Mr. Dean Jenkins is a software developer and contractor with over 30 years of experience programming in languages like C#, VB.NET, C/C++, Java, and Visual Basic. He has a BSc in Computer Science and is a Chartered Engineer. He is currently available for contract work and has held roles developing software and databases for companies in industries like defense, finance, and meteorology.

1. Mr Dean Jenkins
November 2016
Currently contractor with own limited company,
Visual Data Systems Limited
Contract Roles
(Or Permanent roles, easily commutable from Worcester).
Current SC Clearance
Available now
Contact Details
Mr Dean Jenkins
38 Colin Road
Claines
Worcester
WR3 7DE
(07968) 206163
(01905) 453033
fireteamdj@yahoo.com
Summary
Developer. Numerous years of experience in software development at both low and high levels.
C#, VB.net. VBA Programming for Access/Excel/Word. Database developer with Access
and SQL-Server. Exposure to Oracle and DB2. Numerous years of C, C++, on
embedded, Windows PC and Workstation platforms. Serial comms. Sockets

2. programming. Finance Experience. Visual Basic developer. UML design. Exposure to
Java. Background in real time / embedded systems.
Current Skillset Summary
C#, Vb.net, Visual Studio Professional 2010 (18 months)
Excel 97/2000/2003/2010 (3 years). VBA 10 years.
SQL-Server 6.5, 7.0, 2000, 2005, 2008 (8 years incl all versions)
Access 97/2000/2003 (10 years incl other versions)..
C/C++ (C 10 years, C++ 3 years)
UML/Rational Rose (2 years)
Visual Basic 6 (8 years incl other versions)
Javascript, AJAX (6 months)
Java/Solaris exposure and own java development work.
Windows 9x, Windows NT, Windows-XP, UNIX, Linux.
Personal
Date Of Birth - January 30th, 1962
Place Of Birth - Worcester, Worcestershire, United Kingdom.
Nationality – British Citizen, UK born.
Marital Status – Single with no dependents.
Current Driving Licence.
Car owner. Home owner.
SC Clearance
Professional Qualifications / Education
Chartered Engineer (CEng) and Full Member of British Computer Society (MBCS)
BSc Honours Computer Science (2/2) Aston University, Birmingham
Three 'A' Levels and Nine 'O' Levels
Project Summaries
Visual Data Systems
To Present, since April 2015
Linux, Python, C/C++. COTS system assembly and integration.
Fixed wing “drone” project. Built from COTS products including X-UAV airframe,
RasPi/ODROID processors, EMLID Navio+ autopilot, digital servos, etc. Use of public

3. domain software packages for ground control systems, etc. Not yet finished.
Interest in Server based projects using recycled HP Proliant G5 Hardware, on going.
Interest in Blade based Servers, not yet checked out.
Interest in Thermal Imaging and 3D laser scanning, on going.
Note - Visual Data Systems is my own Limited Company.
Legal & General, Investments, Cardiff, South Wales
July 2016 to November 2016
Access 2010, Developer. Working on enhancements and fixes of RUFUS system
ancillary applications (Access databases). Covering paternity leave for a permanent
member of Change Department’s Business Support Services team (BSS). Work requires
liason with end users to derive requirements and undertake testing as required. End date
is November 11
th
, 2016.
FCO Services, Hanslope Park, Buckinghamshire
October 2015 – March 2016
Access 2007, Excel 2007, PowerPoint 2007, Visio, Sharepoint 2010, SQL-Server 2008,
Oracle Analytics, etc. Data Analyst, working in SPG Group (Finance) for Foreign and
Commonwealth Office Services. BI and MI reporting role, Business As Usual reporting in
Access and Excel. BAU reporting: two Report Packs per month, using pivot driven charts
and graphs. Access used for weekly ETL processing of Oracle extracts. Reporting
hosted on SharePoint Lists with some data lists integrated with Access databases.
PowerPoint used for Report Packs. Migrating to server oriented solutions based on
Sharepoint and SQL-Server SSIS and SSRS. Migration of data included bulk loads and
stored preocedures within SQL-Server. Documentation in Word/Visio. End date was
March 4
th
2016.
Dstl Portsdown West (PDW), Fareham, Hampshire
September 2014 – September 2015
Excel 2007, Visual Basic .net, VBA, SQL-Server
Analyst/Developer working on behalf of Airwarfare Systems Department, at client site.
Development and Modelling work for Airborne Force Mix Analysis model ALLIGATOR
and associated models. Time step model involving Platforms undertaking missions.

