Hi! The name is James. I am currently working as a specialist in Asset Management at Unison (a power distribution company in New Zealand).
Given the finite resources that we have, I value the importance of "doing the right things at the right time for the right genuine purpose" in order to ensure value-for-money for the stakeholders.
When the IT side of the brain is not being used, you may sometimes find me working as a locum pharmacist or writing a speech for the next Toastmasters meeting.
I scored straight A+ for all completed papers, with 94% being the average score. The papers accomplished are as below
I studied a variety of chemistry, biology, medicinal science, pharmacology, pharmaceutical, pharmacy practice, and law and ethics papers at School of Pharmacy (The University of Auckland). For my elective subject, I pursued the Introduction to Computer Science paper and achieved an A+
I have taken on an additional role as a Project Manager at Unison. Currently (re-)learning the ropes of a PM and what it means in the practical world.
When I am not messing around with coding, you can find me doing a bit of cooking or out cycling on the road in Hawkes Bay. As a proud lycra warrior, I have cycled from Napier to Mahia (170km) in September, stayed a night there, and cycled back to Napier the next day!
Profile photo credit goes to Tsumei.com
Tongan name correction (29th - 30th October 2016) - While visiting a close friend of mine in Tonga, she described her pharmacy dispensing software automatically capitalises the first letter after an apostrophe (exa'Mpl'E) for Tongan names. I developed two solutions to the problem: