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Curriculum Vitae @ 22 September 2000
Personal Profile:
I have a naturally altruistic personality and work efficiently and effectively, individually or as part of a team. I have a good knowledge of information systems developed through theoretical study at university and the practical delivery of the Galaxy System at the Leeds General Infirmary. In the future I hope to apply my knowledge and skills to systems which embrace other technologies with a stronger focus on system development.

Employment History:

1999 - 2000
Project Implementor
Critical Care & Clinical Support Services
LTH Trust (LGI)

Summary of Main Responsibilities:
Managing the implementation of 'Galaxy Surgery' a generic Operating Theatre Management System. Analysis of task and stakeholder requirements, matching these to the system requirements through a combination of system configuration and process reengineering. Providing support documentation in a format supported by the Leeds Teaching Hospital Intranet and conducting all user training. Providing first line technical and hardware support and Quality Assurance of all data captured.

1996 - 1997
Good Manufacturing Practices Manager (Secondment)
Fox's Biscuits Batley

Summary of Main Responsibilities:
Internal auditing of all environmental, safety and quality assurance to ensure due dilligence defence applicable at all times. Staff training on all hygiene and foreign body contamination procedures and management of all hygiene and pest control sub-contractors.

1995 - 1998
Laboratory Technician
Fox's Biscuits Batley

Summary of Main Responsibilities:
Quality assurance testing of all raw ingredients and packaging materials intended for use in biscuit production for adherence to specifications. Investigation of all customer complaints and incidents within the production environment, identifying the causes and where possible providing recommendations to prevent future occurence. Producing reports of all non-conformances including trend analysis and providing scientific support to the production environment.

Education:
University of Huddersfield MSc Information Systems
Loughborough University of Technology BSc Chemistry, Physical Education and Sports Science (2:2)
Whitcliffe Mount School, Cleckheaton W. Yorks. 'A' Level
Maths (C);
Chemistry (C);
Physics (C);
General Studies (B).

MSc Breakdown:
Object Oriented Analysis and Design 62%
Computer Based Problem Solving (Java) 64%
Information Technology Infrastructure 64%
Relational Databases (SQL and SQL*Plus) 67%
Information Systems Management 66%
Systems Approach 70%
Human Computer Interaction 56%
Rapid Application Development 62%
Postgraduate Project 55%
'Implementation of an Operating Theatre Management System at The Leeds General Infirmary using the Prince2 Methodology'

Interests:
I play hockey for Bradford Hockey Club 1st XI and play 5-a-side football and squash for fun. I support Leeds United FC and Bradford Bulls RLFC. I enjoy reading, going to the cinema and listening to most types of music. In the past I have done some amateur dramatics including the lead in a pantomime of 'The Grand Old Duke of York'.

Additional Information:
As part of my MSc project I studied the Prince2 project management methodology in depth and hope in the future to sit the examination for Prince2 accreditation though currently, in my spare time, I am studying a computer based training course leading towards an Oracle8 developer certificate. I hold a full UK driving licence and an RTITB counterbalance forklift certificate.