Senior software engineering leader with over 45 years of industry experience encompassing strategic and global team management, product delivery, software development, pre- and post-sales support, education and client consultancy.Significant technical background, having worked with less well-known programming languages such as MUMPS, M/SQL and PICK Databasic, as well as mainstream technologies including Visual Basic, Oracle Forms, C (including embedded SQL), C++ and Java. Operating system experience extends to Windows (3.x onwards), DEC-PDP (MUMPS), VMS, PICK and UNIX (AIX and HP-UX).Good software architectural skills including SOA, SaaS, J2E and industry standard database platforms, e.g. Oracle.Significant domain knowledge of the financial services arena, with specific focus on customer originations, collections and recoveries, data streaming, and UK credit reference agencies.Strategic leadership of global software development projects and corporate initiatives covering the UK, US, South Africa and India with multi-tier teams (50+ people) and disciplines. Proven ability to deliver products on time and to budget.Specialties: Sector management, project and programme delivery, software development, technical architecture, relational databases, quality systems, JIRA administration, PLC design and management, graduate support, talent selection and recuitment, mentorship, people motivation and team building.
Listed skills include Software Development, Soa, Enterprise Software, Java Enterprise Edition, and 34 others.