Elliott
Bros Limited, Boreham Wood, England
Engaged
as a demonstrator for the Elliott 504E Computer at the Physical Society Exhibition,
London. Learnt
to program in Fortran II. This was the model prior to the Lyons Electronic Office
or LEO range. | 1954 |
Senior
Assistant – Blackburn Robson Coates & Co – Chartered Accountants
Angel Place,
London WC1
Responsible
for establishing Management Accounting division with emphasis on automation and
manufacturing systems. Introduced
Hollarith Punched Cards & Tabulators to compute Inventory Levels of leading
Motor Spares Suppliers. Attended
IMB 1004 & IBM 1300 & 1500 series briefings. Learnt
to program in COBOL | 1962-1963 |
Deputy
Chief Accountant – Arrow Electric Switches Ltd – Electrical Switch Manufacturers
Southall, Middlesex,
England
Involved
in the automation of manual accounting operations with large inventory & receivables
departments. Developed
program to convert Inventory Control from manual to punch card bin controls etc.
Introduced Anita Electronic
Calculators to replace Comptometers. | 1963-1964 |
Area Accountant,
Kingdom of Libya Airlines
Tripoli, Libya
Introduced
the SITA communications network in Libya Established
a first teletype connections in Country between Town Office and Airport for transmission
of Passenger and Freight Lists etc | 1966-1967 |
Tariffs Officer
- Gas & Fuel Corporation of Victoria
Melbourne
Introduced
the GE Timesharing System wrote
some 136 programs in TABOL, BASIC, FORTRAN and ALGOL to compute the impact of
various new Industrial and Commercial Gas loads onto the Corporations reticulation
system using discounted cash flow analysis developed
simulation exercises to analyse load changes to better judge conversion program
Automated tariff evaluation
procedures to eliminate some 22 manual calculation positions
enabled the automatic
production of a printed report for signature by the tariff committee. | 1968-1969 |
Victorian
Manager and National Marketing Consultant, SPL
International Pty Ltd, Melbourne & Sydney, Australia
Responsible
for the negotiation of major software support contracts Managed
the Victorian operations, including the 27 man-year Shell LEO III to IMB 360/65
& CLEAO to PL/1 conversion project which was at that time the largest single
software contract every conducted in the Southern Hemisphere.
Arranged for the presentation
of Real Time Computing Seminars in all major Australian Capital Cities using European
specialists flown in for the occasion. Introduced
the Boadecea Computer Seat Reservation System into Australia | 1969-1970 |
Commercial
Systems Manager, Wang Computers Pty Ltd
Sydney & Melbourne, Australia
Major
projects included setting up WANG Computers in each capital city in Australia
Training Staff and
Subcontractors in the use of Dartmouth BASIC negotiation
of all multi-system and government contracts negotiation
and management of all software contracts | 1970-1973 |
Chief
Research Officer – PNG Department of Finance – Financial Policy
Port Moresby,
PNG
Developed
various studies using ICL 1902 and MaxiMop to evaluate projects
Advisor to Minister
of Finance on all major development projects Introduced
WANG Computers & Reuters | 1974-1975 |
Project
Accountant – Shepherd & Partners – Chartered Accountants
Alice Springs and Darwin, NT
Specialised
in Tourism Projects & training local agents in remote areas
Programmed Canon Machine
Code Inventory Package | 1976-1977 |
Project
Accountant – Handley Walker International Ltd – Consultants
Melbourne & Bahrain
Responsible
for all accounting system projects in Australia & Middle East
Selected and Introduced
Accounting System for Swann Electronics, Glen Waverley, Vic Reviewed
Gulf Air AirCrew Rostering System using BOAC Software | 1977-1978 |
Group
Accountant – Automatic Accessories Group – Valve Manufacturers
Melbourne & Singapore
Upgrading
Datapoint system in Databus from single user single currency to multi-user multi-currency
Introduced HP Handheld
