| From - To | Role | Main Skills Used | Employer or Client | Final Salary or Rate Charged | Reason for leaving |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From September 2006 and ongoing |
DAMS Developer. (DAMS = Digital Asset Management System.) |
PostgreSQL, PHP, Unix/Linux, Python, web and database development mainly for research projects in the Humanities Division of the University of Oxford. | Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford. | Grade 7 on University payscale. | Ongoing, am not currently job-hunting. |
| Spring-summer 2006 | Self-employed consultant | Software testing | Oxford ArchDigital Ltd, Manor Farm, Marcham, Oxon OX13 6NZ | £10 per hour. | Wished to return to full-time employment. |
| July 2005 - March 2006 | Database Developer | Oracle, SQL Server, DOS command files | SalesOut Ltd, Commerce House, Telford Road, Bicester, Oxon OX26 4LD. | £22,000 for 9:30am-4:30pm (£27,500 pro rata) | Expiry of temporary contract on completion of project |
| March 2003 - December 2004 | Analyst/Programmer | Oracle, C, HTML, Unix, LDAP | Oxford Brookes University, Gipsy Lane, Headington, Oxford OX3 0BP. | £24,000 | Ill-health following miscarriage. NOW FULLY RECOVERED. |
| June 1999 - March 2003 (at intervals) | Contractor | Oracle, Sybase, SQL Server, HTML, Powerbuilder, DOS command files | Risk Decisions Ltd, Buchan House, Parkway Court, Oxford Business Park South, Oxford OX4 2JY. | £85 per day | Sought regular employment |
| 1997 - 1999 | Analyst/Programmer | Ingres, Unix (Solaris) including shell scripts, Open Road | University of Oxford, University Offices, Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JD. | Approx. £24,000 | Wished to work less intensively while starting a family. |
| 1995 - 1997 | Programmer/Analyst | Ingres, VMS, Fortran | University of Oxford, Clinical Trials Service Unit, Harkness Building, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford. | Approx. £22,000 | Decided cancer research work did not really suit me. |
| 1993 - 1995 | Analyst/Programmer | Ingres, Unix (Solaris) including shell scripts | University of Oxford, University Offices, Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JD. | Approx. £18,000 | Sought career progression. |
| 1990 - 1993 | Software Engineer | Ingres, C, Unix (HP-UX) | F.M.A. Systems Ltd, Unit 37, Monument Industrial Park, Chalgrove, Oxon OX44 7RW. | £12,000 | Sought career progression |
| 1989 | Library Assistant and teacher of EFL | Teaching English as a Foreign Language, word-processing | Oxford Intensive School of English, 13-16 High Street, Oxford | £8,000 | Sought career progression |
| 1988 | Database programmer | dBase II (self-taught from manual) | Self-employed (on Enterprise Allowance) | Not a lot | Needed more regular income |
| Pre-1988 | Private tutoring of French | French | Technically self-employed though worked for various crammers. | Hourly paid | Sought better career prospects |