About Me 
Name: Miss Laura Jayne Mansell
From: Sheffield, UK
Date Of Birth: 18th June 1984
Gender: Female
Name
Miss Laura Jayne Mansell
From
Sheffield, UK
Date of Birth
18/06/1984
Gender
Female
Profile
I am hard working, well organised and punctual. I am responsible and work well as a member of a team or on my own. I have good communication and interpersonal skills. I have recently completed a four-year sandwich course in BSc (Hons) Business Computing and a masters in MSc Web Services Development, both at the University of Teesside, Middlesbrough.
GCSE's sat in May/June 2000
Double Science A*
English Language B
English Literature B
Food Technology A
Geography A
History A
Maths A*
Religious Education A*
Spanish A
A2 Levels sat in June 2002
ICT A
Physics C
Maths B
General Studies B
Undergraduate Degree
BSc(Hons) Business Computing at the University of Teesside September 2002 - June 2006: First Class Honours Degree
Postgraduate Degree
MSc Web Services Development at the University of Teesside September 2006 - September 2007: Pass with Distinction
Employment History
08/10/07 - Present - Graduate .NET Developer, Steria Services Ltd
02/10/06 - 08/06/07 - I.C.T. Advisor, Learning Resource Centre, University of Teesside
10/07/06 - 15/09/06 - Customer Service Advisor, N Power (MeterPlus), Sheffield
05/07/04 - 01/07/05 - Integration Engineer, One year placement at BT, Ipswich
19/08/03 - 17/09/03 - Clerical Volunteer, Make a Difference Project, Rotherham
18/08/03 - 15/09/03 - Administration Assistant, Citizens Advice Bureau, Rotherham
23/04/01 - Work Shadowing an IT Assistant, Kiveton Steelworks, Sheffield
12/10/00 - Work Shadowing an IT Assistant, Nottinghamshire Contracting Highway Depot, Nottinghamshire
April 99 - Work Experience, The Royal Bank of Scotland, Rotherham
Web Skills
Languages
- HTML
- XHTML
- CSS
- JavaScript
- PHP
- C#.NET
- VB.NET
- VB6
- SQL
- MySQL
- Actionscript 2.0
- Ajax
Packages
- Visual Studio 2005 and Team Foundation Server
- Dreamweaver MX
- Flash MX
- Fireworks MX and CS3
- Photoshop 6
- IIS 6
- SQL Server 2005
- EditPlus
Other
- Developed applications for browsers, MDTs and PDAs (including the .NET Compact Framework and Windows Forms)
- Basic working knowledge of UNIX commands
- Web Services development
- Web 2.0 Mashup development using Google API, YouTube API, Flickr API and Amazon API
- Knowledge of accessibility standards
- Knowledge and experience with NHibernate
- Knowledge and experience with Wilson ORM
Prizes and Awards
November 2006 – British Computer Society Prize: Awarded for an outstanding undergraduate dissertation in the field of Computer studies.
April 2008 - Steria Service Excellence Award: Awarded for effort and contribution in getting WebSTORM changes ready in time for User Group.
Memberships
MBCS – Professional member of the British Computer Society.
Skills and Attributes
Keyboard - Can play a wide range of songs and I have obtained a Yamaha Grade 13
Driving - I have held a full, clean driving license since July 2002
Millennium Volunteer - I have gained a 100-hour certificate of achievement for doing 137 hours of voluntary work
Interests
In my spare time I enjoy watching films and going to watch the Sheffield Steelers Ice Hockey team. I also enjoy travelling and have organised trips to the East and West Coasts of America, New York, Venice, Portugal, Copenhagen and Paris.