Experience

Valiance Partners - An NNIT Group Company

• United States
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Migration Specialist

  • Jul 2020 - Present



Science In Training

• Carrick-on-Shannon, Leitrim, Ireland

• Web Developer

  • Jan 2019 - Jul 2020

  Designed and created a web application to generate tailored training plans for runners. MySQL, php, HTML, css Designed and created a web application to generate tailored training plans for runners. MySQL, php, HTML, css



Collinson

• United Kingdom
• Consumer Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Oracle Developer

  • Aug 2018 - Nov 2018

  Improved productivity and accuracy by replacing manual insurance policy cancellation with automatic method also used by new bulk cancellation process - Analysis of existing policy cancellation - Creation of new routine to calculate values of commission, premium, service, VAT, IPT etc. Oracle 11g, PL/SQL, SQL, DDL, SQL Developer, XML, ETL, Linux, Microsoft Excel Amended ETL routine from policy database to SAP finance, incorporating new policy types. Created a bulk policy load routine allowing policy data in XML format to be quickly uploaded to the policy system. Show less



Collinson

• United Kingdom
• Consumer Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Oracle Developer

  • Jan 2018 - Jun 2018

  Created new interface between policy system and SAP finance allowing SAP upgrade to go ahead on schedule. ETL - data extracted from Oracle 11g database and transformed using PLSQL to create XML files for load into SAP. Amended unix korn shell scripts to automate the process. Created new interface between policy system and SAP finance allowing SAP upgrade to go ahead on schedule. ETL - data extracted from Oracle 11g database and transformed using PLSQL to create XML files for load into SAP. Amended unix korn shell scripts to automate the process.



Aria Assistance

• West Sussex, UK

• IT Consultant: Application Migration

  • Mar 2012 - Jan 2013

  Migration of insurance claims handling system from HP3000 to Oracle 11g on Linux Technical lead for the latter part of the project Analysed and rebuilt the interface to SAP using PL/SQL Amended Powerhouse 4GL code to run on Linux Converted batch job scripts from HP's JCL to Korn shell Created the project blog using Wordpress Working with sensitive data on secure premises Migration of insurance claims handling system from HP3000 to Oracle 11g on Linux Technical lead for the latter part of the project Analysed and rebuilt the interface to SAP using PL/SQL Amended Powerhouse 4GL code to run on Linux Converted batch job scripts from HP's JCL to Korn shell Created the project blog using Wordpress Working with sensitive data on secure premises



RedSky - Smarter Construction Software

• United Kingdom
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Application Support Consultant

  • Apr 2007 - Jan 2010

  Customer facing support and development of this software house's HR application - web and back office. Service Level Agreements always met, call targets regularly exceeded Oracle, SQL, PL/SQL, Powerhouse 4LG, Perl, Javascript, HTML, unix scripts, rcs version control, Toad Extended functionality and improved usability of dynamic web pages Responded to security concerns, adding blowfish password encryption and making sensitive data invisible via direct SQL access Maintained release scripts; created, tested and installed releases Created clear and informative specifications, user guides and release notes Independent time management Show less



RedSky - Smarter Construction Software

• United Kingdom
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Analyst/Programmer

  • Oct 2004 - Feb 2007

  Application support and development - Service Level Agreements always met, call targets regularly exceeded HR, MOPS applications. Powerhouse 4GL, Oracle, SQL, DDL, PL/SQL Integration of HR and finance systems, normalising data across two separate Oracle databases Customer facing – progress meetings and telephone support Call management – prioritisation of client issues, working to deadlines Testing bug fixes and developments made by other members of the team Application support and development - Service Level Agreements always met, call targets regularly exceeded HR, MOPS applications. Powerhouse 4GL, Oracle, SQL, DDL, PL/SQL Integration of HR and finance systems, normalising data across two separate Oracle databases Customer facing – progress meetings and telephone support Call management – prioritisation of client issues, working to deadlines Testing bug fixes and developments made by other members of the team



RedSky - Smarter Construction Software

• United Kingdom
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Analyst/Programmer

  • Nov 1997 - Aug 2003

  Customer facing support and development, Powerhouse 4GL, VMS - Image, Unix - Oracle MOPS – weighbridge, vehicle allocation, invoicing, optimization of existing SQL Finance – transaction entry, reconciliation, billing, BACS, end of year, etc. Designed a HR to payroll data export Customer facing Customer facing support and development, Powerhouse 4GL, VMS - Image, Unix - Oracle MOPS – weighbridge, vehicle allocation, invoicing, optimization of existing SQL Finance – transaction entry, reconciliation, billing, BACS, end of year, etc. Designed a HR to payroll data export Customer facing



ARC Central

• Analyst/Programmer

  • 1992 - 1997

  Part of a team developing sales quotation and sales order applications Programming to specifications using Speedware 4GL 1st, 2nd and 3rd line application support to weighbridge and office Part of a team developing sales quotation and sales order applications Programming to specifications using Speedware 4GL 1st, 2nd and 3rd line application support to weighbridge and office