Skills Summary
Hardware :
Wide Area Networks (Windows NT Workstation 3.50/51/4.0; NT Server 4.0; Windows 2000 )
IBM PC's and Compatibles, mainly Compaq 80386/80486
Local Area Networks (Novell Netware 2.0a to 3.12)
DEC VAX Cluster
Languages:
Visual C++(From Mar 93) Active in 1993/4/5/6/7/8/9/2000/01
Borland J Builder Active in 2001
Java (Symantec VisualCafe) Active in 1996/7/2000
Visual Basic Active in 1994/5/6/7
SQL (MS Access SQL Server) Active in 1994/5/6/7
Microsoft Access Basic Active in 1995/6/7
Excel Active in 1994/5/6/7/2000/01
Borland C++ Active in 1993/4
Microsoft C Active in 1992/3
Clipper Active in 1992/3
Foxpro 2 Active in 1992
Packages:
DBMS SQL Server (6.0) MS-Access(2.0,7.0) Sybase 12 Oracle Lite.
Tools Rational Rose PVCS Visual Source Safe Erwin
Business Skills:
Derivatives Forex, Options, Futures, FRA's, Caps, Floors,Swaps, Gilts, Bonds
Preferred Environment:
Microsoft Visual C++ / Borland J Builder / Microsoft Visual J++ / Microsoft Visual Basic / SQL Server / Windows 2000

To design and implement an Electronic Trading System for the energy market
The Client/Server Model utilised Sybase 11 on an AIX Unix Server
connected to a Visual C++ GUI Front End
The Back End consisted of a number of component processes:
Central Server(socket based hub); Central Matching Engine(order trading);
Daily Cycle Controller(market status); Corporate Database Loader(ODBC like management of data)
These processes messaged each other and the Clients via sockets
The Front End consisted of: GUI Client; Help System; MiddleWare API and
Server Support Level in a DLL
The Citrix Web Server and Client was used to support trading over the Internet
Project Roles

To port an existing Options Data Feed Application To MSVC5
To design and implement an Electronic Trading System for the energy market
The Client/Server Model utilised Sybase 11 on an AIX Unix Server
connected to a Visual C++ GUI Front End
The Back End consisted of a number of component processes:
Central Server(socket based hub); Central Matching Engine(order trading);
Daily Cycle Controller(market status); Corporate Database Loader(ODBC like management of data)
The Front End consisted of: GUI Client; Help System; MiddleWare API and
Server Support Level in a DLL
Project Roles

The project involved converting Cobol code and generating a Client/Server application.
The Server utilised was Oracle Database and SQL Procedures.
The Front End being Chart Reading data via the parallel port.
The purpose was to calculate Gas Flow Volume Calculations (imperial and metric)
The output to forward data via FTP to the Accounting suite.

The project involves security of Financial Payments.
To provide Systems Specification Documentation.
To provide a working prototype of TCP/IP Socket communications between Server and Clients.
To provide secure payments in an EDI Environment Intranet development HTML and Java Applets
The development included creating NT Services in Visual C++
The development centered on MFC, DAO, Threads in a Win32 environment.

The Project Medal was to provide NT Services utilising an in-house Messaging Framework.
My role was to provide the implementation of these NT Services.
Files were passed to and from Mainframe and Unix Server.
Microsoft FTP was used to provide file transfer.

The role on the Compliance Project was to create reports.
The method was to based on Transact SQL Stored Procedures and Word Ole Automation.
Some assistance was provided with the Visual Basic Front End Client.

Clients - 1995
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The Project centered on a Customer Service Database for International Business Centres.
The implementation supported either DCE or ODBC.
My role provided Table maintenance applications for the SQL Server ; Training House programmers ; writing Rollout Site Data Capture routines

TestBed

• Populated the Training Database (SQL Server or MS Access)
  
• written in 16 bit Visual Basic 3.0 using ODBC
  
• Primarily executing Embedded SQL Code
  

Manage

• Maintained Support Tables (Business Methods) for the CSDB Model
  
• written in 32 bit Visual C++ 2.1 using ODBC
  
• Text file logging of calls to SQL Server stored procedures.
  

TakeOn

• A Data Capture Access Database Application
  
• acting as an initial front end for Data as required by the
  
• CSDB SQL Server Model.
  
• This required site visits (Manchester,Bristol) for training.
  
• written in 16 bit Microsoft Access Basic
  

Capture

• The program that read source Access Database and
  
• wrote to the target SQL Server Database using ODBC.
  
• Existence tests via Embedded SQL,
  
• inserts via SQL stored procedures
  
• written in 16 bit Visual Basic 3.0 using ODBC
  

Analysis

• A Cleanup program supporting point and click changes to Methods
  
• Physical deletes written to a text file
  
• Amends and deletes via SQL Stored Procedures
  
• written in 32 bit Visual C++ 2.2 using ODBC
  

Liabilities

• Trained House Programmer with this Visual Basic Application
  
• wrote the 16 to 32 bit Thunk DLL's to return NT Privileges.
  

