Merill Fernando

Current

• Technical Architect at Unique World

Past

• Senior Consultant at Unique World
• Group Manager, Software Engineering at Assette
• Developer Evangelist at Microsoft

• Software Architect at Assette
• Lead Engineer at Assette
• Software Engineer at Lanka Online
• Analyst Programmer at Quo Systems
• Lecturer/Developer at Gateway Centre for Information Technology

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Education

• Keele University
• ecole internationale

Recommended

3 people have recommended Merill

Connections

134 connections

Industry

Information Technology and Services

Websites

• My Blog
• My Company
• My RSS feed

Merill Fernando’s Summary

A systems architect/developer whose one true passion is to build software that users can connect with.

Merill Fernando’s Specialties:

MCP, MCAD, MCSD, MCTS, MCPD, MVP

Microsoft MVP [2004]
Microsoft Certified Professional Developer [2006]
Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist [2006]
Microsoft Certified Trainer [2002]
Microsoft Certified Solution Developer [1999]
Microsoft Certified Application Developer [1999]
Microsoft Certified Professional [1998]
Sun Certified Java Programmer [2001]
Sun Certified Java Instructor [2001]

Merill Fernando’s Experience

• Technical Architect

  Unique World

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  April 2008 — Present (1 year 9 months)

• Senior Consultant

  Unique World

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  November 2007 — March 2008 (5 months)

• Group Manager, Software Engineering

  Assette

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)

  February 2006 — October 2007 (1 year 9 months)

• Developer Evangelist

  Microsoft

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MSFT; Computer Software industry)

  October 2005 — January 2006 (4 months)

• Software Architect

  Assette

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)

  January 2003 — September 2005 (2 years 9 months)

• Lead Engineer

  Assette

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)

  July 2000 — December 2002 (2 years 6 months)

• Software Engineer

  Lanka Online

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  December 1999 — June 2000 (7 months)

• Analyst Programmer

  Quo Systems

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  November 1998 — November 1999 (1 year 1 month)

• Lecturer/Developer

  Gateway Centre for Information Technology

  (Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

  January 1997 — October 1998 (1 year 10 months)

Merill Fernando’s Education

• Keele University

  Master of Science , Information Technology , 2001 — 2003

  Keele-IIT EASE Award for Best Performing Student

• ecole internationale

Additional Information

Merill Fernando’s Websites:

• My Blog
• My Company
• My RSS feed

Merill Fernando’s Interests:

architecture, new technology

Merill Fernando’s Groups:

British Computer Society
Australian Computer Society

•    International Association of Software Architects
•    Microsoft - Current and Former Employees

Merill Fernando’s Honors:

Keele IIT - EASE Award for Best Performing Student (MSc in IT)
Microsoft MVP on ASP.NET since 2004

Merill Fernando’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
• getting back in touch