Cedric Cullingworth

Experience

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  David Strachan & Tayler

  Jan 1983 - Jan 1985

  Articled Clerk / Audit Clerk
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  Sentrachem Ltd

  Jan 1989 - Jan 1993

  Manager IS Co-Ordination

  Responsibilities • Reporting to the Group IS Manager.• Managed a small number of contractors developing financial applications.• Manager in charge of coordinating the design and development of all new financial applications.• System and business analysis and design.• Project management of a small team of Contract Programmers.• Migration of data from legacy systems.• Technology selection and support (client-server).• Connecting diverse networks and systems.Achievements• Pioneered the use of office productivity packages for SQL Server database integration: Lotus 1-2-3, Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word.• Managed the design, development and implementation of a treasury management system.• Contributed to the implementation of a standard ERP system throughout the group.• Enthusiastically contributed to the application of open standards throughout the group. Show less

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  Clicks Direct Medicines

  Jan 1998 - Dec 2010

  IT Manager

  Responsibilities • Reporting to the General Manager• Directly managing a staff complement of 5• Managed and developed the IT and telecommunications operations ensuring that appropriate resources are available for the strategies of the business and compliance with corporate governance principles.• Provided fast, responsive, stable and secure systems platforms to maximise staff productivity.• Planned and catered for business continuity under any conditions.• Addressed any issues causing systems instability.• Developed IT staff and outsourced tasks and responsibilities where skills or competencies were lacking.• Investigated and recommended IT solutions to cost effectively meet business needs.• Monitored global trends and ensured that systems and infrastructure remain current, relevant and secure, with recognition of new technologies to assist in achieving business objectives.• Replaced hardware and systems in a phased manner as they approached obsolescence.• Put in place and operated to an SLA with all operational departments.• Responsible for IT governance and information security.Achievements• Successfully separated networks from Life Healthcare with no downtime.• Managed the move of the networks, servers and IT equipment to new premises.• Successfully implemented as Storage Area Network with full systems upgrade to SQL Server 2005.• Established a local service desk system, SMS system and web presence.• Accomplished significant IT cost reductions to less that 1% of turnover.• Achieved a reduction in software licensing costs through server rationalisation and modernisation.• Initiated disk to disk to tape backups and real-time mirroring of SQL databases to an offsite location.• Initiated and managed the development and implementation of a modern in-house debtors’ management system.• Enhanced staff awareness of information security through policies and awareness campaigns.• Successfully managed technology vendors and service level agreements. Show less

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  Afrox Limited

  Jan 1998 - Dec 2001

  Contractor

  Contractor on Direct Medicines' software

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  Life Healthcare

  Jan 2002 - Apr 2005

  Contractor

  Maintenance programming and SQL Server administration on the operational system of Direct Medicines

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  Strategic Business Solutions cc

  Jan 2011 - Jan 2024

  Public Officer

  SBS Brands Online website, development of software solutions (C#/SQL Server), computer reseller

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  Clicks Direct Medicines

  May 2013 - Sept 2017

  Technical Specialist (contract)

  Software support, business analysis, project technical lead, systems analysis and software testing

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  Jasper Consultants

  Oct 2017 - Apr 2018

  Programmer

  Responsible for developing the accounting software suite. Technologies : MS SQL Server, C#, Entity Framework 6.1, .NET 4.6.1, ASP.NET, ASP, JavaScript.

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  Micro-Alert

  Oct 2018 - Mar 2020

  Senior Developer
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  MARBLETECH

  Jul 2020 - Apr 2022

  Senior Developer
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  Freelance

  Jan 2023 - now

  Freelancer