garth eaglesfield

independent author

About

A long career journey from programmer to programmer/analyst to systems analyst to systems architect, including a spell as a technology evangelist, and most recently being a start-up advisor/participant and author. Involved in transactional middleware from the early days, starting with the original Service Oriented Architectures, i.e. TP Monitors (Tuxedo, CICS), and continuing through J2EE (WebSphere, WebLogic) to web application technologies. Current interest is distributed infrastructure service architectures as exemplified in the cloud and extended by mobile devices.

Country

City

Industry

information technology and services

Skill

middleware, j2ee, distributed systems, saas, tuxedo, strategy, full sdlc, architecture, enterprise architecture, java enterprise edition, weblogic, soa, software design, enterprise software, cloud computing, start ups, solution architecture, pre sales, eai, esb, integration, web applications, consulting, websphere, web services, business development, professional services, business intelligence, application architecture, business process design, architectures, it strategy, togaf

Experience

consulting associate

spanitis

2000-10 - Present · 26 yrs

independent author

blurb

non-executive director and business analyst

yellow technology

2011-3 - 2012-12 · 1 yr 10 mos

Having helped yellow technology establish the business during their start-up phase in 2002 I was involved in helping build it to the next stage by looking at the business implications of current developments in IT technology, particularly the cloud, for participants in the digital audio industry.

founding partner and chief technology officer

ga systems

1994-11 - 1996-2 · 1 yr 4 mos

Co-founded GA Systems Ltd, in the UK, in 1994 as a Tuxedo consultancy and products company. Acquired by BEA in 1996.

technology consultant in the usa

various companies

1981-1 - 1994-10 · 13 yrs 10 mos

Consulting in the USA including compiler development [Advanced Computer Techniques], network development [Citibank, Bell Labs], financial systems [Goldman Sachs], early online trading system implementations [Instinet, Transvik] and market research [A.C.Nielsen].

programmer and analyst in the uk

various uk companies

1972-6 - 1980-12 · 8 yrs 7 mos

In the UK working as an employee and/or independent consultant for various companies, on the full range of computing platforms (mainframes, minis, micros). This included financial systems, message switching, micro-processor compiler development [original implementation of the Micro Focus COBOL compiler] and railway signalling automation systems.

independent author

my publications

2016-9 - Present · 10 yrs 1 mo

senior architect

bea systems

1996-3 - 2000-8 · 4 yrs 6 mos

Acting as the BEA technical spokesperson and technology evangelist in the UK and Northern Europe, contributing articles and appearing at conferences as well as designing software architectures for major accounts.