Experience

Meridian IT UK

• United Kingdom
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Software Development Consultant

  • Sep 2017 - Present

  Responsible for maintaining and enhancing applications for multiple customers. Applications are many and varied but include Financial accounting, Debt recovery, Health Insurance, Stock and Production control. Applications are written in various versions of RPG, including RPG free, RPG SQL, and ILE through to RPG III/II. Responsible for maintaining and enhancing applications for multiple customers. Applications are many and varied but include Financial accounting, Debt recovery, Health Insurance, Stock and Production control. Applications are written in various versions of RPG, including RPG free, RPG SQL, and ILE through to RPG III/II.



HSBC

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Analyst Programmer

  • Jul 2007 - Nov 2016

  • Developed, maintained and supported applications for retail and investment banking • Analysed, developed and successfully implemented new Treasury GL data feeds, when HSBC migrated from an internal treasury system to external RIMS (SunGard) system • Designed and implemented system changes for ‘Pre notification of Customer Interest Charges’, this ensured HSBC complied with the latest UK Banking Regulations • Customised the Global banking package (HUB) to ensure that it satisfied local UK requirements • Analysed multiple HUB interface functionality, enabling accurate estimation of major system changes for the splitting of the retail and investment bank • Worked with off shore development team in successfully implementing commercial money deposit system • Attended incident review meetings to understand system failures and recommend system and process changes to mitigate them Show less



HFC Bank

• Banking
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Senior Analyst Programmer

  • Jul 2001 - Jul 2007

  • Enhanced and maintained the CBS system (Core Banking System), this was originally Fiserv software (ICBS), before being fully purchased and tailored to in-house requirements • Performed the role of lead technical consultant, in the major migration of HFC banking systems from RBS/Natwest to HSBC, as main clearing bank which resulted in a more streamlined and efficient process • Analysed and developed the GL interfaces required when HFC launched the B&Q storecard • Provided out of hours application support, as part of first line technical support team • Involved in the successful implementation of prestige Credit and Storecard launches including the John Lewis Partnership card and the B & Q Storecard • Trained and developed new offshore team members • Developed bespoke systems enhancements to compliment functionality of the loan management system Show less



Binary Computer Services

• Harrow, United Kingdom

• Project Leader

  • May 1994 - Jun 2001

  • Managed a small team providing customer hotline support for bespoke Construction package • Performed Application software upgrades on Customer sites • Performed Operating system upgrades on Customer sites • Defined system enhancements and fixes, installing nationally via electronic support • Ran customer technical training courses either in-house or on-site as required • Analysed and developed payroll changes required for new government legislation changes including Tax Credits and Student loans • Changed the package to ensure it was year 2000 compliant Show less