David Wood is a highly experienced IT and project professional with expertise in project management, systems development and support. He has led teams across multiple countries and industries. Recent experience includes working as a software development and project support specialist for Retalix Australia, developing changes to an IBM i5 ERP system for Metcash. He has extensive experience designing, developing, implementing and supporting various business systems using technologies such as IBM i, Java, SQL, and various ERP systems.
Strategic Planning (Short Term & Long Term)
System & Business Applications Designing
Network Designing, Solutions, Evaluation & Administration
Data/Voice Communication
Quality, Risk, and Configuration Management
Integration Management
IT Infrastructure, Storage & Security
Broadline provides a complete spectrum of IT solutions ranging from consulting, technology, hardware, software, networking and product engineering services. We have reached a broad range of Industries, Institutions and companies in Private , Public and Government sectors.
Strategic Planning (Short Term & Long Term)
System & Business Applications Designing
Network Designing, Solutions, Evaluation & Administration
Data/Voice Communication
Quality, Risk, and Configuration Management
Integration Management
IT Infrastructure, Storage & Security
Broadline provides a complete spectrum of IT solutions ranging from consulting, technology, hardware, software, networking and product engineering services. We have reached a broad range of Industries, Institutions and companies in Private , Public and Government sectors.
Design for Interaction
by Daniel Tunkelang, Chief Scientist of Endeca
An invited presentation at SIGMOD '09 (http://sigmod09.org/)
Research in information retrieval has focused on presenting the most relevant results to a user in response to a free-text search query. Research in database systems assumes a model where the user enters a formal query, and the results are exactly those the user requested. Neither community has emphasized user interaction—a critical concern for practical information access.
As William Goffman noted in the 1960s and Nick Belkin continually reminds us today, the relationship between a document and query, though necessary, is not sufficient to determine relevance—yet ranked retrieval approaches rely heavily or exclusively on this relationship. Meanwhile, recent work on database usability by Jeff Naughton and H.V. Jagadish surfaces the rigidity of database systems that return nothing unless users know how to formulate precise queries.
This talk presents human-computer information retrieval (HCIR) as a general approach that addresses some of the key challenges facing both research communities. A vision first put forward by Gary Marchionini, HCIR expects people and systems to work together to implement information access. Such an approach requires rethinking information access not as a matching or ranking problem, but rather as a communication problem. Specifically, we need interfaces that optimize the bidirectional communication between the user and the system, thus optimizing the symbiotic division of labor between the two.
This talk reviews the history of HCIR efforts and presents ongoing work to implement the HCIR vision. In particular, it presents an interactive set retrieval approach that responds to queries with an overview of the user's current context and an organized set of options for incremental exploration.
EAdirections Managing Directors George Paras and Tim Westbrock present some of their thinking on the State of Enterprise Architecture Maturity, Practice and Profession in 2010.
Design for Interaction
by Daniel Tunkelang, Chief Scientist of Endeca
An invited presentation at SIGMOD '09 (http://sigmod09.org/)
Research in information retrieval has focused on presenting the most relevant results to a user in response to a free-text search query. Research in database systems assumes a model where the user enters a formal query, and the results are exactly those the user requested. Neither community has emphasized user interaction—a critical concern for practical information access.
As William Goffman noted in the 1960s and Nick Belkin continually reminds us today, the relationship between a document and query, though necessary, is not sufficient to determine relevance—yet ranked retrieval approaches rely heavily or exclusively on this relationship. Meanwhile, recent work on database usability by Jeff Naughton and H.V. Jagadish surfaces the rigidity of database systems that return nothing unless users know how to formulate precise queries.
This talk presents human-computer information retrieval (HCIR) as a general approach that addresses some of the key challenges facing both research communities. A vision first put forward by Gary Marchionini, HCIR expects people and systems to work together to implement information access. Such an approach requires rethinking information access not as a matching or ranking problem, but rather as a communication problem. Specifically, we need interfaces that optimize the bidirectional communication between the user and the system, thus optimizing the symbiotic division of labor between the two.
This talk reviews the history of HCIR efforts and presents ongoing work to implement the HCIR vision. In particular, it presents an interactive set retrieval approach that responds to queries with an overview of the user's current context and an organized set of options for incremental exploration.
EAdirections Managing Directors George Paras and Tim Westbrock present some of their thinking on the State of Enterprise Architecture Maturity, Practice and Profession in 2010.
