Personal Information:
- Name: Andrew Derek Hall
- Martial Status: Single
- Home Language: English
- Cell Phone Number: 083 395 4898
- Home Phone Number: (011) 888 3645
- Email: andrew@adhc.co.za
Education:
- 1984 - 1990: Blairgowrie Primary School - Top student in standards 2 through to standard 5
- 1991 - 1995: Northcliff High School - Full academic colours in 1995
- 1996 - 1998: Wits University - Bsc in Computer Science and Maths (graduated with distinction).
- 1999: Wits University - Computer Science Honours (graduated with distinction).
University Prizes/Awards:
- 1996: Certificate of first class - Computer Science I
- 1996: Certificate of first class - Mathematics I (Major)
- 1996: Certificate of first class - Economics I
- 1997: Certificate of merit - Computer Science II
- 1998: Certificate of first class - Computer Science III
- 1998: Certificate of first class - Mathematical Insights III
- 1999: Certificate of merit - Computer Science Honours
- 1999: Altech Systems Prize: Runner-up to the best computer science honours project
- 1999: Liberty Life gold medal for honours in computer science to the most outstanding honours student in computer science
- 1999: Colin James Young Prize for the best project in application maths sciences to real world
Work Experience:
- 5 years part-time contract experience. Approximately equivalent to 1 year full-time.
- 12 months full-time contract experience.
- Delphi 5.0, SQL, Java, Delphi 3.0, Delphi 1.0, Turbo Pascal for Windows, Turbo Pascal 6.0.
Technical Strengths:
- Programming Languages: Delphi, Java, C/C++, SQL, Perl, ML (Javascript, HTML, Latex).
- Operating Systems: Windows NT, 2000, 98, 95 and 3.11, RedHat Linux 7.0, 6.0, 5.2 and 4.2, Irix 6.0, MS-Dos 6.2, 5.0 and 3.2, Mac OS 9, OS/400.
- Databases: Interbase, DB2, Paradox, Dbase, Access.
- Programming related tools: MS Visual Source Safe, MS Visio 2000, CVS, InstallShield, ForeHelp 4.0, AS/400 Client Access.
- Other: Com/Com+ (DCom, OLE Automation, ActiveX, MTS, MSMQ), ISAPI, CGI, Sockets, Win32 API, ODBC, JDBC, XML, UML.
Employment History:
- April 1994 to January 1996: Stargate (Part-time contract during high school)
- February 1996 to November 1997: Stargate (Part-time contract during university)
- December 1997 to November 1999: Surgicom (Part-time contract during university)
- December 1999 to May 2000: Surgicom (Full-time contract)
- June 2000 to August 2000: Toured around Europe on holiday
- September 2000 to February 2001: Datrix Solutions (Full-time contract)
Other Interests:
- Tennis, pool, shoot-em-ups, church.