Yaroslav Basha a.k.a. masterofsql - CV

	YAROSLAV BASHA
	a.k.a. masterofsql
		The Manchester College One Central Park Northampton Road Manchester M40 5BP United Kingdom		Web site: www.yarik.net Telephone: +44 7747 444534 E-mail: Date of Birth: 17 October 1978
yarik.net/cv.pdf yarik.net/cv.html		Job status: employed and like my job but open to interesting offers including freelance projects and world-wide travelling

Work Experience

Dec 2005 to present	I.T. Trainer The Manchester College, formerly Manchester College of Arts and Technology (Manchester, United Kingdom). Delivering lectures, tutorials, practical sessions, and providing advanced training on PHP, MySQL, HTML, web programming, databases, Java and Unix developing programmes of new courses. from 2009, coordinating the Foundation Degree in Enterprise Computing (delivered in partnership with the Manchester Metropolitan University)
Jun 2004 to present	Web Administrator and Developer (part-time) Voluntary work for non-profit web portal www.fonarik.tv (London, United Kingdom). The duties include: writing scripts (using PHP, MySQL, and Apache) full technical maintenance and administration of the server developing web site structure, web site and search engine optimisation, visitors tracking, web promotion and advertising (more than 25000 visits per day).
Nov 2003 - Dec 2005	Research and Teaching Assistant Royal Holloway, University of London (London, United Kingdom). Working on research project in bioinformatics conducting labs, practical sessions, and tutorials for undergraduate students.
Jun 2002 - Nov 2002	IT Support Officer Institute of Education, University of Sussex (Brighton, United Kingdom). Responsible for system administration of computer network (approximately 50 computers) all aspects of network maintenance general user support.
Sep 1997 - Sep 2001	Lecturer, then Director of Studies (part-time) Ukrainian Institute for Technical and Economic Information (Kiev, Ukraine). Delivered lectures, seminars, and workshops on MS SQL, Delphi, HTML, Web programming and Internet technologies provided advanced training in computing. As the Director of Studies responsible for developing syllabus of the courses selecting an appropriate lecturer for a given course general management of the teaching process at the Institute.

Projects

2009 to present	haciendaholidayhomes web site Key skills involved: PHP, MySQL, HTML, JavaScript
2007-2008	hersweetbaby.com internet-shop Key skills involved: PHP, MySQL, Apache, HTML, JavaScript, Zend
2004-2006	fonarik.tv forum and messaging board Key skills involved: PHP, MySQL, Apache, HTML, JavaScript, HTTP, FreeBSD/CentOS
2003-2005	searchandbuy internet directory Key skills involved: HTML, JavaScript, Pascal
2002	KerMIT web site Key skills involved: HTML, JavaScript
2000	Minolta ‘Service and Materials’ database Key skills involved: Delphi, MS SQL Server

Professional Skills

	Databases programming and administration: MySQL, Oracle, MS SQL Server, FoxPro, MS Access (Brainbench certificate in MS SQL Server).
	Web technologies: HTML, DHTML, PHP, JavaScript, CGI and ISAPI technologies; web servers administration (Apache, Internet Information Server) and web sites development (Dreamweaver, HomeSite, FrontPage); internet databases and distributed client-server applications (ODBC, OLEDB, ADO, etc.); DNS management (Bind).
	Programming Languages: PHP (5 years experience), SQL (10 years), C++ (2 years), Visual Basic (1 year), Java (1 year), Pascal (10 years), Delphi (6 years), Assembler (10 years).
	Operating systems: expert in Windows XP, 2000, NT, 9x, MS-DOS; good working knowledge of Unix/Linux and Mac OS.
	Networks: proficient in network hardware, network protocols and information security; solid knowledge in TCP/IP and firewalls.
	PC hardware; system programming, device drivers and ISR programming in Assembler for Windows; digital and analogue devices design and implementation.
	Multimedia processing (Photoshop, Corel Draw, Sound Forge, Cool Edit, etc.); L^ATeX; solid mathematical background in Coding Theory, Data Transmission and Compression, and Information Processing; professional knowledge of MatLab.

Education

2003-2004	Certificate in Teaching Skills for Higher Education Awarded by Royal Holloway, University of London.
1999-2001	MSc in Computer Science with Distinction National Aeronautics University (Kiev, Ukraine). Winner of Ukrainian Parliament Scholarship and Scientific Board of NAU Scholarship
2000	Summer course in Mathematics and Economics CERGE of Charles University (Prague, Czech Republic).
1995-1999	BSc in Computer Science with Distinction Kiev International University of Civil Aviation (Kiev, Ukraine). Ranked first among 130 students. Winner of two Student Grants (GSU061047 and GSU081063) from "International Soros Science Education Program" of the International Foundation Renaissance
1993-1995	Secondary School with Distinction (Kiev, Ukraine). Class with advanced programme in Mathematics and Economics. Winner of regional Olympiads in Computing and Mathematics for several successive years.

Academic Achievements

2004	Research Assistantship (Royal Holloway, University of London)
2003	College Research Studentship (Royal Holloway, University of London)
2003	Departmental Teaching Assistantship (Royal Holloway, University of London)
2002, 2001	Overseas Research Students (ORS) Award for doctoral study in the United Kingdom
2001	Postgraduate Fellowship (University of East Anglia)
1999	Ukrainian Parliament Scholarship
1998	Scientific Board of KIUCA Scholarship
1998	Prize awarded by the Head of Kiev city Administration for academic merits
1998	Student Grant No. GSU081063 from "International Science Education Program" of the International Science Foundation
1996	Student Grant No. GSU061047 from "International Soros Science Education Program" of the International Foundation Renaissance

Publications

1999	"Digital Input/Output Device". Presented at the conference "System Analysis and Information Technologies", Ukrainian National Technical University KPI, (28-29 June 1999, Kiev), p.68.
1998	The Statistical Processing of Publications in the Ukrainian Media in 1917-1920. Kiev: Ukrainian National Academy of Sciences Press.
1997	The Finding and Analysis of Causal Dependencies in Electronic Databases. Kiev: Ukrainian National Academy of Sciences Press.
1997	"Applied Software for Definite Integrals Calculating Using Monte-Karlo Method". Presented at The Third Ukrainian Computer Conference of Youth Academy of Sciences (17-21 April 1997, Kiev), p.25.
1997	"Educational Software on Stereometry". Presented at The Third Ukrainian Computer Conference of Youth Academy of Sciences (17-21 April 1997, Kiev), p.23.
1995	"Word Processor". Presented at The First Ukrainian Computer Conference of Youth Academy of Sciences (11-14 May 1995, Kiev), p.44.

Additional Information

Languages:	fluent English, bilingual Russian and Ukrainian (mother tongues), studying German
Professional interests:	web technologies and web programming, databases and Internet databases, e-commerce and business information technologies, information security, Intranet, client-server applications
Favourite writers:	Erich Maria Remarque (Drei Kameraden), Ayn Rand (Atlas Shrugged)
Hobbies:	Music, swimming, Formula-1, table tennis
Ω	UK driving license
∑	Rich experience in private tuition
	Completed Guitar and Piano class at a musical school in Ukraine with distinction

Last updated on 07 Mar 2010

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