My career and passion for IT started within the Desk Side Support environment, I enjoyed identifying and solving IT issues which lent my skill sets to systems analysis. I progressed within to Fujitsu from Technician through to Lead Technical Specialist. My career then took a turn towards design and implementation, I worked my way up to Solutions Architect specialising in wintel, infrastructure, storage technology design, consultancy, and management. I have significant experience in designing tiered platform solutions to provide clients with best of breed solutions for storage and data management.
Significant experience of architecting solutions using Microsoft technologies in both physical and virtual environments, using VMware and MS Virtual Server.
I have worked on both private and public sector pan European bids and delivery programs (ranging from small localised solutions all the way up to up to £350M plus contracts. I have extensive knowledge of how to best leverage best of breed solutions to meets customer requirements both technical and commercially.
GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using Deplo...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
Robert Boule is a technology enthusiast with PASSION for technology and making things work along with a knack for helping others understand how things work. He comes with around 20 years of solution engineering experience in application security, software continuous delivery, and SaaS platforms. He is known for his dynamic presentations in CI/CD and application security integrated in software delivery lifecycle.
Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
Climate Impact of Software Testing at Nordic Testing DaysKari Kakkonen
My slides at Nordic Testing Days 6.6.2024
Climate impact / sustainability of software testing discussed on the talk. ICT and testing must carry their part of global responsibility to help with the climat warming. We can minimize the carbon footprint but we can also have a carbon handprint, a positive impact on the climate. Quality characteristics can be added with sustainability, and then measured continuously. Test environments can be used less, and in smaller scale and on demand. Test techniques can be used in optimizing or minimizing number of tests. Test automation can be used to speed up testing.
In the rapidly evolving landscape of technologies, XML continues to play a vital role in structuring, storing, and transporting data across diverse systems. The recent advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) present new methodologies for enhancing XML development workflows, introducing efficiency, automation, and intelligent capabilities. This presentation will outline the scope and perspective of utilizing AI in XML development. The potential benefits and the possible pitfalls will be highlighted, providing a balanced view of the subject.
We will explore the capabilities of AI in understanding XML markup languages and autonomously creating structured XML content. Additionally, we will examine the capacity of AI to enrich plain text with appropriate XML markup. Practical examples and methodological guidelines will be provided to elucidate how AI can be effectively prompted to interpret and generate accurate XML markup.
Further emphasis will be placed on the role of AI in developing XSLT, or schemas such as XSD and Schematron. We will address the techniques and strategies adopted to create prompts for generating code, explaining code, or refactoring the code, and the results achieved.
The discussion will extend to how AI can be used to transform XML content. In particular, the focus will be on the use of AI XPath extension functions in XSLT, Schematron, Schematron Quick Fixes, or for XML content refactoring.
The presentation aims to deliver a comprehensive overview of AI usage in XML development, providing attendees with the necessary knowledge to make informed decisions. Whether you’re at the early stages of adopting AI or considering integrating it in advanced XML development, this presentation will cover all levels of expertise.
By highlighting the potential advantages and challenges of integrating AI with XML development tools and languages, the presentation seeks to inspire thoughtful conversation around the future of XML development. We’ll not only delve into the technical aspects of AI-powered XML development but also discuss practical implications and possible future directions.
Observability Concepts EVERY Developer Should Know -- DeveloperWeek Europe.pdfPaige Cruz
Monitoring and observability aren’t traditionally found in software curriculums and many of us cobble this knowledge together from whatever vendor or ecosystem we were first introduced to and whatever is a part of your current company’s observability stack.
While the dev and ops silo continues to crumble….many organizations still relegate monitoring & observability as the purview of ops, infra and SRE teams. This is a mistake - achieving a highly observable system requires collaboration up and down the stack.
I, a former op, would like to extend an invitation to all application developers to join the observability party will share these foundational concepts to build on:
The Art of the Pitch: WordPress Relationships and SalesLaura Byrne
Clients don’t know what they don’t know. What web solutions are right for them? How does WordPress come into the picture? How do you make sure you understand scope and timeline? What do you do if sometime changes?
All these questions and more will be explored as we talk about matching clients’ needs with what your agency offers without pulling teeth or pulling your hair out. Practical tips, and strategies for successful relationship building that leads to closing the deal.
