LESLIE JACK HOUNSELL 188 Main Street, East Calder* Livingston, West Lothian EH53 0HE* 01506 881214

* lh1e354be@westpost.net PERSONAL PROFILE An energetic, highly dynamic, and fully qualified senior IT professional with co nsiderable Board level strategic skills and extensive hands-on IT management exp erience gained via radically improving existing applications, as well as proven success designing and delivering new projects to exact client specification from conception right through to delivery A proactive leader with a passion to deliver and extensive business, managerial and technical skills, and the natural ability and tools to define goals and plan client solutions using clear precise terms An innovative and resourceful professional, with extensive strategic, communicat ion and organisational expertise, and proven ability to meet deadlines and surpa ss targets regardless of pressure CAREER AND ACHIEVEMENTS TO DATE June 2010 - Present Director of Koom Records Owner of Eaglesoftdesign (web CMS design and implementation) Providing management / design and promotion services to musicains. * * * * * * * Negotiate with theatres where the shows are to be played Manage all contracts with venues Arrange and coordinate all 3rd party service sound / lighting engineers etc Responsible for audio production from design to delivery Responsible for all Promotional materials Create and manage online presence for the artists and shows Manage all financials for both artists and show

June 2007 - May 2011 IT Consultant & Project Manager Self Employed Providing IT systems, software, web design and project management support to sma ll businesses mainly in the music /digital media industries JOB ROLE * Analysed and sourced suitable equipment to meet musician`s requirements. * Successfully installed full computerized digital sound set up to transition fr om analogue recordings to digital recordings for artists recordings in 2 Studios . * Mentored analogue sound engineers on the transition. * Successfully recovered multiple reels of previous artists recording material f rom various analogue recording machines and transferred them to the digital doma in ready for remix. * Installed and tested software for new professional recordings. * Overseen recording artist`s projects to be on hand for any technical problems that may have occurred. * Creating a web presence for one artist (still in progress) * Additionally created, designed and manufactured various album covers.

HEAD OF IT SYSTEMS / APPLICATIONS & DESIGN JULY 2005 - JUN 2007 Raytheon Systems Limited, Glenrothes JOB ROLE * * * * * Maintain the Company software base. Actively run all the IT Governance groups Consultant to the business Leaders on software issues for the business Company consultant for all aspects of ERP both present and future Responsible for the Design, research, develop, test, and implementation of new software both Commercial and Engineering Base * New software technology evaluation and implementation * Preparing and managing reports, project plans and budgets (1-2 million pounds per annum) * In charge of technical software team recruitment, development and performance management KEY ACHIEVEMENTS * Support for the Six Sigma & lean Manufacturing Processes o During my time as Head of Systems Applications & Design I supported in excess of 60% of all projects run by the Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing groups. These projects were very varied and encompassed by the administration functions and t he shop floor functions. All these projects required analyst skills and sight of company data normally reported in totally new formats and combined differently than normal. * Represented Raytheon Systems Limited in the Raytheon Company Systems and Appli cations Council o This council was responsible for the systems and applications that were deploy ed throughout Raytheon worldwide. As the UK representative I was responsible for all activities relating to this council within the UK. * Manage all 3rd Party suppliers of IT Software solutions. * Successfully integrated the IT and business governance processes to ensure tim ely and effective business support o I was responsible for the delivery of a Governance process that would enable t he business and IT to ensure that we were implementing the best solutions for th e business. This governance process gave both IT and the business the ability to express to the other what their future plans were so that both parties were rea dy for any changes to the business. I personally sat on these boards to ensure t hat IT was represented at a senior level and from the business during the initia l setup of each group and for the first year the senior representative had to be a senior manger from the business i.e. the finance board was headed up by the C FO and the supply chain board was headed up by the Director of Supply Chain. * Managed the IT involvement of a company wide ERP replacement program o I ran the search for a new ERP solution that would eventually encompass all of the RAYTHEON SYSTEMS LIMITED landscape. There were initially 8 companies that w ere given the ITT (invitation to tender) and we eventually settled on SAP as the solution that would be used. During this process I used a 3rd party company to assist RAYTHEON SYSTEMS LIMITED in the creation of the ITT as we did not have th e time to deal with 8 individual companies and it was therefore more cost effect ive to use the 3rd party. Due to the financial situation it was decided to wait before the deployment began and gain the assistance of Raytheon Company (the par ent of RAYTHEON SYSTEMS LIMITED). Due to my business knowledge and my knowledge of the ERP process I was used as business expert as well as running the IT proce ss. * Successfully negotiated highly lucrative IT contracts with third party softwar e suppliers

