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Eclipse Outsourcing Ltd, Hinckley (July 2001 – October 2012)
Contractor.
Work undertaken – support and development work on the client's outsourced TNT (the distribution company) Financial and Accounting systems, running on an IBM mainframe platform - mainly Transfer Pricing, Name and Address and Common Entities systems.

Main skills used – COBOL, CICS, DL1(IMS DB), JCL, DB2, Systems Analysis, Design and Testing, HP Service Desk, Service Now, Lotus Notes, Word, Excel.

Recent Projects:
Analysis, design, development, testing and implementation of mainframe-based system to provide up-to-date details of customer shipping history (known/unknown shipper) from mainframe and interface to UNIX-based process for processing US-inbound consigments.

Analysis, design, development, testing and implementation of mainframe-based system to derive up-to-date details of customer orders from mainframe and interface to Java-based system for managing new customers.

Analysis, design, development, testing and implementation of permanent software resolution for long-standing deep-rooted and interconnected system issues affecting mainframe and distributed systems regarding known/unknown shippers.

Analysis, design, development, testing and implementation of permanent software resolution for long-standing deep-rooted and interconnected system issues affecting mainframe and distibuted systems regarding customer debtor status.

Analysis, design, development, testing and implementation of permanent software resolution for long-standing deep-rooted and interconnected system issues affecting loss of customer data between mainframe and distributed UNIX systems.

Analysis, design, development, testing and provision of solution for permanent software resolution for long-standing deep-rooted and interconnected mainframe system issues regarding incorrect overwriting of checked consignment weight and volume issues adversely affecting end-client income.

Equifax Card Solutions Ltd, Leicester (June 1999 – July 2001)
Contractor.
Work undertaken – development work on the client’s FBS card processing package, running on an IBM mainframe platform - mainly CAIS, Conversions into FBS, Collections, Test Data Creation/Maintenance system, Loans.
Main skills used – COBOL, CICS, VSAM, JCL, DB2, Systems Analysis, Design and Testing.

Creation Financial Services Ltd, Leicester (Aug 1998 - May 1999)
Contractor.
Work undertaken – development work on the client’s ALAMO card processing package, running on an IBM mainframe platform - mainly Y2K work and conversion onto FBS package.
Main skills used – COBOL, CICS, VSAM, JCL, DB2, Systems Analysis, Design and Testing.

Sears Clothing Ltd, Leicester (Jan 1998 - Jul 1998)
Contractor.
Work undertaken – development and support work on the UNIPAY Payroll package, running on an IBM mainframe platform - mainly Y2K investigation, product upgrades, statutory maintenance, tax code tapes.
Main skills used – COBOL, CICS, UNIPAY, VSAM, JCL.

Safeway Stores PLC, Hayes (Mar 1993 - Dec 1997)
Permanent employee. (Analyst/Programmer -> Senior Analyst/Programmer)
Worked in - Human Resources team, responsible for developing and supporting in-house developed Human Resources System (H.R.S.), a Peterborough Software supplied Payroll system (UNIPAY) and Pensions systems then in support area, Business Services, responsible for supporting Finance, Property and Human Resources systems. All systems ran on IBM mainframe platform.

Main skills used - COBOL2, CICS, DB2, CSP, SQL, UNIPAY, Systems Analysis, Design and Testing.

Main development projects worked on - Several full project life cycles - Pay Review, Executive Payroll, Pensions Service Factor, Payroll Adjustments, Labour Costing, Absence Reporting, Automatic Labour Scheduling, Y2K of Human Resources system.

Main support tasks carried out – Unipay product upgrades and statutory maintenance, Unipay-based union-negotiated depot wage reviews, day support co-ordinator.

Overnight support.
Ongoing training and supervision of junior staff.

British Shoe Corporation, Leicester (Nov 85 - Mar 93)
Permanent employee. (Trainee Programmer -> Senior Designer)
Worked in - Warehouse Systems team, responsible for developing and supporting in-house developed Warehousing systems. All systems ran on IBM mainframe platform.

Main skills used - JSP-COBOL, COBOL1, CICS, DL1(IMS DB), VSAM, JCL, Systems Analysis, Design and Testing, JSP.

Main development projects worked on - Several full project life cycles within Stock Location, Picking Lists, Condensing, Bulk Sortation, Clean Invoices and Cost Wages systems.

Overnight support.
Ongoing training and supervision of junior staff.