1. Mel Dawson Curriculum Vitae
Profile
• Skilledandimaginativedeveloper/analystwithin the software developmentsector.
• Logical and rational thinkerwithexcellentproblemsolvingskills.
• Highqualityhands-onanalysis/developmenthistoryacross wide range of environments.
• Articulate,confident,andgoodcommunicator.
• DynamicsAX/X++
and SSRSexperienced,SQL-Server,plusformerC#.NET history.
Personal Details
Skills
X++, SSRS,MorphX/AOT,T-SQL,C#, Visual Studio,SQL-Server... (historically RPG,CL,APL, COBOL,Assembler)
Note: Becameinvolved with AXv3(Axapta) then DynamicsAX2009 overthe last 7+ years – partially at first, butthelast
2+ yearsat Northgate, sawmeoperating in the role of sole AX Developerwith them. Although themajorityof original
AX2009 developmentsatNorthgateweretrusted to MicrosoftPartners& contractors,Ideveloped and modified AX
Forms,Classes,‘native’AXReports,and AX2009/SSRSReportsthroughoutthatperiod.Thatworkwasinterspersed with
Windows& C# .NET /SQL Serverdevelopments. My roleat AAF wasAX Developerwith a main focuson the
developmentof AX/SSRSreportsand minor/mediumcustomizationsforthenewly implemented AX2012 system. I am
currently working on a shortfixed-termprojectwith HaysTravel helping buils a Data Warehouseon SQL-Server.
AX Developer Courses Attended
2006: MicrosoftAxapta3.0 ReportsDeveloper(‘Native’reports)
2007: MicrosoftAxapta3.0 Developer: I,II,III,& IV
2012: MicrosoftDynamicsAX 2009 Developer: I,II,III,& IV
Microsoft Certifications
2012: MicrosoftCertifiedITProfessional: DeveloperforMicrosoftDynamicsAX2009
2012: MicrosoftCertifiedTechnology Specialist: MicrosoftDynamicsAX2009
Employment Summary
Early years(Jan 1981 to Sep 1984) . . . IBMmid-range systemsS34,S38
4 yrs as Developerin2 Software Houses,Leeds&Newcastle
Arriva - formerly Cowies(Oct 1984 to Oct 2003) . . . IBM mid-range systemsS34,S36, S38, AS400
4 yrs as SeniorDeveloperand
14 yrs as (hands-on) DevelopmentManager,Sunderland
Northgate(Nov 2003 to Jun 2014) . . . Microsoftsystems
3 yrs as SeniorDeveloperusingT-SQL,&C#.NET
1 yr as (hands-on) DevelopmentManager
1 yr secondedtoAX InstallationProject(Axaptav3) asPMO - familiarwithProjectManagement
4 yrs as SeniorDevelopermixingX++,AX2009-SSRS,T-SQL,& C#.NET
2+ yrs as AX2009 Developerworking100% on AXdevelopments andAX2009/SSRSReportingprojects
American Air Filters (AAF) (Nov 2014 to Oct 2015) . . . Microsoftsystems
1 yr (fixed-term) asAXDeveloperspecializingonAX2012/SSRSReportingprojectsandalsominor/medium
Customizationstoforms,tables,classes,etc)
HaysTravel (Nov 2015 to current) . . . Microsoftsystems
10 mth(fixed-term) asSQLDeveloper/AnalystassistingwithbuildingDataWarehouse onSQL-Server
Mel Dawson
135 Ashbourne Drive
Coxhoe
Durham,DH6 4SR
Tel: 0191 3773244
Mob: 07591 488856
Email: meld@wson.co.uk
Education:
WolsinghamGrammarSchool
9 x ‘O’ levels,3x ‘A’levels
Universityof Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
BSc Jt Hons Maths/Physics
Male
British
Full drivinglicence

2. Until mid-2014, experiencehad been largely with MotorIndustry related softwaresystems,both front-end and back-
office,plusmanagementinformationapplications(purchasing,sales,rental,hire,lease,workshop,parts,warranty,
financial,marketing,CRM and MI). Morerecently I havebecomeexposed to manufacturing,produduction and project
related systems (atAAF) and thetravelsector (atHays).
Employment Detail
Nov 2015 to current: Hays Travel (Sunderland) - SQL Developer
Nov 2014 to Oct 2015: AmericanAirFilters(AAF) (Cramlington) - AXDeveloper
Nov 2003 to Jun 2014: Northgate (Darlington) - SeniorDeveloper/DevelopmentMgr/PMO/AXDeveloper
Oct 1984 to Oct 2003: Arriva- formerlyCowies(Sunderland)- SeniorDeveloper/DevelopmentMgr
Jan 1983 to Sep 1984: QSP(Newcastle-Upon-Tyne) - Analyst/Programmer
Jan 1981 to Dec 1982: ComputerResources/UnitedComputing(Leeds)- Analyst/Programmer
Sample Projects – SQL at HAYS Travel
Data WarehouseBuild –
To capture all data sources required tosatisfythe needs of the business andtostore theminone central
location. Data qualitycheckswill ensure the dataisvalidandnot duplicated. Loadroutineswill be automated
and professionallymanagedtoensure dataissynchronisedandupto date.
