Curriculum Vitae
Carl Pappenheim
February 2005
Contact
Post 7 Welcombe Court
Vincent Avenue
Stratford-upon-Avon
CV37 6LY
United Kingdom
Telephone +44 7800 86 8896
Email carl@pappenheim.net
Skills
Server side Experienced Python 2 programmer
Expert user of PHP, including GD image manipulation
Expert programmer of MySQL and interface with PHP
Client side HTML, JavaScript, CSS 2, Flash ActionScript
Software Photoshop 2 to CS, Paintshop Pro, MS Office, CorelDraw 10, Quark
Xpress, Pagemaker, Flash/Dreamweaver up to MX, Swish etc. Fast learner.
Technical Working knowledge of NT/2000 domains, servers and clients, IIS and
Exchange. Familiar with UNIX and OSX, expert user of Windows 3.1 –
XP and Mac OS 1 – 9.
Photography Expert in the theory and practice of taking, developing and printing black
and white negative film. Familiar with studio equipment and techniques.
Professional grade 35mm camera owner. Expert in digital photography and
image manipulation.
Motoring Full, clean, British driving licence held since May 1997. Experienced in
driving anything, up to a 16-seater minibus with 24-foot boat trailer,
anywhere from motorways to central London.
Languages Experienced copy editor, 70wpm, excellent English grammar, spelling and
stylistic skills. Fair conversational French and German spoken.
Personal Status
UK passport held, British citizen, no criminal record etc. Unmarried, no children, nonhomeowner. Born 23/02/1980
Qualifications
Professional December 1999, Bracknell College, UK
( City & Guilds Photography II )
Portraiture
Landscapes
Pass
Pass
Degree May 2002, Sussex University
BA Psychology
2:2
A level June 1998, Eton College, Windsor, UK
Maths
English
Physics
A
B
B
French
Maths
A
B
German
Physics
English
Chemistry
Art
A*
A*
A
B
C
Maths
French
Latin
A*
A*
A
AO level June 1998
GCSE June 1996
June 1995
Employment to date
January 2004 – present
Web Developer, Motor World, Stratford-upon-Avon
Hired to augment, update and market a car parts and accessories website created by
consultants at www.motor-world.co.uk . Finding an unreliable and partly non-functional
site in place, rewrote the entire project in stages, even upgrading the entire order process
without any down time. The back end of the order process is now available on a readonly basis to telephone operators so that they can see immediately what web customers
who call have bought, saving time and irritation all round.
The site now has customer recommendations, full customer tracking and an affiliate
architecture. Delayed product updates mean price changes and new products can be
entered months in advance, going live automatically when due. Leeched images are
tagged with prices and a quick link, turning bandwidth loss into sales. A rewrite engine
gives the impression that all brands are root-level pages, making memorable entry points
to the site and encouraging suppliers to set up links.
Bringing technical skills to other areas of the company, was responsible for the creation
of Motor World’s first useful intranet product image repository and search engine,
increasing efficiency and decimating demands on email storage for the Buying
department. Additionally, provided general technical support to the Stratford offices,
despite being part of the marketing department, as the Bradford-based IT department
struggled to stay on top of hardware and software migrations. Was brought in to advise
consultants hired to upgrade the store cash till WAN on the new product database
structure.
Negotiated reductions in website outgoings of over ten thousand pounds a year. Sold off
discontinued stock on eBay, sometimes reaching over retail price. Bought the .com
version of the domain name, which brought in extra sales worth more than double the
price paid in less than thirty days. Steered the company into a ten thousand pound search
engine marketing strategy, the results of which are expected to make a splash in the new
financial year.
March 2003 – November 2003
Technical consultant, Pineapplecharm (pty), Mbabane, Swaziland
Supplied general technical services to clients in Swaziland, dealing with Windows
network management, website construction and technical authoring.
