User:SteveMcBill - Revision history

SteveMcBill at 21:19, 4 February 2009

2009-02-04T21:19:20Z

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	==My Background==		==My Background==

	I have been 'interested' in wildlife since I was 4 years old but my interest did not become 'serious' until I reached 30 when I joined the [http://www.~~consult~~-~~eco.ndirect~~.co.uk/~~entomol/lces/~~ Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Society].		I have been 'interested' in wildlife since I was 4 years old but my interest did not become 'serious' until I reached 30 when I joined the [http://www.record-lrc.co.uk/rECOrd.aspx?Mod=Article&ArticleID=G00110001 Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Society].

	Work wise - I started in the lab of a hospital and then moved to chemical research. Following this I worked with the Department of Employment as a programmer for 25 years (much of it managing IT projects for the Dept.) - it was virtually all mainframe in Cobol, Plan, Fortran, Filetab and a few other languages.		Work wise - I started in the lab of a hospital (Whiston - in Merseyside) and then moved to chemical research (Croda). Following this I worked with the Department of Employment as a programmer for 25 years (much of it managing IT projects for the Dept.) - it was virtually all mainframe in Cobol, Plan, Fortran, Filetab and a few other languages.

	Home IT interest led me into music and graphics programming for fun and thence to developing the initial website for the Cheshire Wildlife Trust during a boring Xmas period in 1996.		Home IT interest led me into music and graphics programming for fun (Atari Basic and 6502 Assembler) and thence to developing the initial website for the Cheshire Wildlife Trust during a boring Xmas period in 1996.

	Since October 2000 I have managed the local biodiversity records center for the Cheshire region - [http://www.rECOrd-LRC.co.uk/ rECOrd]. As at October 2006 we have 1.6 million species records available ~~online~~ for the public to search and map.		Since October 2000 I have managed the local biodiversity records center for the Cheshire region - [http://www.rECOrd-LRC.co.uk/ rECOrd]. As at October 2006 we have 1.6 million species records available on-line for the public to search and map.

	Who knows what will happen for/to me from here on in ??		Who knows what will happen for/to me from here on in ?? Well, the answer was leaving rECOrd in May 2007 due to health reasons (a small stroke). Cest la vie !!

	==My Major Interests==		==My Major Interests==
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	- General Entomology		- General Entomology
	- Symphyta (Sawflies)		- Symphyta (Sawflies)
	- Carabidae		- Carabidae (Ground Beetles)
			- Lepidoptera (Moths & Butterflies)
	- Invertebrate Survey		- Invertebrate Survey
	- Terrestrial Mollusca		- Terrestrial Mollusca
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	- Website design and implementation		- Website design and implementation
	- Database design		- Database design
	- Making use of ~~accumualted~~ data		- Making use of accumulated data
	- Making use of the technology to allow simple use of the data		- Making use of the technology to allow simple use of the data
	- IT standards across the web and in other areas.		- IT standards across the web and in other areas
			- Mechanisms for collation and collection of biodiversity data over the web.

Brian: Reverted edits by RelmoNerdo (Talk) to last version by AmeerDawood

2008-12-20T20:45:56Z

Reverted edits by RelmoNerdo (Talk) to last version by AmeerDawood

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RelmoNerdo: zelrac

2008-12-19T00:46:11Z

zelrac

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AmeerDawood: /* My Background */

2008-11-17T23:55:39Z

My Background

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	Home IT interest led me into music and graphics programming for fun and thence to developing the initial website for the Cheshire Wildlife Trust during a boring Xmas period in 1996.		Home IT interest led me into music and graphics programming for fun and thence to developing the initial website for the Cheshire Wildlife Trust during a boring Xmas period in 1996.

	Since October 2000 I have managed the local biodiversity records ~~centre~~ for the Cheshire region - [http://www.rECOrd-LRC.co.uk/ rECOrd]. As at October 2006 we have 1.6 million species records available online for the public to search and map.		Since October 2000 I have managed the local biodiversity records center for the Cheshire region - [http://www.rECOrd-LRC.co.uk/ rECOrd]. As at October 2006 we have 1.6 million species records available online for the public to search and map.

	Who knows what will happen for/to me from here on in ??		Who knows what will happen for/to me from here on in ??


