Profile
Sam Brown
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About Me:
I live with my family (My husband and son) just outside of London. I enjoy traveling and spending time with my family. I also love listening and dancing to a variety of music. If given the chance, I would have a party on a Caribbean beach listening to Soca. I also love eating Caribbean food.
One thing you may not know about me is that I have spent a day walking with lions.
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My pronouns are:
She/her
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My Work:
I manage tech projects to create high quality software, tools, and data. For example, if a car company in Europe needs a special program, I make sure we develop it and that it works perfectly. I also ensure our customers in Europe and Australia get the support they need.
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I work for a car company called Autovista Group (Part of JD Power) that makes products and data feeds to sell to customers. We also create tools to help our business collect and store vehicle data. My teams are in over 20 countries, like Spain, Poland, Finland, Austria, and Australia. We make websites, web services (APIs), and programs that can be installed on a laptop (called desktop applications).
I have worked for Autovista for 8 years and my background is I have been a software developer building applications mainly using Microsoft technology
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Education:
Dick Sheppard School – 1989
Open University – 1996 – 2001
Croydon College – 2002 – 2004
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Qualifications:
8 GCSE/CSE : Maths, English Literature, English Language, Computer Studies, Science French and Drama
Diploma in Computing
BSC (Hons in Mathematics & Computing
PGCE For Teaching
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Work History:
Started my career as Shop Assistant/Accounts Clerk – Peter Jones
Civil Servant – Benefit Agency, Unemployment office
Junior Analyst/ Programmer – Mondial
Analyst/ Programmer – Mondial
Analyst/Programmer – Securicor Cash Services
Senior Analyst/Programmer – Securicor Cash Services
Senior Analyst/Programmer – Sky
Development Team Lead – Veolia
Senior Developer – Dentons
Application Team Lead – RPC
UK Software Development Manager – Autovista
Head of Technical Development – Autovista
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Current Job:
Group Software & Data Development Director
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Employer:
Autovista Group
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My Interview
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How would you describe yourself in 3 words?
Music & Technology Enthusiast
What did you want to be after you left school?
Software Developer or a Teacher in computing
Were you ever in trouble at school?
I got in trouble once in Secondary School but I was provoked and didn't get in trouble again
If you weren't doing this job, what would you choose instead?
Forensic Scientist
Who is your favourite singer or band?
I don't have one in particular I like Toni Braxton, Luther Vandross, Michael and Janet Jackson for example
What's your favourite food?
Stew peas with rice (Jamaican dish)
If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? - be honest!
Photographic memory, Perfect Health and World peace
Tell us a joke.
What did one ocean say to the other ocean? Nothing, it just waved.
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