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SYNOPSIS OF EXPERIENCE
IN DATA PROCESSING
I have been involved in the data processing industry in some capacity or
other for some 30 years. I started as a Data Entry Control Clerk in 1966
and worked my way through programming to systems analysis and design, mainly
in the commercial mainframe environment. I have, therefore, been involved
with the running, development, testing and installing of commercial batch,
on-line and database systems. During my years with F International (now
FI Group plc) I also performed estimating activities (man hours, costs
and elapsed times for various software development phases) and auditing
of programs (specifications and code) for quality assurance purposes. Latterly
I have studied and worked at Lancaster University to enhance my academic
qualifications. Here I have been introduced to object oriented techniques.
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AREAS OF TECHNICAL EXPERTISE
SYSTEMS DESIGN
SPECIFICATION WRITING
ESTIMATING
PROGRAMMING
QUALITY ASSURANCE
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APPLICATION AREAS OF EXPERTISE
PAYROLL
ORDER PROCESSING
INVOICING
INVOICE CONTROL
INVENTORY
STATISTICAL SYSTEMS
SCIENTIFIC LABORATORY SYSTEMS
CONVERSION OF SYSTEMS
BACS
COMPUTER MODELLING
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EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS
AND TRAINING
Academic
1990 - 1993 Lancaster University
BSc in Computer Science (1st Class Honours)
1986 - 1990 Lancaster and Morecambe College of Technology
GCE ‘O’ Level Accounting (A)
GCE ‘A’ Level Accounting (B)
GCSE Computer Studies (A)
GCE ‘A’ Level Computer Science (A)
1962 - 1966 Derby and District College of Technology
5 GCE ‘O’ Levels
3 GCE ‘A’ Levels
Pure Maths (B)
Applied Maths (D)
Physics (A)
Other
1987 Cullinet
IDMS and ADS/ONLINE Training
1968 IBM WTC
Assembler, PL/I and RPG Programming
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HARDWARE/SOFTWARE USAGE SUMMARY
IBM PC
Jasmine, SQLWindows, DBASE II, Wordstar, SuperCalc2, Word, Excel, PowerPoint
BASIC, TenCORE, TURBO PASCAL, Ada, Smalltalk, Java
MS DOS, Windows 2.0, 95 & NT,
Use of but no programming for Windows 2.0, 95 & NT other
than via Smalltalk and Java
Sequent Symmetry
INGRES, ISQL, FORMS (including embedded in C)
Ada, LISP, C
Unix
IBM 7094
FORTRAN IV
IBSYS
IBM 360/370
Assembler, PL/I, COBOL, RPG, FORTRAN IV
DOS, OS, VS1/TONE, TSO
SPF, SMF, BOMP, ISAM, VSAM, SSP
IBM 3031/3033
FORTRAN IV, BASIC, COBOL, PL/I
DOS VSE, TSO VSPC
IBM 3081/3083
PL/I, COBOL, ADS/ONLINE
MVS, TSO/ISPF, ROSCOE
IMS DB/DC, IDMS, MFS, BTS, OLQ, CULPRIT, VSAM, Screenform, Panvalet
IBM 4341/4381
PL/I, ADS/ONLINE, COBOL
DOS VSE, LIBOL, VM/CMS
VSAM, IDMS, OLQ, CULPRIT, CICSPRINT
UNIVAC SYS80
COBOL
OS/3
TIP, TOTAL
ICL 2960
COBOL
VME/B
IDMS, TPMS
NORSK DATA
COBOL
SINTRAN III
SIBAS
68000
Assembler
APPLE MAC
OMNIS 4GL, Word, Persuasion, Endnote, Superpaint
SUN WS
Smalltalk
Use of but no programming for X Windows other than via Smalltalk
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EMPLOYMENT DETAILS
October 1996 To Date, LANCASTER UNIVERSITY
Job Title - Research Associate
Worked on the EPSRC Tracker project (number GR/R12183/01) which looks at tracking
and documenting decisions in order to reduce rework.
Worked on the ESPRIT Impression project (number IST-2000-28760) which investigates
the effect requirements enginering process impovement on business performance.
Worked on the EPSRC (SEBPC) Enrich project (number GR/M02965) which investigates
exploiting legacy data in new product development processes.
Worked on the ESPRIT Renaissance project (number 22010) which investigates
the evolution of commercial Legacy Systems.
Worked on the ESPRIT Emergency project (number 29512) which investigates
the use of the Renaissance method to assist Euro conversions..
Hardware/Software
PC SQLWindows, Java, Jasmine
October 1993 - April 1996, LANCASTER UNIVERSITY
Postgraduate studies.
Hardware/Software
SUN WS - Smalltalk, Use of but no programming for X Windows other than
via Smalltalk
APPLE MAC - Word, Persuasion, Endnote, Superpaint
July 1993 - September 1993, LANCASTER UNIVERSITY
Freelance development of 2 small systems using OMNIS 4GL on an APPLE MAC.
Hardware/Software
APPLE MAC - OMNIS 4 GL
October 1990 - June 1993, LANCASTER UNIVERSITY
Undergraduate studies and practicals.
Hardware/Software
IBM PC - Ada, MS DOS
Sequent Symmetry - Ada, LISP, C, Unix, INGRES, ISQL, FORMS (including
embedded in C)
68000 - Assembler
May 1980 - August 1985; April 1986 - September 1990, F INTERNATIONAL
(Now FI Group plc) Freelance Contracts as follows:
Large Industrial Company as Senior Programmer
Programmed a number of programs for a BACS system.
