Curriculum Vitae

I've had a long and varied career, and managed to pick up experience in many, many computer systems. The full list is as follows:-

Personal

• Name: Martyn Hill
• DOB: Christmas Day 1964
• Email: viewcode@yahoo.com

Degrees

• 00-01: Oxford University: MSc Computer Science
• 95-96: Teesside University: MSc Computer Aided Graphical Technology (Distinction)
• 83-87: Lancaster University: BSc Operational Research (2.1 Hons)

Skills

• O/Systems: Windows 3.11, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows XP, Mac OS5, Mac OS6, Unix, SG, IBM MVS/XA, MVS/ESA, VM/CMS, OV/VM, MSDOS
• Hardware: Supercomputers (Oscar & Tosca), mainframes (IBM 3090, Sun Solaris), minis (SG Onyx), Macs, IBM PC's (numerous), and laptops (Dell)
• Languages: ASP, Assembler, Basic, C, CICS, Cobol 1, Cobol 2, DB2, Haskell, HTML, Java 1.1, Java 1.2, Javascript, JCL, Oberon, Perl v5, Rexx, SQL, Visual Basic 5, Visual Basic 6, VBScript, VRML
• Software: Access, Apache, Authorware, Corel Draw 5, Corel Draw 6, Dreamweaver, Excel, Freehand, Front Page, Front Page Express, IE3, IE4, IE5, MS Image Composer, MS Photo Editor, MS Office, Notepad, Paragon, Photoshop 3, Photoshop 4, Softimage 3.5, Softimage 3.7, SQL Server 6.5, SQL Server 7, Visio, Visual InterDev, Word, Wordpad, Write
• Other: Infoman, ISPF, JES, JES2, VSAM, VTAM

References

• David Walker (or Jeff Saunders if absent): Oxford University Computing Laboratory, Wolfson Building, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QD
• Graham Ingram-Monk (or Mahesh Bhatt or Avril Hirst if absent): Thesaurus Computer Services, Midsummer House, 409 Midsummer Boulevard, Milton Keynes MK9 3BN
• Human Resources (or Mike Bowker or possibly Pam Beresford or Hilary Murfin): CGNU (was General Accident), Rougier House, Rougier St, York, North Yorkshire
• Catherine Davies (or Paul DuPlessis if absent): Inform Information Systems, Market Street, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 8AA
• Richard Eglise: Dept of Management Science, University of Lancaster, Lancaster, LA1 4YX
• Suresh Keswani (or Matthew Holton if absent): School of Computing & Mathematics, University of Teesside, Middlesbrough, Cleveland, TS1 3BA
• Vanguelis Christodolou or John Svolos: Foundation of the Hellenic World, 15 Akademias St, Athens 10671, Greece: tel: +30 1 36 26 531, email: evan@fhw.gr, web: http://www.fhw.gr

Career History

• 01-present
  • Currently working for a finance firm in Windsor, overseeing their website. Hqve done the first version using HTML, am now developing its successor using ASP
  • Skills: HTML, Javascript, ASP, FrontPage, Windows XP
• 00-01
  • Further training was necessary, so I went to Oxford University to do another Master's. My project for Summer 2001 involved Perl, Wap, & WML
  • Skills: Perl, Wap, Java, HTML, Oberon, Haskell, C, Unix, Apache, WML, Windows 95/98/NT/2000
• 99-00
  • Feeling the need for cross-training, I worked for Inform Information Systems in Maidenhead. Inform had an enlightened view on training and sent me on Java, Javascript, Perl, VB, Access, SQL & HTML courses.
  • Skills: Cobol/DB2 batch programming & testing, systems design & user interaction, JCL, MVS, VM/CMS, ISPF, Infoman, Windows 95/98/NT
• 97-99
  • Lured by Y2K, worked as contractor with my own company Viewcode Enterprises Ltd, subcontracted to Thesaurus Computer Services. Did 6-month contract at Senate Electrical in Potter's Bar, 1-month contract at OAG in Dunstable (as a last-minute replacement for another contractor who was being fired!), and a 5-month contract at AXA Insurance in Cardiff
  • Skills: Cobol batch programming & testing, user interaction, JCL, MVS, VM/CMS, SPSF,ISPF, Infoman, REXX, Windows 95/98
• 95-97
  • Hit 30 and left to do Master's Degree, then worked as contractor. Did 3 months in England with the Foundation for the Hellenic World as a 3D modeller for the Hellenic Gymnasium at Miletus, then a 6 month contract with the University of Teesside (VR researcher), then 3-month with Silicon Dreams Studio (3D modeller)
  • Skills: VRML, Softimage, CorelDraw, Photoshop, Unix, Windows 3.11/95, SG Onyx/Indy, Mac OS5/6
• 87-85
  • Worked for General Accident in York as a programmer (87-89), then analyst/programmer (89-91), then systems analyst (91-95). Changed systems to comply with Data Protection and Disclosure Acts, supported GA's DD/BACS, NB & YP systems, changed GA's Interest Collections system (Assembler!) and ended up as Infoman Coordinator
  • Skills: Cobol/CICS online programming & testing, Cobol & Assembler batch programming & testing, systems design, user interaction and 24hrs support, JCL, MVS, VM/CMS, ISPF, Infoman, Windows 3.11