Springer Publisher

I worked for Springer Publisher in Heidelberg, Germany, a major publisher for scientific books and journals worldwide. It is not the same as Axel Springer Publisher, who publishes yellow-press material.

I conceptualised and developed their Intranet for the Multimedia department completely from scratch, including investigating a needs analysis. I implemented an engine which allows each staff member to enter news into a common database, which will automatically be deleted after it reaches its expiry date. This ensured an immediate and effective communication flow within the department. I used Perl on a Unix server to implement the functionality.

I also developed a connected database with Springer New York to allow for sharing of their online subscription journals. I was learning new systems and programming languages in a very short time period. In addition to that, I programmed some Java applets for interactive books online and did design work for the Intranet.