David Collins


Experience

Application Support - Technical Lead

The Access Group (CoreHR)

As a Technical Lead I am responsible for managing multiple issues and complex customer escalations through to successful resolution. In addition to this I guide, help and coach others within the team. I am responsible for helping ensure the team meet our SLA and CSAT targets. I am the technical expert and point of contact for issue clarification, accurate problem description, root cause deep-dive and drive for solution from a technical perspective.

February 2019 - Present

Application Support - Analyst

The Access Group (CoreHR)

Provide Application Support; troubleshoot problems, research issues, determine and apply solutions and work-arounds. Work cross-functionally with Engineering, Sales, Delivery and other departments in the best interests of the customer experience. Leverage internal technical expertise, including peers, mentors, knowledge base, community forums and other internal tools, to provide the most effective solutions to customer issues. Create new knowledgebase articles to capture new learning’s for reuse throughout the organization.

October 2017 - February 2019

Web Developer

2Cubed

Developing and testing website functionality based on specific client needs and requirements. Website development, content publishing, analytics. Dealing with website management queries from clients and team members. Utilise best practices to maintain a clean and consistent code. Cross browser responsive development across all major browsers. Provide support to the digital marketing team. Liaise directly with clients to ensure there web requirements are managed.

January 2017 - September 2017

Application Support Engineer

Betbright

Working closely with the Operations and Development Teams. Supporting the management and deployment of all the companies' applications, monitoring and troubleshooting any issues that arise across all applications and systems. Working on development projects and working with the development teams to support the business's day to day requirements using PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript & MySQL.

August 2015 - December 2016

Education

Waterford Institute of Technology

Bachelor of Science
Computer Science - Software Systems Development
2012 - 2015

Skills

Programming / DB Languages
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • PHP
  • Javascript
  • VueJs
  • Bootstrap
  • MySql
  • PL/SQL
Tools / Programs
  • Git
  • Bitbucket
  • JIRA
  • Salesforce
  • Teamwork
  • Linux command line
  • Visual Studio Code
  • Putty / Filezilla / WinSCP
Skills / Attributes
  • Excellent Time Management
  • Team Leader
  • Strong Communicator
  • Fast Learner
  • Troubleshooting
  • Escalation management
  • Reliable and responsible
  • Excel under pressure

Projects

Ramen Bot

This is a very random but simple bot I built for fun using php to pull the daily special offer from a local restaurant (ramen.ie) because I love their food. Everyday a cronjob runs a php script to get that day's offer from a URL and then inserts the data into a MySql database. The bot then sends a message to me through discord using a webhook.

Michaela Keating Blog

This is a blog website for Michaela Keating that I set up on wordpress and then added custom styling based on Michaela's specifications.

Monster Slayer

This is a game I built using Vue. This was a project that formed part of a comprehensive Vue course I am currently studying.

Interests

A lot of my free time is spent watching or playing sport. I enjoy getting outside on my bike when the waether is good. When the weather is not so good I'm usually indoors watching whatever football or cycling race is on TV.

I also like to develop my own applications for whatever random idea pops into my head.

Check out my recent bike rides on Strava