Olaf Dunn

Statement

I am a mobile consultant. I have been designing and developing mobile solutions for global clients for 8 years. I have built solutions for mobile carriers, multi-national media broadcast corporations, beverage and food manufacturers, entertainment groups, clothing retailers, pharmaceutical companies, and non-profits.
I provide agencies with mobile consultancy in strategy, creative and development. Also researching the use of mobile technology for social change, and providing charities and non-profits with strategy, advice, and guidance.

Skills

Strategy

Multi-Channel Solution Creation
User Analysis and Technology Recommendations

Development

Mobile Web Development (XHTML, HTML5, CSS3, JQuery, Analytics, Freemarker, Groovy, Java, Tomcat, Apache)
Location based services
Mobile payments
SMS, App, Voice, Development and Integration
Third-party API Integration
Device Detection & Responsive Development
Social Media and Multi-Channel Integration

Design

Mobile User Experience Design
Contextual Design

Education

Workshop Facilitation
Mobile Development/Design Best Practices

Tools

Bemoko Live
Freedom Fone
Frontline SMS
Version Control (SVN, GIT)
Jira

Employment History

MStance Consultancy

Freelance Mobile Consultant. UK & Canada. May 2010 - Present.

Provide mobile development consultancy to Bemoko to design and build mobile web solutions for their clients
Design and Develop the User Interface for Rogers Daily Deal site for Brave Commerce
Provide User Interface development for Freedom Fone
Participated in a Book Sprint to create an advocacy and technical resource book for the Freedom Fone project

Freedom Fone

Volunteer Strategy Consultant. Harare, Zimbabwe. October 2010 - December 2010.

Advise on technology choices for future product development
Setup a development community
Initiate project management best practices
Analyze usability downfalls, and provide guidance on resolution
Facilitate technical and advocacy workshops

MyThum Interactive

Mobile Web Consultant. Toronto, Canada. January 2008 - May 2010

Designed and developed multiple award winning mobile web sites for broadcasting corporations, media compaies, travel agencies, and entertainment groups.
Create proof of concepts solution ideas for pre-sale pitches
Mock-up designs for mobile solutions
Create mobile strategies for existing clients

Volantis Systems

Mobile Devices & Strategy Consultant. Guildford, UK. July 2005 - December 2007

Delivered carrier-grade mobile portal solutions to global customers
Manage a team of four device engineers
Liaise internally to help develop potential products, and conduct feasibility studies Maintain the database of over 4000 mobile devices each with potentially over 600 attributes
Deliver project deployments and documentation
Perform pre-sale operations and marketing when required
Ensure I am up-to-date with the latest technological advances from around the world, and have hands on experience using them, with an analytical eye.
Interact with customers to ensure that their expectations are met
Liaise internally to help develop potential products, and conduct feasibility studies

British Telecoms

Test & Integration Engineer, Emerging Mobile & Broadband Applications. Ipswich, UK. June 2003 - September 2004

Liaise with team members, managers, developers, and customers to verify that the work has been completed and is ready for progressing to the next stage.
Create and run test cases, then create a test report detailing my findings.
Prepare hardware for use in our testing phases. This includes stripping the machines down, and then tweaking them for simulation of testing conditions.
Assistance in line management and project plans.

Objective

Statement

Skills

Strategy

Development

Design

Education

Tools

Awards

Employment History

MStance Consultancy

Freedom Fone

MyThum Interactive

Volantis Systems

British Telecoms

Education