ASP.NET Lead Developer at Aviva UK
Sheffield, United Kingdom
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- ASP.NET Lead Developer at Aviva
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- Supply Chain Data Analyst at MFI
- Demand Planning Information Analyst at American Standard
- Data Analyst at City of York Council
- Education
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- The Open University
- York Sixth Form College
- St Peter's School, York
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Ian Roke’s Summary
An enthusiastic and outgoing person with a strong range of transferable analytical and development skills, a strong sense of career development and a wealth of experience in various forms of Key Performance Indicator (KPI) and report generation. I constantly look at new ways to add value to the work I do and enjoy working towards goals and targets both on my own and also as part of a team.
I have very strong organisational and communication skills, high levels of self-motivation and I also have an in-depth knowledge of computer and information systems which I am developing by working towards an Open University degree in Information Technology and Computing outside of work.
Ian Roke’s Specialties:
- Project and programme management.
- SQL Server technologies.
- ASP.NET application building in C#.
Ian Roke’s Experience
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ASP.NET Lead Developer
Aviva
(Public Company; AV; Financial Services industry)
July 2007 — Present (2 years 5 months)
Project managed the successful migration of several legacy Access databases to development and live SQL Server systems.
Developed solutions to interface with legacy IBM mainframe systems to extract data based on the needs of the business.
Developed a solution to consolidate fraud test data from several different sources to produce a suite of management reports.
Wrote mainframe programs using the FOCUS programming language to extract customised data extracts and reports for supporting the data needs of the business.
Assisted with the revitalisation of a project that wasn't succeeding by liaising with 3rd party suppliers and managing improvements in the quality and accuracy of the information. I was also instrumental in making sure the outputs of the system were correct and completed a programme of necessary UAT. -
Supply Chain Data Analyst
MFI
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Retail industry)
October 2004 — July 2007 (2 years 10 months)
Responsible for developing a wide range of KPI metrics and reports which delivered information to different levels of management throughout the business.
Managed priorities to ensure the timely and accurate provision of data in the form of scorecards, dashboards, reports and various metrics.
Assisted in the management of business information and provided analysis of the current systems and reviewed processes to make them more efficient.
Provided technical support to members of the business to maximise the use of reporting tools across the business. Tools I provided support on include Excel, Access, Crystal Xcelsius, Business Objects, SAP, SAP BW, Visual Studio and SQL Server. -
Demand Planning Information Analyst
American Standard
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Consumer Goods industry)
June 2001 — October 2004 (3 years 5 months)
Compiled international company reports based on data extracted from the business systems. Extracted data from business servers in Germany and created local copies for the UK Company to use. Maintained and developed databases and reports based on criteria set by company directors.
Provided support on packages used by employees such as Excel, Access and Cognos. Developed and implemented various business systems to enable data to be extracted and reported on effectively and more efficiently. -
Data Analyst
City of York Council
(Government Agency; 5001-10,000 employees; Government Administration industry)
September 2000 — June 2001 (10 months)
Inputting of survey data, analysing and compiling complex reports based on various selection criteria.
Responsible for maintaining large numbers of detailed, accurate records and responding to deadlines.
Ian Roke’s Education
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The Open University
BSc (Hons) , Information and Communication Technologies , 2007 — 2010 (expected)
Modules undertaken:
- ICT at Work. (Pass 83%)
- Data, Computing and Technology. (Pass 92%)
- Open Mathematics. (Currently studying)
- Exploring ICT. (Currently studying)
Not yet started:
- Computers and Processors.
- People and Interactions.
- Digital Communications.
- E Business Technologies.
- Keeping Ahead in ICT.
- ICT Project. -
York Sixth Form College
4 A levels 1998 — 2000
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St Peter's School, York
10 GCSE's 1989 — 1998
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Elite IT Contractor Networking Programme
Ian Roke’s Honors:
- PRINCE2 Foundation certification
- NVQ Level 2 Information and Computer Technologies.
- NVQ Level 2 Performing Manufacturing Operations.
- Advanced ECDL.
- CLAIT.
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