	==My Major Interests==		==My Major Interests==

SteveMcBill: /* My Interests */

2006-10-07T10:38:36Z

My Interests

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	==My Interests==		==My Major Interests==

	- General Entomology		- General Entomology
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	- Playing - especially steel-strung flat-tops		- Playing - especially steel-strung flat-tops
	- Listening to old Country Blues players (e.g. Blind Blake, etc.)		- Listening to old Country Blues players (e.g. Blind Blake, etc.)
			- Information Technology (IT)
			- Website design and implementation
			- Database design
			- Making use of accumualted data
			- Making use of the technology to allow simple use of the data
			- IT standards across the web and in other areas.

SteveMcBill: /* My Interests */

2006-10-07T10:36:14Z

My Interests

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	- Symphyta (Sawflies)		- Symphyta (Sawflies)
	- Carabidae		- Carabidae
			- Invertebrate Survey
	- Terrestrial Mollusca		- Terrestrial Mollusca
			- Identification
			- Survey
	- Micro-fungi		- Micro-fungi
			- Identification
			- Survey
	- Photography (mainly digital nowadays)		- Photography (mainly digital nowadays)
			- Natural History photography for website usage
			- Photography for sale on Micro-Stock Sites
	- Ragtime and Country Blues Acoustic Guitar		- Ragtime and Country Blues Acoustic Guitar
			- Playing - especially steel-strung flat-tops
			- Listening to old Country Blues players (e.g. Blind Blake, etc.)

SteveMcBill: /* My Background */

2006-10-07T10:33:07Z

My Background

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	Who knows what will happen for/to me from here on in ??		Who knows what will happen for/to me from here on in ??


			==My Interests==

			- General Entomology
			- Symphyta (Sawflies)
			- Carabidae
			- Terrestrial Mollusca
			- Micro-fungi
			- Photography (mainly digital nowadays)
			- Ragtime and Country Blues Acoustic Guitar

SteveMcBill: /* My Background */

2006-10-07T10:26:49Z

My Background

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	==My Background==		==My Background==

	I have been 'interested' in wildlife since I was 4 years old but my interest did not become 'serious' until I reached 30 when I joined the Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Society.		I have been 'interested' in wildlife since I was 4 years old but my interest did not become 'serious' until I reached 30 when I joined the [http://www.consult-eco.ndirect.co.uk/entomol/lces/ Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Society].

	Work wise - I started in the lab of a hospital and then moved to chemical research. Following this I worked with the Department of Employment as a programmer for 25 years (much of it managing IT projects for the Dept.) - it was virtually all mainframe in Cobol, Plan, Fortran, Filetab and a few other languages.		Work wise - I started in the lab of a hospital and then moved to chemical research. Following this I worked with the Department of Employment as a programmer for 25 years (much of it managing IT projects for the Dept.) - it was virtually all mainframe in Cobol, Plan, Fortran, Filetab and a few other languages.
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	Home IT interest led me into music and graphics programming for fun and thence to developing the initial website for the Cheshire Wildlife Trust during a boring Xmas period in 1996.		Home IT interest led me into music and graphics programming for fun and thence to developing the initial website for the Cheshire Wildlife Trust during a boring Xmas period in 1996.

	Since October 2000 I have managed the local biodiversity records centre for the Cheshire region - [http://www.rECOrd-LRC.co.uk/ rECOrd]. As at ~~Ocotber~~ 2006 we have 1.6 million species records available online for the public to search and map.		Since October 2000 I have managed the local biodiversity records centre for the Cheshire region - [http://www.rECOrd-LRC.co.uk/ rECOrd]. As at October 2006 we have 1.6 million species records available online for the public to search and map.

	Who knows what will happen for/to me from here on in ??		Who knows what will happen for/to me from here on in ??

SteveMcBill at 10:25, 7 October 2006

2006-10-07T10:25:05Z

New page

==My Background==

I have been 'interested' in wildlife since I was 4 years old but my interest did not become 'serious' until I reached 30 when I joined the Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Society.

Work wise - I started in the lab of a hospital and then moved to chemical research. Following this I worked with the Department of Employment as a programmer for 25 years (much of it managing IT projects for the Dept.) - it was virtually all mainframe in Cobol, Plan, Fortran, Filetab and a few other languages.

Home IT interest led me into music and graphics programming for fun and thence to developing the initial website for the Cheshire Wildlife Trust during a boring Xmas period in 1996.

Since October 2000 I have managed the local biodiversity records centre for the Cheshire region - [http://www.rECOrd-LRC.co.uk/ rECOrd]. As at Ocotber 2006 we have 1.6 million species records available online for the public to search and map.

Who knows what will happen for/to me from here on in ??