Philip Andrew Branch

Roles and

Responsibilities

September 1999 – Present, Melbourne IT Ltd.

Senior Researcher

·         Identify eCommerce opportunities and manage their development.

·         Manage research relationship with Australian Universities.

        Main Achievements:

·         Business analysis requirements for Digital Certificate sales.

·         Business analysis requirements for Melbourne IT’s resellers including enrolment, security and reporting.

·         Developed a Security Policy for Melbourne IT.

 

 

 

March 1994 – September 1999, Advanced Network Systems and Applications Group (ANSPAG), Department of Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia

Research Engineer

·         Carry out research and development into networked multimedia systems.

·         Identify, pursue and carry out industry consultancy opportunities.

·         Prepare and deliver courses on networks and multimedia for university and industry students.

·         Contribute to teaching and research administration.

       Main Achievements:

·         Project leader for McIVER; an ATM based video-on-demand / multimedia system connecting Monash University campuses. Project won Interop’96 prize for best new broadband application (1995 – 1999).

·         Set up one of the first Web sites at Monash University (1994).

·         Developed and trialled one of the first PC based video servers in Australia (1994).

·         Managed trials of networked multimedia in Languages, Art History and Film Studies teaching (1995 – 1999).

·         More than twenty internationally refereed publications (list attached).

 

 

 

August 1992 – March 1994, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia

Research Associate

·         Developed an X-Windows based image processing system (written in C).

·         Delivered lectures to undergraduate Engineering students in Pascal and C programming.

·         Tutorials for overseas students in signal processing and telecommunications.

·         Wrote network simulation software for laboratory exercises on network performance.

 

 

 

June 1986 – July 1992, Trust Bank

Senior Systems Analyst

·         Project leader for merger of SBT Bank and Tasmania Bank retail banking systems.

·         Project leader Loans system.

·         Project leader and Development of Term Deposits management system (LINC)

·         Project leader and Development of  UNISYS Retail Banking package (Cobol).

·         Development of Automatic Teller Machine network link system (Cobol).

·         Project Leader and Development of Mortgage Insurance system (LINC).

·         Development of Loans and General Ledger systems (LINC).

 

 

 

May 1984 – June 1986

Contract Analyst Programmer

Numerous contracts in Tasmania and NSW developing manufacturing, wholesale and tourism systems.

 

 

 

September 1983 – May 1984, State Computer Centre (of Tasmania)

Applications Programmer

 

 

 

January 1981 – September 1983, Tasmanian TAB

Systems Programmer

 

 

Education

1994 – 1999 (Part time), Monash University, Doctor of Philosophy

1992-1993, University of Tasmania, Master of Technology

1988 – 1992 (Part time), Hobart College, Associate Diploma of Business

1978 – 1980, University of Tasmania, Bachelor of Science

 

 

Computer Skills

Software Engineering: UML, Visio, Gane-Sarson

Web Server and Multimedia: HTML 4, Apache, VeriSign Certified Administrator, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, H.261, H.263

Programming Languages: Java Script, Java, C, Pascal, Bourne Shell, Fortran, LINC, Cobol, Assembly code

Network Design: IP, TCP, UDP, 10/100 Ethernet, ATM, ISDN