The environment was a wide area network using Microsoft Office
and Fist as a Dealing Room Front End running under Microsoft NT Server.
The Back Office ran under Windows 3.11 and Novell
Dealing Room development of the Equity Derivatives Group covered creating Excel 4.0/5.0 spreadsheets
exploiting Fist DDE in particular to distribute Reuters price pages to Back Office branches.
Providing 16 bit Visual Basic front ends to legacy DOS databases.
General branch office work involved creating excel templates
for the Dealing Room distributed spreadsheets.
Created a Visual Basic front end prototype using Microsoft SQL Server
( but not DBA) for Branch deal ticket capture.

Clients - 1994
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To develop Office Automation utilities in Visual Basic for a new network of 700 PC's in 4 locations using 8 Novell servers.
Microsoft Office had been placed on each PC.
This involved supporting formflow such as:
Creating the Building Telephone Book with Mail and AutoDial features
Managing document groups via a produced VB application.
Creating Mail File Pointer Attachment Utility (standalone and Mail Edit menu)
Interfacing with Schedule+ via SPLUS.DLL API to book Bank Holidays and find resource free rooms.
Prototyped a Mail enabled Help System with Invoice Purchase Requests.
Secondary work involved updating Word 2 templates and macros, integrating and extending existing Help files.

To train a team of six programmers with a Cobol background to use the Microsoft Office and Visual programming languages.
The application, designed as a functional prototype used Visual Basic for its Graphical Front End and Microsoft Access for its DBMS.
The application included elements of OLE between VB, Word, Excel and MSMail.
Help Engine built with the Microsoft Visual C++ 1.5 Help Compiler.

Clients - 1993
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Devon and General Application Support.
Created Windows Derivative Applications via data feeds from Devon, Rolfe & Nolan.
General Windows C++ Application maintenance and development.
Provide tactical and strategic documentation Implement DCL support command files.

To provide Back-End functionality using Codebase 5.0 for a Visual Basic Front End.
To include Transaction Control in a multi-user environment.
To include Data Dictionary Within the Database Driver.
Libraries provided as DLL's for Visual Basic. Patched Codebase's DLL 3/8/93 Version.
Documentation Via Microsoft Word For Windows.
Produced Transaction/Rollback for Clipper 5

To convert, upgrade and combine Devon 2.22M to 2.34C.
Utilize the Devon Query Language to provide an external file interface for the created Swift Application add-on Product.
The Application add-on used Codebase 5.0 and Rumba PC-to-Host for IBM Mainframe connectivity.
Provide connectivity between Devon General Ledger, Rumba and IBM Mainframe.
Written user documentation maintained using Lotus AmiPro.
Provide connectivity between Devon Query Language and Lotus 1-2-3

Clients - 1992
Main Summary Page Permanent - 1979 To 1991 Clients - 1993

Create data entry for a Graphical User Interface Library (like Windows) within a Team Environment, using the C-Tree database handler.
Created the Dates Library ( Years : 1753 to 8000 inclusive )

To Design, Code, Implement and Train. This Novell network product connected to Word via D.D.E. The Invoicing System was written in Foxpro 2 Utilising the tools for: Browse Window, Quick Report, Quick Screen and Label Designer. The search engine in Clipper 5.01

Receive and Manipulate incoming diskettes Send completed "Program Trades" onto BZW Bespoke general needs for Soft Commission This was a simple stand alone Windows Application.

Permanent - 1979 To 1991
Main Summary Page Permanent Work Experience ( Summary ) Clients - 1992

Division Secondary LAN Development.
Period : Jul 91 to Nov 91 Six months
Period : Nov 88 to Oct 90 Two Years
People : Five
Systems : MS-DOS 3.31, Novell Netware 2.0a
Languages : Microsoft C (Version 6.0A / Quick C Version 2.0),
Languages : Clipper 5.01 Tools Brief, Microsoft Word, Blinker, Overlay, Funcky
Tools : Foxpro 2, Novlib, Netlib, X-Tree Gold. Tools Polyron Version
Control System (LAN) Tools C-Tools ( Shareware, Public Domain, Personal )

Duties To use the exposure to Devon on a LAN(1985,1987-1991)
To introduce our own LAN products.
To rationalize discreet P.C. applications on a common LAN.
HELP DESK
Acted as first point of Help Desk Contact for Team tactical software.
Kept Immediate Help Desk Phone Log
TEAM LEADING
Controlled User Change Requests. Controlled Fortnightly Status Plans
Held monthly Team Reviews of All Projects.
Implementing Common Requirements All P.C. Systems
Trained all users in the use of personally produced software.
RESEARCH
Research and Application Development Using Foxpro 2 Research and Application Development of Microsoft C. Investigate and code prototypes for DBMS Products. "Btree/Isam/Vlen", "BTRIEVE", "CODEBASE for Windows" Report on the preferred product.
DEVELOPMENT
Networked All Personal Systems. Produced utilities/tools in MSC 5.1 (Grep ls Etc).
Produced Futures and Options System ( OPTION_DIARY )
Produced Cash Reconciliation System ( NOSTRO)
Produced Global Limits Utilized and Exposed System ( GLUE )
Produced Branch Voucher System ( BRANCH )
Codebase for Windows ( INVOICE, SOFTWARE, SCL, AMEP )
Codebase is a 'C/C++' library for xBASE files in a Windows environment.

