Richard Dyce

Current

• Director at Richard Dyce Consultants Ltd.
• External Consultant at Goode International

Past

• Freelance Writer at Macworld
• Freelance Technical Consultant (Self-employed)
• Art & Design Researcher at Gray's School of Art, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen

• Technical Manager at Instant Access
• Drinker of Coffee at Computers Unlimited
• MIS Manager at Dennis Publishing
• Technical Editor, MacUser at Dennis Publishing

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Education

• The Robert Gordon University
• University of Cambridge

Recommended

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Connections

126 connections

Industry

Information Technology and Services

Richard Dyce’s Summary

Small business specialist. Remote access and teleworking. Database design and implementation. Dynamic web internet and intranet sites. Technical journalism. Lecturing & Training.

Richard Dyce’s Specialties:

PHP, XML, XHTML, CSS, MySQL, JavaScript, UNIX (bash scripting), usability, FileMaker, AppleScript, writing, lecturing, editing.

Richard Dyce’s Experience

• Director

  Richard Dyce Consultants Ltd.

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  October 2003 — Present (5 years 1 month)

  SME Business consultancy, providing network and application support, training, data cleaning and bespoke FileMaker & LAMP (MAMP) web application design and implementation. Client list available upon application.

• External Consultant

  Goode International

  (Information Technology and Services industry)

  1999 — Present (9 years)

• Freelance Writer

  Macworld

  (Information Technology and Services industry)

  2003 — 2006 (3 years)

• Freelance Technical Consultant

  Self-employed

  (Self-Employed; Myself Only; Information Technology and Services industry)

  February 1996 — October 2003 (7 years 9 months)

  Clients included FileMaker Inc, EMAP Metro, Sykes Cottages, Camelot, Goode International, Judy Bennet PR, BSA, Baker Oil Tools, Simon & Schuster Publishing.
  Example work includes; Multi-user Windows-based Course logging system for Univation Ltd. in FileMaker. Multi-user Macintosh-based sales system for Steraloids Inc. RI USA (Steroid research company.). Automated WWW FileMaker database publishing systems for Steraloids Inc. and Instant Access Ltd. Retained by Mediamation Ltd., Bibliocraft etc. as General Programming Consultant, Network
  Consultancy.

• Art & Design Researcher

  Gray's School of Art, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen

  (Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

  September 1994 — February 1996 (1 year 6 months)

  Primarily concerned with the interface design and technical issues relating to the assembly and construction of an Electronic Media Journal based on CD-ROM distribution technology, such as acquisition and distribution of material using the Internet, and the construction of a cross-platform multimedia publishing tool-set. Lecturer in CAD/CAM and design theory for Design for Industry BA Hons course. Evening Class & summer school teaching; Graphics applications training.

• Technical Manager

  Instant Access

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  January 1993 — June 1994 (1 year 6 months)

  Project Manager for (then) unique CD-ROM based program delivery system. Liased with programming teams to design, specify, test, and implement complex encryption/decryption multimedia package, overseeing group of 5 programmers. Developed on-line Omnis customer/purchase database with AppleEvent links to external client servers. Software installation in Europe and the US.

• Drinker of Coffee

  Computers Unlimited

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Consumer Services industry)

  January 1993 — January 1994 (1 year 1 month)

  I drank their coffee, and hung out in tech support sometimes.

• MIS Manager

  Dennis Publishing

  (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Publishing industry)

  August 1991 — January 1993 (1 year 6 months)

  Sole responsibility for 200+ user publishing system for magazine publisher of 11 computer/hardware magazines. Implemented company move from three building site into re-furbished single five floor building. Designed and supervised installation of networking, telephony, and electrical services. Chairman of Dennis Technical Group.

• Technical Editor, MacUser

  Dennis Publishing

  (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Publishing industry)

  July 1990 — August 1991 (1 year 2 months)

  Responsible for writing and commissioning technical features and articles for twice monthly magazine.

Richard Dyce’s Education

• The Robert Gordon University

  Art & Design 1993 — 1997

• University of Cambridge

  MA, Engineering, Computing, 1987 — 1990

Additional Information

Richard Dyce’s Groups:

BCS, IET

•    Cambridge University Alumni Group
•    jQuery

Richard Dyce’s Honors:

Dato Fu Sun Lau Design Prize, MBCS, MIET