GraphSummit Singapore | The Future of Agility: Supercharging Digital Transfor...Neo4j
Leonard Jayamohan, Partner & Generative AI Lead, Deloitte
This keynote will reveal how Deloitte leverages Neo4j’s graph power for groundbreaking digital twin solutions, achieving a staggering 100x performance boost. Discover the essential role knowledge graphs play in successful generative AI implementations. Plus, get an exclusive look at an innovative Neo4j + Generative AI solution Deloitte is developing in-house.
Enchancing adoption of Open Source Libraries. A case study on Albumentations.AIVladimir Iglovikov, Ph.D.
Presented by Vladimir Iglovikov:
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/iglovikov/
- https://x.com/viglovikov
- https://www.instagram.com/ternaus/
This presentation delves into the journey of Albumentations.ai, a highly successful open-source library for data augmentation.
Created out of a necessity for superior performance in Kaggle competitions, Albumentations has grown to become a widely used tool among data scientists and machine learning practitioners.
This case study covers various aspects, including:
People: The contributors and community that have supported Albumentations.
Metrics: The success indicators such as downloads, daily active users, GitHub stars, and financial contributions.
Challenges: The hurdles in monetizing open-source projects and measuring user engagement.
Development Practices: Best practices for creating, maintaining, and scaling open-source libraries, including code hygiene, CI/CD, and fast iteration.
Community Building: Strategies for making adoption easy, iterating quickly, and fostering a vibrant, engaged community.
Marketing: Both online and offline marketing tactics, focusing on real, impactful interactions and collaborations.
Mental Health: Maintaining balance and not feeling pressured by user demands.
Key insights include the importance of automation, making the adoption process seamless, and leveraging offline interactions for marketing. The presentation also emphasizes the need for continuous small improvements and building a friendly, inclusive community that contributes to the project's growth.
Vladimir Iglovikov brings his extensive experience as a Kaggle Grandmaster, ex-Staff ML Engineer at Lyft, sharing valuable lessons and practical advice for anyone looking to enhance the adoption of their open-source projects.
Explore more about Albumentations and join the community at:
GitHub: https://github.com/albumentations-team/albumentations
Website: https://albumentations.ai/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/100504475
Twitter: https://x.com/albumentations
DevOps and Testing slides at DASA ConnectKari Kakkonen
My and Rik Marselis slides at 30.5.2024 DASA Connect conference. We discuss about what is testing, then what is agile testing and finally what is Testing in DevOps. Finally we had lovely workshop with the participants trying to find out different ways to think about quality and testing in different parts of the DevOps infinity loop.
Pushing the limits of ePRTC: 100ns holdover for 100 daysAdtran
At WSTS 2024, Alon Stern explored the topic of parametric holdover and explained how recent research findings can be implemented in real-world PNT networks to achieve 100 nanoseconds of accuracy for up to 100 days.
Essentials of Automations: The Art of Triggers and Actions in FMESafe Software
In this second installment of our Essentials of Automations webinar series, we’ll explore the landscape of triggers and actions, guiding you through the nuances of authoring and adapting workspaces for seamless automations. Gain an understanding of the full spectrum of triggers and actions available in FME, empowering you to enhance your workspaces for efficient automation.
We’ll kick things off by showcasing the most commonly used event-based triggers, introducing you to various automation workflows like manual triggers, schedules, directory watchers, and more. Plus, see how these elements play out in real scenarios.
Whether you’re tweaking your current setup or building from the ground up, this session will arm you with the tools and insights needed to transform your FME usage into a powerhouse of productivity. Join us to discover effective strategies that simplify complex processes, enhancing your productivity and transforming your data management practices with FME. Let’s turn complexity into clarity and make your workspaces work wonders!
Alt. GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using ...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
Robert Boule is a technology enthusiast with PASSION for technology and making things work along with a knack for helping others understand how things work. He comes with around 20 years of solution engineering experience in application security, software continuous delivery, and SaaS platforms. He is known for his dynamic presentations in CI/CD and application security integrated in software delivery lifecycle.
Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
How to Get CNIC Information System with Paksim Ga.pptxdanishmna97
Pakdata Cf is a groundbreaking system designed to streamline and facilitate access to CNIC information. This innovative platform leverages advanced technology to provide users with efficient and secure access to their CNIC details.
