Ben Carter

Experience

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  Pindar plc

  Aug 1995 - Apr 1998

  Editorial Assistant

  Typesetting and editorial duties on "Proceedings of the IEEE" scientific journal (Framemaker/TeX).SGML mark-up of oil rig safety manuals and the UN Codex Alimentarius.

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  Spring Technology

  Apr 1998 - Sept 1999

  Junior Consultant

  Provided analysis, coding, support and training at various client sites for mainframe systems (TSO/ISPF/JCL/COBOL/CICS)

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  Brook Street Bureau PLC

  Dec 1999 - Nov 2000

  Contactor

  Managment of purchasing databaseOffice systems technical supportAssembly of PCs

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  Logical Data Systems

  Nov 2000 - Aug 2001

  Technical Engineer

  Networking, database management (SQL Server 2000), development and testing (Visual Basic 6), VBA for Microsoft Access 2000, Microsoft Access reporting services, on-site and off-site support.

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  Experian

  Nov 2001 - Nov 2008

  Senior Analyst Programmer

  Worked closely with business analysts to produce functional specifications for both system enhancements and new systems.Developed in-house tools to enchance support and testing of mainframe systems.Managed small project teams and mentored junior staff.Provided third line support for mission critical systems.Developed, tested and supported business credit rating and management systems.

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  Eclipse Group Solutions Ltd.

  Sept 2009 - Aug 2011

  Mainframe Analyst Programmer (Contractor)

  Provided systems analysis, design, documentation, coding and third line and out of hours support for TNT. Worked mainly on batch COBOL/DB2/IMS/XML systems with some development of in-house tools using VB.NET

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  Freelance

  Sept 2011 - Jun 2012

  Software Developer

  Developed a COBOL code generation tool for IMS mainframe systems in VB.NET

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  Phoenix IT

  Jun 2012 - Oct 2015

  Wireless LAN Specialist (Contractor)

  Performing remote configuration of Cisco WLAN for over 2500 Boots stores. Developed custom management tools in my spare time to assist with the rollout allowing one person to perform the configuration of up to six stores with an in-store WLAN Controller or up to sixteen stores with a central controller in one day (up from two stores per person per day).

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  Wise Felix Ltd

  Oct 2015 - Dec 2018

  Senior Consultant

  Providing consultancy services for various clients including BT, Vodafone and Boots. We also provide custom software for tracking pupil attainment at primary schools.

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  Next Ltd

  Dec 2018 - now

  Developer

  Mainframe Developer in the Retail Stock and Logistics department