About Tim Robinson

I am an experienced software professional, having been working full-time in various software roles since I graduated in 1988. I have worked for a number of systems houses and ISVs doing both product development and services work, and formed my own company in early 2002.

My career is notable for breadth of experience. I have developed systems ranging from embedded real-time through to IBM mainframe via Macintosh, NeXT and VAX as well as the obligatory Wintel, UNIX and Java platforms; I have used most programming languages; and worked in many application areas from defence through to finance.

However, experience is only a means to an end. What I consider most important is my ability to leverage this background knowledge and the appropriate tools in the best way to solve a real-world problem.

I have a very strong customer focus and goal orientation in my work. I do not approach a task with a specific methodology, tool or product in mind; rather I concentrate on understanding the requirement and then recommend the methodology and technology to suit.

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Locations

I am based in Bristol, in the South West of the UK. Depending on the nature of the work, I can work from home or travel to your (or your customer's) location.

Additionally I have many years' experience of international telecommuting - working closely with colleagues and clients in America, India and the Far East. I have often worked in conjunction with staff in other time zones to create an extended working day in order to make best use of expensive resources, complete urgent jobs, or provide out-of-hours customer support.

Contract Terms

I have extensive experience in all aspects of the project lifecycle. I can work autonomously to deliver entire projects, or in conjunction with your existing project team using your preferred methodologies.

For a known requirement, I am happy to undertake fixed-price work. Unlike many software development houses, I am confident of my ability to deliver on time and to quality, so am prepared to take 100% of the risk in these cases.

However, for the kind of complex scenarios I specialise in, it is often not possible to fix the scope of work up front because of the level of uncertainty and risk. They key to successful T&M working arrangements is my ability to get up to speed quickly in an unfamiliar environment, combined with frequent and effective progress reporting. I am also familiar with Agile Development techniques (also known as Extreme Programming) for software development.