4. Circa 50,000 lines of VBA code. Long term role, end date was September 2015.
GMAC Financial Services (General Motors), High Wycombe,
Buckinghamshire
March 2014 – June 2014
Excel 2003/2007, Access 2003/2007/2010
Developer working on behalf of International Operations. Continuation of previous work
for GMAC. Excel based reporting using charts and pivots. Access 2007/2010 Audit
database for Cardiff office, migration of Access 2003 – Access 2007 databases for Paris
office. Database for Sharepoint migration data and reporting in Access 2007/2010. Short
term extensions on previous role, finishing in June 2014.
GMAC Financial Services (General Motors), High Wycombe,
Buckinghamshire
December 2013 – February 2014
Excel 2003/2007, Access 2003/2007
Developer working on behalf of International Operations - Operational Risk, Compliance.
Supporting general IT migration from Office 2003 to 2007 for management team.
Spreadsheet based MIS reporting tools, using VBA. Excel, Access. Dashboard style
reports in Excel with multiple linked Pivot Tables and Pivot Charts. Produced process
diagrams and charts for users. Assessed and migrated large Access databases written
in French from Access 2003 to Access 2007. Databases had 100s of tables, 100s of
queries. Excel compliance application presented to board level. Short term role finished
at the end of February 2014.
General Electric Aviation Systems, Bishop’s Cleeve, Cheltenham
June 2013 – November 2013
Excel 2010, Access 2010, Powerpoint 2010, VBA, SQL.
Developer. Development of Spreadsheet based MIS reporting system
for GEAS’s Product Support Engineering department. Uses backend Access database
with data imported from Oracle Data Warehouse(s). Database tables with 100,000s of
records. Graphical reporting based on linked charts and pivot tables providing content to
Powerpoint slides. VBA code, and complex SQL. Reduced time to produce reports from
several hours to 20 minutes, overnight batch could generate 60 reports by product code.
Inspired Thinking Group, Fort Dunlop, Sutton Coldfield
January 2013 – May 2013

5. Excel 2003, Excel 2007, VBA. Developer. Development of spreadsheet based Sales
Order application to fully emulate an on-line web based system. Multi sheet user
interface. Works in Excel 2003, 2007, 2010. Develop and implement a project costing
spreadsheet compatible with Apple versions of Excel. Auto fill in features, configurable
for different project types, tested in Apple Excel, Excel 2003, Excel 2007.
Lloyds Banking Group, Barnwood, Gloucester
August 2012 – January 2013
Excel 2007, Access 2007, Business Objects, VBA, SQL.
Developer. Working within mortgages financial accounts team.
Supporting and facilitating application migration for Project Verde.
Financial spreadsheets, 1000s of rows, many complex formulae.
Finished January 2013, due to client budgets.
DSTL, Porton Down, Wiltshire
December 2011 – June 2012
Developer. C#,Vb.net, Windows Forms, .net 4.0, Visual Studio 2010 Professional,
Access 2003. Developing and creating “content management” style applications and
databases, using Windows Forms. Migration of code base from .net 2.0 to .net 4.0. Data
definition and data entry facilities with Windows Forms. XML data handling classes to
pack/unpack data. Comprehensive pattern matching search facilities, and XML/HTML
reporting, providing text and picture outputs. 20000+ lines of vb.net code produced. All as
per customer requirements. Finished June 8
th
, 2012 as per contract.
‘SC’ Clearance.
Lloyds Banking Group, Harbourside, Bristol
April 2011 – October 2011
Developer. Business and MI Reporting. “Business as usual” work. Tactical reporting
applications using VBA, SQL for Access and Excel. SQL-Server. Oracle PL/SQL.
Sharepoint lists and extracts. Reports and extracts using Oracle tools including Oracle
Express and Oracle Sales Advisor.
Bradford & Bingley Plc, Crossflatts, Bingley, Yorkshire
September 2010 – November 2010
Developer. Data Migration using IBM tools in support of systems migration and
closedown. Working for IBM. IBM Attunity Studio (Data migration tool), OPTIM (Data
migration tool), DB2, SQL, Oracle, mainframe, ODBC.

