Hello there…
I’m Nick Bowling, a retired specialist in Human Resources data analysis. Now, I’m working on a number of projects of personal interest to me. This website gives some information about me, introduces these projects and provides ways for you to get involved should you feel inclined.
I’m an Honours Graduate in Biology but apart from a year working as a virologist for the UK Government the first half of my career was spent working with young adults who presented with behavioural and mental health issues. Along the way I collected postgraduate qualifications in Teaching and Social Work. For the last third of my working life I found myself, like so many of my generation, drifting into Information Technology. I became the payroll systems manager for a large UK Local Authority. Part of this role was to provide Human Resources information to senior managers and elected members of the council.
Laterly I worked on several large projects including a major SAP implementation and leading a project implementing a large Government IT project in Gloucestershire.1
Specific Skills and Qualifications
- BSc (Hons) Applied Biology
- Postgraduate Certificate in Education
- Diploma in Social Work
- Postgraduate Certificate in Business Studies (IT track)
Additional Qualifications and Training
- Microsoft Certified Professional + [icon]
- Microsoft Certified Application Developer + [icon]
- SQL Server Administration
- Safer Recruitment and Allegations Management
- Effective Data Warehouse Construction
- Child Protection Training
Experience in
- Visual Studio
- SQL Server
- SAP
- Database design and implementation
- Business Analysis
- Midland Software Delphi
Some plaudits
I don’t think we could have achieved what we have so far without the enormous commitment you have shown during this period. I am also grateful to your team for their valuable contributions.2
We congratulate the council in its forward-thinking use of IT and data analysis in supporting your HR teams in achieving a significant reduction in sickness absence. We believe the council should share its work more widely so that other authorities can benefit from your experience.3
Please could you accept my congratulations and pass them on to your team for the sterling work you have done in this area to get us where we are.4
A short after-action report of a typical project I led can be downloaded from here.
I’m available for…
I may be interested in paid or voluntary work for organisations that are involved in education for disadvantaged groups or organisations that work in the natural environment.
Tools used for making this site
- Hugo
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Illustrator
- Figma, Concepts and Adobe XD (to compare these three applications)
- Microsoft Visual Studio Code + ecmel HTML CSS Support Extension
Acknowledgements and links
The Hugo template used for this site is Paperesque by Fabian Tamp. It can be found on the Hugo website under themes.
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Although highly successful the project was eventually scrapped by the incoming Conservative Government in 2010 (more about this short sighted decision later in my blog). ↩︎
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On successful completion of a full job evaluation and regrading of nearly 18,000 employees.
Sue Scrivens, Head of Human Resources Gloucestershire County Council ↩︎ -
Audit Commission
After formal review of reporting Best Value Performance Indicators ↩︎ -
On receipt of a report from the Audit Commission
Dilys Wynn, Director of Strategy and Standards
Gloucestershire County Council ↩︎