CURRICULUM VITAE

John Penfold Ballyine Borris Co Carlow Ireland JohnPenfold@eircom.net Tel : 059 9773193 Availability: December 2011

SKILLS

Oracle: An Oracle-certified PL/SQL developer with PL/SQL up to version 10g and good HTML, CSS and C. Familiar with Oracle Reports and Forms, and Pro*C. Open VMS: VMS experience on DEC VAX, Alpha, and Itanium platforms using C, SQL, Oracle PL/SQL and Pro*C, DEC BASIC, FORTRAN, and VMS System Services.

SUMMARY

Eighteen years of IT experience in the financial, manufacturing, research and public-utilities sectors. Well versed in the project life-cycle, from feasibility through to decommissioning. Willing and able to change roles from analyst to programmer, to tester, as a project progresses. Experienced at producing Functional Specifications, Design Specifications and Test Plans. An excellent communicator who reliably achieves goals. Consequently, every contract has been renewed.

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

BSc with honors in Psychology BSc in Applied Physics (day release) Oracle Database 11g, PL/SQL Developer Certified Associate

INTERESTS

Painting, see www.johnpenfold.com. Hang-gliding and paragliding. Gardening. Restoring old motorbikes.