md_CV_2016_06

md_CV_2016_06

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  Mel Dawson CurriculumVitae Profile • Skilledandimaginativedeveloper/analystwithin the software developmentsector. • Logical and rational thinkerwithexcellentproblemsolvingskills. • Highqualityhands-onanalysis/developmenthistoryacross wide range of environments. • Articulate,confident,andgoodcommunicator. • DynamicsAX/X++ and SSRSexperienced,SQL-Server,plusformerC#.NET history. Personal Details Skills X++, SSRS,MorphX/AOT,T-SQL,C#, Visual Studio,SQL-Server... (historically RPG,CL,APL, COBOL,Assembler) Note: Becameinvolved with AXv3(Axapta) then DynamicsAX2009 overthe last 7+ years – partially at first, butthelast 2+ yearsat Northgate, sawmeoperating in the role of sole AX Developerwith them. Although themajorityof original AX2009 developmentsatNorthgateweretrusted to MicrosoftPartners& contractors,Ideveloped and modified AX Forms,Classes,‘native’AXReports,and AX2009/SSRSReportsthroughoutthatperiod.Thatworkwasinterspersed with Windows& C# .NET /SQL Serverdevelopments. My roleat AAF wasAX Developerwith a main focuson the developmentof AX/SSRSreportsand minor/mediumcustomizationsforthenewly implemented AX2012 system. I am currently working on a shortfixed-termprojectwith HaysTravel helping buils a Data Warehouseon SQL-Server. AX Developer Courses Attended 2006: MicrosoftAxapta3.0 ReportsDeveloper(‘Native’reports) 2007: MicrosoftAxapta3.0 Developer: I,II,III,& IV 2012: MicrosoftDynamicsAX 2009 Developer: I,II,III,& IV Microsoft Certifications 2012: MicrosoftCertifiedITProfessional: DeveloperforMicrosoftDynamicsAX2009 2012: MicrosoftCertifiedTechnology Specialist: MicrosoftDynamicsAX2009 Employment Summary Early years(Jan 1981 to Sep 1984) . . . IBMmid-range systemsS34,S38 4 yrs as Developerin2 Software Houses,Leeds&Newcastle Arriva - formerly Cowies(Oct 1984 to Oct 2003) . . . IBM mid-range systemsS34,S36, S38, AS400 4 yrs as SeniorDeveloperand 14 yrs as (hands-on) DevelopmentManager,Sunderland Northgate(Nov 2003 to Jun 2014) . . . Microsoftsystems 3 yrs as SeniorDeveloperusingT-SQL,&C#.NET 1 yr as (hands-on) DevelopmentManager 1 yr secondedtoAX InstallationProject(Axaptav3) asPMO - familiarwithProjectManagement 4 yrs as SeniorDevelopermixingX++,AX2009-SSRS,T-SQL,& C#.NET 2+ yrs as AX2009 Developerworking100% on AXdevelopments andAX2009/SSRSReportingprojects American Air Filters (AAF) (Nov 2014 to Oct 2015) . . . Microsoftsystems 1 yr (fixed-term) asAXDeveloperspecializingonAX2012/SSRSReportingprojectsandalsominor/medium Customizationstoforms,tables,classes,etc) HaysTravel (Nov 2015 to current) . . . Microsoftsystems 10 mth(fixed-term) asSQLDeveloper/AnalystassistingwithbuildingDataWarehouse onSQL-Server Mel Dawson 135 Ashbourne Drive Coxhoe Durham,DH6 4SR Tel: 0191 3773244 Mob: 07591 488856 Email: [email protected] Education: WolsinghamGrammarSchool 9 x ‘O’ levels,3x ‘A’levels Universityof Newcastle-Upon-Tyne BSc Jt Hons Maths/Physics Male British Full drivinglicence
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  Until mid-2014, experiencehadbeen largely with MotorIndustry related softwaresystems,both front-end and back- office,plusmanagementinformationapplications(purchasing,sales,rental,hire,lease,workshop,parts,warranty, financial,marketing,CRM and MI). Morerecently I havebecomeexposed to manufacturing,produduction and project related systems (atAAF) and thetravelsector (atHays). Employment Detail Nov 2015 to current: Hays Travel (Sunderland) - SQL Developer Nov 2014 to Oct 2015: AmericanAirFilters(AAF) (Cramlington) - AXDeveloper Nov 2003 to Jun 2014: Northgate (Darlington) - SeniorDeveloper/DevelopmentMgr/PMO/AXDeveloper Oct 1984 to Oct 2003: Arriva- formerlyCowies(Sunderland)- SeniorDeveloper/DevelopmentMgr Jan 1983 to Sep 1984: QSP(Newcastle-Upon-Tyne) - Analyst/Programmer Jan 1981 to Dec 1982: ComputerResources/UnitedComputing(Leeds)- Analyst/Programmer Sample Projects – SQL at HAYS Travel Data WarehouseBuild – To capture all data sources required tosatisfythe needs of the business andtostore theminone central location. Data qualitycheckswill ensure the dataisvalidandnot duplicated. Loadroutineswill be automated and professionallymanagedtoensure dataissynchronisedandupto date. SingleCustomer‘View’ – Withinthe Data Warehouse a‘master’Customertable ismaintainedbyanalysingthe daily/hourlydata Importsand matching all incomingcustomername andaddressdatato ensure