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Ability
to assess and document requirements for technical systems
in a clear, non technical way, so that the business can
make informed descisions on system options. |
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Strong
communication skills with both business partners and technical
vendors, backed up by creative graphics and presentations
to explain clearly and concisely problems, solutions and
entire system designs. |
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Use
of mathematical and statistical methods to analyse performance
and capacity data and extrapolate them to predict future
run times and hardware needs. |
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Lateral
and logical thought for finding solutions to unique or
unusual problems. A passion for reducing complex systems
comprised of cloned modules, into simple designs comprised
of reusable modules. |
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Detailed
experience of PC drawing tools for documenting systems
graphically. Production of comprehensive diagrams for
documentation and one page system summaries to aid system
understanding. |
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Analysis
of entire systems to find bottlenecks on the critical
path and suggest design improvements to remove them.
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Creation
of and use of PC spreadsheet formulae and macros to produce
time saving aids for commonly needed algorithms. |
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Commitment
to quality and completeness while still recognising the
business value of quick win solutions.
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Experience
of various team structures, matrix management environments,
offshore vendor relationships and development methodologies.
I have travelled extensively, which is always a bonus
when first dealing with technicians or business people
from around the globe. |
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Management
of the workload of teams of programmers and designers,
reporting progress back to management. |
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I
speak French to conversational level and a little Spanish
and German. |
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I
have a full, clean, UK driving licence. |