Most notable client Solutions…byGAD! (pty) whose dour view of web design led to a
rather dull site at www.bygad.biz but did not stop it being very easy for in-house staff to
update. Also created and typeset a full set of training and user manuals for
Practice…byGAD!, a medical practice management system. Took responsibility for
keeping the network and Internet connection running.
November 2002 – March 2003
Web Designer, Real Image Internet, Mbabane, Swaziland
Web design, PHP programming, Flash animation, Photoshop, Perl script management
(not code-intensive). Work included construction of, and responsibility for liaising with
clients over the maintenance of, many sites. Clients include NedBank and Big Game
Parks Swaziland.
IT Trainer, freelance, for NTS, Mbabane, Swaziland
Provided training in CorelDRAW 10 to small groups of private clients.
July 2002 - September 2002
Web Design Consultant, freelance
Responsible for a contract to construct new back-end for the Times of Swaziland website.
With scripts written from scratch in Python, built a custom database environment which
was written, taught to staff and augmented repeatedly over a six-week period into a
system that builds static pages dynamically the night before, increasing security and
reducing server cycles.
Took on a one-site project to construct simple, fast-loading tourism site for
www.galivantersafrica.com, and oversee printing of full-colour flyers.
July 2002 – November 2002
English Language Consultant, Times of Swaziland, Mbabane, Swaziland
Copy editing of articles prior to print, informal seminars in language skills held with
staff.
Manager, The Chillage Backpackers, Swaziland
Part time position dealing with guests and staff at an established, 7 year-old backpacker
hostel in Mbabane. Single-handedly oversaw closure of the company and sale of assets
when the owners left for the Far East.
October 2001 - June 2002
Web Developer, Anglo Packaging, Brighton, UK
Shoehorned a sophisticated design into the constrictive Actinic 4 interface, which doesn’t
allow for the required navigation tabs or picture enlargements. This design was largely
my creation, and implemented in a short space of time. Extensive Javascript and CSS
was used to work around the strange, multi-template architecture of Actinic.
Photographed, touched up and installed photographs of around 800 carrier bags.
Effectively took responsibility for most content on the site, except for prices as supplied
by sales department. Trained staff to use Actinic and documented implementation of
Javascript for future development.
June 2001 – October 2001
Network Administrator, QA consulting, High Wycombe, UK
Managed NT4 / 2000 domains, user computers and software help desk. Gained a
working knowledge of DNS, DHCP, networking, backup technology, IIS and Exchange
Server 5.5.
December 2000 – June 2001
Telemarketer, The Telemarketing Company, Brighton, UK
Gathered information and verified lists for clients including Sony Broadcast and
Professional. Excellent telephone manner, used to getting information without being
forceful or intrusive.
October 1999 – December 2000
Bartender, Winagins Inn, Maidenhead, UK
Bartender, Royal Stag, Datchet, UK
August 1999 – October 1999
Receptionist (volunteer), Trauma Clinic, Centre for the Study of Violence and
Reconciliation, Braamfontein, Johannesburg
Greeted and took care of clients of the clinic, made appointments and implemented a
database architecture (in Dbase Pro) to replace the endless patient-related paperwork.
January 1999 – August 1999
Education Support Programme Assistant, St. Barnabas College, Johannesburg
Closely involved with education augmentation and teacher training in rural areas of the
Northern Province of South Africa. Taught English part-time at St Barnabas, and taught
creative writing as an optional subject for Grade 10 (ages 17-18). Four months as an
intern in the boarding house, taking responsibility for the safety and discipline of around
fifty students.
September 1998 – December 1998
Classroom Assistant, Addington Special School, Woodley
Assisted with daytime care and education of children with special needs; took
responsibility for small groups around the school and on off-campus trips.
June 1998 – September 1998
Office Temporary, Office Angels, Bracknell, UK
Typist and data entry worker for various companies in the Bracknell area, including
Oracle.
Availability
30 days’ notice. Unattached and with no major commitments, so travel is not a problem.