Mark Forskitt

Current

Owner at Consultats Scientia a.r.l.

Past

Consultant at Itex (Jersey) limited
Director at EPL Consulting Services (Commerceworks)
Chief Engineer at Infobank

Managing Consultant at Elliott Pearce (EPL)
Project manager at ITEX
none at carboots!
Knowledge engineer at BHR Group (SFK Technology)
Software Engineer at Castle Rock Consultants
Research Assistant at The Queen's Medical Center

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Education

University of Nottingham
University of Nottingham
Victoria College, Jersey

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Mark Forskitt’s Summary

Horticulture would be the best description of the current main research project. Add a drizzling of software maintenance and design, and a side order of painting and decorating to get the complete menu. You didn't really expect the standard approach from me did you? I detest mono-culture in work as much as in growing. Diversity is the spice of life, n'est-ce pas?

I am not currently interested in new software projects. Odd days from trusted acquaintances to talk over new projects or research ideas are however fine.

It's all about diversity and implementing innovation with cross pollination from diverse industry experience.

Mark Forskitt’s Specialties:

Implementing Innovation.
Organic micro-farming.
Software maintenance and integration.
Knowledge management.
Technology research.

Mark Forskitt’s Experience

Owner

Consultats Scientia a.r.l.

(Farming industry)

1997 — Present (12 years )

This company is my consulting and research business, as well as the vehicle for managing the horticulture and the family decorating business.

We continue to support and enhance a couple of specialist legacy applications.

We are nearing the end of an experiment to determine just how much of our own food we can produce using only hand tools, and minimum inputs. Helen will take over running the growing when our youngest starts school in September 2009. The next project will begin when the orchard has had a few years to develop.

I have recently been redeveloping an old VB/Access programme into a C# and SQL server system. I have also taken the is opportunity to change the the internal tree handling mechanism to a visitation model (a la Joe Chelko).
Consultant

Itex (Jersey) limited

(Public Company; Information Technology and Services industry)

2001 — 2002 (1 year )
Director

EPL Consulting Services (Commerceworks)

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)

2000 — 2001 (1 year )

The other bits of EPL from acquision by Infobank . Reorganised into Commerceworks
Chief Engineer

Infobank

(Computer Software industry)

1999 — 2001 (2 years )
Managing Consultant

Elliott Pearce (EPL)

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)

1997 — 2000 (3 years )

Managing a profitable specialist team of developer consultants in e-commerce and B2B until acquisition by Infobank.
Project manager

ITEX

(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

1995 — 1997 (2 years )
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carboots!

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Retail industry)

1990 — 1995 (5 years )
Knowledge engineer

BHR Group (SFK Technology)

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)

1990 — 1995 (5 years )

Various positions in software development, knowledge management, project management. Training coordination for several cohorts of doctoral students on postgraduate training partnership.
Software Engineer

Castle Rock Consultants

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Civil Engineering industry)

1988 — 1990 (2 years )
Research Assistant

The Queen's Medical Center

(Non-Profit; 1001-5000 employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)

1987 — 1988 (1 year )

Mark Forskitt’s Education

University of Nottingham

Ph.D. , Computer modelling mechanical properties , 1983 — 1988

Activities and Societies:

Student union officer (education, comunications),
Chair Nottingham area student council,
National political officer Union of liberal students,
Ordo Caligulae (1989)
University of Nottingham

B.SC. , Metallurgy & Materials Science , 1980 — 1983

Activities and Societies:

Sherwood Hall
Victoria College, Jersey

1972 — 1979

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Mark Forskitt’s Websites:

Mark Forskitt’s Interests:

Organic growing, Low impact living, Self Sufficiency, Transition Towns, Peak Oil, Sustainability, Slow food, Bio-diversity

Mark Forskitt’s Groups:

Constables Officer St Ouen,
Jersey Organic Association,
British Computer Society,
County Councillor Nottinghamshire 1988-1990,
Union Liberal Students 1984-1987,
Chartered Engineer,
Transition town
Jersey Climate Action Network (J-CAN)