Duane Yates is an experienced Australian IT professional with expertise in software architecture, design, development, and integration. He has over 30 years of experience working with languages like C, C++, C#, Java, and platforms like UNIX/Linux, Windows, and .NET. He held several senior roles at Commonwealth Bank leading integration architecture and SOA initiatives. Prior to that he worked as a contractor for companies developing real-time systems, financial applications, and industrial controls. He has a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Economics from the University of Sydney.

1. Curriculum Vitae
Duane Yates
Nationality Australian
Home Phone 02 9594 4065
Mobile 0407 745 912
e-mail duaneLyates@gmail.com
Profile
Highly experienced IT professional with a deep practical knowledge across a range of
disciplines. Can work confidently and competently from top level software architecture down
to nuts and bolts development, through all SDLC stages from requirements to delivery.
Skills& Expertise
Languages  C
 C++
 C#
 Java
 UNIX/Linux scripting
 XML, XSLT & Schematron
 WSDL
 UML
 PL/SQL
 SQL
Platforms  UNIX/Linux
 Windows/.Net
Practises  Software architecture
 Software design
 Software development
 Object Oriented design
 Financial institutions
 Industrial control systems
 Real Time programming
 Integration
 Systems programming

2. Employment History
Commonwealth Bank
Senior Integration Architect, 1 year
UML
 Responsible for integration architecture on the Travel Money card project. This
project integrated both branch and online channels with internal SAP and external 3rd
party vendor systems to deliver a market leading Travel Money card product.
Commonwealth Bank
Senior SOA Architect, 3 years
XML, XSD, UML, Java, Eclipse, WSDL, ISO20022
 Responsible for the next generation of MDE service design tooling and practises as
part of the Enterprise Platform initiative. This utilised Rational Software Architect as a
base with some innovative custom extensions.
 Completed an industry course in implementing the ISO20022 payment messaging
standard.
 Consulted internally on the bank's strategy for ISO20022 adoption, intergated the
ISO20022 models into our service design framework.
Commonwealth Bank
Senior Service Designer, 3 years
XML, XSD, UML
 Responsible for maintaining the common data model for internal web services, this
being a localisation of the IBM IFW data model. This is a UML data model which was
maintained via a succession of UML tools – Rational Rose, Sparx EA, and Rational
Software Architect.
 Responsible for governance of service designs.
 Maintained in house tooling to support the service design practise.
Commonwealth Bank
Senior Developer, Integration, 3 years
C#, .Net, XML, XSD
 Evaluated and selected the runtime container for internal CBA web services
 designed and developed CBA internal web services providing the middle tier in a 3
tier architecture. These services connected a variety of channels to a heterogeneous
mix of back end systems.
5th
Finger
Contract Software Engineer, 1 month
C#, .Net
 designed, developed and delivered an SMS based quiz game for the Bathurst 1000
motor race. The game had both player vs player and player vs computer modes,
supporting hundreds of simultaneous players in real time.
IT&e Limited
Contract Software Engineer, 5 years
Windows NT, Windows 2000, C++, COM, Tibco, XML
 Co-designed and co-developed the real-time market data feed for the Commonwealth
Securities web-site. This delivers stock prices, market indices, and market depth from
the ASX to the ComSec web site. It also provides details of orders and trades to their
internal systems.
 Co-architect of the overall system and one of the key implementers for the
Commonwealth securities ‘Straight Through’ order processing system (STP)
accepting orders from various input channels (including the Web) and placing them
directly on the Stock Exchange.
 Responsible for all interfacing to the Australian Stock Exchange. This uses the
‘SEATS Open Interface Protocol’ designed by the Australian Stock Exchange.
 Responsible for design of the STP system integration infrastructure. This is based on
Tibco Rendezvous messaging and XML message layout, and implemented partly
using COM technology.
Advantra
Contract Software Engineer, 2 months

3. Javascript, HTML
 Assisted in testing and debugging a web-based on-line bill payment system.
Trantek
Contract Software Engineer, 3 months
UNIX, C
 Ported the Sydney Harbour Tunnel communications sub-system from VAX-VMS to
UNIX.
TAB Queensland
Contract Software Engineer, 6 months
Linux, C++
Designed and implemented a top-down distributed file transfer sub-system using a
client/server model.
Bell South (Auckland)
Contract Software Engineer, 3 months
UNIX, shell
 Developed automated pager alert subsystem for Bell South internal systems.
Ord Minnett
Contract Software Engineer, 6 months
UNIX, OS/2, C
 Ported some X.25 stock exchange data feed software from Windows 3.11 to OS/2
and UNIX.
Trantek
Senior Software Engineer, 1.5 years
 Designed and co-implemented a proprietary network protocol and communications
sub-system for the Sydney Harbour Tunnel control system. This was a multi-drop
system operating over redundant (fault tolerant) serial communications lines, linking
the main control system to outlying RTUs in a client/server architecture.
Tower Technology
Senior Software Engineer, 2.5 years
UNIX, MS-DOS, Windows 3.11, C, embedded systems, UNIX shell
 Designed and implemented the software for an intelligent high resolution graphics
device.
 Designed and developed drivers and driver interface modules for high resolution
printing and scanning devices.
 Ported SCSI drivers for optical disk devices.
 Developed a high level Source Code Control sub-system over the top of ‘rcs’
 Acted as software team leader whenever team leader was on holidays.
Scitec Communications
Software Engineer, 3 months
UNIX, C, assembler, embedded systems.
 Design of an MNP modem compression protocol package.
 Implemented diagnostic software for a hardware module of a TDM network backbone
unit.
HRC Technology
Software Engineer, 9 months
UNIX, C
 Responsible for development work on the operating system and windowing sub-
system of a UNIX workstation which was being developed.
 Responsible for maintaining and enhancing a telex sub-system.
GEC Digital
Software Engineer, 2.5 years
Worked on real-time industrial control systems.
 Implemented a communications handler for a Sewage Treatment Plant computer
control system linking the SCADA system to the RCUs.
 Assisted in the redesign of was responsible for the rewrite of the RCU network serial
device driver, the database symbol table lookup, the runtime logic processor and the
display handler for a Power Distribution control system, and assisted with the
commissioning.
 Designed and implemented a Basic byte code compiler and byte code interpreter,

4. with a real-time database interface.
 Designed a pre-processor for interfacing C modules to the control system’s real time
database for the Sydney Monorail control system..
Education and other qualifications:
Attended High School at Sydney Grammar School, studying English, Maths, Science, French
and German. Graduated in the top 5% of the state at the HSC
Enrolled BEc/LLB at the University of Sydney. Computer Science, Economics, Law, Statistics.
Majored in Computer Science and Operations Research. Received Bachelor of Economics.
Received Honours degree in Computer Science. Specialised in real-time operating systems.
Studied Psychology, Philosophy at University of New South Wales
Certified PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer
Interests
 SCUBA diving
 Photography
 Sailing
 Swimming
 History
 Neuroplasticity
 Nutrition
 Meteorology
References
Available on request