* Liaised closely with all departments within RAYTHEON SYSTEMS LIMITED to ensure timely delivery of systems as per original specifications * Implemented a full COGNOS business intelligence, financial planning & cost acc ountancy system, saving over 500K o Raytheon required a good solid financial and business management reporting sys tem as well as business intelligence tools. I ran the project that implemented t hese tools in the first instance and then handed over the project to one of our project managers once the project was running smoothly. * Trained, mentored and motivated staff to meet the challenges of new system int roduction * Efficiently managed both commercial and engineer application teams based in Gl enrothes, Harlow & Londonderry * Helped develop highly accurate technical specifications and test plans for bot h internal and external use * Helped in the development and modification of exiting systems to improve opera tional efficiency DEPUTY HEAD OF IT HEAD OF IT SYSTEMS / APPLICATIONS & DESIGN JUNE 2003 - JULY 2005 Raytheon Systems Limited, Glenrothes JOB ROLE * * * * * * * Deputies for Head Of IT for any company requirements when he was not available Maintain the Company software base. Actively run all the IT Governance groups Strategic vision, planning and direction Lead consultant on software and hardware issues for the business Company consultant for all aspects of ERP both present and future Responsible for the Design, research, develop, test, and implementation of new software both Commercial and Engineering Base * New software technology evaluation and implementation * Preparing and managing reports, project plans and budgets (1-2 million pounds per annum) * In charge of technical software team recruitment, development and performance management KEY ACHIEVEMENTS * Manage all 3rd Party suppliers of IT solutions. o I was responsible for the management of all 3rd party software suppliers while I was Head of Application and Design, and was responsible for all suppliers bot h hardware and software while I was IT manager for the Glenrothes facility and a lso Interim Head of IT. These roles encompassed all aspects of the supplier rela tionship including the negotiation of any new contracts, maintenance of any new contracts and all financial reporting associated with them. * Instrumental in introducing a full gated project management methodology to ens ure smooth/efficient delivery of systems o The process was designed in a very similar to PRINCE2, it was fully gated and was administered by a project board for each project. This ensured that all pro jects were fully committed to by both the business leader and the IT management. After the delivery of this process our success rate for successful implementati on rose by 60% in the first year. The measurements used were both cost and sched ule. * Successfully integrated the IT and business governance processes to ensure tim ely and effective business support o I was responsible for the delivery of a Governance process that would enable t he business and IT to ensure that we were implementing the best solutions for th e business. This governance process gave both IT and the business the ability to express to the other what their future plans were so that both parties were rea

dy for any changes to the business. I personally sat on these boards to ensure t hat IT was represented at a senior level and from the business during the initia l setup of each group and for the first year the senior representative had to be a senior manger from the business i.e. the finance board was headed up by the C FO and the supply chain board was headed up by the Director of Supply Chain. * Successfully negotiated highly lucrative IT contracts with third party softwar e suppliers * Streamlined and restructured the in-house systems development cycle to reduce development time frames o All developments were undertaken using the new project process and the governa nce groups had to authorise all work that was to be undertaken by the developmen t teams. This ensured that IT was delivering the most important solutions to the business. As we all know It is not an unlimited resource so ensuring that IT is delivering the most important solutions ensures that IT is staying as cost effe ctive as possible. * Liaised closely with all departments within Raytheon Systems Limited to ensure timely delivery of systems as per original specifications * Trained, mentored and motivated staff to meet the challenges of new system int roduction * Efficiently managed both commercial and engineer application teams based in Gl enrothes, Harlow & Londonderry * Helped develop highly accurate technical specifications and test plans for bot h internal and external use * Helped in the development and modification of exiting systems to improve opera tional efficiency INTERIM HEAD OF IT - JUN 2003 Raytheon Systems Limited, Glenrothes JOB ROLE * * * * * * r * Strategic vision, planning and direction Lead consultant on software and hardware issues for the business Company consultant for all aspects of ERP both present and future Design, research, develop, test, and implement new software New software technology evaluation and implementation Preparing and managing reports, project plans and budgets (5 million pounds pe annum) In charge of team recruitment, development and performance management SEPT 2002

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS * Manage all 3rd Party suppliers of IT solutions. o I was responsible for the management of all 3rd party software suppliers while I was Head of Application and Design, and was responsible for all suppliers bot h hardware and software while I was IT manager for the Glenrothes facility and a lso Interim Head of IT. These roles encompassed all aspects of the supplier rela tionship including the negotiation of any new contracts, maintenance of any new contracts and all financial reporting associated with them. * Persuaded the company to embark on numerous profitable joint development ventu res with sister companies in the US. * Created plans to successfully reposition the company from site based IT depart ments to a complete functional organization o While I was the Interim Head of IT I realized that the way in which the Raythe on IT function was setup was not working to it`s best. Each site was responsible for it`s own IT and many projects were being worked on by more that 1 site in i solation. I embarked on a re-organization plan that was accepted by the senior t eam and was later implemented. This plan was to re-structure the IT function int o functional streams. At this time I took up the role as Head of Systems Applica

