Trevor Eddolls is chief consultant and chief analyst for iTech-Ed (www.iTech-Ed.com), a company he founded in 2004. The company provides a source of highly-technical information and expertise for people using IBM mainframes, servers, the Internet, mid-range computers, and PCs.

Previously, he worked for a company called Xephon Inc (www.xephon.com) for 18 years and continues to edit a large number of their publications. The work makes use of his in-depth knowledge of mainframe computing, network communication, and all versions of Windows and Linux PCs.

During those 18 years, he edited their weekly newsletter entitled News IS. He has also (at different times) edited more than ten of the technical computer-related journals Xephon published, including MVS Update, Oracle Update, and NT Update. He is currently responsible for the collection of articles and editing for seven technical journals.

The work involves establishing and maintaining relationships with potential authors from around the world. Then finding articles of a suitable technical standard, applying house styles and making them intelligible, and placing them in a PageMaker document ready for printing. It also involves collecting relevant news stories from a variety of media for inclusion in the news section of the journals. Finally, each issue is sent to the printers, and a copy is exported as an Acrobat (PDF) file ready to go on Xephon's Web site.

Additionally, Trevor was responsible for a weekly Web-based technical newletter called Mainframe Week. This required a good working knowledge of HTML and JavaScript.

Trevor has experience in training people to use computer hardware and software, and has also trained people to understand the technical information contributors are writing about. He has looked after junior staff and written references for ex-employees.

Trevor’s opinions on computer industry-related events are often sought by journalists and published in the trade press, eg Computing and Computer World.

Trevor Eddolls also regularly chairs and is an experienced speaker at technical conferences held in the UK and Europe. In addition to work published by Xephon, he has had three books published elsewhere. These are: VM Performance Management, published by McGraw-Hill; Introduction to VM, published by NCC Blackwell; and ASO: Automated Systems Operations for MVS, also published by McGraw-Hill. He has also had numerous articles published in a variety of journals - including US-based ones.

In addition to using PageMaker, Trevor is completely familiar with Microsoft Office on both Macs and PCs. He created his own Web site over four years ago (www.eddolls.com), and has maintained it since then - giving him a good working knowledge of Web-related software and basic HTML and JavaScript. He is an experienced user of many other software products including Jasc Software's Paint Shop Pro and Macromedia’s Flash.

His current annual salary, including pension, is around the £60k mark.

Trevor offers an exceptional range of technical and management skills.

He has a thorough knowledge of working with PCs and the Internet, including problem-solving experience. He is familiar with the workings of a wide variety of computers (including mainframes and those running Linux). He is a skilled user of a variety of application programs (listed elsewhere). He understands how Web sites can be used, and has developed his own Web site and still supports the Xephon Web site. His opinions are sought regularly by journalists for inclusion in their articles. He was recently interviewed by the Canadian Information Processing Society, and a copy of the interview is also on the NPA Web site.

He has presentation skills. In addition to giving presentations on a variety of topics, lasting from half an hour to three days, Trevor has also successfully chaired many international conferences and meetings. Trevor is usually thought of as being "good at explaining things", and has carried out much in-house training.

The other aspect of Trevor's excellent communication skills are shown by the numerous articles he has written and the three technical books he has had published.

Trevor's leadership skills and experience can be seen from his work as a school governor and trustee of an educational charity. He was chairman of governors at a local primary school for three years. He is currently chairman of the staffing committee at a nearby secondary school, which is responsible for all aspects of employement within the school.

Trevor has conducted well over a hundred job interviews, as well dealing with dismissals. He is chairman of the governor's performance management committee, which has given him considerable experience of appraising performance and setting realistic and challenging targets. Trevor has written a number of references for ex-employees. He is considered to have good people skills.

Trevor is well-organized and able to work to deadlines. This is clearly illustrated by the number of publications that he is responsible for producing each month. He is flexible in his working, and well able to pick up new skills as they are required. He obviously has a thorough understanding of written English.

Trevor was born on 11 February 1953. He is married and has two teenage daughters.

Trevor has an arts degree (BA) and is a qualified teacher. He is also a qualified first aider and a member of the Institute of Advanced Motorists. He has 11 'O'-levels and 3 'A'-levels. He has over 20 years experience in all aspects of computing and management.

He is chairman of an educational trust at a local secondary school. He is also a governor at the school and chairs the staffing subcommittee. This has given him a great deal of experience in interviewing candidates and all aspects of employment law (including redundancy and dismissal). As chairman of the performance management committee he is responsible for appraising the performance of the school and the headteacher.

2004 - present: Managing Director of iTech-Ed.
1986-2004: Senior consultant and analyst with Newbury-based Xephon
1982-1986: Senior lecturer for Reading-based Protocol International. He wrote and delivered IBM-related operator and management training courses.
1979-1982: Operator, then Ops Support Analyst for Milton Keynes-based Scicon
1976-1979: Secondary school science and maths teacher.

Trevor enjoys playing squash, racket ball, and swimming, and spends much of his spare time with his family. He also enjoys spending time on his computer. He has a guitar, which he likes to practice on, and hopes one day to play the saxophone properly. He is also, currently, trying to learn to juggle!

Trevor was Chairman of Governors at his local primary school, and also helped with the parents association - where he was a close friend of Father Christmas for a number of years. A lot of his time is spent on work as a senior governor at his local secondary school and as chairman of a charitable trust.

He has had a number of his poems published and was one of the original broadcasters on Community Radio Milton Keynes. He also did a lot of work with, and appeared in, the promenade theatrical production of the history of Chippenham produced by Theatre in the Down.

Address: 16 Brinkworth Close, Chippenham, Wilts, SN14 0TL, UK
Phone day: 01249 443256 eve: 01249 655523 mobile: 07901 505 609
e-mail: trevor@eddolls.com
Web site (URL): www.eddolls.com