About Paul Davies

Paul Davies, director of PAD Solutions Ltd, is an experienced IT professional (of 25 years), bringing many skills covering the whole life cycle of software development. Successful record at Misys of building and delivering large and small scale solutions. Implementing systems at customer sites, gathering user requirements, designing and coding software. Currently involved in building applicaions for the iPhone

Technical Skills

Platforms: Microsoft Windows, iPhone
Languages: Java, Objective C, C, C++, Visual Basic, COBOL
Technologies Used: J2EE, COM+, DCOM, SQL Server, IBM DB2, Eclipse, XML, Websphere, MQ Series
Design methodologies: Object Oriented design using UML, RUP
Development Tools: Visual Paradigm, Top Team, CVS, SourceSafe, MS Project, Clarity
Business Data Modelling

Development Methodologies

PDLC - Programme Development Life Cycle: A Misys customised version of the Rational Unified Software Development Process
Model Driven Object Oriented Design using UML
Agile: short design sprints

Team Leading Skills

Led teams of developers in house and on customer sites
Managed small projects planning and scheduling tasks
Produced detailed estimates for small and large scale projects

Consultancy Skills

Implementations at customer sites
Bespoke on site development
User Training
Gathering Business Requirements

System Architect Skills

Created high level system designs from user requirements
Supervised production of low level designs
Designed SOA based enterprise system

Banking Knowledge

Retail Teller Systems
Equation and Midas banking systems
Foreign Exchange and Money Market Position Keeping