Curriculum Vitae.
Name : Paul Coyne
Address : Priory Barn, Malham,Skipton BD23 4DD
Home : +44 (0) 1729 830103
Mobile : 07704872077
pcoyne@emeraldinsight.com
pcoyne@bcs.org.uk
Professional History
September 2006 to present day
Emerald Group Publishing Ltd, Research and Development Manager
Currently I lead a small, influential team designing next generation products and services for Emerald Group Publishing. This is both a technical authority and product management role. It is strategic in nature and scope.
Project Management skills, technical design, creativity and leadership are the key qualities required of the post.
My work requires me to have close contact at Board level and to clearly communicate the benefits of my work to the business in the short, medium and long term. Good communication is central to what I do.
The products and services I have started to roll out for the business have also been adopted in-house for supporting a Community of Practice approach to staff development which incorporates strong elements of Action Learning. I act as a consultant to these iniatives and support them when needed; I actively support such efforts through my role as the chairman of the eLearning Expert Panel of the British Computer Society.
I am a regular contributor to many of our publications.
August 2004 to September 2006
Emerald Group Publishing Ltd, Software Engineer / Development Group Leader
A dual role at Emerald with 50% devoted to participating in our software development activities.
Operational Responsibilities(Software Development)
- Software Development.
- Change Control.
- BI Developer.
My other 50% role was an R&D role. Leading a team of 7, we explored the e-learning market with a view to designing new products and services.
- MetaData tagging for e-Journal and digital publishing – ONIX, Dublin Core and PRISM
- RSS and Podcasting to allow subscriber ‘pull’ of content, rather than provider ‘push’
- The suitability of e-Portfolios in the corporate market
- LMS/Digital Library integration through Immediate Action RSS
- Web 2.0/e-Learning 2.0 and social networks
May 1998 to August 2004
LogicaCMG Training Services, Web & e-Learning Applications Architect
Software Development & Authoring Technologies and Methodologies employed
- Software development tools: VB, J2EE/Java/JavaBeans/Servlets, MS .NET
- Web Application development with JSP, ASP, PHP, Javascript, HTML and CSS
- Macromedia Toolset including Authorware, Dreamweaver, Flash, Fireworks and Director
- SCORM, AICC
- Server Side Applications and Tools, LMS/LCMS implemented and managed
- Learning Management Systems - Pathlore LMS, Docent, THINQ, Tutorpro
- Server & RDBMS - SQLServer, MS IIS, Apache Tomcat, SUN ONE
Operational Responsibilities
- Client relationship management. Comprehensive and detailed liaison between the Logica development team and the commissioning clients resulting in a high degree of professional communication and clarity of understanding.
- Consultant Developer and Application Architect. Leading all technical aspects of our web based e-learning software from the initial requirements analysis through the entire design and build phases including delivery, testing and implementation.
- e-learning Standards Specialist. Company pioneer in adopting emerging industry standards and use of formal methodologies, particularly SCORM for e-learning course content. Training business advisor for LMS, content integration and enterprise wide deployment.
- Quality Assurance Representative. Supervised the scrutiny of LogicaCMG products and projects for ethical and protocol compliance to ensure proper conduct and adherence to published quality guidelines.
January 1994 to May 1998
Pilotwise International, Senior CBT Developer
In this aviation-training consultancy my role was to lead the design and development of our Computer Based Training and multimedia application solutions and manage the day to day management of projects.
As the BSI registered ISO9001-3 internal auditor I helped to support and improve the company’s quality procedures and overall business performance.
September 1992 to January 1994
Manchester Metropolitan University
Systems Engineer
As Part of a team which maintained and supported the University’s large network of PCs, File servers and Printers. I developed software with Authorware 2.0 for the electronics and physics classes.
Professional Memberships
Professional Member of the British Computer Society (MBCS);
Chairman, eLearning Expert Panel of the British Computer Society.
Academic Qualifications
- Leeds Metropolitan University
BSc IT Systems Engineering - South Tyneside College
BTEC OND
Electronic Engineering
I am currently engaged in a (Ma Level) Masters of International Business course, overseen by the University of Leeds.
Personal Interests and activities
I am an enthusiastic rock climber and long distance walker, and generally enjoy the outdoors. Actively involved in a number of local organisations, including York Shakespeare Project and a Farmhouse renovation project in North Yorkshire.
As a full professional member of the British Computer Society I participate in local West Yorkshire branch meetings and play an active part in a number of Special Interest Groups (SIGs), including the Quality Assurance Group, the learning Technologies team and the Digital Publishing forum (EPSG)