The Futures and Options System has been updated to use the latest Microsoft Products
MSVC 4.2 MS Access 7.0 DAO / DDE / OLE as my benchmark development system.

Lloyds Bank Plc Training Devon EMS (London,Tokyo)
Period Mar 88 to Nov 88 Six months of Training
Period (On Going Task from 1985 in London)
People Three ( London ) Two ( Tokyo )
Systems MS-DOS 3.31 Languages APL, C [ Note the Programming was External ] Duties
Currency Options and Futures Installed and Training Devon EMS in London
Installed and Training Devon EMS in Tokyo Dealer Training for how to use system.
Reported Change requirements to Devon.
This involved communications between Dealers and Devon.
2.16 - Initial Learning Base.
2.18 - Specified the use of two currency base
- Generally took the lead in requesting minimum
- functionality for the product.
- Ensured the Bank Of England S3 Annex worked.
2.20 - Specified and tested multi-base Toolkit. - Applied External Pricing Products (Garman)
2.22 - Ensured releases were satisfactory.
- By this time we had no further enhancements
2.32 - Help Desk Support.
Support of this derivatives package from 1985 to 1991 ( 7 years )
My role with this product has been extensive, from operator through designer and also child system programming of an entire Currency Options / Futures and FX support package

Ingres Research and Development [VMS]
Period Oct 90 to Jul 91 Six months
People One
Systems VMS Languages Ingres, C
Duties Converted Ingres 5.0 program to 6.3 Due to previous exposure to C required to speed up bottlenecks (Updated program to include ESQL 'c' calls) Worked through this by (frame) routines. Created Sample C Files For The VAX-C Compiler.

Lloyds Bank Plc Jun 83 to Mar 88
During this period of rapid P.C. expansion I moved between various Treasury Departments providing Applications to meet current needs as outlined below.

Financial Control.
Hardware IBM PC.
Systems DOS 2.0.
Languages BASICA, dBASEII (use of LOTUS 1-2-3 v1.0)
Duties Programming, Program maintenance, user support / training and upgrading applications on to new hardware.[PC to External Harddisk].

Foreign Exchange New Financial Products (Options and Futures)
Systems MS-DOS and PC-DOS versions 2 and 3
Languages BASICA, dBASEII (use of LOTUS 1-2-3 v1.0)
Duties Programming of a Back End System for use as a child system for existing Commercial Options and Futures Software[COTS] Analysis and Specifications to vendor [COTS]

Foreign Exchange Micro Installations
Period Jan 85 to Jan 87 Two years
People None
Hardware Compaq 80/286
Systems MS-DOS 3.00
Languages Quick BASIC, Clipper, dBASE III*Plus
Duties Responsible for the Front and Back end Installation on Intel 80286 based machines [COMPAQ Deskpro 286].
Due to the change in Commercial Software[Devon] the on-top-of in House Back End System was recoded. Analysis and Specifications to vendor. Responsible for programming any required micro systems for all areas of Foreign Exchange Back End.
Trained in Devon Usage by Chris Conday ( Director )

Librarian (for 4th G/L House Routines)
Period Jan 87 to Mar 88 One and Quarter Years
People None (Four Shared)
Systems MS-DOS 3.31
Languages Microsoft C, Clipper
Duties To bring all various programmers utilities together.
Assess Quality of routines.
Rationalized Personal Systems. ( E.g. DIARY )
Produce In House Manual of Library Products.
Monthly Review with programmers regarding Library.

Permanent Work Experience ( Summary )
Main Summary Page Work Related Courses Permanent - 1979 To 1991

Employer: Lloyds Bank Plc.,
25 Monument Street, London.
EC3P 3AB

Work Related Courses
Main Summary Page Education Permanent Work Experience ( Summary )

LIFFE Exchange Futures and Options
[due to being responsible for the introduction of the Bank's Operational Procedures in this new area]
Aston Tate Programming with dBASEIII
[due to the number of dBASEII applications written that would be benefited by an upgrade to dBASEIII*Plus]
Q.A. Advanced C Training Course April 1990
[ due to be expected to write a DataBase ]
Ingres Training Course Modules I, II, III October 1990
[ due to PC and DEC rationalisation ]

Education Main Summary Page Work Related Courses