Employment
Owner/Director / ReZolve I.T. Ltd
Established ReZolve to offer bespoke software development, Sage integration and software development consultancy and then developed the business into an Internet services company offering specialist hosting services and website/web application development.
Development Director / Northern Technology Group, Cheadle
Continued management of an expanded development team across two sites. Managed a team delivering Y2K solutions for Sage Line 100 and related bespoke systems.
Development Manager / MAP Computers, Cheadle
Managed team of programmers working on proprietary finance software written in MS BASIC. Moved department into developing applications using MS Visual Basic.
Development Manager / LSI Computers, Warrington
Managed team of programmers working in C++, Ingres & Informix. Project managed the development and implementation of employment training smartcard system in partnership with ICL.
Software Engineer & Development Director / Cognisoft Ltd, Manchester
Technical support and programming for the Company’s software applications. Developed first versions of youth and employment training information systems (YETI) using TAS 4GL.
Software Engineer / IBC Computers, Douglas IoM & Stockport
Programming and technical support for proprietary accounting and stock control software. Programming in USCD Pascal on IBM PC and Pinnacle Micro computers.
Clerical Officer / Control Data, Manchester
Clerical duties including updating UK electoral roll data.
Education
Salford College of Technology / Salford
Post Experience Certificate in Business Computing.
BA Econ (Accounting) / University of Manchester
As well as core accounting modules I studied business systems and programming.
Newton Abbot Grammar School / Knowles Hill Comprehensive / Newton Abbot, Devon
A-levels: Geography (B); Economics (C); Maths (E). O-levels: Maths (A); Pure Maths, Chemistry, Physics, Geography (B); English, French, German, Food & Nutrition (C)