ABOUT

SlyByDesign is technological consultancy company, run by Jonathan Sly. Primarily focused around mechanical & electrical hardware design and manufacture, but also offering digital software solutions.

We have a number of individual consultants specialising in Computer AI, Programming, Sound ART, Graphics design and Mechanical Engineering.

Below is Jonathan's resume.


JONATHAN SLY jonsly@gmail.com
07594825207

Profile
Experienced and innovative thinker with high personal integrity. Highly driven, articulate, confident and persuasive team-builder, able to motivate and communicate to achieve exceptional performance with genuine long-term sustainable development. Persistent and flexible approach to beneficial achievement of business plans and peers, suppliers and customers goals. Honours Bachelors’ degree in Mechanical Engineering.  Currently Studying for Masters
Experience  
·         6 years proven expertise in information technology, working on large scale projects. Leasing with varies companies and project managers, providing cost saving solutions.
·         Background in a wide range of industries, IT, Engineering, Medical and Art.
·         Executive accountability for implementation of merging of 2 hospitals trust, providing solutions to companies such as Cadburys and HSI London.
·         Implementation of modern management practices, concerning personnel, IT, reporting systems, and partnership customer-supplier relations, etc.
 
Achievements  
 
·         Created own company providing solution to 2 Artist, Cadbury’s, Intel and HSI London whilst in the last 2 years of university. In addition to working as a consultant in IT for the first two years of university.
·         Individually created the solution to the Nachi and Sasser virus, resulting in a hospital down time of only 2 days compared to 4 weeks for Sussex Police and 2 weeks for Barclays PLC
·         Created an infrastructure and software solution for a new PAS system, reducing the project time by 3 months and considerable cost saving.
·         Implemented the solution and strategy for the integration and migration of the Princess Royal Hospital Trust computer networks and systems to the BSUH Hospital Trust.
·         Provided the specification for computers across Sussex as a member of a specialised technical team focussing on future hardware implementation.
 
Technical
 
XHTML
CSS
PHP
C#
Python
Some Java experience
CAD: Pro Engineer & AutoCAD
FEM & CFD: ANSYS
Processor Coding: X86, Arduino and Phidget.
Latex
SEO
Photoshop
Illustrator
OSX
Windows
Linux
 
 
 
 
 




 
Career History  
2002
Ward Clerk - Special Care Baby Unit
Royal Sussex County Hospital
 
Started immediately after finishing college.
 
2002-03
Administration Clerk - Nigel Porter Breast Care Unit
Royal Sussex County Hospital
 
2003-05
IT Software  & Hardware Installation Engineer
BSUH
 
2005-06
Senior Desktop Engineer
Sussex Health Informatics Service
 
2006
Junior Project Manager
Sussex Health Informatics
 
Migration of the BSUH and Princess Royal Trusts.
 
2006-2007
Infrastructure Engineer
Sussex Health Informatics
 
2007-09
IT consultant
 
Whilst at University I was employed as a consultant primarily to the Sussex HIS.
 
2009
Felix’s Machines
South Bank ETHER Festival
 
Whilst at University I was commissioned to design and manufacture hardware interface for the artist Felix’s Machines. Design and manufacture of a device to control, program and power a large mechanical kinetic light and sound machine/sculpture. We later went to work with Intel for the Creators project.
 
2010
Artist Charlie Alex March
 
Whilst at University I was commissioned to design and manufacture a hardware interface for the artist Charlie Alex March.
 
2011
Cadburys & HSI London
 
Whilst at University I was a member of a team of two commissioned to design and manufacture a piece for the Cadburys Twirl Bitesize advertisement in 5 weeks, working closely with Matts & Miniatures.
 
 

 
Education
1995-2000
Dorothy Stringer School, Brighton
 
13 GCSE’s: Triple Science (Biology, Physics, Chemistry), Mathematics, Statistics, History, Religious Studies, Music, Art, Design Technology, English, English Literature, French,
 
 
2000-02
Brighton & Hove Sixth Form College
 
Mathematics A, Biology B, Computing B, NVQ Rugby, AS Chemistry
 
 
2007-Present
University of Sussex 2007-Present
 
Bachelors of Mechanical Engineering - 1st with Honours
 
 
 
Master of Mechanical Engineering – Currently undertaking
(Course Choices: FEM, CFD & Cybernetics and Neuro Networks)