thatduplicationisminimized. Owingtothe varietyof front-line sellingsystemsemployed,plustheir‘disconnected’nature,itwashitherto extremelydifficulttoavoidduplicationandrecordrepeatbusinessetc. Integrationof Data Warehousetransactionsto the mainFinanceSystem – To utilise the DataWarehouse transactionimportssothatfinancial informationis checkedforerrors(e.g.invalid debtors,creditors,amountimbalances,andmanymore …),encodedwithGLinformation,then loadedinto journals andautomaticallypassed intothe mainFinance System. Sample Projects – AX at AAF DynamicsAX 2012 SSRS Reports recently developed – Date Sheet- a pivoted Ganttchart style view of tasksby dates EstimatesReport – periodic & cumulativeprojectrevenues,costs& marginssummaries Hedge CheckReport– purchase&sales financialhedgeposition ProductPick List – add weeknosalongsidedates on standard AXSSRSreport Prod RouteCard – add weeknos alongsidedates on standard AXSSRSreport POAccrual Report– view of futureexpected PO financialcommittments RFQ/POAssociation Report – showing linkagesbetween variousrelated referencenos Capex TrackerReport – analysisof selected assettransactions Order IntakeReport– sales orderanalysis Sales Analysis Report– monthly analysisof sales& costsper projectper customer StdDocuments(e.g.PurchaseOrder) –add ‘Ts & Cs’ and otheressentialsto existing documents ProjectAnalysis Report– analysisof revenues,costs& marginsagainstbudgetsand actuals Bad Debt Provision Report – analysisof aged debtwith ‘bad debtprovision’calculations Other DynamicsAX 2012 developments – Logic addedtovalidate entryof financial dimensionsonProjectForm Developedfacilitytoimportitemstoa specificprojectora specificprojecttask Addedbudget datacolumnsto ProjectWBS Form Created ‘proof-of-concept’ generatestructured partnumberfacility CreatedAXservices/ports(AIF) toexpose HoursJournal inputsandsome masterdataextract to external apps. *** Plus . . .  Day-to-dayassistance tothe AX2012 ImplementationProjectTeam intermsof understanding AXfunctionality wheninvestigations are required. Alsoworkingalongside AAF’sMicrosoftPartner(HSO).
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  Sample Projects –AX at Northgate DynamicsAX to Dynamics CRM Data Migration – AX data wasrequiredfora new CRMsystembeingimplementedat Northgate. Thisdata isto be sourcedfrom relevantAXtablesandincludeddatasuchas customers,prospects (opportunities),suspects(leads),addresses,contacts,activities,pipeline orders(forecasts),service level agreements, rental rate tariffs,standardcharges,labourrates,business-reviews,etc. Indepthknowledge of the AXdatabase tables, fieldsandrelationships,andthe abilitytoreadandunderstandX++code thatformedthe functional logicwithin Northgate’sheavilycustomizedAX2009application,wassessential tosource this datacorrectly. Additionally, data summaries&analysisSQLscriptswere requiredtobe usedforpre & postdata migrationverification. DynamicsCRM Data Integration to Dynamics AX – newlycreatedcustomersandrelated customerinformation generatedwithinthe newCRMsystemat Northgate were to be sentto AXdatabasesvia AX/AIF service calls. Partners Hitachi developedasolutionandI wasinvolvedwithitsprogresstosupport/modify/enhance/extendat subsequent stagesif and whenrequired. Web BookingData Integration to Dynamics AX – Rental customersuse Northgate’swebsites tobookvehiclehires. Detailswere capturedbythe website andemailswere generated forcentral teamstocreate hiresmanually inAX. Automaticcreationof hireswasplannedandthe solutionemployedAX/AIFtechniqueslearnedfromthe Hitachi CRM Data Integration(describedabove). PlannedMaintenanceForm – newAX functionality wasdeveloped toreplace several inefficientreports. Ratherthan amendingmany reportswhichwere unwieldyandtime-consumingtorun, a new AX ListPageformwas developed to deliverextended functionality. InsuranceData Form – newAXfunctionality wasdeveloped toincrease visibilityof insurance data. ExpiredInsurance reports were replacedbya new formwhichreturnedthe datamuch quickerthanthe reportsand provided linksto otherrelevantAXformshelping userstotake remedial actionsinamuchmore efficientmanner. *** Plus . . .  Day-to-dayassistance to variousotherITTeamsin termsof understanding AXfunctionalitywheninvestigationsare required. Alsoworkingalongside Northgate’sMicrosoftPartnersoverthe years (TECTURA,SMYL, HITACHI)  Day-to-dayguidance tothe BusinessIntelligence TeamwhentheyrequiredhelpwithSQLextractlogicand technique.