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Personal Details :
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Date of Birth :
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13th October, 1968
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Age :
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39
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Nationality :
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British
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Years in IT :
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17
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Areas of Expertise :
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HP NonStop (formerly Tandem Computers), IT Project & Product Management (PRINCE2), Pre-Sales, Software Design & Consultancy
Programming:
ASP.NET with Visual Studio, C# / Visual Basic, TAL, COBOL85, C/C++, NonStop & Microsoft SQL, SCOBOL, PATHWAY on K and S series & NSK Utilities
Work carried out both in-house and on-site (see also Project Breakdown)
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Personal Details :
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Date of Birth :
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13th October, 1968
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Age :
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39
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Nationality :
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British
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Years in IT :
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17
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Areas of Expertise :
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HP NonStop (formerly Tandem Computers), IT Project & Product Management (PRINCE2), Pre-Sales, Software Design & Consultancy
Programming:
ASP.NET with Visual Studio, C# / Visual Basic, TAL, COBOL85, C/C++, NonStop & Microsoft SQL, SCOBOL, PATHWAY on K and S series & NSK Utilities
Work carried out both in-house and on-site (see also Project Breakdown)
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Education :
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( all certificates : reports - logon and access Resume )
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1988 to 1990 :
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Bolton Institute for Higher Education (now Bolton University as of 2003)
Deane Road, Bolton, Lancashire, UK. BL3 5AB
[ Photos : Before 2003 - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 / After 2003 - 1 2 ]
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1985 to 1988 :
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Leigh College (now Wigan and Leigh College)
Marshall Street, Leigh, Lancashire, UK. WN7 4HX
[ Photos : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7]
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1980 to 1985 :
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Park High Secondary School
(formerly Hindley and Abram Grammar School now PDC)
Park Road, Hindley, Wigan, Lancashire, UK. WN2 3RY
[ Photos : Before 1 2 3 / After 1 2 3 4 5 6]
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1974 to 1980 :
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Hindley Green County Primary School
(now Hindley Green Community Primary School)
Thomas Street, Hindley Green, Wigan,
Lancashire, UK. WN2 4SS
[ Photos : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7]
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Education :
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( all certificates : reports - logon and access Resume )
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1988 to 1990 :
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Bolton Institute for Higher Education (now Bolton University as of 2003)
Deane Road, Bolton, Lancashire, UK. BL3 5AB
[ Photos : Before 2003 - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 / After 2003 - 1 2 ]
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1985 to 1988 :
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Leigh College (now Wigan and Leigh College)
Marshall Street, Leigh, Lancashire, UK. WN7 4HX
[ Photos : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7]
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1980 to 1985 :
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Park High Secondary School
(formerly Hindley and Abram Grammar School now PDC)
Park Road, Hindley, Wigan, Lancashire, UK. WN2 3RY
[ Photos : Before 1 2 3 / After 1 2 3 4 5 6]
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1974 to 1980 :
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Hindley Green County Primary School
(now Hindley Green Community Primary School)
Thomas Street, Hindley Green, Wigan,
Lancashire, UK. WN2 4SS
[ Photos : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7]
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Professional Experience :
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Professional Experience :
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( see also Project Breakdown )
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August 1995
to Present :
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 Insider Technologies Limited (ITL)
Spinnaker Court, Chandlers Point,
37 Broadway, Salford Quays,
Manchester, United Kingdom.
M50 2YR
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About :
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 Insider Technologies is an HP Partner, operating in the Financial and Messaging markets. The Company provides Service Management, Tracking, Bespoke Software and Information Mediation solutions. Insider’s product set runs on HP NonStop, Windows and UNIX platforms. Based in Manchester, England, Insider Technologies Limited was established in 1989 by people with wide experience of the IT industry. From this collective experience, the company grew rapidly with each new employee bringing new skills and expertise.
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Website :
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www.insidertech.co.uk
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Position :
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Manager - Strategic Technical Initiatives
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Professional Experience :
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( see also Project Breakdown )
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August 1995
to Present :
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Insider Technologies Limited (ITL)
Spinnaker Court, Chandlers Point,
37 Broadway, Salford Quays,
Manchester, United Kingdom.
M50 2YR
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About :
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Insider Technologies is an HP Partner, operating in the Financial and Messaging markets. The Company provides Service Management, Tracking, Bespoke Software and Information Mediation solutions. Insider’s product set runs on HP NonStop, Windows and UNIX platforms. Based in Manchester, England, Insider Technologies Limited was established in 1989 by people with wide experience of the IT industry. From this collective experience, the company grew rapidly with each new employee bringing new skills and expertise.
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Website :
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www.insidertech.co.uk
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Position :
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Manager - Strategic Technical Initiatives
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September 1990
to August 1995 :
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 Deluxe Data International Operations
Wingate House, Northway, Runcorn, Cheshire, United Kingdom. WA7 2SX
(formerly The Software Partnership,
now FIS via eFunds International Limited in Daresbury, Warrington)
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About :
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 The Runcorn office started life as The Software Partnership (first at Wingate Drive in Timperley and then Norton House in Crowngate and subsequently Wingate House in 1992 on Northway) in the mid-eighties (co-founded by Nigel Walsh) but was purchased in 1994 by the American company Deluxe Electronic Payment Systems. This in turn is part of Deluxe Corporation which is one of the largest cheque printers and debit transaction processors in the US, and a major supplier of secure card management systems. The company changed to EFD eFunds in 2000 and is now Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) (at 2007) based in Daresbury, Warrington. The Software Partnership started out developing on-line banking systems for Tandem and UNIX systems.
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Website :
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www.fidelityinfoservices.com
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Position :
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Lead Analyst Programmer
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Involved in developing Electronic Banking software subsequently installed at a number of major banks allowing corporate customers to obtain information about their various accounts and make payments electronically using a PC.
