Forum Nokia Champion Personal Introduction Page

Dr. Jo Stichbury
Master’s degree, doctorate (Cantab)
London

I started working in the Symbian “ecosystem” eleven years ago, in 1997, when I joined Psion Software. Since then, I have worked for Symbian, Advansys, Sony Ericsson, and Nokia, focusing particularly on games, security, digital rights management (DRM), low-level Symbian OS applications, telephony, and PC connectivity.

I currently work at Symbian, as a senior technical editor for Symbian Press, which means I commission books and work with authors to prepare their manuscripts for publication.

In addition, I have written three books for Symbian Press:

• I was sole author of Symbian OS Explained: Effective C++ Programming for Smartphones, which was published in October 2004.
• with Mark Jacobs, I coauthored The Accredited Symbian Developer Primer: Fundamentals of Symbian OS, which launched at the Symbian Smartphone Show in October 2006.
• My most recent book Games on Symbian OS: A Handbook for Mobile Development was published in February 2008.

Development Areas of Interest

Mobile platforms

Symbian OS: S60 and UIQ

Application categories

Games, security, development tools, and sample code

Programming languages

C++
Currently learning about Qt!

Integrated development environments (IDEs)

Carbide.c++, CodeWarrior, and MSVC

Other areas of interest

Creation of effective documentation, books and booklets for C++ developers working on Symbian platforms.

Personal Competencies

Mobile competencies

Over eleven years of C++ software development for Symbian OS.

Forum Nokia Community activity areas

Documentation
Discussion boards (Symbian C++)
Carbide.c++ beta tester

Forum Nokia Discussion Board user name

stichbury

Other competencies

Experienced technical writer

Main Achievements

Books and other publications

Symbian OS Explained: Effective C++ Programming for Smartphones, Symbian Press, 2004
The Accredited Symbian Developer Primer: Fundamentals of Symbian OS, Symbian Press, 2006

Speaking engagements

Silicon Valley Symbian Programming Special Interest Group: "How to Become an Accredited Symbian Developer"
http://www.meme-education.com/Downloads/ASDPresentation.pdf

ACCU Conference 2007: “Untangling the Idioms: Eliminating the "accidental complexity" of native Symbian C++”
accu.org/index.php/conferences/accu_conference_2007

Awards

Accredited Symbian Developer, Forum Nokia Champion, winner of Symbian’s "Because of the Code" competition

Mobile communities in which you are active

Forum Nokia
Symbian Developer Network

Other achievements

Since its launch, I have been involved with the Accredited Symbian Developer qualification, including the creation of exam objectives, questions, and the examination primer book.

Contact Information

Personal Web pages

Descriptors FAQ: descriptors.blogspot.com
Meme Education: www.meme-education.com

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