6. Foster Care Associates, Stoke Prior, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
June 2010 – August 2010
Developer. Data Migration using ETL with SQL Server Stored Procedures, in support of
Agresso ERP implementation. Also data cleansing utilities in C#, VB.net. Excel, SQL
Server 2008, SQL scripting with stored procedures, SSRS.
Visual Data Systems, Worcester
April 2010 – May 2010
Developer. Java, Eclipse, Java3D. Investigating frameworks for tactical simulations
using public domain components, such as NPS Net or AUV Workbench. 3D modelling,
animation, physics. VB.net course.
DSTL, Portsdown-West, Fareham, Hampshire
February 2010 – March 2010
Developer. Microsoft Excel 2003. VBA. Extending and developing stochastic/event
driven simulation modelling software for ground force protection scenarios, as per
requirements. ‘SC’ Clearance
Lloyds-TSB, Birmingham
October 2009 – December 2009
Developer. Microsoft Office 2003, Access, Excel. SQL. VBA. Developing Contact
Logging and Sales Performance database for teams of Business Managers. System to
import 12 different spreadsheets of telephone and performance data, store in a relational
format, output detailed reports also based on spreadsheets. Reporting on an individual,
team and centre level basis, either weekly or quarterly.
Met Office, Exeter, Devon
January 2008 – July 2009
Developer/Integrator, SQL-Server, Oracle, Access 97/2003, Excel 97/2003, Word
97/2003. Developing, testing, integrating suites of meteorological report applications as
they were migrated from Windows NT to Windows XP/Windows Server 2003. Visual
Basic, VBA. Star Team, Visual Weather, Wyse Install Scripts. Hundreds of applications,
over 13000 report instances. Military Tactical Decision Aids based on meteorological
data. Weather Warnings Messaging Applications. Warnings report application based on
Access/Excel/Word within enterprise framework. Contract renewed four times. ‘SC’
Clearance.

