Ross Oliver

Principal Solutions Architect

This company is an industry leader in the mining and resources sector

Roles during my current tenure have provided detailed knowledge of Mining Systems and Processes within FMG

• Principal Solutions Architect - Data Management and Analysis Operations Planning
• Senior Technical Specialist - Operations Planning
• Software Specialist - IT
• Database Administrator - IT
• Mining Systems Specialist - Strategic Planning

Notable Achievements

Architected and constructed a solution for integration and management of Planning, Mining, Processing, Rail, Shipping, and Reconciliation of Operational Data. Written using C#, and utilised Angular, Web API, EF, MS SQL and Snowflake for data lake and warehousing. Cloud-based architecture with custom integrations to on-premise data. CI/CD Pipelines for development and deployment

Solution Architect / Team Lead / Senior Software Developer

This company builds custom business software solutions for various portfolio clients

Notable Achievements

• Construction of an electoral roll management system for the Western Australian government.
• An ASP.NET web application to manage and execute reports relating to road information
• A road management system that aggregates freeway metrics in real-time.
• Complete rebuild of a large-scale telemarketing system

The main duties involved high-level architectural analysis, domain modelling, subsystem design and implementation of several bespoke custom-built information systems. C#, .NET framework, and SQL were the primary technologies used on most systems.

Senior Software Engineer (Technical Lead)

This company constructed communication hardware and software for the mining industry.

The software can receive vehicle health information wirelessly. Involved at an architectural level to design and develop software in C# that can capture vehicle health information in real-time over a radio network.

Senior Software Engineer (Technical and Team Lead)

This company specialises in software aimed at health and safety, environmental management and risk management.

Aided in the development of a large-scale generic system for these domains. Written in C# and Java, this system required the use of XML, CSS, JavaScript, Web Services, XSLT and ADO.NET.

Director

Own Australian business that carries out software development work on a contract basis.

• Refined the 3D software for Infocube.NET (see below) working remotely with the UK based team.
• Various websites were constructed for clients using ASP.NET, C#, and SQL.
• Designed and wrote software in Java (J2ME) to control MFP machines through a web interface and remotely through a PDA

Senior Software Engineer

A small company pioneering a 3D cube GUI to present information that is both visually appealing and enjoyable to use.

This role involved designing and building from scratch software in C++ using ideas provided by the CEO. Tasks included gathering requirements, database design, object/component design, security, and UI controls using 3D and 2D graphics. The software runs on the PC, mobile phones, and PDA devices.

Software Developer

Teaching and Research Institution.

Notable Achievements

• Designed and built a suite of various programs that were used as teaching aids for coursework. These were primarily statistical and psychological experiments written in C++
• Designed and developed realistic 3D driving simulation software from scratch aimed at traffic and road safety research. The software is written entirely in C++ and uses DirectX. This software has been presented on various television road safety documentaries.
• (Part-time whilst studying for Master’s Degree under scholarship) Built a computer system to aid in vision research. This application was written in C++ and runs on a Silicon Graphics workstation. Image processing techniques were incorporated. This project was funded from NASA grants.

University of Waikato, New Zealand