Jan 1996 - May 2002	SYSTEMS ANALYST PROGRAMMER
	IBM UK Ltd for
	Cable and Wireless Communications Ltd,.
	( formerly Mercury Communications Ltd )
	90, Long Acre, London WC2

• Worked as senior analyst and programmer on multiple projects for full life-cycle development from conception to completion of a critical emergency 999 call & back up system.
  
  
• Written mostly in Fortran and C with over fifty FMS screens.
  
  
• Database record layouts in CDD with Datatrieve utilities.
  
  
• Extensive knowledge of OpenVMS, DCL, System Services, Run Time library routines and layer products.
  
  
• Source code maintenance and module rebuilds using CMS & MMS,
  
  
• Specified environmental requirements, test plans & scheduling activities
  
  
• Managed, analysis, design & implemented 24 by 7 automatic data feeds
  
  
• Client/server technologies including Pro-C, Pro-Fortran and Oracle SQL interfaces.
  
  
• Provided C++  DCE server interfaces with TCP/IP and RPC ( Remote procedure calls ) to allow continuous data enquiries
  
  
• Data downloads from remote systems via DECNET and TCP/IP
  
  
• Team led a Y2K conversion, testing & systems implementation project
  
  
• Successfully drove completion of the full Y2K project ahead of schedule.
  
  
• Created monthly automated upload of STD data from OFTEL web page
  
  
• Handled data reconciliation in C between contact, order & billing processes
  
  
• Enabled extraction of management reports via FTP, displayed in Excel
  
  
• Conducted testing activities to ensure end-to-end technical integrity
  
  
• Liaised with clients throughout the development & delivery phases
  
  
• Ensured adherence to stringent IBM quality standards compliance processes
  
  

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