Hardware/Software
IBM 3083/E - MVS, ROSCOE, PANVALET, PL/I
Major Wholesaler as Analyst/Programmer
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Led a team in the design, specification, prototyping and programming
phases of an Invoice Control System utilising an IDMS database and ADS/ONLINE
4GL.
Heavily involved with database, TP and system design and trained ADS/ONLINE
programmers.
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Designed, specified, prototyped and programmed a small Budget Analysis
System using above hardware and software.
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Involved with the programming of an Expense Invoice System.
Hardware/Software
IBM 4381 - DOS, CMS, IDMS, ADS/ONLINE, OLQ, CULPRIT, CICSPRINT,
VSAM, COBOL
High Street Retailer as Programmer/Analyst
Participated in a VME Job Initiation Review.
Car Manufacturer.
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as Team Leader - Led a team in a project to load a Cullinet IDMS
MRP database with data existing on current MSA VSAM files.
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as Senior Programmer - Wrote a suite of ADS/ONLINE dialogs.
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as Senior Programmer - Assisted with the programming of system enhancements
for several ADS/ONLINE systems.
Hardware/Software
IBM 3081 - MVS, ISPF, COBOL, IDMS, VSAM, ADS/ONLINE, OLQ
Health Authority as System Designer.
Specified a Cost of Pay Award and Arrears Sub-System
Computer Manufacturer as Senior Programmer
Wrote programs for a benchmark project to load a network database
with a large volume of meaningful data.
Hardware/Software
NORSK DATA - SINTRAN III, SIBAS, COBOL
Large Industrial Company as Senior Programmer
Programmed a number of CBT courses for engineers using the authoring
language TenCORE
IBM PC - TenCORE
Food Manufacturer as Analyst/Programmer
Assisted in a package evaluation exercise.
Wine Trade as Senior Programmer
Developed a suite of programs for a Cash System
Hardware/Software
UNIVAC - OS/3, COBOL
Car Manufacturer as Analyst/Programmer
Obtaining information from Assembler listings only, specified a complex
payroll calculation program and rewrote it in PL/I.
Hardware/Software
IBM 4341 - DOS, LIBOL, CMS, PL/I, VSAM
Local Government as Senior Programmer
Assisted in the programming of a major Housing Lettings System.
Hardware/Software
ICL 2900 - IDMS, TPMS
Aerospace Industry as Senior Programmer
Programmed a Statutory Sick Pay ‘front end’ System
Hardware/Software
IBM 3081 - MVS, SPF, PL/I
Major Food Manufacturer as Senior Programmer
Acted as a team leader and was involved with specifying, programming
and implementing a Revised Information System package involving File Maintenance,
Order Processing, Stock Control and many other sub-systems.
Hardware/Software
UNIVAC SYSTEM 80 - OS/3, TIP, TOTAL, COBOL
Aerospace Industry as Senior Programmer
Obtaining information from Assembler listings only, specified a payroll
update program and rewrote it in PL/I.
Hardware/Software
IBM 3081 - TSO, PL/I
European Insurance Company as Programmer
Converted Honeywell Fortran and Basic programs to run on an IBM mainframe
in some cases converting Basic to Fortran as well.
Hardware/Software
IBM 3033 - VSPC, FORTRAN, BASIC
September 1985 - March 1986 , GRE ASSURANCE LTD
Job Title - Programmer
Performed programming activities in both development and maintenance
for both batch and on-line applications.
Hardware/Software
IBM 3081 - MVS, TSO/ISPF, IMS DB/DC, MFS, BTS, Screenform, PL/I
October 1972 - August 1979, UNIVERSITY IF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS
(Dhahran, Saudi Arabia)
Job Title - Analyst/Programmer
Performed Analysis, design and programming activities on most business
applications for both internal and external university customers
Gained extensive experience in obtaining invoicing / statistical
information from IBM system SMF files.
Performed analysis, design and programming activities for an
Interactive Chemistry Laboratory System.
Hardware/Software.
IBM 360/370 - OS, VS1/TONE, MVS, TSO/SPF, VSAM, PL/I, COBOL,
SMF
January 1970 - June 1971, IBM WORLD TRADE CORPORATION (Kingston,
Jamaica)
Job Title - Programmer
Performed programming activities on most business applications including
the use of the IBM package BOMP.
Hardware/Software
IBM 360 - DOS, BOMP, Assembler, PL/I, RPG
July 1968 - January 1970, COMPUTER PROCESSING LTD (Kingston, Jamaica)
Job Title - Programmer
Performed analysis, design and programming activities on an inventory,
Billing and General Accounting Package for eight user companies.
Hardware/Software
IBM 360 - DOS, Assembler
Summer 1968, UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (Kingston, Jamaica)
Working in a freelance capacity, programmed a suite of programs
to produce statistical information for the Forestry Division using the
IBM Statistical Subroutines Package.
Hardware/Software
IBM 360 - DOS, FORTRAN IV, SSP
February 1967 - March 1968, ROLLS ROYCE AND ASSOCIATES LTD
Job Title -Trainee Programmer
Performed scientific programming activities for the Nuclear Submarine
Division.
Hardware/Software
IBM 7094 - IBSYS, FORTRAN IV
October 1966 - February 1967, ROLLS ROYCE LTD
Job Title - Data Entry Control Clerk
Gained experience in the day to day running of many of the business
systems for the Aero Engine Division.
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