Environment Agency (1993-2000)
Over the course of 7 years the consultant provided a number of services to this Agency. Originally engaged to perform data migration work he soon moved into a key role in a national development to manage flood defence provision. The consultant used Designer/2000 to produce data models and function decompositions and then Developer/2000 to capture the design requirements and build the some of the more complex modules. He also managed the initial stages of the roll out and presented the first set of end user training courses.
Following this the consultant was asked to lead a newly formed team specialising in national developments. This team became the pre-eminent force for Oracle systems development within the Agency, producing on average a national application every 8 months, in doing so providing all services from analysis through to implementation. In addition to his project responsibilities, the consultant played a key role in the development of Oracle standards within the Agency, assumed general management responsibilities within a 30 strong development centre and provided strategic consultancy in the use of enterprise-wide databases, reporting directly to the head of information systems. Towards the end of this period the consultant introduced the first Java-based intranet applications into the Agency.
Key achievements :‑
- Extensive experience gained in Oracle 7 and 8 (including 8i) and associated products
- Extensive experience gained in CDE2000 Designer and Developer toolsets
- Assumed Team Leader role, reporting direct to Project Boards and National IS Management Teams
- Gained broad knowledge of enterprise database technical directions through strategic consultancy
- Enhanced analysis skills and knowledge of building client server systems
- Experienced gained in shell scripting and application tuning in a client server environment
- Developed web-based skills (HTML, XML, JavaScript and Java)
- Gained exposure to UML and OO design