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Tasks Included :
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Software Development – Designing, coding and testing software for subsequent release for system integration testing. On assignment at Knutsford, Cheshire to provide development and maintenance for an Electronic Banking application written by Deluxe Data for Barclays Bank.
On-site Development – Designed, coded and implemented a Billing system for an Electronic Banking application in Poole, Dorset at Barclays Bank.
Customer Support – Dealing with incidents and general maintenance of Electronic Banking software and Telephone Voice Response Software. In-house and on-site support requiring occasional trips abroad for accounts with European customers.
Acceptance Testing – Responsible for demonstrating the System Administration software to customers whilst testing this area of the Electronic Banking system in accordance with prepared test scripts.
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September 1990
to August 1995 :
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Deluxe Data International Operations
Wingate House, Northway, Runcorn, Cheshire, United Kingdom. WA7 2SX
(formerly The Software Partnership,
now FIS via eFunds International Limited in Daresbury, Warrington)
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About :
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The Runcorn office started life as The Software Partnership (first at Wingate Drive in Timperley and then Norton House in Crowngate and subsequently Wingate House in 1992 on Northway) in the mid-eighties (co-founded by Nigel Walsh) but was purchased in 1994 by the American company Deluxe Electronic Payment Systems. This in turn is part of Deluxe Corporation which is one of the largest cheque printers and debit transaction processors in the US, and a major supplier of secure card management systems. The company changed to EFD eFunds in 2000 and is now Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) (at 2007) based in Daresbury, Warrington. The Software Partnership started out developing on-line banking systems for Tandem and UNIX systems.
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Website :
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www.fidelityinfoservices.com
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Position :
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Lead Analyst Programmer
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Involved in developing Electronic Banking software subsequently installed at a number of major banks allowing corporate customers to obtain information about their various accounts and make payments electronically using a PC.
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Tasks Included :
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Software Development – Designing, coding and testing software for subsequent release for system integration testing. On assignment at Knutsford, Cheshire to provide development and maintenance for an Electronic Banking application written by Deluxe Data for Barclays Bank.
On-site Development – Designed, coded and implemented a Billing system for an Electronic Banking application in Poole, Dorset at Barclays Bank.
Customer Support – Dealing with incidents and general maintenance of Electronic Banking software and Telephone Voice Response Software. In-house and on-site support requiring occasional trips abroad for accounts with European customers.
Acceptance Testing – Responsible for demonstrating the System Administration software to customers whilst testing this area of the Electronic Banking system in accordance with prepared test scripts.
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IT Skills :
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Programming Languages
(HP NonStop):
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C#, Visual Basic, TAL, C, C++, COBOL85, SCOBOL (Screen COBOL), NonStop & Microsoft SQL
Various NSK Utilities – SCF, SPOOLCOM, PATHCOM, PUP, INSPECT, EMS etc.
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Operating
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hp NonStop Server (formerly TANDEM COMPUTERS) GUARDIAN with
PATHWAY on K and S series
(C, D and G GUARDIAN Operating Systems)
Windows 3.1/‘95/’98/XP and NT 3.51/4.0
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Software
Packages :
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PRINCE2
ASP.NET technology (see www.mawhitfield.net), DotNetNuke
HTML (some JavaScript)
NetObjects Fusion (used to develop the www.mawhitfield.com Web site)
CrystalPoint OutsideView
Microsoft SQL Server 2000/2005
Microsoft Reporting Services
Seagate Crystal Reports
Microsoft Visual Web Developer & Visual Studio
Microsoft Project
Microsoft Workgroups
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft SourceSafe
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Word
BASE24™ & XPNET (Programmatic Interaction)
Thales e-SECURITY
- SafeSign Authentication and Management Server
- Security Resource Manager (SRM)
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Other :
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Good communicative skills for conveying technical information to the business level of an organisation as well as the technical users.
Thorough understanding of the requirements of a software project lifecycle and the audit process having been employed by software houses that have sought and successfully attained the ISO 9001:2000 and TickIT quality standard. Provided input to the Quality Manager on the required content of some of the key documents that make-up part of this standard.
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IT Skills :
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Programming Languages
(HP NonStop):
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C#, Visual Basic, TAL, C, C++, COBOL85, SCOBOL (Screen COBOL), NonStop & Microsoft SQL
Various NSK Utilities – SCF, SPOOLCOM, PATHCOM, PUP, INSPECT, EMS etc.
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Operating
Systems :
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hp NonStop Server (formerly TANDEM COMPUTERS) GUARDIAN with
PATHWAY on K and S series
(C, D and G GUARDIAN Operating Systems)
Windows 3.1/‘95/’98/XP and NT 3.51/4.0
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Software
Packages :
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PRINCE2
ASP.NET technology (see www.mawhitfield.net), DotNetNuke
HTML (some JavaScript)
NetObjects Fusion (used to develop the www.mawhitfield.com Web site)
CrystalPoint OutsideView
Microsoft SQL Server 2000/2005
Microsoft Reporting Services
Seagate Crystal Reports
Microsoft Visual Web Developer & Visual Studio
Microsoft Project
Microsoft Workgroups
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft SourceSafe
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Word
BASE24™ & XPNET (Programmatic Interaction)
Thales e-SECURITY
- SafeSign Authentication and Management Server
- Security Resource Manager (SRM)
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Other :
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Good communicative skills for conveying technical information to the business level of an organisation as well as the technical users.
Thorough understanding of the requirements of a software project lifecycle and the audit process having been employed by software houses that have sought and successfully attained the ISO 9001:2000 and TickIT quality standard. Provided input to the Quality Manager on the required content of some of the key documents that make-up part of this standard.
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Product Training Provided :
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