About Me

So lets get the boring, usual inrtoductions out of the way.

As i mentioned on the home page, My name is Adam Melbye. I have been a software developer for over 12 years building websites and support systems for various types of companies.

I have an interest in tech in general, with a priority on C# development, and as it has become more important over the last 5 years... Security.

I have, on occasion, been known to take simple side projects (usually to help out a friend) but prefer to focus my efforts on my day job or playing with new code concepts in my down time. That is, when im not relaxing by playing games, learning languages, building model kits or otherwise testing our some stupid idea.

 

Development

Key items that i have learnt that i use in work to varying degrees.

  • Programming Languages
    • C#
      • C# [Web Forms, ASP.Net, WebAPI,WCF/Web Services, SignalR]
      • [Entity Framework, Linq to Entities, ADO.Net ]
      • [Console Apps, Windows Forms, WPF]
    • Java [Android, Desktop]
    • Visual Basic [Console Apps, Windows Forms, Web Forms]
  • Web Languages
    • PHP [Composer]
    • Javascript & JQuery
    • Angular JS

Infrastructure

Other things i do that help with my development work.

  • Databases
    • SQL (Microsoft SQL)
    • MySQL
  • Server Management
    • Mail Servers
    • Webservers [IIS/Apache/FTP]
    • SSL Certificates, Cryptography, Ciphers
    • Firewalls [Cisco, TP Link]
  • Other
    • DNS Management
    • Mailserver Security (SPF, DKIM, DMARC)
    • PBX Management [IP Phones]
 

Employment/Work

Experience in Development.

I have decided to leave out employers on purpose for this website, as i will do with my education section. These will be on my CV document where they are relevant.

  • Shipping Industry / Wirral [2016 - Present]
    • Connect to APIs for other companies.
    • Develop plugins for webshops.
    • Develop and support ordering website.
    • Develop and support customer service systems and other internal support systems.
    • Upgrade and Manage servers
  • Retail Industry / Online [2015 - Present]
    • Support and Manage Web Store.
    • Integrate Payment Processors.
    • Add pages and functionality.
    • Upgrade and Manage servers
  • Insurance Industry / Manchester [2012 - 2016]
    • Develop and Maintan multiple customer facing websites.
    • Maintain CRM and Support Systems
    • Upgrade from WebForms to MVC
    • Google Analtics support/debugging
    • Implement precursor to OneAPI
    • Manage Servers

Education

I.T related training and development

  • Online
    • Microsoft Security Fundamentals [June 2021]
  • Chester
    • BSc(hons) in Computer Science (2.1) [Nov 2012]
    • Foundation Degree in Information Communication Technology [June 2011]
  • Wirral
    • Cisco CCNA 1, 2 & 3 [June 2010]
    • Cisco IT Essentials [June 2009]
    • iPro Level 2 – Information Communication Technology [June 2009]
 

Hobbies

Other I.T related things that i do in my free time that i consider useful, but wouldn't count in my usual list of skills.

  • Graphics [Photoshop]
  • Video Recording and Editing [Icecream, Davinci Resolve]
  • Game Modding
  • Radio Player