SingleCustomer‘View’ –
Withinthe Data Warehouse a‘master’Customertable ismaintainedbyanalysingthe daily/hourlydata
Importsand matching all incomingcustomername andaddressdatato ensure thatduplicationisminimized.
Owingtothe varietyof front-line sellingsystemsemployed,plustheir‘disconnected’nature,itwashitherto
extremelydifficulttoavoidduplicationandrecordrepeatbusinessetc.
Integrationof Data Warehousetransactionsto the mainFinanceSystem –
To utilise the DataWarehouse transactionimportssothatfinancial informationis checkedforerrors(e.g.invalid
debtors,creditors,amountimbalances,andmanymore …),encodedwithGLinformation,then loadedinto
journals andautomaticallypassed intothe mainFinance System.
Sample Projects – AX at AAF
DynamicsAX 2012 SSRS Reports recently developed –
Date Sheet- a pivoted Ganttchart style view of tasksby dates
EstimatesReport – periodic & cumulativeprojectrevenues,costs& marginssummaries
Hedge CheckReport– purchase&sales financialhedgeposition
ProductPick List – add weeknosalongsidedates on standard AXSSRSreport
Prod RouteCard – add weeknos alongsidedates on standard AXSSRSreport
POAccrual Report– view of futureexpected PO financialcommittments
RFQ/POAssociation Report – showing linkagesbetween variousrelated referencenos
Capex TrackerReport – analysisof selected assettransactions
Order IntakeReport– sales orderanalysis
Sales Analysis Report– monthly analysisof sales& costsper projectper customer
StdDocuments(e.g.PurchaseOrder) –add ‘Ts & Cs’ and otheressentialsto existing documents
ProjectAnalysis Report– analysisof revenues,costs& marginsagainstbudgetsand actuals
Bad Debt Provision Report – analysisof aged debtwith ‘bad debtprovision’calculations
Other DynamicsAX 2012 developments –
Logic addedtovalidate entryof financial dimensionsonProjectForm
Developedfacilitytoimportitemstoa specificprojectora specificprojecttask
Addedbudget datacolumnsto ProjectWBS Form
Created ‘proof-of-concept’ generatestructured partnumberfacility
CreatedAXservices/ports(AIF) toexpose HoursJournal inputsandsome masterdataextract to external apps.
*** Plus . . .
 Day-to-dayassistance tothe AX2012 ImplementationProjectTeam intermsof understanding AXfunctionality
wheninvestigations are required. Alsoworkingalongside AAF’sMicrosoftPartner(HSO).

3. Sample Projects – AX at Northgate
DynamicsAX to Dynamics CRM Data Migration – AX data wasrequiredfora new CRMsystembeingimplementedat
Northgate. Thisdata isto be sourcedfrom relevantAXtablesandincludeddatasuchas customers,prospects
(opportunities),suspects(leads),addresses,contacts,activities,pipeline orders(forecasts),service level agreements,
rental rate tariffs,standardcharges,labourrates,business-reviews,etc. Indepthknowledge of the AXdatabase tables,
fieldsandrelationships,andthe abilitytoreadandunderstandX++code thatformedthe functional logicwithin
Northgate’sheavilycustomizedAX2009application,wassessential tosource this datacorrectly. Additionally, data
summaries&analysisSQLscriptswere requiredtobe usedforpre & postdata migrationverification.
DynamicsCRM Data Integration to Dynamics AX – newlycreatedcustomersandrelated customerinformation
generatedwithinthe newCRMsystemat Northgate were to be sentto AXdatabasesvia AX/AIF service calls. Partners
Hitachi developedasolutionandI wasinvolvedwithitsprogresstosupport/modify/enhance/extendat subsequent
stagesif and whenrequired.
Web BookingData Integration to Dynamics AX – Rental customersuse Northgate’swebsites tobookvehiclehires.
Detailswere capturedbythe website andemailswere generated forcentral teamstocreate hiresmanually inAX.
Automaticcreationof hireswasplannedandthe solutionemployedAX/AIFtechniqueslearnedfromthe Hitachi CRM
Data Integration(describedabove).
PlannedMaintenanceForm – newAX functionality wasdeveloped toreplace several inefficientreports. Ratherthan
amendingmany reportswhichwere unwieldyandtime-consumingtorun, a new AX ListPageformwas developed to
deliverextended functionality.
InsuranceData Form – newAXfunctionality wasdeveloped toincrease visibilityof insurance data. ExpiredInsurance
reports were replacedbya new formwhichreturnedthe datamuch quickerthanthe reportsand provided linksto
otherrelevantAXformshelping userstotake remedial actionsinamuchmore efficientmanner.
*** Plus . . .
 Day-to-dayassistance to variousotherITTeamsin termsof understanding AXfunctionalitywheninvestigationsare
required. Alsoworkingalongside Northgate’sMicrosoftPartnersoverthe years (TECTURA,SMYL, HITACHI)
 Day-to-dayguidance tothe BusinessIntelligence TeamwhentheyrequiredhelpwithSQLextractlogicand
technique.