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An experienced analyst programmer with a proven track record of success within B2B, financial. Banking, petro-chemical & defence market sectors.

Strong leadership, programme roll-out & software modelling experience.

Results orientated & project-focused with support infrastructure planning skills.

Experience of coding, analysis techniques, software engineering tools, project delivery, data processing, algorithms, C, Java, Pascal, Perl, Visual C++ & Fortran skills, now seeking an opportunity where rewards match results. 

 

CAREER HISTORY:

 Jun 2003 to Date: SYSTEMS EFFECTIVENESS SCIENTIST

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Ø      Responsible for conducting evaluation of both in-house & external software tools

Ø      Appointed to develop a modelling  toolkit for assessment of Anti-Armour Weapons

Ø      Leadership & control of a multi-functional team of systems support staff

Ø      Worked closely with internal groups within QinetiQ to develop knowledge

Ø      Project planning, development, implementation & resource deployment

Ø      Utilised C and C++ language tools on a Linux (RedHat 9.0) platform

Ø      Successfully used OpenGL, GLUT & X-Windows for graphic interface

Ø      Led a major assessment of Soft Kill & Hard Kill DAS & Counter-DAS 

Mar 2001 to Apr 2003: SENIOR ANALYST PROGRAMMER

EFT Network Systems, Bank of America (Croydon)

Ø      Responsible for all aspects of analyst programming & project support activities

Ø      Appointed to deliver message delivery system, utilising C, Unix & WebSphere MQ

Ø      Provided support to a portfolio of 3 separate projects in China, Korea & Japan

Ø      Co-ordinated systems analysis, design, coding, testing & documentation activities

Ø      Successfully led conversion of both Chinese & Japanese language into Unicode

Ø      Developed innovative transfer mechanisms for transfer of file & messaging data

Ø      Successfully utilised sockets, FTP, CONNECT:Direct & WebSphere MQ tools

Ø      Championed delivery of systems on time & according to tight project deadlines 

Sep 1998 to Mar 2001: SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER

[snip]Ø      Responsible for providing top-level software engineering support activities

Ø      Appointed to lead maintenance of Petrophysics & Geology software applications

Ø      Software project planning, development, implementation & resource deployment

Ø      Utilised applications written in C and Fortran for data processing / analysis

Ø      Successfully developed in-house toolkit for GUI development & data access (SQL) 

Apr 1996 to Sep 1998: SENIOR ANALYST PROGRAMMER

Defence Evaluation & Research Agency, Sevenoaks

Ø      Responsible for development of a minefield simulation model for assessments

Ø      Appointed to develop applications written in C & developed on a SUN Unix system

Ø      Successfully developed a User Interface in X, Motif & OpenGL software tools

Ø      Championed creation of a PC version of the model using Visual C++ with Windows

Ø      Led creation of algorithms for defining target behaviour against minefield layouts 

Nov 1994 to Mar 1996: SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER

Petrophysics & Geology Group, ERC Tigress

Ø      Responsible for control of windows-based Petrophysics & Geology applications

Ø      Appointed to lead enhancement of software tools written in C and Fortran

Ø      Development of software utilising a UNIX based software environment

Ø      Worked closely with the support group & experts to clarify application problems 

Jun 1991 to Oct 1994: SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER

Electronic Warfare Group, Ferranti International

Ø      Responsible for provision of top-level software engineering & support activities

Ø      Appointed to lead modelling aspects for a new Radar Warning Receiver

Ø      Software project planning, development, implementation & control issues

Ø      Led definition of system performance and post-trials analysis processes

Ø      Successfully investigated techniques to overcome performance constraints

 

EARLY CAREER INCLUDES:

Ø      Software Engineer – Rex, Thompson & Partners

Ø      Software Engineer – System Problem Analysis, Ferranti Computer Systems 

TECHNICAL SKILLS & ABILITIES:

Ø      Languages: C, Java, Visual C++, Fortran, SQL, Pascal, Perl

Ø      HTML, XML, Visual Basic, Shell Programming, Assembly Language, BCPL

Ø      Software: WebSphere MQ Series, X Windows, Motif, XView, XGL, OpenGL

Ø      GLUT, Purify

Ø      Operating: Unix, VAX/VMS, Solaris 7/8, AIX 4.3.3, Linux (Red Hat & SuSe)

Ø      Hardware: Sun, IBM, DEC, ICL, HP 

EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL TRAINING & QUALIFICATIONS:

Ø      BSc (Hons) Mathematics with Electronics – University of Southampton

Ø      10 ‘O’ levels & 3 ‘A’ level qualifications

Ø      Various in-house & external training programmes

Ø      Effective communication & presentation skills

Ø      Team leadership & motivation techniques

Ø      MS Windows, Word, Excel, Outlook & Explorer skills 

PERSONAL DETAILS:

Ø      British Citizenship

Ø      Enjoys excellent health & fitness

Ø      Excellent references available upon request 
 
 
 
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