Stephen Hamel-Smith

Developer

Professional Summary

Software engineer with 37 years of real-world experience, of which, over 20 years in developing products and improving systems within the security industry. Proficient in adapting to new technologies and thrives when working with a team. Adept at improving the quality of existing systems. Works best in aspects of server configurations, database management and design as well as complex business systems.

Experience

Amalgamated Security Services Limited

Lead Developer - August 2000 - Present

Designed and engineered custom and complex applications for the Odoo Enterprise Resource Planning framework focusing on the improvement of manual or inefficient processes within 5 departments of the company.
Integrated RFC badges into the Odoo Enterprise Resource Planning framework for the purpose of attendance and timekeeping, increasing the efficiency of the past manual process by 82%.
Lead and coded a complex GIS asset tracking system and scaled that system to handle 3 million signals per day, for the purpose of tracking vehicles and devices with features such as Geo-fencing, Speed limit notifications, Maintenance scheduling, Motion scheduling and Routing. This includes the user experience, software documentation and quality assurance procedures required for the product.
Engineered a resource scheduling package that interfaced with the current payroll system to improve the payroll process from a manual paper system to an automated one which resulted in a reduction in the processing time of 5 business days.
Planned and created an alert escalation system in the human resources department for the purpose of notifying managers of employee attendance based on time and user parameters. This saw an increase in customer satisfaction by 15%.

Personal Contracts
Senior Developer - March 2020 - Present

Developed an E-commerce and delivery system for a grocery delivery application closely with a team of other Senior and Junior developers. The application consisted of a front-facing website and mobile application, a delivery and driver’s application and a back-end system for inventory and administration.
Worked with a team of developers to build a Career Advisory website for Jamaica.
Outlined functional requirements and worked with a team of developers and UX designers to build an SOS application that can be paired with a hardware device: BLE beacons to activate the Panic feature in the application which informs set emergency contacts of the user’s situation and GPS location.

Dundonald Holdings Ltd

Technical Manager | Maintenance Technician | Operator -
March 1997 - August 2000

Managed inventory of parts and consumables for a computerised cheque printer.
Managed stock for the production of chequebooks
Implemented preventative maintenance procedures to ensure a constant level of quality and functionality.
Analysed existing systems and procedures of the department and advised of improvements and changes to procedures prioritising the increase of throughput for the department.

Technical Skills