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Over 20 years of Progress OpenEdge Experience
GRANT HOLMAN

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An   IT   consultant   with   over   20   years   experience   working   exclusively   with   Progress   OpenEdge   to   develop   GUI,   Web, Mobile   and   Back-end   systems .      Experienced   in   methodologies   from   Waterfall   to   Agile   (XP,   Scrum)   I   am   comfortable working as part of a large team or as a sole agent responsible for all aspects of delivery from design to implementation. I   have   work   for   companies   varying   in   size   from   a   few   staff   to   multinationals,   covering   a   diverse   range   of   markets including   wholesale   banking,   car   hire,   debt   recovery,   telecommunications,   commercial   print,   transportation   &   logistics, high street retail and manufacturing. I   am   adept   at   business   analysis,   systems   development,   database   design   &   administration   and   system   performance tuning.      My   primary   skill   set   includes   Progress   OpenEdge   7   to   11,   AppServer,   HTML5,   JavaScript,   CSS3,   SQL,   Syteline   6 ERP, Jetform (aka Adobe Central Output Server) and general graphic / web design. My   work   is   fully   insured   by   Hiscox   Business   Insurance   for   up   to   £1,000,000   covering   Employers’   Liability   and   Public   and Products Liability.

SKILL SET

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Specialising   in   the   Progress   RDMS   with   an   extensive   understanding   of   best   practice   for   configuration, resilience,   backup   /   restore   policies   and   maintaining   ongoing   efficiency.      I   also   have   exposure   to   SQL and the Progress Oracle Dataserver.
DATABASE
MOBILE
GFX DESIGN
WEB
WINDOWS
BACKEND
SYTELINE
JETFORM
My    main    Front-end    exposure    has    been    developing    Windows    GUI    solutions    utilizing    standard    GUI elements, ActiveX controls and .NET components.
Coming   a   close   second   to   GUI   in   terms   of   experience,   I   have   developed   Web   solutions   for   public facing   web   sites,   internal   web   portals   and   shopfloor   handheld   PCs   (Datalogic,   Symbol)   using   both bespoke in-house Webspeed frameworks and PS:eScript.
I   have   taken   courses   on   IAP’s   SkinClient   and   SkinClient   Mobile   products   and   I   am   currently   self- learning the Progress Telerik and Rollbase mobile platforms.
Extensive   experience   of   producing   Back-end   batch   processing   in   Progress   4GL   and   OS   scripts   for   tasks such   as   bulk   processing,   data   manipulation   and   transfer,   print   management,   system   administration etc.  I am also experienced with AppServer, Web Services, XML/SOAP, JSON etc.
Without   correctly   structured   and   well   maintained   databases   and   efficiently   written   code,   systems   will have   hidden   costs   and   productivity   issues   for   their   entire   life-cycle.      I   have   always   focused   on   looking ‘under the hood’ and using the full gamut of Progress and OS tools available to optimise my work.
I   have   worked   with   Syteline   6   ERP   for   over   five   years,   three   of   these   providing   the   sole   administration for    an    installation    running    in    a    three    site    multi-entity    configuration.        I    gained    an    in-depth understanding   of   this   product   from   all   angles   and   was   able   to   enhance   its   functionality   considerably   in that time.
I   am   an   experienced   Jeftform   /   Adobe   Central   Output   Server   administrator   and   form   designer   with over   three   years   experience   maintaining   and   creating   forms   for   an   installation   serving   three   separate sites across the UK.  I can also program Datamax, Intermec and Zebra label printers.
Although   not   formally   educated   in   graphic   design   and   layout   I   have   a   personal   interest   in   this   area   and have    created    graphical    content    for    many    professional    IT    projects    and    websites    for    friends    and associates.
Aviation / Manufacturing
Banking / Financial
Telecommunications
High Street / Retail
TUNING
Transport / Logistics

CONTACT

FREELANCE OPENEDGE CONSULTANT
I   have   made   use   of   a   wide   range   of   miscellaneous   complimentary   IT   tools   and   utilities   including, amongst   many   others:   Roundtable   TSMS   (source   control),   AutoIT   3   (automation   &   scripting),   Firebug (web debugging), Xara Designer Pro X11 (graphic design).
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Copyright © 2016 Progress Software Corporation and/or its subsidiaries or affiliates. All rights reserved.
Over 20 years of Progress OpenEdge Experience
GRANT HOLMAN
FREELANCE OPENEDGE CONSULTANT