GridMate - End to end testing is a critical piece to ensure quality and avoid...ThomasParaiso2
End to end testing is a critical piece to ensure quality and avoid regressions. In this session, we share our journey building an E2E testing pipeline for GridMate components (LWC and Aura) using Cypress, JSForce, FakerJS…
GridMate - End to end testing is a critical piece to ensure quality and avoid...
Wood David Resume Complete
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Areas of Areas of Expertise
Expertise & A highly experienced and respected IT and project professional with a
Illustrative comprehensive technical background in IT and other change initiatives,
Achievements project management and coordination, systems and business support,
analysis, development, implementation, testing and training. Examples:
Leading and/or part of multi-cultural teams in the UK, Europe and
Australasia, in Projects, Development, Release and Support
Management (IBM i) and Operations Management (IBM i and IBM
mainframe).
Business application design, analysis, programming, testing,
deployment, operations and support in IBM i (AS/400), PC and web
based environments. RPG, 2e, COBOL, CL, Java, Assembler, HTML etc.
Complex ERP and other systems implementations and custom
development, support and implementations in complex environments.
Includes: demonstrated competencies and responsibilities, both
personal experience and knowledge based in all aspects of the SDLC
and project methodologies.
Illustrative Achievements
Programme and Project Coordinator for NZCS Professional initiatives,
ITCP (for IP3P) and mentoring projects with national/ international
significance. ACS CPeP student and academic board representative.
Project coordinator/senior analyst/developer of key system components
for IBM (Telecom NZ) customisation project, ICMS (Telco integrated
customer management, billing, provisioning system), saving over
NZD$1m. Team leader in Auckland.
Sole 24x7 applications, operations and implementation support analyst
for NZ’s largest site of 5 AS/400s for IBM at Telecom NZ (ICMS) from
go live until the Hamilton site was fully operational (1 year+).
System implementations/migrations, technical business application and
operations support analyst, custom RPG and CL programming (AS/400,
BPCS, JDE, MAPICS ERP and custom systems).
Application and technical programming consultant, packaging/release
manager, implementation support analyst. Freight insurance system, 7
Asian business centres implemented using RPG and Synon/2, AS/400.
Project manager, sole designer, joint developer, release manager,
implementer and marketing/support etc of HR/Payroll (Paypak/400)
package across 20-30 S/38 and AS/400 sites, the leading NZ solution.
Modernisation of EDS/Telecom NZ (ICMS), release management
systems/procedures, change control, QA/regression test leader.
Business Analyst/developer, (design, application development,
implementation, operations support). Project implementations and
maintenance, O/S and application upgrades, disaster recovery of EMEA
and US data centre for 1,500 users, providing stability and growth,
software updates, change control, security review, operations
automation, (JDE World ERP).
Business Analyst/developer and Technical Consultant (upgrade/and
migration specialist), upgraded CATV & telephony Cablemaster package
project over 14 man-years with £1M budget.
IT Manager, modernisation of 4 IT installations, designing, developing
and implementing new Enterprise systems for each.
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Career Retalix Australia, Sydney, Australia. Software Development and
Snapshot Project Support Specialist. IBM i5 ERP SCM/ERP (Power Enterprise)
distribution System for Metcash (IGA, ALM etc). Analyse, develop changes
and corrections to enterprise system, 2nd level support (24x7), JWalk and
other GUI compliance, RPG ILE. Complex, multi-system change control,
major and rapid implementation programme in a large, diverse and
challenging client site environment. (Mar 2010 - current)
Java, JavaFx, PMI PMBOK for CAPM, RPGLE, Eclipse, ITIL
Foundation Syllabus v4.2, Rational Workbench and other training
and development (and professional driving assignment), Merlin
International Projects (May 2009 – Feb 2010)
Professional Programme Coordinator (contract)
New Zealand Computer Society, Wellington (Dec 2008 – May 2009)
Application Release Manager / QA & Change Leader /
Senior Information Specialist.
EDS, Wellington for client Telecom NZ. (Mar – Dec 2008)
Senior Analyst/Developer and Business Support Analyst
Australian Wool Handlers (Elders), Lara, Victoria (Oct 2006 – March 2008)
Senior Analyst/Developer and Business Support Analyst.
EDS and NHP, Melbourne (Feb – Oct 2006 )
Business Analyst / Project Implementation & Test Analyst.
