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Mark Osborne
B.Comp(Computer Science)

2/24 Melbourne Street
Murrumbeena
Victoria 3163
Australia

marko@pcblues.com


I have been involved with many aspects of hardware, software and development on personal computers since 1983, and the internet since 1991.


September 1998 - Today
Davies Collison Cave
(Intellectual Property and Trademark Attorneys)
Melbourne, Australia

  • In-house practice management system using Inprise Delphi 4,5 and Microsoft SQL Server 6.5, 7.0
  • Creation of web helpdesk application using Python/ASP
  • Design and development of software modules
  • Design and creation of database tables and stored procedures
  • Integration and distribution of system
  • Development of data migration programs
  • Development of Active X components for use in Word
  • Integration and control of Microsoft Word in applications



September 1999
DNS Australia
Melbourne, Australia

  • Developed customizable installation program for web based online education system
  • Used Delphi 5



December 1997 - Today
Launched PC Blues
Melbourne, Australia

  • Performed all tasks associated with bringing two software products to market on an Internet site.
  • Developed products using Delphi 3, 4 and 5.
  • Provided hardware and software consultation to clients.
  • The Upgrade Suite simplifies and manages software distribution across intranets, corporate networks and the Internet.
  • EasyRead facilitates reading large amounts of text on screen.
  • Customer Database development.



January 1998
DNS Australia
Melbourne, Australia

  • Developed a web-based communication system for online education system
  • Used Active Server Pages and SQL Server 6.5



February 1998
BBL Funds Management Limited
Melbourne, Australia

  • Developed software for marketing and financial reconciliation purposes
    Used Delphi 3, and MS SQL Server 6.5



November 1996 - November 1997
Sausage Software
Melbourne, Australia

  • Programmed on team to develop world famous web authoring tool
  • Developed an internet product that was bundled with retail version of Netscape Communicator
  • Developed using Delphi 2 and 3



July 1995 - October 1996
JLM Software
Melbourne, Australia

  • Oversaw maintenance of office computer network ( Virus protection, system back-ups, hardware maintenance)
  • Provided customer technical assistance over phone to customers and retailers for all of our products
  • Initiated conversion of telephone customer help to a new first contact system of mailed out help sheets covering the most common problems
  • Programmed in C, Formula (Multimedia), and Delphi 1 to create menu systems for the CD-ROMS
  • Worked in three man team to program multimedia CD-ROM magazine using Formula Graphics, Adobe Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro



1991 - 1995
Bachelor of Computing (Computer Science)
Monash University
Melbourne, Australia

Computer Science Subjects

  • Major Projects
    • Unix/C large scale software maintenance
    • communication and research via the Internet
    • COBOL team project
  • Data Communications and Networking
  • Programmed serial data transfer between PC's
  • Programming Paradigms
    • comparison of programming languages
  • Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
    • projects in LISP
  • Compilers
  • Databases
    • embedded SQL using Unix/C/Ingres
  • Microprocessors
    • studied PC hardware
  • Computer Organisation and Architecture
  • Software Engineering I & II
    • O/O projects in Eiffel
  • Computer Graphics
    • 3D X-Windows graphics (XGKS) in Unix C
    • 2 projects
  • Operating Systems
  • Science of Programming
  • Foundations of Computing

Mathematics Subjects

  • Groups and Symmetry
  • Pure Mathematics
  • Discrete Mathematics II
  • Linear Mathematics
  • Dynamic Systems
  • Engineering Maths I, II, III & IV
  • Physics I & II

Engineering Subjects

  • Electromagnetic Theory
  • Digital Logic Systems
  • Electrical & Computer Engineering
  • Properties of Materials
  • Management I