7. British Aerospace, Warton, Lancashire
April 2007 – December 2007
Developer. Porting UNIX based suites of C/C++/Fortran engineering software to Redhat Enterprise Linux.
UNIX, Linux scripting, SQL scripting. Development work on UGS Team Center Programme Lifecycle
Management (PLM) system. Database transfer/migration software moving objects between legacy database
and Oracle, using Team Center OO messaging and C/C++ APIs. Visual C++, C, UML, Scripting, Team Center,
Windows-XP, Redhat Enterprise Linux. ‘SC’ Clearance.
EADS Astrium, Stevenage
August 2006 - March 2007
Developer, Visual C++. Integration work on Military Satellite Communication systems. Integrating and testing of
system software, with solutions sought as appropriate. Implementation of control system telemetry screens and
mimic displays using Javascript and AJAX, with simulated data feeds and XML. Specification work, system
configuration work. Visual C++, MFC, UML, XML, CORBA, Javascript, AJAX, Visio 2003, MS Frontpage,
Windows 2000, Windows-XP. ‘SC’ Clearance.
Home Office / Id & Passports Service, London
November 2005 – August 2006
Developer, SQL-Server, Access 2003, Excel 2003, Project 2003, Office 2003, VBA, SQL, Crystal Reports,
Windows NT, Windows 2003. Progress reports for project and programme. Support and extend planning
support software and databases within a Project Control Office environment. Advise and liase with project
managers, planners, and users to provide support and implement new functionality according to requirements.
‘SC’ Clearance.
Orange Telecomm, Aztec West (Bristol)
July 2005 - September 2005
Developer, Access 2003, Excel 2003, Office 2003, SQL, VBA. Complete business support application for an
Orange department.
HQ Land, British Army, Salisbury
September 2004 - May 2005
DBA/Developer. SQL-Server 2005. Gathering user data to for multisite rollout of updated PC workstations.
Supporting DII 'convergence' programme. Support to remote sites, and rollout teams in the UK/Worldwide.
Reports using Excel 2003 from data capture database. SQL-Server 2000/2005, Excel 2003, dts, SQL, Active
Directory scripting, Windows NT, Windows-XP. ‘SC’ Clearance.
EDS Defence, Hook, Hampshire
March 2004 - September 2004
Developer working on Command Support System (CSS). Visual C++, MFC, HP UNIX C, UML, TCP-IP and
sockets, java. Visual Basic, VBA, Excel, SQL, HPUX, Windows NT, UNIX scripting (Perl and Kornshell), Oracle
Pro-C, TCP/IP. Express scripting for ADatP-3 messaging, javascript. Shared libraries and DLLs. ‘SC’
Clearance.
HQ Land, British Army, Salisbury
March 2004

8. Developer. Access 97, Access 2003, Excel 2003, Office 2003, VBA. Evaluation of numerous Access 97 /
Windows NT based applications for migration to Access 2003/Windows-XP environment. Produced report for
client with recommendations. ‘SC’ Clearance.
DSTL, Farnborough, Hampshire
January 2004 - February 2004
Work on simulation modelling application. Visual Basic 6, SQL-Server 2000. Numerous enhancements and
additions to existing system. Planning and scheduling algorithm design. ‘SC’ Clearance.
HQ Land, British Army, Salisbury
December 2003
Developer. Access 97, Access 2003, Excel 97, Office 2003, VBA. Access 97 based applications for migration
to Access 2003 / Windows-XP environment. Produced report for client with recommendations. ‘SC’ Clearance.
Home Office, Vauxhall, London
August 2003 – November 2003
Developer. Database systems. System producing summary reports of incidents logged. MapPoint 2002,
Access 2000, SQL-Server 2000, SQL, VBA. GIS, Statistical charts and multi-user database work packages.
‘SC’ Clearance.
EDS Defence, Hook, Hampshire
November 2002 – August 2003
Developer. Naval planning applications in the Maritime Systems Group. Visual C++, iLog Views, iLog Solver,
Visual Basic 6, VBA, Excel 2000, SQL, UML, Windows NT. Contract extended once. ‘SC’ Clearance.
AMS, Donibristle, Fife, Scotland
February 2002 – September 2002
Developer. Networked defence simulation project. Databases that allow creation and running of individual
exercise scenarios. UML, Active-X/DCOM/MTS. Visual Basic 6, Rational Rose UML, Access 97/2000, VBA,
SQL. ‘SC’ Clearance.
Alplas Plastics, Droitwich
February 2002
Support work, remedy problems in Excel Production Schedule report spreadsheets. Excel 2000, VBA.
Qinetiq, Farnborough
November 2001 – January 2002
Defence simulation/modelling. Visual Basic 6, Access 2000, Map Info GIS. Consultancy and development
work, for European client. ‘SC’ Clearance.
Identex, Bristol
January 2001 - June 2001
CRM applications and databases for major corporate Identex clients. VB6, SQL-Server 2000, ADO, etc.