AFIG (Wizard / GE Money), Sydney (Nov 2004 – Feb 2006)
Senior Specialist: Analyst/Developer, Test/Support Analyst
Application and Systems Implementations
Finzsoft Solutions, Auckland (Dec 2003 – Oct 2004)
Business Support & Project Implementation Analyst/Developer
Emerson Process Management, UK (Mar 2002 – Dec 2003)
Project Coordinator and Analyst/Developer
Autobar Industries, France, Holland & the UK (May 2001 – Feb 2002),
BPCS client/server implementation.
Senior Analyst/Developer and stand-in PM.
Convergys IMG, UK Telco/CATV systems (Feb 1998 – Feb 2000), then
Aug 2000 – May 2001 for sister company Java CTI system development.
JD Edwards, New Zealand (Dec 1997)
Systems Development Manager (contract)
Sky TV, New Zealand (June – Nov 1997)
Senior Analyst/Developer, Business Support / Implementation
Specialist (contract).
General Accident/NZI, New Zealand (1991 & 1993 - 1997)
Business Systems Support Analyst, team leader
IBM New Zealand for client Telecom NZ, (Aug 1989 – May 1991 & 1993).
IT Consultant / Project Manager / Analyst / Developer.
Various large organisations across numerous industries, New Zealand &
Europe (February 1986 – July 1989), country specialist S/38 and AS/400.
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Experience & (Recent)
Achievements IBM i business (Software Development and Project Support
Retalix Sydney Specialist), Sydney NSW, major ERP and logistics implementation for
IBM i, Software Metcash (IGA etc.) permanent role. ILE RPG environment with GUI
Development component, (JWALK and replacement technology). Dynamic and
and Project challenging client site environment. Problem investigation and resolution
Support across the ERP/SCM solution, 24x7 on call responsibilities, some application
Specialist development. ACS CPeP student representative to academic board.
Feb 2010-current Gained fellowship IAP and membership IIBA and ISACA.
Merlin Training: ILE and Java, JavaFX, IBM i modernisation (SOA/Web services),
International PMI PMBOK for CAPM, ITIL Courses, Rational Development Workbench and
Projects temporary passenger transport assignment.
Wellington Professional Programme Coordinator for NZ Computer Society (contract).
Worked with the National Council and member focus groups, seven branch
Dec 2008 – activities and sub-branch chairs, fellows and other members nationally, tertiary
completed 2010 academics in 5 centres around New Zealand plus international contacts.
Assisted the development of NZCS ITCP professional certification initial
model, researched, investigated and analysed the SFIA framework,
international bodies of knowledge, and comparable certification
schemes in the UK, Australia and Canada. Developed criteria from
international successes and SFIA framework to create a model for
assessment of individuals for professional status certification.
Recommended the most appropriate policy options based on
international successes to create a New Zealand equivalent professional
assessment program. Defined governance model for ongoing
certification.
Played a key role in the development of the organisation’s certification
programme by assisting in the submissions to government agencies and
NZCS members towards IP3 accreditation of CITP/IP3P Professional
Certification in New Zealand. Met with NZCS members and government
staff to explain the benefits of the certification and related programs,
responded to questions, analysed feedback, liaised with similar
organisations internationally.
Coordinated and participated in 5 of the organisation’s 6 national public
workshops. Developed the initial overview document of the proposed
certification scheme, coordinated workshops and travel, responded to
questions, recorded feedback and prepared reports and other
documents for distribution. Contributed to discussions with senior
academics at Auckland, Waikato, Wellington, Otago and Christchurch
Universities and Technical Institutes, senior government department
staff at immigration, careers and education to explain the value and
purpose of certification for students and practitioners.
Received, documented and analysed feedback and submissions to
enable the program model to be revised by the CEO and President to
ensure the model’s widest possible acceptance. Audited adjustments to
the model and advised the executive and those submitting the changes
of the validity of the revised model to ensure the scheme would become
acceptable for international recognition.
Assisted in the proposed implementation of a mentoring program.
Customised mentor training materials, designed forms, processes and
system outlines for recording mentors, clients and results and audited
and reviewed the proposed budget assumptions. Specification of web
services.
Manager
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Senior Information Supervised a team of four to revise and update Telecom NZ’s core ICMS
Specialist
release management processes, software revision, regression testing,
QA & Change Leader
EDS NZ authorities and audit compliance. Re-created release governance.
