Stephen Rice
- 14 Holly Drive
- Nantwich, Cheshire, ENGLAND
- CW5 5TY
- Phone +44 (0) 798 158 3077
- E-Mail steve@stevedrice.net
- Web Page http://www.stevedrice.net/
Career Objective
To utilize and expand my consultancy expertise in a wide range of technologies in a mentally stimulating environment
Education
1993 University of Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Bachelor of Computer Science (Honours)
Professional Experience
March 2005 - Current
Smartlogic Semaphore Ltd - London, UK
Senior Technical Consultant
- Implementation consultant for search and classification solutions for various clients
- Project management, systems development and product training services provided for clients
- Product owner for integration of software with various third party applications
February 2002 - December 2004 VSO - Banjul, The Gambia, WEST AFRICA Systems Analyst - Department of State for Health and Social Welfare, Directorate of Planning and Information
- Served as focal person for all IT issues within the department including the design, development and implementation of IT policy, solutions, and training programs
- Assisted in acquisition, design, development and implementation of the technical foundation for a Health Management Information System (HMIS)
- Implemented Internet access strategy for department including development of web site integrating HMIS information
February 1998 - January 2002 Diagonal PLC - Leeds, UK Technical Consultant
- Provided technical and business consultant services to large clients in southern England
- Worked primarily with PowerBuilder and Microsoft SQL Server technology with additional development in Sybase SQL Anywhere
Prior to 1998
Various Employers - Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Various IT Positions
- Worked while attending university (then afterwards) with a variety of IT employers in both the private and public sectors
- Gained experience in widely different technologies and business environments
Volunteer Experience
Anglo-Japanese Society of Wessex (http://www.ajsw.org.uk/)
- Web site administrator
Blue Sky Computer Networks of Manitoba, Inc. (http://www.freenet.mb.ca/)
- Formerly chairperson of the Technical Services Committee and member of the Board of Directors
- Assisted in the development and installation of the 10,000-user system for Manitoba including various networking strategies
- Gained supervisory experience including effective meeting and office management skills
- Gained technical skills in World Wide Web, UNIX (C, C++, and shell script) and other Internet skills
- Worked for 4 years with the organization
Computers for Charity Project
Technical assistance in assembling personal computers for charitable organizations operating in conjunction with the Winnipeg PC User Group (Winnipeg, Manitoba).
Technical Skills
Semantic Web Technologies
- Working with SKOS, OWL, RDF and triple store repositories such as Jena, Marklogic and Allegrograph
Enterprise Applications Implementation and Integration Design
- Working with SharePoint (2007, 2010, 2013 and SharePoint Online), Google Search Appliance (GSA), SoLR, FAST ESP, OpenText and Marklogic
Application Design, Implementation and Support
- Using Java, JSP, Python, Perl, PowerBuilder, C, C++, Fortran, PL/I, Pascal, and BASH/Bourne/C Shell Scripts
Network Design, Implementation, Support and Administration
- Using Linux, all versions of Windows desktop and server installations from Windows 95 to Windows 2012, Solaris and SunOS
Database Design, Implementation, Support and Administration
- Using MySQL, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, Sybase SQL Server, and Microsoft Access
Web Site Design, Implementation, Support and Administration
- Extensive use of jQuery, AJAX, XML, HTML/XHTML, PHP, and CGI in both Windows and Unix web server environments
IT Technical Training and Mentoring
- Design and teaching of training courses at the beginner and advanced levels
References
VSO, Returned Volunteer Services rv@vso.org.uk 317 Putney Bridge Road, London, UK +44 (0)20 8780 7200
Margaret Grant mmgrant_43@yahoo.com HMIS Consultant, Department of State for Health and Social Welfare Banjul, The Gambia, West Africa
Paul Stock lotuspack@aol.com Management Consultant & Managing Director, Ashmode Consulting Limited (formerly of Diagonal PLC) Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK
Additional Details Available on Request