a.k.a. etdxc

Status: Been seeking work since I turned 50.

I've worked in IT since 1984 (it feels like its been over 2 centuries), and since 1989 as a contract analyst/programmer/developer/tea-maker/etc. I've been developing (on and off) in Tcl/Tk since the late 90s. My experience is (mostly) in *nix and Microsoft environments, with databases & GUI interface development.

I lived near the pretty city of Bristol in the south west of England, in a place popularised by the fantastic band Portishead (showing my age again).

Summary of last roles

I created tools (a) for analysing and displaying problematic satellite data frames/records, of various formats and structures, received by an IBB, and (b) a front end for creating Terma TSC test scripts for testing the IBB.

I designed and developed the Tcl/Tk part of the On Line Mission Support and Evaluation system (OLMSE) to manage and analyse telemetry from the European Robotic Arm (ERA) which is (will be) mounted on the Russian segment of the International Space Station for Spacebel NV as part of the Dutch Space/ESA MPTE (Mission Preparation Training & Evaluation) project.

Previous clients

Antwerp Space	Belgium	Developed tools for the IBB system in Tcl/Tk
Spacebel NV	Belgium	Developed the OLMSE system in Tclkit
Alliance-UniChem	Londonish	Cloverleaf order processing messaging system in Tcl
Liberata	Londonish	Informix developer. Used Tclkit to create tools for use with documentation
Medas	London	4Js/Informix developer. Tools in Tcl/Tk
Hewlett Packard	Germany	Web order tracking system written in Tcl
Motorola	Wiltshire	Created the basestation Generic Lookup Utility (GLU) in Tcl/Tk
e.CommerCell	Cheshire	Informix developer. Used Tcl/Tk to create reports
DAF Trucks	Holland	Informix DBA
Flagstaff	Hampshire	Informix developer
Knoll Spinning	Saddleworth	Project Manager
Orange	Bristol	Informix developer
MSU Ltd.	Malta	Informix developer
Bristol & West Bld Soc.	Bristol	Informix developer
NIG Skandia	London	IBM mainframe developer
Vickers Shipbuilding & Engineering Ltd.	Somerset	Informix developer
Dixons PLC	London	IBM mainframe developer
Wessex Water PLC	Somerset	IBM mainframe developer
ISI Ltd	Berkshire	IBM mainframe developer
South Wales Electricity	Glamorgan	IBM mainframe developer
London Life Limited	Bristol	IBM mainframe developer

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