Wellington Extended existing computer systems to provide a release management
March – view of work packets, enabled the introduction of quality checks and
December 2008 sign-offs and automated work package authorisation processes.
Liaised with program and project managers, development teams, test
analysts, project staff and implementation teams to ensure appropriate
sign-offs were obtained for change control pre-checks.
Designed, programmed and implemented revisions to the release
control system. In nine months, the improvements surpassed those
made for several years previously. Achieved company-wide acceptance
of the changes and automated the process. Resigned to help NZCS.
Senior Analyst & Senior project analyst and developer in an IBM i, Synon/2e and Cobol,
Developer Lotus Notes bespoke development environment, strengthened some
Australian Wool e-business software processes and investigated initiatives to modernise the
Handlers Pty Ltd organisation’s legacy applications. Electronic forms publishing.
Lara, Victoria Undertook numerous application and operational enhancements and
October 2006 – additions using tools to develop a new labour costing capability to
March 2008 improve cost management and employee payroll input.
Undertook product movement data extractions and automated the
organisation’s auction catalogue. New Web based enquiry developed.
Assisted system administrator in operating upgrades, D/R capability,
operations utilities and miscellaneous tasks.
Tools implemented/investigated: Websphere Development Studio, XML
tools, DB2 XML Extender and CGIDEV, Zend PHP implementation
involving previously untried, modern technology for application
development. Resigned for family reason, required returning to NZ.
Senior Analyst / In an IBM i, BPCS, Asset/RPG ILE WDSC environment, developed an
Developer application which enabled external parties to send and receive inter-
NHP Electrical company transactions directly into/from the core business system.
Engineering Undertook the design and development tasks and developed the BPCS
Melbourne ERP interfaces for electronic commerce for the migration of BPCS 6.02
June – to ERPlx 8.31 migration for Australia and the Exonet PC system to ERPlx
October 2006 for New Zealand.
Involved significant investigation into BPCS interfacing requirements
and developing external validation of received data to avoid data
integrity issues. Developed an XML B2B invoice, order and order
acknowledgement interface development.
Senior Analyst / Senior project analyst/developer in an IBM i, Synon/2e and RPG Wilcom
Developer Forms Server (electronic forms) environment:
EDS Melbourne Developed several software solutions to automate the transmission of
February – vehicle securities data to interested parties for Vic Roads (vehicle
April 2006 licensing authority). Involved combining the IBM i data with forms
designed using Wilkinson Forms EDMS.
Designed, developed and implemented vehicle securities interest expiry
advice options modifications and undertook the migration to a 2 tier
printing/faxing/emailing solution. IBM I, MQ Messaging, Robot, BRMS.
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Business Analyst Tested Synon/2e enhancements and provided some business
Implementation requirements analysis for the company’s new mortgage and leasing
& Test Analyst systems in a mixed Synon/2e, RPG and Java environment.
AFIG/GE Money With responsibility for ensuring the development met business
Sydney
requirements and was fit for purpose, developed the technical and user
documentation, undertook the QA and UAT testing and provided general
Provided loan
business support, training and implementation coordination.
application and
servicing for Wizard, Delivered, implemented and trained third party suppliers, inter-state,
Mobius, Bluestone for the RSA security token roll-out, for software change and
and loan originators implementation project.
November 2004 – Ensured all documents and sign-offs complied with GE Money guidelines
February 2006 and met SOX compliance requirements and Six Sigma processes.
Senior Specialist In an Advantage/2e (Synon/2e), RPG and Java environment, developed,
Finzsoft Solutions tested and implemented significant functional enhancements to the
Auckland
firm’s large and complex banking package and managed the
implementation of the revised software at five client sites to meet
Major provider of
international requirements and client changes.
software solutions to
Contributed to multiple client software upgrades and the
the non-bank finance
sector. implementation of O/S V5R3 for St George Bank. Evaluated software for
configuration management and automated testing packages, Turnover,
December 2003 –
Rational Robot, Mercury QuickTest Pro, Silk Test and Original Software
October 2004
TestBench. Testing of web services developed in Java. Involved in
numerous overnight client site updates to minimise business disruption,
upgrading the operating system, creating the test environment,
selecting processes and activities and testing solution evaluation and
recommendations (major client St George Bank).
