ADR Computers: Software Consulting
The company was incorporated in March 1997 and is in the business of supplying I.T. consultancy and software services. There are two employees, a director and a company secretary. The director (Allan Jamieson) carries out the main business of the company.
Since incorporation this has involved completing work for Standard Life, Lloyds TSB and The Royal Bank of Scotland. More information is detailed below including the director’s relevant I.T. experience prior to forming the company along with contact details.
Skills developed/used since 1990 include:
· IBM mainframe MVS/TSO, JCL, COBOL,
CICS, DB2
· Endevor, IMS, Assembler, BTS,
Easytrieve plus
· Compuware's FILEAID & Xpediter debugging tool
· Microsoft Windows inc. NT, MS Office products, CaseWise Corporate
Modeller systems design tool.
· PC development work done includes training in & experience of Centura
SQL Windows & some SQLbase work as well as use of OS/2 & Win OS/2 in client/server testing.
RECENT CONTRACTS:
Since Sep 00: Royal Bank of Scotland Ltd, 113 Dundas Street, Edinburgh
EH3: Electronic Banking Integration, tel: (0131) 523 7646
IT Consultant: NatWest Integration (9 months, Sep 01 – May 02)
System, Integration & Acceptance testing & implementation of a system to take corporate banking payments from the NatWest and process them through the Royal Bank’s daily accounting process. Mainframe batch & on-line.
IT Consultant: NatWest Integration (12 months, Sep 00 – Aug 01)
Development & testing of a system to take corporate banking payments from the NatWest and process them through the Royal Bank’s daily accounting process. Involves mainframe batch & on-line systems, technical design analysis, program specifications & liaison with Business customers.
Sep 98 – Aug 00: Standard Life Assurance Co., Standard Life House, Lothian Road,
Edinburgh EH3: Information Services International,
IT Consultant: (6 month contract, Mar 00 – Aug 00)
Enhancements to the mainframe batch Benefit Statements system & other batch & on-line systems relating to Standard Life Ireland (Business Quotations & Annuities) inc. analysis, business liaison, program specs & implementation.
IT Consultant: (6 month contract, Sep 99 – Mar 00)
Development & implementation of Pension scheme Benefit Statements for Standard Life Ireland (mainframe batch system). This was driven by a legislative deadline. This included Analysis, liaison & testing in partnership with Business customers in Edinburgh & Dublin.
IT Consultant: (6 month contract, Mar 99 – Sep 99)
Year 2000 & EMU work on Standard Life Ireland’s mainframe systems (Business Quotations, Annuities & Pensions) Analysis, liaison with Business customers in Edinburgh & Dublin, program specs & implementation
IT Consultant: (6 month contract, Sep 98 – Mar 99)
Year 2000 work on Standard Life Ireland’s mainframe systems.
Mar 98 - Sep 98: Lloyds UDT, Finance House, Orchard Brae, Edinburgh EH4 1PF
Application Development, MSD.
IT Consultant (6 month contract)
Year 2000 work on the mainframe (Cobol, CICS, IMS) batch & on-line systems (Leasing, Main Hirer, General Ledger) including analysis, liaison with Business customers, program specifications & implementation.
Mar 1997 - Mar 1998: Standard Life Assurance Company, 5-15 Thistle Street, Edinburgh EH2
Information Services, Sales & Marketing, direct line: (0131) 245 1247
IT Consultant (12 months contract):
Development, unit, system, user acceptance testing & implementations on The Exchange’s CTP (Common Trading Platform), a PC & mainframe based Quotation system. The quotations are on a range of financial products including Pensions, Annuities, Mortgages, Bonds, Whole Life. Also analysis & program spec work & liaison with Business customers & third party suppliers.
PRIOR TO COMPANY FORMATION:
Apr 1990 - Mar 1997: The Royal Bank of Scotland, 113 Dundas Street, Edinburgh EH3
Senior Analyst/Programmer: Systems Development, Group Technology.
Development, maintenance & support work on the Bank's on-line & batch
Mainframe systems, including the overnight Core Accounting suite.
1994-97: on-line development, implementation & support of the New Branch client/server project including close partnership with the business team in the areas of requirements definition, system & user acceptance testing.
DIRECTOR'S QUALIFICATIONS:
1980-1983: University of Strathclyde: BA in Business and Administration.
(Main subjects - Economics, Accountancy, Statistics)
1984-1985: University of Strathclyde: Honours Endorsement in Economics, 2.II.
1985-1986: University of Strathclyde: Diploma in Business Information Technology
Systems, including Computer Science, COBOL, IT applications in business disciplines.
OTHER INFORMATION:
Preferred client location: Central Scotland.
Full time availability: From May 31st 2002.
Current agent: Elan Computing Ltd
Full driving licence since 1982.