CHRIS LYON 

01270 768641   07748966809	Technical Workflow Consultant	
15 Boulton Close, Sandbach	Spritenote Limited.
Cheshire CW11 4GH

An award-winning technical innovator,  Produces diverse software solutions and manages strategy. Highly competent in systems design.

Context: Technically motivated with a great affinity for efficient, reliable system design.
Focus: Innovator of technical workflow solutions, recognised  by BKSTS for the Sohonet collaborative networking project. Produces  imaginative  approach  to scaling issues  resulting from the 'success' of early implementations. Assumes responsibility for systems  at all times.
Background: Research and Development team leadership within top level Media Post production companies. Strong belief in first principle approaches to system design and long term planning.
Tools: Prefers to write on linux (debian) in python with the django framework. but is fluent in PL/SQL and C amongst others.
Range:  All aspects, both hardware and software, of the technical chain from simple sensors through to many processored application farms.

RealBuzz Ltd

Sites for Charity Event Management                                      Sept 2009 to January 2011
Full Time Djanjo Developer

Context: Programmer in Events Partnerships Team for various Charity Marathon related sites including the Virgin London Marathon & realbuzz.com. Worked closely with Web Designers.

Focus: High reliability, high visibility sites that endure high traffic volumes.  Very fast term around of features and attention to detail.

Change: Constructed Bond Management Console for Virgin London Marathon 2011.(
Various elements of London10000 (

Implementation: Successfully implemented  projects.

Spritenote Ltd

Business to Business Consultancy (jointly owned)              2004 to Sept 2009
Technical Workflow Consultant

Context:   Development of Django based system web  for distributed domestic energy monitoring involving a detailed 3D ray traced model and a powerful sensor manipulation environment published via the Pachube Network 
Implementation: Worked closely with Navitron UK  Ltd to develop a complete energy monitoring system, with the possibility for uk wide deployment.

Spritenote Ltd for Sound Effects Library  Ltd                         2000 – 2004
System Architect
Context: Rescue of on-line sound effects library after staff. Restructuring of Oracle PL/SQL system to provide automated on-line sound effects, with on-line credit card payment .
Scope:  System design and responsibility as systems and database administrator.
Focus: Ensured stability and transferring system from one to five machines. Wrote monitoring system to ensure all  contacts, no matter how insignificant, could be  tracked. Improved efficiencies of  sound conversion process to allow multiple versions of files to be prepared with maximum speed and developed analysis tools to monitor on-going performance

Spritenote Ltd for Octavia TV Ltd	2001 – 2003
System Architect 
Context: Development of an distributed exhibition display system. Requiring automatic authoring of multiple mpeq2 video streams. Use of CSS and Javascript allowed rendered systems to offer full search facilities. Linux based implementation of existing PC system to avoid considerable cost of local licenses on large trade show stands.

VTR Plc       
        	1993 - 2000
Director of New Technology at VideoTape Recording Ltd
Context: Head of Research And Development  for leading high profile media post production company. 

Focus: All aspects of technical development within fast growing industry with enormous technical challenges to solved quickly and efficiently and present in concise forms to skilled high pressure work force.

Change : Directly responsible for move into computer network based work methods from traditional editing techniques, developed industry wide network, Sohonet with technical rivals to allow post production work to be bid for in Hollywood by collaborative teams of competitors. Installed production management    systems controlling libraries of over half a million tapes.  Designed early DVD Authoring suites and constructed approvals and sign off systems to allow fast clearance of authored material. 

Journalistic Exposure: The Sunday Times 	                          ‘Movie-Making by Modem’.						
The Mill Ltd
	1992 -1993
Head of Software Development
Context: Poached to establish integrated production and management systems for newl established post production company.

Video Tape Recording Ltd	1986 – 1992
Systems Architect.
Context: Joined as Edit assistant but moved to full time systems administrator role after success of London's first automated tape labelling system.

BBC.
Video Tape Operator	1982 – 1986
Graduate Entry

BACKGROUND:
Honours Degree in Electronic and Electrical Engineering from Sheffield University, 
Competent enough  musician to realise how good sessions musicians genuinely are.  
UK Citizen
Keen advocate of leisurely cycling 
Local Councillor for two parishes.

PERSONAL DETAILS
Married, Two Children. 

Referees: Glenn Hall media consultant, Ivan Lucas, director at Navitron UK Ltd. Current by request.