9. S Darlington Consultants, Surrey
April 2001 - May 2001
Excel 97 and VBA spreadsheet work for S Darlington Consultants, Surrey – financial report spreadsheets.
New/enhanced spreadsheets for client, with user interfaces, enhanced automation features.
Investigative Development (For Visual Data Systems)
April 2001
Acquired and configured SUN Sparc Workstation, Quad CPU unit, intended for use as a general server, also
Java (J2EE and EJB). Own company interest.
MoD Ensleigh, Bath
November 2000 - January 2001
Developer, Financial Reporting System. Access 97/Excel 97 based. System to take spreadsheet data, check
data, store data, generate analyses and summary reports. 'SC' Clearance.
Lloyds-TSB, Bristol
December 2000
E-Commerce Division, Excel 97, Consultancy work on Excel Spreadsheets for Project Budgets and Financial
Analysis.
Investigative Development (For Visual Data Systems)
October 2000
Dallas Semiconductor 'TINI' board, investigative development work. Embedded Java system with TCP/IP
connectivity over serial line and 10Base-T ethernet. Own company interest.
Cogent Defence Systems, Newport
June 2000 - September 2000
Design and development work to enhance a large supply chain management system, used by MoD client.
VB6,SQL-Server 2000, ADO. 'SC' Clearance.
Oscar Faber, St Albans
May 2000 - June 2000
Developer. Visual Basic 6, SQL-Server 7, Crystal Reports 7. Reporting functions for a Transport Resource
Management System. Extensive stored procedures.
Toshiba IS UK, Weybridge
March 2000 - April 2000
Developer. Visual Basic 6, SQL-Server 7, Access 2000, NuMega Debugger.General assistance with pre-
delivery phase of a CRM System.
Java Training
February 2000 - March 2000
Java Workshop Course
Java Certified Programmer Course
Brann Marketing, Bristol

10. September 1998 - January 2000
SQL Server 6.5, Access 95/97, Crystal Reports 6.0, Visual Basic 5/6, ADO 2.0, Excel 95/97, Visual Source
Safe. Reporting Solutions for Tele-Marketing Databases under POINT platform, responsible for requirement
from original brief to completed and tested software
Digital (Compaq), Basingstoke
June 1998 - August 1998
Developer/Integrator. Visual C/C++, Visual Basic 4/5, Windows NT 4.0. Integration of Excalibur Technology's
RetrievalWare (Text Retrieval system) and DEC's PathWorks (OO Groupware). SC’ Clearance.
GCHQ, Oakley, Cheltenham
December 1997 - May 1998
Developer. Access 97/Windows NT 4.0. Bespoke databases converted from legacy apps.
‘DV’ (Developed Vetting) Clearance.
NatWest Life, Bristol
June 1997 - November 1997
Analyst/Programmer. Work on laptop based "Point Of Sale" (POS) system for life and financial service
applications. C/C++, RAIMA database, MFC.
MoD Abbeywood Bristol
January 1997 - April 1997
Database Developer, Access 95 multi-user. SSADM design. SQL, VBA, DAO. ‘SC’ Clearance.
Lucent Technologies, Malmesbury
Senior Software Engineer
September 1996 - December 1996
Developer on SDH Network realtime transmission management systems. C and SDL-92, using SDT toolset.
UNIX , SPARC-5 workstations under SUN-OS4.x.
Science Systems Limited, Bristol
Senior Analyst Programmer
1992 - 1996
C/C++, SQL-Server, VB6, Serial Comms, TCP-IP. Numerous projects. Team Leader experience.
Myriad Solutions Limited, Cambridge
Sales/Support Engineer 1991
Supporting Intel i860 based DASH!860 range of add in boards, with C, Fortran, etc. Sales and Marketing.
Philips Radio Communication Systems Limited, Cambridge
Software Engineer 1987-1991
BAND III ‘Digital Trunked’ Mobile Radio. Realtime/Embedded. C for PC. Assembler, PL/M & SDL for 8051s.
Racal Avionics Limited (Now Thales), London
Software Engineer 1983-1987
Developing software for RAvL's RAMS Flight Management System.

11. Pascal/Assembler for Z-8000s, under MASCOT methodology.