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BACKGROUND

Our client designs, develops and sells automated synthesizers for the pharmaceutical and general chemistry market. They are a small, well-funded and growth-oriented company with a worldwide customer base, including all the major pharmaceuitcal manufacturers, and an exciting range of innovative products. Their products range from simple semi-automated systems to sophisticated fully automated robotic synthesisers. They are based in the south-east of the UK.

JOB DESCRIPTION

This role involves leadership of the software team and hands-on responsibility for software design and software architecture. Reporting to the R&D; manager, the software team leader will:

?Provide technical and commercial leadership and guidance to the software team ?Co-ordinate the activities of the software team ?Have hands-on technical responsibility especially at the front-end of the project lifecycle ?Monitor projects to ensure they are delivering to time and budget ?Develop new generation software and lead multidisciplinary project teams ?Organise the mentoring of new staff and carry out the assessment of training needs ?Ensure that development processes and procedures are constantly reviewed and are followed ?Be involved in recruiting new staff and the performance appraisals of the software team

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Our ideal candidate will have:

?a good degree in an engineering, computing or science discipline ?at least 5 years experience developing software in an engineering environment ?technical experience which must include object oriented design and use of C++ and/or Delphi; knowledge of Oracle, UML and Rational Rose would be an advantage ?strong leadership and interpersonal skills with at least 2 years experience of successfully leading projects and teams ?gravitas, strong personality, diplomacy ?demonstrable awareness of commercial product development challenges ?a can-do attitude ?be prepared to express an opinion and keen to make a difference . ambitious career aspirations - keen to move into a senior engineering management position in 3-5 years

WHY SHOULD YOU APPLY?

?Opportunity to build your own team ?Lots of visibility & responsibility ?really influence the direction of the business ?Stimulating hands-on technical challenges . Small, dynamic, company with an informal culture . Excellent salary and benefits package

HOW TO APPLY

. Email your CV to [email protected] or telephone MRI Worldwide on +44 1633 224431

I am grateful for this opportunity to formally introduce myself. I am currently working for a government contractor. I have an active security clearance of secret. I currently hold the position of Programmer Analyst with Planning and Management Consultants, Ltd. (www.pmcl.com). My goal is to become an active and significant contributor to the field of Software Development and Engineering. I develop applications using Visual Basic 6.0 and Oracle 8i. I possess skills in Relational Database Management Systems (RDBMS), GUI development, and object-oriented (classes) programming. I use control and analysis tools to build reports. My team and I use these reports to perform analysis on schedule related data. The information derived from this data is used to point out our past mistakes and potential problems. I have good oral/written communication skills.

As a Programmer with your organization, I would bring a focus on quality and efficiency to your group’s IT missions and objectives. Salary is negotiable within the range of $45,000 - $65,000. I have professional team leadership training with the military. As a Sergeant with the Army Reserve, I exceeded leadership tasks. My informal and formal evaluations reflect dedication, technical and tactical competence, and outstanding leadership. Furthermore, I know and understand how to train our soldiers in combat drill exercises, as well as technical aspects of military business. My ability to resolve many varied and complex problems, combined with programming skills and outstanding organizational skills, are indicative of my potential as a Software Developer with your group.

I provide support and enhancements to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer’s Regulatory Information Management System (RIMS). RIMS is a software development project that is approaching its fourth year of development. The RIMS system establishes a national standard for data and information requirements within the Regulatory program that can be accessed throughout the entire Corps management hierarchy; particularly by Regulatory project management personnel. This software application delivers data in a graphical format for review and analysis on the user’s desktop. Thus, users receive U.S. Army Corp of Engineers’ information in an easily understandable format for use in day-to-day operations. Additionally, this component involves development of a Microsoft Visual Basic application using a variety of components and techniques to create a unique and user-friendly application for the Regulatory community. I have also used Maple to solve and graph Differential Equations. During 1995 through 1996, I worked as a Law Enforcement Officer for The State of Georgia.

I am confident my education, skills, and experience would prove beneficial to your clients and would welcome an opportunity to discuss my qualifications with you in person. I am willing to relocate. I can be reached at 618-351-1109. Would you acknowledge that you have received a good copy of this letter and resume? Thank you for your attention and consideration.

Sincerely,

Elihu Eli El

Elihu Eli El
500 North Westridge Drive
Apartment Number E-2; Carbondale, IL 62901
Telephone Number: (618) 351-1109
[email protected]

More than 3 years application development and information technology experience.
COMPUTER SKILLS
 Proficient in: Visual Basic 6.0
 Familiar with: Lisp, Ada, Prolog, Visual C++, Anci C, FORTRAN, Pascal, CICS, Assembly, COBOL, and RPG III
 Databases: Oracle 8i and Microsoft Access
 Platforms: Windows 2000, Windows 9*, Windows NT 4.0, Unix/Red Hat Linux 5.2, IBM Primos, and VMS
EDUCATION
B.S. in Computer Science, Math minor 2001
University of Arkansas, Little Rock, Arkansas
EXPERIENCE
PROGRAMMER ANALYST
Planning and Management Consultants, Ltd., FEB02 - Present
Use embedded ADO code to access Oracle 8i database from within Visual Basic Applications.
Develop three-tier application based on client / sever model for enterprise.
Use Data Manipulation Language during application development to manipulate the information stored in the database with SQL statements.
Use class persistence as well as directly communicating with the database through database-centric API’s.
Utilize various datagrids to produce results as defined by the client.
Currently involved in a developmental role for a United States Department of Defense contractor. These applications require real-time screen updates, developer tools, and ActiveX controls.
Declare recordset objects to manipulate the rows of a cursor, view their fields, and update underlining table via DML while navigating through the recordsets.
Current project involves mapping hierarchical recordsets to treeview controls with 2-tier architecture.
Feature-driven development requires the use events, methods, and / or properties of the following: Treeview, MS FlexGrid, StatusBar, Imagelist, Toolbar, ListView, Class Instance Objects, Collection, ImageCombobox, Protoview’s Datatable, Key, Mouse, Timer, and others as needed.
ADDITIONAL COURSEWORK
Ada language as defined by MIL-STD-1815 (A) and by the ANSI MIL-STD-1815A-1983.
CSE 480, Introduction to Software Project Management, Air Force Institute of Technology.

Information Specialist
Staffmark Employment / Entergy, APR98 - SEP98
Provided technical support in database management of potential exposures and application evaluation of Y2K compliance.
Utilized Microsoft Access a primary tool.
Maintained multiple databases aimed specifically at hardware and host application re-development or updating to Y2K compliance.
Complementary work experience
5/00 – 12/00 Sylvan Learning Center L.R., AR Math Instructor
1997 - 1998 First Commercial Bank L.R., AR Information Specialist, MS Access

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