tions and Design as I was initially trained as a software developer before becom ing and IT manager. * Successfully negotiated highly lucrative IT contracts with third party softwar e and hardware suppliers * Managed the successful migration to a company desktop policy reducing desk sid e support by 25% * Trained, mentored and motivated staff to meet the challenges of new system int roduction IT MANAGER (GLENROTHES Facility) FEB 1998 - SEPT 2002 Raytheon Systems Limited, Glenrothes JOB ROLE * Strategic vision, planning and direction * Lead consultant on software and hardware issues for the business * Company consultant for all aspects of ERP both present and future * Design, research, develop, test, and implement new software * New software technology evaluation and implementation * Preparing and managing reports, project plans and budgets (1 million pounds pe r annum) * In charge of Glenrothes IT team recruitment, development and performance manag ement KEY ACHIEVEMENTS * Successfully completed training within Six Sigma and was regarded as a Six Sig ma Specialist o I was included on the baseline for the Glenrothes facility so that we could un derstand our starting point for any future projects. During the time on this pro ject I represented the IT function and because of my knowledge of the supply cha in process I was requested by the Director of supply chain to represent his func tion also. * Manage all 3rd Party suppliers of IT solutions. o I was responsible for the management of all suppliers both hardware and softwa re. These duties encompassed all aspects of the supplier relationship including the negotiation of any new contracts, maintenance of any new contracts and all f inancial reporting associated with them. * Persuaded the company to embark on numerous profitable joint development ventu res with sister companies in the US. o One such project was the implementation of Peoplesoft HR which was the standar d within the US but RAYTHEON SYSTEMS LIMITED used other software it was easier f or the Raytheon HQ if all divisions used the same software / system. There was a level of negotiation required with the business to move this implementation on as there was reluctance initially from the business. * Successfully negotiated highly lucrative IT contracts with third party softwar e and hardware suppliers * Implemented an MRP support tool to ensure accurate and timely information to t he Supply Chain Management group, saving over 1M * Developed an intranet system for the Supply Chain Management function to ensur e easy access to all supplier/raw material/financial information * Implemented a shop floor data collection system in main assembly manufacturing facility to reduce rework level by 15% * Designed a key shop floor data collection system to streamline data gathering process within a semiconductor plant o The only function within the Raytheon Glenrothes facility that ran 24X7 was th e semiconductor plant and due to the level of work a shop floor data collection system was required to ensure that all data could be analysed in a timely manne

r. This decreased the scrap rate and ensured that the facility was running at th e * Directed and successfully delivered the Y2K project within deadline and budget o I coordinated all activities relating to IT for RAYTHEON SYSTEMS LIMITED durin g this time and acted as a consultant to the business for all business related i ssues i.e. in-product coding etc. * Replaced outsource company with onsite team to manage software development and maintenance, saving over 250k p.a. o I worked with the outsourcing company for the first 9 months of my employment with Raytheon (Glenrothes) but the original arrangement with this outsourcing co mpany was not correct and the cost of the service that would be required due to the diversity of the business could not be afforded by RAYTHEON SYSTEMS LIMITED at that time. I replaced the outsource company with on-site staff. * Trained, mentored and motivated staff to meet the challenges of new system int roduction * Helped develop highly accurate technical specifications and test plans for bot h internal and external use * Helped in the development and modification of exiting systems to improve opera tional efficiency CAREER AND ACHIEVEMENTS TO DATE (Continued) IT MANAGER Feb 1998 APRICOT COMPUTERS LIMITED, GLENROTHES KEY ACHIEVEMENTS * In complete charge of managing IT related matters including all commercial and manufacturing systems * Seconded to manage the IT involvement of the SAP implementation team * Introduced a new MRP support tool to efficiently manage ever changing producti on control forecasts * Championed the design and development of a full shop floor management system t o control automated line manufacture * Developed a key management system to reduce staffing in batch production/track ing & material handling divisions * Introduced an efficient full bar-coding regime within the plant to facilitate rapid movement of materials * Commended for successfully managing the day-to-day use of the company`s ERP sy stem and all company software * Entrusted with negotiating all IT related contracts with 3rd party software an d hardware suppliers * Implemented a factory wide data network to ensure migration from archaic seria l system to modern data network * Successfully trained, mentored and motivated a team of 7 permanent staff to ac hieve all targets SENIOR ANALYST PROGRAMMER/ANALYST PROGRAMMER 978 - FEB 1988 BECKMAN INDUSTRIAL LTD/ NAIRN LTD KEY ACHIEVEMENTS * Entrusted with system development and maintenance of all systems related to th e site * Developed and implemented a key shop floor data collection system to ensure ef ficient shop floor management * Designed a key data collection system to effectively track down and resolve is sues within the quality environment * Helped manage systems within the manufacturing and commercial division Aug 1 Aug 1988-

