Developing trading platform and risk / opportunity analyser for semi professional FX traders, system connects to major FX dealer via dealer provided API. Project is self funded by execution of over $24m of trades to date.

Gained experience of “Level 2” stock exchange data feeds and identified errors in 3rd party data feeds from a reseller of LSE Proquote system.

Reporting to the CEO Europe and the Global CIO of the newly formed company at the $150m European HQ of a $750m Global Security Products manufacturing company I :-

Negotiated an outsourcing contract with HP to host our Unix servers under ITIL SLAs at the HP Data Centre in Brussels. I moved 6 CS3 and 2 Chess ERP applications from remote countries to the new hardware accessed over the WAN giving users increased performance, improving disaster recovery facility, and making live data immediately available to the Oracle project team. Outsourcing the application support of the existing ERP systems then freed up internal staff for Oracle Project.

Assembled project office and management team then recruited, trained, developed, and motivated up to 30 personnel to carry out project work. Working in close contact with KMPG project manager I managed the $7m 3 year Oracle11i implementation and data conversion across multiple locations (Dublin, Weert - Netherlands, and Brussels for support)

During the Oracle project Interlogix was taken over by GE and the decision was taken not to proceed with replacement of the other ERP systems with Oracle until a full review and merger of Interlogix sales offices with existing GE facilities.

Identified key business metrics and standardised the information delivery from the disparate 14 Oracle and CS3 ERP systems. Build trial data warehouse to consolidate all available data and analyse data, identified business process errors that were causing $18M incorrectly booked sales then setup multi disciplinary teams to correct systems. Migrated trial Data Warehouse to Oracle 9i database in outsourced data centre then headed global team to expand the system into the rest of Interlogix. Project evolved to feed GE Corporate data warehouse and include Business Objects reporting tool.

As a spin off from the data warehouse I developed a tool to monitor compliance with transfer tax regulations monitoring the distribution of profit within a complex supply chain involving many legal entities operating in different countries.

Specified and implemented Cisco Avid VOIP telephony solution in Netherlands factory as initial trial for pan European rollout into key sites to lower telecom costs and improve internal communications. Presented the Interlogix solution at Cisco press conference to launch their new IP phones.

Headhunted from my job at Baxall Security into a new position at SLC Technology Europe and Africa in Brussels as Group IT Manager EMEA and reporting to the Vice President of Finance at the $150m European HQ of a $750m Global Security Products manufacturing company I :-

Created and implemented pan-European IT strategic roadmap. Merged 3 separate country IT departments into a single distributed IT function combining PC Support, Network Infrastructure, and ERP Business applications whilst standardising job functions and creating European systems architecture. Improved customer support, increased systems functionality, and renewed motivation of IT team.

Created and managed multimillion $ IT Capital Budgets covering 36 locations in 20 countries. Specified standards for hardware and software purchase and negotiated volume discounts lowering the total cost of ownership whilst standardising IT environment.

Designed and implemented pan-European (22 sites) TCP/IP network and MS Exchange messaging system. Selected WorldCom as WAN provider and negotiate installation of 626 M Bit POP in EMEA HQ . Upgraded variable cost ISDN network with fixed cost Frame Relay secure network with Checkpoint Firewall-1 solution at Brussels HQ for Internet access and email links. Replace Unix send-mail email system in Brussels HQ with MS Exchange and rollout to 6 key sites across Europe with links to the US Dublin and Netherlands.

Directed Y2K and Euro conversion projects for $150m European manufacturing company. Formed multidisciplinary teams to implement system upgrades and tests as well as testing of over 7000 products. All systems and products were upgraded and tested on time.

Start Oracle 11i feasibility project by selecting implementation partner KPMG. Implement KPMG Eproject management system to control Oracle project.

SLC Technology is spun-off from it’s parent company Berwind and performs a reverse merger with a Nasdaq listed company to form Interlogix. I become member of integration team to integrate existing company with new company.

Promoted to IT Director EMEA of new company.

Responsible to the Finance Director for:-

Company wide IT and communications strategy, and the provision, maintenance, and integration of Novell, Windows NT and UNIX networks within Baxall Security, including the Beta testing of new IT technology and platforms prior to rollout into the company.

Management of Year 2000 compliance.


Main Acheivements :-

Specification and installation of ISDN PABX to provide a development and test environment for Baxall's video transmission products and also to provide Internet access via ISDN.

Upgrading company Voice communications facilities from analogue to ISDN.

Introduction of Internet security firewalls using Checkpoint FireWall-1.
Development of MIS intranet.

Upgraded Unix server hardware and RAID system for MFGPRO ERP system, then migrated database from single volume to multi volume database to allow for company growth.

Total day-to-day administration of MFGPRO ERP system and application of system patches both as DBA and Analyst

Writing custom reports and add-on database in Progress for the MFGPRO ERP system

Develop sales forecasting application linked to ERP system for on-the-road sales team

Responsible to the Development Director of £20m CCTV design and manufacturing company for:-

Engineering IT strategy, and the provision, maintenance, and integration of Novell, Windows NT and UNIX networks within design and manufacturing groups, including the Beta testing of new IT technology and platforms prior to rollout into the company.

Management of team of 7 staff within the Data Centre, CAD / DTP, and design qualification groups.

Maintenance of document change control system and departmental ISO 9001 approval status.

