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John Ashmele is a business systems analyst, experienced and qualified in the formal analysis and design methodology SSADM. His key business skills are analysis, design and integration, in particular process and data modelling. His technical experience, interpersonal skills and broad business awareness are underpinned by an ongoing commitment to professional development.

 

John has undertaken many assignments for utility (energy, gas, electricity) and blue chip companies, as well as for government departments and the public sector. Recent assignments include analysis of requirements, process and data modelling, logical system specification, implementation, service delivery, business process documentation, and data protection and privacy support.

 

John is the director and principal consultant of Ashmele Computing Limited, established to provide professional services to managers and users of information systems technology. He created Anetz Pages, a website service dedicated to bringing cost-effective internet advertising to businesses and other organisations, supported by a comprehensive client care programme. He designed and developed the website, and continues to market and support the service.

 

1966... Operator on the NCR/Elliot 4120 at NCR, London;

1968.. Programmer in NEAT4100, NEAT315, and MJSP/ COBOL;

1973.. Member of the British Computer Society;

1977.. Freelance programmer/analyst t/a Ash Programming Support Ltd.;;

1982.. Freelance systems analyst  t/a Ashmele Computing Ltd.;

2004.. Chartered Member of the British Computer Society;

John is prepared to work and travel throughout the UK, as a team player or on his own. He has been security cleared, and is continually updating his IS/IT knowledge through seminars and courses. He is currently serving on the Council of the Association of Independent Computer Specialists.

 

Representation

Key Business Skills...

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Business systems analysis - business activity and work practice modelling, user requirements catalogue, process and data modelling, business and technical systems options;

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Business systems design  - requirements and functional specification, logical process modelling;

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Business systems implementation - software package evaluation, user acceptance testing, service level agreement, service delivery, business process documentation and mentoring; and

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Data protection and privacy support, including adequacy and compliance audit to determine any weaknesses in an organisation's obligations under the Data Protection Act 1998

 

Assignments

Key Technical Skills...

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SSADM Structured Systems Analysis and Design Methodology;

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PRINCE2 Project Management in a Controlled Environment;

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CASE tools including Select SSADM and Systems Engineer; and

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(long ago) MJSP/COBOL programming in IBM mainframe environments.

 

Associations and  Professional Qualifications...

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Member of the British Computer Society (BCS) and special interest groups;

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ISEB Certificates in SSADM versions 3, 4 and 4.2; and

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NCC Certificate in Systems Analysis.

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