sky satellite & Virgin Media cable boxes) and the support of OnAir which is UKTV’s TV program scheduling system hosted on secure BBC servers.

ColdFusion Developer

June 2003 – March 2005 – UKTV London, United Kingdom

I joined UKTV as their first web developer while they were using an of the shelf CMS called Affino from Emojo to manage the relatively small online portfolio (3 websites) with under 100,000 unique monthly users.

Shortly after I from scratch a bespoke and template based CMS with front and back end for UKTV's websites, using ColdFusion, FuseBox

(framework), HTML, CSS, JavaScript, web-services (e.g. SOAP and REST), etc.

The CMS now manages over 10 completely different websites to support all current UKTV channels: Gold, Dave, Good Food Channel, Yesterday, Blighty, Eden, Really, Watch, Alibi, and Home, VoD – Video on Demand sites, plus plenty of micro sites. All sites share main components and have additional business rules to cater for each specific site needs.

All websites also connects to the BBC/UKTV On-Air system that looks after all programs hosted on secure BBC servers. This enables the CMS to distribute TV listing to various Press companies as well as sharing content with various other third party system – for analytical and commercial purposes.

Update September 2015:

Just before I left, UKTV decided to move away from my hand build Content Management System and use a third part company to rebuild the sites using Drupal.

It took me less then a year to build these websites almost single-handed and it took UKTV (and various third party companies & components) 4 years to rebuild all UKTV websites.

ColdFusion and Flash Developer

2000 – 2001 – Creative IT, London, United Kingdom

I was an ActionScript and ColdFusion Developer at Creative IT (previously part of HHM Communications Ltd – they then merged with Crayon London which is now part of Karmarama)

Freelance Developer

1999 – AreHaus LTD, London, United Kingdom

I have created a couple of online applications in Flash for them including an Online Advent Calendar and the main portal page for CGU. (CGU was bought shortly after completion of

my project by AVIVA.co.uk – and unfortunately never went life.)

Web Developer

1999 – 2000 – PropertyMall, London, United Kingdom

I was developing and maintaining sites in HTML and ActionScript for various clients of PropertyMall

Manager of the Software Department

1997 – 1998 – Media Markt, Berlin, Germany

As the manager of the software department I was responsible for purchasing, pricing, and displaying all software and managing a team of 3 full time staff.

COURSES

Intermedio (QUANDO Comune Di Riferimento Europeo B1.2)

August 2013 – December 2013 – Torre Di Babele, Rome, Italy

After my arrival in Rome I attended at Torre di Babele for 5 month a full-time Italian courses and achieved the certification Intermedio Quando Comune di Riferimento Europeo B1.2

Certified Scrum Master

February 2012 – ScrumAlliance, London, United Kingdom

I have advocated and practised Agile (SCRUM) Software Development over the years at UKTV, but only got around to do my certification as a Scrum Master in 2012.

Brightcove Courses

August 2011 – Brightcove, London, United Kingdom

UKTV was one of the earliest UK based costumers of Brightcove.

Having attended various training courses they offered and also took advantage of their On-Demand training videos.

I have an in-depth knowledge of the implementation of not only the Brightcove online video solution.

SQL Server Transact-SQL Programming

June 2005 – Learning Tree, London, United Kingdom

I attended this Transact-SQL Programming course in 2005 in order to enhance my SQL queries to ensure the CMS I build for UKTV would (and did over the past 10 years) withstand the growing demand and tighten security.

Webtrends

2011 – Webtrends, London, United Kingdom

I attended both versions of the courses offered by Webtrends to support other developers and the website Producers for their daily tasks.

Adobe MAX 2010

October 2010 – Adobe, Los Angeles, California

I attended Adobe MAX 2010 in Los Angeles. This gave me a great overview of the present and future technology used in the online world.

Technical Writing: A Comprehensive Hands-On

December 2009 – Learning Tree, London, United Kingdom

I attended this Technical Writing course in 2009 in order to enhance the overall documentation

of the CMS I build as well as finding it extremely useful for our Agile Scrum development to write Agile Scenarios and Storyboards.

