This is the CV of PythonOnline's principal website developer Simon Goodwin, who has over 30 years' experience in designing and programming a variety of computer applications. He has worked in senior programming, project-leading and I.T. consultancy roles for a number of corporations and major companies including Lloyds Bank, Nat West Bank, HSBC, SocGen Bank, British Telecom and Logica Systems. He spent over 11 years working on the ATLAS banking system used by many international banks.
| Employer | System | Roles | Applications | Dates/Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lloyds Bank | IBM | Trainee Computer Operator | I learnt how to operate and maintain all of the computer peripherals. | Sep 76 - Feb 77 6 months |
| Coates Bros. | Honeywell | Computer Operator | I ran one shift being responsible for the operation of the mainframe and all its peripherals. | Feb 77 - Sep 77 6 months |
| Wellcome Foundation (Glaxo Smith Kline) |
IBM | Assistant Network Controller | In my role as Assistant Network Controller I installed
network components including modems, cabling and terminals,
and maintained the physical computer network.
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Sep 77 - Sep 78 1 year |
| Trainee Programmer | This was my introduction to COBOL. | Sep 78 - Sep 79 1 year |
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| Sankeys | Tandem COBOL SCOBOL Enform |
Programmer | I learnt client/server programming, and wrote a number of stock control applications. As a training exercise I co-wrote a networked submarine game, which Tandem took on to demonstrate the versatility and power of their requester/server software. | Jan 80 - Sep 80
9 months |
| Samuel Montagu (now part of HSBC) |
Tandem COBOL SCOBOL Enform |
Programmer | During my time at Samuel Montagu I wrote several hundred COBOL/SCOBOL programs to service back-office applications. | Sep 80 - Sep 81 1 year |
| Senior Programmer | As Senior Programmer I was responsible for a small team of programmers, and was tasked with the specification of the COBOL and Enform programming standards. | Sep 81 - Jan 84 2.25 years |
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| Programming Team Leader | Responsible for a larger team, but I was by now looking for a change and was head-hunted by a new company. | Jan 84 - Mar 84 3 months |
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| Beyond Software
(bought by BT) |
Microcomputers BASIC Assembler C |
Software Manager | I was responsible for the management of a team of developers producing computer games for a range of home computers. I was also responsible for the physical production of the cassettes for sale to the public. I liaised with the sales and marketing teams, and took part in exhibitions at Olympia for sales launches. | Mar 84 - Jan 87 2.75 years |
| Dover Harbour Board | Tandem COBOL SCOBOL Enform |
Contract Programmer | I wrote a number of programs to control ship manifest details to allow faster clearance through Customs. | Jan 87 - Apr 87 4 months |
| Data Architects (bought by Logica) |
Tandem COBOL SCOBOL Enform |
Senior Programmer | I supported the company's BESS application which was installed in a number of banks, so I spent time on site with bank clients in London and Amsterdam. | May 87 - Apr 89 2 years |
| Lloyds Bank Treasury Division | Tandem ATLAS COBOL SCOBOL Enform |
I.T. Consultant | As a computer contractor here I wrote a large number of
programs for Money Market, Foreign Exchange, Settlements and
other applications as the bank installed and configured their
new ATLAS system. I attended a number of training sessions to become familiar with ATLAS and the bank's business. I gave training to programmers new to Tandem. |
Apr 89 - Sep 92 3.5 years |
| Nat West | Tandem ATLAS COBOL SCOBOL Enform |
I.T. Consultant | I wrote a few applications in a brief stay, I don't recall what they were now. | Sep 92 - Dec 92 3 months |
| Societe Generale | Tandem ATLAS COBOL SCOBOL Enform |
I.T. Consultant | During my almost 8 year stay I assumed a number of
responsibilities as the bank first migrated onto the ATLAS
system, and then later migrated off again. I was the first person to join the development team, which eventually swelled to around 25 members. I specified the COBOL and Enform programming standards, and at various times ran teams of various sizes. I wrote a large number of program suites for Money Market, FX, Accounting and other applications. I performed roles in business liaison, program specification, development, testing, implementation and live support. |
Jan 93 - Sep 01
7.75 years |
| Various clients | HTML Javascript VBScript CSS |
Website developer | I decided another change was in order, and became a website developer working from home. I also write bespoke applications in Visual Basic / MS Access. | Sep 01 - now |
