| A practical hands-on IT professional who enjoys problem solving and responding to the challenge of an ever-evolving IT environment. Enthusiasm for new concepts is combined with an ability to quickly absorb new information. Thorough, dedicated and conscientious. |
As a joint venture with Logica, was a key member of the project team, to develop and install a multi-million pound telemetry system (ARTS2000) for Anglian Water, with commercial potential. Tasks performed included :
October 1999 - Present : Organisation name withheld for security purposes
Team Information Assistant
Supporting and training a team in using a variety of applications running on NT, including the Integrated Case Management System.
April 1999 - August 1999 : Pi Developments Ltd, Cambridge
Software Tester
Testing telemetry and data acquisition systems for use by Formula One motor racing teams.
April 1998 - March 1999 : Protechnic Computers Ltd, Cambridge
Support Programmer
Maintaining Unix based systems, for several health trusts across Britain and Ireland, being used to administer patients. Performing releases, remote maintenance and providing telephone support.
April 1986 - April 1998 : Anglian Water
January 1996 - April 1998 : Telemetry Support Engineer.
Providing 24 hour support to ensure the ARTS2000 telemetry (remote monitoring) system functioned to specified service levels. The system ran on seven DEC Alpha servers, and several hundred Windows 95 & Windows NT clients. It monitored thousands of Anglian Water's treatment works and pumping stations. Also providing user support, user training and documenting new procedures.
January 1994 - January 1996 : Secondment to Logica, Leatherhead.
Joint venture scheme to produce the ARTS2000 telemetry system. Year 1 was spent designing, planning and writing factory acceptance procedures. Year 2 was spent programming, in C, tools to convert data from the PDP based telemetry systems to the new format required on the Alphas.
March 1988 - January 1994 : Senior Engineer Telemetry
Maintaining telemetry systems running on ELN microVAX computers. Designing and maintaining VAX cluster based relational databases. Programming in Fortran and C to obtain management information data.
April 1986 - March 1988 : Computer Operator
Operating a network of PDP mini-computers with RSX11M+ operating systems, being used to run a divisional telemetry system. Reviewing, producing and testing software, and writing documentation.
November 1977 - April 1986 : The Welding Institute, Cambridge
Research Technician
Working on research projects involving diffusion bonding and resistance welding techniques. Using and managing a PDP 11/73 computer connected to a high speed scanning system. Programming in Fortran 77 and Basic. Using a variety of monitoring equipment to establish best materials to use and optimum settings for welding equipment.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
| Operating Systems | Coding | Application Software |
|---|---|---|
| DOS | Basic | Access |
| Unix | C | Excel |
| VMS | DCL | Outlook |
| Windows 95 | Fortran | Project |
| Windows NT | HTML | Word |
| SQL |
Courses attended include :- C, Fortran, SQL, Windows NT, Windows NT Server, Project, Unix, Advanced Unix, Unix Scripts, VMS, Access, Database Design, Total Quality, Visual Basic. Also several courses specific to telemetry systems used and managed.
QUALIFICATIONS
Higher National Certificate in Applied Physics (including units in Maths and Physics).
Ordinary National Certificate in Sciences (including units in Maths, Physics and Chemistry).
O - Levels: 9 obtained at Grade C or higher.
PERSONAL DETAILS
Year of birth : 1961
Nationality : British
Marital status : Single
Driving Licence : Since 1980
INTERESTS
A keen follower of sport, preferring to watch live action rather than on television. Enjoys badminton and swimming. Likes listening to recorded and live music. Has a collection of football memorabilia dating back to 1900. Maintains own set of amateur web pages on the Internet.