Mark Preece Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

Semi-retired.

Farnham

Within Eque2 I worked on the Housebuilding application which is a software suite that allows house builders to manage the whole process of house building from land appraisal through the actual build to sale and after sales. The software suite includes SQL Server database, VB6 application, web services to support mobile device and web application. • As part of a 2 person team I provide third line support.• Responsible for bug fixes and enhancements to VB6 code, SQL stored procedures and C# and VB.net web services.

Camberley

I worked within the CRIS contract, which provides the Metropolitan Police with a Crime Reporting Information System. The CRIS system is a critical application with contractual requirements to provide continuous availability. The CRIS system comprises SQL Server 7 database, with VB6 Business layer and JavaScript/Asp page User interface. The project has of 2014 also been involved in providing a Web Service interface to the existing VB6 Business Layer, written in C#. I was involved in maintaining the existing system through enhancements and bug fixing. I also helped provide third line support of the CRIS system working one week in three on-call. I was responsible for writing and maintaining an application to extract Active Batch data into Excel spread sheets using Studio 2010 VB. The CRIS project was transitioned from EDS to Unisys in October 2006 and from Unisys to Accenture in July 2016. I was made redundant from Accenture when support for the CRIS project was moved to Newcastle at the end of August 2016. Enhancements were introduced initially by the traditional waterfall approach and latterly using Agile approach. I have attained ITIL 2 certification. I was the nominated first aid provider and fire marshal for my location.

Hook

During my time with EDS I worked on a variety of projects:• The Command Support System (CSS) project for the Royal Navy. Involved in the design and implementation of converting the CSS Stocks application from Oracle 7 forms to VB6. Responsible for designing and coding the Graphical User interface for the application as well as designing and coding the class and objects required to support the application.• Joint Exercise Management Support (JEMS) project for the UK Armed Forces Permanent Joint Head Quarters (PJHQ). The project provides secure environment within a Military Exercise where users can publish documents onto a local web site, and access to the published documents can be controlled. Part of team responsible for Designing and Implementing JEMS Exercise Library in VB6 and SQLServer. The functionality allowed searches for documents published across several exercises. Involved in updates to the JEMS Exercise support software across Client/Server systems, including SQLServer, VBScript, JavaScript, APS and HTML. Member of JEMS IT support to PJHQ on Exercise African Shield held in South Africa in November 2003.• Pre-Paid Services (PPS) application within EDS’s COMPAQ support project. Designing and developing VMS DCL scripts and VMS Oracle SQL stored procedures to load Prepaid Services data supplied in flat file format into Prepaid Services VMS Oracle RDB database. Responsible for creating VMS DCL and VMS Oracle RDB scripts to migrate Pre Paid Services data between different databases. Designed and implemented VB6 program to view Pre Paid Services flat data files graphically and allow their creation for purposes of testing.

Godalming

Working within the Data Development Department on CARE's Empress- based contact management and membership system. Empress is a fourth-generation application development environment designed specifically for developing on-line, interactive applications. Responsibility within CARE for implementing changes to Empress based software. This involved creating and updating existing applications to introduce new functionality and investigating and correcting faults reported by clients. This also included the creation and updating of product information on the company Intra-net for dissemination to clients, the identification and implementation of changes to client data and also the provision of support to other departments within the company and to clients on technical aspects of the product.

Old Street, London

Working within the Data Development Group. Responsibility for introducing and updating VMS/PASCAL based software for processing data supplied by Commodity and Financial Distribution Exchanges. This involved designing, coding and testing software written for Real-time VMS Alpha box using networked PCs.

Farnborough

Responsibility for identifying hardware and software changes required to update the Sea Harrier Software Development Rigs for the introduction of JTIDS into service onto the Sea Harrier. Working as part of a small team updating the software in the Sea Harrier Development Rigs for the introduction of IN/GPS onto the Sea Harrier with involvement in all stages of the software update from requirement to acceptance testing.

Frimley

Working within the Graphics, Navigation/Weapons and Displays sections of the Tornado ADV software team. Performing duties under guidance of the section leader, including: the design, writing and testing of Assembler software compliant with software requirements and relevant standards; the provision of software support following delivery of software; the investigation of software faults and incidents; liaison with the System Design team over aspects of the system design and software requirements; assisting in staff recruitment.

Drayton, Portsmouth

Working within Ferranti Naval Command and Control Division on its Real-time Naval system, ADIMP. Involved in the ADIMP project from the early stages of designing, coding and testing, through integration to combined trials of software at sea, working to Quality Standard ISO 9000. Responsible for the Re-coding Services area, including liaison with clients. Other work included Link 11, Displays, Electronic Warfare and test programme areas of the project.

Master’S Degree, Analytical Chemistry, Pass

Activities and Societies: Canoeing

Bachelor’S Degree, Combined Studies Chemistry And Biology, 2Ii

Activities and Societies: Kayaking Combined Studies in Chemistry major and Biology minor

High School, Biology, Chemistry And Maths With Statsistics