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An Information Technology Consultant & Designer with 40+ years experience and achievements in :
B usiness Analysis for SME's providing appropriate business solutions.
D eveloping high quality IT solutions to assist efficient manufacturing of products
P roviding executive information systems to enable business objectives and strategy to be met
G aining maximum efficiency from IT team members by utilising man management skills
P roviding innovative plans and solutions to allow companies to maintain their global market position.
W eb Design and e-Commerce solutions
Employment resume :Typex Group (3 days per week) (May05 - present) Project Management - Software development , Web design.
networking, IP Telephony (VoIP) and server consolidation.
Aston Workshop (2 days per week) (Sep 07 - present) Project Management - responsible for the installation and running of a new system
PJE IT Consultants (April 2005 – present) Owner. Specialising in Project Management, Consultancy and Web design.
Project Management for an IBM Business Partner covering new software development, networking, IP Telephony (VoIP) and server consolidation.
Consultancy – all aspects of business including installation of Sage Accounts & ACT CRM systems.
Web design – standard brochure sites through to full ecommerce business solutions.
Net Effects Ltd (March 2003 – April 2005) Technical Director. Preparation of proposals for business solutions for SME's, including web sites, Search Engine Optimisation, e-Commerce, Accounts and CRM systems.
Installation and training of systems at customer premises.
Appraisal and evaluation of ‘latest' technologies for Business solutions.
Web Site Accessibility (ref DDA)
Typex (UK) Limited (May 98 – March 2003) AS/400 application development for new package to utilise office vision on other platforms. From concept design and develop software to enable the product to be sold as ‘off the shelf ‘ software
Wikinson Sword (November 97 to Feb 98 then extended to end of May 98.
Providing AS/400 support for current software packages to allow permanent staff to concentrate on conversion to new system (June 98).Valeo Security systems July 97 to Oct 97) Providing support for current AS/400 systems and designing and writing ‘add on' software for stock location and control for FIFO.
Software House - (Duration - 6 months) providing IT solutions using AS/400 and PC technology. Employed as a contract Analyst / Programmer writing software solutions using AS/400 RPG, OS, Query and including SQL code into RPG programs.
NSK Bearings LTD - (Duration 8 years) European manufacturing of high precision bearings for world wide organisation with parent company in Japan .
Turnover £60 million, manufacturing 8~9 million bearings per month.
Appointed to plan and control the development of the IT department within the
wide parameters of the direction of the parent company.Freelance Consultant 1986 ~ 1988 - Employed to design , write and install specific systems.
From initial requirements as specified by the user, design software systems and code and then install software.Data Design 1985 ~ 1986 - Consultant employed with a software house supplying package software and bespoke systems for users of mid range computers in all areas of the UK .
Liase with current users to establish customer requirements, design and then code systems then install on customer site.
Cowies PLC 1982 ~ 1985 - Analyst / Programmer and Operations Manager for a multi- franchise car dealer with branches throughout the UK
Installation of mid range computers and software at each dealership
Software development, design and code
Installation of package software.Various
1965 ~ 1982 - Started as a data control clerk then moved through programmer to IT manager by 1982
Hardware
ICL 1900 & 2900
IBM 9121 , S34 & 36 , AS/36, AS/400, iseries
Honeywell
PC's
SoftwareCobol 11 years
RPG 20 + years (OCL/CL – 20 years)
Assembler 2 years
HTML 5 years
Web Design Languages – various 5 years
SEO 5 years
DB2
My Sql
I series SQL
Lotus Domino & NotesSystems
All Ledgers
Time Management systems
Payroll Personnel
Shop Floor Data Collection
MRP
Scheduling
Costing
MS Office MS Project management
Accounts
Sage Accounts
Sage CRM
e-Commerce
IP TelephonySummary
I feel that my many years of experience within the business environment, dealing with customers at all levels, will allow me to make an immediate positive contribution to any employer. My extensive business knowledge will allow me to offer sound advice and guidance to businesses of all types. I have the ability to talk to customers without talking ‘jargon' which I believe makes them more comfortable with, and have a better understanding of business processes and procedures.