Programmable Calculators for on-site sizing and noise control evaluations. | 1978-1985 |
Project
Accountant – Island Training Centre – Computer Training
Singapore
Providing
support to Small/Medium Business converting to computerised accounting
Co-ordinated the establishment
of the Amex Bank Software Development Centre Wrote
Screenwrite and COBOL programs for Amex Bank conversion to Asian Standards
Wrote wide range of
articles as Feature Writer of SE Asian Computer Press Was
Inaugural Chairman of AI SIG of Singapore Microcomputer Society
Presented Paper at
Singapore Computer Society Annual Conference on International Online Trading
Developed International
WorkGroup using Infonet Networks for remote MBA Students | 1980-1989 |
Accountant/Managing
Consultant – Ocfemia Enterprises (Part Time)
– Office Services and Contract Staff
11 Shipway Street, Marsfield NSW 2122 - Ph: 02-9869.4416 Fx 02-9869.4418
Providing support
to clients in Quicken, MYOB, Pastel, Paccioli, Tracker, MS Money, Office etc
Developed inhouse
MultiPeer Network for Office Services, Accounting and Consulting Projects
Installed TOPS/DOS
Network for Daspire Holdings Pty Ltd - a Serviced Offices Operator
Installed Macintosh
Network for Hamilton Mercantile Agency using Marco Polo and MS Office
Installed ATTACHE
accounting Package for small Trading Group Installed
Novell 3.11 Network for Lady Macquire Chambers Office Services | 1990
– 1988 |
Principal,
M. WORSLEY - International Consultants
- Geneva - New Hebrides - Brunei - Sydney - Kingston
Upgraded
MultiPeer into OS/2 Network Upgraded
SCO-UNIX Network for Laport Color Services Installed
IMPACT Accounting System for Laporte Color Services Installed
Tracker 4 for DOS for Telephone Canvassing Services Installed
Lotus Notes and converted several databases from Tracker to Lotus Notes
Restored Novell 3.12
Network following sabotage by departed Network Supervisor for Law Firm
Established Multiple
CD-ROM research network for Taxation Reasearch Publishing
Converted networks
to Windows 3.11 & WIN95 for wide range of clients Provided
24hr Hotline and Onsite Support as required world-wide Installed
and Upgraded wide range of software for clients around the country
Prepared multiple
sets of accounts using reconstructed records and Lotus linked spreadsheets
Installed Lawpoint,
Lotus 1-2-3 & Word Perfect for Carol Foreman & Associates - Solicitors
Consolidated separate
State accounting systems into National Accounting System using ACCPAC for Amnesty
International Reviewed
network security for change management system for AXE Upgraded
Tracker II to Lotus Notes for Anderson Contracting | 1960
- date |
Manager,
Action Travel
Longreach, QLD
Installed
SABRE CRS Terminals in reconstructed Travel Agency Premises following major fire
Installed Accounting
System for Action Travel Agency and Cen-Trek Safaris | 1991 |
Manager,
Rainbow Tours and Travel
Darwin, NT
Managed
conversion from SABRE to GALLILAO for CRS Installed
Sybix Accounting Package and conversion for manual and Macintosh spreadsheet system | 1991 |
Systems Consultant,
NSW Department of School Education
Sydney, NSW
Prepared
Locked MS Excel Spreadsheet Macro Packages for records of Capital Commitment Register | 1992 |
Network Manager,
Bowden Computer Services P/L,
Brisbane
Managed
three Novell Networks for Queensland Health Documented
WetWear on Network Features and Operations Set
Up, rolocated and maintained workstations, systems and applications software as
required | 1993 |
Systems Manager,
Baseline Business Systems
Summer Hill, NSW
Upgraded
Accountants Write-up Package from Novell 3.11 to 4.0 Installed
Hintful Centre Network Novell 4.1 System in new Central Offices | 1994 |
Senior
Assistant – M.R. Pegler & CO (Part Time)
82 Alexander Street, Crows Nest NSW 2065 - pH: 02-9439.7622 Fx: 02-9439.7534
Responsible for
overload support with Audits, Accounting & Tax Work Prepared
accounts with Quicken & MYOB Installed
Printer Network and additional workstations Upgraded
CeeData to HandyLedger & HandiTax Systems | 1997 |