CV for Edward Otto

Proven Skills / Talents:
·Customer focused problem analysis,
·Designing, developing and implementing network and database solutions,
·Application development: large or small – Using a development tool called Equinox,
·Information (data) capturing and manipulation, (using Equinox)
·Problem management,
·PC Network management (SBS2003 backwards) .
·PC Support (remote),
·Situation / Team Management, and
·Creating and presenting Customer specific training courses.
·Department Team creation and Management.
·Technical & MS Office (local or remote) support.

I am keen to learn new skills whenever possible.

Achievements:
·Every project undertaken has been completed on time and within budget
·Created and written a complete business management application - now on the market
·Implementation of web based applications and shopping cart system
·Numerous industry based courses (loads of certificates for the wall)

Work Ethics:
I am: self-motivated, mature, trustworthy, keen, mobile and able to work from my own, fully equipped, office if appropriate. I am also:
·An impeccable time keeper,
·hard working to complete specified tasks,
·helpful, cheerful and
·Always interested in improving existing procedures or processes.

Interests:
Rugby refereeing, reading, fish keeping, motorcycle restoration, swimming, running for fitness, D.I.Y. inventing ‘things’, - Plus others not worth mentioning

Employment Summary
Employed by Dates Main Duties
J.E.D.S.O. '89- Self employed Computer Consultant
Computer Services Specialising in Networks, Training and Application Software
SpearPC Franchisee 2002-4 Remote IT Support Area franchisee
Compaq Computers '89-'89 Technical Support Manager
Normerel (UK) Ltd. '88-'89 National Sales Support Manager – setting up a National Sales Support
Operation
BusinessLand UK '85-'88 National Accounts Support Manager
Rank Xerox '79-'85 850 Programmer, Selling 960 System Copiers
Copier Systems Designer, CPM Computer Sales Support
Major Accounts Data Processing Manager and 'Star Networks' Consultant
Dyadic Systems Ltd '78-'79 Contract APL Programmer
Rank Xerox '73-'78 General Administration, Marketing and Statistics, APL Programming
Telephone Rentals '69-'73 General Clerical/Business Duties and Basic Selling Skills


Activities since: ‘2000 -’
The following is a list of some of the projects that I have been involved with as an independent Consultant.

Hadens:
Upgrade a WAN of 6 Servers and project manage the upgrade and ‘service’ of 700 PCs throughout the UK

Smithkline Beecham Ltd:-
Retained to plan and administer a project to upgrade up to 900 PCs on the London network, plus support trips to Turkey, Hungary and Czechoslovakia

Rank Leisure:-
Planned and installed a 50 user Novell 4 network, create training courses for Windows, Word, Excel and Mail – to be given to all staff in all sites in England.

Haden Building Management Ltd:-
Tasked to specify, implement their Y2k upgrade their 23 branch office Novell networks. Also used as a roving “trouble shooter” to work in distant branches throughout the UK and the Isle of Man.


Freelance Consultant
Retained by Wenmouth International Marketing, Ashgoal Limited and Amethyst Associates working with all sorts of hardware and software including Novell, NT, MS-SBS, 2000, XP, ME, 98, Equinox, Access SQL and e-Commerce. I am in the process of teaching myself MySQL.

As such I have worked for :-
Reuters (London), Saloman Brothers, Reuters (Geneva), London & Quadrant Housing Assoc.
Elf Petroleum, London Borough Lewisham, Diversey (UK) Ltd, Novamax Technologies and Connolly Leather.

Novell and NT Trainer:-
I have been, repeatedly used as the Novell Network Trainer by Businessland, Simmons Magee, Computer Literacy and the London Borough of Brent, and have trained staff from Companies that include:- Bank of America, Standard Telephone & Cables, London Boros of Lewisham, Greenwich, Brent, Croydon, Matthew Hall, London Fire Brigade, Lego (UK) Ltd, Royal Nat. Inst. for the Blind, American Express, Motorola, Renfrew District Council, Whitbread, and Esso.

Personal Details:
· I am a married Canadian with a wife and 2 adult children.
· I was educated in England achieving 5 O’s and 2 A’s