ABOUT

CLIENTS

An   IT   consultant   with   over   20   years   experience   working exclusively   with   Progress   OpenEdge   to   develop   GUI,   Web, Mobile      and      Back-end      systems .            Experienced      in methodologies   from   Waterfall   to   Agile   (XP,   Scrum)   I   am comfortable   working   as   part   of   a   large   team   or   as   a   sole agent   responsible   for   all   aspects   of   delivery   from   design   to implementation. I   have   work   for   companies   varying   in   size   from   a   few   staff to    multinationals,    covering    a    diverse    range    of    markets including     wholesale     banking,     car     hire,     debt     recovery, telecommunications,    commercial    print,    transportation    & logistics, high street retail and manufacturing. I    am    adept    at    business    analysis,    systems    development, database   design   &   administration   and   system   performance tuning.      My   primary   skill   set   includes   Progress   OpenEdge   7 to   11,   AppServer,   HTML5,   JavaScript,   CSS3,   SQL,   Syteline   6 ERP,    Jetform    (aka    Adobe    Central    Output    Server)    and general graphic / web design. My   work   is   fully   insured   by   Hiscox   Business   Insurance   for up   to   £1,000,000   covering   Employers’   Liability   and   Public and Products Liability.

SKILL SET

 
Specialising    in    the    Progress    RDMS    with    an extensive   understanding   of   best   practice   for configuration,    resilience,    backup    /    restore policies   and   maintaining   ongoing   efficiency.      I also   have   exposure   to   SQL   and   the   Progress Oracle Dataserver.
DATABASE
MOBILE
GFX DESIGN
WEB
WINDOWS
BACKEND
SYTELINE
JETFORM
Probably   my   main   single   Front-end   exposure has   been   developing   Windows   GUI   solutions utilizing     standard     GUI     elements,     ActiveX controls and .NET components.
Coming    a    close    second    to    GUI    in    terms    of experience,   I   have   developed   Web   solutions for    public    facing    web    sites,    internal    web portals       and       shopfloor       handheld       PCs (Datalogic,    Symbol)    using    both    bespoke    in- house Webspeed frameworks and PS:eScript.
I   have   taken   courses   on   IAP’s   SkinClient   and SkinClient   Mobile   products   and   I   am   currently self-learning       the       Progress       Telerik       and Rollbase mobile platforms.
Extensive   experience   of   producing   Back-end batch    processing    in    Progress    4GL    and    OS scripts   for   tasks   such   as   bulk   processing,   data manipulation           and           transfer,           print management,    system    administration    etc.        I am    also    experienced    with    AppServer,    Web Services, XML/SOAP, JSON etc.
Without       correctly       structured       and       well maintained   databases   and   efficiently   written code,    systems    will    have    hidden    costs    and productivity   issues   for   their   entire   life-cycle.      I have    always    focused    on    looking    ‘under    the hood’    and    using    the    full    gamut    of    Progress and OS tools available to optimise my work.
I   have   worked   with   Syteline   6   ERP   for   over five   years,   three   of   these   providing   the   sole administration   for   an   installation   running   in   a three   site   multi-entity   configuration.      I   gained an    in-depth    understanding    of    this    product from   all   angles   and   was   able   to   enhance   its functionality considerably in that time.
I   am   an   experienced   Jeftform   /   Adobe   Central Output      Server      administrator      and      form designer    with    over    three    years    experience maintaining      and      creating      forms      for      an installation   serving   three   separate   sites   across the     UK.           I     can     also     program     Datamax, Intermec and Zebra label printers.
Although    not    formally    educated    in    graphic design   and   layout   I   have   a   personal   interest   in this   area   and   have   created   graphical   content for      many      professional      IT      projects      and websites for friends and associates.
Aviation / Manufacturing
Banking / Financial
Telecommunications
High Street / Retail
TUNING
Transport / Logistics

CONTACT

I     have     made     use     of     a     wide     range     of miscellaneous    complimentary    IT    tools    and utilities     including,     amongst     many     others: Roundtable   TSMS   (source   control),   AutoIT   3 (automation      &      scripting),      Firebug      (web debugging),    Xara    Designer    Pro    X11    (graphic design).
MISC.
Car Rental
LINKEDIN
EMAIL
CV
GRANT HOLMAN OPENEDGE CONSULTANT
GRANT HOLMAN OPENEDGE CONSULTANT