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Credit Advocates Ltd
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IT Associates
ICL
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Gatton
Unipart
Jamaica
STC
CT Maddison
ATC
Possum Controls
PO Tel / BT


Experience Summary

   
2015 – 2015Credit Advocates Ltd
 6 Months with Credit Advocates Ltd
2012 – 2015Clark Green Ltd
 3 Years with Clarke Green Ltd
2010 – 2012Soho Law Ltd
 1½ Years with Soho Law Ltd
2005 – 2010AEA Techology PLC
 4½ Years with AEA Technology Plc / AEA Group
1999 – 2002Convergys EMEA Ltd. (Part of Convergys Corp. [USA:CVG])
 3½ Years with CBIS / Convergys IMG Ltd. / Convergys EMEA Ltd.
1980 – 1999Magnus Micros
 6 Months with Dell Computers Gmbh.
 3 Months with London Research Centre
 4 Months with CitiBank NA
 9 Months with United Assurance Plc.
 9 Months with JoTiKa (Midlands) Software Ltd.
 2 Years with Argos Plc.
 2 Months with I.T. Associates Ltd.
 5 Months with ICL Plc./ HM Government
 1 Month with Goldman Sachs International Ltd.
 6 Months with I.T. Associates Ltd.
 2 Months with Goldman Sachs International Ltd.
 5 Months with I.T. Associates Ltd.
 1 Month with Gatton Synthesis Ltd.
 2 Years with I.T. Associates Ltd.
 1 Year with UniPart Ltd.
 1 Year with I.T. Associates Ltd.
 1½ Years with Club Caribbean Resort Hotel
 3 Years with ACA Ltd in Jamaica
 3 Months with STC Ltd.
 1 Year with Maddison Computers
 2 x 1 Month with ACA Ltd in Jamaica
 1 Year in Retail Sales & Tuition
 1 Year with Aylesbury Toxophily Crafts Ltd.
1979 – 1980Possum Controls Ltd.
 6 Months with Possum Controls Ltd.
1975 – 1979Post Office Telephones [now BT]
 1 Year Full Time Employed
 3 Years Full Time Apprenticeship
1970 – 1975School – St. Edmund Campion RC in Oxford.
 Full Time education

