Peter Raper - CV - Updated 3rd September 2009
- Volunteer Guide for The National Trust at Avebury.
- Otherwise - Retired.
Highlights
- Experienced Database Consultant, with extensive experience as an independent contractor, developing and supporting complex systems built mainly in Microsoft Access with interfaces to Excel and legacy systems.
- Full SC Security Clearance since Summer 2004.
- Almost 30 years of problem solving with computer systems, 23 as a flexible contractor working through Crown Computer Systems Limited. Very tenacious and patient in attention to detail.
- Experience across a wide range of industries.
- Detailed (and friendly) liaison with customer management and users to ensure accuracy of data and system design throughout the project life-cycle, from data analysis to final delivery and training.
- Designing and implementing workable, easy to use business solutions.
- Design of backend database structures, user interfaces, data imports/exports and reports.
Sample Projects
- Management information for process and time management in Financial Services.
- Complaint handling systems.
- Customer correspondence.
- Transfer Agency system for Offshore Funds.
- Compliance and risk management.
- Time sheets.
- Managing data take-on and reconciliation from legacy systems and rollout of new implementations of applications.
- Inventory based telecommunications billing systems.
Client List *
- June 2005 - March 2009 BT (Swindon). Access Consultant on DFTS project(Secure environment)
- April 2005 Home Office Scientific Development Branch (Sandridge). Access Consultant (Secure environment)
- April 2002 - April 2004 HSBC Life (Bristol, Southampton)
- Sep
1998 - Feb 2002 Cogent Investment Operations (formerly Henderson
Administration, now part of BNP Paribas)
- Dec
1997 - Sep 1998
National Power(Swindon) (Now RWE npower and International Power
- April 1996 - Dec 1997: Henderson Investors (City)
- Dec 1995 - Mar 1996: NatWest Group (Card Systems)
- Sep 1995 - Nov 1995: SEGA Europe
- Aug 1995 - Dec 1995: US Department of State - RAMC Paris
- Jul 1995 - Aug 1995: BT Communications Management (London)
- June 1995: Courtaulds Exports Limited (now Akzo Nobel)
- Jan 1995 - May 1995: PHH Europe plc (Swindon), now ArvalPHH, another part of BNP Paribas)
- Jan 1994 - Jan 1995: Dorling Kindersley (London)
- Oct 1993 - Jan 1994: Powergen - Management Consultancy Group (Solihull)
- July 1993 - Sep 1993: Sun Life Assurance (now AXA)(Bristol)
- Apr 1993 - June 1993:The British Council.
- Feb 1993 - Mar 1993: Sema Group UK (now Atos Origin)
- Feb 1992 - Jan 1993: British Airways World Cargo
- Jan 1992 - Feb 1992: BP Oil UK
- Sep
1991 - Nov 1991: Sema Group UK (now Atos Origin)
- Dec 1990 - Aug 1991:The British Council.
- Oct 1990 - Apr 1991: Ashton Tate Europe - (now Borland)
- May 1990 - Oct 1990: Sema Group UK (now Atos Origin)
- Dec
1989 - Apr 1990: Brown
& Root Vickers (now part of Halliburton)
- Nov
1987 - Dec 1989:
Marks & Spencer (HQ)
- Apr 1987 - Oct 1987: Linfood Cash & Carry (now part of Somerfield)
- Apr
1986 - Apr 1987: British
Rail (now broken up)
- Dec 1985 - Feb 1986: Plessey (see history, now Tellumat)
- Jul 1985 - Nov 1985: Foster Wheeler (Reading)
* The links above will take you to the clients' web sites.
Please email me or telephone if you would like to discuss a specific opportunity or problem.