Kirklees Metropolitan Council
Systems Analyst, 1989 - 2005 (retired for a rest)
Great Team, New challenges, New workload , Sad Customers!
MS SQL Server, .NOT slow but sure, ASP.NET (is that a snake?)
Java - Using SUN JDK
Netbeans - Utilising Interactive and Batch Environments on Solaris and Linux @ Home
Scripting and general problem solving on Unix (Solaris) based applications.
That says it all, good line of skills though : Cobol - PC, GEM, DOS and Windows, Mainframe ICL ( TME,DME, CME*, VME) Basic - Visual Basic.Net, Qbasic, Mbasic, GW Basic and Commodore Pet, C64, Amiga !!!
Full ICL VME Toolset including AM (Batch/TP), QueryMaster, DDS, TPMS, X-Range plus IDMS, IDMSX, Filetab, RPG-2, CL, SCL, JCL. (Now Defunct)
Unix Solaris skills, including INGRES 6.3/4, OpenINGRES 1.20, Ingres II (2.0), Informix (old version), Oracle8.0i ,Scripting, MF Cobol, MF Cobol and ESQL (Ingres 1.20).on an Ingres D/B 6.3/4 OpenIngres I.20. Batch Java (!), MS SQL Server and ASP.NET, VB.NET
OnLine Computer Services Ltd
Computer Programmer, 1987 - 1989
Got major recognition for my skills, and suitably rewarded financially.
First dabbled with CCPM, Unix on Intel paltforms and DME, CME* and the world famous VME Operating Systems.
Unfortunately my wife decided that she didn't like me being away so much
also the waist line expanded with all the pub lunches etc....
Gained most of my experience from this company, shame I had to leave.
Bulmer & Lumb Ltd
Computer Operator / Junior Programmer - 1983 - 1987
Learnt to Program on an ICL Mini-Mainframe, which started the ball rolling for me in computers.
Progressed to programmer level before the company was taken over and the
IT department reduced to machines only !.