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Stephen Carr IEng MBCS CITP MACS
My name is Stephen Carr and I currently have a dual role of Enterprise Architect
and Web Consultant within the Information Services department of The Royal
Automobile Club (RAC) in Perth, Western Australia .
Stephen Carr
Currently 30, I completed a BTEC Higher National Diploma in Software Engineering
at South Bank University (Mid Kent College) in 1995. This was a 3 year sandwich
scheme sponsored by my then employer GEC Marconi Avionics.
Initially I started as a Software Engineer with GEC on defence aviation
projects leading on from my industrial placement as a trainee through software
engineering, quality assurance and documentation departments. In 1997, I
decided to go travelling to Australia for a year which has so far turned into
eight. I arrived in Brisbane in subtropical Queensland and shortly went to work
for Sun Microsystems on a short contract helping to setup loan and
demonstration computers for customers. 6 months later, I went down to Sydney
and had a choice of another short term contract or a permanent
position with Perth based Motherwell Information Systems.
Very low on ready cash at the time as travellers are, I put the airfare on my
credit card and caught the plane across Australia to Perth situated on the
sparkling blue and warm Indian Ocean to take up a Systems Analyst
position. This involved being the lead engineer on the development and
subsequent deployment of a large industrial control system for the movement of
the grain crop. After jumping through a mountain of immigration
paperwork, I was eventually able to work freely in Australia becoming a proud
new citizen in 2001.
In 1999, I joined the RAC, firstly developing an insurance policy and claims
system followed by a role taking responsibility for ongoing development,
support and maintenance of the company's Internet and Intranet systems.
Recently I have gained an additional role researching technology and advising
on technological direction to the company.
In 2004, I achieved Incorporated Engineer status with ECUK through the British
Computer Society where I was already a Professional Chartered Member. For me to
be an IEng, was the completion of one journey started during
formal education - whilst creating new fresh paths to develop myself along. I
felt that with the level of international recognition available and that at
some point I would like to work back in the UK, that registration
would definitely be to my advantage.
Whilst in IT, very few of my peers would even be members of a professional
institution, I feel it is important for the profession to be recognised and
regarded as highly as the traditional engineering professions and I encourage
engineers and employers to see the value in Professional recognition.
Stephen Carr IEng MBCS CITP MACS
Perth, Australia
Registered 2004