Scotch On The Road

June 2009 – SOTR, London, United Kingdom

Scotch on the Road was an annual gathering in London of web technologists, bringing together some of the brightest minds from across the globe.

Face To Face Course – Introduction To Scrum

March 2009 – BBC, London, United Kingdom

I attended this Scrum course in order to enforce the use of Agile methodologies at UKTV.

CFunited Europe: The Premiere ColdFusion Conference

March 2008 – Adobe, London, United Kingdom

I attended this conference to get a good overview about what is going on in the ColdFusion market.

SQL Server 2005 Comprehensive Introduction

March 2008 – Learning Tree, London, United Kingdom

I attended this SQL Server 2005 course in order to make the decision for UKTV if an upgrade of the database form SQL 2000 to SQL 2005 was

of any advantage for us.

ADOBE MAX 2008

2008 – Adobe, Milan, Italy

I attended Adobe MAX 2008 in Milan. This gave me a great overview of the present and future technology used in the online world.

Responsive Design & Advanced CSS

September 2007 – WebCredible, London, United Kingdom

This Responsive design & advanced CSS course gave me a great insight in new ways of front end development and lead to implement Responsive CSS into some of UKTV sites.

Advanced ColdFusion Development

June 2007 – Highlander, London, United Kingdom

This 4-day advanced ColdFusion training course provides experienced ColdFusion application developers with the knowledge and hands-on practice they need to build, maintain, and scale effective Web applications.

Fast Track To ColdFusion

February 2007 – Highlander, London, United Kingdom

This 3 day beginners ColdFusion training course is ideal for those who are new to the ColdFusion language and want to learn to use the product to develop powerful ColdFusion applications.

People Management

February 2007 – UKTV, London, United Kingdom

I attended this People Management course in oder to mentor my team(s) even better.

Leadership Coaching

2007 – Monika Barnes, London, United Kingdom

Managing Successful Projects

August 2006 – ReedLearning, London, United Kingdom

This Managing Successful Projects course introduced me to great ways managing projects on a larger scale more successfully.

Internet Information Services 6 for Windows Server 2003

June 2006 – Learning Tree, London, United Kingdom

I attended this IIS Server course to optimise UKTV's online presence form a technical standpoint.

Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Planning And Migration

June 2006 – Learning Tree, London, United Kingdom

I attended this course in order to have no downtime when upgrading UKTV's database servers. There was no downtime for any of the sites.

Securing Windows Server 2003

May 2006 – Learning Tree , London, United Kingdom

I attended this Windows Server Security course in order to tighten security across UKTV's websites and prevent Hackers from taking any of UKTV's sites down.

Windows Server 2003

March 2006 – Learning Tree, London, United Kingdom

I attended this generic Windows Server course in order to gain my DBA certification.

WebAbacus System Administrator Training

2006 – 2009 – Foviance, London, United Kingdom

WebAbacus is a wonderful web analytic program and I attended this course to optimise the implementation and ongoing support across all UKTV websites.

Developing High-Performance SQL Server Databases

May 2005 – Learning Tree, London, United Kingdom

I attended this Developing High-Performance SQL Server Databases course to optimise the performance of UKTV's websites.

Developing SQL Queries For Microsoft SQL Server

March 2005 – Learning Tree, London, United Kingdom

I attended this Developing SQL Queries for Microsoft SQL Server to optimise the performance of UKTV's websites.

EDUCATION

Multimedia Producer Diploma

1998 – 1999 – SAE Technology College, London, United Kingdom

I achieved the Multimedia Producer Diploma at SAE London in 1998.

Economics Diploma

1991 – 1992 – FOS for Economics, Hamburg, Germany

I achieved the Economics Diploma at FOS for Economics, Hamburg in 1991.

Interior Design Diploma

1989 – 1990 – FOS for Room Design And Colour, Hamburg, Germany

I achieved the Interior Design Diploma at FOS for Room Design and Colour, Hamburg in 1989.

OUTSIDE WORK

I love spending time with my family and friends. I love cooking and experimenting with all kind of foods from all over the world, which of some I try to bring back from my utmost passion in life:

I love travel – discovering new continents, countries, capitals, cities, urban areas, the middle of nowhere, and their people.