Implementation and administration of Baxall's first web site, www.baxall.com

Generation and control of specifications for new products and subsequent design review.

Participation in, and implementation of BPR (Business Process Re-engineering).

Specification of Mission Critical computer platforms running the control software for Baxall's Pyramid LM range of video management products for use on a Public Sector project at a high security prison.

Main Achievements: -

Introduction of company wide Windows NT File Server with remote access capability, and rollout of Windows 95 and NT workstations along with expansion of Novell 3.12 IPX/SPX and UNIX TCP/IP networks to include Email, both internal (MS Mail and MS Exchange) and external internet Email.

The setting up of an independent product design qualification department from scratch to test surveillance systems used in high security prison and also the ZTX6 system used for the “Euro 96” football matches.

Development of Microsoft Access multi-user database and implementation of company Intranet with client server database access via Microsoft IIS using IDC database connection scripts, Microsoft 'dbweb' , and Microsoft ASP (Active Server Pages.)

Provision of WAN link to remote development and customer sites using TCP/IP over ISDN routers

Designed Delphi based CCTV Baxall telemetry protocol analyser and then produced new version of the Baxall Telemetry specification widely used in CCTV systems.

Produced CCTV camera design and best practice guidelines for new engineers joining the company.

I moved to Plessey Semiconductors ($337m Global Company) following the breakup of SEI Ltd, I was offered positions at Marconi Portsmouth and also at Plessey Semiconductors.

Implement “Netware-Sunlink” Novell server emulation within Sun Solaris environment at Plessey Semiconductors.

Provision of engineering IT systems within the microwave communication systems and oscillator design and manufacturing groups, and to provide network expertise and support to the Wireless LAN development team.

Administration, as a member of global team, of a world wide Windows NT and Unix server network of 3500 users in 22 locations in a Multi Master NT domain computer network running over a multi-protocol network comprising DNS, send-mail, yellow pages server, routers, TCP/IP, Dec-net, IPX/SPX, AppleTalk, LAN manager, LAT


Introduction of new technology and high volume manufacturing techniques into production departments based on my experience in automotive electronics manufacturing.


Design and develop Bar Code tracking system for part of production process to monitor WIP. Results could be monitored on Apple Mac, Unix, or PC workstations.

Upgrade VAX based CAD system to PC based system and implement document management solution

Participate in global group testing of Microsoft TCP/IP implementation in multi-protocol complex WAN/LAN environment .

Implement PC based Internet access to design groups.

Production of Intranet web pages as part of company trial of web technology.

Reporting to the Technical and Operations Directors of £20m Electronics manufacturing company in a cross divisional roll. Main achievements’ : -

Specified and implemented combined Novell network and Sun Unix workstations on a TCP/IP and IPX network into Automotive, Quartz Product, Electronics and Production Engineering divisions.

Implement Novell network in US division of SEI with US-UK links for data exchange

Implement Lotus CCmail email solution across multiple divisions

Specified and implemented Electrical and Mechanical CAD system into Automotive, Electronics, Telecoms, and Quartz Product design groups.

Reduce production build time by producing control software to automate production line testing of electronic sub assemblies for various automotive products.

Developed software to analyse shop-floor performance by monitoring thru-put of various assembly and test stations

Designed, developed, and coded auto calibration software for mil-spec component parts of guided missiles and military radio systems

Specified and outsourced writing of specialist software for testing satellite TV receiver modules and RF "toll Road" tokens.

Analysed functionality of AS400 based BPCS ERP system for use in controlling engineering data.

Implement CADMAN document management system into design and manufacturing departments across all divisions

Moved technical infrastructure (PC network, servers, software) from SEI to both Marconi and Plessey Semiconductor following split up and sale of SEI

Reporting to the Technical Manager of £20m Electronics manufacturing company and based in the Automotive Electronics division. Main achievements include: -

Reduced development time by developing PC based CAE design tool to calculate component values in RF circuits from downloaded spectrum analysis data rather than using empirical design approach.

Designed and developed programs for programming robotic surface mount assembly equipment direct from CAD data reducing time to manufacture and eliminating errors

Designed RF active antenna units for the Automotive Industry. Products were designed for high volume manufacture. All work was conducted within various quality regimes including Ford Q1, BS5750

Developed real-time software for Micro controller based ECUs for the automotive market including Car Seat Belt presenting system used in US cars and "In Car Entertainment" system.

Installed and administered UNIX based multi user microprocessor development system with “green screen” terminals. Implemented UUCP links to 2nd development environment and implemented email.

As part of a 3 man team working on a £1million public sector funded project for the National Coal Board I was responsible for 50% of the software used on the project. I designed, developed, and coded real-time assembly language code for controlling mining survey tool. I also designed and developed microprocessor based hardware for the project including intrinsically safe (to BS5345) gamma ray detectors, tri-axial magnetometers, and data communications interface.

Defined data communication protocol for use between remote sensor probe and control computers in mining environment

Designed, developed, and coded real-time control software in Pascal to drive tri-axial magnetic field environmental simulator and stepper motor driven positioning system with optical encoder feedback loop.

This work experience was done in parallel with my HND course in Electrical & Electronic engineering at Liverpool Poly.

I worked in several laboratories at SEI including Instrument Lab, Capacitor Lab, and Electronic Lab.

Implement Packet Switch Stream access to European Space Agency hosted patent library and document search facility and then conducted searches on data on various projects the company was undertaking.