Robert Clifford B.Sc., C.Dip.A.F.

REMOTE CONTRACT:  Ebay Motors Group, Abingdon, UK  Aug 2020 – Feb 2021
Senior Backend Engineer – ColdFusion –Release processes for Lucee and BlueDragon CF applications 
My role is to help document  a new release build and deploy process for the Lucee and BlueDragon.NET ColdFusion applications at eBay Motors Group. The processes use GIT repositories to support a release process from development through LOCAL, DEV, QA to UAT and onto LIVE. I also help with resolving any technical ColdFusion coding issues that need additional assistance.

Community Hosting, Basingstoke, Hampshire    Jan 20 – Present
Agoria Community Software - ColdFusion Development       
While between contracts / jobs, I manage the software and development for the ColdFusion based Agoria Community membership, event and Content Management System. The software is supplied to a user community on a “Software as a Service” (SaaS) basis.  At the present there are 90+ community groups using the system including 30 around the world supported by the World Institute for Pain Prevention.
User led Enhancements:
Enhance the inter-group event sharing options for networks of groups in UK for Association of IVCs. 

REMOTE CONTRACT:  NEC Electronics, Telford, UK  Oct – Dec 2019

Contract ColdFusion Business Analyst and Developer – New in-house CRM Application
This was a consultancy and development project to build a complete CRM system for fault management workflow using ColdFusion 2016, SQL Server 2012 and Fusebox 5.51. The objective of the project was to replace the current third party supplied CRM application with an in-house bespoke system written in ColdFusion. All project control conducted using remote conferencing and email with the in house team. This project was an Agile build with daily client reviews and revisions to create the required solution delivered for go live on 6 Jan 2020.

Community Hosting, Basingstoke, Hampshire    Apr – Oct 2019
Agoria Community Software - ColdFusion Development   
User Led Enhancements:
Membership Certificate prints for World Institute of Pain (WIP).
Enhance the Group Network Navigator to manage large networks of groups in UK and Worldwide for AIVC and World Institute for Pain Prevention (WIP). 
Add API integration for the WhereCanWeGo.com web site into Agoria for the AIVC.

ON-SITE CONTRACT:  Red Ant Solutions, Godalming, UK  Jan– Mar 2019
Contract ColdFusion Business Analyst and Developer – Client sites security  
Engaged for a three-month consultancy to fix security issues in 12 pet insurance web sites owned by Aviva Insurance. ColdFusion based web sites needed changes to secure against Cross Site Script attacks and other forms of security weakness. I also became a Centre of Expertise to consult on the design and development of a recurring payment gateway with Barclays Bank. Red Ant Solutions had to quote for one of their larger clients on the feasibility of adopting monthly payments for provision of car warranty services. Provided support for two Classic ASP web sites and assisted with a number of websites using the ColdFusion based MURA CMS. All project control was conducted using the Jira workflow control system in an Agile development environment.

REMOTE CONTRACT: Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark  Oct– Dec 2018
Remote Contract ColdFusion Business Analyst and Developer – Student & Staff System Security 
Three-month consultancy and development assignment with the University IT Department to harden the security of a ColdFusion based University student and staff information application against Cross Site Forgery Requests. Used Business Analysis techniques to define the scope of changes required by the stakeholder development team. Provided a proof of concept set of code with wireframe interface for the solution and consulted with planning the update of the software by their in house developer team.

Community Hosting, Basingstoke, Hampshire  2014 – 2018
Agoria Community Software - ColdFusion Development       
User Led Enhancements:
2014 – Converted older front-end code to JQuery.js displays in membership management and CMS system.
2014-15 – API object integration with the Meetup.com events social media for various user groups
2015-16 – Group event sharing and web site for Association of IVCs (AIVC)
2017-18 – Design of a “Wants And Offers” LETS extension for local community centres + API integration

ON-SITE CONTRACT:  Eclipse Internet, Exeter, Devon  Mid 2014
Contract ColdFusion Business Analyst and Developer – Intranet Credit Card Payment System 
Short term consultancy assignment In a SCRUM Agile based team tasked with updating a CFML credit card processing module. The new credit card collection module was to replace the existing JD Edwards interface. The module integrated the new SAP accounts into a Netbanx payment gateway for the collection of continuous credit card accounts. The client was moving from a JD Edwards to SAP ERP, which required several teams to maintain close working so that all the processing stages locked together properly.