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Skills

Software engineering
Software design, team management, team leadership, software architecture, cloud computing, programming in Go, COBOL and Python, project management with Agile, Scrum, Lean and XP, product development & delivery, in-sourcing, project inception planning, IT policy
Spoken languages
Native English speaker, fluency in Spanish, advanced Catalan, basic French
Management
Coaching and mentoring for personal and professional development, hiring and developing teams,communication, listening, event planning and group facilitation
Music
Musical improvisations, songwriting

About me

A photo of Mike Harris in a panama hat from 2022 I enjoy writing, playing, recording and performing music solo and with other fellow musicians and am currently working to improve my skills in the area of music, learning the mandolin and mandola and to read music. I enjoy gardening, traveling, reading, walking, socialising, getting to know people and languages. For 2024 I have taken a career break to travel through France, Spain and Portugal, visiting friends and cultural attractions. I enjoy learning about cultural and religious history. I have been the co-host of the Agile Oxford monthly Meetup and annual conference since 2018 and the founder of HacktionLab, a UK network of tech-activists for which I have produced the BarnCamp annual conference event. I am a fairly frequent presenter and conference speaker. I have experience in the production of public events and have devised and produced a number of events over the years. I am also a co-director of XtreamLab, a small hosting provider providing hosting and low-fi Internet services for small businesses, not-for-profit organisations, and individuals.

Professional Experience

Elsevier Ltd, Oxford

Manager Software Engineering Business Insights & Analytics

December 2022 - June 2024

Elsevier Ltd, Oxford

Software Engineering Lead (SSRN and Submission Systems)

April 2017 - December 2022

SSRN Website
SSRN - Elsevier

Trust Power Ltd, Oxford

Agile Coach (Contract)

April 2016 - December 2017

The Performance Window Group, Oxford

Head of IT

May 2011 - April 2016

Screenshots of Dale and Clearwood portals circa 2015

People & Planet Ltd, Oxford

IT Officer

January 2009 - July 2010

Psand Ltd, London, Barcelona, Coimbra and Bristol

Co-founder and CEO

January 1996 - December 2008

Screen shot from MINI Park Lane's website circa 2006 Screenshot of the HiPP Baby Club circa 2006 Screen shot of Fish Bros Alfa Romeo circa 2007

More on my tenure at Psand

BNP Paribas, London

Windows/NT Integration Analyst (Contract)

October 1997 - April 1998

NatWest Insurance Services, Bristol

Windows/NT Desktop Support Specialist (Contract)

September 1996 - December 1996

Johnson Fry Property, Bath

Desktop Support Technician

February 1995 - August 1996

Unisys Ltd, Milton Keynes

BTOS/CTOS Support Technician

July 1991 - July 1992

Education

Association of Coaching

Associate member

October 2022 - June 2024

University of the West of England, Bristol

Upper Second-class B.Sc. Hons in Computing for Real-Time Systems

September 1989 - June 1993

Weston College of Further Education, Weston-super-Mare

A-levels

September 1987 - June 1989

Wyvern Comprehensive School, Weston-super-Mare

A-levels

September 1982 - June 1987

Other stuff

Art

Articles

Professional

Entities and projects

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