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Jan Bower
1 Oakwood Road
Balby
Doncaster
South Yorks
DN4 8RQ

Phone : (01302) 817566
Mobile : (07880) 723369
Email : JanBower@blueyonder.co.uk
Jan Bower

Age  
  • Date of Birth
  • 30th March 1953

  • Marital Status
  • Co-habiting with Partner

  • Education
    • HNC in COBOL Programming - Technology and Design, Blackburn College, Lancashire, 1989
    • HND in Software Engineering - Technology and Design, Blackburn College, Lancashire, 1988
    • Six GCSE O' Levels - Portsmouth Southern Grammar School for Girls,Hampshire, 1964-1969
    Further Education
  • RSA Word Processing II - Open Course Blackburn Business College, Lancashire, 1988

  • RSA Word Processing I - Open Course Blackburn Business College, Lancashire, 1987

  • Work Related Development Training Courses Attended

  • Cognos Impromptu User and Administrator Courses, 2001
  • Cognos Powerplay User and Administrator Courses, 2001
  • Web Editors Course - Ericsson In House Training, 2001
  • Environmental Training - Ericsson In House Training, 2000
  • Health and Safety Training - Ericsson In House Training, 2000
  • ACL 6 for Windows Training - D.A.T.A. Services, Edinburgh, 2000
  • Defining Business System Requirements Course - Parity Training, London, 2000
  • SAP R/3 Report Painter and Report - SAP Training Centre, Manchester, 1999
  • SAP R/3 ABAP Programming Course - SAP Training Centre, Manchester, 1999
  • Ericsson Product Branding Training - Erisson In House Training, 1998
  • MS Access 97 Advanced Course - Learning Tree, London, 1997
  • Cognos / MTMS IQ Query Course - LK Global plc, Blackburn, 1995
  • IBM AIX Technical Course - BEC Group plc, Blackburn, 1990
  • MTMS Reporter Writer Course - BEC Group plc, Blackburn, 1990
  • IBM System 36 Query Writing Course - IBM Training Centre, Manchester, 1989
  • Work History
  • Systems Analyst Programmer - Ericsson Mobile Communications (UK) Ltd, Worksop - 1998 - 2001

  • UNIFACE Development Programmer - Orbitel Ltd, Worksop - 1996

  • Contractor for Report Writing Skills - LK Global plc, Blackburn - 1995

  • Training Course Developer - LK Global plc, Blackburn - 1995

  • COBOL Development Programmer - LK Global plc, Blackburn - 1995

  • Computer System Administrator - Reilor Ltd, Preston - 1989

  • HomeBrew Shop Manageress - Town & Country Homebrew, Portsmouth - 1980

  • StockTake Clerk - J N Wade Ltd, Wholesale Electrical Suppliers, Portsmouth - 1980

  • Invoice Clerk - T J Callender Ltd, Wholesale Ironmongers, Portsmouth - 1970

  • Work Skills
  • SAP R/3 ABAP Query Report Writing
  • MS Access 97 and 2000 Development
  • ACL 6 for Windows Reporting Tool
  • Visual Basic 6 and VBA Programming Development
  • Web Development Skills - HTML Editing - MS FrontPage 2000
  • Active Server Pages (ASP) Development including SQL
  • Other
  • Clean Driving Licence

  • Hobbies & Interests
  • Family History Research - Genealogy - One Name Study
  • Bird Watching
  • Tropical Fish Keeping
  • Algarvian Holidays

  • Career Overview

    Duties at Ericsson Mobile Communications (UK) Ltd :
    System Analyst Programmer

    • High Involvement in Various In House Projects :
      Development of Access databases and Uniface Applications using a structured approach Project Life Cycle
      - Feasibility Plan
      - Writing of Requirement Specifications
      - Creating a Project Plan
      - Design of Project
      - Development of Project
      - System Testing
      - Acceptance Testing
      - Implementation / Handover Documentation
      - User Manual Documentation
    • ABAP Query Report Writing : Projects being requested as 2nd line support for SAP R/3 ERP users in all Business Areas (MM,FM,CO,SD,PM,PP,LO etc).
      This involves developing the Functional Area Structures for further use in creating the ABAP Query.
      I have an in-depth knowledge of SAP R/3 database tables, logical databases and structures needed to create ABAP Queries.
    • MS Access Development : Departmental Projects
      I have written various MS Access databases for specific purposes.
      - Data Management Group Task Issuing Database
      - IT Software Asset Register Database
      - IT Helpdesk Database
      - Including Data Objects and Active X components
    • Various Data Extractions and Manipulations :
      - Use of Unix C scripts, Informix SQL and various Reporting tools to extract live data from legacy systems to prepare for uploading into SAP R/3 ERP package at data take-on time
      - Using Software tools such as MS Excel Macro writing and VBA
      - Handling large data extractions with ACL 6 for Windows Reporting tool to show Financial Reports - such as VAT Audit and Reconciliation reports where the number of records exceeds 65000 rows
      - Analysis of large amounts of Data using Cognos Powerplay to show anomalies on Control Output machines on the Shop Floor
    • Various Data Cleanup :
      - Creation of routines in SAP to define records for cleanup, archive and deletion
    Former Duties and Previous Employment Skills
    • Data Clean Up and Extraction from Legacy systems ready for SAP r/3 Go Live :
      - Creation of various reports in legacy system to show the Business areas needed to be cleansed
      - Generation of temporary Tables and Dictionaries to extract cleansed data ready for input into new SAP R/3 ERP system
      - Use of Automated scripts to run routines daily
      - Ability to follow set Project plans to attain the results needed in tight deadlines
    • UNIFACE Development :
      - Creating screen forms and reports to show Statistical Analysis of dynamic Production Line Test Results
      - Using Libraries and Repositories
    • Contractor for Report Writing Skills :
      - Creating Queries and Reports from CISAM and Informix Tables on NT, AIX and UNIX servers
      - Using a Report Writer tool called Reporter
      - Using Dictionary structures
      - Using Informix SQL
      - Automating Reports to run at specific times - using Cron scripts and Unix C scripting
    • Training Course Development :
      - Technical Information to be used in a 5 day course presentation to Customer / Users.
      - Creating Training material - manuals, overhead projection documents, MS Powerpoint presentations and handouts
      - Holding the training course for up to six Customers / Users at a time.
    • Computer System Administrator :
      - Sole IT person dealing with all aspects of a IBM AIX server based MRP software package with 24 users.
      - Setting up Users, Passwords, Security, Reporting, Training, Backups, Screen Developments etc
      - Creating Business Processes for Users

      - Complete Upgrade from a legacy IBM System 36 system to a IBM RS6000 
    • Home Brew Shop Manageress :
      - Handling all transactions from ordering, banking, credit card payments, wages etc.
     
     

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