At a Glance
I was the lead developer in a team developing asset and work
management software that interfaced with Mincom
Ellipse. During my time at United Utilities I developed many
applications dealing with the many faces of asset and work
management.
Key Features
Mobile Work Management tool, able to download and synchronise
with the server; Scheduling Tool; Management Realtime Monitoring
Tool; Task Management and Calendar Tool.
Technology
ASP.NET, Winforms, VB.NET, .Net Framework 2.0 and 3.5, SQL
Server, Mincom Ellipse
More Details
Mincom Ellipse contains an enterprise level asset management
system. Unfortunately it is not very user friendly or customisable.
As a result the United Utility asset data was out of date and the
work history patchy.
My first role was to develop an application that engineers could
take to a job on their laptops, and record details of fixes and
scheduled maintenance. This had to be easy to use and work offline.
Other members of the team developed a simple asset management
website. Combined, these tools drove quality data into Ellipse and
the company started to be able to rely on the system for the first
time.
Our success led to more and more applications, bringing in other
parts of the business, making the data more and more
accessible.
We were so successful that OFWAT mentioned the tool in their
reports into United Utilities and AMT Cybex (the
UK distributors of Mincom Ellipse) used us as a success story in
their sales
literature.
Client Comments
Fran is a highly capable and talented .Net developer and designer. He led a team of developers within United Utilities on many projects and enhancements for a major asset management system. Not only does Fran have deep .Net and SQL skills, he also communicates very well with key business stakeholders and maintains very good relationships. I would highly recommend Fran for any development or design work, particularly in Microsoft technologies.
Mike Stewart - Enterprise Architect