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Interim Director/manager, General,Sales,ICT

Work Experience

SRC-Caledon Business Technologies (formerly SRC Software) 1987 2001
Founder and Managing Director

I formed SRC as a one-man company in 1987 to the IBM Midrange user community in The Netherlands. In 1989 I began to expand the company and to specialise in communications software and EDI. The company was an early adopter and developer of Internet e-business software and further specialised in Business to Business solutions. I took courses in sales, business management Human Resource Management, basic Financial Administration etc and the company grew over the years. The company became specialised in data communication and EDI, which are the forerunners of e-business. I formed partnerships with IBM in the Netherlands and Belgium and imported software from the USA (Premenos/Harbinger/Peregrine) and UK (Three X Communications, Syan) to sell and install in Holland. SRC also developed several software products enabling the company to stake a niche in the market. The company grew in size and reputation and now has an international client base numbering more that 500 companies. Clients include Douwe Egberts, Yamaha, Heineken, Canon, ABN AMRO, Amgen, Scania, etc. The clients of SRC are from a diversity of branches and range from very small to large multinationals. Focal areas of the company are e-commerce in supply chain, logistics, manufacturing and distribution. Since 1989 the company has specialised in the IBM AS/400 system but since 1997 has broadened its skill and software base to cover Microsoft and some Unix platforms.

From a technical background I have developed an in depth knowledge of ICT infrastructure and applications in the commercial administrative environment. I have a solid and pragmatic understanding of the fundamentals of commercial computing and years of experience with many and varied applications systems.

In building my company from 1987 until 1999 without external funding I have learned to understand how to build and maintain an efficient organisation. By experience and by study I have developed a management style appropriate to organise and motivate a Dutch and international staff with a very broad range of education and experience. I have earned the respect of my partners, employees and clients. My company has reached the size of 75 employees with three offices in Holland and one in Belgium. SRC has now become one of the few recognised specialists in B2B e-commerce software and services in Holland. Aside from management my activities within SRC have been; designing and developing software, sales and marketing, contract negotiation, international business relationship management, management of human resource, general administration and planning.



Cargill Amsterdam 1986-1987
Freelance Analyst/Programmer

At Cargill I worked in a team of analyst/programmers building a system to administer commodity trading. The system was built to strict design and coding standards and is still in use in 2001.



IBM UK HQ Portsmouth 1985-1986
Freelance Analyst/Programmer

At IBM I maintained and debugged several internal administration systems and received further education from IBM on System/38 programming techniques.


Computer Installation Yorkshire Ltd. Bradford 1981 – 1985
Analyst/Programmer

CIY was a software house providing Payroll and Sales Order Processing and other application systems and professional services to small and medium size businesses throughout the county of Yorkshire. I served several companies for CIY and received further training on systems design and planning techniques. At CIY I experienced working on a very broad range of application systems in many companies. Clients included small manufacturers, distribution and transport, and some larger international companies. My tasks were many and varied, my forte was troubleshooting and repairing of erroneous software.



Waring and Gillow Sheffield 1979 – 1981
Analyst/Programmer

Here I worked with the IT manager designing and programming a suite of ICF programs which transferred sales data via modems over leased telephone lines from shop locations throughout the UK to the HQ in Sheffield. Once complete this system achieved acclaim as one of the first such systems made for commercial use in the UK.



Tube Investments Chesterfield 1978 – 1979
Analyst/Programmer

Having received training from IBM in Basingstoke I worked in a team of analyst/programmers to convert the companies IT systems from the IBM System 3 to the new IBM System/38 which was one of the first machines of its kind to be installed in the UK. Applications systems included Manufacturing, Payroll, Order Processing.



Lucas Spare Parts Ltd. Sheffield. 1977 – 1978
Analyst/Programmer

Here I was responsible for designing and programming the internal purchase ordering system for Lucas. This was run on an ICL mainframe at their headquarters in Sheffield.



James Neil Tools Ltd. Sheffield 1973 – 1977
Computer Operator – Analyst/Programmer

Joined as a trainee Computer Operator working first on an ICL mainframe then a Univac. During my time on the Univac system I taught myself Cobol and was later transferred to the programming department.

I spent 3 years programming on the Univac mainframe in Cobol and Assembler and received formal and on the job training in programming techniques, and systems analysis. . I was then allocated to a team of analysts and programmers building sales order processing and payroll systems for the company. The Univac mainframe was one of the first machines that used ‘interactive terminals’! The training and experience I received here served me well and formed the basis of my understanding of computing in a commercial environment.



Lodge Moor Hospital and Western Park Hospital Sheffield 1972-1973

I took part in a work-study engagement for preparation for a pharmacy degree which I did not complete due to interest in IT.

Education

Ecclesfield Grammar School Sheffield England 1966-1972
Sheffield Area Health Authority – Hospital Pharmacy 1972-1973
Unysis, IBM, ICL – IT courses 1973 to 1995
KvK Amsterdam – courses in sales and HR management 1987 - present
Various institutions - courses in marketing and financial management 1987 - present

Skills

All round management capabilities, specialising in ICT, Internet and IBM Midrange Harware. Team builder and motivator.

Languages

English, Dutch

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