Résumé of Ralph Hosking

Software Developer at TIM Technologies working with energy, environmental, signage, telecommunications, and other devices. Other projects include online food ordering and associated back-end, merchant terminal and phone apps.

I have designed, created, or supported all aspects of these systems including CRM, databases, websites, invoicing, reporting, alerting, IoT endpoints, machine-to-machine communication, web services and APIs, phone apps, security.

Personal information
Name	Ralph HOSKING
Location	Melbourne AUSTRALIA
Website	https://ralphhosking.com/
Career summary
2005 - 2023	Software Developer. TIM4biz. Perth & Melbourne. IoT & data analytics, CRM, telecommunication & energy, digital signage, food ordering. C#, C, C++, .NET, JavaScript, jQuery, MS SQL, IIS, Windows, Linux, machine-to-machine, asynchronous communications, SOAP web services, REST API, OpenAPI/Swagger, database administration and performance analysis, text and graphical reporting, distributed Modbus control, React Native Android & iPhone apps.
2002 - 2005	Software Developer. Contracting. Perth. Independent development, ticket machines, data recording, CRM, application maintenance & update C++, C#, ASP, .NET, MS SQL, IIS, Windows, MFC, async & GSM modem comms, CRM document maintenance and updates, access control data collection, user requirement analysis
1998 - 2001	Programmer & Development Manager. Odyssey Advanced Financial Solutions. Luxembourg. MIRAGEcrm, private banking CRM. C, C++, DES, FTP, Windows, AS/400, MFC, MS SQL
1988 - 1998	Programmer. BS Microcomp, BIS, ACT, MKI, Midas-Kapiti, Misys. Melbourne & Luxembourg. DR-one foreign exchange / money market, back office. 8085 & 8088 assembly, C, C++, DOS, OS/2 PM, Windows, Win32, DDE, async comms, token-ring, TCP/IP, multi-language support, double-byte Japanese port, multi-screen, windowed video, emulation, audio/video hardware I/O driver, middleware, HTML, basic web design, NetBIOS, NetBEUI
Education
2004	Post Graduate Diploma in Internet Security Management, Curtin University, Perth AUSTRALIA
1988	Bachelor of Electronic Engineering, Curtin University, Perth AUSTRALIA
Other
Nationality	Australian
Organisations	IEEE member
Programming	35 years; 10 years C, 7 years C++, 18 years C#
MS SQL	21 years
International	10 years; Europe and Japan

History

I have worked in the software development industry since joining the Software Development Centre of BS Microcomp in Melbourne. After ten months I was assigned to the Japanese project culminating in four weeks in Tokyo. The OS/2 PM port saw me spend four weeks in Sydney. A year later the company was downsized and five of us were transferred to Luxembourg for one year, I stayed ten.

After ten years with DR-one I joined Odyssey Advanced Financial Solutions as programmer, and later development manager, working on MIRAGEcrm private banking application providing Microsoft Windows access to AS/400-based DES-encrypted data.

After three years I returned to Australia and worked as an independent software developer before starting TIM Technologies Pty Limited.

During my Luxembourg-based period I spent time in Australia, Belgium, Netherlands, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, and the UK working with customers and suppliers.

Technologies

There is much to cover here, I will just hit the highlights. The 'Career summary' section covers technologies with which I have spent most time.

Most of the source code I have written or supported has been in C-style languages C, C++, C#, JavaScript. Additionally, I have worked with 8085 and 8088 assembly, Java, VBScript. Frameworks include ASP, ASP.NET, React Native.

Operating system focus changed over the years from DOS and OS/2 to Windows and Linux. Database work has been primarily with MS SQL, some work has been with CrateDB. Communication and data transfer technologies include async comms, Token Ring, TCP/IP, FTP, SFTP, sockets. Hypervisors include Proxmox, VirtualBox, VMware, XenServer.

Integration with third-party interfaces has included Stripe, Xero and, on personal projects, Fitbit and OpenWeather. In the opposite direction I have created SOAP web services and REST API interfaces collecting and exposing data to registered users and mobile apps.