Career Summary
October 1998 – present
Technical Analyst
State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio (STRS Ohio), Columbus, Ohio, USA
– Business Intelligence and Reporting
– Relationship Management
– Leadership
– Application Software Development
– Software Testing
– Production Support
– Implementation of Health Care piece of new benefits administration system
Business or sector: Pensions
October 1993 – October 1998
Programmer/Analyst
Covansys, Columbus, Ohio, USA
– Application Software Development
– Consultancy
February 1989 – October 1993
Programmer/Analyst
Bull HN, Hemel Hempstead,, England
– Application Software Development
– Consultancy
January 1986 – February 1989
Training Consultant
Control Data, Uxbridge, England
– Training consultancy,
– Analysis of training needs and subject matter
– Computer based training development
September 1978 – July 1985
English Language Trainer
International Language Centre
Madrid, Spain. Casablanca, Morocco, Kuwait Ministry of Defence, Kuwait Oil Company
Education & Training
October 2014
December 2014
Microsoft Certified Professional:
Exam 70-461 Querying Microsoft SQL Server 2012
Exam 70-463 – Implementing a Data Warehouse with Microsoft SQL Server 2012
June 1991
September 1975 – July 1978
Structured Systems Analysis and Design Method (SSADM)
University of Leeds, England – Bachelor of Arts Class II(1) in English and Russian
Personal Skills
Mother tongue(s) English
Other language(s) UNDERSTANDING SPEAKING WRITING
Listening/ Reading /Spoken/ interaction/ Spoken production
French A1 A1 A1 A1 A1
Russian A2 B1 A2 A1 A2
Communication skills – Consultancy in computer based training and software development on customer site
– Worked with users in the STRS Ohio Health Care department and with the Information Technology team to support health care functionality in their benefits administration system
– Helped ensure STRS Ohio compliance with HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) requirements through training and presentations to spread awareness, definition of legal status and confidentiality notices on emails.
– Assisted in discoveries for lawsuits
Organisational / managerial skills – Managed performance of team members through day-to-day direction, counselling, setting goals and appraisals
– Relationship management – liaised with Director of Health Care, STRS Ohio to ensure that the Information Technology department was supporting all his system needs
Job-related skills – Requirements Gathering and Definition:
– Programming
– Software Testing
– Software Security
– Training
– User relations
– Consultancy
Computer skills:
– SQLServer 2012
– Microsoft Reporting Services (SSRS)
– Microsoft Integration Services (SSIS)
– Oracle PL/SQL
– PACBASE Case tool (generates COBOL)
– IBM DB2
– Microsoft Office
Other skills: Public speaking – participated in Toastmasters in Columbus, Ohio
Driving licence: Ohio and British