* Proved highly adept at working efficiently as part of a team SKILLS AND PERSONAL DETAILS MOD Security Cleared Health: In Excellent Health Nationality: British * * * s * * * * * * * * * * * * Excellent strategic and IT management skills Expert in ERP systems including ManMan, SAP, IBS, In-house written system Expert in wide variety of IT technology, software, hardware & Operating System Ability to challenge existing practises and implement solutions Advanced knowledge of COBOL, PowerHouse and Visual Basic languages Expertise in Image 3000, SQL Server and Access databases Expert in MPE/ix and Windows Operating Systems Strong management, training and motivational skills Excellent verbal and written communication skills Strong negotiation and interpersonal skills Extensive programming, project and change management skills Advanced analytical and problem solving skills Highly numerate with strong reporting skills Natural flair and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously Strong IT skills: Expertise in numerous Microsoft office application packages

REFERENCES HEAD OF RSL IT APPLICATIONS/INTERIM HEAD OF IT Raytheon Systems limited -I worked with Les, on many projects while at Mitsubishi mainly on shop floor ME S systems and integration with test and engineering equipment. I found Les to be hard working, focused and capable IT Manager. I am very happy to recommend him. - October 12, 2010 Roland Sutherland, Principal Engineer, Mitsubishi Electric PC Division worked with Leslie at Raytheon Systems limited -Les Hounsell is by far the most professional manger of IT/MIS systems I have wo rked with in 25 years. I worked along side Les at Raytheon Systems Ltd for many years and also at Mitsibushi Apricot Ltd. His domain knowledge and experience is brought to fruition in a controlled and s ystematic roll out of IT/MIS applications and processes. All the processes and procedures and well documented, updated and managed in a p rofessional manner. Les brings to the camp the wider knowledge of whats happening in the market plac e, always keeping abreast of the latest software developments to share with his business customers internal and external. I have no hesitation in recommending Les to the "business forum" especially orga nisations in commercial, industrial and military markets. DD- May 1, 2010 DAVID DOHERTY, Supply Chain Manager - Business Logistics, Raytheon Sytems Limite d worked with Leslie at Raytheon Systems limited -I worked alongside Les during my time with Raytheon and found him to be someone who operated at all times with the utmost integrity and professionalism and wit h a clear passion for achievement. In my time with Les, I was particularly impre ssed by his extensive experience in business systems and enterprise applications

- a key strength he brought to our Management team. Les is also someone who rel ishes the challenge of tackling the difficult projects and complex issues many o thers shy away from.- April 27, 2010 Charlie Anderson, Head of IT Operations, Raytheon worked directly with Leslie at Raytheon Systems limited -I worked with Les on a number of business analysis and change/improvement proje cts. Les is something of a rare breed, whilst he is a professional and highly kn owledgable in the field of IT, it his ability to take a business performance vie w of the world and integrate that with his IT/systems capability which makes him such a real asset. He is a strong and forceful character and is not afraid to p ut in the hours and effort to get great results. If you seek his advise or opini nion you will receive solid honest pragmatic input. I would have no hesistation in working with Les again should the opportunity ari se and openly recommend and endorse him.- March 18, 2009 Derek Richardson, Lean & Six Sigma Deployment Lead (UK), Raytheon Systems worked directly with Leslie at Raytheon Systems limited -Les was great to work with. He dealt with a strong hand and knew exactly what h e wanted and what the business really needed. However, was always willing to lis ten to us and could help turn our ideas into real business benefits.- March 10, 2009 Robbie Crawford, Managing Director, Romulus Business Intelligence was a consultant or contractor to Leslie at Raytheon Systems limited -Les is a complete professional and expert on the technical aspects of music and production. His assistance and experience has been of enormous value to the cur rent compositions and productions that our company is involved with. Examples of the our recent collaborations can be found on our website (DNA Varia tions Vol.1) and without his input the presentation of these tracks would not ha ve reached such a high level of production quality. Our company would like to recommend this warm hearted gentleman as a highly enth usiastic and technically creative addition to any music project. We hope to be a ble to work closely with Les on all future projects at Your DNA Song Ltd. Sincerely, Stuart Mitchell (Director)- March 4, 2008 Stuart Mitchell, Composer, Your DNA Song Ltd worked with Leslie at Your DNA Song Ltd IT Manager Apricot Computers Limited -Les was my IT manager at Apricot Computers during the mid to late eighties. I f ound him to be a capable well motivated individual, with good skills in his prof essional skillset. He worked well within a team environment and motivated his st aff well. I would have no hesitation in recommending him in a similar position, although I expect he has developed since working for me.- March 12, 2009 Des Brown, Owner, GS BROWN Precision managed Leslie at Apricot Computers Limited