"Steve joined my team as a contractor and then became a permanent member of staff. He stayed with my team for nearly 10 years. As an Ingres DBA, he used his invaluable knowledge and experience to manage Capita revenue and benefits (Academy) applications on AIX and Linux platforms and administer the supporting Ingres databases. Steve solely managed multiple Academy application and Ingres database upgrades. Steve was also the lead technical DBA resource for several Linux migrations and upgrade projects.   Steve brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to any team and members of staff that he works with. Steve is able to implement improvements and efficiencies, he is able to troubleshoot and work-through issues and create solutions. I have no hesitation in recommending Steve, he will be an asset and benefit to a future employer.   Warren Lewis, Agilisys [2025]	"Steve reported to myself over a period of almost two years, where Steve performed the role of Ingres DBA and Application Developer. Steve also has extensive Unix skills which were invaluable to the role he carried out for us.   Steve is a very goal-orientated person and was always focused on getting the job done, as well as continually assisting and supporting others. Steve is also very dedicated and always went the extra distance, often thinking his way around obstacles to get a successful conclusion.     I strongly recommend Steve and would be delighted to work with him again."   Clem Prendergast, Head of IT Financial Services Sector, Lombard Ireland. [2014]
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Curriculum Vitae for Steve McElhinney

Ingres Database Administrator - UNIX/Linux Application Support - MRI Revenues & Benefits

September 2026;   Availability - immediate

Summary

Experienced Ingres DBA with UNIX/Linux Support and Application Support skills.

I am based in London (Wimbledon), but happy to work UK Wide or overseas.

Skills

Ingres DBA with experience of Ingres 6.4 / Ing II 2.6 & Ingres 11.2 in a production environment.

MRI Revenues and Benefits (formerly Capita One/Academy) Support, Upgrade and Migrations.

Solid UNIX/Linux System Administration background, including Shell scripting and SQL.

Banking / Finance experience, IT Implementations - SEPA.

Application Support experience across a variety of systems.

Web Skills; Some SQL Server & Basic DEC/VMS experience including DCL.

Soft skills: Attention to detail; self-starter; usually manage get the user community on-side!

Employment

2016-2025  Agilisys, London.

                Role: Ingres DBA, UNIX Support, MRI Revenues & Benefits, Capita Housing.

                (Ingres 11.2, RHEL 8.x)

2015         Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Dublin.

                Role: Credit Risk Application Support.

2013-2014  Lombard Ireland, Dublin.

                Role: SEPA Implementation, Application Support, Ingres DBA.

                (Ingres 2.6, HP-UX 11.11)

2011-2013  SEO Perspective, London.

                Role: Linux Administration, Web/Mail Admin

                (Linux Centos 6.3/RHEL 6.3)

2008-2010  Insolvency Service; Dept of Business and Trade, Birmingham.

                Role: Ingres DBA, UNIX and Support of in-house applications / Prophecy

                (Ingres 9.2 Ingres II 2.6, AIX 5.2)

2006-2008  TNT Post, Netherlands (Den Haag).

                Role: Ingres DBA

                (Ingres II 2.0 and 2.6, HP-UX 11.11)

2005-2006  Insolvency Service; Dept of Business and Trade, Birmingham.

                Role: Ingres DBA, UNIX and Application Support

                (Ingres II 2.5 and 2.6, AIX 5.2)

2002-2005 Caterpillar Uk Plc, Peterborough.

                Role: Ingres DBA, UNIX and OPENdoor Payroll application support

                (Ingres II 2.0, AIX 4.3)

2001         BNP Paribas, Marylebone, London.

                Role: Ingres DBA/Support, 2nd Line Helpdesk

                (Ingres II 2.0 and 6.4, Digital UNIX/Tru64, DEC/VMS)

1999-2000 Intregis/Steria, Sunbury.

                Role: Ingres DBA for OPENdoor, UNIX System Admin, 2nd line Helpdesk

                (Openingres 1.2 and 6.4, Solaris 7, HPUX)

1998         W. S. Atkins, Epsom.

                Role: Ingres DBA, UNIX and OPENdoor Pay & Personnel support

                (Ingres 6.4, Solaris 6)

1997-1998 Metropolitan Police Service, Putney.

                Role: Ingres DBA, UNIX System Admin; 2 Prophecy Classic installations

                (Ingres 6.4, Sequent Dynix v204)

1993-1996 Radius Computer Services (now Civica), Watford.

                Role: Prophecy Classic consultant; install, support, upgrade, bug fixes.

                (Ingres 6.4,  DEC/VMS, Various UNIX flavours: Digital UNIX, HPUX, DRSNX)

1990-1993 Dairy Crest Ltd, Thames Ditton.

                Role: Ingres 4GL Programmer; Ingres 6.3 DBA; UNIX System Admin

                (Ingres 6.3, DEC/VMS, DRSNX v4)

1987-1990 London Borough Merton.

                Role: Application Support Programmer (VME COBOL, IDMSX, SCL)

1980-1987 British Telecomunications, Croydon, Surrey.

                Role: Telephone Engineer; Telephone Exchange Mntce. / Cable installation

Education

BTEC Telecomunications (Sponsored by BT)

IT Professional training includes:

 Ingres SQL/ABF Programming             C Programming

 Managing Ingres databases                UNIX Shell Programming & Utilities

 Ingres System Administration             UNIX System Administration

 Ingres Performance Tuning                 UNIX Performance Tuning

Personal Details

Status: Single

Nationality: British Citizen

Current Clean UK Driving Licence

Email Address: steve@serpost.net