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Resume of Mr Kim Ellis
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Return to Contents SummaryWorking in Information Technology since 1975, now regarded as one of the most successful independent IT telecommuters in the country, one of the so-called 'barefoot executives'. Experience includes consultancy, project management, systems architecture, engineering, analysis, design and programming, proposal preparation and request for tender response preparation, on a diverse range of applications, including commercial, military, educational and scientific. Proven track record performing contract work via telecommuting. Proven track record in adapting to and applying new technology with optimum benefits to clients. Proficient in, with practical experience of, many disciplines and methodologies, including neural networks, genetic algorithms, small business systems, client/server, rapid prototyping, relational database design, object-oriented environmentally-based functional decomposition, discrete event and continuous simulation, modelling, networking and statistical analysis. Return to Contents Professional ExperienceFood Safety Management System (FSMS)Jan. 2004 - current
Currency Exchange Rate Management System (CERMS)Oct. 2004 - Dec. 2004
Electronic Currency Exchange (ECurrEx)Mar. 2004 – Sep. 2004
MS Windows SharePoint ServicesJan. 2004 – Mar. 2004
Neural Network Imaging System (NNIS)Jul. 2003 – Aug. 2003
Mengyuan Massage ClinicJul. 2003 – present
GridGoldApr. 2003 – Jun. 2003
The Constellation TrustApr. 2002 – May. 2003
Atlantic Development CorporationAug. 2002 – Mar. 2003
The Constellation TrustJul. 2002 – May. 2003
Neural Network Management System ( NNMS)Dec. 2001 – Dec. 2002
Approved Supplier Management System (ASMS)Jun. 2001 – Jun. 2003
Alpha 2010, LLCJan. 2002 – Feb. 2002
Alpha 2010, LLCNov. 2001 – Jan. 2002
The Constellation TrustAug. 1999 – May. 2001
Commercial In ConfidenceFeb. 2001 – Apr. 2001
Mengyuan Organic Olive LeafJun. 1999 - present Development, production, advertizing and marketing of Mengyuan Organic Olive Leaf Integrated Business SystemsJul. 1999 – Dec. 2000
Mengyuan Country Guesthouse, Bed & BreakfastJun. 1996 - present Planning, building, setup and operation of Mengyuan country guesthouse, bed & breakfast. Implementation of a 400 tree, 5m x 8m, micro sprinkler irrigated olive grove of Paragon olive trees. Implementation of a 200 vine, 1m x 2m, trellised & drip irrigated vineyard of Shiraz wine grapes. MS AccessDec. 1996 - Jan. 1997 Development of a complex MS Access application which takes data downloaded via the Internet from an information provider, validates and loads it into a fully relational MS Access database, generates the input files for hundreds of neural networks, runs the neural networks, loads the output back into the relational database, and produces a large number of client specified reports. WWW Page DevelopmentJun. 1996 - Oct. 1996 Development and deployment of a suite of WWW pages. Faculty of Medicine, University of SydneyJan. 1996 - Mar. 1996 Consultancy to the Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney for the specification, design and deployment of the Medical Education Network (MedEdNet) to support the University of Sydney's Graduate Medical Program (GMP) commencing in 1997. Royal Australian Navy, SEA1411 ProjectSep. 1995 - Dec. 1995 Preparation of a response to Request For Tender (RFT) for the SEA 1411 Helicopter for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Systems Architect for the IT component of the Helicopter Systems Support Centre (HSSC). Water Authority of Western AustraliaJul. 1995 - Sep. 1995 Preparation of a response to Request For Tender (RFT) for the Water Authority of Western Australia (WAWA) for outsourcing of the Authority's Information Systems Support (ISS), Server Support, Telecommunications Support, End User Support and New Architecture. Position held was that of Solutions Architect, as per CSC's Catalyst methodology. Responsibilities included the development of viable and commercially attractive technical solutions, utilizing a team of senior technical staff located both in Sydney and in Perth. Project Manager of NT Client Project, Commonwealth Bank AustraliaApr. 1995 - Jun. 1995 Initial project management for the rollout of Microsoft Windows NT to the Commonwealth Bank's client workstations, encompassing coordination of application development conversion, platform update, security and architectural services. NSW Health Department, NSW Operations, CSC AustraliaMar. 1995 Analysis of, solution development and initial project planning of a proposal to re-engineer the Hospital Patient Administration System (HOSPAS), to provide a technology pathway for system extension beyond 2000. Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC) of Australia, Sales & Marketing, CSC AustraliaFeb. 1995 Preparation of a response to Request For Tender (RFT) for the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC) of Australia for the new Complaints & Inquiries Case Management System. CSC Australia proposed an Australia wide, Lotus Notes based solution. NSW Operations, CSC AustraliaJan. 1995 Development of automation tools for the preparation of MS Windows Help systems automatically from MS Word based documentation sets. JP2043 - HF Modernization Program, Major Defence Systems (MDS), CSC AustraliaOct. 1994 - Dec. 1994 Request For Proposal (RFP) analysis and response preparation. Application of neural network and genetic algorithm technologies to Ionospheric Propagation. Application of genetic algorithm technology to real time frequency management (RTFM) system. Application of artificial intelligence technologies to network management and control. Application of artificial intelligence technologies to security subsystems and ciphering. Ground Based Electronic Surveillance Measures Sub-System, Australian ArmyOct. 