PROFILE
A professional analyst/programmer who enjoys the challenge of
providing robust solutions to complex issues, taking pride in
achieving work to a self-imposed high standard, testing
thoroughly and meticulously checking details. Passionate that
teams are successful through sharing of knowledge and
understanding the business reason for what is being undertaken.
Committed to each project, communicates easily with all
people. Enjoys the variety of working with different companies
and within different sectors.
KEY SKILLS AND
ACHIEVEMENTS
Technical/Professional Expertise
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Developed Recovery Analyzer and Log Analyzer for creating
back-up and disaster recovery strategies and reports for DB2
databases. Solved problems and fixed bugs using technical
expertise and lateral thinking. In 6 years with Computer
Associates only 2 bug fixes have needed reviewing.
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Developed prototype software to improve system efficiency
enabling 100K instructions to be processed per hour. (Euroclear
Operations Centre).
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Developed major enhancement to CHAPS system, wrote scheduler for
work prioritisation.
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Designed and developed sales and forecasting system enabling
trend analysis based on future trends and historical data.
Designed and wrote CICS/Cobol interfaces.
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Merged data and systems resulting from company acquisition,
implementation of separate CICS region and DB2 reporting.
(Proctor & Gamble).
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Designed and developed capability for sales staff to download
mainframe information to PCs regarding doctors and hospitals,
enabling more effective marketing and targeting of products. (IMS
Data).
Project Leadership
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Managed team of 4 and provided maintenance and support of large
complex Materials Management System at Lucent Technologies,
initiating and implementing enhancements and improvements.
Transferred with the project to IBM Global Services. Wrote
recording and tracking system, enabled reports and files to be
downloaded to PCs and UNIX machines.
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Shared knowledge and provided training for staff at IBM to read
and interpret fault-finding logs, enabled staff to identify
trends in information, etc.
Relationship Building
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Committed fully to customer’s business for duration of project,
majority of contracts reviewed and extended, such as Royal Bank
of Scotland, European Space Agency and Extel Financial.
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Invited to undertake additional contracts. Examples of repeat
contracts included United Dominion Trust, IBM, Kraft General
Foods.
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Provided support for online and batch systems providing stock
market information, developed and provided system enhancements,
initiated and provided user training. (Datastream international
Ltd)
Business Acumen/Customer Focus
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Provided 24/7 level 2 customer support on worldwide basis.
Interfaced directly with customers to resolve disaster recovery
software issues and to ensure system tolerance for new/future
releases. (Computer Associates).
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Standardised programs at Credit Suisse First Boston Bank by
converting PL1 programs to HPS rules, improved effectiveness and
efficiency of on-line processes.
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Provided technical support and back-up for outsourced systems,
maintaining databases, training/ demonstrating database
capability. (Syntel Corporation)
·
Minimised impact of new releases of CHAPS software by driving
fixed data through 14 bank systems during weekend. (Royal Bank
of Scotland).
TECHNICAL / IT
SKILLS
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Assembler, PL1, Cobol, Mantis, DB2, IMS DB/DC, CICS, VSAM, DL1,
OS/390, Z/OS, Windows NT, Windows, SQL, Easytrieve, DOS, OS, MVS,
MSDOS, TSO/ISPF, SMP/E. Some DB2 DBA functions. Microsoft Ofiice.
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Knowledge of - Oracle8, Powerbuilder 5, SAP ABAP4, Maestro, HPS,
JAVA , Maestro, VB, C++
CAREER
Sep 2006 Career/Training Break
·
Identified and followed computer-based training in JAVA.
May 2000 – Aug 2006 Software
Engineer XXXX
Mar 1999 – May 2000
Contractor Various
Agencies/Companies
Jul 1999 – May 2000
Programmer Credit
Suisse First Boston
Mar – Jul 1999 Software
Development Euroclear Operations Centre (Belgium)
Dec 1995 – Mar 1999 USA Programming Team
Leader Lucent Technologies
/IBM Global Services
Feb – Dec 1995
Programmer
Syntel Corporation
Based in USA
Apr 1981 – Feb 1995
Contractor Various
Agencies/Companies
Sep 1992 – Feb 1995 System
Development Royal Bank of
Scotland
Jun – Aug 1992
Analyst/Programmer
Kraft General Foods
Mar – May 1992
Programmer
FDR
Jan – Mar 1992
Analyst/Programmer Proctor & Gamble
(Germany)
Nov – Dec 1991
Analyst/Programmer
Kraft General Foods
Oct 1990 – Sep 1991
Analyst/Programmer IMS
Data (Frankfurt)
Nov 1989 – Oct 1990
Analyst/Programmer London & Edinburgh Insurance
Coy
Jun – Nov 1989 Systems
Support Datastream
International Ltd
Feb – Jun 1989
Analyst/Programmer London & Edinburgh Insurance
Coy
Sep 1988 – Feb 1989 Senior
Analyst/Programmer
IBM
May - Sep 1988 Senior Analyst/Programmer
American Express
Jul 1986 – May 1988
Analyst/Programmer
Extel Financial
Nov 1985 – Jun 1986
Analyst/programmer United
Dominion Trust
Feb 1983 – Mar 1985
Analyst/Programmer Societe Generale de Banque
(Belgium)
Feb 1983 – Nov 1985
Analyst/Programmer
IBM
Jun 1982 – Feb 1983 Analyst/Programmer
United Dominion Trust
Apr 1981 – May 1982
Analyst/Programmer European Space
Agency (Italy)
May 1978 – Apr 1981 Junior
Programmer Lombard North Central
Sep 1977 – May 1978 Trainee
Programmer Jaserve
Limited
1973 – Sep 1977 Office
Manager Provident Assurance
Group
1970 – 1973
Apprentice
GPO/BT plc
EDUCATION /
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
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1973 C&G Intermediate Certificate
Telecommunications Guildford Technical College
LANGUAGES
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Italian, French – conversational, rusty; German – some basic
understanding; Spanish - learning
PERSONAL DETAILS
Nationality:
British; Marital Status: Married;
Driving Licence: Full, clean
INTERESTS
CPD, building and repairing PCs, maintaining networks for family
and friends
REFEREES
Available on request |
