Roger Young

Based in
Didsbury
Manchester
United Kingdom

IT Skills

Operating Systems: Experienced with many Windows and UNIX Operating Systems, including; administration / development with Windows Vista / XP / 2000 / NT4 / 9x, development with Unix (Solaris, HP, IRIX) and experimentation with Linux (Mandrake, Red Hat, KDE) and BeOS.

Programming languages: Experienced with various development languages on Windows platforms including: VB6/.NET, ASP, ASP.NET, COM+, SQL, DHTML, HTML, XML, XSLT, Vbscript, Javascript, and ActiveX. Also some C, C++ and Java on Unix platforms.

Applications: Experienced with various Office tools (including MS Office 2003/00/97), Database tools (Access 2003/00/97 and SQL Server 2000/7), Internet development tools (including Visual Studio .NET/6, IIS 6/5/4, InterDev 6, and HomeSite 4.5), Reporting tools (including Crystal Reports 9/10 and Crystal Enterprise) and many Image Processing tools (incl. Photoshop 6/5.5).

Work Experience

LogicaCMG (formerly CMG) : July 00 to Present

Position: Internet / E-commerce Consultant
Division: HSE (Health & Safety Executive) within Government Sector (formerly with Advanced Technology Applications Division)

Derbyshire Building Society : Jan 99 to June 00

Position: Systems Designer
Project Team: Intranet, Internet & E-commerce
Supplier Case Study: 'Active Host Publisher helps The Derbyshire to join the e-business race with its Derbyshire Direct online mortgage initiative'.

University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (now part of the University of Manchester) : Sept 96 to Sept 98

Software Management Group (Now the Interactive Systems Design Group), Department of Computation
Position: Research Assistant
Project title: 'Developing a Virtual Community for Student Groupwork'
Funded by: JTAP (Joint Information Systems Committee Technology Applications Programme)

James & Cowper Chartered Accountants : Aug 93 to Sept 95

Position: Trainee chartered accountant

Chipping Norton Golf Club : Summer 89 & 91

Position: Barperson

Chipping Norton Community Unit : Summer 90

Position: Mentally handicapped care assistant

Higher Education

Manchester College of Arts and Technology : Sept 03 to June 04
Introduction to Portguguese.

University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (now part of the University of Manchester) : Sept 96 to Sept 98
Post-Graduate research into Computer Supported Co-operative Work

University of Nottingham : Sept 95 to Sept 96
MSc in Information Technology: Specialising in Software Engineering - With Distinction

Southampton University : Sept 89 to July 92
BSc in Single Honours Mathematics.

School Education

Chipping Norton Comprehensive School, Oxfordshire : Sept 87 to July 89

• A - Levels; 4:
• Pure Mathematics
• Applied Mathematics
• Chemistry
• Physics

Westwoods' Grammar School, Northleach, Gloucestershire : Sept 82 to July 87

• O - Levels; 8:

Interests and Activities

Sport : I play squash for the Manchester Northern LTSC in the North West Counties League, and baseball for the Manchester Baseball Club in the Northern Conference of the BBF National Premier League.

Responsibilities : President and first team manager of the Manchester Baseball Club in 2003/2004 and UMIST Squash Club in 1997/1998. Previously captained Manchester Northern LTSC, UMIST SC, Southampton University SC and Regents SC teams at squash, and Shipton-Under-Wychwood CC, Southampton University CC and Chipping Norton Comprehensive School teams at cricket.

Travel : I recently took a sabbatical from work to travel in the southern hemisphere (SE Asia, OZ, NZ, and Brazil) for 3 months, and during a year off after my first degree I lived in Vancouver for 4 months. I have also travelled in North and South America and Europe, spending a lot of time in Rio and France where a lot my family lives.

Pastimes : I enjoy reading, particularly science fiction, hard science, fantasy, science fact, and historical novels. I also follow Southampton FC and Gloucestershire CCC, attending games when I can.

Achievements

• Awarded A's batting champ trophy by the Manchester Baseball Club at the annual awards (2006)
• Awarded Eagles (FKA Express) batting champ trophy by the Manchester Baseball Club at the annual awards (2004)
• Organised and co-ordinated the inaugural Northern Senior Baseball Tournament (2003)
• Gained PADI I scuba-diving qualification (to 18M) in Australia (2002)
• Awarded Express batting champ trophy by the Manchester Baseball Club at the annual awards (2002)
• BBF (British Baseball Federation) National Premier League; quarter-finals with the Manchester Express (2002, 2000)
• Selected to play for the England Baseball team in the annual Allstar game v Scotland (2000)
• Baseball Level II coaching certificate (1999)
• Awarded a Gold Glove by the Manchester Baseball Club at the annual awards (1998)
• Awarded half colours for outstanding achievements in university sport; UMIST (1998)
• BUSA (British Universities Sports Association) Individual Squash Championships; Southampton (1992), Nottingham (1995) and UMIST (1997)
• BUSA Squash Teams Championships; finals weekend with Southampton (1992), and quarter-finals with Nottingham (1995)
• BUSA Cricket Championships; quarter-finals with Southampton (1991/1992)
• Annual Southampton University 10km Road Race; Mens' team winner (1992)
• British Universities Bridge Pairs Championships; Southampton (1991)
• Cheltenham & District County Athletics Team; highjump (1985)
• School Record Holder; highjump (1985)

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