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Multi-skilled IT professional with 20 years experience across a broad range of technical roles.  Experienced IT consultant, technical lead, integration specialist and "trouble shooter".  Can work at strategic or delivery roles, at senior levels, or as a developer.

Summary

Design lead/solution architect

Project initiation, analysis, design, programming, testing and implementation.  Whole life cycle experience.  Multiple business areas and technologies.

Systems integration/EAI

Specialist in system integration/EAI.  Multiple technologies.  Significant experience of service oriented architecture (SOA).

Specialist programming

Skilled in multiple programming languages and multiple operating systems, from legacy batch languages to latest web technologies.  Skilled in problem programming areas, such as cross-platform programming, code generation, and niche technologies.
Technical reviews

Technical reviews of projects and current systems.  Reviews to support software selection (RFP).

Technical author/writer

Standards and documentation.  Web publishing.  Prolific writer, with 1000 subscribers to weekly IT newsletter.

Training

Qualified trainer.  Course development and/or delivery across a wide variety of technical subjects.

Consultancy

General IT consultancy.  Systems integration.  Systems development.  IT cost reduction.

Availability

·          Short-term, part-time and one-off assignments welcome.

·          Daily rate or fixed price.

·          Free initial consultations, without obligation on client's part.

·          On site or off site.

·          Can provide own development facilities.

·          Based in Milton Keynes, any location considered.

Experience

Business areas

Retail:

·          Product management

·          Purchasing

·          Supply chain

·          Distribution

·          Point of sale (POS/EPOS)

·          Management information systems

Finance:

·          Supplier payments

·          Gift voucher/card

·          Card processing

·          Small-scale banking

Media and publications:

·          Catalogue production

·          Web-based publication

Information Technology:

·          Development technologies, tools and methods

·          Operating environments and architectures

·          Measurement/metrics

·          IT operations

·          IT cost reduction
 

Analysis and design

·          Systems integration

·          Service oriented architecture

·          Enterprise architecture

·          Technical architecture

·          Requirements analysis

·          Data modelling

·          Database design

·          Data warehousing

·          Management information systems

·          On-line transaction processing design

·          Object oriented design

·          Website design

·          Web application design

·          Test-driven development

·          System reviews

·          System selections (RFP)

·          Code generation design

 

Technical experience

Operating environments and architectures

·          IBM z/OS, MVS, batch and CICS

·          Unix/Linux

·          Relational database (DB2, Oracle, MySQL)

·          Web architectures, including Java-based web servers such as Apache Tomcat

·          Java-based environments.

·          Websphere MQ and MQI (formerly MQSeries and MQSeries Integrator)

·          Networking (internet technologies, network administration, network security, WiFi) - limited

Cross-platform:

·          Java

·          C/C++

·          SQL

Unix/Linux:

·          Utilities and scripting

·          Oracle - limited

IBM Mainframe:

·          DB2

·          CICS

·          COBOL

·          Micro Focus APS (COBOL generator)

·          JCL, CLIST, Rexx

·          Assembler

·          VSAM

Web server technologies:

·          Java Server Pages (JSP)

·          Java Standard Tag Library (JSTL)

XML technologies:

·          XML including DOM programming

·          XSLT (browser and server)

·          Document Type Definitions (DTD)

·          XML schema definition (XSD)

Browser technologies:

·          HTML/XHTML

·          CSS

·          JavaScript

Microsoft Windows:

·          Visual Basic

·          MS Access

·          Windows scripting (JScript, VBScript)

Other:

·          Workflow and integration brokers

·          CLIPS (expert system)

·          Legacy BASIC dialects

·          Business objects - limited

·          Image processing - limited

·          Pascal - limited

Employment

[snip] - 2005 to present

Founder/Technical Director.  [snip] provides tools for IT system reviews.  See http  Responsible for direction and delivery of web-based measurement and analysis service, and consultancy materials on IT best practice.

[snip] - 2005 to present

Founder/Director.  [snip] specialises in IT cost reduction.  See http:

[snip] - 1990 to 2004

[snip] Central Milton Keynes,

A variety of roles: system architect, system integration specialist, project manager, methodologist and analyst/programmer.  Core responsibilities as an internal consultant on all aspects of IT, including hardware, system software, systems integration, systems design, development methods and tools, and project management.

[snip] - 1987 to 1990

[snip] Partnership, Computer Planning Department,

Graduate trainee in technical support department.  Trained in IBM mainframe CICS, COBOL, VSAM, DB2 and Assembler.  Lead a team to develop and support data transmission systems.

Key projects

·          Initiation, development and implementation of web-based IT measurement service.  Java, Java Server Pages (JSP), MySQL, Apache Tomcat, Linux, CLIPS (expert system), XML, XSLT, HTML, CSS.

·          Initiation and implementation of major service oriented architecture (SOA) strategy.  Involved integrating dozens of business systems.  IBM's Websphere MQ (WMQ) and MQ Integrator (WMQI), XML, C++, multiple platforms.

·          Development of interface definition and code generation tool.  MS Access, Java, COBOL, C++, Visual Basic, RPG.

·          Technical lead on implementation of gift card system.  SCO Unix, AIX Unix, XML, XSLT, WMQ.

·          Technical and architectural advice to major supply chain programme, including technical evaluation of software packages.  AIX Unix, Oracle.

·          Technical lead on evaluation of catalogue production systems.

·          Technical lead on supplier extranet evaluation and integration.  Hosted service, IBM mainframe, XML.

·          High-level architecture for multi-channel retailing, integrating traditional stores, internet and call centres.  Multiple platforms, WMQ, XML.

·          Comprehensive review of IT systems within small bank.

·          Euro-enablement of supplier payment system.  IBM mainframe, CICS, DB2, WMQ, Sapiens.

·          Company-wide development tool strategy.

·          Development and project management of major data warehouse.  Sales reporting/finance.  AIX Unix, Oracle, Pro*C, IBM mainframe, DB2, Business Objects, Windows.

·          Support of development tools for IBM mainframe and Windows.

·          Development of IBM mainframe CICS code frameworks using the APS COBOL code generator.

·          Development of client server infrastructure using Sybase NetGateway product.  IBM mainframe, CICS, Visual Basic, Windows.

·          Integration of email, fax and telex into mainframe.  IBM mainframe, CICS, DB2.

·          Development and implementation of systems development methods and standards.

·          Implementation of CASE tools, including development of database design generators.  LBMS System Engineer, Popkin System Architect.

·          Development of metrics system to support project management framework.  MS Access, dBASE.

·          Lead programmer in programming pool, including interviewing and selecting staff.

·          Development and support of data transmission systems.  IBM mainframe, Assembler, VSAM, CICS, DB2.

·          Development of PC-based expert systems for plant identification.  C++, Windows.

Education

Degree: BSc (Hons) upper second class, Botany, Southampton University, 1987

A levels: 3As, 2Bs, 1983

O levels: 5As,  5Bs, 1981

Other: City and Guilds 7302 Certificate in Delivering Learning, 2005
 
 
 
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