Experience Brief

May 2015 – Oct 2015PERMANENTCredit Advocates Ltd
As IT Director responsible for .
Credit Advocates was a Financial Services company providing services to companies in the Financial Sector.
May 2012 – Mar 2015PERMANENTClarke Green Ltd
As IT Director responsible for .
Clarke Green is a consulting company.
Oct 2010 – Mar 2012PERMANENTSoho Law Ltd
As IT Director responsible for .
Soho Law was a Financial Services and consulting company.
Sep 2005 – Jul 2010PERMANENTAEA Technology PLC (UK)
As Snr. Developer responsible for development of Visual Foxpro and Web based systems.
AEA is an Environmental monitoring company.
Mar 1999 – Aug 2002PERMANENTConvergys EMEA Ltd. (UK)
As Snr. Developer responsible for development of Visual Basic front end software for an A/S 400 back end.
As Systems Analyst responsible for creating a new Java web based front end.
Aug 1998 – Feb 1999On CONTRACT toDell Computers (Germany)
As Snr. Developer / Support Leader involved directly in maintaining and running of the old Clipper based sales system. 
May 1998 – Jul 1998On CONTRACT toLondon Research Centre (UK)
As Snr. Developer responsible for the upgrade of a mix of systems to Visual FoxPro.
Jan 1998 – May 1998On CONTRACT toCitiBank NA (UK)
As QA / Test Manager involved directly in setting up the QA and Test facility at Citibank. 
Apr 1997 – Jan 1998On CONTRACT toUnited Assurance Plc. (UK)
As Team Leader / Analyst responsible for involved directly in running a small team of developers, designing software and testing software.
Jul 1996 – Mar 1997Semi PERMANENTJoTiKa (Midlands) Software Ltd. (UK)
As General Manager / Project Leader involved directly in running a small team of developers, designing and writing software, running the in-house business whilst the two Directors stayed out on the road installing new systems and gaining new business.
Apr 1994 – Apr 1996On CONTRACT toArgos Plc. (UK)
As Snr. Analyst/Programmer involved directly in Development, Programming, Installation and Training.
Feb 1994 – Mar 1994On CONTRACT viaI.T. Associates Ltd. (UK)
As Technical Manger responsible for technical, hotline support and programming in the UK.
Oct 1993 – Feb 1994On CONTRACT viaICL Plc. (UK)
As Specialist responsible for translating information from PC based systems into a Secured Unix environment.
Sep 1993 – Oct 1993On CONTRACT toGoldman Sachs International Ltd. (UK) 
As Analyst/Programmer responsible for developing enhancements to the Goldman Sachs futures trading system.
Apr 1993 – Aug 1993On CONTRACT viaI.T. Associates Ltd. (UK)
As Technical Manger responsible for technical, hotline support and programming in the UK.
Feb 1993 – Mar 1993On CONTRACT toGoldman Sachs International Ltd. (UK) 
As Analyst/Programmer responsible for developing enhancements to the Goldman Sachs futures trading system.
Sep 1992 – Jan 1993On CONTRACT viaI.T. Associates Ltd. (UK)
As Technical Manger responsible for technical, hotline support and programming in the UK.
Aug 1992 – Sep 1992On CONTRACT viaGatton Synthesis Ltd. (UK)
As Technical Support and Analyst/Programmer to one of their clients in North West UK.
Apr 1990 – Aug 1992On CONTRACT viaI.T. Associates Ltd. (UK)
As Technical Services Manager responsible for two staff, Systems Analysis, Programming and Technical Support in the UK, Egypt, Jamaica, Algeria, Italy and Zimbabwe.
Jun 1989 – Mar 1990On CONTRACT toUniPart Ltd. (UK)
As Snr. Systems Report Analyst responsible for producing colour graphs on a PC from the companies IBM.
Jun 1988 – May 1989On CONTRACT viaI.T. Associates Ltd. (UK)
As UK Services Manager responsible for two staff, Systems Analysis, Programming and Technical Support in the UK and Italy.
Oct 1986 – Jun 1988 On CONTRACT toClub Caribbean Resort Hotel (Jamaica)
As Computer Centre Manager responsible for designing and implementing a networked computer system for the resort.
Mar 1986 – Sep 1986On CONTRACT toPlanning Institute of Jamaica (Jamaica)
As Assistant Project Manager responsible for two programmers, the Systems Analysis and support of the project.
Oct 1985 – Feb 1986On CONTRACT toThe Bank of Jamaica (Jamaica)
As Snr. Analyst/Programmer responsible for designing and implementing a cheque payment control and monitoring system.
Mar 1985 – Oct 1985On CONTRACT toThe Revenue Board of Jamaica (Jamaica)
As Snr. Programmer/Technical Support Analyst responsible for two programmers and programming of a financial analysis suite over a Novell network.
Apr 1984 – Mar 1985On CONTRACT toThe Bank of Jamaica (Jamaica)
As Programmer responsible for the computerisation of the Exchange Bureau Monitoring System.
Jan 1984 – Mar 1984PERMANENTSTC Ltd. (UK)
As Jnr. Electronic Design Engineer responsible for the development of microprocessor based devices, writing test firmware and running soak tests.
Jul 1982 – Jan 1994On CONTRACT toCT Maddison Ltd. (UK)
As Associate Technical Director responsible for two staff, design and manufacture of early microcomputers, software development and support.
Mar 1982 and Jun 1982On CONTRACT toThe Ministry of Finance (Jamaica)
As Programmer responsible for the computerisation of the countries fiscal budgets.
Sep 1981 – Jul 1982 
Working for self in computer Retail Sales, Software Development and Programming Tuition.
Oct 1980 – Sep 1981On CONTRACT toAylesbury Toxophily Crafts Ltd. (UK)
As Analyst/Programmer responsible for the design and implementation of a bookkeeping system.
Sep 1979 – Mar 1980PERMANENTPossum Controls Ltd. (UK)
As Lab Technician responsible for interfacing between the design engineer and manufacturing.
Sep 1978 – Sep 1979PERMANENTPost Office Telephones [BT] (UK)
As Technician Grade 2A responsible for subscriber telephone maintenance in the Oxford area.
Sep 1975 – Sep 1978PERMANENTPost Office Telephones [BT] (UK)
As Trainee Technician Apprentice – in full time training.
Sep 1970 – Jul 1975Grammar SCHOOLSt. Edmund Campion RC (UK)
5 x GCE O Level passes
Maths (4th year), Additional Maths, English Language, Physics and Chemistry.
 

 

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