I love applying technology to solve real world problems, and like the best of ideas, Shine is an idea borne of frustration and real world experience of the recruitment process.
• How do you validate skills on a CV?
• How do you ensure a good cultural fit, both with your team and with your clients?
• How do you manage a complex workflow and keep track of different agencies and direct applicants to your role?
• How do you attract the very best talent?
• How do you avoid costly telephone or face to face meetings when you know within the first few minutes that you aren’t going to hire this one?
Shine is designed to save time, money and process for hiring managers and recruitment agencies, and sits right at the heart of the recruitment process.
I love watching the smile on people’s faces when they ‘get it’ and realise how much Shine is going to make their lives easier.
I’ve been fortunate enough over the years to have worked with some of the world’s biggest brands on global initiatives, and I’m passionate about improving business processes for real, tangible benefit.
That’s where Shine evolved.
Let’s have a virtual coffee & chat: Tel +44 (0)191 500 7875 Email: hello@shineinterview.com
We’re changing the face of recruitment and we’d love for you to see why.
Founder & CEO @ Shine is video interviewing software made easy. Built in the cloud, with your recruitment process at the heart of it. It saves you time, money and process.
• As a hiring manager or recruitment agency, you simply set a series of short, snappy questions from an easy to use web based tool.
• Your candidates download a free app onto any mobile or tablet, or any device with a webcam.
• They then record their responses at a time to suit them – no scheduling required.
• Create a visual shortlist with an easy to use drag and drop system. rank, review and share with your team.
We are working with Hiring Managers and Recruitment Agencies in small local companies who want to introduce technology, right up to global organisations with established practices who want to work more efficiently.
www.shineinterview.com From June 2015 to Present (7 months) Founder & Managing Director @ We offer consultancy services and bespoke development covering all stages of the business lifecycle, from defining the value proposition, prioritising requirements, through to web and mobile development, testing and deployment.
With experience of delivering globally scalable, lean, customer centric solutions, we are currently working with a number of tech startups to help them create disruptive business strategies through the use of technology. From January 2015 to Present (1 year) Director & CTO @ The Test Factory provides online assessment solutions to Corporate and Education clients including Microsoft, Cisco, HSBC, Johnson & Johnson, Pret A Manger, City & Guilds, Rosetta Stone and Oxford University Press. Assessments are taken in over 200 countries and 20 languages each month.
As part of the original founding team, my role was to grow and lead the technology and the team from humble beginnings to providing highly scalable solutions tailored to the needs of numerous Fortune 500 and blue chip clientele.
The business was acquired by GL Education in August 2014, the leading provider of tests in UK schools, delivering to over 70% of Primary and Secondary schools. From April 2008 to December 2014 (6 years 9 months) Software Engineer @ • Key member during the development of a digital marketing platform, which is core to the business. The application is written using amongst others, .Net 2.0, SQL 2005, CSLA.NET and AJAX technologies. Key performance 1billion emails. Responsibilities included all stages of the system lifecycle, and a key role in defining requirements, design, implementation, testing and training.
• Project managed the migration of clients and data to the new platform (detailed above). This involved project planning key milestones, coordinating with other key deliverables, e.g. training and marketing, managing the test programme, and defining and implementing data and client migration strategies. From February 2006 to March 2008 (2 years 2 months) Application Developer @ • Developed an IVR transcription and data capture tool for use with multiple clients which vastly improves efficiency, speed and accuracy over the existing solution.
• Worked on a Point of Sale E-Commerce website for a large soft drinks client.
• Ongoing development of a web based stock management system.
• Involved in producing a number of internal reports within the company using SQL Reporting services. From September 2005 to February 2006 (6 months) Application Developer @ • Developed a web based database driven Call Data Capture system with scripting and conditional branching. The flexible nature of the data capture elements means that it can be used in a number of campaigns, both inbound and outbound. The ease of creating new scripts has reduced the turnaround time for some projects from weeks to days.
• I worked as the main developer to produce a dynamically scripted DRTV solution for a high profile media client. This flexible system allows agents to easily capture customer details, handle peak schedules and aids cross-sales of products. It is currently in use in a 100+ seat call centre and has received nominations for awards within Ignite, being described as ‘truly innovative, feature rich and user friendly’ and by the client as ‘one of the best systems they had seen compared to other call centres’.
• Produced a QM system to enable ISO 9000 certification for the company. From May 2004 to August 2005 (1 year 4 months) Developer @ • During summer 2003 we worked with a major TV company to re-launch their website. Deadlines within this project were fixed in order to link in with re-branding on screen.
• I have been a lead designer in creating a structured development environment with automatic versioning and database generation. From July 2002 to April 2004 (1 year 10 months)
BSc, Software Engineering @ Durham University From 1999 to 2002 David Copple is skilled in: TFS, C#, ASP.NET, Microsoft SQL Server, JavaScript, TDD, VB.NET, UML, Relational Databases, Extreme Programming, Configuration Management, Web Design, Project Planning, ASP.NET MVC, .NET
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