1994 - Nov. 1994 Assigned for a six week period as project manager of the Ground Based Electronic Surveillance Measures Sub-System (GBESMSS) for 7th Signal Regiment of the Australian Army. NSW Sate Superannuation, Sales & Marketing, CSC AustraliaSept. 1994 Assisted with the preparation of a response to Request For Tender (RFT) for NSW State Superannuation. NRMA Information Services, Sales & Marketing, CSC AustraliaSept. 1994 Assisted with preparation of a response to a Request For Proposal (RFP) from NRMA Information Services. Health Department of Western Australia (HDWA) Hospital Information Systems (HIS)Jul. 1994 - Aug. 1994 Assigned for a six week period to perform the preliminary design specification of the Technical Infrastructure for the Phase 1 Replacement Systems, Patient Management and Administration Systems (PMAS), Laboratories (LABS) and Financial Systems (FS), of the Hospital Information Systems (HIS) for the Heath Department of Western Australia (HDWA). Technical Services (TS) Manager, Network Integration Services (NIS) group, CSC Australia.Jan. 1994 - Jun. 1994 Department Manager responsible for a team of project managers, systems consultants, systems engineers and help desk operators, performing pre-sales, implementation and support functions of the Network Integration Services group. Network integration services encompasses enterprise wide networks for large Australian corporations, networking solutions development and implementation, for military services, medium sized businesses and small companies. Responsible for the development of an implementation plan for modernization and deployment of an enterprise wide networking and office support systems solution for Computer Sciences Corporation of Australia. Development and implementation of policies and procedures for remote LAN/WAN management and administration of customer networks. JP2043 - HF Modernization Program, Major Defence Systems (MDS), CSC AustraliaMay. 1993 Presentation on the applicability of artificial intelligence techniques to the Australian Armed Forces High Frequency (HF) Modernization Project (JP2043), including project office personnel and teaming partners from Siemens Plessey and Lend Lease corporations. Major Defence Systems (MDS), CSC AustraliaApr. 1993 Investigation of potential business opportunities for the application of genetic algorithms to air traffic control and flight management systems, utilizing great circle, GPS based, navigation in non-corridor routed approach traffic patterns. Software Development Manager of the Tactical Data Handling System (TDHS) of the Combat System (CS) Project within the Submarine Programme (SP) for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Collins Class Submarine.Jan. 1993 - Dec. 1993 Responsible for design, code and test of the Tactical Data Handling System (TDHS), comprising 200,000 executable Ada statements (1,000,000 source lines of code), according to Military Specifications 1679/2167A. Management of seven Team Leaders, encompassing a team of approximately forty systems engineers. Representation of CSA on the Combat System Requirements Working Group (CSRWG) which meets monthly and includes representatives from the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and Rockwell Systems Australia (RSA). Attendance with the prime contractor (RSA) at status reviews with Verdix Corporation in Herndon VA and Washington DC to resolve Verdix Ada Development System (VADS) performance issues. CSA Sales & Marketing - LIMA 93Dec. 1993. Represented CSA at their stand at the LIMA 93 air and trade show on Langkawi Island, Malaysia. Systems Development Environment (SDE) Manager for the Submarine Programme (SP) for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Collins Class Submarine.Jan. 1991 - Dec. 1992. Responsible for the procurement, maintenance, availability and upgrade of a 9 server/30+ workstation/100+ terminal, Sun client/server computing environment used by approximately 150 engineering and support staff for the development of both Shore Facilities (SF) and Combat System (CS) components of the Submarine Programme (SP). Management of three system administrators. Participation at the Sun Partners Symposium in San Diego. Conduct of in-house training on neural network technology, based on California Scientific Associates neural network product Brainmaker, including development of course materials. Design and development of imaging software to render stereopsic data from the French Spot satellite. Research into the application of neural network technology to the analysis of stereopsic data. Research into the application of neural network technology to processing functions undertaken by submarines, including contact association and track motion analysis (TMA). CSA Sales & MarketingDec. 