| Born | 1948, Manchester |
| Based In | North Wales (A55 corridor, convenient for M6 etc) |
| Education | The Manchester Grammar School
The University of Leeds
City of Leeds and Carnegie College (Teacher Training)
Too many Computer-related courses to list over the years |
| Qualifications | B.A. Hons in Philosophy (special studies in Formal Logic)
Post-Graduate Certificate in Education (Maths)
Qualified Teacher Status |
| Languages | English – native
Welsh – conversational (O-level equivalent passed in 2008)
French – conversational
Norwegian – formerly fluent, now rusty |
| Employment | 3 years teaching Maths at O/A level at St. Mary's College,
Wallasey, Merseyside
KBS computer services, Liverpool (5 years) developing and presenting various computer courses, and later managing a software development team.
Microtech Computer Svcs, Liverpool (4 years) as Technical Director running several software development teams.
In 1986 established Emphasys Computer Consultants, in Liverpool, and over the following 20+ years produced business computer systems for many major customers including..
| British Airways |
A complete and integrated service, parts and tools control system, custom written to the specification of the Engineering Department. Used to control Aircraft Servicing at Heathrow and elsewhere. Written in C.
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The Yorkshire Co-op
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An integrated stock and order processing system for their warehouse in Bradford. Written in C.
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Liverpool University
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Fully-integrated accounts, stock and order control system for the Purchasing Department. Written in C.
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Art Contact Ltd.
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A highly-customized web-based quotation and order management system, written in PHP and Javascript, using MySQL.
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Currently self-employed IT and training consultant.
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| Key Skills |
- I have a wide knowledge of many computer languages and operating systems.
- Experience with Windows and many applications (Word, Excel, Access, Powerpoint, Photoshop, etc.).
- Have used Unix (and similar) for 25+ years.
- I can program in many “classic” languages (COBOL, Fortran, BASIC, assembly languages and various archaic machine codes),
but now mainly use C, C++, html, php, javascript.
- Have produced complete dynamic websites using PHP and MySQL,
with Windows-based back office programs and PHP-driven web pages.
- Have designed and written complete business systems that have been in use for around 20 years.
- Lectured for several years at Liverpool John Moores University in Operating System Design (Part-time) and have written and presented numerous IT-related training course for industry.
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