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The following information provides an overview
of my experience and is often updated. References can be supplied if required.
Please contact me for more information
about any of services described. There is an enquiry submission form on the Contact Information page.
Profile
- Over 40 years of commercial experience - the last
20 directly connected with Information Communication Technology
- Highly experienced Business Manager with a wide range
of commercial skills and always involved directly with customers. Key strengths lie in the use of Information Technology in
business and project management, sales and marketing (with a focus on customer service, value and quality), viewing business
from a management position and an enthusiasm for training and people development.
- Member of the Chartered Management Institute
- TMB Accredited advisor
(To find out more, visit the Technology Means Business web site.)
Current Activities
- Self-employed as an IT developer, trainer and consultant
specialising in (but not exclusively) MS Access (including VBA), Visual Basic, SQL Server and Crystal Reports v5 to v11.
- Customer base covers training companies, software
houses and direct users.
- Last 8 years heavily
involved in writing Crystal Reports against various Oracle, SQL Server and other RDBMS systems, for a mixture of software
companies and end-users.
IT Background
- Twenty years of IT experience including nine years
running 2 separate training companies.
- Highly versatile in desk-top PC applications especially
Microsoft Office for Windows since version 4.3.
- Over ten years experience
in database application development especially using dBase, Clipper, Microsoft Access, SQL Server and Visual Basic. Completed
bespoke projects include:
- Three different Training
Administration Systems
- Contact System for a
personnel manager
- Sales Data Capture and
Reporting System for a finance house
- Quotation and Specification
Program for a small building company
- Bill of Quantities program
for a quantity surveyor
- Batch Packaging Label
system for a packaging company
- Enquiry management system
for a packaging company
- Stock control system
for an electrical wholesaler
- Job control system for
a mailing company
- Quotation system for
an insurance company
- Field service system
for an electronics supply and service business
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Invoice processing system for
a repairs company
- Delivered a number of
ICT consultancy projects for various organisations including:
- Safety, Health, Environmental
& Quality Control System for a chemical company
- Street Lighting Maintenance
System for a local city council
- Highways Contracts Control
System for a local county council
- ICT usage improvement
report for a community development organisation
- Delivered countless training
courses in desktop PC applications at all levels from beginner to advanced including workshops and surgeries.
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