Business Support Supported 1,500 users of JDE World and other AS/400 and related PC
& applications in a 24 x 7 environment with limited maintenance windows
Implementation spanning time zones from the USA via the UK and Europe to Asia.
Analyst Developed automated monitoring systems, using RPG4, CL, FTP etc.
Emerson Process Reduced monitoring activity from several hours daily to an automated,
Management UK proactive early warning system requiring only minutes which released
Manufacturer of control staff for other tasks. Change controller using Aldon solution.
systems for Implemented and monitored a global supply chain system working with
the petro-chemical, software vendors and building database triggers to interface via ODBC
oil and gas sectors.
to the PC and Internet based solution. This required the resolution of
March 2002 –
problems causing the performance degradation of other applications
December 2003
post implementation.
Upgraded V4R4 to V5R1 and V5R2 operation systems and application
software including disaster recovery. DataMirror, BRMS, AJS, Showcase,
OSD, JDE World etc. Resolved operating system issues which existing
and previous employees had not been able to overcome for some time,
coordinated a 3rd party solutions compatibility audit and enabling O/S
upgrade path.
Summary details of client/employer/environments etc.
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Technical Environments
Proficiency Prince 2, PMI CAPM, SSADM, ISO 9000, 9001, SOX, 6 Sigma and IITL environments.
Platforms
IBM i (i5, e-server, iSeries, AS/400), and previously (S/3, S/32, S/34, S/36, S/38, S/360,
S/370), Also Java, Wang/VS, Windows7, NT/2000/XP/Vista, Citrix, SQL Server.
Applications
CRM, ERP (JDE World, BPCS, BPCS Client/Server, Retalix Power Enterprise, Prism,
MAPICS+)
ICMS (Telecom), Cablemaster, CTI (Computer Telephony Integration) IVR, HR/ Payroll, all
the usual financial and commercial applications including many bespoke systems.
CASE Tools: Advantage/2e/Synon2E, Asset, Knowledgeware
Languages
RPG2, RPG3, RPG4, RPG400, RPG ILE, plus Asna vRPG, Synon/2(Advantage/2E), AS/SET,
CL, SQL, Java, Assembler, Cobol, VB Script (ASP/HTML)
Other Software
Thenon, Aldon, Turnover, other change control and configuration management packages.
Rational Robot, Mercury QuickTest Pro, Silk Test and Original Software Testbench testing
solutions.
MS Office, Outlook, Lotus Notes, Access, Project, Visio, Access, Visual SourceSafe,
WS_FTP, Norton, Symantec, CreateForms, Wilcom Forms, Project In A Box, SmartDraw.
Driving licences: Car. M/cycle, Heavy Rigid (Bus/Truck) UK, Europe, NZ and Australia (inc.
Passenger endorsements and Police and working with children checks etc. UK, NZ, Australia
Victoria and Federal) all recent.
Recent Education/certifications and professional memberships:
Current/planned education: Studying for PMP, enrolled for Business Analysis with ACS.
2007-2011 Australian Computer Society grade MACS (Snr) CP IP3P.
British Computer Society grade FBCS CITP.
Prince 2 Practitioner (2003-2014)
PMI CAPM 2009-20014.
Elected Fellow of Institution of Analysts and Programmers (UK).
ISACA and IIBA member.
CPeP (Post Graduate Level), 6 subjects, 5 passed with distinctions, 1 passed with high distinction, articulates
to/applied for MBA programme with Chifley.
Elected ACS Student representative to Academic Board.
Substantial and varied other education and courses:
2009 Prince 2 Re-certified, Java, PMI PMBOK,
Prince 2 Practitioner (certified– P2R/030274).
ITIL Syllabus 4.2 courses, 2002-2006.
APM Business Analysis and Data Modelling, Project Management.
Citrix Administration.
NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) Diploma (2001).
Performance Coaching (Business) Diploma (2003).
Life Skills Coaching Certificate (2003-2004),
French & Spanish (2002-03).
European Computer Driving License (ICDL) (2003).
Advanced Microsoft Word, Microsoft Project.
NCFE Level 3 Telematics (Web Wizard (2004 –05),
Open University courses (2003 –04).
Referees available on request.
David A. Wood
MACS (Snr) CP, FBCS CITP, FIAP.
Prince 2 Practitioner, CAPM.
IBM i Specialist.
www.merlininternationalprojects.com http://au.linkedin.com/in/davidandrewwood