Work History Relevant
From school to NUJ: 1984 - 1987
RNIB funded Talking News where he was responsible for content on the Teenage News Tape.
NUJ to NUS: 1987 - 1990
Elected to a paid sabatical within the students union at Walsall College. As student delegate he was a governor and was involved with the Equal Opportunities Focus Group.
Self Employment to Data Management: 1990 - 1995
Mike won a funding award from a local business competition for the development of a hot food delivery business.During this period Mike found spreadsheets, Databases and the computer !
Advanced Data Management and Risk: 1996 - 2000
Working for Equifax on both sides of the world as Business Development Manager. Project Managed and developed Ezi-Pay a credit profiling payment system still in use 2008.
Bits, PC's and Protocols: 2002 - 2008
Established ICT consultancy and contractor Syndicate Networks.
Building Communities...
2003: Consulted to Birmingham City Council and delivered a CMS managed by 20 remote support volunteers.
birmingham-netball.co.uk .
Streamlining Operations...
2006: Delivered a barcode mobile phone tracking suite. Used exclusively by Carphone Warehouse. Later added WEE xml link for EEC disposal compliance.
Removing Barriers...
2007 The :Silver Surfer profile. Consults to Bauerfeind Group for training and remote home worker set up via VPN.