STEPHEN RICE

    14 Holly Drive
    Nantwich, Cheshire
    ENGLAND 	  CW5 5TY

    Phone +44 (0) 798 158 3077
    E-Mail steve@stevedrice.net
    Web Site www.stevedrice.net

Career Objective

    To utilize and expand my consultancy expertise in a wide range of 
    technologies in a mentally stimulating environment

Education

    1993
    University of Manitoba - Winnipeg, Manitoba
    Bachelor of Computer Science (Honours)
     
     

Professional Experience

    March 2006 - Current
    Smartlogic Semaphore Ltd - London, UK
    Senior Technical Consultant

• Implementation consultant for search and classification

solutions for various clients

• Project management, systems development and product training

services provided for clients

• Product owner for integration of software with various third

party applications

      
    February 2002 - December 2004
    VSO - Banjul, The Gambia, WEST AFRICA
    Department of State for Health and Social Welfare, 
    Directorate of Planning and Information
    Systems Analyst
    
    * Served as focal person for all IT issues within the department 
      including the design, development and implementation of IT policy, 
      solutions, and training programs 
    * Assisted in acquisition, design, development and implementation of 
      the technical foundation for a Health Management Information 
      System (HMIS)
    * Implemented Internet access strategy for department including 
      development of web site integrating HMIS information

    February 1998 - January 2002 
    Diagonal PLC - Leeds, UK
    Computer Consultant

• Provided technical and business consultant services to large

clients in southern England

• Worked primarily with PowerBuilder and Microsoft SQL Server

technology with additional development in Sybase SQL Anywhere

    Prior to 1998
    Various Employers - Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada

• Worked while attending university (then afterwards) with a variety

of IT employers in both the private and public sectors

• Gained experience in widely different technologies and

business environments

Volunteer Experience

    Anglo-Japanese Society of Wessex
    (http://www.ajsw.org.uk/)

• Web site administrator

    Blue Sky Computer Networks of Manitoba, Inc. 
    (http://www.freenet.mb.ca)

• Formerly chairperson of the Technical Services Committee and

member of the Board of Directors

• Assisted in the development and installation of the 10,000-user

system for Manitoba including various networking strategies

• Gained supervisory experience including effective meeting and

office management skills

• Gained technical skills in World Wide Web, UNIX (C, C++, and

shell script) and other Internet skills

• Worked for 4 years with the organization

    Computers for Charity Project

    Technical assistance in assembling personal computers for charitable 
    organizations operating in conjunction with the Winnipeg PC User Group 
    (Winnipeg, Manitoba).
     

Technical Skills

    Semantic Web Technologies
    * Working with SKOS, OWL, RDF and triple store repositories
      such as Jena, Marklogic and Allegrograph

    Enterprise Applications Implementation and Integration Design
    * Working with SharePoint (2007, 2010, 2013 and SharePoint
      Online), Google Search Appliance (GSA), SoLR, FAST ESP,
      OpenText and Marklogic

    Application Design, Implementation and Support
    * Using Java, JSP, Python, Perl, PowerBuilder, C, C++,
      Fortran, PL/I, Pascal, and BASH/Bourne/C Shell Scripts

    Network Design, Implementation, Support and Administration
    * Using Linux, all versions of Windows desktop and server
      installations from Windows 95 to Windows 2012, Solaris and
      SunOS

    Database Design, Implementation, Support and Administration
    * Using MySQL, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, Sybase SQL
      Server, and Microsoft Access

    Web Site Design, Implementation, Support and Administration
    * Extensive use of jQuery, AJAX, XML, HTML/XHTML, PHP, and
      CGI in both Windows and Unix web server environments

    IT Technical Training and Mentoring
    * Design and teaching of training courses at the beginner
      and advanced levels

References

    VSO, Returned Volunteer Services (rv@vso.org.uk)
    317 Putney Bridge Road, London, UK	      +44 (0)20 8780 7200

    Dr. Margaret Grant (mmgrant_43@yahoo.com)
    HMIS Consultant, Department of State for Health and Social Welfare
    Banjul, The Gambia, West Africa

    Paul Stock (lotuspack@aol.com)
    Management Consultant & Managing Director, Ashmode Consulting 
    Limited (formerly of Diagonal PLC)
    Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK

Additional Details Available on Request The latest copy of this CV is available at http://www.stevedrice.net/cv/