"Marc is such a reliable pair of hands, dedicated, committed and able to communicate technical issues with non technical people in an accessible manner. He has a great sense of humour and is a great team player. I thoroughly enjoyed working with Marc, and have no hesitation in recommending him and his work."

Raymond Blaney, Head of Regulatory Affairs, UKTV, worked with Marc at UKTV

"Marc has been the technical lifeblood of our channel sites for many years, and has overseen and advised on many different incarnations, adapting and rebuilding according to business need. He's had to achieve an incredible amount on very small resources, and as such has become a highly resourceful manager who thinks of ingenious ways to achieve results. He is a deep thinker and a passionate soul who wants the best from himself and others, and I particularly loved working with him on the rebuild of our sites during UKTV's channel rebrands in 2007/2008, when he led his team with passion and clarity of purpose."

Caroline Halliday, Head of Digital Content, UKTV, worked directly with Marc at UKTV

"Marc is a highly motivated and capable Technical Manager. During his time at UKTV he both led and personally implemented many major web infrastructure projects and created platforms that allowed the company to reach its lofty ambitions, somehow managing to balance complex short term and long term priorities. Marc earned the respect of his technical and non-technical colleagues, managers and other stakeholders through his practical and can-do approach to challenges, which were not in short supply in a busy multi-channel broadcasting environment"

Andrew Watt, Head of New Media, UKTV, managed Marc

"Marc has a broad and detailed technical knowledge and is able to break down and solve problems from the very big to the very small. He understands an enormous number of languages and technologies to a very high level, and is excellent to work with both as a colleague and an manager."

Dean Alexandrou, Software Developer, UKTV, reported to Marc at UKTV

"I've been lucky enough to work with Marc on several occasions over the years whilst Marc worked for UKTV. It was very easy to see from an early stage that this was a ColdFusion developer and manager who was different from the rest. Marc not only is a very dedicated, talented and very knowledgeable individual with a fantastic attitude but also has the ability to understand, learn and solve problems with an outside of the box approach. A truly highly recommended individual that I hope I have the opportunity to work with again in the future."

Kelvyn Clee, Windows Dedicated Support Manager, UKFast (UKFast.Net Limited), was with another company when working with Marc at UKTV

"Marc has an excellent grasp of the finer technical points and the great ability to communicate them in a sensible fashion. When combined with his hard-core broadcast experience, you get a very valuable package."

Duncan Burbidge, Owner, Stream UK, was with another company when working with Marc at UKTV

"Marc was my line manager for the duration of my time at UKTV. I looked to him to help manage my e project responsibilities, to protect me from the occasionally over-excited senior executive, to provide technical direction, and to maintain a good team dynamic. He succeeded on all counts, and brought a sense of humour too. He had assembled a talented, likeable team who communicated and worked well together. I rarely felt undue pressure and was always able to bring issues to him. He understood and championed my needs, even when they were outside the work-context (e.g. Negotiating non-standard working hours)."

Simon Dell, CSS Developer, UKTV, reported to Marc at UKTV

"Marc has such a huge amount of knowledge relating to the web that I sometimes find it over-whelming! Coming from a print background he encouraged me to push myself to learn as much software and code as I could and would always take time out of his schedule to help me with problems I may have had with Flash or other software. It is thanks to his encouragement that I know what I do technically."

Sammi Richardson, Designer, UKTV, worked indirectly for Marc at UKTV

"Marc was the linchpin of the digital technology team when I worked with at UKTV. I found him to be highly capable in his role and would definitely recommend him as a reliable and hardworking team player with the capability to lead projects very effectively."

Caroline Hire, Web Producer, UKTV Food, UKTV, worked directly with Marc at UKTV

"Marc is capable, focussed, professional and a pleasure to work with."

Chris Hennings, Chief Technical Officer, Mobrio Limited, was with another company when working with Marc at UKTV

"Marc was an experienced and knowledgable member of the team. He knew what was possible and where we could push to make those things that were slightly out of our reach attainable. He was a pleasure and easy to work with, knowing his subject area inside and out."