1991 Represented CSA at their stand at the Lima 91 air and trade show on Langkawi Island, Malaysia. System Integrity (SI) Manager of the Tactical Data Handling System (TDHS) of the Combat System (CS) Group within the Submarine Programme (SP) for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Collins Class Submarine.Jan. 1990 - Jan. 1991. Responsible for the capacity planning, performance modelling, system architecture and design, and overall coordination among the major application projects of the Combat System (CS) Group. Development of a Smalltalk based general purpose modelling facility, using ParcPlace's Smalltalk 80. Management of three senior systems engineers. Representation of CSA on the TDHS Interface Working Group (TIWG), which met quarterly in Anaheim USA (Dec. 89 TIWG #4) and included representation from Thomson Sintra (France), Singer Librascope Corporation (USA) and Autonetics Marine Systems Division (AMSD) of Rockwell International (USA). Representation of CSA at the System Architecture/System Integration (SASI) meetings (Apr. 89 SASI #3) conducted by the prime contractor Rockwell Ship Systems Australia (RSSA). Representation of CSA at Singer Librascope Corporation Preliminary Design Review (PDR) (Feb. 88 Glendale Ca), and Autonetics Marine Systems Division (AMSD) Preliminary Design Review (PDR) (Feb. 88 Anaheim Ca). Consultant to the Royal Australian Navy Role Adaptable Weapons Systems (RAN/RAWS) Programme.Dec. 1989. Attendance with the Prime Contractor (Sikorsky) at Teledyne Systems in Woodland Hill Ca, and Sikorsky in Stratford Co, to evaluate viability of sub-contractor's weapons simulator. Consultant to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Anzac Frigate Programme.Dec 1988. Review and analysis of the joint Phillips Electronics (PEAB)/CSA proposal for the Anzac Frigate Combat System. Included two weeks on site with PEAB in Sweden. Combat System (CS) Project Manager within the System Engineering Group of the Submarine Programme (SP) for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Collins Class Submarine.Jul. 1987 - Jan. 1990. Responsible for the system specification of the Tactical Data Handling System (TDHS). Utilized environmentally based functional decomposition to produce the Program Performance Specifications (PPS) for the three major Computer Specification Configuration Items (CSCI), namely MultiFunction Common Console (MFCC), System Supervisory Unit (SSU) and Command Plot (CP), according to Military Specification 1679A. Development of a Smalltalk based rapid prototype of the operator interface of the TDHS, using Digitalk's Smalltalk/V 286. Management of five Team Leaders, encompassing a team of approximately twenty-five systems engineers. Preparation for and conduct of two System Specification Reviews (SSR) according to Military Specification 2167A. Data Link Modem (DLM) Team Leader within the Shipboard Data Terminal (SDT) Project of the Royal Australian Navy Role Adaptable Weapons Systems (RAN/RAWS) Programme for the Destroyer Utility Helicopter (DUH).Jan. 1986 - Jul. 1987. Management of five systems engineers. Attendance at Critical Design Review (CDR) with Rockwell Collins and Sikorsky in Hawaii (Apr. 86). Acting Project Manager of the Shipboard Data Terminal (SDT) Project during a critical period of the project. Several assignments to Rockwell Collins in Iowa USA for Preliminary Acceptance Testing (PAT) of the DLM in the Rockwell Collins RAN/RAWS Hot Bench (Jun. 87). The Data Link Modem was used and proven, in its Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) role, during Australian Armed Forces participation in the Gulf War, and more recently, in its Search and Rescue (SAR) role, in the rescue of a stranded sole yacht-person. Product Marketing Division (PMD) National Support Manager.Jan. 1985 - Jan. 1986. Evaluation of personal computer and networking products, provision of technical advice to customers, and assembly, testing and supply of products. Management of approximately ten consultants and technicians. Personal computer installation and consultancy for Sir Robert Law-Smith (Vic.) and Sir Ernest Lee-Steer (Perth, WA) Systems Engineer for the AMP, a large corporate IBM customer of CSA.Dec 1983 - Jan. 1985. System analysis of application requirements, evaluation of candidate solutions, capacity planning and implementation planning, primarily in the area of corporate use of personal computers. Member of the Sales Operations and Marketing Information Systems Strategic Review of the AMP Society (Dec 83). Software Group Project Manager.Jan. 1982 - Dec 1983. Responsible for the support, development and maintenance of system software on a Sperry 1100/84, DEC PDP-11/40 Australasian distributed processing system. Management of approximately twenty systems consultants/programmers. Communications and Database Management Systems (CDMS) Team Leader.Aug. 1981 - Jan. 1982. Responsible for the support, development and maintenance of the Sperry Database Management System (DMS1100) and the CSA real-time Transaction Control System (TCS). Management of approximately 10 systems programmers. Transaction Control System (TCS) Team Leader.Jan. 1980 - Aug. 1981. Responsible for problem determination and resolution, implementation of new facilities and provision of 24 hour support. Management of three systems programmers. Transaction Control System (TCS) Team Member.Mar 1980 - Jan. 1981 Responsible for the design and implementation of Transaction Control System transaction log analysis utilities to assist the client in determining the disposition of critical high volume insurance transactions of significant monetary value. Contract work - Brisbane.1977 - 1979. Development of personal computer based applications for secondary schools and small business, including on-line inquiry system for student academic, moderation and personnel records, timetabling systems, and statistical analysis and simulation packages for use in science and business courses. Contract work - Sydney.1976 Development and implementation of a variety of system and applications, including:
System Operator1975 Part-time night shift supervisor for Macquarie University's computing facility consisting of a Sperry 1106/HP 2100 system. Standard operator duties. Return to Contents Personal Details
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