Steve North, General Manager Dave & Gold, UKTV

"Marc is always happy to help and has a great way of making complex technical things easy to understand for the lay person!"

Sally Quick, Director of Commercial Partnerships, UKTV, worked with Marc at UKTV

"Marc has a keen eye for detail and a kind gentle manner. He is technically shrewd and extremely knowledgeable about his craft and is able to relate this to others in a simple, understandable way. As a manager, Marc was a professional; he had the trust of his colleagues and knew how to deliver results on time with the backing of his team. It goes without saying that he is an overall real nice guy."

Michael Paul Sherwin, Software Developer, UKTV, reported to Marc at UKTV

"Marc certainly knows his stuff and was always helpful with technical requests for SEO improvements. A lovely bloke too!

Jon Buchan, Senior Search Analyst, I Spy Search Ltd, was with another company when working with Marc at UKTV

"Marc leads by example and inspires with patience. He has an excellent knowledge of web technologies and implements it with great attention to detail."

Rodger Abels, Software Developer, UKTV (Virgin Media / BBC), reported to Marc at UKTV

"A very hardworking and focused professional with excellent technical knowledge and skills. A pleasure to work with. Not sure on his choice of drink though…spicy water?"

Paul Thornton, Software Developer, UKTV, reported to Marc at UKTV

"I had the pleasure of working with Marc back in 2004 – 2005 at UKTV, where I was hired as a freelance web developer. With our "extremely large" ColdFusion development team, consisting just me and Marc, we redesigned the whole UKTV's database table structure from the scratch and built a completely new CMS and user-front-end for the company. As far as I've understood, majority of that work is still in use at UKTV's public sites. As a developer, Marc was one of those rare ones, who had the brains to do thinking outside the box _and_ the motivation to actually execute the plans perfectly. All that, added with the fact that he's a very nice person to work with makes him one of my all time favourite techies I've had luxury to work with during my 11+ year career as a Web professional."

Petteri Pyyny, Software Developer, UKTV, worked directly with Marc at UKTV

"It is a rare developer who is not only thorough, efficient, and really knows his stuff, but also has the patience to put up with last-minute changes, nagging producers, and stakeholders trying to ride roughshod over best practices. Having worked with Marc at a time when UKTV was launching several new products per month, I saw his patience and thoroughness tested often – yet he always remained committed to delivering the best possible product. I highly recommend Marc and would be happy to work with him again!"

Jane Mountain, Producer (Interactive), UKTV Interactive, worked directly with Marc at UKTV

"Marc was able to quickly sort out 'technical problems' that would furrow another developer's brow. He's no pushover and great at interpreting what the project needs to ensure you get the right solution for your requirements. I really enjoyed working with him, he's a top bloke!"

Ally Branley, Interactive Events AP, UKTV, worked directly with Marc at UKTV

"Marc is a thorough, knowledgable technical lead who developed several complicated, innovative projects when we worked together at UKTV. In addition, he was extremely helpful and can-do in times of crisis – in fact I wish there were more developers like him!"

Jane Honey, Executive Producer, UKTV, worked directly with Marc at UKTV

"Right from the word go, Marc demonstrated a fantastic ability to push the boundaries of what was possible technically. He had (and still has) a fantastic problem solving attitude, as well as expert knowledge of flash, cold fusion and SQL. He was equally capable of working on his own, or as part of and leading a wider team. In either case, he would take pride and ownership to see the job through to completion. I would have no hesitation in recommending Marc."

Chris Michael, Director, HHM, managed Marc at Creative IT

"Marc was extremely effective in his role as developer, his technical skill and understanding meant he delivered every time. He would do whatever was required in the challenging timescales we would work to."

Omaid Hiwaizi, Planning Partner, Crayon, managed Marc indirectly at Creative IT

"Ho organizzato per Marc e il suo team diversi viaggi d'affari ed è stato un piacere lavorare con lui, sempre disponibile e aperto a diverse soluzioni a situazioni non sempre facili. Non si spaventa di fronte agli imprevisti, riesce a mantenere la calma e a concentrarsi per trovare la soluzione migliore."